During those worst days, he had already mentally prepared himself for cutting ties with his family...
"You’re quite famous now!"
Shen Fa took a swig of liquor and laughed with alcohol on his breath, "These days, people have been hitting me harder, openly and covertly, than I’ve faced over five years of being a hundred or a thousand households!"
Yang Ge put down the jug and frowned, "I... I shouldn’t have been exposed, should I?"
He figured the fact he was Zhang Mazi should only be known to Shen Fa and Fang Ke.
Shen Fa shook his head with a smile, "Don’t underestimate the people of the world. How big is Luting? Even if it’s just a mouse, it’s time to figure out which mouse hole it’s living in... At least, that person above definitely knows!"
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He bowed to the west, his mind involuntarily recalling the shock he felt when he first saw the "Looking Homeward" in the imperial garden.
Yang Ge’s face darkened slightly as he pulled out a chair and sat down at the dining table, "What do you mean?"
Shen Fa took another sip of liquor, "This time around, I’ve taken the lightning strike for you, but you must enter the capital..."
Yang Ge shook his head, "Anything but asking me to leave home is negotiable!"
Shen Fa took a deep breath and slowly said, "Your actions this time have crossed many people’s lines. If you can’t live under their nose, many people won’t sleep soundly."
Yang Ge turned to look at him, "Do you think I did not consider this outcome before I did it?"
Shen Fa looked at him, "Brother, I know you’re not afraid... but isn’t it unnecessary? It’s just a change of environment."
Yang Ge pondered for a moment, then sighed lightly, "Is there no way to avoid leaving?"
If he were still alone, he would undoubtedly fight to the end.
Worst comes to worst, he would refine his essence into qi and return to his True Essence!
A giant in the True Essence realm is not bold enough to roam the world, but as long as he does not rashly rush to his death, he shouldn’t die so easily, right?
But unknowingly, he had developed many attachments in Luting County...
He wasn’t afraid of death.
But he feared others dying because of him.
Shen Fa looked at him, suddenly letting out a chuckle, "If Brother remembers correctly, this is the first time you have caved to me!"
Yang Ge looked at him puzzled, "You think this is funny?"
After a moment’s contemplation, the smile on Shen Fa’s face slowly faded, "Indeed, it’s not funny..."
A bunch of rotten people with dirty hearts, threatening a good man who dares to speak the truth with his friends and family, is indeed not funny at all.
He took a thoughtful sip of his drink, then said, "There might be a way..."
Yang Ge, "What way?"
Shen Fa, "Take my former position, and all crises will naturally resolve themselves!"
Yang Ge frowned, suspecting that this guy was taking advantage of the situation, "What difference does it make if I take your former position? Besides, how long have I even been here? Am I qualified?"
"Of course, there’s a big difference!"
Shen Fa felt more and more that this idea was feasible, "Your position is too low, so the problem is yours alone. If you hold a high position, then the problem is one for all of us, and anyone who wants to touch you will have to consider all of us first!"
"Whether you’re qualified or not, it’s not for you or me to say; it’s for that person above to decide!"
He bowed to the west again.
Although this solution had just occurred to him, he was confident that there was an eighty percent chance that the person above would agree to it.
After all, he was the one who would benefit the most from this situation!
Besides, who would refuse a stick that stirs the shit?
A stick that stirs the shit wearing the uniform of a thousand-household officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is someone even the grand officials would have to think twice about, right?
Yang Ge had to admit that what he said made a lot of sense, but he still gave a wry smile, "Is there no other way? You know, I really don’t want to deal with so much..."
"Do you think you’re shopping for vegetables?"
Shen Fa replied irritably, "Can you haggle over this?"
Yang Ge immediately offered some subtle flattery, "Isn’t this the equivalent of beating the bush to see if there are any dates left? What if you, wise and resourceful, come up with an even better solution?"
"No!"
Shen Fa refused flatly, "Keep making excuses, and I’ll wash my hands of it. You deal with it, live or die!"
Yang Ge hurriedly held up his drink, "Don’t be like that, we agreed to be each other’s angels, didn’t we? How can you back out halfway?"
Shen Fa couldn’t understand his babbling, but still took the matter seriously, "Little brother, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but not every issue in this world has a solution. Even I often have to hold my nose and eat shit with my pancakes. Now that you have a choice, be happy with it instead of being ungrateful!"
"I don’t have a choice at the Qi Sea Realm..."
Yang Ge held his cup, "And at the True Essence realm? Do I have a choice there?"
Shen Fa was startled, hastily waving his hands, "Don’t be rash, let’s talk this out, brother! We were having a good conversation, why resort to True Essence?"
Yang Ge, "Then just tell me, is there any other way?"
Shen Fa, "No!"