I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 424 Failure Does Not Mean Error
The night sky is quiet, a pale crescent moon hangs obliquely on the horizon, and the sky is full of stars twinkling.

Wei Changtian and Liang Qin walked side by side in the courtyard of the General Military Mansion, surrounded by moonlight.

This situation can't help but remind him that the two of them took a walk in Wei's mansion more than a year ago like today.

At that time, I just "knew" Liang Qin, Wei Xianzhi and Liang Zhen intended to match them up, but the former didn't want to marry.

The reason is very simple, because Liang Qin doesn't want to marry a big devil who kills without blinking an eye.

And to be honest, Wei Changtian didn't want to marry her either.

Only later, the magical "fate" threw them all to Shuzhou.

As if in the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed since all of this.

Wei Changtian has proved through practical actions that he is not the only son of the Wei family who did all kinds of evil before.

But the way of heaven made a trick, and it was
The belief in Liang Qin's heart about "loyalty to the monarch and justice to the country" collapsed with a trip to Yuanzhou.

"Brother Changtian, do you know?"

"When my father and I first arrived in Yuanzhou City, Wu Ding once told us that even if all of Daning's troops were killed in battle, they would definitely not withdraw from Yuanzhou City."

"At that time, Dafeng attacked the city every day, and we defended the city every day."

"Although many people died, I think it was worth it."

"I thought we were protecting the lives of the people in Yuanzhou City. I thought those black armored soldiers outside the city were the most hateful people in the world."

"But on a certain day, Wu Ding suddenly took out Ning Yongnian's imperial edict, saying that he wanted the army to withdraw to Feng County and hand over Yuanzhou City to those black armored soldiers."

"At that time, many people were unwilling and did not want to withdraw."

"But the sacred order is hard to break, so we can only comfort ourselves that we will call back one day."

"Yes, but."

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"You also know what happened afterwards. The Shuzhou Army and the Liangzhou Army were intercepted in the city."

"At that time, we didn't believe that the imperial court was plotting against us. Father could tell that the army would definitely return in a few days."

"But they left us without looking back."

"We knew at that time that there would be no more reinforcements, so Wen Wen persuaded Dad to join the enemy with him."

"Daddy refuses. Daddy said that even though this is Ning Yongnian's conspiracy, he is still Daning's general."

"Actually, I thought so too."

"There are also those [-] Shuzhou soldiers who think the same way."

"For the people in Yuanzhou City, for Daning, we are willing to die."

"Yes, but why."

"Why did Da Feng not kill the people in vain, but, but they are still dead!"

"Why did Ning Yongnian kill them!"

"Is it just to bury the half a million soldiers!"

"Woooo! Brother Chang, Brother Changtian, why!!!"

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Tears and painful questioning were mixed in the moonlight, sweeping away the night.

From calm, to choking, to venting wailing.

Liang Qin suddenly threw himself into Wei Changtian's arms, grasping Wei Changtian's lapel with both hands, his body trembling unceasingly.

In contrast, Wei Changtian was much calmer.

He just kept patting Liang Qin's shoulder lightly and sighed inwardly.

Ugh.

For a "second-generation official" who has not experienced much beatings in society, but has a benevolent heart, Liang Qin would be puzzled, and even his beliefs collapsed.

After all, the education she has received since she was a child is "loyalty to the emperor and righteousness to the country", and she can sacrifice everything including life for the emperor and the country.

This wasn't a big deal in the first place.

But when the emperor she was loyal to did something that completely violated her moral values, and even broke the bottom line, the fierce conflicts that arose were devastating.

If Liang Qin had a wealth of social experience, it might be better to understand the dangers of the human heart.

Just like Liang Zhen, he must have experienced this kind of ambivalence.

However, since the latter's mind is very mature, a solution will soon be found——

That is to renew allegiance to a new "monarch" who matches his moral outlook.

And there is no doubt that this new "monarch" is Wei Changtian.

This should be the reason why Liang Zhen supported his rebellion so decisively this time.

But for Liang Qin, it was obvious that she still couldn't figure it out.

She couldn't figure out why Yuanzhou City, which was guarded by tens of thousands of Daning soldiers, including the Shuzhou Army, was destroyed by Ning Yongnian instead of the enemy.
She couldn't understand why millions of innocent people were slaughtered mercilessly by her own emperor
She couldn't figure it out, so she could only be trapped in the contradiction for a long time and couldn't extricate herself.

Until a voice suddenly rang in the ear.

"Qin'er."

"The last time we were in the capital, you told me what you saw and heard in Shuzhou. I still remember what you said at that time."

Gently pressing Liang Qin's trembling shoulder with one hand, Wei Changtian said softly:
"You said, you finally understand that practicing martial arts is for those who have never practiced martial arts."

"I want to ask you, do you still think so now?"

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The choking sound stopped suddenly, and Liang Qin looked up with tears in his eyes.

She looked at Wei Changtian and remained silent for a long time, then bit her lips tightly and shook her head in despair.

"Brother Chang, Changtian, I don't know."

"I don't know what the martial arts is for."

"I, I used to think that practicing martial arts is to kill bad people and protect good people."

"But now I understand"

"How can there be so many good and evil people in this world?"

"I, I can't save anyone."

Ok.

Being able to see that the world is not black and white shows that Liang Qin has a deeper understanding of this world.

but
Shaking his head, Wei Changtian interrupted softly:

"Qin'er, since that's the case, why did you want to go to Guanghan when I asked you just now?"

"I"

Hearing this question, Liang Qin, who had just denied the meaning of martial arts, was suddenly stunned.

She opened her mouth and couldn't say a word, but her breathing became more and more rapid.

Then, she saw an extremely familiar wooden hairpin.

"This hairpin was given to me by you more than a year ago."

Handing the wooden hairpin to Liang Qin's palm, Wei Changtian smiled and said, "Qin'er, do you still remember what you said at that time?"

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A blush suddenly appeared on his cheeks, Liang Qin held the hairpin tightly, and after a long while, he timidly whispered:
"I, I said that when you return the hairpin to me, I will marry you willingly."

"Uh"

The corners of Wei Changtian's mouth twitched when he heard this.

Although you have said this, I am not going to say this!

"Well, what else?"

After a pause, Wei Changtian reminded in a low voice, "Do you still remember who gave you this hairpin?"

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As if a muffled thunder exploded in his ears, Liang Qin froze suddenly when pictures appeared in his mind.

Corpses all over the ground after the bandits massacred the village.

"Suppress and massacre again" are four bloody characters.

The fight lasted all night.

The officers and soldiers who were about to return to the city after besieging the bandits.

The foreign minister of the military camp could not afford to kneel, and he was grateful to the grateful people.

The girl who stuffed the hairpin into her hand.
Tears welled up in his eyes again, but compared to just now, there was no despair in Liang Qin's eyes this time.

"Qin'er, many times you can't always get a good result."

Patting the back of her hand, Wei Changtian smiled and looked at the night sky, sighing as if talking to himself.

"Ugh"

"However, that doesn't mean what you did was wrong."

(End of this chapter)