Qin Xiaoyue felt relieved. Although she was reluctant to leave Ran Shaotang, she also understood that going to Nanyunguo was an opportunity for experience.

Following Ran Shaotang over the years, she has learned some medical skills and poisoning methods, as well as some superficial kung fu, so she can still protect herself.

I just don’t know who the master wants to replace me?

As if he guessed her thoughts, Ran Shaotang pointed outside: "Let the Ganoderma lucidum come in."

Lingzhi was eavesdropping outside and was in a state of excitement when she suddenly heard her master calling her name. Without thinking, she opened the door and entered the dining room.

As soon as he stepped in, he saw Qin Xiaoyue, who was about to summon him, glaring at him fiercely. He suddenly understood that he had made a big mistake in his impatience.

Is it obvious to tell the master that he has been eavesdropping outside?

He shivered, and his neck and face swelled purple.

"Master, little one, little one, I know I was wrong."

He plopped down and knelt down in front of Ran Shaotang.

Ran Shaotang raised his eyebrows: "Oh, it seems that you and Xiaoyue are also complicit, knowing it and concealing it?"

Lingzhi's vision went dark. Not only did he come in anxiously, but he also seemed to have knelt down wrongly.

"No, Master, I was not involved in this matter."

Lingzhi quickly defended herself.

Qin Xiaoyue stepped forward helplessly, kicked his ass from behind, and explained for Lingzhi: "Master, Lingzhi and Wang Fu don't know the truth of the matter. I hid it from you and it has nothing to do with them. Xiaoyue dare not lie."

Ran Shaotang's face was still serious, but in his heart he was satisfied with Qin Xiaoyue's performance, so he nodded.

If Qin Xiaoyue becomes jealous and resentful and drags him down because she is deprived of her position as the hall leader, and her successor may be this boy kneeling on the ground, then she will no longer trust Qin Xiaoyue in the future.

Employ people based on virtue first, and talent second.

If your heart is not right, no matter how talented you are, you can't keep them by your side, which will lead to trouble.

Qin Xiaoyue saw the trust in herself from Ran Shaotang's eyes, and her eyes slowly turned red.

But Lingzhi was unsure.

He was caught eavesdropping.

"Master, I'm not kneeling down because of my complicity, but because I was eavesdropping just now."

His voice became softer and softer as he spoke. Ran Shaotang sat down again, poured himself a cup of still-warm scented tea, moistened his throat, and then spoke again.

"Lingzhi, since you eavesdropped, you also guessed the purpose of calling you in?"

Lingzhi nodded bravely: "I know, little one."

"Then do you think you're up to it?"

Lingzhi's eyes immediately lit up: "Yes. I promise to do a good job. I will only listen to the master. Oops." He was kicked again from behind, and he fell to the ground happily.

The corners of Ran Shaotang's mouth also raised.

"Eavesdropping is the basic skill of the spy club, but if you are caught eavesdropping, you will be disqualified. You still need to practice your basic skills."

Ganoderma nodded cheerfully like a chicken: "I understand, I must practice the basic skills well, and at the same time keep an eye on Sister Xiaoyue in the spy club. I only listen to the master, even if the knife is on my neck.

And I will never betray the Lord."

Shaotang likes to hear this.

She asked Lingzhi to wake up with satisfaction: "From now on, you will come to my place to report once a day. Some of the rules and people in the hall still need to be reorganized. Then select a few capable people for Xiaoyue to use. After all, she has to go so far away from a girl's house.

worried."

Ganoderma hurriedly answered yes.

Ran Shaotang's eyes fell on Xiaoyue again: "Last time you said there was news about Wu Yan and Song Ao, is there any further progress on this matter?"

Qin Xiaoyue stepped forward and replied: "I was about to tell you about this. A spy came to report that they saw traces of the two of them in Nanyun Kingdom, but lost them. It just so happened that Master arranged for me to go there. I will look for them more carefully.

If a pear garden was bombed or if a person's bones were robbed, there must be an explanation."

"This is like a hall master. Let's do it like this." Ran Shaotang glanced at the window. The scene outside was blocked, and he could only see the trees swaying on the window lattice.

"I don't know when the snow will fall. Lingzhi, please make arrangements with Xiaoyue to transport the coffin of the leader of the Xinglin Alliance back to Jingshan as soon as possible. No mistakes can be made. Do you understand?"

Lingzhi solemnly accepted the order.

Ran Shaotang thought for a while: "Xiaoyue, before you leave, write a letter to Jingshan and tell them what I said. The position of leader of Xinglin Alliance will be temporarily taken over by Sect Master Feng."

Presumably, my father and mother have already informed them about the fake death. Even Ran Shaoshang has made arrangements for what to do when she gets there.

Her position as the leader of the alliance cannot be empty. She originally worked for Old Man Feng, but now that she has resigned, she feels free and happy.

"By the way, let's make some arrangements. I want to follow you back to Jingshan."

Qin Xiaoyue and Lingzhi looked at each other and whispered: "Isn't this bad? Your current identity is the daughter of the Ran family. Will people gossip if you go out so far?" Young Master Zhong was probably the first to object.

"What's wrong? Am I afraid of gossiping?"

"But..." Before Qin Xiaoyue could finish her words, Ran Shaotang glared back, "But what, can't I just go see my grandpa? His old man suddenly heard that the eldest grandson he raised passed away unexpectedly, and he couldn't bear it.

He is seriously ill and bedridden. Why shouldn't I go to his parents' place to fulfill my filial piety?"

Lingzhi narrowed his eyes and flattered him: "Master is extremely smart, this is a perfect excuse."

Qin Xiaoyue didn't want to fall behind, so she immediately followed up: "Master has thought everything carefully, and this method is just right."

The door of the house opened loudly from the outside, and Hua Guan walked in anxiously carrying a food box.

"My maid must also follow."

"Why are you following me?" Qin Xiaoyue was the first to object.

Huaguan put the food box on the table: "I am the young master's personal maid, so I will naturally follow her wherever she goes. How can a master return to his grandfather's house without taking his slaves with him?"

Ran Shaotang opened the lid of the food box and looked at it: "That makes sense."

Hua Guan immediately smiled brightly and pouted at Qin Xiaoyue.

"However," Ran Shaotang's voice became cold and stern, "you must change your habit of eavesdropping. You will be severely punished next time."

Hua Guan glanced at Ling Zhi, who was also eavesdropping, and was quite unconvinced.

Ran Shaotang knew it just by looking at her expression.

"What? Did I say something wrong? Did you learn these bad habits from your former master?"

Ran Shaoshang, my younger sister, has loved listening to people around the corner and asking for all kinds of gossip since she was a child. She is the best candidate to be the leader of the spy club.

The flower tube was very good at watching and immediately brought out a few side dishes and hot ham and mycelium soup from the food box to make the new master happy.

"Female young master, eat quickly. It will be cold after a while and your stomach will feel uncomfortable after eating it. If you have any important matters, you should wait until you are full." After saying that, he handed over the chopsticks in time.

Ran Shaotang was taken care of by Hua Guan in his first life and enjoyed her attentiveness very much.

Of course, she also had headaches about flower tube gossip.

Now it seems that it is an advantage.

She didn't take the chopsticks and pointed to the steaming ham and mycelium soup. The flower tube immediately filled a small bowl and handed it to her.

Ran Shaotang slowly tasted a few mouthfuls, and his appetite, which had not been eaten for a day, suddenly whetted his appetite.

The flower tube put a few side dishes on the small plate in front of Ran Shaotang and reported in a ruthless manner: "That Shen Er came just now. He even shamelessly told the general that he wanted to see you."

Ran Shaotang raised his head: "Shen Er, Shen Weiyong?"

Hua Guan nodded hurriedly: "That's the one that young ladies hate the most."
Chapter completed!