Chapter 18: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 18: Collapse
"Zhao Guang, how about I perform a magic trick for you?"
Zhao Guang: "..."
"A magic trick? I see you're quite good at changing faces!"
Zhao Guang inwardly scoffed at this, but then suddenly, he saw servants from the Chen family emerging, shielding Chen Xue and her father behind them. Then, he watched as Chen Xue extended her hand, waving it in front of him, her hand as white as jade.
Zhao Guang didn't understand what was happening until he heard a familiar voice.
"Are you sure you'll join forces with us to take out Guo Qiang?"
"Absolutely!"
"I also know Guo Qiang's weakness. Dealing with him is simple!"
The dialogue sounded extremely familiar. Weren't these the exact words he had just said? What was going on?
Why...
Zhao Guang couldn't comprehend. How could the words he had just spoken be heard again? Wasn't speech like water poured out, unable to be retrieved? How did Chen Xue manage this?
Zhao Guang couldn't fathom this mysterious and unpredictable method, so while his face turned ugly, he also felt a bit afraid.
Afraid of the unknown method.
That his words, once spoken, could be grasped and easily reproduced, was it something a human could do?
No wonder she suggested performing a magic trick for him.
This wasn't just a trick!
This was downright miraculous!
As Zhao Guang was struck with shock, Chen Xue satisfactorily put away her recording device. It wasn't in vain that she had spent some silver to acquire it.
"What do you think Guo Qiang's reaction would be if he heard this?"
Upon hearing Chen Xue's words, Zhao Guang's legs gave way, and he plopped down to the ground, his face turning deathly pale.
He didn't know what Guo Qiang's reaction would be because by then, he would be dead.
"Let's talk nicely, we're on the same side, there's no need to be so decisive!" Zhao Guang quickly recovered, grinding his teeth.
"Weren't you just thinking of taking the money and not doing anything, and even plotting against us?" Chen Xue accused.
Zhao Guang's heart skipped a beat. How did she know? Did she have mind-reading abilities? Well, she could even reproduce past conversations; mind-reading wasn't impossible.
"I'm sorry, I was just joking earlier, got a bit too excited."
Zhao Guang was scared.
Chen Xue was too mysterious, too terrifying. She could even reproduce voices; there was nothing she couldn't do.
He could only try to please them first and think of other ways later.
......
"Um, are you two hungry? Let me fetch you something to eat..."
Zhao Guang immediately put on a sycophantic expression.
This sudden change astonished the nearby prisoners. Just yesterday, they had witnessed Zhao Guang roaring, threatening to kill Chen Yuan. Today, he was bowing and scraping before Chen Yuan, showing such a stark contrast that they couldn't comprehend.
"We don't dare to eat the food you provide!" Chen Xue waved her hand. "As long as you don't cause trouble for us on the journey, and maybe help us out a little, that'll be enough!"
"No problem, count me in," Zhao Guang promised, relieved as long as he didn't have to go kill Guo Qiang.
"Really? I feel like you're not being sincere."
"How could that be? I can swear..."
"Forget about swearing. Yesterday, you injured several of our servants. Shouldn't you compensate us for our losses..."
Zhao Guang's face darkened. So this was what they were waiting for. Money was his lifeline; how could he...
"I know Guo Qiang's weakness. Dealing with him is simple..."
As soon as the familiar voice sounded, Zhao Guang's legs gave out, and he fell to the ground, pale-faced, crying out, "I'll compensate, I'll compensate!"
Now he regretted it. If he had known he would end up in trouble, he wouldn't have said anything. But at the time, Chen Xue had offered him too much...
Now it was too late.
He only hoped to buy his way out of trouble. Now that he had pleased them, once this matter was over, he would make them pay back double.
With a mournful expression, Zhao Guang took out the money he had and handed it to Chen Yuan. "That's all I have..."
Chen Xue signaled for the servant to take the money pouch and then hinted, "Do you feel unwell now?"
Furrowing his brow, Zhao Guang wondered what she meant. As he pondered, he did indeed start to feel uncomfortable, but he couldn't pinpoint where.
"This is the antidote!" Chen Xue suddenly produced a bottle, poured out a black pill, and had a servant bring it over.
"Are you poisoning me?" Zhao Guang's eyes widened in disbelief. "When did you poison me?"
Before they could respond, he already felt an itch spreading over his body, extremely uncomfortable. Most likely, he had been poisoned, and the pill in the servant's hand was the antidote.
Thinking this, he hastily snatched the antidote from the servant and swallowed it. If the pill was poisonous, then he had ingested two kinds of poison?
"Not two kinds?" Chen Xue kindly clarified, "You weren't poisoned before..."
Relieved, Zhao Guang heard her continue, "But, since you took the poison, you've been poisoned now!"
Zhao Guang: "..."
In the end, wasn't I still poisoned?
Thinking of this, Zhao Guang felt a stomachache. What kind of mess was this? Now, not only had they caught him in their trap, but he had also been poisoned. Was there anyone more miserable than him?
Waaah, Mom, I want to go home, I don't want to play anymore!
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