I am the villain in the book

All around was silence, a deathly stillness, with only the distant, ceaseless howls of beasts echoing in the air.

Facing Wei Changtian's calm demeanor, and watching the utter chaos that had engulfed White Spirit Mountain, Su Xiu's body slid down the Dragon Locking Formation wall, until she collapsed weakly to the ground.

She bit her teeth hard, the hatred in her eyes reaching its peak.

"Stop."

She spoke the two words in a hoarse voice, but her tone was not pleading.

Su Xiu stared at Wei Changtian with red eyes, her voice filled with a resolute determination to perish together.

"Otherwise, I will now order the fox demon to be killed."

"Wei Changtian, don't think I wouldn't dare."

"..."

As mentioned before, Su Xiu's only bargaining chip was Yang Liushi.

With the situation having developed to this point, she could only play this trump card, attempting to threaten Wei Changtian into ceasing the slaughter.

Su Xiu was well aware that the more decisive she appeared, the greater her deterrent power would be.

Whether it was a threat or revenge, only by making Wei Changtian believe that she truly dared to kill would the latter possibly become wary.

Therefore, at this moment, she was still stubbornly holding on to her last bit of willpower, her psychological defenses not yet completely shattered.

However...

"Demon Queen."

Facing Su Xiu's threat, Wei Changtian's expression remained calm, even with a hint of mocking smile at the corner of his lips.

"If I remember correctly, I have never told you my name before, have I?"

"..."

Su Xiu's eyes widened suddenly, and she instantly realized her slip of the tongue.

Panic flashed across the depths of her eyes, but she forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart, staring fixedly at Wei Changtian without saying another word, making it clear that she would not utter another syllable.

On the other side, Wei Changtian did not pursue the matter.

"Alright, I'll just assume you are well-informed."

"As for the killing you just mentioned... the person is in your hands, you can kill them if you want, what do I need to believe?"

"Didn't I just tell you?"

"These people are the same as demons, the more they want to prove something, the more fake it is."

"What? Have you forgotten that sentence so quickly?"

Saying this, Wei Changtian stopped looking at Su Xiu and instead glanced at Li Huaizhong.

"Eunuch Li, why did you stop?"

"Uh..."

Li Huaizhong's body trembled, and he even shivered because of Wei Changtian's glance.

He had stopped killing demons after hearing Su Xiu's threat, fearing that he would anger her and truly cause Yang Liushi's death.

But now...

"This old... this old servant knows his mistake!"

Bowing his head to admit his error, Li Huaizhong immediately waved his palm again, instantly striking a red-skirted maid.

"Bang!!"

Like a stone falling into water, blood mist filled the air.

The death of this maid was more tragic than any of the previous demons, presumably because Li Huaizhong, in his haste, had not controlled the force of his attack.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiu's pupils contracted sharply, and she felt as if she had been struck by an invisible boulder, her body swaying.

Wei Changtian actually smiled and said at this moment.

"Well, remember to make up for the ones you missed earlier."

"Demon Queen, I am a man of my word. Since I said I would kill a demon every three breaths, then not a single one can be missing."

"As for my concubine, you can kill her if you want."

"But I still have to remind you that if she dies, then you will no longer be able to complete the two things I mentioned."

"You should know what that means..."

Although Wei Changtian did not finish his sentence, Su Xiu understood the meaning all too well.

If that "Miss Liu" really died, then, according to Wei Changtian, he would definitely kill all the demons on White Spirit Mountain one by one.

At this moment, Su Xiu no longer doubted whether Wei Changtian could do this, but she was still unwilling to believe that the latter did not care about Yang Liushi's life.

After all, if that were really the case, why would he bring so many experts to White Spirit Mountain to demand her release?

"Wei Changtian, you can't fool me."

Looking at Wei Changtian coldly, Su Xiu this time truly used her last bit of strength to force a look of composure.

"This Queen will give you three more breaths to consider."

"After three breaths, if you still don't stop, then wait to collect the corpse of that fox demon!"

"Three!"

"..."

Su Xiu's hoarse voice was filled with hatred, and the word "Three" echoed in everyone's ears, also causing Wei Zhaohai and the others' expressions to change.

Especially Li Huaizhong, who immediately turned to look at Wei Changtian, waiting for the latter's decision.

However, he had learned his lesson this time and did not stop without authorization before Wei Changtian spoke, still swinging his palm towards a demon in rhythm.

"Bang!!"

With a muffled sound, another cloud of flesh and blood churned in the distance.

At the same time, Su Xiu coldly uttered the second word.

"Two!"

"..."

Two breaths had passed, and Su Xiu's expression became even colder.

Wei Zhaohai frowned, his footsteps shifting slightly, already preparing to do something.

He knew all too well the purpose of their trip to White Spirit Mountain.

Therefore, Wei Zhaohai knew that Wei Changtian could not possibly not care about Yang Liushi's life.

It's just...

The corner of his eye secretly glanced at Wei Changtian's expressionless face, Wei Zhaohai was a little puzzled, not understanding why his grandson could be so calm at this time, as if he had no intention of saying a word.

Similar questions also existed in the hearts of Li Huaizhong, Yu Qi, and Zuo Huiyu.

They all knew Wei Changtian's affection for Yang Liushi, otherwise, the former would never have borrowed them from the capital to Liangzhou from thousands of miles away, let alone personally made this trip.

But since Yang Liushi was so important, why was Wei Changtian silent now?

Wasn't he afraid that Su Xiu would really kill Yang Liushi?

The four could not figure it out, but they all understood that they must not speak rashly at the moment.

The room fell into silence, and the coldness in Su Xiu's eyes gradually faded in this silence.

When Li Huaizhong had already killed another demon, but the last word "One" had not yet sounded, everyone finally understood the answer to the question just now.

It turned out that Wei Changtian had long been certain that Su Xiu was bluffing, and had long been certain that she would never dare to bury the entire White Spirit Mountain with Yang Liushi.

"Go, go bring her here..."

Weakly kneeling on the ground, Su Xiu lowered her head, her voice very soft.

The blue-clad maid who had been standing not far away immediately widened her eyes in disbelief.

"Your Majesty! This..."

"Go."

Su Xiu slowly raised her face, a few strands of messy hair covering her eyes that had lost all their luster.

She looked at the blue-clad maid, shook her head with incomparable desolation, and interrupted:

"Hurry, one more person will die every three breaths..."

"..."

The maid was stunned, but in the end, she didn't say anything more, turned around and ran quickly in one direction.

Wei Changtian turned his head and nodded lightly to Wei Zhaohai, who immediately understood and followed.

The two quickly disappeared from everyone's sight, and the atmosphere in the room finally eased for the first time.

However, just as Wei Changtian spoke again, calmly saying a word, the air immediately became stagnant again.

"Demon Queen."

"Don't forget, there's still another thing."