Zhang San was recalling that Xiu Wangchou had indeed fallen into a deep coma due to the poison last night in the later half of the night. But in the first half of the night, when he had just fainted, the poisoning might not have been so severe.
Zhang San thought to himself: This little bastard Wang Xiaoer may be small in size but sly in mind. He had no sense of measure when giving the needle and it was likely that in the first half of night when he was messing around on his own, he really stimulated Xiu Wangchou and caused him to wake up briefly. Even if he didn't open his eyes, he may have really heard something!
Damn!
Just when Zhang San was feeling a little nervous on the surface but his heart was already thundering wildly, Wang Xiaoer hopped over happily from behind, apparently in a very good mood.
Especially when Wang Xiaoer saw Xiu Wangchou, without realizing the severity of the problem, Wang Xiaoer happily said, "Big brother, are you looking for me?"
Xiu Wangchou squatted down and smiled, "Yes, I have a small favor to ask you."
Wang Xiaoer said, "Big brother, you must be a chivalrous hero. I will definitely help you!"
Xiu Wangchou said, "Could you please say the sentence 'My master won't save you, I will save you' once more? I want to confirm if it was your voice that night."
Wang Xiaoer was stunned.
Zhang San understood inwardly that it was all over now.
Despite all the careful calculations, he didn't expect this idiot apprentice of his!
Moreover, there was an obvious trap hidden in Xiu Wangchou's question, just waiting for Wang Xiaoer to step into it.
However, Wang Xiaoer reacted very quickly and replied, "Ah? Big brother hero, what are you saying? Say it again? Why say it again? I've never said anything before. I don't understand what you're saying!"
Wang Xiaoer seemed to have cleverly avoided Xiu Wangchou's question and the trap within it.
Say it again? I've never said it before, so how can I say it again?
While listening, Zhang San understood this has already given it away.
Wang Xiaoer's seemingly perfect response just now was as good as an inadvertent admission of guilt.
Zhang San couldn't help but sigh, this Wang Xiaoer is clever but also truly an idiot!
Xiu Wangchou stood up and looked at Zhang San with a faint smile, "I'm now quite certain that the child's voice I heard last night belongs to Wang Xiaoer. If you want to say that there are other children of the same age on this street, please tell me and I can go take a look."
Zhang San was shocked and furious inwardly, but his mind started racing quickly!
There must be some sophistry I can come up with! I must be able to think of something!
However, Xiu Wangchou continued to press the attack and asked, "Can I take a look at the backyard or back alley of your shop? Maybe it will help me recall something."
This sentence disrupted Zhang San's train of thought.
By now, Xiu Wangchou was almost certain that Wang Xiaoer had been present last night.
If he was allowed into the back alley and did recall something, wouldn't Zhang San be left speechless?
What should he do?
Zhang San could no longer maintain his composure. Xiu Wangchou slightly bowed and sincerely said, "Brother Zhang San, Xiu Wangchou came only to express gratitude, not for any other purpose. I believe Zhang San also sees that Xiu Wangchou came to this county with a goal, but Xiu Wangchou has no intention of dragging Zhang San down."
Xiu Wangchou's sincerity was genuine.
Because if the person who had saved him last night was Zhang San, then the one who rescued the father of that young girl from the Wang Residence and left 300 taels of silver must also have been Zhang San. As for killing those unscrupulous rich villains, that goes without saying.
Xiu Wangchou truly respected and was grateful to such a righteous "chivalrous hero".
However, at that moment, Zhang San only had one thought:
Nonsense! You say you won't drag me down but can you really avoid it?
Although the rich merchant side should be fine now, he had just killed two top experts from Poison Valley yesterday. Could they really let it go so easily? One must know there are not few experts in Poison Valley.
Also, on the official side, the deaths of the catcher, constables, and instructor ... Although still unclear what grudge Xiu Wangchou held against those government people, things had already reached murderous levels. It was impossible for the matter to be easily resolved.
So Zhang San did not want to get involved with this Xiu Wangchou at all.
But seeing Xiu Wangchou's sincere expression now, Zhang San understood it would be very difficult to send this person away.
...
...
Incidentally, for job safety at this time, Zhang San suddenly awakened the professional skills of "Shamelessness" and "Rascality".
What?
You insist he fell in my back alley last night?
Then go take a look! The back alleys of every household on this street are more or less the same right?
What?
There are some black bloodstains under the eaves in my back alley?
How would I know?
Even if the King of Hell came today, I was sleeping in bed all of last night!
What?
My nephew's words just now were a flaw in my story. You say I should just admit it?
Admit what?
He is my nephew! As for what he said...
Sorry, Brother Xiu, you may have misheard. My nephew didn't say anything earlier.
In short:
It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it definitely wasn't me! I'm just an art dealer!
It turned out all reason and justification were so powerless in the face of shamelessness and rascality.
Your suspicions are reasonable.
Then keep having your reasonable suspicions.
Zhang San thought, just because your suspicions are reasonable and justified, must I also provide a reasonable and justified response?
What kind of strange logic is this?
Really nonsense.
Outside the art shop.
After a bout of shameless quibbling, the chivalrous hero from the jianghu Xiu Wangchou finally admitted defeat.
Once again it was proven that for some people, certain talents require no effort at all to instantly master.
Although almost certain the person before him should be the one who helped him last night, the other party simply denied it, refusing to acknowledge anything, and came up with absurd excuses. In summary, he said:
"Even if you beat me to death today, I still won't admit it."
What could Xiu Wangchou do? Could he really take action against the person who saved his life?
That was clearly impossible for a jianghu hero.
Under the blazing sun at noon, the defeated Xiu Wangchou still left the art shop.
Seeing Xiu Wangchou's departure, Zhang San quickly shut all the doors and windows, then...
Zhang San smiled at Wang Xiaoer beside him, "Xiao Er, come, let's have a chat."
Seeing Zhang San's smile, Wang Xiaoer only had one thought in his mind:
Mother, come get me back home quickly!
...
...
In the rear courtyard paved with green stone bricks, Zhang San spread out two abaci.
The sun today was especially fierce. Wang Xiaoer knelt on the abaci, roasting under the sun with both hands holding his ears. His nose was running and tears were streaming, clearly his master's heavy beating was very effective.
Sitting in the shade, Zhang San sneered and imitated Wang Xiaoer's voice, "Ah? Big brother hero, what are you saying? Say it again? Why say it again? I didn't say anything!"
Hearing his master impersonating him, Wang Xiaoer felt even more aggrieved.
Zhang San sneered and asked, "I'm asking you Wang Xiaoer, are you really an idiot or just pretending? Replying like that, isn't it obviously giving yourself away?"
Kneeling there, Wang Xiaoer thought hard and complained aggrievedly, "Master, I think I replied pretty well!"
"Pretty well?" Zhang San laughed angrily, "Then tell me, why did you say that?"
Wang Xiaoer explained, "Because that hero asked 'can you say it once more', I immediately realized he was trying to trap me!"
Can you say it once more?
If I reply I can, wouldn't that be acknowledging that Wang Xiaoer was definitely one of the people who saved Xiu Wangchou last night?
If I say I can't, it's actually the same, because Xiu Wangchou asked to 'say it once more'. If I can't say it once more, doesn't that mean I've already said it once before?
So Wang Xiaoer cleverly avoided the trap in Xiu Wangchou's words, and instead counter-asked: Say it once more? I never said anything before!

shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]

e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”

s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."

uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.