Chapter 524: Can you call her by her name?
Yuelai Inn.
After returning to the guest room, Bing'er first retrieved the worms entangled in the gaps between the window leaves, opened the window, and checked every corner again. "No one has entered the room while we were away. Brother An, it's safe!"
Su An sat down at the table, picked up the teapot and prepared to pour a cup of tea, but was immediately snatched away by a bare hand. The hand checked it first before pouring the tea and handing it to him, "Brother An, no one has touched the teapot and teacup, it's safe!"
Su An raised his lips and smiled lightly, "Bing'er is really amazing. No evil tricks can escape your eyes."
Bing'er's eyes sparkled as she opened her sleeve pocket like she was presenting a treasure. "Look, I have the help of filiform insects. They're thinner than a hair and colorless. If you put them in window cracks, teapot lids, or on the sides of teacups... no one will notice. As soon as someone touches these things, they'll deform, and I'll know immediately."
She was very happy.
She is really useful and not a burden. With Brother An taking her with him, she can really help a lot.
"So Brother An was right to praise you. Sit down and have a cup of tea. You've been busy all morning and haven't rested." After drinking a cup of tea and feeling no discomfort, Su An poured a cup for Bing'er as well. He then took out a small bag of candied fruit he had bought on the way back and handed it to her. "This matter will be finished in two days, and you can go home then."
Bing'er nodded in agreement, "Let's take the same new route as we did when we came here. Then we can be home in just over ten days."
Su An smiled.
After the incident at home, he never went far away when he went out to do business. The flight away from home would never exceed one month, and he would make sure to return home within three months at most.
Xiaowen and Xiaowu left one after another with hatred in their hearts, wanting to take revenge on Nansang in their own way. Those left at home were all elders who were crushed by the pain. As the eldest son and grandson in the family, he could not just leave as he pleased.
He needs to stay and take good care of the elders. This is his responsibility.
If Tianbao knew... this is what I most hope he would do.
While I was distracted, there was a knock on the door.
Su An opened the door and saw a boy from the dock office outside, who had delivered a letter.
Looking at the familiar letter cover, Su An's eyes softened. After closing the door, he immediately took out the letter and unfolded it.
"Is it the letter from Uncle Bearded? Brother An, please read it quickly!" Bing'er immediately folded her hands and sat down obediently, pricking up her ears.
Su An readily followed the advice and read the contents of the letter to Bing'er one by one. "Everyone is fine at home, and the rice will be harvested soon. Uncle Bai has set off to Cangjian to seek medical treatment and will be back before the New Year."
Every time he went out, his uncle would give him a letter every seven days to inform him of the situation at home. This was a tacit understanding between them for the past two years.
Today is the day I should receive the letter, neither early nor late.
"Uncle Bai has gone to seek medical help again..." Bing'er's bright eyes dimmed, and she tried hard to keep a smile on her face. "This time, the doctor must be a top expert in the medical field. He will definitely be able to cure Grandpa and Grandma!"
"Yes, I can." Su An lowered his eyes and responded in a low voice.
In the past two years, both Wei Li and Xiling have sent countless famous doctors, and Uncle Bai has also been looking for medical experts everywhere.
But no one who came could cure grandma's eyes, and grandpa's health never got any better.
In fact, they all knew that it was not because the doctors’ medical skills were not high enough.
But what my grandparents really suffered from was a heart disease.
Knock knock knock——
There was another knock on the door.
Su An frowned and opened the door.
The man was a stranger, but he wore the Hengzhou Chamber of Commerce badge on his waist. "Are you Mr. An from the Twelve Pier? I'm the errand manager for the Hengzhou Chamber of Commerce. Our president wants you to go to the Chamber of Commerce right now. We have something urgent to discuss!"
"Urgent matter? Does the steward know what it is?"
"The president said they're having trouble with the introduction. The guy from the Lingjiang Shipping Office was originally visiting Wangcheng next door, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll be meeting him tomorrow. But we just received news that the Lingjiang army, camped in the northwest of Lingjiang, was suddenly attacked. To prevent the enemy from infiltrating, the waterway there has to be urgently closed. Isn't that why the guy is rushing back to Lingjiang? President Du, please go over and discuss the terms. Should we wait for the next opportunity to introduce him, or should we rush over now so we can meet him before he leaves?"
The errand boy shook his head and sighed, "The border situation is extremely tense right now. There have been dozens of battles, both large and small. If someone leaves, they might not be able to return if they're not careful. This world is in such a mess..."
As if realizing that he had spoken too much, the manager chuckled twice.
Su An pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, then said, "Please tell President Du that I will be there shortly."
After sending away the Chamber of Commerce manager, Su An called the waiter, gave him a small change as a tip, and asked him to help pack up the personal belongings in the room and send them to the office at the Twelve Piers in the city.
"Bing'er, come with me to the Chamber of Commerce. It may take a few days before I can go home."
"Brother An, can you believe what that person said just now?"
"Whether it's trustworthy or not, you'll know after you go to the Chamber of Commerce. Although President Du is in charge of a local chamber of commerce, he doesn't have the courage to offend me. Let's go."
Su An has been following the task of opening up the border route for two years. Seeing that the Lingjiang route is on the verge of success, he does not want to fail, otherwise it will take even more time to go back.
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Su An's eyes.
Border shipping has much higher profits than domestic shipping. And only with sufficient financial resources can we better support border warfare.
Fortunately, he had just received news from home, which made him feel much more at ease.
There are still seven days until the next mail arrives, so there should be enough time.
…
night.
Bai Mansion.
There was light coming from the study.
Bai Yu was wearing a white cloak embroidered with red patterns, with his hands behind his back, standing quietly beside the huge sand table.
At this moment, small flags with red borders and black backgrounds were inserted in many places on the sand table.
There were no words on the flag, but in the dim and quiet atmosphere at this moment, and as the man gazed at it calmly and indifferently, it gave people an inexplicably chilling feeling of having the power of life and death.
After a moment, Bai Yu raised his slender fingers and took down the black flag that was inserted at the border between Lingjiang and Daiyue.
The flame of the white candle on the table flickered slightly, and a black shadow appeared silently behind him.
"My lord, Chiying has been preparing for three months. If 1,800 hostages are released, Longyuan and Lingjiang will surely break with Beixiang. Why do you want to stop?" Meiying frowned, puzzled.
Bai Yu casually threw the black flag aside and said, "Tell Chiying to release the hostages."
"Lord?! You never change the decisions you made before... Is it because Su An is now in the river area where the two realms meet, so you want to change your mind?"
"Su An doesn't need my worry." Bai Yu tutted his words and rubbed his eyebrows. "I can't make Master and the others angry again. Let's just let it go this time."
Phantom bit his lip, and after a moment he said softly, "Master, this is actually for Su Tianbao, right?"
The man's cold brows suddenly became sharp, and he turned around and looked at her coldly, "Can you call her by her name?"
"I know I was wrong! Please calm down, my lord!" Phantom panicked and quickly knelt down to admit his mistake.
"Phantom, I have a bad temper and little patience. Don't ask me to teach you what to do and what not to do as a Shadow Guard!"
"Yes! I won't dare to do it again!"
"From today on, you will be in charge of the affairs of Shangbei. You will be stationed there permanently and you don't need to follow me anymore."
"Master, Master?" Phantom suddenly looked up, unable to believe it.
It was just a small offense, and the master wanted to drive her away?
The man no longer looked at her, and walked out with a wave of his sleeves, his words ruthless, "If it weren't for the Queen, you wouldn't even have the chance to leave!"
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