I am the villain in the book

“Creak~”

Outside the bamboo grove, golden sunlight spilled down as Qin He, who had just returned from praying at Hong'an Temple, gently pushed open the courtyard door.

Fortunately, the route from Hong'an Temple to the bamboo grove was different from the one Wei Changtian took to Dragon Head Mountain, so she did not personally witness the latter's massacre of civilians.

However, she still heard the news on her way back.

He killed nearly a thousand people and was going to exterminate their entire families.

Qin He walked step by step on the path through the bamboo forest, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

This morning, in front of the Buddha, she had repeatedly said, “Young Master Wei is a good person,” but in the blink of an eye, the latter proved her wrong with his actions.

Qin He wasn't stupid; she could actually guess the reason why Wei Changtian did this.

But even so, his ruthless and merciless behavior far exceeded her limit of tolerance.

“Ah!”

Lost in thought, she tripped over something under her feet.

Qin He cried out in surprise and fell to the ground, looking somewhat disheveled.

Fortunately, the fall didn't cause any serious harm, so she smiled wryly, rubbed her knee, and tried to get up.

But just then, a fair hand suddenly appeared before her.

“Ma- Madam?”

Looking up at Yang Liushi, who had appeared at some point, Qin He hesitated for a moment before gently taking the former's hand, slowly standing up, and murmuring with her head lowered:

“Yes, I will remember.”

Qin He glanced secretly at the neatly dressed Yang Liu, and asked softly, “Madam, are you going out?”

“Yes.”

Yang Liushi replied casually, “I have something to do.”

“Is that so...”

Qin He bit her lip, her mind involuntarily recalling Wei Changtian's actions just now.

Now that she had guessed Wei Changtian's identity, she could naturally also guess who Yang Liushi was.

Therefore, in her opinion, Yang Liushi was now most likely going to help Wei Changtian “do evil deeds”.

Of course, no matter what, Qin He would definitely not say anything in front of Yang Liushi, so after a moment of silence, she slightly stepped aside and replied:

“Madam, walk slowly, I will go prepare lunch for you and the Young Master.”

“Okay, thank you for your trouble.”

Yang Liushi nodded and took two steps forward, then suddenly turned back to look at Qin He, who was still standing in place, and asked softly:

“Miss Qin, is there something you want to say to me?”

“...”

“N- No.”

Qin He's reply was not only half a beat slow, but her stuttering tone also made her denial seem very weak.

However, Yang Liushi didn't press further, but just gave her a deep look, and then said meaningfully:

“Miss Qin, you must understand that sometimes, no matter who it is, they have to do some things.”

“...”

On the other side, Dragon Head Mountain.

Just as Yang Liushi had left the bamboo grove, leaving Qin He alone, pondering her last words, Wei Changtian and Gongsun Yan were already standing at the foot of this great Hui heart.

The vermilion city gate was tightly closed, and the city wall was covered with dense rows of long spears.

Thousands of imperial guards were stationed here, facing off against the Wangfu's retainers, who were far fewer in number, creating an extremely tense atmosphere.

Although no one knew exactly what Gongsun Yan was going to do at Dragon Head Mountain, even a fool could understand that it was nothing good.

Therefore, Lu Yuanjin had already issued an order, forbidding the former from stepping into Dragon Head Mountain.

And if Wei Changtian insisted on breaking in—

“Clang!”

Longquan was unsheathed, and Wei Changtian walked down from the carriage without hesitation, step by step towards the city wall not far away.

At the same time, his indifferent voice also entered the ears of every imperial guard on the city wall.

“Listen carefully.”

“Open the city gate when I reach it.”

“If the city gate is not opened by then, none of you will live.”

“...”

Carrying his long sword, his pace was neither fast nor slow.

Wei Changtian was not far from the city wall to begin with, and after saying those three sentences, he walked several zhang further, so by the time he finished speaking, he was only a hundred paces away from the city gate.

His black robe billowed in the wind, and his second-rank aura rose steadily.

The Wangfu's retainers behind him did not move; he walked alone towards the city gate, each step seeming to fall on the rhythm of everyone's heartbeat, causing everyone to hold their breath for a moment.

“Guo, Elder Guo...”

On the city wall, a man who looked like a captain looked nervously at the black-clothed old man beside him.

The latter was the second-rank expert who was frightened and dared not enter the formation the night Wei Changtian killed Lu Yun Song.

No wonder this person didn't save Lu Yuansong at the time; it turned out that he was Lu Yuanjin's man.

But now that the person Wei Changtian wanted to kill had become his master, the black-clothed old man still seemed very hesitant.

“...”

Without immediately answering the imperial guard captain's words, the old man just stared intently at Wei Changtian, who was getting closer and closer to the city gate, quickly judging the pros and cons in his mind.

Without a doubt, Wei Changtian was not the kind of person who liked to bluff.

If the city gate was not opened when he reached it, the black-clothed old man could be sure that Wei Changtian would definitely kill his way up the city wall without hesitation.

Turning his head to look at the people beside him, a trace of decisiveness flashed in the black-clothed old man's eyes.

His side had four second-rank experts, more than a dozen third-rank experts, and five thousand brave and skilled imperial guards.

And once a real fight broke out, the few experts Chu Xianping brought would probably join the battle as well.

At a time when most forces were still watching, this was all the power Lu Yuanjin could currently muster.

Not strong, but definitely not weak.

And looking at Gongsun Yan—

Glancing at the hundreds of retainers in the distance, the black-clothed old man was very clear that Gongsun Yan had at most one second-rank expert and a few third-rank experts.

So that meant that the other party was almost entirely relying on Wei Changtian alone.

Of course, the black-clothed old man would never dare to underestimate Wei Changtian's individual combat power; after all, the latter had killed thirteen upper-third-rank generals outside Fengyuan City.

But if he opened the city gate without resistance just because of Wei Changtian's words... this would undoubtedly cause the entire Da Hui to completely lose confidence in Lu Yuanjin.

So, it couldn't be opened!

“Listen to my order!”

Taking a deep breath, the black-clothed old man lowered his voice and said, word by word, “Prepare to meet the enemy!”

“...Yes!”

The imperial guard captain's expression changed slightly, but his military training still made him not say a word of nonsense, and he immediately conveyed the battle order.

Including the nearly twenty upper-third-rank experts, they all slowly drew their weapons, staring intently at Wei Changtian, who was now only a few dozen steps away from the city gate, the corners of their clothes trembling wildly.

Waves of suppressed and surging aura rose one after another from the city wall, and nearly ten thousand pairs of eyes were all focused on Wei Changtian alone.

But the latter seemed to be oblivious to all of this tension, still walking towards the closed city gate at the same speed as before.

Thirty steps, twenty steps, fifteen steps, ten steps—

Suddenly, just as Wei Changtian was only ten steps away from the city gate, a voice sounded without warning behind the black-clothed old man.

“Young Master Chu has ordered to open the city gate immediately!”