Chu Tiesheng exclaimed, "If it really was a fifth-grade cultivator trying to kill him, how could he possibly be alive?"
This was not only his question, but also the question of everyone in the room. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Zu An said calmly, "It seems that she suddenly had a severe stomachache halfway through, otherwise I would have died too."
"Stomachache?"
Everyone was stunned. This reason was too far-fetched. A dignified fifth-rank expert suddenly had a stomachache, so much so that he couldn't kill an ordinary person—no, someone even weaker than an ordinary person. It was beyond everyone's imagination.
Just as everyone was about to question him, Chu Chuyan spoke up: "He shouldn't be lying."
"???"
Hearing her say that, everyone looked at Chu Chuyan, their minds filled with questions.
Qin Wanru frowned slightly, wondering if her daughter was deliberately speaking up for Zu An just now because she was married to him.
“I actually sensed something was wrong with Xue’er a long time ago. Although she hid it well, being with me day and night, there would always be moments when she unconsciously revealed it. I haven’t made a fuss because I wanted to find out who was behind her. But I really don’t understand why she would target you.”
As Chu Chuyan spoke, she glanced at Zu An. She possessed a calm and composed demeanor, speaking without any haste or panic, yet instead of making people angry, she gave them a sense that this was how it should be.
"I don't understand either." Zu'an said helplessly. If I had known that you weren't the mastermind, I should have exposed Xue'er from the beginning. I've been living in fear for so long.
Upon hearing Chu Chuyan's words, the group was astonished. They marveled at how well Xue'er had hidden her true intentions and discussed who had instructed her. No one questioned what Zu An had just said anymore.
Chu Zhongtian coughed lightly and said to Zu An, "You should focus on recovering from your injuries. From now on, I will assign several guards to protect you closely to prevent a situation like today from happening again."
"A personal bodyguard? How personal?" Zu An wondered if it was some kind of beautiful female bodyguard.
However, when he saw several burly guards standing at the door, he immediately abandoned these unrealistic ideas.
Chu Zhongtian comforted him for a few words and then left with his men. Chu Huanzhao, however, was reluctant to leave and kept pestering Zu An to ask about winning money at the gambling den that day. She also complained that he didn't take her along for such a fun activity.
Qin Wanru had already left, but when she turned around and didn't see her second daughter, and noticed that she was clinging to Zu An and the other woman in an intimate manner, she immediately frowned: "Xiao Zhao, let's go!"
Anger from Qin Wanru +3 +3 +3...
Zu An chuckled. This mother-in-law was certainly getting angry. Was she worried that I would steal her second daughter away too? Was it because she lacked confidence, or because I was too handsome?
Chu Huanzhao left reluctantly, and Chu Chuyan also looked thoughtful as she left, seemingly lost in thought.
After everyone left, Zuan tallied up the anger points he had just received, totaling 6929 points, most of which he had earned back from Xue'er.
This time, however, he didn't rush to draw the prize. Based on his past experience with prize draws, he felt that this amount of anger points was too little, and he wouldn't be able to draw anything good. He might as well wait until he had more points and then draw all at once, and maybe he would have better luck.
In addition, he had just drawn a skill, and he firmly believed in the law of conservation of luck. He felt that he would have no chance if he drew another skill.
Thinking of this, he felt a pang of heartache. He had already used up his "glare at anyone and they'll get pregnant" skill once, all because of that little vixen Xue'er. He would definitely give her a good beating when he had the chance.
At the same time, he began to think about a serious question: he was now rich, no, he was too rich!
What does 7.5 million taels of silver mean? Not to mention Mingyue City, there are few people in the whole world who are richer than him.
Ultimately, it was because Silver Hook Casino deliberately removed the betting limit to rip him off. Otherwise, the casino would never have dared to accept such a large bet from a different customer at those odds. In the end, it was because Zaun's image as a coward was too deeply ingrained in people's minds, making the casino want to rip him off as much as possible. Little did they know that they would end up shooting themselves in the foot.
Because of his life-or-death struggle with Xue'er, Zuan realized that this had brought about a serious consequence: the "Rich Woman's Happy Ball" was no longer usable!
The prerequisite for the Rich Woman's Happy Ball to work is that there must be a woman richer than him, but now that he has an IOU for 7.5 million taels, this condition is simply impossible to meet.
The fact that this tool is unusable means he's lost a life. Money is important, but life is more important!
If he had 7.5 million taels of silver in cash, he could have easily hired a group of top experts to protect him, but he only had IOUs, which made things difficult.
I need to find a way to make myself a little "poorer"!
However, although this IOU is somewhat useless, it's not entirely without purpose. It would be a shame to throw it away, so I have to find a way to spend it.
Zuan fell into deep thought. Should he follow the path of the "Tomato King" and try every means to lose money?
Many ideas flashed through his mind in an instant, but he rejected them one by one. Those approaches were difficult to apply in this world.
Just as he was having a headache, his vision suddenly went dark, and a hunched figure appeared beside the bed. Zu An was startled, looked up, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was Old Man Mi: "Senior, your sudden appearance almost scared me to death."
As he spoke, he glanced furtively outside. Hadn't Chu Zhongtian arranged for several guards to protect him? Why was there no sign of them?
"No need to look, those juniors can't find me." Old Man Mi's expression showed a hint of pride.
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