"Don't worry, I definitely know more than you. Besides, look how busy I am, I still made time to make a statue for you. You should trust me this once, right?" Zheng Quchi said sincerely.
Fu Rong knew how busy she had been lately, and seeing her full of confidence, he couldn't bring himself to refuse: "If there weren't monks and Buddhist practitioners near Fuxian, we wouldn't be in so much trouble."
Zheng Quchi understood what he meant, and she said, "Alright, I'll be going now. Send someone to pick up the statue tomorrow morning."
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When they came down the mountain, Zheng Quchi's face had been repaired and he no longer looked like a monster. So he didn't want to trouble Runtu to continue being a human sedan chair carrier, and he walked quickly down the mountain with him.
On the way, Runtu asked, "Madam, why do you help him? He doesn't trust you at all."
Runtu is not usually one to speak up, so it's quite strange that he took the initiative to talk behind Fu Rong's back.
"It seems you have a problem with him, but I'm not on his behalf."
When Runtu heard her teasing him, he shut his mouth and didn't ask any further questions.
Knowing his taciturn nature, Zheng Quchi took the initiative to speak up: "His original intention was to stabilize people's hearts. I'm sure the people of Ye know about the matter of praying to Buddha for rain. He was able to come up with this method to temporarily stabilize the situation. This is not his personal matter. Since it benefits the masses, we should help if we can."
"Madam, do those peasant girls your age also care so much about the situation?"
Zheng Quchi's eyes widened.
What did he mean by that? Did he look down on them, the country folk, or did he think they only gossiped about other people's wives?
She chuckled and said, "We don't care. We only care about peace and stability in the world, that everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, and that every family can be prosperous and have enough food."
"..."
Runtu knew he had offended someone with his words, so he remained silent for the rest of the journey.
After Runtu escorted her back to the camp, Zheng Quchi reminded him with a stern face before leaving: "There are some things that no one will blame you if you don't say them, but if you talk too much, I will definitely blame you."
Runtu wanted to laugh, but he didn't: "Don't worry, Madam. I made a promise to you, and I won't go back on my word."
"Hmm." Zheng Quchi nodded, took a few steps, then turned back, his face beaming, and said, "Commander Run, I'll definitely treat you to a meal sometime."
Runtu was taken aback.
Invite him...to dinner?
Seeing her rush back to the artisan guild with great eagerness, Runtu stood there for a while before turning and heading to the water dungeon.
"come out."
At his command, a dozen soldiers carrying bows and arrows leaped out from the shadows around the water prison and knelt in unison to pay their respects.
"Greetings, Commander Runqi!"
"The fact that Madam came here today was unintentional, so you don't need to report this to your superiors. I will handle it personally."
They were all surprised when they heard this, not because of the content of Runqidu's words, but because of Runqidu's return, which was a special trip to cover up for the lady.
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