Zhang Cheng braced himself against the wall and slowly stood up, still thanking Lu Chuan over and over. After all, once Lu Chuan left, their dozen-plus legs would be saved.
"Oh, right, little brother, what treasure did you use just now to flash my eyes?" Zhang Cheng suddenly said. "Could you please take it back, or... I won't go blind, will I?"
"I can't take it back. As for whether you'll go blind..."
Lu Chuan glanced at him and said blandly, "Hard to say!"
He could understand why these people had sold him out. After all, they and their families had been threatened; as long as they were human, they would basically make the same choice.
But understanding and being willing were two different things.
He understood their choice, but that did not mean he was willing to be sold out by them.
Because the person being sold was him.
So he was in a very bad mood right now, and he was going to make Zhang Cheng spend a while in fear and worry as revenge.
Hmph!
"Ah?"
Zhang Cheng stood there like a wooden chicken, scared stiff.
Half an hour later.
"Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng..."
Another man returned, walking along the street while calling out as he searched for Zhang Cheng.
"I'm here!"
When Zhang Cheng heard him, he shouted loudly. The man immediately hurried over, and when he reached the mouth of the alley, he froze.
On the ground in the alley sat two people, both leaning against the wall with their eyes closed. One of them had eyes as red as if they had been smeared with chili water; the other wore a calm expression, as if he were asleep.
Behind that man, ten more people surged out, dressed in the attire of household retainers.
Household