I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 330 The Origin of the Abbot

Inside the carriage, Pingyu stared at Chu Liuzheng, his dark eyes filled with urgency: "Ask me anything, I'll tell you anything I know, just tell me where my brother is."

Chu Liuzheng said, "As long as you don't lie to me, I will tell you Pingxuan's whereabouts after you finish asking."

“Okay.” Pingyu leaned back. “Go ahead and ask.”

Chu Liuzheng said, "Let's go back to the same question: who wrote the story the tea master told?"

"Aren't you good at fortune telling?" Pingyu looked at her. "Can't you figure it out?"

【Do you think I wanted to ask this?】

Chu Liuzheng secretly curled his lip.

[If I rely entirely on the system, won't I fail miserably? I need to at least get some information out of you guys so I can make my move.]

She straightened her face and tapped the table: "Are you going to ask me or should I ask you?"

"So fierce, yet so handsome." Pingyu muttered, pouting. "That story was written by the abbot. He sent it over early this morning and asked Tongniang to have the tea server at Donghe Restaurant read it to her."

Chu Liuzheng asked in confusion, "Why Donghe Restaurant?"

“Donghe Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Longkou Town, and it's where the most people eat,” Pingyu said. “The abbot wants more people to hear this.”

Chu Liuzheng: "Why does she want more people to hear this?"

“I’ve heard the abbot say that he hated a woman named Yin Lanci since he was a child, and he wanted to make that woman be cursed by everyone to relieve his hatred. That’s why he wrote that woman into his stories.” Ping Yu seemed to know what Chu Liuzheng was going to ask, and said, “I don’t know why the abbot hates that Yin Lanci.”

"Oh." Chu Liuzheng swallowed the question that was on the tip of his tongue and changed the subject, "Then what are the Abbot's weaknesses?"

Pingyu frowned warily: "What do you want to do?"

"Answer me." Chu Liuzheng tapped the table. "If this happens again, our deal is null and void."

"You—" Ping Yu glared, but only managed to utter one word before Chu Liuzheng called out without turning his head, "Chen—"

"Wait, I won't ask anymore!" Pingyu leaned back angrily and replied, "I don't know what the abbot's weakness is, nor does he care about anyone or anything."

"So what does she usually do?"

“Raise insects, write storybooks, and if someone in the city invites me, perform a religious ceremony.”

This life is pretty simple.

Chu Liuzheng asked, "What kind of insects does she raise?"

“Poisonous insects.” As if recalling something unpleasant, Pingyu shuddered. “Those poisonous insects eat people, and can devour them down to bones in the blink of an eye.”

Chu Liuzheng frowned: "You kill people to feed insects?"

“No.” Pingyu shook his head. “It was a corpse. It was just buried. Tongniang was in charge of digging it up, and I was in charge of burying the bones back.”

Chu Liuzheng: "...You guys have a pretty clear division of labor."

Pingyu said seriously, "Digging up graves is bad karma, I won't do it."

Chu Liuzheng: "Then burying it back won't be bad karma?"

“No,” Pingyu answered decisively. “After burying them, I burned lots and lots of paper money for them. It’s understandable, and they shouldn’t blame me.”

Chu Liuzheng was momentarily speechless; this boy's thought process was rather peculiar.

Pingyu looked at her: "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"Yes." Chu Liuzheng nodded, his eyes fixed on him. "Did you know that the abbess is a woman?"

Ping Yu was startled: "A woman?!" "It seems you don't know." Chu Liuzheng looked away and let Chen Xing come in and drag him away.

"Where is my brother?" Pingyu struggled and turned his head to shout at Chu Liuzheng.

Chu Liuzheng smiled slightly: "I'll tell you when I have time."

Pingyu's pupils contracted, and he roared angrily, "You liar! You actually lied to me! I won't let you get away with this!!"

“Same to you.” Chu Liuzheng raised his hand and picked at his ear.

This guy's words were half true and half false; he was trying to fool her like she was a fool, and he even thought he could get information out of her. What a pipe dream!

She said, "I forgot to tell you, the abbot doesn't know Pingxuan's whereabouts. You've been deceived by her."

Pingyu:! ! !
His shout paused for a moment, then suddenly erupted again, like a lion's roar.

Chen Xing immediately struck with a chop, and the whole world became quiet.

"Well done." Chu Liuzheng stretched and said while browsing the system, "Bring Tongniang in."

"Okay," Chen Xing replied.

"I heard from Xiaoyu that your name is Tongniang." Inside the swaying carriage, Chu Liuzheng looked at the woman opposite him. "I prefer to get straight to the point and don't like to resort to violence. Tell me some of the abbot's secrets, and I'll let you suffer less. How about we're both happy?"

Tongniang kept her eyes closed and remained silent.

"Refusing to cooperate?" Chu Liuzheng raised one of his thin eyebrows and poured himself a cup of tea. "Xiaoyu is so cute. She's told me everything she needed to say, even where your other son lives. What do you think I should do to reunite you and your son?"

Tong Niang suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze flashing with fierce light: "You dare!"

Chu Liuzheng, holding a teacup, called out, "Chenxing, send someone to the third lane from the entrance of Santang Lane in Caiye Town—"

"I'll speak!" Tongniang interrupted sharply, "What do you want to know?"

“But I don’t want to hear it anymore.” Chu Liuzheng smiled sweetly. “Right now, I just want to do a good deed and reunite you and your son.”

She called out again, "Chenxing, go—"

“I know the background of the abbot!” Tongniang said quickly, staring intently at Chu Liuzheng.

She knew that the despicable woman opposite her was threatening her, but she couldn't afford to gamble!
That little brat Pingyu betrayed her, despite how she treated him like her own son!
She really misjudged the situation!

Chu Liuzheng held his cup and drank his tea, gesturing with his eyes for her to continue.

Tongniang said, "You must promise that you won't touch my son as long as I say so."

“You have no right to bargain with me.” Chu Liuzheng put down his teacup, and seeing the resentment on Tongniang’s face, he said leisurely, “However, I am not an unreasonable person. The more you know, the more useful you are to me, and the safer your son will be.”

Tongniang pursed her lips, her expression wavering.

"No need to touch it anymore, the razor blade in your sleeve is with me." Chu Liuzheng glanced at her hands tied behind her back, took a wooden box from under the table, opened it, and said, "Take a look, is it yours?"

Tongniang looked down and a look of horror flashed across her eyes.

They actually found them all! Who are these people?

"I forgot to tell you, the abbot is also in our hands now." Chu Liuzheng closed the box and smiled slightly at Tongniang. "Xiaoyu said your son's nickname is Bao'er. He is six years old this year, and he is very smart. His teacher praised him for his ability to study and said that he will definitely become a great talent in the future. He is really a little darling."

"Don't touch my son!" Tongniang cursed Pingyu's ancestors in her heart and said urgently, "I'll tell you anything you want to know, please don't touch my son."

Wow, this is what it feels like to be a villain!

Chu Liuzheng stared at the system with his eyes half-closed: "Let's talk about the background of the abbot first."