Qian Chenzhen and Fang Anruo would definitely retaliate against me later, so now that I had crossed them, I had to drag them into the mire and leave them no time to cause trouble elsewhere.
"High God Liu, are you advising me to quit while I'm ahead?" I asked Liu Rong. He smiled faintly. "No. If you insist on bringing this before the court, I have no reason not to help you. After all..."
After that "after all," he fell silent. I asked in confusion, "I wanted to ask this earlier. High God Liu, do you have some past connection with me? Do you know me, or something?"
Liu Rong chuckled, then suddenly sent me a hushed voice transmission. "I'm your brother-in-law."
My expression changed slightly. Since when did I have a brother-in-law? Besides, I barely knew anyone in the Divine Court! I couldn't help asking, "Please don't make jokes, High God Liu."
"I'm not joking. Dao Lan said you'll definitely become her family's future son-in-law, so she asked me to look after you a little. See, I only learned about this yesterday, and you got into trouble today. If I don't look after you, who will?" Liu Rong said, patting me on the shoulder.
Zhu Daolan was the younger sister of Zhu Dao Essence and Zhu Daohe, and the eldest sister of Zhu Daoqing. She had married a high-ranking official long ago. Could that official be Liu Rong?! I was instantly stunned, then said, "But Dao Essence and Daohe, I..."
Liu Rong made a shushing gesture and said, "I know what you're struggling with. Tsk, they're both such pretty girls. Dao Essence is gentle and beautiful, while Daohe is innocent and lovely. They're simply impossible to choose between..."
I scratched my head. *Liu Rong has misunderstood me. I have