I am the villain in the book

Two hours later, at the foot of a majestic mountain eight thousand miles north of the Great Qian Dynasty, in the Great Yan Dynasty.

“Heroes, this is Spirit Mountain.”

A man dressed as a woodcutter stopped by a stream, smiling as he said to the people behind him, “Lingmen Temple is at the top of the mountain. It will take most of the day to climb it, so I won’t accompany you.”

“Alright.”

Chu Xianping, wearing a bamboo hat, nodded and shook a piece of silver from his sleeve, handing it over: “Thank you, big brother.”

“Oh, you’re too kind, young master!”

The woodcutter's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly took the silver, happily putting it into his pocket: “Then I’ll go back first. If you don’t have a place to stay after you come down the mountain, just come to my house for the night!”

“Alright.”

Chu Xianping nodded again, watching the woodcutter walk away, the smile on his face gradually disappearing.

After traveling for more than half a month, he finally arrived at the hiding place of those Kui Dragon people who had practiced the Moon Picking Sword.

That’s right, it is Lingmen Temple, known as the “Number One Temple in the World” and a sacred Buddhist site.

Lingmen Temple.

If Wei Changtian were here now, he would probably be very surprised.

Because Lin Fan, the second-ranked Son of Heaven in the system, is the Sweeping Monk of Lingmen Temple’s Sutra Depository.

Of course, there may not be any connection between these two things.

However, according to the “protagonist’s” cliche plot development, Lin Fan will most likely encounter those Kui Dragon people, and then experience a series of coincidences, eventually successfully obtaining the Moon Picking Sword, currently the strongest martial skill in the world.

It is still unknown whether this is good or bad for Chu Xianping, and Wei Changtian has no way to remind the former.

After all, he himself doesn’t know anything now.

“Young master.”

Beside him, several Kui Dragon experts who had followed Chu Xianping said with serious expressions: “We know very little about this Lingmen Temple. Why don’t you wait at the foot of the mountain while we go up to investigate?”

“. No need.”

Shaking his head, Chu Xianping did not hesitate at all.

He looked up at the towering mountain peak and the huge golden Buddha statue faintly visible on the peak, and then stepped forward calmly.

“Let’s go.”

“…”

At the same time, on the other side, in the Xin Feng Imperial Palace.

The latter’s Moon Picking Sword has now reached the Great Perfection stage, and his inner demon has reached a point where it is completely uncontrollable without Jade Dew Powder.

In other words, Qin Zhengqiu is now “medication dependent” and must take Jade Dew Powder every ten days.

This is undoubtedly a huge burden for Xu Sui Sui.

Yes, a bottle of Jade Dew Powder is not too expensive, only requiring 100 system points.

But Qin Zhengqiu’s demand is too great, adding up to three bottles per month, which is 300 points.

After the end of the Xin Feng war, although Xu Sui Sui earned a lot of points again, she couldn’t bear such consumption.

More importantly, Xu Sui Sui also wants to save enough 10,000 points to exchange for the item that can travel back, and at this rate, this “ultimate goal” may never be achieved.

So...

“Sigh.”

Gently putting the puppet pill back into the wooden box in front of her, Xu Sui Sui sighed.

Wei Changtian had sent a message a few days ago telling her another way to crack the inner demon of the Moon Picking Sword left by Chu Xianping.

Take the puppet pill, and use the higher-level “control authority” of the puppet pill to indirectly suppress the inner demon.

Since Wei Changtian said it, Xu Sui Sui naturally believes that this method must be feasible.

But she also knows that once this method is used to suppress the inner demon, Qin Zhengqiu will be completely turned into a “puppet”.

It is controllable, but the price is that the latter will no longer have his own consciousness.

This is precisely why Xu Sui Sui is now so entangled.

She was the one who approached Qin Zhengqiu, and exchanged the help of this “Number One Person in the World” on the condition that she could help him suppress his inner demon.

Obviously, Qin Zhengqiu has not violated his promise, and has been working hard and doing countless things for Xu Sui Sui since then.

It can be said that if it weren’t for Qin Zhengqiu, Xu Sui Sui might not be dead now, but there would be no possibility of forcibly snatching this piece of Xin Feng from Wei Changtian and Ning Yongnian, let alone becoming a female emperor of a country.

And now, after her goal is achieved, is she going to “abandon” the number one hero who has become a burden?

“…”

Gently biting her lip, Xu Sui Sui slowly closed the wooden box, shaking her head bitterly.

Her actions proved that she still couldn’t bring herself to be ruthless, and decided to continue to be “responsible” for Qin Zhengqiu until she found a better way.

It’s just that...

“Your Majesty! Something bad has happened!”

Suddenly, a little eunuch ran into the study in a panic, shouting in a flustered manner in Xu Sui Sui’s astonished gaze:

“Senior Qin, he, he’s gone!”

“…”

“Creak~”

Linchuan City East, a small inn.

Several people walked past in the corridor outside, the sound of the door opening and closing mixed with the noise outside the window and entered Wei Changtian’s ears.

Wei Changtian, who was sitting at the table wiping his sword, knew that someone had entered Gu Pan’er’s room, but his expression did not change at all.

Of course, it would be easy for him to eavesdrop on what was being said next door.

However, Wei Changtian had no interest in this, so he just continued to wipe the Dragon Spring Sword on his own.

At the same time, in the next room, only a wall away, Gu Pan’er had already politely led a middle-aged woman and two men dressed as warriors to the table to sit down.

“Pan’er, now that the city is so chaotic, the master doesn’t plan to reopen Manxiang Tower.”

The middle-aged woman looked at Gu Pan’er in a plain dress and said directly, “You should rest well tonight and go to Yichun Courtyard early tomorrow morning.”

“…”

Go to Yichun Courtyard.

The middle-aged woman didn’t say it very clearly, but the meaning was very clear.

It is estimated that because Linchuan has been too chaotic recently, the behind-the-scenes boss of Manxiang Tower is not prepared to continue doing this business, so he sold the contracts of all the girls in the building to a brothel called Yichun Courtyard.

This is not surprising, after all, people who have signed a contract of sale are almost like goods, and the “ownership” is determined by the master, and they have no choice.

It’s just that Gu Pan’er had already planned to redeem herself, so she hurriedly said softly:

“Mama, I have saved some money over the years, and now I happen to have encountered such a thing, so I was thinking…”

“You want to redeem yourself?”

The middle-aged woman was slightly stunned, but her expression was not surprised, and her tone was even more amiable.

“Well, this is a good opportunity, but…”

“Pan’er, I know you are a bitter person, and I don’t want to make things difficult for you.”

“It’s just that you also understand the rules. Have you prepared so much silver?”

“Prepared.”

Gu Pan’er nodded repeatedly, rummaging through the package in the cabinet by the bed, and said softly:

“I have prepared five thousand taels, four thousand five hundred taels are for redemption, and five hundred taels are to repay Mama for taking care of me over the years.”

“I hope Mama can say a few good words for me in front of the master.”

“This is easy to say, although four thousand five hundred taels should not be enough according to your worth, but…”

The middle-aged woman did not expect Gu Pan’er to be so sensible, and couldn’t help but smile: “But the master’s family is big and has a big business, so I don’t think he will be short of this thousand or eight hundred taels. I will ask him nicely for you when the time comes!”

“…”

Having earned five hundred taels of benefits, the middle-aged woman agreed very readily, directly saying that she could help Gu Pan’er get her redemption matter settled.

Under normal circumstances, Gu Pan’er should thank her a few more times at this time, and then hand over five thousand taels of silver notes, and she could regain her freedom in a few days.

It’s just that the middle-aged woman has not been waiting for the answer that should have appeared.

“Pan’er? What’s wrong?”

Seeing Gu Pan’er suddenly stop moving, the woman couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled.

She got up and walked behind Gu Pan’er, and then realized that the latter’s body was constantly trembling slightly at this time.

“This…”

When her eyes fell on the empty wooden box, the middle-aged woman immediately understood what had happened, and the kind color on her face disappeared instantly, replaced by a sneer full of sarcasm.

“Pan’er, it seems that you have to go to Yichun Courtyard.”