Huan Feibai shook his head: "She always wears a mask when she comes. I only know that she is a young woman, and her figure is thinner than the young master."
This matter was of great importance, so Ling Xiang stopped questioning Huan Feibai and pointed at Gong Chou, asking Yuan Zhengqing, "Master Yuan, what is the punishment for this false accusation?"
Yuan Zhengqing was greatly shocked today. Three months ago, Ling Xiang was an orphan who was bullied by others, but now she has become the young master of the Dan Palace. It really amazed him.
Since Ling Xiang had no intention of letting Gongchou off easily, he had no scruples:
"According to Dajing law, those who make false accusations will be charged with the crime of false accusation. All illegal gains of Gongchou will be confiscated and compensated to Lingxiang in full. They will also be sentenced to exile three thousand miles away and may not leave the place of exile for life."
Gong Chou was completely panicked and crawled to Ling Xiang's feet, trying to pull her to plead:
"Miss, I was wrong. I was bewildered and betrayed you! I truly know I was wrong. Please, for the sake of my late father, give me a chance to live! I am willing to be your slave for the rest of my life to make up for my mistakes! Miss, spare my life!"
Before Gong Chou could get close to Ling Xiang, Yuan Zhengqing waved his sleeves, tied Gong Chou up, gagged him, and dragged him away: "Miss Ling, I will notify you to come and close the case after the trial is over."
Ling Xiang waved: "Master Yuan, take care."
Without the outsiders present, Ling Xiang finally began to deal with Huan Feibai: "Elder Huan, I'm not a vindictive person. As long as you cooperate with me to find the mastermind behind this, I can consider asking Master for a lighter sentence for you."
Huan Feibai didn't want to end up like Gong Chou, so he immediately kowtowed: "Thank you for your magnanimity, young master! I will definitely obey your orders!"
Ling Xiang: "Now you should find a way to ask her out. As for the reason, just say that you found the alchemist behind Jishitang."
Huan Feibai thought for a moment, "She will definitely ask who the alchemist is."
Ling Xiang: "Just say it's me. Just say I'm a junior alchemist. Don't reveal anything else."
"Ah?" Huan Feibai quickly got into character and asked worriedly, "Now that she knows Young Master's abilities, will it harm him?"
Ling Xiang smiled faintly: "This is not something you should care about. Remember, you must not mention my identity to anyone!"
Huan Feibai didn't dare to say anything more and went to do his work immediately.
Only the master and the disciple were left in the room. Ling Xiang performed a disciple's salute and said playfully, "Thank you, Master, for giving me the honorary president position today. This has saved me a lot of trouble."
Helian Xiao really liked his disciple's way of doing things: "Xiang'er, when you need help, you must tell your master. Remember, you have a master."
"Of course! If I get bullied by someone else, wouldn't that be a disgrace to Master?" Ling Xiang said, "Master, Huan Feibai is untrustworthy. Could you please send a reliable expert to keep an eye on him?"
"You have thought it through very carefully. Let's do it this way." Helian Xiao disappeared in an instant and came back a moment later, bringing someone with him.
The man was suddenly brought here and hadn't figured out what was happening. Just as he was about to fight back, he saw that it was the Palace Master who hadn't appeared in many years. He was immediately delighted: "Palace Master! You're back!"
Helian Xiao nodded and pointed at Ling Xiang and said, "Her name is Ling Xiang, she is..."
Ling Xiang interrupted his master: "I am the new alchemist in the Alchemy Palace. Senior, please give me your guidance!"
Helian Xiao glanced at Ling Xiang and followed her advice. He did not disclose their relationship and briefly explained the matter of Huan Feibai colluding with outsiders.
"Huan Feibai has already developed ulterior motives. Follow him and don't let him discover you. If he pretends to obey you but secretly disobeys you, inform me immediately."
The visitor glanced at Ling Xiang secretly. Even if Helian Xiao didn't say it explicitly, he was not stupid. This person dared to interrupt the Palace Master, and the Palace Master was not angry. The girl in front of him must be no ordinary person.
He immediately agreed, took note of Ling Xiang's appearance, and went out to do his work.
Closing the door again, Helian Xiao stared at Ling Xiang:
"Xiang'er, since we have come to the Dan Palace, why not let your identity be clear? From now on, this Dan Palace will have to be handed over to you to manage. If you take over early, I can teach you more."
"Ah?" Ling Xiang was caught off guard by the heavy responsibility and turned bitter.
"Master, look, I'm currently managing the enormous Marquis Zhenguo Mansion by myself. If I were to take over the Alchemy Palace, which is countless times larger than the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion, wouldn't I be incredibly busy every day? By then, I wouldn't have time to practice or refine pills. Can you bear to see your disciple constantly bogged down in mundane affairs and eventually become a nobody?"
During the past few days at the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion, Helian Xiao realized that although Ling Xiang was extremely responsible to the people in the mansion and had been making the mansion bigger and stronger, she was actually a hands-off boss at heart and would basically not get involved in things that could be handed over to others.
However, he had been out of touch with worldly affairs for a long time, and the Dan Palace had not had a Palace Master in charge for a long time. Perhaps nothing could be seen from the outside, but the situation inside was already much worse than before. Otherwise, Huan Feibai, a dignified elder, would not have been used to deal with Ling Xiang.
He is now only one step away from ascending to heaven, and no one knows when he will ascend. After thinking about it, he decided that this Dan Palace must be taken over by his disciple!
"It's not that troublesome. The Dan Palace has its own management system. You don't need to do everything yourself. Only some major matters require your decision-making. Moreover, as long as the master is here, I won't let you work alone."
Ling Xiang said she would not eat the master's pancake and protested with a pout:
"Master, a person's energy is limited. In order to have more time for study and cultivation, I've been very lazy and handed over many things in the Zhenguo Marquisate Mansion to others. Now, not only are you not helping me, but you're also putting heavy burdens on me. Aren't you holding your disciple back?"
Helian Xiao felt a bit guilty after hearing what Ling Xiang said: "It's not that I really want you to take over the Dan Palace right now..."
Seeing that his master had given in, Ling Xiang immediately took advantage of the situation and pursued the enemy:
"That's right! I really can't take over the Dan Palace right now! Master, you know, I'm still engaged...
"Nangong Yu and I dislike each other, so there's no way this will end well. We're about to call off our engagement, and if at this critical juncture, others find out that I'm the heir to the Dan Palace Master, even if Nangong Yu isn't tempted, will the royal family be?
"What if the emperor doesn't agree to cancel the engagement? Wouldn't I be forced to marry someone I hate?"
Helian Xiao listened to his disciple's many excuses, which were very convincing, and could only nod:
"I was too hasty, Xiang'er. Your identity will not be made public in the Dan Palace for the time being. I will first train a few confidants to assist you in inheriting the position of Dan Palace Master in the future. Is that okay with you?"
Ling Xiang, of course, wouldn't be ungrateful. She hugged Helian Xiao's arm and said, "Master, you're so kind. It just so happens that the clan school of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion is in need of some cultivators to teach the children techniques such as cultivation and alchemy. Master, could you recommend a few masters?"
Helian Xiao had already made up his mind to hand over everything he had here to Ling Xiang, so he readily agreed to her request: "No problem, let's wait for Master's good news!"
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