"I'm doing this for your own good," Chen Luo often said. It had almost become a catchphrase.

Da Zhuang was dumbfounded. "You lied to me, and it's for my own good?"

"You've really got a nerve."

Da Zhuang gasped for breath and sneered, "Keep fooling me, keep it up. I'd like to see how this is for my own good?"

Chen Luo countered, "Da Zhuang, if I hadn't lied about you being poisoned in the first place, how would things have turned out?"

Da Zhuang was stunned. If he hadn't been poisoned, he would definitely have stayed far away. 'Who are you? You're so dangerous. Why would I get close to you? I'd be asking for death!'

Da Zhuang's deepest impression of his big brother was how he had stumped a mutant to death with a math problem.

Da Zhuang now understood that it wasn't his big brother who had stumped him to death. Some of their kind would suddenly die after a great increase in strength, and digging out their crystals was just dumb luck.

But Da Zhuang didn't know that at the time, and he was really scared.

Chen Luo continued to counter, "If you weren't poisoned, would you still listen to me? Ask yourself."

"How did we meet in the first place? I was driving, and you jumped in and wanted to cut out my kidneys. Then you brought a zombie to seek revenge on me, and I let you go again."

"It's only because I like you that I let you go three times. Would you have let me go if you were in my place?"

Da Zhuang fell into回忆, remembering that he had tried to kill his big brother three times, but each time his big brother had easily defused the situation.

Chen Luo continued, "When I tricked you into poisoning, we weren't familiar with each other, right? I needed to understand the internal dynamics of the zombies, so I thought of you."

"Put yourself in my shoes. Would you be so trusting? If I ran away, where would you go to find me?"

"I had no choice but to resort to the poisoning trick."

Seeing Da Zhuang's silence, Chen Luo continued.

"Let's talk about how good Big Brother has been to you. Whenever you have an opponent, I help you eliminate them and pretend it was you who did it, helping you show off a few times, right?"

"In the early stages, you gave me a few crystals. Again, put yourself in my shoes. Would you trust me if I was so strong?"

"Big Brother felt guilty later on, so how many times did I give you crystals? And they were all good level eight and nine crystals."

"And then there's your wife, Jing棘. She's dissatisfied with my Dawn City. I know that. If it were anyone else, I would have killed her directly. What, do you doubt that I don't have the ability?"

"But for your sake, I chose not to act, and even deliberately let you be the hero and successfully win over Jing棘."

"What did I get out of these things? Only you, Da Zhuang, benefited from it. What benefits did I get?"

"Put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, could you have gotten to where you are today without me, your big brother?"

"Without me, you would have been killed by other zombies long ago."

Da Zhuang touched his heart. Huh, where is it?

But Big Brother is right. Without Big Brother's help, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Big Brother really is doing it for my own good. Who would trust an uncontrolled little brother?

Really, putting myself in his shoes, Da Zhuang imagined himself in Chen Luo's position and would only be more excessive than Chen Luo.

Big Brother helped me eliminate dissidents, strengthen my power, and even marry a wife. All that's left is to help me consummate the marriage.

There's really nothing to say about Big Brother's kindness.

Da Zhuang was stunned for a long time before saying, "But there's one thing I've never understood. What's your purpose? Why are you helping me so much? I don't believe that you're so kind, just because you like me and want to support me to this extent."

"I'm of no use to you now. If things continue to develop, I'll only pose a threat to your Dawn City, Big Brother."

"No, I can already threaten Dawn City. Why are you telling me so much? Wouldn't it be better to just kill me?"

There's no such thing as unprovoked love in this world. Da Zhuang couldn't understand what the point of his continued existence was.

He was ready for Big Brother to kill him, but Big Brother patiently explained so much to him.

Chen Luo thought, 'Wow, Da Zhuang is even thinking about the meaning of life.'

The reason for supporting Da Zhuang, of course, was to get Da Zhuang to gather zombies and fight against the monsters together.

Chen Luo thought about it. There was no need to deceive Da Zhuang about this. It would be better to just say it directly.

Chen Luo pondered for a moment, "Big Brother observed the heavens at night and saw that an unknown danger will descend in the near future. You, Da Zhuang, can't withstand it, and I alone may not be able to withstand it either."

"Only by joining forces can we have a chance to survive together. That's Big Brother's purpose. I'm not lying to you."

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Da Zhuang asked, "What danger?"

Chen Luo smiled wryly, "Didn't I say it's unknown? But it will definitely come. What you and I have to do now is to improve our strength as much as possible."

Da Zhuang's body trembled. What kind of danger was it that even Big Brother couldn't withstand?

Chen Luo's words were vague, but Da Zhuang was even more convinced by what Chen Luo said.

Otherwise, Da Zhuang couldn't think of any reason why Big Brother would support him so much. There was no reason at all.

Da Zhuang's knot in his heart was also untied. Although the poisoning was a lie, it was a benevolent lie.

It maintained the relationship between me and Big Brother. Without this lie, I, Da Zhuang, wouldn't be where I am today.

Da Zhuang said with a sob, "But I still hate you. I hate you, Big Brother. You shouldn't have done this to me."

Chen Luo's heart sank. Was everything he had said not working?

He only heard Da Zhuang say, "The mud pill you brought was rubbed off of Zhao Ziyi's body, right? When we first met, you were clean. Later, you looked for Zhao Ziyi, so you could only rub it off of Zhao Ziyi's body."

"I'm also acquainted with her. Yet you made me eat her mud pill for so long. How am I supposed to face her in the future?"

"How can I bear it? How can I bear it?"

"Wuwuwu, I, Da Zhuang, have no face left. If it weren't for this, I, Da Zhuang, wouldn't be so angry."

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Chen Luo was dumbfounded.

Da Zhuang's connection with Chen Luo had always been through Zhao Ziyi, and Da Zhuang had also met Zhao Ziyi.

Occasionally, when Da Zhuang felt bored, he would chat with Zhao Ziyi.

They were like online friends.

As a result, Da Zhuang had unknowingly eaten more than a dozen mud pills rubbed off of his online friend's body.

His mentality collapsed.

How am I, Da Zhuang, supposed to face Zhao Ziyi in the future?

Chen Luo said with a dry laugh, "This is easy to solve. You also rub off a mud pill and I'll take it back for Zhao Ziyi to eat. That way, we'll be even."

Da Zhuang nodded repeatedly. Big Brother was probably just putting on an act, but that would be enough. I, Da Zhuang, would feel much better.

Chen Luo took Da Zhuang's mud pill with goosebumps all over his body. Zhao Ziyi, if you can eat this, I'll give you anything you want to eat in the future.

Da Zhuang bid farewell to Chen Luo. Chen Luo looked at his back and couldn't tell if Da Zhuang was pretending or not.

Chen Luo sighed. I can't even see through a zombie. Alas.

This is also good. After the monsters descend, as long as Da Zhuang isn't an idiot and doesn't want to die, he'll have no choice but to join forces with me.

When he returned to the tribe, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. A group of new members had arrived, and he heard an exclamation.

"Wow, this new member is actually level eight. He's a big shot. My respects, my respects."

"What's your name?"

"Fang Feichen."