In fact, this was not a lie, because Su Qingluan was indeed going to Mu Xingzhi to borrow some books to read, with the ultimate goal of "cheating" Zhaodi's parents.

"Scam?" Mu Xingzhi looked at Su Qingluan with a joking expression, "I don't remember any of my books containing such unorthodox teachings."

Su Qingluan shook her head seriously, "That's wrong. Excellent con men are masters at reading people's minds. How can you call them 'heterodox'?"

Although she said "this kind of person", Su Qingluan looked at Mu Xingzhi meaningfully.

In her opinion, although Mu Xingzhi might have had various reasons to do so, he still told quite a few lies - to be more precise, Mu Xingzhi should be the most brilliant liar.

This kind of "lie" may not be a falsehood, but it may cause people who hear the relevant information to interpret it incorrectly or deliberately create misunderstandings through adjustments in language and expressions and the concealment of some key information.

Such "lies woven with truth" are the most difficult to detect.

However, Su Qingluan is a single woman. She just wants to make money. As long as Mu Xingzhi doesn't covet her money, everything will be fine.

As if he didn't sense Su Qingluan's "implied meaning", Mu Xingzhi still had that slightly smiling expression on his face: "So what book does Qingluan want to borrow this time?"

"They're books about setting up Taoist altars and formations, drawing talismans and chanting spells, right? In short, to perform shamanistic rituals in a targeted manner, one must have some basic skills, right?" Zhaodi's parents were very superstitious, otherwise they would not have used the name "Zhaodi" to pray for a boy.

Of course, the worst part was that they did eventually "recruit" a boy, so they became even more convinced of all the things they were praying to. Su Qingluan thought that if they weren't so poor, scammers would probably be the ones who would most likely scam people like this.

But this was exactly what Su Qingluan wanted.

However, Su Qingluan didn't really treat Zhaodi's parents as fools. On the contrary, someone who could sell their own daughter as a commodity was cunning and vicious. And because they were very superstitious, they probably had done a lot of praying to the gods and were probably very familiar with some of the "procedures".

Su Qingluan must be cautious enough, taking into account every conceivable aspect and not revealing any clues, so as to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan - this is not only related to whether Zhaodi can escape from the impasse, whether Chen Zhi can find a good marriage, but also related to whether her Liangzhou branch can have a capable couple to solve the urgent problem.

Of course, Su Qingluan couldn't play the role of "Banxian'er" herself, as she would just be making a fool of herself. But at least she had to be "knowledgeable" to know if the other person was really acting like the real person.

As for the candidate, Su Qingluan planned to look for it slowly - preferably someone unfamiliar.

While thinking in her mind, Su Qingluan had already followed Mu Xingzhi to the room at the back where various books were stored.

After more than two years of getting along, although Su Qingluan knew rationally that Mu Xingzhi's identity was suspicious and what he wanted was bigger than she had previously thought, and that he was not an easy person to get along with, she still couldn't help but get closer to him again and again emotionally.

There is no way. If you travel to an era where you are unfamiliar with the place and everyone around you is thousands of years away from you and your ideas are incompatible, you will definitely fall into spiritual loneliness.

But there is someone who can easily accept your ideas that seem "wild" to people at that time, and even often resonate with you in unexpected ways. At the same time, this person looks gentle and elegant, treats people politely, and can often solve your urgent problems. It is difficult to alienate such a person even if you know that his identity is suspicious.

Su Qingluan was secretly wary at first, but she found that Mu Xingzhi was just too likable - or in other words, in many ways, he was hard to dislike.

Therefore, even though she knew that the other party was very patient in getting along with her, it was probably just because of her various "usability", but Su Qingluan was very open-minded based on the idea that "being usable means being valuable".

Now she has completely become a helpless fish on the road of "guarding against Mu Xingzhi's other intentions" - because as she gets to know this man more and more, although his life experience is still a mystery, one thing is certain, she can't stop him from doing anything.

In this case, it is better to do your job honestly and cherish this friend who may disappear at any time.

After all, at any given time, there are not many people who can fully accept and listen to your ideas.

When they arrived at the book storage room at the back, Mu Xingzhi began to "order" Su Qingluan without any hesitation.

"I say... after all, you're not really unable to walk. Wouldn't it be nice to get out of your wheelchair and move around occasionally?" Su Qingluan found the corresponding book according to Mu Xingzhi's instructions and couldn't help but complain, "Aren't you afraid that if this goes on for a long time, your legs will become completely useless?"

Mu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Don't worry, these legs still look very healthy."

Su Qingluan shrugged and then muttered softly, "Hmph, when you get a lower limb venous thrombosis in the future and can't cry even if you want to, you'll know how to be afraid."

In Su Qingluan’s previous life, many of her fellow patients were “spoiled” people who would whimper and moan at the slightest pain and stay in bed all day, refusing to move at all.

The doctors and nurses who came to make rounds repeatedly reminded patients to avoid staying in bed or sitting still for long periods of time, even if they were just walking around the ward, especially those who had just completed surgery.

This is not only to help everyone recover their physical strength faster, but more importantly, if patients remain motionless for a long time, they will develop lower limb venous thrombosis, especially deep thrombosis that is not easy to detect.

These blood clots sometimes do not cause particularly obvious symptoms, and only make the legs feel a little sore, numb, swollen and painful, so they do not cause people to pay special attention.

However, if a deep embolism breaks off and enters the pulmonary circulation, it will cause circulatory ischemia or respiratory distress, and eventually lead to venous thrombosis, and in the most serious cases, sudden death.

There are no thrombolytic drugs available in this era, and no heart stents can be made. If you encounter related symptoms, you can only leave it to fate.

However, it was obvious that Mu Xingzhi didn't care about his illness, so Su Qingluan didn't bother to persuade him - after all, in her opinion, Mu Xingzhi was actually a very stubborn person, and there was no point in saying more about what he had already decided.