I'm the villain in the book

into the night.

The jubilation in Fengyuan City lasted for the whole day, and it was only at this time that it became a little calmer.

On the contrary, the Xinfeng Palace under the moonlight began to slowly become lively.

Xu Suisui naturally wanted to throw a banquet to celebrate the great victory in the national war.

Although just experienced a war, Xinfeng's treasury has long been empty, but it is still possible to hold a banquet.

In this way, the lanterns and festoons were decorated, and the dragon flag was hung high.

From the end of the You Dynasty, nearly a thousand officials, celebrities, wealthy businessmen and gentry filed into the brightly lit Linde Hall, which was specially used for banquets, and then sat down beside the food table.

Although the banquet has not yet started at this time, there are already dancers, music prostitutes performing in the hall.

Voiceless and melodious, dancing with the song, graceful.

Nearly a thousand people enjoyed this pleasant scene that they hadn't seen for a long time, while laughing and chatting in a low voice, and what they said was nothing more than words of congratulations.

For most people, although the new Fengli dynasty was short-lived, they may not have a strong sense of "national identity".

But no matter what, no one wants to experience the pain of "subjugation" again.

Therefore, the smiles on everyone's faces at this moment are from the heart, and they are also sincerely grateful to Wei Changtian for leading the army to help.

After all, no one knows that without the [-] Ningshu reinforcements, Fengyuan City would have already become a sea of ​​blood.

Thinking of this, many people turned their heads to look at Wei Changtian who was sitting on the high platform, with a hint of admiration in their eyes.

However, the latter was just impatiently urging Xu Suisui to eat quickly.

"When will the food be served? Hurry up."

"you"

Xu Suisui, who was sitting in the middle of the high platform, was wearing a gorgeous gown, and the gold ornaments in his hair were extremely complicated. His appearance was exactly the same as those female emperors or queens in previous film and television dramas.

Well, if I had to find something different, it might be that Xu Suisui was too young, which caused her to lack a superior temperament.

But it's pretty dignified.

"About half an hour."

She turned her head slightly and asked in a very low voice: "Are you hungry?"

"nonsense."

Wei Changtian rolled his eyes, picked up a piece of pastry and threw it into his mouth: "I'm almost full after eating this."

"."

Looking helplessly at Wei Changtian, Xu Suisui hesitated for a moment, then waved a young eunuch to his side.

"Go, give orders, and the banquet will begin now."

"Your Majesty, the good day is still far away."

"Just do it."

".Yes, the slave obeys the order."

Short in stature, the little eunuch quickly bowed his head and retreated, running to deliver the order to start the banquet.

And in this gap, Xu Suisui asked Wei Changtian softly:

"What about Chu Xianping and the others?"

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After eating the chopsticks holding the pastry, Wei Changtian didn't say anything, but just looked up at the first row of food tables under the high platform.

Yang Liushi, Han Zhao, Liang Zhen and others, even Tang Chen were already seated, only Chu Xianping and Li Zimu hadn't shown up yet.

"It's probably not coming."

"."

On the east side of the palace, in a certain guest room.

When the banquet in Linde Hall was held early because "Wei Changtian was hungry", Li Zimu was sitting opposite Chu Xianping.

"Xianping, it's almost time, let's go there."

Looking at Chu Xianping who was dressed in gray on the opposite side, Li Zimu urged softly: "It's not easy to let the young master wait for us."

"I'm not going."

With calm eyes, Chu Xianping slowly shook his head without changing his expression: "I still have things to do later."

"Is there anything to do?"

Li Zimu was taken aback when he heard the words: "What's the matter?"

"I'll talk about this later."

Chu Xianping smiled, did not answer Li Zimu, but suddenly changed the subject and asked, "How are you and Tang Chen doing now?"

"I"

Li Zimu's eyes darkened, and he lowered his head slightly: "I have already explained clearly to him."

"Is it?"

Chu Xianping didn't seem surprised at all: "Then he's leaving?"

"Yes."

Li Zimu buried lower: "I don't want to do this, but I can't lie to myself anymore."

"Ah."

Nodding his head, Chu Xianping did not make any comments on this, but suddenly asked a very direct question after a moment of silence:

"Is it because of me?"

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Lifting his head suddenly, Li Zimu stared blankly at Chu Xianping's unwavering eyes, and his heart was overwhelmed by these words.

Of course she understood the meaning of these words, but...
The evening wind came in slowly through the window, blowing the corners of the clothes of the two of them, and it seemed that the sound of palace music from Linde Hall was also mixed with it.

Li Zimu bit his lips tightly, his eyelids were lowered, as if it took a lot of courage to finally say a word after a long while.

"Yes"

All is silent, and the night is dark.

A trembling "yes" made Chu Xianping's expression finally change.

He stared at Li Zimu who lowered his head and dared not look at him with complicated eyes, and then asked softly:
"Then you want to come with me?"

Come with me.
If it were an ancient costume romance drama from the previous life, this sentence actually sounds a bit Qiong Yao-style "romantic".

But at this moment, Li Zimu didn't feel any romance at all, and suddenly widened his eyes, which were full of indescribable astonishment.

Because these three words undoubtedly mean that Chu Xianping still wants to "betray".

Of course, Wei Changtian already knew about this last night.

But Li Zimu didn't know, so he was inevitably stunned at the moment.

"First, first, where are you going?"

She subconsciously asked a question, hoping to get an answer of "So I thought too much".

But it's a pity that Chu Xianping didn't give her any false hope, but just said truthfully:

"Last night, I already talked with the young master."

"The two of us have different ambitions, so we will go our separate ways from now on."

"If you are willing to come with me, then we will leave Fengyuan tonight."

"By the way, you don't have to feel guilty, I will leave one thing behind, and it will definitely pay off your son's life-saving grace for you."

"And if you don't want to go with me, then treat it as if I never said those words, and we will meet again by fate in the future."

"Whether to go or stay, you decide for yourself."

"."

After saying the last sentence, Chu Xianping didn't speak anymore, just silently waiting for Li Zimu to make a choice.

And the latter's thinking at this time is like a mass of paste, and it will slowly work again after a long time.

Lips trembling, eyes hard.

To be honest, Chu Xianping, who is unparalleled in resourcefulness, is indeed the most perfect ideal that Li Zimu can imagine.

If what Tang Chen did brought her only touch, then what Chu Xianping left in her heart was worship and admiration.

Obviously, the latter is what the "true man" should look like, so Li Zimu undoubtedly wants to marry Chu Xianping.

But if the price is to leave Wei Changtian.
"Okay, I see."

After seeing the subtle change in Li Zimu's eyes, Chu Xianping slowly stood up without even waiting for the former to speak.

"Take care, there will be a period later."

"."

Under Li Zimu's eager eyes, Chu Xianping quickly tapped a few times without hesitation, and sealed all the former's acupuncture points in the blink of an eye.

Qi and blood became stagnant, Li Zimu immediately slumped on the wooden chair powerlessly, only a pair of eyes were wide open, still staring at Chu Xianping.

There is no doubt that she originally wanted to say something, but at this time she couldn't say it.

And Chu Xianping just took a deep look at her one last time, then turned around and opened the door to leave without saying a word.

"Squeak~"

As soon as the door opened and closed, a gust of wind blew on Li Zimu's body.

The moonlight is vast, dazzled among the flowers and shadows outside the window, splashed onto the crystal bead curtain hanging outside the door, and finally drifted further into the deep courtyard under the gaze of the woman.

"Master Chu."

A quarter of an hour later, when Linde Palace was full of singing and dancing, Chu Xianping had already left the palace and stood beside a carriage.

Zhuang Zhiming and several Kuilong people had been waiting here for a long time, and their words and deeds were somewhat respectful.

On the other side, Chu Xianping glanced at Zhuang Zhiming, and asked calmly, "Master Zhuang, have you ever gotten what you want?"

"got it."

Zhuang Zhiming's eyes couldn't hide his excitement: "Thank you son, Zhuang is very grateful!"

"Master Zhuang is being polite."

Nodding his head, Chu Xianping asked again: "What about my things?"

"Here it is."

Zhuang Zhiming didn't dare to neglect, he immediately took out something from his sleeve and handed it to Chu Xianping.

Under the moonlight, the ghost-faced dragon carved on the front of the token was lifelike, exactly the same as the Kuilong token that Chu Xianping had returned to Wei Changtian before.

There is no doubt that this must be the Huangtai Elder Token that originally belonged to Lu Hongji.

Once Lu Hongji died, this object would naturally belong to Chu Xianping.

And what Zhuang Zhiming got is probably the Moon Picking Sword Manual.
"Well, let's go."

After looking at the token and putting it in his sleeve, Chu Xianping walked to the carriage.

A Kuilong man had already graciously opened the car curtain for him, but Chu Xianping looked back before getting into the car.

Shuangfengque in the imperial city of Yunli, spring trees in the rain.

The Xinfeng Imperial Palace in the night is like a giant dragon entrenched, its body towering in the darkness, and the lights are like scales.

For some, it is a symbol of wealth and power.

For some, it's a cruel and dangerous quagmire.

But no matter what, this is the power center of Xinfeng, the most important heart of a country.

But if you look at the world, what is a mere new offering?

Withdrawing his gaze, Chu Xianping stepped into the carriage and took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms after sitting down.

He was silent for a moment, then gently pulled out the cork, and poured out a black elixir from the bottle in his palm.

If Wei Changtian was here, he would definitely be able to recognize this thing.

Because this is a brand new puppet pill, and it is also the one that he thought Chu Xianping had already taken.

"Tick."

Internal force rushed to the fingertips, forcing out a drop of blood.

The blood dripped on the surface of the puppet pill, and instantly melted into it and turned into blood threads, which added a bit of weirdness to the whole pill.

Looking at the pill in his hand, Chu Xianping suddenly sighed for no reason.

But when he remembered what Wei Changtian said last night, he stopped hesitating, and finally raised his hand and swallowed the puppet pill.

"Crack."

There seemed to be a subtle cracking sound in the depths of my heart, and a certain constraint or connection was completely broken down.

The sound of "Gululu" wheels melted into the silence of the night and slowly disappeared into the distance.

Just like that, Chu Xianping left.

And just two hours after he left, Tang Chen also led the horse out of the Xinfeng Palace step by step.

Both chose to leave tonight, but what they did before leaving was completely opposite.

Chu Xianping left quietly without seeing anyone except Li Zimu.

But Tang Chen left with "Brightness", and even said goodbye to everyone except Li Zimu.

To be honest, everyone didn't get along with Tang Chen for a long time, so they didn't have a deep relationship.

However, many people knew more or less about his relationship with Li Zimu, so now it is inevitable to feel sympathy and embarrassment.

"Young Master Tang, take care, I will go to Guiguzong to drink with you when I have a chance."

"Brother Tang, listen to my advice, a man must not lose his ambition because of his children's affair!"

"General Liang said, as the saying goes, there are no fragrant grass anywhere in the world. There are so many women in this world, Mr. Tang will definitely find a good match."

"Okay, okay, don't mention Mr. Tang's sad things anymore."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Tang, take care!"

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Facing the "battering of tongues" from Shen Ran, Liang Zhen, Han Zhao, Yang Liushi and others, Tang Chen just smiled and kept clapping his hands in response. During the whole process, he never asked where Li Zimu went, as if he had really gone. Let everything go.

Then, he led a horse and walked out of the palace alone, out of the bustling Fengyuan City, until there was no one around him.

He walked silently in the night, and there was only a little light on a post station around him.

And in this inn, Wei Changtian quietly looked at a man and a horse walking on the official road not far away, making a final decision in his heart.

There is no doubt that as long as he thinks now, he can kill Tang Chen effortlessly, earn 1500 system points and at the same time gain a powerful supernatural power.

And he killed people here, including Li Zimu, no one will know.

So, whether to kill or not?

He held on to the hilt of the sword, but his body did not move.

Wei Changtian just watched Tang Chen step by step through the station from far to near, and from near to far, and finally let go of his hand silently.

Damn, after all, my heart softened.

Cursing secretly in his heart, Wei Changtian realized that he still couldn't be a thoroughly bad person.

At the same time, he also lamented the ingenuity of this worldly affairs.

Although Li Zimu was undoubtedly ashamed of Tang Chen in the whole matter.

But without Li Zimu, Tang Chen wouldn't have survived to this day, probably killed by himself as early as in Liangzhou.

Thinking about it this way, Li Zimu's deception actually saved Tang Chen's life?
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Wei Changtian was too lazy to think about these stupid things, and once again turned his attention to Tang Chen's back.

It seems that this star is not last night.

Fengyuan City behind him was brightly lit and full of joy.

The official road in front of him was pitch black, and he didn't know where it led.

At a certain moment, the maroon horse seemed to be a little impatient, and suddenly stopped, panting heavily, and raised its head and stomped its hooves in anger.

And Tang Chen didn't urge it, but just stood there and patted the horse's head lightly.

The moonlight was shining brightly, falling on one person and one horse, like the cleanest snow in the world.