"What should we do now?"
When Square and Round asked that question, Cheng Shi was studying Wei Zhi.
To be honest, Cheng Shi was somewhat puzzled that Hu Xuan had saved Wei Zhi along with him. At the time, Wei Zhi had clearly betrayed the players' side for the sake of profit and desire. On top of that, given his hostile attitude, Cheng Shi couldn't think of any reason Hu Xuan might have saved him.
The only reasonable explanation was that Wei Zhi was ultimately a true believer in Truth and might still be useful in this trial, so she had lent him a hand while she was at it.
But Cheng Shi didn't believe Hu Xuan had revived Wei Zhi without leaving a safeguard behind. That was the only way he could believe a sage would be willing to save a traitor.
So he looked toward Hu Xuan again, giving Wei Zhi a slight sidelong glance to indicate his question.
Hu Xuan nodded meaningfully, clearly confirming his guess.
Cheng Shi finally relaxed... No, he didn't relax at all. He still had to determine whether the Wei Zhi before him was the Wei Zhi from before Galiusha's fusion, or whether he was actually Galiusha.
He couldn't ask outright in front of the others, so he cautiously tested the waters:
"What a pity. Grand Scholar Pelaya went to such great lengths to help us. I thought I'd be able to fulfill her wish, but now it seems it was all for nothing. In the end, a slice is still just a slice."
No one was stupid. Everyone could tell that Cheng Shi was complaining to Wei Zhi. They didn't know what was involved, but they had seen Cheng Shi choose to modify the experiment instead of destroying it, and then Wei