I'm the villain in the book

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When this kind of thing happened, the Dafeng court was deeply saddened and shocked, so it was natural to investigate thoroughly.

But after that, the monster never appeared again, and no matter how much manpower and material resources were spent, there was no trace of it.

Until one year passed, the same thing happened again, and the place was Huailing City, where Wei Changtian had been...

......

"Huai Ling?"

Stopping in his tracks, Wei Changtian frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, I passed by Huailing Mansion when I came here, and it doesn't look like I've been hit by such a catastrophe."

"Isn't that the monster has been killed?"

"If it was a few months ago, I would definitely answer you, yes."

Li Qi shook his head and gave a very weird answer: "But now...that's not it."

"..."

Wei Changtian didn't answer, and quietly waited for the next sentence.

But Li Qi was silent for a moment before continuing.

"That time in Huailing Mansion, we were also helpless against that monster at the beginning."

"Taoism, Buddhism, magic, Confucianism... I have tried all kinds of methods from all schools and schools, but I still can't help this monster like 120 years ago."

"Until a swordsman suddenly approached the watchman and said that he could subdue this demon."

"At first no one believed him, but at that time we didn't care so much, we were willing to try whatever we could."

"But who would have thought that this swordsman would actually kill this monster... with just one sword."

"This demon was destroyed, and nearly a million people in Huailing City survived."

"At that time, I was still young, and the late emperor promised this swordsman a lifetime of prosperity and wealth, and that he would marry my eldest sister to him."

"But who knows that he doesn't want anything, he just wants to make a move with ten great kendo masters."

"The first emperor agreed, and invited ten people with the most superb swordsmanship from Dafeng to compete with this person."

"The swordsman won ten battles and ten victories, and then he left without saying goodbye. It was nine years after he learned of his whereabouts again."

"In Daning, you are also looking for someone to compare swords..."

"..."

Hearing this, Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, recalling the mysterious swordsman Qin Zhengqiu told him about killing Zhang Benchu ​​on the Tianshan Mountain 50 years ago.

The strength, time, and behavior are all right, and it seems that they should be the same person.

"emperor."

Stop thinking about the swordsman for the time being, Wei Changtian carefully reviewed what Li Qi said, and then asked in a deep voice:

"It's just been a year since the monster disaster in Huailing, and you just said that the monster is still alive... Could it be that something similar happened recently?"

"Yes."

Li Qi didn't hide anything, and nodded with a wry smile: "It's here in Fengyuan."

"..."

From the county seat, to the prefectural city, and then to the capital of a country.

If the whole city would perish if the monster could not be resolved, then these three crises were not at the same level at all.

Wei Changtian instantly understood Li Qi's pressure, and after a long silence, he asked again:

"Your Majesty, this monster is so powerful, it must have a name, right?"

"I don't have a name, after all, no one has seen this thing before."

Li Qi shook his head: "But the common people call it..."

"Yama."

Chapter 298 Tens of millions of lives, what is the price?

Yama......

As a teacher, he cut Yama with one sword.

When Wei Changtian heard Li Qi utter these two words, he immediately thought of what Old Zhangtou had said.

He once doubted whether the old Zhangtou was Zhang Benchu, but according to Qin Zhengqiu, the latter had died in full view.

Then he wondered if old Zhangtou was the swordsman who killed Zhang Benchu.

But after an analysis at the time, I felt that this possibility was extremely slim.

And now...

The pupils contracted suddenly uncontrollably, Wei Changtian blurted out and asked, almost out of composure:

"What's the last name of that swordsman?!"

"..."

Li Qi was taken aback for a moment, looking at Wei Changtian with puzzled and thoughtful eyes.

However, he quickly gave an answer.

"Mr.Zhou."

"week?"

The fog that was thought to be unraveled closed again, Wei Changtian opened his mouth slightly, and asked again unwillingly.

"Your Majesty, are you sure his surname is Zhou?"

"determine."

Li Qi nodded affirmatively, then asked with a smile, "Young Master Wei, what's the matter?"

"nothing."

Wei Changtian took a deep breath, cupped his hands and apologized: "Your Majesty, the boy just remembered an old friend, and he lost his composure. I hope you will forgive me."

"It's okay."

Li Qi smiled and waved his hands. Although he knew that Wei Changtian seemed to know some inside information, he didn't ask any more, and just brought the topic back to the right track.

"Mr. Wei, now you should know why Tong'er invited you to Fengyuan."

"Since you can defeat Meng Shi with one move, you must be able to fight that monster when you think about it."

"I just don't know if the young master is willing to help save Feng Yuan's nearly ten million lives?"

"..."

at last.

Turning his head to look at Li Qi with a sincere face, Wei Changtian did not rush to answer, but quickly calculated all the pros and cons of this matter in his mind.

Although Li Qi put himself in a very high position, it seemed that if he didn't act, he would be ignoring the lives of thousands of people.

But in reality, there will certainly not be so many deaths.

After all, if there is really no other way, Li Qi can order everyone in the city to move out of Fengyuan before July [-]th.

It is not even guaranteed that this work has already begun to be carried out secretly.

Of course, in just two months, there is a high probability that the people will be able to run away, but most of the things must not be moved.

The loss of these materials is second to none, and the whereabouts of so many people is a big problem.

After all, moving the capital is no joke.

The location of the country's capital is directly related to the country's destiny, and right now it is the time of the "Fengning War". If something goes wrong at this juncture, it is impossible to say that Dafeng will perish.

Even if there are no mistakes, it will definitely hurt Dafeng's vitality, let alone maintain the national war.

Therefore, from Wei Changtian's point of view, Li Qi may care about Fengyuan's nearly tens of millions of lives, but it is more based on the consideration of Dafeng's overall national destiny.

As for whether you want to agree...

Regardless of whether the monster is real Yan Luo or fake Yan Luo, it is a "magic strike" for him, a matter of 500 system points.

500 system points, almost the price of two mysterious weapons.

Not to mention the great royal family, even older families can freely pay this price.

And to be honest, I don't really take these 500 points seriously. After all, I used nearly 1500 points to save Liang Zhen's father and daughter.

Looking at it this way, it seems that this is just a trivial matter.

but......

You must know that the conditions proposed by the strong party in the negotiation are never measured by "what you have paid".

Instead, bid according to "what the other party will lose" if the negotiation fails.

"emperor."

After thinking for a while, Wei Changtian finally said slowly under Li Qi's gaze:

"I might be able to put that monster to death."

"But I still have one thing I want to ask Your Majesty."

"Oh?"

Li Qi nodded with a half-smile: "Young Master Wei, it's okay to ask."

"Yes."

Wei Changtian cupped his hands and bowed his head, saluted again respectfully, and then asked calmly as if haggling with a vendor in the vegetable market:

"Your Majesty, what I want to ask is..."

"Nearly tens of millions of human lives, plus the fate of a country, what is it worth?"

......

......

Half an hour later, the carriage surrounded by several riders drove out of the Dafeng Palace and went straight to the Dagenren's Yamen in the north of the city.

In the car, Li Wutong looked at the silent Wei Changtian, and after holding back for a long time, he finally couldn't help asking:

"Hey...cough, Young Master Wei, have you promised Father?"

"Well, yes."

"Then, what did he promise you?"

"It's nothing."

Wei Changtian shook his head: "I have a heart for the common people in the world, so I decided to kill monsters for you for free."

"what?"

Obviously, this answer completely exceeded Li Wutong's expectations.

She opened her mouth wide and asked in a daze, "Really, really?"

Wei Changtian glanced at her: "Princess, what do you think?"

"I think......"

Li Wutong replied subconsciously: "I don't think a person like you can do such a thing."

"Then you still ask?"

"you!"

Li Wutong was instantly so angry that he knew that Wei Changtian didn't want to tell him.

But this matter may be related to her own life, so after trying to adjust her mentality for a long time, she asked again in a wronged voice:

"Young Master Wei, can you tell me...does it have anything to do with me?"

"Yes, yes." This time Wei Changtian answered quickly.

"what?"