I'm the villain in the book

It's night, Acacia Lake.

Acacia Lake is not big, it is located at the foot of Longshou Mountain in a seldom-visited corner.

It is rumored that this lake was not called "Acacia" before, but a touching story happened hundreds of years ago, so the name was changed.

The story is also very simple. It is said that at that time, there was a pawn in the Great Hui Forbidden Army who fell in love with a court lady, and they secretly made a lifelong appointment.

Although there is no rule in the palace that forbidden soldiers and palace maids cannot fall in love, the two have not really married after all, and they are afraid of being seen by others, so they mostly date quietly by the lake on weekdays.

Complaining to each other heartfeltly, rubbing ears and temples together.

Like all lovers in love, the two were in love at the time, and they made an appointment to go to the House of Internal Affairs to have a relationship after the man made meritorious service and was promoted, so that the woman could leave the palace and get married in advance.

And not long after that, the opportunity for a man to be promoted really came.

The civil uprising in the south failed to be suppressed by the local government. At that time, the Emperor Dahui led the imperial army to the south to quell the chaos.

There is nothing to say about the process of calming down the chaos. After all, a group of bandits and grass bandits are no match for the imperial army under the emperor's command.

Therefore, it didn't take three months for the army to return to Beijing victoriously, and the city of Yongding was decorated with lanterns and festoons to welcome the triumphant return of the troops.

But the man never came back.

The woman tried her best to find out some news from the imperial army, and learned that the man disappeared after a great battle, and his whereabouts are unknown.

This is a common occurrence. After all, the battlefield is chaotic and not all corpses can be found.

Therefore, if there is no accident, the man should be killed in battle.

Like a thunderbolt from the blue, the heart of the woman who heard the bad news was broken.

After that, she still worked in the palace during the day, and at night she would go to the small lake to silently wait for her sweetheart, hoping that the latter would suddenly appear in front of her one day.

The woman waited for many years, and her deeds naturally spread slowly.

Therefore, the small lake also has a name, named "Acacia".
"Grumpy"

The night was as cold as ice, and the moonlight spread over the galloping carriage, shining white and silver.

While driving, Zhang San told Wei Changtian in the car this unreal story.

The latter glanced at Li Zimu who was sitting opposite, and suddenly asked:

"Has she waited?"

"what?"

Zhang San's voice drifted in from the gap in the car curtain, as if he was a little puzzled: "Master, are you talking to me?"

"Correct."

Wei Changtian slightly raised the volume, and repeated: "I just asked that court lady if she finally waited until her sweetheart came back?"

"It is said that there is no."

Zhang San quickly replied: "It is said that she has been waiting for eight years, but after leaving the palace at the age of twenty-five, she was unable to enter and leave Xiangsi Lake, so no one saw her again."

"As for whether she married someone after that, or remained unmarried for the rest of her life, that's all unknown."

"Um"

Nodding his head, Wei Changtian stopped talking, and Li Zimu, who was sitting opposite him, didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, with his head buried very low.

There is no doubt that the story of the court lady has nothing in common with Li Zimu's story.

But it seems to be somewhat similar.

In short, Li Zimu's mood at the moment is obviously very restless, and he doesn't know whether it is because of this story or because he is about to meet Chu Xianping again.

Just like that, the car fell into silence, only the sound of wheels running over the road reverberated.

It wasn't until some time later, when the carriage slowed down and stopped, that Zhang San's voice broke the silence.

"Sir, it's here."

The moonlight is heavy, and the vermilion wall stands tall.

Swaggering off the carriage, Wei Changtian saw two men standing outside a side door not far away.

Wei Changtian had met these two people before, they were Kuilong masters who came to Yongding with Chu Xianping, and they were also the two who captured Gongsunyan alive that day.

The realms are all second-rank, but I don't know if I have practiced the moon-raising sword.

Ok?
By the way, Chu Xianping should have mastered Kuilong's Bingyi rudder by now.

So where did the few Kuilong people who belonged to Lu Hongji who had practiced the moon-raising sword go?
Did you follow Chu Xianping?Or run away?
if run away
"Young Master Wei."

A moderate voice suddenly sounded, and just when Wei Changtian's thoughts jumped to nowhere, a Kuilong man had already come close, clasped his fists at him and said:

"Master Chu has been waiting for you for a long time, please follow me."

"Ah."

Glancing at the man, Wei Changtian didn't say anything, and followed him to the small door under the red wall.

Li Zimu followed behind, the corners of her skirt swaying slightly with her steps.

Her eyes were complicated, her breathing was rapid, and she was obviously absent-minded.

Even when she was not far from the small gate, she stumbled over the stone steps without noticing, and almost fell down.

"ah!"

With a subconscious cry, he hurriedly stabilized his body.

Li Zimu breathed a sigh of relief, but when he raised his head again, he was taken aback for a moment.

Because Wei Changtian had stopped at some point, and was looking at her expressionlessly.

"Gong, son, servant"

"If you can't let it go like this, then you can go back."

Without listening to Li Zimu's explanation, Wei Changtian interrupted directly and coldly: "You don't have to make things difficult for yourself."

"."

Opening his mouth, Li Zimu naturally understood what Wei Changtian meant.

She pinched her fingers and struggled for a moment, then lowered her head and whispered:

"The servant realizes his mistake."

"Please rest assured, my lord, this servant will never be like that again."

"...better."

Glancing at Li Zimu, Wei Changtian stopped looking at her, turned around and continued walking forward.

The former bit his lip lightly and stood there for a few breaths, as if he was adjusting his emotions.

The moon is clear and the stars are sparse, and the Milky Way is in sight.

The tree shadows sway in the distance, and the night wind blows, making the body cool.

In this evening wind, Li Zimu's eyes finally became calm.

After entering the small gate and walking along the clean bluestone road for less than a stick of incense, Wei Changtian and Li Zimu saw a small lake.

The willow branches by the water are quiet, and the bright moon hides under the willows.

As one of the countless lakes and ponds in Longshou Mountain, Xiangsi Lake is extremely small, only a hundred feet away from the end to the other shore. The lake is calm and waveless, reflecting the moon and stars in the sky like a mirror.

And in a pavilion with lanterns hanging on the shore, Chu Xianping was sitting there alone, as if he had merged with this quiet scene.

"Mr. Wei, Mr. Chu is in the pavilion, and the villain will leave."

He stopped, turned around and said something, and the two Kuilong people disappeared without a trace.

Wei Changtian didn't pay attention to where they went, but just stared at Chu Xianping in the pavilion, and then walked over at a leisurely pace.

"Brother Chu."

There was a meaningful smile on his face. When the two met again after nine days, Wei Changtian didn't talk too much nonsense, and asked straight to the point:

"What are you looking for me here tonight?"

"Son."

Standing up and cupping his hands at Wei Changtian, Chu Xianping didn't immediately answer the former's question, and his eyes fell on Li Zimu who was a little later.

"Miss Li."

"Long time no see."