"You two, slacking off again! Do you want to die? Hurry up and get back to work! The lunch for the sect master and the elders must be ready within an hour!"
Two kitchen handymen in charge of washing and chopping vegetables bowed and scraped, "Yes, yes, supervisor. Don't worry. We definitely won't slack off!"
"A low - level handyman has become a disciple of the master of the world's number - one sect. This disciple has a pitiful background and was bullied since childhood, but he has outstanding talent and now has an opportunity. In the future, he will surely stage a comeback, slap everyone in the face, and have countless minions and beautiful women submit to him!"
Ling Yuan and Qiu Zi exchanged a glance and looked at Xia Lin blankly. "Young master, we don't understand."
Xia Lin glared at them in frustration. "Stupid. This is a typical protagonist of Qidian - style novels. Xiaoyuan will surely become a super - powerful master respected by all in the future. Qiu Zi, take advantage of now and quickly hug Xiaoyuan's thigh. When he becomes a big shot in the future, he'll protect you."
Qiu Zi and Ling Yuan still didn't understand what Xia Lin meant, but it didn't matter. Xia Lin always came up with some words they didn't know. In such cases, it was okay to just nod and smile.
Two more months passed, and the weather had turned cold. "It will snow in the north in about a month. We must reach the general's mansion before then."
"No problem." Xia Lin raised his hand with a mink - fur glove high. "All the luggage has been packed. We'll set off early tomorrow morning. If we hurry this time, we might reach my home in just twelve or thirteen days."
Qiu Zi put his arm around Ling Yuan's in a friendly way. "This time when we return to the general's mansion, we'll be taking a new person with us. Xiaoyuan, let me tell you..." Ling Yuan slapped Qiu Zi's arm away. "I still have to pack. Come and help. Cut the nonsense."
Qiu Zi said, "You're so heartless, Xiaoyuan!"
"Shut up. You're not allowed to call me Xiaoyuan." Only Young Master Xia Lin could.
Early the next morning, Jiang Yun used his authority as the sect master to order many disciples and handymen to carry the luggage down the mountain. Four carriages were already waiting at the foot of the mountain.
Two carriages were for the luggage, each with a coachman. For the other two carriages, the plan was for Qiu Zi and Xia Lin to share one, and Jiang Yun and Ling Yuan to share the other, because neither Xia Lin nor Jiang Yun, his master, knew how to drive a carriage.
"So, Master, stop being so stubborn. Go in the carriage with Xiaoyuan." "It's okay. Come on, my dear disciple. Get in. The two of us will stay inside the carriage, and let Qiu Zi drive the carriage outside."
"Then won't Xiaoyuan be so pitiful and lonely all by himself?"
No, he won't be pitiful. Qiu Zi sighed. The pitiful one is me, sitting alone outside the carriage while you two are being all lovey - dovey inside. To be honest, I envy Ling Yuan's peace and quiet. Sighing again, Qiu Zi whipped the horses, and they started to trot slowly.
On the evening of the third day, they stopped in a county town. To find a better place to stay, they spent some time looking for the most expensive and largest inn in the area.
Strangely enough, Jiang Yun didn't share a room with Xia Lin this time. They had slept in the same room on two separate beds for the previous two nights.
Xia Lin felt that his master must be hiding something from him. But when he asked directly, his master just evaded the question. Xia Lin decided to make a surprise visit to Jiang Yun's room.
Just then, the system also gave Xia Lin a task. [Ding~ New task: Explore Jiang Yun's true identity. Task reward: Truly understand Jiang Yun and get into his heart. Failure penalty: Have really bad luck.]