Xie Zhuzhou and Chu Yanzhang returned to the tent, which had been re-erected, to rest.
The four men were tied to the same tree, next to Xue Lang's tent.
Xue Lang sipped the coffee, which he didn't know where it came from, blowing on it to warm it up, lost in thought.
Zhan Tongfei guessed that Xie Zhuzhou was probably asleep. So he looked at Xue Lang and lowered his voice, saying, "Brother Xue, can you do me a favor?"
Xue Lang turned to look at them, his gaze calm. "How can we help?"
Hearing that there was hope, the eyes of the others also lit up.
Viewers in the live stream were frantically taking screenshots of the funny scenes.
Previously, when Xie Zhuzhou was grumpy in the morning, netizens were so frightened that they held their breath and felt inexplicably nervous.
Xie Zhuzhou's fans were really scared at that time, their hearts were pounding. They all silently prayed that Xie Zhuzhou would not use cardamom, because cardamom is meant to be eaten by peanuts!
Fortunately, Xie Zhuzhou only tied people up, and most people in the live stream breathed a sigh of relief. Only Qin Fang and Ling Zhenyang's haters felt it was a pity.
Seeing that Xue Lang seemed willing to help, Zhan Tongfei continued, "Brother Xue, you know, it's not a good idea for us to be tied up here."
Xue Lang smiled slightly, "Isn't that what you brought upon yourselves?"
The others were speechless. Qin Fang could only stare wide-eyed, feeling that An Xinian and Ling Zhenyang had really tricked him!
Zhan Tongfei was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant, "As long as you help me this time, I will definitely keep my promise if you ever need any help in the future."
Xue Lang raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhan Tongfei, who was tied to a tree trunk. "It seems you are not satisfied with the punishment Xie Zhuzhou gave you. I will pass on the message to him tomorrow."
Zhan Tongfei frowned slightly, but ultimately could only resign himself to his fate. "No, don't say it. Just pretend I didn't say that."
But Xue Lang seemed reluctant to end the conversation. He smiled meaningfully and said, "I wonder if that tent incident was an accident or intentional."
Ling Zhenyang and Zhan Tongfei were stunned for a moment, then reacted and growled in low voices, " An Xinian, you treacherous villain!"
An Xinian said calmly, "If I didn't do this, you would have eliminated me. Now, what can you do to me?"
Ling Zhenyang chuckled, looked up at the starry sky through the gaps in the treetops, closed his eyes tightly, and then gathered his strength to kick An Xinian on his left.
Caught off guard, An Xinian's foot throbbed with pain, almost making him cry out. Just a moment ago he had been fearless, growling, " Ling Zhenyang, you..."
Qin Fang felt it was too unfair. If he had known that getting close to An Xinian would mean getting stepped on, he would have deliberately moved closer to An Xinian.
Upon discovering that he had been implicated, Zhan Tongfei was also furious, and while An Xinian was in pain, he kicked him again.
An Xinian nearly rolled his eyes in pain. "You actually believed Xue Lang's instigation? You probably don't know Xue Lang's true identity. In fact, he's the most dangerous person!"
The viewers in the live stream looked completely bewildered. What code was An Xinian using? Why couldn't they understand it?
Xue Lang: "?"
Ling Zhenyang: "What do you mean?"
An Xinian hadn't recovered from being stepped on when he realized that Ling Zhenyang and the others had already shifted their attention. He was relieved that his foot was safe; otherwise, if those two big men had each kicked him again, he might have been crippled!
Xue Lang found it amusing. "Although I don't know what your basis for saying this is, An Xinian, do you secretly think that these idiots are so easy to fool? See, they believed it as soon as I said it."
Ling Zhenyang Zhan Tongfei: "An, Xinian, you're finished!"
An Xinian: "..."
**
At six o'clock in the morning, Xie Zhuzhou finally woke up and saw that the men were tied to the tree, their eyes bloodshot.
Chu Yanzhang also woke up. His first task was to get Zhouzhou bottled water to wash her face and rinse her mouth, and then tidy up her equipment.
His steps were methodical and orderly, which was pleasing to Xie Zhuzhou. When Chu Yanzhang was too busy to notice his footing and was about to fall, he got up, put his arm around Chu Yanzhang's waist, and helped him to his feet.
Be careful.
The people tied to the trees. "..." Sure enough, Chu Yanzhang is the most annoying!
They gritted their teeth, watching Chu Yanzhang's sometimes efficient, sometimes clumsy demeanor, and really wanted to shake Xie Zhuzhou's head and tell him to wake up, that he was faking it!
Xie Zhuzhou had no intention of letting these people go yet; he wanted to wait for a new round of clues about the shrinking area before releasing them.
But Qin Fang couldn't wait any longer.
His mouth was taped shut, and he desperately needed to go to the toilet but couldn't express his need. He writhed like a worm, trying to get Xie Zhuzhou's attention.
However, Xie Zhuzhou clearly hadn't considered this aspect of their problem.
Chu Yanzhang happened to be passing by them while searching for supplies, and Qin Fang used his eyes to radiate full of charm.
Chu Yanzhang glanced at him, a big question mark above his head.
Xie Zhuzhou frowned; he strongly suspected that Qin Fang flirting with Little Yan.
So he stepped forward and tore off the tape covering Qin Fang. "What do you want to say?"
Qin Fang didn't expect this to work. He had been trying to subtly signal to Xie Zhuzhou with his eyes for so long without any effect, but when he made eye contact with Chu Yanzhang, it actually caught Xie Zhuzhou's attention!
"I need to use the restroom! I can't hold it anymore!"
Xie Zhuzhou paused for a moment, then said, "Oh, everyone has to go to the bathroom."
He untied the rope, and the men, suddenly losing their support, nearly fell over.
Qin Fang stumbled and rushed towards the direction of the toilet, while An Xinian walked unsteadily.
Xie Zhuzhou saw it and wondered how An Xinian had become so lame after only being tied up for three hours.
Aren't wealthy heirs supposed to be very familiar with being kidnapped? He didn't even let them sit while they were tied up, just in case their legs went numb.
"Senior, is your foot?"
"It's nothing, just a little sore. Zhuzhou, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you last night. If they hadn't been chasing me with guns, I wouldn't have..."
Chu Yanzhang: "?" That tone... it sounds so familiar.
Xie Zhuzhou was the type of person who would respond better to gentle persuasion than force. Seeing that his senior, who never bowed his head, was apologizing to him, and not being petty, he nodded to indicate that the matter was over.
Perhaps influenced by An Xinian's instigation last night, Ling Zhenyang's tone was full of jealousy when Xie Zhuzhou looked over. " Zhuzhou, do you know Xue Lang?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhuzhou suddenly felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
Xue Lang, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them, seemingly very interested in Xie Zhuzhou's answer.
Chu Yanzhang waited quietly, yet he was also afraid that the answer would be one he did not know.
"I know him. Xue Lang used to live next door to me, and we went to the same middle school." Xie Zhuzhou felt it was better to be honest, but what should he be honest about? Should he be honest about Xue Lang and the original owner of this body, or should he be honest about... his time travel from ancient times?
Upon hearing Chu Yanzhang's eyes, and a gentle smile appeared on his face, "Then Mr. Xue is also Zhouzhou's senior. What a coincidence. Senior Xue is a good person; he even gave us a pack of noodles yesterday."
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhuzhou felt a lump in his throat; Little Yan was always so considerate.
Unlike Ling Zhenyang, she wouldn't ask him in front of so many people; she always considered his needs.
In that instant, he was a little worried—worried that he hadn't passed Little Yan's test during their dating internship. He had said he'd let Chu Yanzhang reconsider...
But how can someone be so gentle from beginning to end?
Xue Lang, who had always stayed away from the center of the war, was pulled into the fray.
An Xinian couldn't understand why Xue Lang would spend millions to come up here. Was he just bored?
They all knew that the Xue Family family disliked getting involved in troubled matters, so what were Xue Lang's motives and goals?
At this moment, almost everyone's eyes were focused on Xue Lang, waiting for Xue Lang answer.