Lu Heng smiled bitterly. “Is there any other way to do this? Besides, I have prepared excellent wound medicine, which has very good pain relief and healing effects. As long as I apply it, he will be fine when he wakes up the next day, and he won’t notice.”

He was well-prepared and had already considered it in detail.

Jiang Zhou sighed. “There’s no turning back now.”

Lu Heng was stunned. “What?”

“He said, there’s no turning back.”

Lu Heng turned around in horror, but he thought the man had drunk too much and was lying on the bed unconscious. But Zhuo Bang suddenly sat up and looked at him with a sad face.

“Dad…”

“Shut up!” Zhuo Bang shook his head. “I’m not your father, and you’re not my son.”

His son had already passed away due to a high fever, and now what he saw in front of him was just a demon in human skin.

It was a pity that he still treated the demon as his own child and loved him. Even though he felt something was wrong with the child, he didn’t criticize him too harshly. He just thought he was a little sick.

He truly owed his real son, Zhuo Yan.

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Zhuo Bang and Zhuo Yan’s mother had a political marriage, and their relationship was weak. Children of aristocratic families always considered their own family and interests first. Therefore, Zhuo Yan did not receive much love and care since he was a child. Later, Zhuo Yan often acted domineeringly outside, just to win some attention from his parents. Zhuo Yan deliberately picked fights that wouldn’t cause major trouble.

Therefore, although Zhuo Bang had a headache because of him, he also understood him. Since Zhuo Yan’s mother passed away, he had also compensated him with fatherly love. He would take him out wherever he went, hoping that Zhuo Yan could no longer be so despondent, hoping that he could become a truly upright man.

Before Zhuo Yan fell ill, he had a long conversation with him all night long. He said that when they reached the new town, he would handle some political affairs with Zhuo Bang, study, and take the imperial examination route, eventually inheriting his father’s political power.

As a result, he fell ill on the journey.

What woke up was no longer the original Zhuo Yan.

Initially, Zhuo Bang thought that what Zhuo Yan might still have the aspirations, then he wouldn’t insist on whether he could achieve them. Yet, he did have expectations for him in his heart. If he really couldn’t achieve them, he wouldn’t be angry, at most, he would be a little regretful.

But when he realized that the Zhuo Yan in front of him was no longer the real Zhuo Yan, he truly collapsed. He couldn’t help but think that if Zhuo Yan was truly still here, his son might work really hard, be motivated, study diligently and be proud of his own achievements.

But all these possibilities were ruined by Lu Heng.

Zhuo Bang’s eyes turned pitch black, devoid of any light. This intimidating look made Lu Heng’s scalp numb and his eyelids twitch.

He looked at Jiang Zhou as if pleading for help.

Jiang Zhou didn’t want to speak much at this time, and quietly watched the two of them, devoting all his attention to Zhuo Bang.

Zhuo Bang was silent for a moment, then spoke forcefully, “I know that if you are discovered by the body’s loved ones, you will leave the body and find another body, but I will not give you this opportunity again.” His demeanor changed in an instant. He hunched over, and a pained glint began to appear in his eyes.

However, Lu Heng felt like his soul was about to explode in an instant. His nerves ached, and his spinal cord throbbed.

He had an ominous premonition.

Sure enough, Zhuo Bang said word by word, “No matter who you are, I trusted you.” He was clearly saying the most intimate words, yet his eyes seemed to be capable of killing someone.

Lu Heng suddenly turned back to look at Jiang Zhou.

Jiang Zhou then spoke, “Brother Lu, the horse has stumbled.”

Lu Heng couldn’t believe it. “You lied to me?”

“How can this be called lying to you?” Jiang Zhou sighed. “Actually, you will not survive if you commit too many sins. If only you had been more careful, you would not give me a chance to ruin you.”

Lu Heng seemed to have thought of something, but now he was in excruciating pain, so he couldn’t think clearly. Regardless, all he knew was that he had been deceived by Jiang Zhou.

He writhed on the ground in agony. Zhuo Bang never looked at him again. He only said to Jiang Zhou, “I have already considered the tourist town you mentioned some time ago. It is feasible. Let’s wait for a while to discuss and come up with a charter, and then we can put it into production. You don’t have to worry about the funds. After the discussion is completed, I will ask a discount from the superiors and ask the Ministry of Finance to approve funds to implement what you proposed.”

Jiang Zhou nodded. “Then I’ll come back to see you in a few days, sir.”

He glanced at Lu Heng again. “Sir, you should keep a closer eye on him these days. I’m afraid he will try to escape. I hope you can still write a letter and explain the situation clearly to your family. After all, his soul has been fixed now. Although he will still suffer the pain of tearing his soul apart without follow-up stabilization measures, if he really escapes and returns to Beijing, then using the blood of other relatives to stabilize himself is also possible.”

Zhuo Bang agreed.

Lu Heng struggled for a moment, his eyes red. “Do you hate me so much?”

Jiang Zhou smiled. “Yes, I do hate you. Don’t you know? I am the real Jiang Zhou, not a fellow villager of yours.”