Gong Mingyue raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
Yingyue paused for a moment, her eyes flickered slightly, and then said, "It was the mistress. She instructed her subordinates to protect Qingling."
Gong Mingyue didn't reply. The room was so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard. Yingyue was panicking. This was the first time he had lied to his master. Could his master have seen through his lie?
In truth, Gong Mingyue had seen through him long ago. Could it be that his blockhead subordinate had fallen for that girl? But... he had just reminded the old man a few days ago to kill Qingling...
"Since it's Jiu'er's wish, then you may go."
Yingyue was overjoyed. "Thank you, Master!"
Gong Mingyue waved his hand, and Yingyue disappeared from the room.
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The laughter in the courtyard stopped with Feng Che's arrival.
"Teacher Feng!"
Feng Che nodded. "Everyone must be tired from the journey, so let's all go back!"
After hearing Feng Che's explanation, they all left, having nothing left to understand.
After they left, Feng Che sat down and sighed, "Jiu'er, what is your relationship with that man?"
On his way back from the East China Sea, he had been guessing the man's identity. Now he had an answer in his mind. No wonder Yingyue knew him. He had never been able to guess what kind of organization Yingyue belonged to or why she was by Xiao Jiu's side.
"Second Uncle, I like him!" Ji Jiuying thought for a moment and then said.
Feng Che was slightly taken aback. He could tell that Jiu'er and that man had a special relationship, but he didn't expect Jiu'er to say it so bluntly.
This reminded him of the saying, "Girls are useless once they grow up."
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