The leader of the group of men in black pointed his sword at Zhou Yang and said, "Zhou Yang, I advise you to surrender obediently and go back to apologize to the sect leader. Perhaps you will still have a chance to live."
Zhou Yang braced himself, his eyes resolute: "You're dreaming."
Pan Yang silently raised his hand to interrupt their conversation: "Gentlemen, this is the Prime Minister's residence."
"What can the Prime Minister do? At worst, we can kill him too and that will be considered a meritorious deed." The man in black seemed completely fearless as he finished speaking and charged forward.
Of course, he was kicked away by Fan Yang, and a few minutes later, a group of men in black were thrown outside and landed together.
Zhou Yang clearly hadn't expected to defeat them so easily. He turned and bowed to Pan Yang, saying, "Thank you for saving me, Prime Minister. I'll take my leave now, but I hope you..." Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly collapsed to the ground.
Pan Yang blinked, walked calmly to Zhou Yang's side, kicked him twice but there was no reaction, then patted his chest.
"I was so scared! I thought he was faking an accident, but he's actually dead."
001: "The host isn't dead, Zhou Yang is still alive!"
"Tsk, what a pity." Pan Yang looked regretful.
"..." I've really had enough.
001 tried to adjust her mindset: "Host, could you please help him to bed and call a doctor? Otherwise, Zhou Yang will really die."
"Oh." Pan Yang nodded and then quickly sat down in a chair. "Then let's wait for him to pass away."
001 really wanted to spit out blood: "Host, failure will increase the mission world's difficulty. Please take the hidden character seriously and do your best to protect and cherish him. You don't want to be trapped here forever and unable to return to real life, do you?"
"Damn it, threatening me!" Looking at the unconscious person lying on the ground, Huan Yang finally gave in and threw him onto the bed.
That's right, it's like throwing a sack of potatoes. 001 was afraid that Zhou Yang would throw him straight to the underworld.
Then, reluctantly, Pan Yang sent someone to fetch a doctor. Fortunately, although Zhou Yang looked frightening, he had not suffered any serious injuries and had only fainted due to excessive blood loss. He would wake up soon.
Upon hearing this, 001 clearly sensed a hint of disappointment in Pan Yang. He really didn't want to know what his host was disappointed about, he really didn't want to know.
The next day, Zhou Yang slowly opened his eyes and saw Pan Yang standing by the window, staring at him expressionlessly.
Startled, he sat up abruptly, which aggravated his wound, and was then slapped back down by Pan Yang.
“Your injury hasn’t healed yet, so you can’t do strenuous exercise,” Pan Yang said.
"Thank you, Your Excellency Prime Minister, but why did you save me and sit by my bedside?"
"I'm just looking for trouble." Although Pan Yang's tone was calm, you could still sense that he was a little impatient.
"Huh?" Of course, Zhou Yang clearly didn't understand what Pan Yang meant, but he didn't think about it too much; it wasn't important to him.
"Thank you again, sir, but I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now. I'll repay you for the medicine next time we meet." With that, Zhou Yang was about to get up, completely disregarding his wounds, as if he wasn't the one who had been injured and fainted.
"Aren't you afraid of being chased down by those men in black if you go out now?"
He stopped moving when he heard what Pan Yang said. In his current state, if he were discovered by that group of people, he would be committing suicide.
"I've already dealt with the men in black from last night. No one will know you're at the Prime Minister's residence. You can rest and recover. Once you're healed, I won't stop you from leaving."
Zhou Yang lowered his head, thought for a long time, and then spoke again: "Doesn't Your Excellency want to know who I am, why I am being hunted down, and who are the people hunting me down?"
"What does it have to do with me?" Pan Yang shrugged, saying indifferently.
"Then why did you save me, sir?" Zhou Yang looked up and met Pan Yang's gaze.
"I've already said it, I'm just doing this because I'm bored." His tone was so nonchalant.
Pan Yang's eyes were dark, as calm and undisturbed as the deep sea, giving the impression that he truly didn't care about anything.
Zhou Yang didn't ask any further questions, but instead lay down on the bed to rest and recover.
After observing for several days, Zhou Yang discovered that this Prime Minister seemed to be genuinely idle.
Aside from attending the morning court session, he spent his days reading storybooks and basking in the sun. Sometimes, he would inexplicably climb over the wall at night and then climb back over it again.
Then, by sheer coincidence, he saw Fan Yang climbing over the wall into the courtyard.
As soon as Fan Yang landed, he saw Zhou Yang standing in the courtyard and asked, "What are you doing standing in the courtyard in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Zhou Yang took a deep breath: "Sir, why did you climb over the wall in the middle of the night instead of using the main gate?"
"I'm exercising."
Pan Yang's matter-of-fact attitude left Zhou Yang speechless. "Sir, I'm not stupid. Can you at least make your story be a little more believable?"
"Alright, I went to the palace and set it on fire."
"What the hell?!" Zhou Yang looked incredulous, but Pan Yang had a "I'm telling the truth, and if you don't believe me, you can't blame me" attitude, which made him question his life.
However, a few days later, rumors began to circulate everywhere that the palace was haunted and inexplicably caught fire. He believed it. Who would believe that a certain prime minister would actually sneak into the palace in the middle of the night and set it on fire?
Zhou Yang's injury healed quickly; he was able to get out of bed and move around after only a few days, but he still couldn't move too much and aggravate the wound.
After spending a few days with Pan Yang, Zhou Yang discovered that although the Prime Minister always appeared expressionless and indifferent, he genuinely didn't care. He seemed to be fearless and unconcerned about anything, and he treated his servants very well.
However, it also gives people a sense of indifference, as if Huan Yang does not belong to this world and is as distant as they are in the same world.
Seeing that Pan Yang was sitting in a rocking chair drinking tea and basking in the sun, Zhou Yang walked up to Pan Yang and knelt down: "My lord, I have a request, and I'm afraid only you can help me with this."
"I don't……
Just as Pan Yang was about to refuse, he was interrupted by 001's angry roar.
001: "The host is a hidden character! This is a whole world!"
"I promise you." Pan Yang sat up straight and nodded very solemnly.
Zhou Yang was secretly delighted: "My lord, I just want to know the truth about the massacre of the Zhou family more than ten years ago."
The Zhou family? That bastard He Lian slaughtered the entire Zhou family in the night?
The next second, Zhou Yang confirmed what Pan Yang had in mind: "It is indeed the Zhou family, who are officials in the imperial court."
"Oh." After saying that, Pan Yang lay back down, looking very calm and relaxed.
But inside, I was thinking: Damn it! The Zhou family has been gone for decades. The story says they were wiped out by that bastard He Lian. If we investigate this, isn't it a hidden plot point? This is so troublesome.
Zhou Yang didn't expect that Pan Yang would agree so easily, but he didn't think too much about it, since he really didn't have anything of value on him.
"Thank you, sir. To repay you, I am willing to do anything for you."
Upon hearing this, Pan Yang sat up instantly, his eyes seemingly shining: "Really?!"
Zhou Yang nodded somewhat blankly.
"Then help me kill He Lian."
Zhou Yang: "..." He Lian, is the person I'm thinking of?
001: "Host, this is unacceptable! Even if it's a hidden character, it's still not allowed! What if Zhou Yang dies, and the mission fails? Host, you're protecting him, not sending him to death row!"
Amidst 001's furious roar, Fan Yang calmly replied, "I was just joking. As long as you stay alive, that's all that matters."
Zhou Yang blinked; the adults' jokes were really scary.
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