I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 141 Everything is Changing

As for how to use Chu Xianping, Wei Changtian actually thought carefully about it.

His first thought was to find an opportunity to promote Chu Xianping to an official position, and then slowly take over the helm of Shuzhou branch of Xuanjing Division.

But after weighing it up, he finally didn't do it.

the reason is simple.

Because Chen Bo has at least superficially obeyed his words. If Chu Xianping is forced to take over at this time, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction and even resistance among the "old people" like Chen Bo.

They may not dare to do anything clearly, but there is a high probability that they will stumble secretly.

Wei Changtian only needs an obedient Xuan Jingsi, and he doesn't necessarily have to completely control him, so there is no need to take this risk.

That being the case, the Freemasonry is the best place for Chu Xianping to go.

Zhang San is just an executor, and he can't plan some things alone.

But Chu Xianping is different. If he takes over the development of the Freemasonry in Shuzhou, it is estimated that it will not take long for the "Shuzhou sub-helm" of the Freemasonry to surpass the "master rudder" in the capital.

Of course, the premise is that what the original book says is true.

......

The next day, Wei Changtian was still the same Chu Xianping he met at the "Zuixiaolou".

He seemed to be the same as before, but something was different.

This difference is not reflected in the appearance, but more like a change in temperament from the inside out.

First he was betrayed by his sweetheart, and then he killed him with his own hands...

It would be strange if there was no change.

It's just that Chu Xianping hid this change very well, except for Wei Changtian, an insider, the others probably didn't see the difference in him.

On the table are still two pots of wine, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of sauced beef.

Xiao Er was still chattering and recommending that "newly opened brothel", Chu Xianping smiled and gave him twenty copper coins as usual.

"Brother Chu."

"Young Master Wei."

After that night in the Guo Mansion, this was the first time Wei Changtian met Chu Xianping.

The two of them looked at each other without saying too much nonsense, and soon entered the state of drinking.

According to the previous life, smoking and drinking are the fastest way to establish friendship between men.

Right now there is no smoke, and there is no highly distilled liquor.

But this pot of Zhuyeqing, a specialty of Shuzhou, is enough.

At the beginning, the two used cups, then bowls, and then they didn't even bother to pour it, so they simply blew on the spout and it was a pot.

The empty wine jugs filled the table in a short time, and Wei Chang didn't feel it until now.

"Brother Chu, what you said before is willing to stand up for me...does it still count?"

"Of course it counts."

"Then I want you to do something for me."

"My lord, it's okay to say."

"it is good."

Wei Changtian glanced at Chu Xianping, who was also not in the slightest drunkenness, and then explained the matter of the Freemasonry in a few words.

After hearing this, Chu Xianping was not very surprised, but just said with a smile: "My lord, this is not the same thing."

Wei Changtian also smiled: "Just say if you want to help me."

"I have already answered my son."

"Hahaha, good!"

It has to be said that communicating with smart people is a joy, basically there is no need to say nonsense, and there is no need to explain over and over again.

Wei Changtian was in a good mood and blew another pot of wine, then suddenly asked a question he had asked here last time thoughtfully.

"Brother Chu, do you want to go to that newly opened brothel with me today?"

"..."

Chu Xianping was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and gave a completely opposite answer from last time.

"it is good."

......

Two hours later, Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping came out of the "Manchun Courtyard" together, and then went their separate ways to go home.

Speaking of which, this is Wei Changtian's first visit to the land of Yanliu since he came to Shuzhou.

It is said that the women in the south are shuiling, but in fact, it is not much different from the experience in the capital.

Different "paths" lead to the same goal.

But although Wei Changtian didn't have any special feelings, after they left, the girls in Manchun Courtyard were talking about it.

Because those two young gentlemen just now are different from other men in other respects besides being generous.

One was too "long-lasting", and it took more than an hour for the three sisters to take turns.

The other one was a little funny, spent the money but didn't take off his clothes, just sat at the table and drank tea for an hour, and the girl who served him was very depressed.

"It's the first time I've seen this kind of man, he's just like wood!"

"I don't answer when I chat with him, I don't listen to him when I play the piano, and I don't look at me even when I'm sitting on his lap!"

"If I hadn't grabbed it lightly, I would have thought he was an eunuch!"

The above are the original words of a girl from Xiu'er. When she said this, her little face was full of anger.

A sister next to her jokingly said: "It's not good, they gave you a lot of money, don't you happen to be at leisure."

"Hmph, that's true..."

The girl named Xiu'er wrinkled her nose and whispered:

"But I just feel that that person is weird..."

......

In the next few days, Wei Changtian didn't go out to wander around, but "hosted" Zhang San and Li Suyue's "wedding" at home.

It is said to be a wedding, but in fact the whole process is as simple as it is.

Zhang San's parents have been dead for a long time, and they have no relatives or friends in Shuzhou.

Li Suyue's parents also passed away a few years ago, although there are still a few relatives who occasionally walk around, but probably out of concern for Zhang San's face, they didn't call any of them.

So in the end, they actually set up a banquet at home, with familiar faces such as Yuan'er and Liang Qin sitting there.

However, although there are few people, the festival is still quite festive.

Even Liang Zhen took the time to join in the fun, leaving behind a 200 tael silver note when he left, saying it was a congratulatory gift for Zhang San.

Wei Changtian was going to give a few hundred taels a favor, but Zhang San and Li Suyue refused to take it even if they were beaten to death, so they gave up in the end.

After praying to heaven and earth, eating wedding wine, and entering the bridal chamber... the next day, when the red cloth lanterns and other things were removed, everything seemed to return to the original state, but there were many insignificant changes.

For example, Li Suyue no longer called Wei Changtian "Young Master", but changed his name to "Master";

For example, Wang Ran changed his surname to Zhang Ran;

For example, Zhang San has changed from "24 hours on call" to "commuting on time", and will sleep in the house next door at night;

For example, Ah Chun occasionally wonders why Aunt Su Yue, who is not a practitioner, can "double cultivation" with Uncle Zhang San...

Both philosophy and science tell us that everything in the world is changing all the time, only change remains unchanged.

Some of these changes may be as slow and subtle as what Zhang San and Li Suyue are experiencing now.

But some are so sudden and violent that it takes only a moment for a person, a family, or even a dynasty to move towards another future.

The period of five days has passed.

When she was young, Ning Yuke quietly slipped out of Prince Shun's Mansion with the support of several Freemasons, and soon disappeared into the dark night.

Chapter 142 Ning Yuke's Choice

"Princess, after entering the cave, you will encounter five forked roads, the leftmost one is for life, and the rest are for death."

"Go straight along the path of life and you will enter an ancient cave. Don't worry about anything else. There is an eight trigrams array on the innermost side. There are eight gates of Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui on it. There is a long sword stuck above the door..."

"Eight-handled long swords lead to four lives and four deaths. If you pull out the right sword, you will get a treasure. If you pull out the wrong sword, it will trigger a mechanism. Thousands of arrows will pierce the heart."

"Among them, Qian, Li, and Xun are the gates of death, and there is one hexagram of the gate of death...Young Master didn't say..."

The night is as dark as ink, and the mountains and forests are silent, only the rustling of leaves and Zhang San's calm statement.

Ning Yuke glanced at the pitch-black hole, which seemed to be able to swallow everything, and confirmed softly:

"That is to say...in the five hexagrams of Kun, Zhen, Kan, Gen, and Dui, four lives and one dies, as long as I don't choose the only door of death?"

"Yes."

Zhang San nodded: "If the princess chooses the right one, you should be able to see what the young master wants in the world, and then you can just take it out."

"Okay, I see..."

Ning Yuke smiled, took the Ye Mingzhu from Zhang San, tied a long rope around her waist, and walked to the entrance of the cave.

Naturally, Ye Mingzhu was for lighting, but tying the rope was not for saving her, but for pulling her body out in case she died in the cave.

The pale moonlight fell on everyone through the gaps in the leaves. Compared with the somewhat nervous Masons, Ning Yuke's face showed no sign of shrinking back.

Before she came, she was mentally prepared to never return, so she was not afraid at the moment, but she was slightly regretful about one thing——

Mr. Wei really didn't come.

Shaking his head slightly, he walked slowly into the cave entrance.

The light of the night pearl became weaker and weaker, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

And not long after she entered, Wei Changtian slowly appeared from the darkness in the forest with a calm expression.

"Son."

Zhang San leaned over and reported in a low voice: "The people in the palace haven't noticed yet, and our people are also very careful along the way, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Ah."

Wei Changtian calmly ordered: "Send a few more fast-footed people to keep an eye on the movement of the palace. Once they find out that Ning Yuke is missing, they will definitely take action and notify me immediately."

"understood."

Zhang San nodded to arrange the matter, while Wei Changtian looked at the slightly shaking rope extending from the hole, and sighed softly in his heart.

If possible, he still didn't want Ning Yuke to die in the cave.

But perseveringly, I really didn't remember which hexagrams in the last gossip array were Shengmen.

According to the description in the original book, it was wrong for Xiao Feng to draw four swords even in this gossip formation, but he insisted on surviving through numerous traps with his extraordinary "strength", and finally won the "Wan Ren Yin" and "Xing Chen scabbard".

Ning Yuke undoubtedly does not have the ability to survive after triggering the mechanism, so she must choose the life door.

But although Wei Changtian has read the original work several times, it is really hard to remember such details.

Just eliminating the three wrong answers of "Qian, Li, and Xun", he had already racked his brains, but he couldn't remember which hexagram the remaining dead door was.

Alas, it depends on Ning Yuke's luck...

......

in the hole.

This cave is much bigger than Ning Yuke imagined.

Although the entrance of the cave is only half the height of a person, it is instantly much wider after entering it, and the feet under the feet are not gravel and mud, but tightly knit stone steps.

However, the steps are full of bones left by various animals after death, which looks quite scary.