I Am Actually the Main Villain in the Novel

The aroma of delicacies wafted through the main hall, with dish after dish of exquisite cuisine radiating an enticing glow. But the two people’s thoughts were not on these luxurious dishes.

“Wei, Young Master Wei, you’re saying…”

“Yes, I really do have a way to remove the scar on your face.”

Wei Changtian nodded, gently putting down his chopsticks.

This task was not difficult for him, and he could even do it right now if he wanted to.

【Blood-Draining Fruit: Spirit Medicine (Earth-grade), grind and apply, can heal all external injuries in an instant, 50 points】

Compared to the “Cure-All” Cloud Mother Mushroom, this Blood-Draining Fruit may have a weaker effect, but it was also much cheaper.

However, no matter how cheap, it was not something he could give away for free. As for what Wei Changtian wanted to get from Ning Yuqiao…

“What do you want me to do, Young Master Wei?!”

Ning Yuqiao leaned forward slightly, her breathing becoming a bit rapid.

Wei Changtian thought to himself that women were indeed willing to pay any price to become beautiful, and opened his mouth to respond:

“I want you to go to a place and retrieve something for me.”

“Where? What thing?”

“This I cannot tell you for now, but…”

Wei Changtian paused for a moment, then continued: “However, this task may involve some danger.”

“Danger?”

“Yes.”

Wei Changtian nodded, looking straight at Ning Yuqiao, enunciating each word: “You might die.”

“……”

Ning Yuqiao was stunned, and Wei Changtian didn’t rush her, only continuing to speak.

“It’s not a certainty, in fact, there’s about a 90% chance you’ll come out unscathed.”

“This isn’t urgent, Princess can take a few days to think about it, and then tell me when you’ve made up your mind.”

“And as long as you agree, I’ll immediately help you remove the scar.”

“……”

Wei Changtian finished speaking and picked up his chopsticks again, starting to eat, without any guilt or sense of taking advantage of Ning Yuqiao’s situation.

He didn’t have any obligation to help Ning Yuqiao in the first place, and he had already made the benefits and risks clear to her. Even if Ning Yuqiao ultimately died because of this task… that would be her own choice.

At least he hadn’t deceived her.

Time slowly passed, and Ning Yuqiao sat there, stunned, until Wei Changtian had almost finished a bowl of rice before she finally spoke up softly:

“Young Master Wei, can I ask a question?”

“Go ahead.”

Wei Changtian nodded, already able to guess what Ning Yuqiao wanted to ask.

Definitely something like “Why do I have to go get that thing?” or “What kind of danger is involved?”

But… he was wrong this time.

Ning Yuqiao didn’t ask any of the questions Wei Changtian had anticipated, instead lowering her eyelids and speaking softly:

“Prince Wei, is that thing… important to you?”

“……”

Wei Changtian’s gaze paused, and it took him a while to slowly respond.

“Yes, it’s very important.”

“That……”

Ning Yuqiao raised her head, giving a soft but firm answer.

“I promise.”

……

……

At 6 pm, in the southern part of Shucheng City, at Fuyanfang.

Today was the first day of November, which wasn’t a holiday, but the entire Fuyanfang was decorated with lanterns and bustling with excitement.

This was a unique tradition in Shucheng.

In the past, farmers in Shucheng would sell their grains in the city around the end of October and the beginning of November. If it was a good harvest year, they would earn more money and spend it in the city.

They would buy fabric for new clothes for their families, cheap jewelry for their wives, and treat themselves to a trip to the kiln… It was similar to the “Double Eleven” feeling in his previous life.

Since Fuyanfang was the “commercial and entertainment center” of Shucheng City, the liveliness of the area during this time could indicate the harvest of the year.

Later, the government decided to hold a lantern festival in Fuyanfang every year on the first day of November to pray for a good omen of “wind and rain in harmony”.

Although it was called a lantern festival, it was similar to a temple fair, with stalls selling various snacks, performers showing off their skills, and fortune-tellers predicting fortunes.

Wei Changtian was not very interested in this, and after strolling around for a while, he felt a bit bored.

However, Ning Yuqiao seemed to be in high spirits, her eyes peeking out from behind her veil, looking around with great interest, as if she found everything fascinating.

It was probably because she didn’t go out often.

“Miss Yuqiao……”

After walking for a while, Wei Changtian turned to Ning Yuqiao and said, “There’s a teahouse up ahead, let’s take a break.”

Because they were outside, he didn’t call Ning Yuqiao “Princess”, and Ning Yuqiao seemed to like this more intimate form of address, smiling and nodding in response.

“Yes, coincidentally, there’s a lantern riddle over there. Why don’t we see who can guess more?”

“I won’t guess lantern riddles.”

Wei Changtian shook his head honestly, thinking to himself that he could only recite poems and wouldn’t be able to guess lantern riddles.

However, Ning Yuqiao thought he was being humble and pulled him quickly into the teahouse, stopping in front of a row of colorful lanterns.

There weren’t many people around, only a few young men and women in luxurious clothes who were frowning and thinking hard.

It seemed that the lantern riddles here were quite difficult, and ordinary people couldn’t solve them.

This was like forcing a duck to climb a perch……

Wei Changtian rubbed his nose, looking helplessly at the small paper note hanging under a yellow lantern.

[Left side is less than 1,000, right side is over 10,000]

What kind of trick was this?

Without a doubt, the first question had already stumped Wei Changtian, but Ning Yuqiao had thought for only four or five breaths before laughing and walking towards the next lantern.

Wow, had she already solved it?!

Wei Changtian felt that his intelligence had been insulted, so he also got into the spirit of the lantern riddle, still standing in the same spot, thinking hard.

According to the question… this character should have a left-right structure, and the left part should have fewer strokes than the character “thousand”, while the right part should have more strokes than the character “ten thousand”.

Hmm……

Although he knew the thought process, he still couldn’t solve it after thinking for half a day, and when he looked up, he found that Ning Yuqiao had already reached the fifth lantern riddle.

Forget it, he gave up.

Shaking his head, Wei Changtian prepared to find a seat and wait for a while.

However, just at this moment, he saw a young noble approaching Ning Yukuo, bowing and saying something.

It was probably a pickup line.

After all, although Ning Yukuo was wearing a veil, her overall aura was still unmatched.

It was unknown whether the young noble would be shocked if Ning Yukuo suddenly removed her veil.

Wei Changtian curled his lip, taking a step towards them while a bunch of “classic” scenarios flashed through his mind.

For example, the young noble ordering his guards to beat him up, only to be counterattacked by himself.

Or the young noble wanting to compare literary skills with him, only to be stunned by a brilliant poem.

Speaking of which, if he had to recite a poem later, which one would be better?

The one by Xin Qiji, “Qing Yu An · Yuan Xi”, was not bad, quite fitting for the occasion.

Among the crowd, searching for him thousands of times, suddenly turning back, that person was still there, in the dimly lit place… wouldn’t that directly mesmerize Ning Yukuo?!

“Lord Wei…”

Ning Yukuo’s voice entered his ears, and Wei Changtian also snapped out of his “beautiful imagination”, looking up at the young noble, preparing to wait for him to make a move before starting to show off.

But who knew that the young noble only exchanged a glance with him, then hastily apologized with his head bowed:

“Ah! I didn’t know this lady was with you, I’ve been too forward, please forgive me!”

Wei Changtian: “???”

What was going on?

This wasn’t the script at all!