Clearing Up the Misunderstanding

Chen Xiaofan watched the innocent children before him get spun around his finger, and a sense of boredom rose within him.

He had only wanted to tease them and see what amusing reactions they would have, but he had not expected them to fall for it so easily. It made the whole game seem utterly dull.

He shook his head helplessly, turned away, and revealed a bitter smile. "You little brats are just too easy to fool! You have no experience with the ways of the world—you believe whatever I say. That won't do. How boring."

Hearing Chen Xiaofan's words, one of the children asked with a face full of confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

Chen Xiaofan waved his hand impatiently, then pointed at Xiao Hong standing nearby. "Let Xiao Hong explain it to you!"

Xiao Hong smiled and nodded. Then, with a solemn expression, she explained to the other children, "Big Brother was just fooling you earlier. He isn't the bad person you think he is. On the contrary, he came specifically to save all of us and help us escape this place of suffering. He's a great hero!"

"Xiao Hong, is what you say true? Don't deceive us again! Right now, I truly can't tell which of your words are real and which are false," the child asked suspiciously.

"I swear here and now that every word I have said this time is the truth, without a single lie. If any of it is false, may heaven strike me down with lightning." Hearing this, Xiao Hong responded with an earnest face and sincere words.

Fearing that everyone would not believe her, she had even gone so far as to make such a vicious oath to win their trust.

"So that was how it was, Xiao Hong.