I Am The Villain In The Novel

Chapter 33: Xu Qingwan’s Method for Making Money

When Xu Qingwan stood in the secret room with a bright red face, she was completely stunned by the scenery before her!

The room was illuminated by several night pearls, making it as bright as daytime. Rows of wooden shelves were filled with jade and precious jewels, and boxes upon boxes of gold and silver coins were piled carelessly to the side, reflecting a dazzling light.

This was simply a dream come true!

“This… this…”

Her small mouth was slightly open, her breathing quickening, and Xu Qingwan felt like her eyes didn’t know where to look.

Seeing her like this, Wei Changtian couldn’t help but want to laugh.

This was the real reason he had brought Xu Qingwan to the Zhang estate today.

Earlier, he had asked Wang Er to investigate why Xu Qingwan needed money so desperately, thinking that she must have some noble motivation. But the result was a huge disappointment.

There were no sick parents in bed, no siblings who couldn’t afford to study or practice martial arts, no poor people who needed help…

Nothing!

This woman was simply a gold digger!

This made things so much easier!

“Don’t just stand there, this is the Zhang family’s treasure trove, and it’s about to be confiscated.”

Wei Changtian urged her, “Take whatever you like, it’s all ill-gotten gains from Zhang Hongwen. Once we leave this place, there won’t be another chance!”

“I…”

Xu Qingwan was still standing stupidly in place, but Wei Changtian didn’t care about her anymore. He finished speaking and rushed to the deepest part of the secret room.

He didn’t care much about the ordinary gold and jewels, but there was one thing he had to get.

He pushed aside a pile of disordered precious medicines, and a certain wooden shelf finally came into view.

A soft armor!

It was in a deep brown color, with intricate and dense patterns. If you counted carefully, you would find that there were exactly 1,080 fine lines.

Although it looked ordinary, Wei Changtian knew that this was the most valuable item in the entire Zhang Manor.

The main material was taken from a 90-year-old mountain demon, and its scales were ground into powder, mixed with dark iron and black gold stone, and then melted into a liquid before being refined through a thousand hammerings, finally resulting in these 2,160 fine silk threads.

Even if an ordinary person wore it, they would be invulnerable to attacks below the fourth rank!

Xiao Feng had relied on this very item to save his life in the past!

Although Wei Changtian didn’t think that Xiao Feng would really be killed without this soft armor, it was still a precious treasure for himself!

With it, his personal safety was guaranteed.

With it, he could be even more reckless in his actions.

With it, his mother wouldn’t have to worry about him… Ah, he got carried away.

Wei Changtian thought about it and decided to put it on right away, taking off his clothes and putting on the soft armor.

It fit perfectly!

After putting on the tiger-striped robe, he patted his chest contentedly and gazed around with a hint of regret.

What a pity.

The other items were also valuable treasures, but they weren’t suitable for carrying around.

And things like silver notes that needed to be exchanged at a bank were naturally not present here.

After all, it was too easy to leave traces, just like why corrupt officials in his past life only hoarded cash and not banknotes or credit cards.

Wei Changtian didn’t plan to come back for more.

This matter will certainly not be kept secret for long. As long as the Mirror Division goes back and interrogates the people of the Zhang family, they will probably be able to find them.

Oh well, one couldn’t be too greedy. The goal had already been achieved.

He casually grabbed a few exquisite jewelry pieces and stuffed them into his pockets…

Only then did he remember Xu Qingwan.

After searching around, Wei Changtian finally found her at the entrance.

“What are you doing here? You’ve already taken enough things?”

“Ah… I…”

Xu Qingwan whispered, clutching her clothes: “I didn’t take anything…”

“Didn’t take anything?”

Wei Changtian was taken aback: “Why not? One item from here would be enough for your annual salary.”

“Bu-but this is stealing…”

It’s rare for the usually cold Xu Qingwan to show such a struggling expression, which is enough to prove that she is really conflicted.

However, it seemed that her moral bottom line was still prevailing for now.

“Never mind.”

Wei Changtian looked at her for a while, but ultimately didn’t persuade her further: “Let’s go, if we don’t leave now, others will start to suspect.”

“Okay.”

Xu Qingwan responded, but her feet didn’t budge.

She gazed at a nearby box of gold ingots and suddenly asked in a timid tone: “Do you… want to take one or two more gold ingots?”

“???”

Wei Changtian turned back with a questioning expression.

What’s going on? This woman didn’t want to steal, but now she’s asking me to steal more?

“I’ve already taken a lot, I don’t have space to carry more.”

He replied with a strange expression, but Xu Qingwan was relentless, her beautiful eyes staring straight at him, as if saying – if you don’t take it, I won’t leave.

“…”

Wei Changtian was speechless, hesitated for a moment, and then went to pick up two gold ingots the size of his palm.

Uniform standard, one was 20 taels, and two would be 40 taels.

According to the Great Peace gold-silver exchange rate of 1:10, it was worth 400 taels of silver.

“Alright, can we leave now?”

Wei Changtian waved the gold ingots in front of Xu Qingwan, preparing to turn around and climb the wooden ladder.

But he was stopped again.

“Wait, wait a minute.”

Xu Qingwan called out softly, stretching out a small hand: “Give me the gold ingots.”

“What?”

Wei Changtian’s eyes widened in shock.

What kind of operation is this?

“Why should I give them to you? You can take them yourself if you want!”

“I said I don’t steal things.”

“So what are you doing? You don’t want to steal, so you’re directly taking from me?”

“I’m not taking…”

Xu Qingwan’s face turned red, and she didn’t dare to look at Wei Changtian, only pointing to her empty scabbard at her waist.

The cowhide scabbard was empty because the Willow Leaf Sword inside had just been taken by Wei Changtian to stab the toad.

“You took my sword.”

“This… this is the money you have to pay me for the sword…”

Wei Changtian: “……”

Wow, this money-laundering operation is impressive!

…

Wei Manor, at midnight.

“Cre-eak~”

The door creaked open, and Qiu Yun and Yaun’er, who were waiting for Wei Changtian’s return, immediately stood up.

“Madam, why are you still awake so late?”

“I…”

Lan Jingyao shook her head and asked softly, “Hasn’t the master returned yet?”

“Hehe, so you’re worried about the young master, Madam!”

Yaun’er smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Madam. Before you married into the family, the young master would often return late at night. In a month, there would be at least ten nights when he wouldn’t come back!”

“Ah? What does he do every night, then?”

“Of course, he goes to…ahem…”

“Cough!”

Qiu Yun’s cough came a bit late, and by the time Yaun’er realized her mistake, Lan Jingyao’s face had already changed.

Shame and anger surged in her heart, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to say, so she could only mutter softly, “Pfft, scoundrel!”

“…”

Qiu Yun and Yaun’er exchanged a glance, but neither of them spoke up.

Lan Jingyao could scold Wei Changtian, but they couldn’t.

Moreover, they didn’t think the young master had done anything wrong.

After all, isn’t it normal for men to like going to those kinds of places?