Snap
A crisp sound.
Lu Shan froze, covering half of his cheek, staring blankly at Zhou Mu.
Zhou Mu asked, "Are you finished?"
Lu Shan nodded.
Zhou Mu said, "Now you can listen to me, right?"
Lu Shan nodded, then was about to shake his head, but seeing Zhou Mu's gaze, he chuckled guiltily and said, "Go on, go on."
Then he added, "I will defend to the death your right to speak."
"High-sounding but empty rhetoric." Zhou Mu curled his lip. "I'm a little more ambitious than you, but..."
The two chatted all night.
They had a great time, but Zhou Mu was exhausted. This guy was really good at talking. All night long, all we listened to was him talk about everything from astronomy and geography to humanities and history. He even talked about how his third aunt's brother-in-law had peeped at the neighbor's young widow taking a bath several times.
It's frustrating.
The next morning, upon seeing Lu Shan, Zhou Mu avoided him from a distance as if he were a plague carrier.
However, when Lu Shan saw Zhou Mu, he immediately went over to him with a somewhat sly smile on his face. Well, how should I put it, he looked a bit like... a lapdog.
Zhou Mu was helpless.
At that moment, an unfamiliar figure appeared at the mountain gate.
It's Ma Tong.
Their gazes fell on Ma Tong.
Zhou Mu asked in confusion, "Why is he here?"
"You know him?" Lu Shan looked at Ma Tong, then at Zhou Mu, somewhat puzzled.
However, he quickly realized that, generally speaking, in the early stages, there will always be a force that provokes the male protagonist, and then the protagonist will pretend to be weak while actually being strong, satisfying the audience's desire for thrills.
Clearly, that person was there to satisfy Zhou Mu.
Satisfying... that sounds a little strange.
Lu Shan shook his head, trying to expel all the filthy thoughts from his mind.
Since the purpose of this visit was to see Zhou Mu, he should simply do his job as a bystander, picking up a small stool and some snacks.
It's a pity there were no sunflower seeds, peanuts, or mineral water; otherwise, it would have been perfect.
"What? They've chased us all the way here?" Zhou Mu's face darkened instantly as he recalled some past events.
His hand had already grasped the Six-Child Armor Diagram hidden in his sleeve.
Once Ma Tong decides to make a move, he will not hesitate to do so. For him, Ye Mujiu is his bottom line that cannot be crossed.
At this moment, Ye Mujiu skipped out of the house. Seeing the tense scene, she was a little stunned. Before she could figure out what was going on, Ma Tong looked over and said, "This must be Miss Ye."
"Yes, I..."
Before Ye Mujiu could speak, Zhou Mu's voice came over, "Xiao Jiu, go inside. Don't come out unless I call you."
Seeing Zhou Mu's expression, Ye Mujiu understood and immediately turned and ran inside.
"They're treating me differently; they didn't say they'd let me in," Lu Shan said, pursing his lips.
"Go crack your melon seeds." Zhou Mu's expression was somewhat gloomy.
Seeing that he was truly angry, and knowing this was not the time for jokes, Lu Shan simply moved further away to avoid getting hurt.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to kill you."
Ma Tong was still shrouded in a black robe, but without a hat brim.
Even though Ma Tong said that, Zhou Mu's vigilance towards him did not relax in the slightest. "Then what are you doing here? Just dropping by?"
Ma Tong gave a bitter laugh, then suddenly knelt on the ground. "Let's make peace. I'll admit my mistake, and you can forgive me, okay?"
"Admit your mistake?"
This change caught Zhou Mu off guard. He had prepared for the worst, but he didn't expect it to be resolved so easily.
Is the protagonist's halo kicking in again?
Ma Tong was on the verge of tears, kneeling on the ground, looking extremely disheveled.
If that mysterious expert hadn't been constantly whipping him, and he hadn't had any way to fight back, he would never have done such a humiliating thing.
After learning the whole story, Lu Shan, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, laughed and then looked at Zhou Mu, "Your protagonist aura is working again. The mysterious protection of a mysterious powerhouse, just thinking about it is exciting."
Zhou Mu had no recollection of that so-called mysterious expert.
At this moment, he looked at Ma Tong, who was kneeling on the ground.
In just a few days, most of the hair on this person's head had turned white, making him look much older all of a sudden, and even wrinkles were clearly visible on his forehead.
He sighed, helped Ma Tong to his feet, and Ma Tong, still somewhat frightened, asked, "Then have you forgiven me?"
Zhou Mu nodded. "I forgive you. But you're only saying it for the sake of it. You can't do it again, or I won't be so lenient with you."
Ma Tong felt as if he had been granted a pardon; the weight on his heart disappeared, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Thanks."
He disappeared after saying that.
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