"Master." Bai Lian walked slowly to Zhen Shuangliu's side and bowed. "Young Master just gave me something to ask."
A pile of old scrolls lay piled high on Zhen Shuangliu's desk, freshly unearthed from who knows where. Upon hearing Bai Lian's report, he said, without even looking up, "Your young master's orders must be treated the same as mine. Give him whatever he asks, and do whatever he asks you to do as quickly as possible. Reporting back later is fine with me."
Bai Lian gave a bitter laugh and said with embarrassment, "But Master, the Young Master wants us to find Master Han for him."
Zhen Shuangliu: "..."
Zhen Shuangliu threw a scroll of bamboo slips tied together with sheepskin string onto the table, sending up a cloud of dust from the pile of papers. He said angrily, "He's a fox who uses the power of a tiger to bully others. He knows how to order people around. He's really just acting on his whim, targeting whoever he wants. Could it be that he runs your Nine Snakes intelligence center?"
Bai Lian: "..." This...your stuff is basically equivalent to the one he opened.
As a well-trained subordinate, Bai Lian had long since learned to feign deafness. As for Zhen Shuangliu's inconsistent attitude and words, they absolutely did not exist.
After muttering a few curses at the idiot disciple, Zhen Shuangliu reached out and picked up the bamboo slips again. "If he wants to find you, go find him. First, search the White Tiger Realm, the Black Tortoise Realm, then the Pepper Toad Realm, the Jiaozi Realm... Search every world, big or small. Don't neglect him."
Hearing the name of the realm that Zhen Shuangliu had deliberately skipped, Bai Lian understood immediately, "Yes, we will wholeheartedly serve you and will not dare to neglect the Young Master's instructions."
"Hmm." Zhen Shuangliu hummed a syllable and waved Bai Lian to go down. Suddenly remembering something, he called him back: "Have you finished the Suzaku Realm affairs?"
"It's done." Bai Lian replied quickly, "Young Master Han is still investigating the whereabouts of the Young Master. According to the information he has received, there is a 60% chance that the Young Master is in the White Tiger Realm, a 30% chance that he is in the Black Tortoise Realm, and there are also rumors in the remaining worlds, but they are scattered here and there, accounting for less than 10%."
"Take your time to find it." Zhen Shuangliu buried his head in the scroll again and sneered with a vengeful look, "Since he has her in his heart, I think she can handle one side or the other."
Bai Lian secretly laughed at his master's childish reaction, but still dutifully reminded him, "Master, Young Master Han was recently summoned by Lord Suzaku. I'm afraid it's related to the upcoming opening of the Holy Land. On that day, he and the Young Master..."
Zhen Shuangliu's brows knitted together, and he uttered a troubled syllable. He gently tapped his palm with the scroll and pondered, "Your young master is incredibly intelligent, but sometimes his spiritual energy and understanding are too strong, leading him to go a bit too far. Do you think if we knock him stupid once and then heal him with the medicinal stone, that would help mitigate some of the damage?"
Bai Lian was stunned when he heard this, then he thought carefully and said, "This method is too risky. Master, please think twice. If we just want them to break off the relationship, why would we make the young master lose his memory? It would be the same as beating the foolish young master Han."
"The initiative has never been in that kid's hands." Zhen Shuangliu sighed. "That Han brat was a lunatic before, and Jiujiang's behavior of walking into a trap has never stopped. Forget it, I brought this upon myself—your young master has caused me so much trouble, and there are more than just these two things."
"Too many lice won't itch, and too many debts won't worry you."
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It has been nearly half a month since Han Qianling was summoned to Phoenix City. During this half month, he has been gathering with young talents from all over the Suzaku Realm every day, and almost every day he has been subjected to more than a dozen different gazes.
The North wasn't as prosperous as the South and was considered a relatively remote corner of the Suzaku Realm. However, even that couldn't hide the fact that he was the youngest overlord in the entire Suzaku Realm.
Limited by the Suzaku summons, he only brought one follower with him into the city this time. The follower was originally a wild water meerkat named Hu Mengzhi.
Before this, Han Qianling unified the north, and Hu Mengzhi and his clan came to surrender. Due to the unique nature of this demon clan, he was smart and able to see opportunities, but sometimes he was too timid and cautious, like now.
"Palace Master, it's already the twelfth day, and Lord Suzaku has not summoned anyone in this palace."
Han Qianling calmly watered the small potted plant on the windowsill. His hands were steady. Since arriving in Phoenix, he would add water to the pot of this green plant at a fixed time every day, and the amount he poured each time would not differ at all.
Until Hu Mengzhi's voice behind him was almost out of tune with anxiety, Han Qianling slowly said: "It's not worth being afraid of. Even if Zhuque has made a decision and announced the result, she may not summon anyone."
"That's good." He added, "It saves me a lot of trouble."
Hu Mengzhi said unwillingly, "Lord Suzaku has previously issued a decree throughout the entire world, saying that the Suzaku world hasn't had such a grand event in many years. How come..."
"It has nothing to do with the severity of the incident." Han Qianling interrupted Hu Mengzhi's repeated mumbling, "She just won't summon him."
Han Qianling's pause in his voice was the same as usual, but Hu Mengzhi, true to the meerkat's vigilant nature, actually quickly responded as soon as Han Qianling finished speaking: "Palace Master, do you mean... won't, or can't?"
He got a side glance from Han Qianling.
"We just need to know that no matter what the reason is, the result is all 'missing'."
Han Qianling put down the small spray bottle in his hand, and his steps became a little urgent as he walked towards the round table in the house.
This was perhaps the only moment of the day when the young, promising, and stunningly beautiful Lord of the Northland could show any trace of life. Hu Mengzhi silently commented: Even a personal summons from Lord Suzaku couldn't stir much emotion in the Lord of Shenxue Palace, but a simple piece of information could.
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