It was clear that Cheng Guang hadn't expected to hear such a phrase.
After a moment of stunned silence,
a dismal smile crossed his face.
"Escape bondservant status?"
"And what if I do?"
"Whether I live or die alone no longer matters, no longer matters."
Seeing Zhang Shunlong's ashen expression, Cheng Guang's brow furrowed slightly.
At that moment, Zhang Shunlong seemed to have resigned himself to death, hanging on to his last breath which prevented him from dying too easily.
Was it his father?
Cheng Guang continued, "I can help you get your father out."
For Cheng Guang, it was a simple matter to get Zhang Shunlong's father out.
Let alone that Zhang Heling had not stolen from the treasury, even if he actually had, clearing Zhang Heling's name would be but a word from Cheng Guang.
Hearing Cheng Guang's words, Zhang Shunlong looked up sharply, disbelieving, sizing up Cheng Guang a few times as if he were in a dream.
