I am the villain in the book

"Husband, shall we go?"

After standing in place for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Yang Liushi's voice broke the silence between the three.

"Mm."

Withdrawing his gaze, Wei Changtian returned the Longquan sword to its scabbard and turned to look at Gu Pan'er.

"Are you still staying at that inn?"

"Ah!"

Gu Pan'er snapped out of her daze and nodded blankly: "Yes, I am."

"Then let's go back first, pack your things, and stay with us for the next few days."

Wei Changtian said, and seeing a playful expression on Yang Liushi's face, he quickly added:

"Ahem, don't misunderstand."

"After all, you showed your face tonight. I'm afraid someone will come looking for trouble. It's safer to be with us."

"This..."

Gu Pan'er glanced at Yang Liushi and hesitated before softly replying:

"This concubine will listen to the Young Master."

"Alright, let's go quickly then."

Taking the lead, Wei Changtian left a sentence and hurried away, afraid of hearing Yang Liushi's "sarcasm".

However, this time he was "judging a gentleman's heart with a petty man's mind".

Although Yang Liushi was a little dissatisfied with the fact that "her husband was already flirting with someone else after only being gone for five days", Wei Changtian had already married several wives, so one more wouldn't make much difference.

Moreover, through tonight's events, Yang Liushi also saw that Gu Pan'er was sincere towards Wei Changtian, so she would not hinder or object.

"Miss Gu, don't avoid me, I won't eat you."

Walking behind Wei Changtian, Yang Liushi glanced at Gu Pan'er, who was looking down and silent, and said with a smile: "Besides, we may have to call each other sisters in the future."

"..."

A blush rose on her face. Gu Pan'er was already a little nervous, but Yang Liushi's words made her even more shy, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fortunately, Yang Liushi didn't continue on this topic, but casually asked:

"By the way, how did you find this place?"

Yang Liushi didn't suspect anything and just sighed "What a coincidence" after listening.

However, Wei Changtian, who was walking in front, thought of something and turned back to ask her curiously:

"Then what about you? How did you find this place?"

"Because..."

Yang Liushi's face turned red when she heard this, as if the question was a little embarrassing.

She looked at Gu Pan'er and hesitated for a long time before whispering:

"Because of the scent..."

"Scent?"

Wei Changtian was bewildered, subconsciously thinking that Yang Liushi had some kind of "scent-identifying" superpower.

But when he saw the latter's expression, he suddenly had a bold idea.

In his previous life, he often saw news about "puppies returning home by scent after crossing half the city".

And Yang Liushi is a fox.

So...

Did she really find him by scent???

His eyes turned strange for a moment. Wei Changtian certainly wouldn't ask about this in front of Gu Pan'er, so he coughed and changed the subject:

"Ahem, speaking of which, we have to thank Zhang San this time."

"Yes, but I think it should have been Miss Li's idea."

Yang Liushi quickly chimed in: "In short, if it weren't for the two of them sending me a message, I might not have been able to rush back in time."

"Indeed... Wait, if you leave, wouldn't that leave only Xu Quan by himself over there?"

Wei Changtian suddenly stopped, belatedly realizing this crucial issue: "Can he handle it alone?"

"I can't guarantee this."

Yang Liushi shook her head and replied honestly: "That Demon King's cultivation is not low, and he has several powerful demon generals under his command. If he really wants to make things difficult for Young Master Xu, Young Master Xu should not be a match for him."

"It's just that the situation was urgent at the time, and I couldn't take care of both sides at the same time, so I could only leave Young Master Xu a piece of Qingjue Jade Pendant. I couldn't worry about anything else."

"This..."

Wei Changtian's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Although Xu Quan is the Son of Heaven and has the blessing of the "Path of Demonic Anomalies", which can just restrain demons and beasts.

But after all, the difference in strength between the two sides is too great after Yang Liushi left, and the Demon King probably hates Xu Quan to the core, so he might take the opportunity to take revenge.

Actually, Wei Changtian doesn't really care whether the 100,000 demon soldiers can reach Linchuan.

In comparison, he still thinks Xu Quan's life is more important.

Speaking of which, there shouldn't be any problems, right...

"Xu Quan! This King will give you one last chance!"

"Hand over the Sacred Fruit immediately! Otherwise, this King will kill you no matter what!"

On the other side, in a wilderness about three hundred miles away from Linchuan City.

Just as the crisis on Wei Changtian's side was resolved, Xu Quan was plunged into extreme danger.

Wei Changtian's self-comfort did not come true. After confirming that Yang Liushi had left, the beautiful Demon King suddenly launched an attack, vowing to make Xu Quan, the "thief", pay the price.

Undoubtedly, without Yang Liushi, Xu Quan would naturally not be able to fight against a group of great demons alone.

But strangely, he didn't escape either, but just waited for the white-skirted woman to surround him with a group of demon generals.

Until now, the two sides had been confronting each other for almost the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

The beautiful Demon King's request was that Xu Quan must hand over all the remaining Sacred Fruits and cripple his arms in order to save his life.

However, Xu Quan refused to budge, claiming that the 100,000 demon soldiers must go to Linchuan according to the previous agreement between the two sides, otherwise he would destroy all the Sacred Fruits.

Obviously, the difference between the conditions of the two sides was too great, and there was no possibility of reaching a consensus at all.

Therefore, after a verbal confrontation for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, the white-skirted woman finally couldn't bear it any longer and issued a final ultimatum to Xu Quan.

Looking at the calm man opposite her, she was now both surprised and angry.

The reason for her "anger" goes without saying.

As for her "surprise", it was because she didn't expect Xu Quan to be so "stubborn".

Aren't humans all very afraid of death?

Why isn't this man like that?

Why would he rather die than lead the demon soldiers to Linchuan himself?

Is this person stupid?

"Demon King..."

Perhaps she saw the white-skirted woman's doubts, or perhaps she wanted to show her determination to "rather die than submit".

Facing the former's last warning, Xu Quan still calmly said:

"I don't have any other advantages, and I rarely promise anything."

"But as long as it's something I promised, then I will definitely do it."

"I promised Young Master Wei before that I would bring the 100,000 demon soldiers back, so no matter what you say or do, I will never give up."

"Similarly, since I promised you that I would return the Sacred Fruit after the matter is completed, then I will definitely return it."

"I have said everything I need to say. Whether you kill me or torture me, do as you please."

"..."

Once again reiterating his attitude, Xu Quan held the few purple fruits in his hand and stood up to confront the white-skirted woman.

The latter stared at the hateful man, the anger in her eyes growing stronger.

Until a certain moment, she suddenly transformed into a white shadow and shot out, while shouting angrily:

"Then you shall die!"