I Am The Villain In The Novel

Chapter 3: The Low Martial Arts World

If judged from a perspective of “fairness and justice,” compared to Xiao Feng, Wei Changtian was the one who was more “deserving of death” as the big villain.

But who made him transmigrate into Wei Changtian’s body?

Since his identity couldn’t be changed, he could only make Xiao Feng suffer.

In the face of life and death, Wei Changtian didn’t have the resolve to “sacrifice himself for justice.” He immediately pushed aside the righteousness he had just felt.

On the other hand, Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen’s faces also became serious at this moment.

If their son was so serious about killing someone, then that person’s background must not be weak.

Otherwise, why would they even be asked? They would have already sent someone to kill them.

“Who do you want to kill?”

Wei Xianzhi pondered for a moment and asked in a deep voice, “The Liu Family? The Xu Family? Or… the Ning Family?”

The Liu and Xu families were the other two families among the three major families.

As for the Ning Family… they were of imperial descent.

In Wei Xianzhi’s view, the person his son wanted to kill could only be from these three families, otherwise, there would be no reason for him to be so cautious.

But Wei Changtian didn’t know this, and he corrected seriously, “Dad, I want to kill Xiao Feng.”

“Xiao Feng?”

Wei Xianzhi was stunned. “Is he the one Lan Jingyao mentioned, the one who’s coming to take her away?”

Wei Changtian nodded. “Yes.”

“Hahaha, I wondered who it was!”

Wei Xianzhi laughed bitterly. “Don’t worry, I’ve sent someone to investigate. It won’t be long before he becomes a corpse.”

“Dad, there’s no need to investigate… Xiao Feng will come to our house tomorrow.”

Wei Changtian thought to himself, how could I be relieved? Without hesitation, he leaked the plot directly.

“Hmm?”

Wei Xianzhi immediately sensed the wealth of information implied in this sentence, and his expression seemed a bit surprised for a moment.

After a while, he asked thoughtfully, “Is the information reliable?”

Wei Changtian nodded hurriedly. “Absolutely reliable!”

“Good then!”

Wei Xianzhi gave his son a deep look but didn’t inquire about the details.

“Tomorrow, I’ll assign a team of covert scouts from the Common Guards. If that Xiao Feng dares to come, he won’t leave alive!”

Under the Mirror Division, there were three guards stationed.

Apart from the Inner Guards responsible for the palace’s security, the Common Guards, who didn’t wear official uniforms, were the most elite and usually dealt with affairs in the martial world.

Being able to mobilize people from the Common Guards showed that Wei Xianzhi attached great importance to this matter.

However, Wei Changtian felt it wasn’t enough.

“Um, Dad, Mom…”

“Or perhaps tomorrow, you could also make some efforts…”

…

After leaving the cool pavilion in the middle of the lake, Wei Changtian returned to his residence with Wang Er.

The pile of stuffed animals had been removed at some point, and the empty space on the wall was temporarily filled with a few calligraphy and paintings.

By now, the sky had gradually darkened. The twilight, free from air pollution, was soft and beautiful. The setting sun streamed through the hall, casting a golden hue on the ground.

However, Wei Changtian was not in the mood to appreciate this beautiful dusk scene. His eyes were filled with the exquisite dishes on the table and the several charming maids standing nearby.

According to the sparse descriptions in the novel, the previous host liked to touch smooth things whenever he did something, and eating was no exception.

Glancing at the fair legs faintly visible under the maids’ skirts, Wei Changtian couldn’t help but feel angry.

Sure enough, he’s a pervert!

Today, I want to see what kind of feeling can make him so addicted and depraved!

…

The meal lasted for half an hour.

After the blushing maids took away the almost untouched dishes, the room fell silent again.

Sitting at the table drinking tea, Wei Changtian began to explore the store in the system.

There were various martial arts, weapons, and all kinds of functional medicines available.

However, there were no godlike powers capable of destroying the world, like those in fantasy novels.

This might be related to the power setting of “The Peak of Martial Arts.”

Compared to the high martial world where people could kick stars and punch the void, or the mid martial world where one sword could split a mountain, this place, where fighting a hundred opponents single-handedly was considered skillful, could only be considered low martial level.

The basic setting is quite similar to the one in Jin Yong’s novels.

For Wei Changtian, this was undoubtedly a good thing. Since the effectiveness of martial arts had been greatly reduced, the strength of the influence he wielded became crucial.

In the novel, although Xiao Feng eventually reached the unparalleled level of a first-grade martial artist, the reason he could overthrow the Great Peace Dynasty was still largely due to the “Dawn” organization he established.

The Mirror Division of the Wei family always fell short in their clashes with Dawn, primarily due to the protagonist’s halo and the forced lowering of the antagonist’s intelligence.

Now that he had transmigrated, the issue of the forced lowering of intelligence wouldn’t arise again. However, dealing with the protagonist’s halo might be a bit tricky…

Well, thinking about these things now was pointless. As long as he could kill Xiao Feng tomorrow, everything would be resolved. And by then, he would surely earn a lot of points from the system!

The more Wei Changtian thought about it, the more excited he became. But at a certain moment, he suddenly calmed down.

No!

Worry arises from good fortune, and death comes from too much comfort!

He couldn’t be too optimistic!

Although his plan seemed flawless, there might be unexpected complications!

What if tomorrow he failed to kill Xiao Feng and he managed to escape?

After all, he was the protagonist, and everything he did was backed by the grand aura of the Dao.

Although Wei Changtian had a system, the things in the store weren’t free, and he still needed to find a way to earn points.

So, he had to do something else…

As time passed by, the moon had silently risen into the night sky.

The maids came in and lit the candles, but Wei Changtian didn’t even notice.

It wasn’t until the flames of the candles flickered slightly that he suddenly opened his eyes and spoke.

“Wang Er!”

“Take me to see Lan Jingyao!”

…

At the Wei Residence, the Melting Winter Courtyard.

This courtyard was usually used as a guest room, but to prevent any accidents during tomorrow’s wedding, Lan Jingyao was currently being held here under house arrest by her father.

Actually, Lan Jingnan was just scaring himself and thinking too much.

It was just a side room, and the Wei family didn’t really care much about it.

If it weren’t for the somewhat decent reputation of the Lu family in the capital, Lan Jingyao would probably have been forcibly taken by the Wei family to serve as Wei Changtian’s personal maid long ago.

In the darkness of the night, Wang Er carried a lantern and led Wei Changtian into the Melting Winter Courtyard.

Lan Jingnan had been waiting in the garden, looking somewhat worried.

As Wei Changtian approached, he cut to the chase.

“Uncle Lu, I’ve come to see Yao’er.”

“Of course, of course!”

Lan Jingnan didn’t dare to stop him. He hurriedly replied, “She’s inside the inner room and had just finished bathing. Nephew can go straight in!”

“Mm.”

Wei Changtian knew Lan Jingnan must have misunderstood again, but he couldn’t be bothered to explain. He nodded and stepped through the courtyard, pushing open the door to the inner room.

Perhaps for Lan Jingnan’s own convenience, there were no maidservants serving in the entire bedroom at the moment. The air was filled with the lingering scent of white peonies, warm and fragrant.

A three-fold screen separated the outer hall, and under the glow of candles, it cast a shadow of a woman lying down.

Next to it, on a carved yellow flower pearwood clothes rack, hung a finely crafted Xiuhu garment, mainly in shades of purple and green.

She was not allowed to wear bright red phoenix crowns and robes, and was unable to enter through the main gate… This was Lan Jingyao’s treatment for tomorrow.

“You guard the door, and no one is allowed to come in.”

After telling Wang Er, he turned back and closed the door.

Wei Changtian didn’t hesitate much, he went straight around the screen to the canopy bed surrounded by light curtains, and with a steady hand, he gently lifted the veil.

Huh?

Why did it feel like opening a mystery box?

Although inside, Lan Jingyao was definitely immobilized with her acupuncture points sealed, whether she was dressed or not was indeed something to anticipate!

Soon, the mystery was revealed.

“Slurp~”