Chapter 408 - Continuing Guardian
Returning to the Prince Mansion, Ling Xiao realized that Wang Yuanba was still not back yet. It seemed that the matters outside had not been settled yet, and what welcomed Ling Xiao were the Wang Family's stewards.
He seemed to have been waiting for Ling Xiao for a long time. When he found out that Ling Xiao had returned, the manager immediately walked over with a smile on his face: "Sect Leader Ling, thank you for your hard work.
"Oh? Since you're so courteous, when will Clan Head Wang return? " Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked.
The manager respectfully replied: "Reporting to Sect Leader Ling, I don't know for now, but Old Man Green Bamboo has returned."
"Where is he?" Ling Xiao asked, thinking that since the Old Man Green Bamboo came back so quickly, it meant that the plan was progressing smoothly. As for Wang Yuanba, he should be dealing with the issue of the ownership of the many gangs, and tonight was a big change for the Luoyang City.
The manager made a gesture of invitation and said, "Sect Leader Ling, please head this way."
In the end, the manager brought Ling Xiao to a room, and the moment he entered, he saw a table full of good dishes.
Old Man Green Bamboo and Lin Hu Chong were sitting at the side, but when they saw Ling Xiao come over, they stopped their conversation.
The supervisor bowed to everyone and left, closing the door behind him.
"Sect Leader Ling, you are indeed a wise man and a brave man. You actually went to Lin Mansion alone to kill people, and you even killed the patriarch of the Lin Family. This old man truly admires you!" Old Man Green Bamboo looked at Ling Xiao, cupped his fists and said.
Ling Xiao smiled slightly, sat down, and said: "Even if I had a perfect plan, without your cooperation and hard work, it would have been impossible to successfully defeat the Luoyang City in such a short period of time."
Hearing this, Old Man Green Bamboo's face also revealed a faint smile, but he was still skeptical in his heart. Even without these people helping him, with Ling Xiao's strength, he would still be able to take down this Luoyang City, but it would take a bit longer.
"This operation went smoothly, Luoyang City is already in my bag, what plans does Sect Leader Ling have for the future?" Old Man Green Bamboo asked.
Although the Old Man Green Bamboo had promised Ling Xiao that he would help him take down the Luoyang City, he herself was not willing to participate in this kind of dispute.
How could Ling Xiao not understand the Old Man Green Bamboo's thoughts? It was enough for the Old Man Green Bamboo to help him complete this plan, so he did not feel troubled about it anymore, and said: "Old Mr, let us stop here, I don't need you to worry about the remaining matters."
"If that's the case, then what this old man promised you has been accomplished, right?" Old Man Green Bamboo asked.
Ling Xiao nodded his head, and laughed: "That's only natural, I am not a person who goes back on my word.
"This old man naturally does not need to worry about what Sect Leader Ling has said. In the future, please take care of my disciple." Old Man Green Bamboo cupped his fists and said.
Linghu Chong who was at the side also took a step forward and bowed towards Ling Xiao, "I'll have to trouble Sect Leader Ling in the future."
"Hehe, why are you saying these polite words. We are on the same side, there is no need to be so polite." Seeing that, Ling Xiao could not help but laugh, then pointed to the dishes on the table and said: "I wonder when Clan Head Wang will return, how about we eat first, if not the dishes will get cold."
After working busily the whole night, he was indeed a little hungry. Seeing that the Old Man Green Bamboo and Linghu Chong were so restrained, Ling Xiao did not stand on ceremony and directly picked up the chopsticks to eat.
Seeing this, the other two followed suit.
After eating for a while, Ling Xiao opened his mouth and asked: "Old Mr, what are your plans behind this?"
Hearing this, the Old Man Green Bamboo did not even think, and directly answered: "Leave the Luoyang City."
Ling Xiao had already guessed this answer long ago, "Looks like Old Mr still likes peace and quiet."
"Otherwise, why would this old man leave the sect earlier and come here to live in seclusion? If it wasn't for Sect Leader Ling speaking, this old man would never have gotten involved in this mess." Old Man Green Bamboo shook his head and said.
"Thank you, Old Mr." Ling Xiao laughed lightly twice and said: "However, after the incident with Luoyang City, I'm afraid that it would be difficult for Old Mr to hide his identity for so long before it is revealed to the rest of the world. We might as well return to Sun Moon Divine Hall.
"There is nothing I can do if I am discovered, but no matter what, I will not go back." After he finished speaking, Old Man Green Bamboo glanced at Ling Xiao, and said with a slight frown: "Moreover, with Sect Leader Ling's personality, sooner or later, Sun Moon Divine Hall will be the next enemy of this old man. This old man does not want to be enemies with a monster like you."
Unknowingly, Ling Xiao had become a monster in the Old Man Green Bamboo's mouth, causing him to be unable to refrain from laughing.
"Old Mr is indeed worthy of being called an expert of the Jianghu. His sense of smell is indeed sharp. It's a pity for a powerful recluse like you to hide away like that." Ling Xiao sighed.
After the Old Man Green Bamboo heard this, he was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Sect Leader Ling, say nothing. If you need this old man's help, I will do my best to help.
"So it's like that. Then I won't say anymore, I only have a request, I hope Old Mr can agree to it." Ling Xiao said as he nodded his head.
"Please speak, Sect Leader Ling."
Ling Xiao drank a mouthful of wine and said: "It's about Ying Ying, after this operation, the status of the Green Bamboo Daughter will probably be affected, and Miss Ying Ying should recently give up her life of seclusion and travel outside. Originally, I agreed to bring her along, but I thought that it would become more and more dangerous later on, so I asked Old Mr to secretly follow and protect her."
Hearing this, Old Man Green Bamboo's eyes slightly lit up, and said with some surprise: "I really didn't expect that the young miss who always cared about her background would choose to travel outside, it's definitely because of Sect Leader Ling's guidance again."
Ling Xiao smiled and said: "That's right, the reputation and identity that Miss Ying Ying carries is not something that she can decide herself. Even if there is any influence, there is nothing she can do.
Hearing this, the Old Man Green Bamboo clapped his hands, "What the Sect Leader Ling says is indeed true, this old man respects it. Come, let this old man toast you."
After drinking it all in one gulp, Old Man Green Bamboo put down his wine cup and said: "Sect Leader Ling, you don't know, little miss has been watched by this old man since he was young, and it would not be excessive to say that he is your own child. Now that you've said that, this old man is very happy, and finally, she is willing to do what he wants to do.
"After hearing what the Old Mr said, I am relieved." Ling Xiao nodded.