I am the villain in the book

The next day, early morning.

“Shua la la~”

The sound of drawing water in the courtyard woke Wei Changtian from his "Dream Dao". The sky was still early, and everything was as it was.

The alcohol he had drunk last night had been completely absorbed. He took a deep breath, his mind clear, and he felt no discomfort.

However, Ning Yuker, who had drunk too much cheap wine, would probably have a headache for a while after waking up.

Oh, that's right, I almost forgot she doesn't feel pain...

Wei Changtian shook his head, put on his clothes, and pushed open the door to leave the room.

On the ancient tree in the courtyard, a few yellow leaves had already fallen. A small figure was holding a bucket high, walking towards the side room.

Since entering the ranks of cultivators, the weight of a bucket of water was nothing to Ah Chun. The only problem was that she was too short and had to lift the handle of the bucket to her chest to get the bucket off the ground.

The large bucket blocked most of her body. If you didn't look carefully, you would think the bucket had become a spirit and was moving on its own.

It was indeed a bit comical.

Wei Changtian had no intention of helping Ah Chun. Instead, the little girl hurriedly put down the bucket after seeing him, and respectfully whispered:

“Master.”

“Mm.”

Wei Changtian responded and turned his gaze to Li Suyue, who had just entered through the main gate, and the little boy beside her.

“Greetings, Young Master.”

Li Suyue quickened her pace, stepped forward two steps, and gave a gentle salute.

During this period, she had completely adapted to her “work” in the Wei residence. After becoming familiar with Yuan'er and the others, she was much more natural when speaking and acting.

“Good morning, Madam.”

Wei Changtian nodded and returned the greeting with a very characteristic phrase from his previous life.

In fact, greetings such as "good morning" and "good evening" were introduced from the West. There were no such sayings in ancient times.

However, Wei Changtian said it often due to habit, and the people around him had become accustomed to it and didn't find anything wrong with it.

“Ran'er, quickly greet the Young Master.”

Li Suyue gently pressed down on her son's head, but the latter's eyes were fixed on the large bucket of water in front of Ah Chun.

He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly ran to the bucket with his short legs and patted his chest somewhat heroically.

It seemed that he wanted to help Ah Chun carry water.

Li Suyue was a little helpless, while Wei Changtian was quite interested.

Under their gazes, the little boy tried his best to lift the bucket, but the bucket remained motionless.

Wang Ran's small face immediately turned red, but no matter how hard he tried, the bucket seemed to be rooted to the ground, not even shaking a bit.

“Let me do it.”

Ah Chun couldn't bear to see him waste his energy any longer, took the handle of the bucket, and lifted the bucket high with ease.

“Master, Sister Yuan'er is waiting to boil water, I'll go first.”

“Mm, go ahead.”

Wei Changtian waved his hand and reached out to touch Wang Ran's head.

“You are too young now. You will be able to lift it when you grow a little older.”

“...”

The little boy turned his head to look at Ah Chun, who was carrying the wooden bucket towards the side room, with a very disappointed expression.

Wei Changtian didn't try to persuade him further. He glanced at the bamboo basket Li Suyue was carrying and asked with a smile:

“Madam, is that baked wheat cake?”

“Yes.”

Li Suyue opened the white cloth covering the bamboo basket, revealing the steaming baked wheat cakes inside.

“I just baked them at home this morning.”

“Haha, great, I'll eat one first!”

Wei Changtian immediately smiled happily, took one out of the basket himself, and took a bite, his mouth full of sesame fragrance.

“Eh? Madam, did you put sugar in it this time?”

Wei Changtian asked suddenly after taking two bites.

“Ah, I put a little.”

Li Suyue quickly replied: “I don't know if it suits your taste. I also made a few without sugar. Would you like...”

“No need, it's delicious.”

Wei Changtian nodded and was about to tell Li Suyue to make some with pepper and salt next time when Zhang San rushed in from outside the door.

“Madam Li.”

He first greeted Li Suyue, then leaned close to Wei Changtian's ear and whispered:

“Young Master, the people from the Mutual Aid Society have arrived.”

From the time Wei Changtian sent the letter back to today, after more than half a month, “his own people” had finally arrived.

In fact, this speed was not slow, after all, it would take more than ten days just for the round trip.

“How many came?”

Returning to the room, Wei Changtian immediately asked impatiently: “Where are they staying now?”

“Reporting to Young Master, the first batch has twenty-one people.”

Zhang San replied: “They said that thirty-two more will arrive in the next few days, for a total of fifty-three people. They are now scattered in several inns in the city.”

“This is a letter that the helmsman asked them to bring to you.”

Helmsman?

Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Wang Er was the helmsman of the Mutual Aid Society.

He took the letter and quickly read it. Most of the content was a report on the recent development of the Mutual Aid Society and the Chun Shen Bookstore, and it also included a list of the personnel who came to Shu Prefecture this time.

Overall, there was nothing special, except for the last sentence that made him frown.

“Shu Prefecture may undergo major changes in the near future. At present, it is only known that it may be related to Prince Shun. I hope Young Master will be careful.”

Huh?

Are they going to tear their faces so soon?

Wei Changtian silently remembered this matter, raised his head, and instructed Zhang San:

“I won't meet the brothers of the Mutual Aid Society. You will be in contact with them from now on.”

“Be sure to hide the existence of these people as much as possible, and arrange the things I told you to do as soon as possible.”

“Young Master, rest assured, I will go and do it today.”

“Mm, and...”

Wei Changtian thought for a moment and said, “Send someone to find a cave in the Yanyun Mountains outside the city.”

“A cave?”

“Yes, it should be halfway up the mountain, with a boulder in the shape of a long sword at the entrance. If you find it, come back and tell me immediately. Remember, no one is allowed to enter, remember?”

“Remembered.”

Zhang San didn't ask any more questions. After confirming a few more things with Wei Changtian, he ran to “carry out the task”, not even bothering to eat breakfast.

It wasn't that he didn't eat at all. Li Suyue still stuffed him with a few baked wheat cakes when he left.

I guess these two are about to become a couple.

Wei Changtian smacked his lips and shifted his thoughts back to his own affairs.

At present, Xiao Feng's whereabouts could not be locked, and it was not known what bad intentions he was brewing.

However, since he now had the Heavenly Luo Sect as his backer, as long as he could seize any opportunity, there was a high probability that he could completely kill him.

Then there was Ning Qingyu's side. It was estimated that, as Wang Er said in the letter, Ning Yongnian would soon take action against him again.

Wei Changtian didn't care about the life or death of this prince at all, it was just a pity for his three beautiful daughters.

Thinking of this, Wei Changtian couldn't help but recall how Ning Yuker broke off a tooth from the comb last night and gently handed it to him.

“Young Master, if I can survive, would you be willing to marry me?”

Obviously, Ning Yuker meant that she would survive after helping Wei Changtian retrieve that thing.

Nine lives out of ten, the probability was still very high.

But what she didn't know was that even if she could survive this time, when Ning Yongnian's assassins appeared again, her chances of surviving would become one in nine, or even none at all.

Sigh.

Wei Changtian sighed softly, his expression exactly the same as when he answered Ning Yuker yesterday.

“Let's talk about it when you survive.”