321: Chapter 321 It was hidden

Lin Xiao walked away without looking back.

Shu Yelan heaved a long sigh of relief, feeling as though a heavy burden had been lifted.

"Finally... half of it is done."

Nearby, Wang Liang, enduring his pain, frowned and said, "Pavilion Master, he is so overbearing, making us work for him for nothing without making any promises. If he decides to kill the donkey after the mill is finished, won't we be left with nothing?"

"That won't happen!"

Hua Nongying shook her head hurriedly, "Lin Xiao is not that kind of person. He loves the people as his own children and treats even us courtesans with kindness. He is a true gentleman; why would he do such a thing?"

"That's only because you can brew wine and work for him," Wang Liang retorted.

"Why do you always think the worst?" Hua Nongying said indignantly.

Shu Yelan chided him, "Wang Liang, I know you are angry because you were injured by him, but if Lin Xiao had truly wanted to kill you, you would already be a corpse."

"A person should know their own worth. After the trouble caused by Lou Suifeng, our Yanyu Pavilion has long become like a rat crossing the street."

"Lin Xiao is willing to let bygones be bygones and give us a chance; we should be grateful."

"You must understand, as long as we assist Lin Xiao well, the Great Zheng Dynasty's restoration is within reach. This is the closest we have ever been to success in restoring the Great Zheng Dynasty!"

Wang Liang's eyes flickered with struggle, but in the end, he had no choice but to nod in admission.

"Pavilion Master, I understand."

Shu Yelan looked at the silent Liu Hanyi beside her and noticed that she had been staring at Lin Xiao's retreating figure.

As someone who had been through it all, Shu Yelan couldn't help but frown, sighing inwardly.

This girl had been acting strange ever since she had dealt with Lin Xiao a few times in Baishui.

Over the past few months, watching the many changes in the Northern Territory and seeing the increasingly better lives of Hua Nongying and the others, she had become increasingly curious about Lin Xiao.

When a woman becomes curious about a man, she is not far from falling in love with him...

But this wouldn't do. She was her daughter, and the blood of the Xiao imperial family flowed through her veins.

If Lin Xiao truly reached the pinnacle, would he sincerely accept a woman with the bloodline of the Great Zheng Dynasty imperial family?

She must be kept at a distance!

"Hanyi, you are more familiar with the Eastern Border, and your Master Baili is also there."

"This mission concerns the future of our Yanyu Pavilion. Success is the only option; failure is not permitted!"

"I will coordinate the arrangements and allocate all resources for its execution; you will be in charge of the specifics."

Liu Hanyi had no objections to this and nodded with an indifferent expression.

"Yes, Master."

At the village entrance, Lin Xiao reunited with the women and prepared to board a boat directly back to Baishui Prefecture.

"Husband, is everything settled?" Xiao Qingxuan asked in a low voice.

Lin Xiao nodded, "No problem. A starving camel is still bigger than a horse; Yanyu Pavilion was, after all, once the number one assassin organization in the martial arts world."

"If they go all out, an organization like Qinhuai Pavilion is definitely no match for them."

"Moreover, I only asked them to find evidence of Prince of Donghai's crimes; I don't need them to fight against the Eastern Sea Army. What is difficult about that?"

Xiao Qingxuan asked curiously, "Then what benefit did Husband give them?"

"Is that necessary? Being able to work for this General is their greatest honor!" Lin Xiao shrugged.

Xiao Qingxuan was stunned for a long while, then finally smiled knowingly and coquettishly said, "Husband is so bad."

At this moment, a woman's cry could be heard faintly from behind.

Everyone turned around and saw a woman running out from outside Xinghua Village.

"She seems to be shouting 'Benefactor'?" Xie Juner asked curiously, "Who is she calling?"

Zhao Caiwei frowned, "She looks a bit familiar. I think I've seen her somewhere..."

"Never mind, let's get going. Tonight, I want to eat copper pot hotpot at home in Baishui!" Lin Xiao waved his hand.

Upon hearing this, the women were all excited. There was also the hot spring bath at home that they had been longing for!

At the entrance of Xinghua Village. "Stop shouting, they've already left!"

Yu'er walked over, pushing a wheelbarrow.

She patted the enchanting beauty on the backside, causing the beauty to let out a delicate cry.

"What are you doing?" the beauty pouted.

"Sister Hua told me to keep an eye on you. Don't always think about slacking off!"

Yu'er chided, "Don't think that just because you were a concubine of the Prince of Yan, you are anything special. Once you are here, everyone is a brewer for the northern white liquor!"

This beautiful woman was none other than Qing Zaner, who had been sent here by Lin Xiao.

She had originally thought that Lin Xiao would 'hide a beauty in a golden house,' but who would have thought that while she was indeed hidden, it was in a distillery!

On the first day she arrived, the head supervisor, Hua Nongying, said that they didn't keep idlers here; if she wanted to eat, she had to work!

Qing Zaner, a delicate beauty who had been served her whole life, began to learn how to brew wine and stomp on the distiller's yeast, working from dawn till dusk.

She ate communal meals with a bunch of uncles and aunties, slept in a room with a group of female workers, washed her face with cold water, and bathed in a public pool with a group of women.

Today, she had finally waited for Lin Xiao to come, and she was thrilled!

Her benefactor had finally finished fighting the war and was coming to take her out of this sea of misery!

She dropped her work and rushed back to her room to dress up.

As a result... after waiting and waiting, she heard that Lin Xiao had left!?

Only then did Qing Zaner realize that Lin Xiao had forgotten about her!

"I... I don't want to brew wine! I don't want to smell like distiller's yeast every day!!" Qing Zaner complained.

"Then leave! Go to Lincang city and find a rich old man to marry! Those old men love your type!"

Yu'er sneered, "If it weren't for Lin Xiao sending you here, we wouldn't even want you. You're slow, and you're always crying!"

Tears fell from Qing Zaner's eyes. She only looked enchanting; she wasn't actually promiscuous. How could she just find any man?

In her heart, there was only her benefactor! She couldn't care less about other men!

Wiping away her tears, Qing Zaner had no choice but to push the cart and continue working.

Next time, she would definitely ask Lin Xiao to take her with him, even if it meant being a maid or a cook...

That night. The Generals Mansion in Baishui was lively again after a long time.

Xiao Qingxuan and the other women hadn't returned for a long time, but the servants had already cleaned the place thoroughly.

The Old Butler knew there were two more mistresses, so the courtyards for Xie Juner and Zhao Caiwei had also been prepared.

The sky was full of stars, and Lin Xiao and the women set up a barbecue and hotpot in the backyard.

The Western Qiang mutton from Baishui Prefecture was the freshest, and the fragrance of meat filled the courtyard.

"Come to think of it, Ling'er loves eating mutton. I wonder when she will arrive," Zhao Caiwei said, missing her sister.

"It should be soon. I see that the plague in E Prefecture has basically been eradicated; she should be on her way," Xiao Qingxuan said.

"It's the New Year the day after tomorrow; it should be very lively this year."

Leng Bingyan smiled, "At this time last year, Western Shu had just been invaded. I hurried down the mountain and was riding alone on the road during the New Year. Thinking about it now, it was terrible."

Lin Xiao listened, and remembering what Official Xie Tong had said about the mole in Sword Forest, he asked casually, "Yaner, who have you been in contact with within Sword Forest this year? Does anyone know your whereabouts?"

"Why does Husband ask this all of a sudden?" Leng Bingyan asked, puzzled.

They were his closest people, so Lin Xiao didn't hide anything and recounted what Official Xie Tong had said.

Upon hearing that one of her fellow disciples was actually a spy for the Xie Family and had even deduced the location of Empress Xiao Qingxuan, Leng Bingyan's pretty face turned pale!