"So, my mind is made up, and you have already agreed. Did you come all the way here just to stop me? I'm sorry, young master, the die is cast, you can't stop me. To use the lives of these thirty women to save the Divine Phoenix's life, you've already agreed to that."
The women in the cellar saw Lan Zhengqing's appearance, and hope flickered in their eyes, making them restless.
"It's Young Master Lan."
"Young Master Lan doesn't know we're locked up here."
"He must be here to save us."
"Young Master Lan..."
"Sob sob..."
"Great, we're saved."
"Young Master Lan is such a good person, we were right to have faith in him."
The women started discussing among themselves, all believing that Lan Zhengqing had come to save them, so they couldn't help but relax and looked at him with hopeful eyes.
Even.
In that moment, Qiu Xi thought Lan Zhengqing was there to stop her.
That's why she uttered those words earlier.
