Shen Linchuan supported Yu Qian. When he arrived, all he had seen was Luo Shujing shouting that he wanted to kill Xi Yu.
He had no idea what had happened in between.
But Luo Shujing was not entirely unreasonable. Xi Yu’s talismans could even drive away wild beasts, so he truly was not someone Luo Shujing could kill.
Seeing that Shen Linchuan and Yu Qian were wavering, Luo Shujing felt a surge of delight.
He had drugged Xi Yu while he was sleeping. If Xi Yu had been awake, he really was not sure he could have succeeded.
【Oh my God, thank goodness Brother Lu arrived in time. At least he saved Xi Yu.】
【Brother Lu, just give the Best Actor title to Luo Shujing. Thank goodness there were hidden cameras, otherwise this bastard might actually have gotten away with it.】
【……No wonder Luo Shujing can be the most popular among all those young actors. I have to admit, his acting is incredible.】
【Luo Cheng’an is dead. Oh my God, I slapped myself in the face. I used to curse at Luo Cheng’an. I’m guilty!】
【Fuck, I want to kill that bastard Luo Shujing!】
【The production crew just issued a statement saying they’ve already sent people in. They’re only sending people in now, for fuck’s sake? Luo Cheng’an is dead!!!】
In the face of life and death, everything else was a minor matter.
The news of Luo Cheng’an’s death shot onto the trending searches.
But Luo Shujing was still secretly relieved that the drone had not captured anything. He cried his heart out and painfully questioned Xi Yu, “No matter how much you hated Cheng’an, you couldn’t kill him! That’s a living human life!”
Yu Qian sobbed while Shen Linchuan supported her. The two of them were completely unaware of what had happened, but Luo Cheng’an’s death was undeniably real.
Lu Zhixing wrapped an arm around Xi Yu and raised his hand to remove a fallen leaf from his hair.
For a moment, the entire forest was filled with Luo Shujing’s cries.
After a while, Xi Yu looked toward the deep pit. Sensing movement, the corners of his lips curved slightly.
“Luo Shujing, since we each have our own version of events,” Xi Yu said, “then let Luo Cheng’an tell us himself.”
After saying this, Xi Yu’s gaze passed over Luo Shujing and landed on the deep pit, where the black tip of something was emerging.
“Ah……” Yu Qian suddenly screamed and retreated in fear. Then, her voice turned into one of delighted surprise. “An’an!”
Shen Linchuan’s expression also changed. He frowned and endured his discomfort, but did not retreat.
Hearing this, Luo Shujing instinctively turned around, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
……………………
“Luo……Luo Cheng’an!” Luo Shujing screamed. His entire body began trembling uncontrollably. “Monster! Monster! Help me……help me!”
Luo Shujing was so terrified that he could barely move, completely stunned by the scene before him.
Inside the deep pit, a gigantic black snake stood at the edge. Its head was triangular, its purple vertical pupils flashing with a strange light, and its black scales giving off a chilling sheen. At this moment, Luo Cheng’an was holding onto the sharp horn on top of its head.
It formed a terrifying and bizarre scene.
【?????? This is great! What a reversal!】
【Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! Isn’t this the snake Luo Cheng’an encountered that day? It saved Luo Cheng’an!】
【No way, this snake looks really afraid of Xi Yu. It’s been staring at Xi Yu and trembling the whole time.】
【Woohoo~ From today onward, I’m making peace with snakes. An’an isn’t dead, sob sob sob~】
【It must be Yu-bao! Yu-bao seems to have known all along that Luo Cheng’an wouldn’t die!】
【Yes, yes, yes! Yu-bao definitely knew. He started talking before the snake even came out. That’s wonderful!!!!】
【I knew it! Yu-bao is so powerful. How could Luo Shujing possibly have killed him?】
【Holy crap, this seems to have been a trap set by Yu-bao. They didn’t bring communication devices, but the drone has been following them the entire time……】
【I have a bold guess……】
【+1】
【+2】
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【+10086】
Everyone was cheering.
Luo Cheng’an was alive.
Even Luo Cheng’an himself had never expected that he would still be alive.
It turned out that the deep pit was not actually deep. It was merely that the black snake had coiled up at the bottom, making it look pitch-black and bottomless.
Luo Cheng’an jumped down from the snake’s head and immediately ran to Xi Yu. After seeing that he was unharmed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When the black snake caught him, he had already guessed that Xi Yu probably knew long ago that Luo Shujing would make a move against them. Tonight was most likely a trap set by Xi Yu.
But only after seeing with his own eyes that Xi Yu had not been injured did he truly relax.
Xi Yu tapped the back of Luo Cheng’an’s forehead with his finger, eliminating his pain and the drugs in his body, then looked toward the black snake.
The black snake lay on the ground and slithered over. It ingratiatingly rubbed its head against Xi Yu’s instep.
Even its enormous scales seemed to be filled with flattery at this moment.
Xi Yu crouched down, stroked its head, and infused a strand of spiritual energy into its body. “Go back.”
The black snake hissed. Its originally pitch-black scales flashed with golden light, disappearing in an instant. It bobbed its head toward Xi Yu before coiling itself back down into the pit.
“An’an!” Yu Qian had not noticed any of this. She covered her lips, tears streaming down her face in overwhelming joy.
She punched Luo Cheng’an once on the body and choked out, “You scared me to death.”
Luo Cheng’an cried out in pain. Although he had not died, the blows Luo Shujing had landed on him had been very real. Yu Qian’s punch landed right on his muscles, and it hurt badly.
“What is it? What is it? Did I hurt you?”
“I’m fine.” Luo Cheng’an waved his hand. His cheek was swollen, and the corners of his eyes were red. He walked toward Luo Shujing.
Seeing the terror on Luo Shujing’s face, Xi Yu said unhurriedly, “Luo Shujing, ask Luo Cheng’an who wanted to kill him.”
“How could this……” Luo Shujing sat on the ground, his face pale and ashen.
How could this be……
How could Luo Cheng’an not have died!
That black snake was obviously a wild beast. How could it have saved Luo Cheng’an!
It’s over. Everything was over.
Luo Cheng’an had returned alive. Everything was over.
“It was you!” Luo Shujing pointed at Xi Yu, his eyes filled with hatred. “You framed me! You and Luo Cheng’an set this up to frame me!”
Xi Yu had known all along that he was going to kill Luo Cheng’an.
Xi Yu had known all along!
The drone hovered overhead. Luo Shujing watched Luo Cheng’an walking toward him.
No. He could not lose.
He had not lost yet.
The drone had followed Lu Zhixing and the others here. As long as it had not captured the moment he pushed Luo Cheng’an, and as long as it had not recorded the things he had said, he had not lost yet.
Luo Shujing staggered to his feet and looked at Lu Zhixing and the others, his voice trembling. “Xi Yu and Luo Cheng’an teamed up to frame me. Luo Cheng’an pretended to die and pinned the blame on me. They framed me! Yes, that’s it. They’re jealous of me, so they framed me! They set me up! They want me dead!”
“It was you……you……” Luo Shujing pointed at Luo Cheng’an and Xi Yu. “You harmed me!—Ah!!!”
While Luo Shujing was desperately making excuses, Luo Cheng’an had already punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
But Luo Shujing seemed to have caught onto something and smiled. “Look, Luo Cheng’an wants to kill me! He wants to—ah—”
Luo Cheng’an slammed another fist heavily into Luo Shujing’s face, silencing every word.
Luo Cheng’an’s expression was blank, but large tears rolled down from his eyes. “Luo Shujing, you killed my parents. You killed my parents!!!”
Luo Cheng’an had never had much of a concept of his biological parents. After Xi Yu returned, he had gone to pay his respects to them. He had also once been saddened by the fact that there was no one in this world who shared his blood.
He had even thought that perhaps this was simply his fate—that he would never have a family of his own.
But now Luo Shujing was telling him that his parents originally could have lived.
“I originally had a family. Even if we were poor, I still had parents who were connected to me by blood! You killed them! You killed them!!!”
Luo Cheng’an’s eyes reddened as he beat Luo Shujing. Seeing this, Xi Yu pulled him back up. “It’s all right now. He will get what he deserves.”
Xi Yu patted Luo Cheng’an’s face, bringing him back to his senses.
Luo Cheng’an breathed heavily, his eyes wet as he looked at Xi Yu.
Xi Yu continued soothing him. After a while, Luo Cheng’an embraced Xi Yu and burst into tears.
“Brother, Brother! I have no family left. Don’t leave me. Don’t abandon me—”
Lu Zhixing stared at Luo Cheng’an, a trace of scrutiny appearing in his normally placid eyes.
So familiar……
Those words were so familiar.
“Shizun, Shizun, don’t abandon me. I only have you……”
Lu Zhixing blinked, and his expression turned cold.
Shen Linchuan and Yu Qian did not notice his change. They looked at Luo Shujing, who was lying on the ground and continuously groaning.
Luo Shujing’s face was already so swollen that it was almost unrecognizable, yet he was still arguing. “I was framed. You harmed me!”
Xi Yu gently stroked Luo Cheng’an’s back, soothing him, while looking coldly at Luo Shujing, who refused to give up until he saw the coffin.
“The drone has been following us the entire time. Whatever you have to say, you’d better tell the police.”
What Luo Shan had done might not necessarily implicate Luo Shujing, but Luo Shujing’s attempted murder had been witnessed by everyone. He was definitely going to prison for this.
Luo Shujing’s entire body stiffened. “Impossible! Impossible!”
Luo Shujing could not believe it. None of them had brought communication devices, so how could there possibly be a drone!
Xi Yu did not want to waste words with him. He took three communication devices from his pocket and threw them at Luo Shujing’s feet.
Oh, these were the ones he had just retrieved from a distance. Luo Shujing was too cautious, so of course Xi Yu had not dared to take them out in front of him.
He could only use spiritual energy to control the drone and transport the communication devices over just now.
The communication devices landed at Luo Shujing’s feet, but he immediately swatted them away. “Fake! I never saw any drone! It’s you! You set me up!”
Luo Shujing could no longer find an excuse and simply kept repeating that Xi Yu had harmed him.
Just then, the roar of helicopter blades came from the distant darkness, rapidly drawing closer.
……………………
Yu Qian exclaimed, “It’s a helicopter!”
Xi Yu looked up.
Luo Cheng’an finally released Xi Yu and swept his gaze over Lu Zhixing.
Their eyes met briefly.
Luo Cheng’an sniffled, while Lu Zhixing lightly blinked.
Luo Cheng’an looked away and leaned against Xi Yu as he watched the helicopter slowly descend. Two men dressed in black robes and wearing masks jumped out and charged straight toward Luo Shujing.
“Who are you! Let go of me! Let go of me!” Luo Shujing screamed and struggled to escape, but the men forcibly dragged him onto the helicopter.