Zuan looked at the boy beside him with a strange expression and began to read the introduction.
“A friend of mine told me: There is a most mysterious and loyal friend in the world. Whether you want to prove your words are credible or you have something you are ashamed to say and don’t want to expose, he will appear immediately to help you take the blame perfectly. No one has ever actually seen him, but he is a real presence in everyone’s life.”
"Use effect: When you start by saying 'I have a friend,' everyone will know that you are making up a friend out of thin air, and that your friend is actually yourself."
Zuan was completely bewildered. What was going on?
Isn't this skill useless?
Even without this skill, if I say I have a friend, everyone will know I'm talking about myself, right? So what's the point of having this skill?
This is outrageous!
Zuan then realized that almost all the skills produced by the system seemed to be scams.
He wasn't in a good mood after drawing such a useless skill, so he started praying to the gods to bless him so that he could draw a skill that could solve his current predicament.
Thank you for participating... Thank you for participating... Thank you for participating...
Seeing those words made his eyelids twitch, but in the end he didn't draw any new skills or items.
He could only sigh; it was no use trying to pray to Buddha at the last minute if you didn't do it regularly.
In the end, I drew a total of 331 Spirit Fruits. Considering the usual 10 to 1 probability, I was really unlucky today.
Zuan looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, he was still uneasy. He went to a corner, used his body to block the view of the surroundings, and secretly summoned Daji, feeding her all the Yuanqi Fruits at once.
Daji's aura surged, breaking through to the 6th rank in one fell swoop.
Zuan's mood improved slightly. He thought that if he could accumulate a few more waves of anger points and feed Daji into a Grandmaster or even a Great Grandmaster, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways?
Although his strength is not bad now, in the capital city, where seventh-rank officials are as worthless as dogs and eighth-rank officials are everywhere, he is really not worth mentioning.
Thinking about this made him want to cry. He had worked so hard to cultivate, but Daji's leveling speed far surpassed his. Was there no justice in the world?
At that moment, a thought struck him, and he quickly took Daji back.
The next second, Guo Zhi appeared outside the cell: "Brother Zu, are you alright?"
"It's nothing, I'm just relieving myself here." Zuan deliberately shook his body and then pulled up his pants.
"It's good that you're alright. Just call for help if anything happens," Guo Zhi looked around and left when he saw that there was nothing unusual. "That's strange. I seemed to sense some fluctuations in energy here just now. Was it just my imagination?"
Zuan was secretly on guard. It seemed he would have to be extra careful in the future. If Daji was seen by someone and the news reached Zhu Xie Chixin's ears, it would be troublesome.
He then lay flat on the bed and began to slowly review the details of the entire incident...
Time passed by unnoticed, and there were no further interrogations for the next few days. He was so bored in his cell that he felt like he was going to explode.
Fortunately, Chu Chuyan visited him from time to time during this period, and even brought him the latest news from the court:
“These days, there have been fierce arguments in the court. Because there has been no solid evidence, officials from the Crown Prince’s faction have begun a full-scale counterattack, claiming that someone is framing them and that their intentions are despicable, and demanding a thorough investigation of the mastermind behind it.”
"The Qi King's faction didn't dare to back down either, making a big fuss about the eyewitnesses and the clothes you left at the scene. By the way, did you and the Crown Princess really have nothing going on? Why were your clothes all together?"
Zu An chuckled awkwardly, "This is clearly a frame-up. It's not hard to steal my clothes if you want to."
“But stealing the Crown Princess’s clothes might not be so easy?” Chu Chuyan frowned slightly, but she didn’t really doubt it and continued, “After much arguing, someone suggested that the Grand Master of Ceremonies come to question him.”
"Many ministers on both sides initially disagreed, each with their own concerns, but they had no other choice. They argued for several days, but I think it won't be long before they reach an agreement. It's almost a done deal that the Grand Master of Ceremonies will come to inquire about the matter."
At this point, Chu Chuyan's cold eyes were filled with worry: "The Grand Master's strength is unfathomable, no less than that of the Prince of Qi. Some even speculate that he is the most likely person to rival the Emperor. No one can lie to him."
Zu An laughed and said, "I never thought I had such influence that I could get such an important person to come out."
He recalled that Yun Jianyue had mentioned that there were two and a half people in the capital who made her wary. The emperor and the Prince of Qi were certain, so was this Chief Minister the other half?
"You still have the mood to laugh?" Chu Chuyan said anxiously. "If you really did something, you can't hide it from the High Priest."
Zu An's expression was strange: "I mean, what if, what if... what if I really did have something going on with the Crown Princess, what would you do?"
Chu Chuyan raised her eyebrows: "Then you deserve to die!"
Anger from Chu Chuyan: +22 +22 +22...
This little jealous person!
Zu An chuckled and said, "Don't worry, my relationship with the Crown Princess is completely innocent."
Well, it's just that everyone has a slightly different definition of the word "innocence." In his mind, if one isn't innocent, one should at least reach third base.
Chu Chuyan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. With the Grand Master in charge, you should be able to be released without charge soon."
Zu An noticed the weariness in her eyes, and his heart warmed. He took her hand and said, "Chu Yan, you've been running around trying to build connections these past few days. It must have been really tough on you."
Chu Chuyan sighed softly, "I know in my heart that what I've done these past few days has been in vain. This matter is far too big, and even the connections of the Chu family and the Qin family can't play a significant role."
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