Zhang Wei's voice rang out.
The gardener, who was about to make a move, froze.
[Ding! Gardener… Huh? Am I hallucinating? My godson is calling me godmother, he… recognized me?!]
[Host gains System Points +600]
Not just the gardener.
The fatty was also stunned.
[Ding! Fatty… Is this a hallucination before I die? Zhang Wei is calling the gardener… Godmother?]
[Host gains System Points +300]
In fact.
It wasn't just the gardener and the fatty; Zhang Wei was also shocked.
Seeing the gardener's movement halt, Zhang Wei was certain that the gardener was He Juan, a friend of his father, Zhang Ping.
Upon learning the situation.
Zhang Wei's mind was shaken. His father's former admirer was the second-in-command of the Senluo Division, the Gardener? Doesn't that mean the Senluo Sect's godmother is here to kill me? What's happening now? Did Godmother think Fatty would hurt me, so she ambushed Fatty from behind when he was about to attack me, to prevent Fatty from hurting me?
However.
Zhang Wei didn't have time to think much, fearing that Fatty would be killed by the Gardener, he quickly continued:
"Is that you, Godmother? My goodness, Godmother, you're the Gardener? Wait, Godmother, don't make a move yet, Fatty is on our side."
As soon as he spoke.
[Ding! Gardener… Oh my god, my godson really recognized me. Wait, the shut-in knows Zhang Wei??]
[Host gains System Points +700]
[Ding! Fatty… Damn, Zhang Wei really knows Zhang Wei?!]
[Host gains System Points +400]
The next second.
The fatty spoke:
"Gardener, you know Zhang Wei? You're his godmother? Zhang Wei, are you sure the Gardener is your godmother?"
In his words.
The fatty subconsciously distanced himself from the gardener and stood by Zhang Wei's bed. Regardless of the current situation, if the gardener intended to kill him, Zhang Wei had also exposed himself. All he could do was protect Zhang Wei from being attacked and killed by the gardener.
Zhang Wei didn't answer Fatty's question but asked the gardener:
"Are you Godmother He Juan?"
As the words left his mouth.
The gardener's body trembled. She was certain that Zhang Wei had indeed recognized her. She had thought of many ways to acknowledge Zhang Wei, or rather, ways to explain to Zhang Wei that she was his godmother after killing Fatty. She hadn't expected Zhang Wei to recognize her at first glance.
Unconsciously.
The gardener nodded:
"Yes, I am He Juan. My godson, you recognized me?"
As she spoke.
Fearing that Zhang Wei would doubt her and question her motives, the gardener spoke again, recounting some of her past with Zhang Ping. After finishing, she added:
"Only I and Zhang Ping know these things. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask your father, Zhang Ping."
[Ding! Gardener… Fortunately, I had thought about how to acknowledge my godson beforehand, so I wouldn't be flustered.]
[Host gains System Points +800]
Zhang Wei couldn't help but say:
"No need, I believe you are indeed my Godmother He Juan."
With the system prompts, even without asking his father, Zhang Wei was sure that the gardener was his Godmother He Juan.
However.
The gardener was unaware of the system.
[Ding! Gardener is touched… My godson trusts me so much.]
[Host gains System Points +900]
After confirming that Godmother He Juan was the Gardener, Zhang Wei didn't stand idle. He immediately looked at Fatty:
"Fatty, it seems what you told me at noon was wrong. Who said the Gardener couldn't be subdued?"
The fatty's mouth twitched. He glanced strangely at Zhang Wei, then at the gardener, still unable to snap out of his shock… Am I dreaming? The Gardener is Zhang Wei's godmother?
At the same time.
Zhang Wei noticed Fatty's expression and continued:
"Actually, Fatty, I'm also very surprised. I didn't expect the Gardener to be my godmother. You might not know this, but I only recently recognized my godmother as my godmother."
Then.
Zhang Wei recounted the entire story of him recognizing the Gardener as his godmother and looked at the gardener:
"That time in the small forest on the grave mountain, was that you, Godmother? You accidentally leaked a trace of your aura then. I just didn't expect it to be you, Godmother, nor did I expect you to be the Gardener of the Senluo Division. Even more so, I didn't expect how you became a ghost and went to the Senluo Division to become the second-in-command."
The gardener heard this and said:
"That was because your and Zhang Ping's words moved me. I accidentally lost control of my emotions and leaked my aura. But it's good that I leaked it, otherwise, you wouldn't have recognized me. As for me becoming the second-in-command of the Senluo Division, that's a long story."
As she spoke.
The gardener looked at Zhang Wei, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Are you really willing to recognize me as your godmother?"
"Of course, I am. Since my father mentioned you to me, he has often told me about you, Godmother."
Just as the gardener was about to say something, touched.
Fatty interrupted the gardener's words:
"Wait, you two, have your tender moment over there. Can I ask, Gardener, did you know Zhang Wei was your godson when I came to your country to assist you?"
"Yes."
The gardener nodded noncommittally:
"To be honest, when I learned that the Senluo Sect sent you, I was quite troubled. Because if it were just me, I could have found various excuses to protect my godson. But with you here, I had to find all sorts of ways."
Before she finished speaking.
As if remembering something, the gardener glanced at Zhang Wei and then at Fatty:
"Compared to my affairs, Shut-in, what's going on between you and my godson? How do you know each other? Aren't you a high-ranking official of the Senluo Division?"
"The matter between Zhang Wei and me is also a long story, and I can explain it to you later. But what you said, Gardener, you are also a high-ranking official of the Senluo Division, and even the second-in-command."
Fatty replied.
At this moment.
Having learned that both of them had important connections to Zhang Wei, Fatty and the gardener looked at each other awkwardly, both recalling how they had racked their brains to find excuses to protect Zhang Wei from assassination. Now, they realized they were purely fighting wits and courage amongst themselves.
The gardener was somewhat amused and exasperated:
"If I had known you knew my godson, I wouldn't have had to rack my brains every day thinking about these things."
As she spoke.
Fatty was also somewhat amused and exasperated:
"So all my cool villainous operations were actually meaningless."
Speaking of which.
Fatty seemed to recall something and asked:
"By the way, what's the deal with your butler, Gardener? Doesn't he know about your relationship with Zhang Wei?"
Mentioning the butler.
The gardener nodded in response and then added leisurely:
"That butler is no longer needed."
"What butler?"
Zhang Wei asked curiously.
In response.
Fatty waved his hand and said:
"We can talk about this later. I think we should first discuss our assassination of Zhang Wei. How should we explain to the Senluo Sect that we failed to assassinate Zhang Wei?"
"Fatty is right, we need a good excuse. But before that, I need to do one thing."
"What thing?"
"Tell Hill and the others who are ambushing nearby that the crisis has been resolved."
Zhang Wei said, looking at the gardener, and explained that he had contracted fallen angels and arranged for them to ambush and protect him.
[Ding! Gardener… Oh my god, as expected of my godson, turning enemies into bodyguards!]
[Host gains System Points +900]
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