He was dressed impeccably in casual clothes, and his hair was tied up neatly—that was true, but for a man who was barely twenty years old to dress so maturely and conservatively…
Xie Lingqin was worried that Liu Yunzhou might not find a woman to marry him in the future—a good match in love.
"Yeah, it's alright, they're investigating." Xie Lingqin replied casually, clearly indicating she understood.
Lord Liu, oblivious to the danger, glanced around and said, "This case is indeed difficult to investigate; it's practically impossible to find evidence against the dead. In my opinion, Miss Xie, you could..."
"Lord Liu, how about I introduce you to someone?"
"ah?"
"It's Ning Caichen, the scholar from the gladiatorial arena that day. I wonder if you still remember him?"
“Ning Caichen, of course I remember him. I met him once during the autumn examination, but we weren’t close. If Miss Xie could introduce me, I would gladly agree.”
"good."
Xie Lingqin smiled slightly, her eyes narrowed, and nodded to Zihe behind her, "Today, Scholar Ning will not be in charge of all the affairs of the world. You may take Lord Liu to Scholar Ning's courtyard."
"Yes." Zihe lowered her brows in response, then raised her hand, "Lord Liu, please."
"Thank you so much, Miss..."
"Oh, I have to investigate a case, so I can't accompany Lord Liu."
Lord Liu, unsuspecting, quickly adjusted his robe and gestured for Zihe to lead the way.
Seeing Liu Yunzhou disappear with Zihe, Minglan's usually stern face suddenly showed a faint smile. "Miss Lingqin, you don't have some other scheme in mind, do you?"
"Scheming?" Xie Lingqin withdrew her gaze upon hearing this, her clear eyes falling on Ming Lan, seemingly with a smile in them. "How could I, so kind and harmless, be scheming?"
That slow, deliberate tone...
Minglan's expression froze.
Is Miss Lingqin kind and harmless?
"What? Judging from your expression, don't you think what I said is true?"
Mingqi lowered her head slightly. "Miss, we cannot deceive ourselves." She said this as if she had finally managed to say this truth after exhausting all her strength.
Xie Lingqin smiled as she watched Ming Lan lower his head as soon as he finished speaking. "Very good. I like people like you who speak the truth. You're so straightforward."
Upon hearing this, Ming Lan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The woman in front of him was unpredictable and fickle, and he couldn't see through her. As for him, he was not very good with words. Fortunately, Miss Ling Qin was not angry.
"but……"
Xie Lingxin pursed her lips in refusal, then suddenly changed her tone. Her bright, clear starry eyes stared intently at Ming Qi, causing Ming Lan's eyes to tremble slightly and his face to tighten.
"However, I like to hear nice things, so next time I say something like that, just go along with me and praise me."
Minglan was taken aback.
"You look so old, how come you're so boring?"
Minglan's expression turned slightly sour.
“However, you just said you were scheming, right? Well, not really… Hehe…” Xie Lingqin smiled. “Don’t you think Liu Yunzhou and Ning Xiucai are quite a good match? One is pedantic, upright, and slightly gentle, while the other is extreme, pedantic, and slightly rigid. More importantly, Liu Yunzhou especially likes to meddle in other people’s business.”
"Could it be that Scholar Ning has some trivial matters that Lord Liu can meddle in?"
Minglan ignored Xie Lingqin's mention of "matching" and looked on with curiosity.
Xie Lingqin rubbed her forehead. "I guess so. Liu Yunzhou has adopted many children and lives in extreme poverty. Although he works as an accountant and earns a wage at Tianxia Yiwei, I'm thinking that with his compassionate nature, he might bring a few more children over someday. This life..." Xie Lingqin clicked her tongue and shook her head. "It's just right, Liu Yunzhou's family isn't short of money."
After listening to Xie Lingqin's words, Minglan couldn't help but admire her. Miss Lingqin was truly discerning in recognizing and employing people.
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, she smiled faintly, then turned and walked forward.
Under the dark, oppressive sky, few pedestrians were on the side street. A wisp of wind brought a few yellowed leaves, as if adding a touch of delicate beauty to that slender yet extremely straight figure.
And Xie Lingqin's every word seemed to linger in one's ears like light music.
Throughout his life, from leaving the Xue family at a young age to taking up arms and killing in the underworld, Minglan felt that his life consisted only of red and black. After leaving the underworld, he thought that his world would be only black. But today he realized that life has many other colors besides red and black.
With their myriad forms and shapes, they can captivate and enchant the heart.
This woman is a mystery!
Minglan followed after them.
After leaving the city, Minglan led Xie Lingqin into a mountain hollow.
The valley is lush with trees and has a rugged terrain. From a distance, it looks like an ordinary valley, but upon closer inspection, one can see that it would be an excellent place to both attack and defend if a war broke out.
Moreover, surrounded by mountains, Daiyu is as beautiful as a painting, extremely secluded, and probably even the common people who come to the mountains to gather herbs do not know about this place.
"You actually found such a wonderful place?" Xie Lingqin exclaimed in admiration.
After all, when she handed the training plan to Mingzi, she had mentioned that it would be best to find an excellent, secluded place so that no one would discover it. After all, this was a key location in the capital, and the people patrolling in the shadows would naturally be several times better than those in the local areas.
To put it simply, this was also a test she gave to Minglan.
She had seen him kill people and fight, but she hadn't seen any of his other skills.
Right now, she's very satisfied.
Indeed, he is capable both on the battlefield and in trivial matters.
"Yes, this place was discovered by me by chance during a previous mission. When I obtained Miss's training plan, I thought of this place. I spent several hours here for two days to keep watch until I confirmed that it was safe before I handed Miss over to my people, as well as the people I secretly gathered and brought here. They are all training in this area now. Later, they will return to the city in turn. Moreover, to avoid arousing suspicion, I also had some of them stay outside the city."
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