"W-what?" Yan Xi was stunned for a moment, his brain almost couldn't wrap its head around it.
Pang Hao was equally surprised. "Xiao Jin, do you really think so? Do you know that your current situation is extremely dangerous as an official in the court?"
"I know, but there are some things I have to do." The Lou family made great contributions to the Li Dynasty, and his father was always at Li Dingzhou's beck and call. But in the end, he ended up collaborating with the enemy and treason, and his entire family was executed.
Both his father and mother hope to clear their name; this is their last wish, and as their son, he cannot just let it go.
He also had to get to the bottom of what He Wei had said.
He didn't want to hide like this anymore, living under a mask, and he didn't want to fall in love secretly with his senior brother.
As a child of an aristocratic family, his senior brother has no choice. One day he will be forced to get married by his family, and if he is unlucky, he will be forced to marry. When that time comes, he, the son of a criminal who has been hiding from his family, will have no choice but to watch his senior brother marry someone else.
This result is not what he wants.
The boy was stubborn and determined. Yan Xi and Pang Hao looked at each other, feeling helpless.
Pang Hao suggested, "How about this. After your senior brother arrives, we can discuss this further. Before that, let's just follow Xier's suggestion for now."
After saying that, Pang Hao glanced at the sky outside and said goodbye to the two of them.
As soon as he left, the atmosphere in the thatched hut became a little stagnant.
Yan Xi looked at the young man in front of him with a complicated expression.
After all this time, is the male protagonist still going to be the powerful official?
He was also impressed by this powerful plot maker.
Lou Jinchuan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, so he took the initiative to ask, "Brother, are you still thinking about what I just said?"
Yan Xi nodded, "Master is right, your current situation is indeed somewhat dangerous. Isn't it inappropriate for you to serve as an official in the court?"
Lou Jinchuan pursed his lips and stared at him intently, "What about Senior Brother? Can you just be a simple child of an aristocratic family and not serve as an official in the court?"
Yan Xi was stunned by the question and shook his head awkwardly.
Seeing this, the young man's eyes dimmed and his brows drooped. "Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. If you make a mistake, you will be doomed. Besides, Brother, you are determined to be a good official who serves the country and the people. Being a good official is harder than being a corrupt official."
He had thought about all of this seriously.
But he wanted reputation points and wanted to complete the mission, there was nothing he could do.
Although the hero's behavior towards the heroine's family in the original text was inappropriate, everything he did for the Li Dynasty was beneficial to the country and the people.
His reputation has surpassed that of the emperor and he has almost won the recognition of people across the country.
If he didn't become a high-ranking official, what could he do to gain the recognition of the people of the country? The emperor? He didn't dare to rebel.
In the past few years, he had privately run several restaurants and shops and accumulated some wealth. He thought that if he couldn't become an official, it would be nice to be a good person who was willing to do good deeds and accumulate reputation bit by bit.
For now, it uses this method to gain some reputation points by being a money-giving boy during major festivals, cold winter months, and in disaster-stricken areas.
However, after eight years, the task progress is only 10%, far from 100%.
At this rate, when will he be able to gain the recognition of the majority of the people in the country?
I can only waste my whole life like this.
Anyway, he is with me.
Yan Xi looked at the young man, feeling both worried and secretly happy.
Life is long, and it is okay to accumulate reputation slowly.
Lou Jinchuan didn't know what he was thinking, and his heart sank again at his silence.
So it was impossible for the senior brother to elope with him and live an ordinary life.
In this case, he can only share the honor and disgrace with him.
Perhaps, he can still protect him in the court.
Thinking about it, the young man smiled and said, "Brother, if you want to be a good official, then I will accompany you to work for the people of the world. Isn't that great?"
Yan Xi gave an awkward but polite smile, "Very good."
Alas, now he just wants to beg the plot master to stop causing trouble and ask the male protagonist not to take all the reputation points.
No matter what, I have to be a little lower than him before I die of old age, otherwise how can I complete the mission?
In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, Yan Xi stayed for a while and prepared to return to the He Mansion. Before leaving, he thought of the masked master and asked, "By the way, Xiao Jin, after I left that day, when that master suddenly appeared and took you to see my father, did he say anything?"
Lou Jinchuan stiffened slightly for a moment, looking into his eyes with a sincere expression, "He didn't say anything, just that he was sorry to my parents for not protecting me."
"It seems my father really cares about you. Perhaps I can tell him about your fake death. After all, we did this just to make those who know that I brought you back from the ruined temple believe that you are dead, so as to prevent anyone from finding out about you."
Hearing this, Lou Jinchuan's lips turned pale and he suddenly shouted, "No!"
"What's wrong?" Yan Xi didn't expect his reaction to be so big, and was completely stunned.
Realizing he was overly excited, Lou Jinchuan adjusted his facial expression and smiled, "Since we've come this far, then let's not let anyone else know of my existence. Only in this way can I be safer and not let down my senior brother's painstaking planning."
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