Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

Xuanzhou.

Qi Ce was covered in dust, and his baseball cap was pulled down low on his head, as if he was deliberately hiding his face.

He quickened his pace, flashed into the narrow alley next to him.

The people who were following him hurriedly chased after him, but found that there was no one in the alley.

"Damn it, he slipped away again!"

……

"How long will I have to run away?" Qi Ce stared at the woman in front of him with deep confusion.

Several days ago, she suddenly showed up without saying any reason and told him to hang around Xuan Palace. If someone was chasing him, he should run away. If he couldn't run away, she would help him.

He listened to her and spent the past few days either running or on his way to run. He was simply fed up with it!

Hua Chaozhao uttered a few words calmly: "Tomorrow, the last time."

When Qi Ce heard this, he felt relieved, knowing that it was finally over.

But before she could relax, she heard her say, "Let them catch them."

Qi Ce's eyes widened instantly, and he said in disbelief: "Let them catch me? If I fall into their hands, will I still be able to survive?"

Thinking about teasing Xuan Gong for so many days, if he was caught, the consequences would be...

Qi Ce couldn't help but shudder.

Hua Chaochao glanced at him and said, "He won't kill you."

Qi Ce was skeptical: "Are you sure?"

Hua Chaochao: "You are the key to his breakthrough."

"I am the key?" Qi Ce was puzzled. How come he didn't know that he had become the key?

Hua Chaochao raised a smile, "He cares more about you taking the blame for others than you do."

As for the fact that he was inexplicably blamed, Qi Ce actually suspected that the aristocratic family was crying thief, but he had no evidence.

In the end, Qi Ce chose to believe Hua Chaochao.

The next day arrived quickly, and Qi Ce was deliberately captured by Xuan Palace's people as planned.

He was escorted before Ji Xianchen.

"I wonder what Lord Xuan wants to do by arresting me?" Qi Ce took the initiative and asked righteously.

"A person who should have been dead long ago is alive and well now... Tell me, what kind of deal is there between you and the aristocratic family? What are you doing by capturing martial artists?" Ji Xianchen's eyes were sharp, as if he wanted to see through Qi Ce.

Qi Ce responded calmly: "Master Xuan, you must have misunderstood me. I have no dealings with the noble families."

Ji Xianchen stood up and slowly walked to Qi Ce: "Misunderstanding? Then why don't you explain why you can 'come back from the dead'?"

Qi Ce: "Because Qu Xingshu and I have been friends for many years, he couldn't bear to see me die unjustly, so he helped me fake my death and escape."

Ji Xianchen's expression froze slightly.

Qi Ce is not a fool and would not tell such a lie that would be easily exposed, so this is the truth, he has no connection with the aristocratic family.

Could it be that the clue he had been pursuing so hard was gone...

Qi Ce looked at Ji Xianchen, "Master Xuan, do you believe that I am innocent?"

Ji Xianchen did not respond. His eyes became confused and his heart was in turmoil. He had thought that by arresting Qi Ce he would be able to uncover the conspiracy of the aristocratic family, but in the end it was all in vain.

Qi Ce continued, "To be honest, I also suspect that those people were arrested by the aristocratic family, but I was made to take the blame."

He paused for a moment, his eyes moving around, as if he was considering something, and then he put forward a bold proposal for cooperation:

"I see that Master Xuan has arrested me because he is suspicious of the family. If you are interested, we can cooperate. I have been investigating this matter, but my power is too weak to find out anything. But Master Xuan is different. You have status and people, so maybe you can find out something."

"What? Master Xuan, as long as you can clear my name, I'm willing to do anything."

In fact, these words were said by Hua Chaochao to Qi Ce yesterday.

Qi Ce didn't understand why. In his eyes, Lord Xuan was just a pawn manipulated by the aristocratic families. How much power could he have?

Qi Ce looked down on Ji Xianchen in his heart, but on the surface he did a good job. Seeing that Ji Xianchen did not respond, he asked again: "What do you mean? Lord Xuan, do you want to cooperate?"

Ji Xianchen fixed his eyes on Qi Ce again, "Okay."

Before Qi Ce could react, Ji Xianchen turned around and coldly ordered the guard beside him:

"Take him away and lock him up."

Qi Ce couldn't believe what he heard.

"Master Xuan, what do you mean? Didn't you agree to cooperate?" Qi Ce widened his eyes and questioned Ji Xianchen from behind.

Ji Xianchen did not give any explanation, and the guards quickly stepped forward and dragged Qi Ce away.

The reason why Ji Xianchen did this was very simple.

When the conspiracy of the aristocratic families is exposed in the future, Qi Ce will be the witness. If he is left outside, there is no guarantee that he will be discovered by the aristocratic families one day and then killed. Therefore, locking him up in the Xuan Palace is the safest option.

……

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day when Tan Xiu and Yi Mu had an appointment to fight.

The news that the island master and his senior brother would compete on the Wuyun Stage for the position of island master spread like wildfire. Early in the morning, before the two protagonists arrived, the Wuyun Stage was already surrounded by a dense crowd of people.

There was anticipation in their eyes, as if they were curious whether Tan Xiu could successfully defeat Yi Mu and seize the position of island master.

Wuyuntai is located in an open area on Lotus Island. It is actually a stone platform built on the open ground. It is a place for competitions set up on the island specifically for martial artists.

But since its construction, it has been seldom used, because the people of Lotus Island usually resolve their grudges on the spot, and rarely leave them to be resolved at Wuyuntai.