Chapter 318 Hiring Us to Act

"What are you so happy about? Your Brother Su is in cahoots with those two!"

Seeing Zhao Liancheng's relieved expression, Su Liluo couldn't help but pour cold water on his heart.

Zhao Liancheng stared wide-eyed at Su Liluo, his gaze seemingly accusing Su Liluo of talking nonsense. Although Su Xuanlang's image had collapsed somewhat after his death, he wouldn't do something like this!

How did he end up with those two thugs?

He clearly disregarded his own safety to protect Miss Lu, so from that perspective, he's actually a pretty good person!

"Heh, still don't believe me? Think about it carefully. You've known Su Xuanlang for so long, do you know he knows kung fu? Those two thugs look like they're people who fight and do bad things all the time. Su Xuanlang, a scholar, is going up against these two professional bad guys. Do you think he can win?"

Of course, Su Xuanlang will eventually beat them up and successfully rescue Miss Lu, because these two were hired by him! Otherwise, how could he possibly defeat them?

Su Lilu chuckled and slowly analyzed the situation for him.

Zhao Liancheng frowned as he listened, knowing that Su Liluo's analysis did make some sense.

He had known Su Xuanlang for so long, but he never knew he knew kung fu. How could a scholar like him possibly beat two thugs who specialized in doing bad things?

If we really win, I'm afraid it will be...

Zhao Liancheng's heart tightened, and then he looked towards Su Xuanlang's direction.

In no time, Su Xuanlang had indeed knocked the two thugs to the ground, but he himself had also suffered many injuries.

"Are you going to leave or I'll kill you all with one blow!"

Despite the pain, Su Xuanlang held a long sword in each hand, blocking the two thugs.

"Get out, get out, we're leaving! Please, please don't kill us!"

The two thugs were no longer as arrogant as before. They nodded sheepishly, then staggered to their feet and ran away.

Su Xuanlang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, a triumphant smile flashing in his eyes. Then he pretended to go limp and slumped to the ground.

"Young Master Su, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

Lu Shuangdie felt anxious and quickly stepped forward to ask.

At this moment, she felt nothing but gratitude towards Su Xuanlang. If it weren't for him, she might have been humiliated and ruined by these two thugs today.

“Miss Lu, I’m so glad you’re alright.”

Su Xuanlang looked at Lu Shuangdie with a weak expression.

"Qing'er, Lan'er, quick, let's help Young Master Su back to the academy and find the headmaster's doctor to take a look at him!"

"Hmm..."

When Zhao Liancheng saw Lu Shuangdie leading Su Xuanlang back to the academy, he looked at them with concern and wanted to follow to see how serious his injury was, but Su Liluo and the others did not seem to want to follow.

"Come on, I'll take you to see those two thugs, and let you hear with your own eyes what your beloved Brother Su has actually done!"

Su Liluo laughed jokingly.

Then, she and Xiao Ye released Zhao Liancheng's pressure points and led him to catch up with the two thugs who had escaped.

at this time.

The two thugs were no longer in a sorry state; they strolled leisurely along the mountain path, chatting and laughing.

"Boss, acting is actually quite fun. Look how realistic our acting was today! That girl was so scared, she really thought that pretty boy was a hero saving her!"

With acting skills like ours, if we ever quit being thugs, we could become actors in a theater! Haha!

"That's right, our performance today was truly comparable to that of actors! And just by acting, we can earn such a large sum of money. It seems acting really is lucrative! Hahaha!"

The two of them burst into laughter as they talked.

"Ouch! Who hit me?!"

Suddenly, their laughter stopped, and they felt as if a stone had hit the back of their heads.

Then, they turned around in a panic, but in that instant, a person flashed past them and swiftly struck two pressure points on their bodies.

They were frozen in place, unable to move.

"Ah! A ghost! A ghost! There's a ghost!"

The two were so frightened that they screamed, but they couldn't move an inch.

"What ghosts? You two grown men were so brave just now scaring that girl, and now you're acting like cowards?"

At this moment, Su Liluo and the other two, Xiao Ye and his companion, walked out from the side with smiles on their faces.

When the two thugs saw two people with such stunning looks appear before them, their eyes were filled with amazement, curiosity, and fear.

"Young master, no, great hero, we haven't offended you, have we? What are you trying to do?"

They asked in alarm.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to kill you. Just answer a few questions for me and I'll let you go."

"What question, sir? Please, just ask!"

"That's what the thug said urgently."

In this line of work, their lives are the most important thing. The fact that these two people could immobilize them so silently shows they must be quite skilled.

If I don't agree to their demands, I don't know how bad things will get.

They were naturally very sensible; as long as they weren't killed, they would do anything.

"I'm asking you, was it a play you put on after that young man paid you to rescue the girl?"

"this......"

The two thugs exchanged a glance.

They never expected that the person in front of them was there because of what had just happened. They were so unlucky! They had just finished their performance and received their money, and now they had been caught!

Although they are immoral, they leaked the information as soon as the deed was done. Will someone come looking for them to return the money later?

"Speak quickly, or else---"

Su Liluo's eyes hardened, deliberately trying to scare them.

"Okay, I'll talk, I'll talk. Yes, it was that young master who paid us to put on this show!"

The thugs weren't easily intimidated and confessed immediately.

Zhao Liancheng, who was standing to the side, looked on incredulously when he heard this.

"This, this is impossible! It must be fake! You're definitely lying to us!"

"Are we crazy? What's so funny about this? If he hadn't made us act, wouldn't the two of us have been able to beat up this pretty boy?"

Before Su Lilu could even tap Zhao Liancheng's waterlogged head, the two thugs couldn't help but explain.

"But......"

Zhao Liancheng looked grim. He wanted to find a reason to explain for Su Xuanlang, but suddenly realized that he couldn't find a reason at all.

He could only slowly and helplessly accept that Su Xuanlang was a cunning and treacherous person, and that today's heroic rescue was a conspiracy he had orchestrated, with the ultimate goal being...

"No, no, will Miss Lu be in any danger?"

Zhao Liancheng suddenly realized what was happening.

What good intentions could someone have towards Miss Lu if he could deceive her using such despicable methods?

Thinking about it this way, he began to worry about Lu Shuangdie.