Chapter 29 Misunderstanding
This time it was Xu Zhao's turn to be confused. What was going on?
The topic changed too quickly. Aren't we discussing joining the army? How did it suddenly come to stealing?
Could it be that Zhao Dabao had such a bad habit in the past?
Xu Zhao fixed his sight on Zhao Dabao, who was still kneeling on the ground with a dazed look on his face, but no matter how he looked at him, he didn't think he was the right person. Did this kid have the guts to steal things?
She felt that Zhao Dabao was not as bad as Fang Xuren said. "Maybe it's a misunderstanding?"
"How can it be a misunderstanding? There are witnesses and evidence!" Fang Xuren also hoped that it was a misunderstanding, but this was what he and the prince saw with their own eyes.
"Where is the physical evidence, and who is the witness?" Xu Zhao still didn't quite believe it and wanted to defend Zhao Dabao.
When Fang Xuren saw Xu Zhao's expression, it seemed that she hadn't noticed that her things were missing at all.
"The witnesses are all of us present here. As for the physical evidence, it's in this kid's arms." After saying that, he roughly picked up Zhao Dabao, who was kneeling on the ground, with just one hand, and reached into his arms, and found the green blood moon mask that had just fallen.
"This is the physical evidence."
Xu Zhao had a face full of question marks. How did the mask he just gave to Zhao Dabao last night become physical evidence?
It can’t be…
Xu Zhao seemed to understand, her eyes widened as big as copper bells. Such a ridiculous thing actually happened to her!
"You're not going to say that Zhao Dabao stole my mask?" Xu Zhao asked tentatively.
Fang Xuren threw Zhao Dabao to the ground and handed the mask in his hand to Shen Yu.
Chen Yu carefully identified it and found that it was indeed Xu Zhao's mask. He placed the mask on the table and said, "Zhao Dabao, do you have anything to say?"
"This mask just fell from his arms. He must have stolen it from Miss Xu's tent."
There were basically people in other people's tents, except for Miss Xu, who lived alone in one. She often went out to help, which gave the thief an opportunity to take advantage.
"Wait!" Xu Zhao quickly helped Zhao Dabao up from the ground. "You must have misunderstood. I gave this mask to this child last night. How could it be stolen?"
This time it was Chen Yu and Fang Xuren who were stunned.
Chen Yu pursed his lips. Although he did not say explicitly that Zhao Dabao had stolen Xu Zhao's things, he tacitly agreed to it in his heart and just wanted to wait for Zhao Dabao to tell the truth himself.
Fang Xuren was still the most embarrassed person. He had just said righteously that Zhao Dabao was a thief, but he didn't expect that it was all a misunderstanding.
He touched the back of his head, then touched his chest, and for a moment he didn't know where to put his hands.
This was the first time Xu Zhao saw the saying online that people become particularly busy when they are embarrassed.
"You guys..." Xu Zhao didn't know what to say.
But this can't be blamed on Chen Yu and the others. These three people clearly have three mouths, but only Fang Xuren is speaking, and they didn't even ask her to verify it.
And Zhao Dabao, this kid was so scared that he couldn't speak. When he gets to the battlefield, can he really pick up a weapon and point his sword at the enemy?
Xu Zhao put the mask on the table on Zhao Dabao and patted his shoulder. "Don't be afraid. Once you put on the mask, the Moon God will protect you."
"Stand up straight and tell the prince and Deputy General Fang loudly that this mask is a gift from me."
It seemed that with Xu Zhao by his side, he felt more confident, and his panicked expression was slowly fading away. He raised his head, which had almost dropped to his chest, and looked at Xu Zhao, then at Chen Yu in front of him.
Chen Yu raised his eyes and met Zhao Dabao's masked face. The sharp fangs were chilling and the criss-crossing lines on it were a little weird. At this moment, he could not see Zhao Dabao's cowardly expression at all.
"This mask... was given to me... by Sister Xu last night," Zhao Dabao spoke intermittently, his hands shaking uncontrollably. He was afraid of being discovered, so he quickly put his hands behind his back.
Fang Xuren said bluntly: "Speak louder. A real man should speak with confidence, just like me."
He spoke with full energy and demonstrated to Zhao Dabao.
"Dabao, if you really want to go to the battlefield to avenge your parents, you need to be brave. A timid and cowardly person can only rely on others. Only those who are strong inside and brave outside can accomplish what they want to do."
Xu Zhao knew that he just had no experience. People have to experience it for the first time in order to grow. Today's events were also a chance for him to muster up his courage.
The villain in his heart was constantly playing games, and Zhao Dabao's eyes became more and more determined. He said again: "This mask was given to me by Sister Xu last night."
The more Zhao Dabao spoke, the clearer his words became. He touched the mask on his face and said, "She said that as long as I put on the mask, the Moon Goddess will bless me. Even if I die in the future, the mask will go to the underworld with me, so that I won't be bullied by the evil spirits on the underworld!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yu looked at Xu Zhao and saw her blinking at him guiltily.
When Zhao Dabao finished speaking, Xu Zhao's expression became subtle. This child was really naive and cute, saying whatever she wanted. The second half of the words were just said by her to appease his hunger, and he couldn't take them seriously at all.
She held her forehead silently in her heart, and when she felt a strange look coming at her, she raised her dark eyes and met Chen Yu's playful expression. She could only pretend to be innocent.
"Since this mask has such a magical effect," Chen Yu looked at Fang Xuren who was already a little stunned, "Deputy General Fang, order someone to make a batch of masks based on Miss Xu's and distribute them to every soldier."
“Your Highness, this…” Anyone with a discerning eye would know that this was a lie. If it was said that wearing a mask could bring blessings from the Moon Goddess, then this might be half-believable, but the so-called fearlessness of being bullied by evil spirits that followed directly reduced the credibility to the lowest level.
Only a child who has never experienced the world would believe such nonsense.
"Do it!" Shen Yu's order was unquestionable.
Without Xu Zhao's explanation, he knew what she meant when she said this to Zhao Dabao. If a person has no faith, then create one for him and give him a reason.
Zhao Dabao must be very afraid of ghosts, so Xu Zhao used this mask to tell him that ghosts are also afraid of this mask.
"In the future, if we go to hell, all the soldiers of the Moon Nation will wear blue blood moon masks so that we can recognize each other. If anyone is bullied, we must help each other!"
Shen Yu glanced at Fang Xuren with a warning look in his eyes.
Chen Yu covered up the lie for Xu Zhao. If one person said this, he might be shaken, but if two or three people said it, he would be much more resolute.
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