Qiao Xueying said angrily, "You're taking advantage of someone's misfortune."
Zuan shrugged: "I'm not some kind of philanthropist who does good deeds anonymously. Why would I go to all this trouble to help some irrelevant people if I don't take the opportunity to gain some benefits?"
Qiao Xueying gritted her teeth, a look of struggle on her face: "If I call you, will you really go to save them?"
“It’s not just that I’ve shouted it, it’s that I’ll keep shouting it from now on,” Zuan corrected. “Of course, I’m just doing my best, and I may not actually be able to save them.”
"You can't even guarantee success, so why should I keep calling you... calling you that thing?!" Qiao Xueying was naturally not going to stand for it.
“If you can’t save him, you don’t need to call for help anymore, but you have to call for help at the beginning.” Zuan looked at him with a smile.
"Alright, I hope you keep your word," Qiao Xueying pursed her lips, her face turning pale and then red, before finally whispering after a long while, "Good...good brother."
Zuan brought his ear close to hers: "What are you shouting? Your voice is too soft, I can't hear you."
"Don't go too far!" Qiao Xueying glared at him resentfully.
Anger level from Qiao Xueying +33!
"Your voice is indeed very soft." Zuan thought to himself with a sigh of regret. This girl used to be like a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest touch, but now she only contributes such a pitiful amount of anger points. It was really frustrating.
"If you dare lie to me, you're dead!" Helpless, Qiao Xueying could only blush and call out again, "Good brother~"
Zuan laughed heartily: "Good sister, that's a good girl."
After saying that, he went straight to where Chen Wei was being held.
Qiao Xueying stood there, stunned, and subconsciously touched her cheek, feeling it burning hot. She thought to herself that she must be crazy.
Zu An stopped outside the house where Chen Wei was being held for a while. He agreed to save Chen Wei not because he wanted people to call him "good brother," but mainly because, as a person from a civilized society, he couldn't bring himself to do something that would cause the deaths of hundreds of innocent people for his own selfish desires.
Although theoretically these people should be phantoms created by the secret realm, their realism upon first contact was so striking that they were indistinguishable from real people. He dared not gamble and did not want to leave any psychological scars.
After seeing the words on the meteorite, he started thinking about other solutions, so even if Qiao Xueying didn't call him "good brother," he would still try to save her.
If Qiao Xueying finds out about this, the anger she's gathered will probably explode, right?
Zuan couldn't help but have a wicked sense of humor in his speculation, but he ultimately resisted the urge to tell her. Compared to those thousands of points of anger, it seemed more worthwhile to hear a cute little girl call him "good brother" in the future.
The thought that the other party was someone who once wished to kill him only fueled his excitement.
After composing himself, Zu An pushed open the door and entered, while Chen Wei was bound hand and foot to a pillar.
"You corrupt official, I knew you weren't a good person before. You must have framed us on purpose." When Chen Wei saw him come in, his eyes instantly turned red. He struggled to pounce on him, but unfortunately, he was tied up.
Chen Wei's anger level increased by 444!
"Behave yourself!" A constable next to him brandished a fire-and-water stick and struck him directly, then looked at Zu An with a fawning expression, "Don't offend the Imperial Censor."
Zuan nodded, gesturing for them to leave: "I have something to ask him. You two stay outside and keep watch."
"Yes, yes, yes~" The yamen runners and soldiers filed out one after another.
Qiao Xueying followed, closed the door, and then looked out warily to see if anyone was approaching.
Zu An then said to Chen Wei, "I know you have been wronged."
"You corrupt official, it really was you!" Chen Wei's eyes were filled with hatred. The thought of his father's tragic death and the misfortunes suffered by his fellow villagers filled him with rage.
Chen Wei's anger level has increased by 999!
"Don't get so agitated, I'm here to save you," Zuan said slowly.
"Save me?" Chen Wei frowned and said coldly, "You're that kind of person?"
"Brother Chen, I... my brother really came to save you." At this moment, Qiao Xueying also came over to comfort him.
Hearing her say the same thing, Chen Wei looked at Zu An with a puzzled expression and said nothing more.
Zuan then spoke up, "I know you are innocent, because I ran there immediately when the meteorite fell, and the words are already engraved on it."
Upon hearing his words, Chen Wei trembled: "It's over, our entire village is doomed!"
Zuan looked at him in surprise: "Why do you say that?"
Chen Wei's eyes were lifeless as he said with a bitter smile, "Originally, I was hoping to find out who carved the words, so that we might still have a glimmer of hope. But according to you, those words were carved by heaven. How could the emperor tolerate such a thing? He will definitely pin the blame on us in the end. In order to prevent the people of the world from becoming unsettled, we will definitely be killed to silence us."
Qiao Xueying, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at Zu An, whose judgment was basically the same as hers.
Zuan hadn't expected this rough-and-tumble guy to have such a delicate mind, so he said, "Since you're a smart man, I'll show you a clear path and see if you have the guts to do it."
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