???
Looking at Roni's eyes, filled with intense nervousness and self-recrimination, Chen Yu stretched his neck and was completely stunned.
What was going on!
How could she bring up Su Zhan.
Before coming, Chen Yu had prepared for the worst, and during the period he lost contact with Roni, he had thought of countless possibilities, the worst of which was that she would betray him under pressure.
Chen Yu was no saint.
Being betrayed would naturally put him in a bad mood.
But if he really put himself in Roni's shoes, from a self-serving perspective, selling him out might indeed be the optimal solution.
Regardless of whether the City Lord's Mansion people would actually fulfill their promises.
There was nothing wrong with betraying Chen Yu.
Even knowing this possibility, Chen Yu still resolutely came to save Roni, entirely because he couldn't abandon his ally for such a small probability event.
Although from the perspective of extreme self-interest, abandoning Roni was also the optimal solution for him.
Chen Yu came with a broken determination.
Facing Roni, who stammered for a long time without speaking and had her emotions written all over her face, his suspicions felt almost certain.
Who would have thought she would actually say—
Su Zhan?!
What kind of brain circuit did this sister have, why did she bring up Su Zhan.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to do this, but I really had no choice." Roni bit her lip tightly, lowering her head, already prepared to be blamed by Chen Yu. "I betrayed your friend, however you want to blame me, I will have no complaints."
???
Seeing Roni's face full of self-blame and regret, Chen Yu was stunned again.
What was this now?
"Why would I blame you?" Chen Yu raised his eyebrows in surprise, Roni slowly looked up, biting her lip, "I, I betrayed your very important friend, maybe the royal family will go to..."
"Sell him well!"
Unexpectedly, Roni, who was full of self-blame, saw Chen Yu's excited face and almost applauded.
"Eh?"
Roni was stunned for a moment.
What's going on?
At this moment, she was just like Chen Yu a moment ago, her eyes showing confusion.
Why wasn't he blaming her?
She had clearly done such a terrible thing.
Fake?
Sarcastic?
Little did she know, Chen Yu's "well" was from the bottom of his heart.
He had truly prepared for the worst to come here, but Roni gave him a pleasant surprise. She was able to withstand the pressure from those old foxes in the City Lord's Mansion.
She didn't sell him out, letting Su Zhan take the blame for him.
It was brilliant.
Although it might be a bit unfair to his good brother Su Zhan, he was in the Batu Kingdom, not within the territory of the Tatu Kingdom.
What could the Tatu Kingdom do to him?
The cave was so vast.
Even if the Tatu Kingdom knew Su Zhan, could they be sure which one he was?
"Young man, you've impressed me after only six hours of separation." Chen Yu patted Roni's shoulder with a smile. Roni, who was still immersed in intense self-blame, bit her lip tightly, her expression still showing suspicion, "Do you really not blame me?"
"Not blame!"
If he blamed Roni now, Chen Yu would truly be taking advantage of the situation and kicking someone when they were down.
"Not bad, not bad, after all, she's the daughter of that old fox Fuhua, her brain is still useful at critical moments." Chen Yu grinned.
"Don't you talk about my dad like that!" Roni clenched her fist.
"We're praising you, not demeaning you, why are you making such a fuss." Seeing the anger in Roni's eyes, Chen Yu comforted her softly, "Alright, alright, I won't talk about your dad, it's just that there's one thing I don't quite understand."
"What?"
"You told the people in the City Lord's Mansion about Su Zhan, and they really believed it? Could it be that the people in the City Lord's Mansion didn't have the slightest suspicion?"
Roni learned Su Zhan's name from Chen Yu. After the city was established, Chen Yu had been trying to contact his friends and family. Compared to the meager manpower in his city, the Elton family, spread throughout the kingdom, was clearly more efficient at finding people than Chen Yu.
Chen Yu's impression of Roni was not too bad; judging from his insight, Roni was a loyal person.
So he didn't think much of it and asked her to help him find him.
However, she only knew Su Zhan's name and some simple physical characteristics. She didn't know more details, and even if Chen Yu knew them, they were meaningless for the search.
Should he say which primary school, middle school, high school, or university Su Zhan attended?
Who was his girlfriend?
Did he sneak around and steal other people's girlfriends?
These were things that happened outside the cave and were completely meaningless. As for Su Zhan's situation inside the cave, he wasn't very clear either.
With such simple information, would the City Lord's Mansion believe it?
"I swear, they really believed it." Roni bit her lip solemnly, "And, I don't think it was just belief, it was almost complete conviction."
Chen Yu rested his chin on his hand, calculating in his mind.
Complete conviction.
This was rather intriguing.
If the City Lord's Mansion could be completely convinced, it meant that what Roni said matched the intelligence they had, which meant that 'Su Zhan' was a very capable person.
This person might not necessarily be his childhood friend.
Roni, by chance, had gained unexpected benefits.
Was this the blessing of a fool?
Looking at Roni's earnest little face, Chen Yu raised his hand and rubbed her head.
"Mr. Chen, we have figured out the patrol patterns of the guards in the City Lord's Mansion. We can prepare to withdraw." A death warrior, cloaked in a magic cloak, quietly approached, suppressing his aura. "The people are also ready at the City Lord's Mansion's treasury. What do you think?"
"Are there really no high-level mages in the mansion?"
"No!"
The death warrior shook his head solemnly.
"We looked around the City Lord's Mansion and found no high-level mages. Perhaps they are hidden in the dark, but we haven't found them. However, we all feel that if they haven't chosen to reveal themselves by now, it's very likely they really haven't discovered our movements."
Holy crap!
Was this possible?
Chen Yu really didn't understand.
Could his shoddy black iron-level magic cloak have become a cave artifact?
Absolutely not.
He would rather believe that there were no high-level mages in the mansion.
Roni, hiding behind the corner of the courtyard, saw the person's expression and was stunned.
Death warriors from her clan!
She didn't recognize this person, but the mark revealed on his arm was the mark of a death warrior from her clan.
"Recognized them?" Chen Yu glanced sideways and whispered, "You have to understand, although I had the intention to save you, I am weak and alone. It's reasonable to ask for some reinforcements from your father, isn't it?"
"Reasonable!"
"You should learn from this experience. Fortunately, there were no high-level mages in this mansion, otherwise, these death warriors from your clan would have been left here at least half."
Gently tapping Roni's head, Chen Yu's gaze also sharpened.
"Withdraw..."
"Enemy attack!!!! People from the Batu Kingdom are here!!!" A loud shout suddenly came from within the City Lord's Mansion, and the guards of the entire City Lord's Mansion rushed out from all directions.
Chen Yu, hidden in the corner of the courtyard, his eyes widened instantly.
Damn it.
Are you trying to mess with me on purpose?!