I am the villain in the book

Fengyuan City.

In a small, abandoned courtyard, Wei Changtian quickly received Du Chang's reply.

Shaking his head, he put away the communication jade, not particularly surprised by the result.

After all, the Eclipse Pearl was given to Yang Liushi by that little fox.

And without the Eclipse Pearl, the latter would have died an hour ago.

Thinking about it, this whole thing feels like a twist of fate.

If the little fox hadn't given the treasure, Yang Liushi wouldn't have gone to the Seventh Demon Land.

If she hadn't gone to White Spirit Mountain, Su Xiu wouldn't have died, and there would have been no revenge afterwards.

Everything started with the Eclipse Pearl and will end with it.

As for the intertwined love and hate, he would wait until he met Yang Liushi to discuss it.

In any case, as far as Wei Changtian was concerned, he respected Yang Liushi's choice, but he would never be that little fox's godfather or anything like that.

He wouldn't even allow the little fox to stay by Yang Liushi's side for long.

He wouldn't kill her, fine.

But at the very least, he had to send her away.

Otherwise, keeping such an "unstable bomb" around, Wei Changtian always felt that it would cause some trouble one day.

"Young Master Tang, please check this courtyard."

Calming his mind and no longer thinking about the matter, Wei Changtian looked up at Tang Chen and said, "This place is not far from the city wall, so we'll temporarily settle here for the next few days, which will make things easier."

"Alright, I'll go now."

Across from him, Tang Chen nodded and quickly walked away, carefully checking each room.

Meanwhile, Wei Changtian casually walked into a side room and, by the moonlight, examined the layout.

A simple wooden bed in the corner, surrounded by plain curtains, and a window on the other wall, the paper still intact.

The room was quite clean and tidy, and the mud bricks on the floor were of the most ordinary type.

Looking at it this way, the family who had lived in this courtyard before wasn't rich, but their living conditions were decent.

To use a term from his previous life, they were at a "middle-class" level.

"Creak."

Casually pulling open a cabinet door and seeing the neatly arranged bedding and clothes inside, Wei Changtian understood that this family must have fled the city before the war started.

He had no interest in prying into other people's privacy, so he closed the cabinet door and walked to the window, looking out.

The giant Buddha phantom in the night sky was still there, and the distant city walls were still lit by continuous fires.

However, the chaotic sounds were gone.

Clearly, the Heavenly Buddha Formation had indeed protected Fengyuan City, allowing the soldiers and civilians in the city to breathe a sigh of relief.

And the Qian-Hui allied forces outside the city probably hadn't figured out a way to break the formation, and should have retreated by now.

As for when they would make a comeback, it was hard to say.

But in Wei Changtian's opinion, Xu Sui Sui's "three days" was probably too optimistic.

After all, many people in the Buddhist sect had defected to the Qian and Hui countries, so the latter would naturally know the weaknesses of this "Heavenly Buddha Formation".

Hearing the sound of the door opening behind him, Wei Changtian didn't turn around, but simply looked out the window and casually asked, "Is there anything unusual about this courtyard?"

"Young Master, I've checked carefully, and there's nothing unusual."

Tang Chen, who had returned, replied in a deep voice, "The owner of this house should have fled the city early to avoid the war."

"Alright, then we'll borrow his house for a few days."

Wei Changtian nodded and looked back at Tang Chen: "Young Master Tang, there's another matter I need you to take care of."

"Please speak, Young Master."

"Well, I need you to sneak back into the palace again and find a person named Shen Ran."

Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes: "Bring him a message, just say I've arrived, and ask him to come see me quietly tomorrow morning."

"If he doesn't believe you, summon the Dream Eater Leopard, and he'll be able to see it."

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He'll be able to see it.

Upon hearing these words, Tang Chen's eyes widened suddenly, and he instantly remembered the name "Shen Ran" firmly in his heart.

"Yes, Young Master, I will definitely deliver the message."

"Mm."

Soon, Wei Changtian roughly described Shen Ran's appearance to Tang Chen, and then watched the latter leave the courtyard in a hurry.

After Tang Chen left, Wei Changtian found a set of the male homeowner's clothes in the closet and changed into them, even tearing a piece of black cloth to cover his face.

After doing all this, he looked at the phantom of the Tathagata above his head, and then walked out of the courtyard, heading towards the city wall not far away at a leisurely pace.

"Rumble!!!"

On the other side, in Da Hui, Kui Long Bingyi Branch.

Just as Wei Changtian was heading towards the Fengyuan city wall, the huge iron gate hidden in the valley slowly closed with a loud noise.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage that had been parked at the foot of the low mountain moved again, quickly heading east along the same route.

Sitting in the carriage were still Lu Hongji and Chu Xianping.

However, compared to when they arrived, the atmosphere in the carriage at this time was clearly somewhat different.

"Branch Master Lu, you should already be aware of the drawbacks of the Moon Picking Sword."

Looking at the words "Peace of Mind" hanging on the carriage wall, Chu Xianping said indifferently, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have given up such an opportunity to break through, would you?"

"Hahaha! Brother Xianping is indeed powerful, you guessed it!"

Laughing loudly, Lu Hongji readily admitted, "Yes, I already know the power of the Moon Picking Sword's inner demons. The more you practice this sword technique, the easier it is to lose your true self. I'm afraid that the moment you reach great perfection, you will be completely swallowed by the inner demons."

"Since that's the case, why did you still order your subordinates to practice this sword technique?"

Chu Xianping glanced at Lu Hongji, his expression unchanged: "If they really master it by then, how will you control these people?"

"Branch Master Lu, uncontrollable power cannot be considered power."

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From "Your Majesty" to "Branch Master Lu", Chu Xianping no longer had any respect for Lu Hongji at this time, and was speaking entirely on an equal footing.

Lu Hongji not only didn't mind this, but even seemed to think that this was normal.

"Brother Xianping, I didn't force them to practice the sword."

Shaking his head, Lu Hongji said with a smile, "They are different from me, still burdened with the affairs of a country's emperor, all of them are crazy people who only know how to cultivate."

"Who do you think can resist the temptation of First Rank?"

"Alas, I wanted to persuade them, but how could I?"

Sighing, Lu Hongji, although sighing, had a very relaxed expression.

Seeing him like this, Chu Xianping immediately exposed his true intentions.

"Branch Master Lu, that's not right."

"They can't resist the temptation of breaking through, but you can completely not tell them about it."

"In the end, you just want to use these people."

"As for what you want to do... I'm afraid the Branch Master's intention in sending troops to Xin Feng this time isn't just about the wine."

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"Clunk!"

The carriage bumped slightly, probably because the wheels had rolled over a small depression.

"Oh? I wonder what makes Brother Xianping say that?"

Lu Hongji's pupils shrank, and the smile on his face became meaningful for the first time.

In contrast, Chu Xianping's expression gradually relaxed at this time.

"What makes me say that is simple."

"Nowadays, there are very few people in the world who have practiced the Moon Picking Sword, and among them, Qin Zhengqiu, the leader of the Heavenly Net Cult, is the most eye-catching."

"There are even rumors in the martial world that Qin Zhengqiu has already stepped into the First Rank."

"Of course, whether he has broken through to First Rank or not, he is at least several times stronger than ordinary Second Rank martial artists."

"And more importantly, Qin Zhengqiu has not yet been demonized."

"Branch Master Lu, you and I both know what that means."

"And that's your purpose in sending troops to Xin Feng, isn't it?"