Actually, Tong Ci wanted to keep a low profile to avoid exposing Nuonuo's flaw of loving to deceive people. That was also why I didn't want to make a big fuss. Otherwise, how could I save anyone? Thus, in an unspoken and strangely harmonious agreement, everyone headed toward the main hall we had just left.
Tong Ci handled the emergency well. He came over to confer with me halfway there, repeatedly apologizing before glancing at Nuonuo in the cage and sighing. "Sigh, Young Master Ju, how could you have been so careless as to let her eat the lingzhi? That thing is an incredible tonic..."
"I was just about to eat it myself. That little devil tricked me, saying she wanted to take a look. She claimed she knew how to eat it to bring out its greatest effects. I was muddled and gave it to her, and then this happened, didn't it?" I said gloomily.
"I say, Young Master Ju, didn't I tell you? Not one of that little devil's ten sentences is true. How could you still believe her?" Tong Ci looked somewhat speechless.
I immediately said unhappily, "What? We in the Ju Household have always kept our promises. Was I supposed to be as crafty as that little devil? It's easy for you to say. Haven't you ever been tricked by this child? Or are you trying to pay back less money and pin the blame on me?"
"This... Young Master Ju, please don't be anxious. I've already discussed this with the old ancestor, and he said a return or exchange would be possible, didn't he? Don't worry, Young Master Ju. We'll certainly reduce your losses as much as possible. But I'm afraid that lingzhi..." Tong Ci looked embarrassed. After all, once the lingzhi had been eaten,