Chapter 973 Being Challenged
Lin ngya shook her head and gave up the idea of asking further.
After all, everyone had things they did not want others to know.
The next day, Shi Bupo still looked frivolous as usual. However, there was sothing tacit between him and Ling ngya.
Because they saw the guy who had no talent in dicine was working hard to read dical books.
Seeing that, even Xu Shan was lack-jawed, not to ntion Qinghu.
Of course, Shi Bupo was still the one who had a big mouth, even though he studied hard.
No matter how tiring and hard the journey was, the argunt between Shi Bupo and Xu Shan could always be heard.
It could be taken as a sort of entertainnt during Lin ngya’s busy work. Of course, she would yell at them to shut up when she got annoyed.
In short, the journey was dull, but it was not hard to get through.
Lin ngya had spent a month and a half in the carriage.
Fortunately, she had already learned how to stay in the carriage at ease. Besides, the secret letters were sent to her continuously every day, so she had no ti to feel bored at all.
As a result, when they arrived in the territory of Xiang Prefecture, the carriage suddenly slowed down, causing her to feel a little unaccustod.
They left the Capital City on the first day of the New Year.
And it was mid-February now. The early spring weather was chilly, but it was not as cold as winter.
Today, Lin ngya, who had not touched a comfortable bed for a long ti, could finally sleep on a bed.
Leaving everything behind, Lin ngya fell asleep so soundly that even her living clock temporarily stopped working and let her sleep for an entire day.
“What slls so good?”
Finally, the physiological reaction of hunger made her reluctantly wake up from her sound sleep.
“Qinghu is right. Master, you are not only a sleepy cat but also a greedy one.”
With a smiling face, Baisu put a bowl of vegetable porridge in front of Lin ngya.
Qinghu had always been ticulous in taking care of Lin ngya’s daily life.
“What ti is it now? Where are they?”
Lin ngya asked while eating porridge. They arrived at Chong’an County in the evening. The inconspicuous inn she stayed in was one of Sanjue Hall’s industries.
It was in the territory of her n. That was why she could sleep so soundly.
A trace of worry flashed through Baisu’s eyes, but she tried to hide her thoughts in front of Lin ngya with a relaxed look.
“It’s just getting dark. Qinghu and another two have gone to the resting place to check out. They hope you have a good rest, saying that if there’s anything, you can talk about it tomorrow.”
Lin ngya raised her eyebrows. She wondered if Baisu knew that every ti she tried to lie, her eyes were too earnest, even fixed firmly on the other.
It was probably a so-called over-correction.
“Baisu, you’ve kept sothing from .”
Lin ngya put down the white porcelain bowl, wiped her mouth, and looked at Baisu calmly.
After struggling in her mind for a while, Baisu shrugged in dejection, but her tone was a little indignant.
“Master, I knew you would expose my lie at once. However, none of the three guys were willing to get involved in this matter.”
Lin ngya shook her head. She naturally knew that if Qinghu or her two bodyguards told her about this matter, she would certainly make them scream by using her thods.
But Baisu was different. She had always been generous and kind to these maids. She was the most appropriate one to take the bla for them.
“Since you know you can’t hide it from , you’d better tell the truth. Could it be that anything happened to our n internally?”
Baisu looked at her master in surprise, with her big bright eyes full of unwillingness.
“As expected, nothing can escape your eyes, Master. Hump, the Branch Hall here is quite peaceful. However, so people have maliciously guessed your intention and co here to make trouble!”
According to Lin ngya’s order, the Branch Halls all over the country only needed to send their elites over to join her troop.
However, because of Lin ngya’s connections with the imperial court of various countries, the developnt of Sanjue Hall was unduly smooth.
Thus, so people had forgotten that they could call the shots not because of how much they were capable, but because of Lin ngya’s fa.
Once the desire for power swelled, in addition to blind confidence, it would also bring up the arrogance that one thought he was invincible.
To prevent such a situation back then, all the Branch Hall Masters had been elected by the headquarters of Sanjue Hall.
In addition to maintaining their loyalty, more importantly, they were from Sanjue Hall, which gave them a sense of responsibility and belonging.
For the sake of increasing the number of people to develop the Branch Hall, where many Deputy Hall Masters and even the supervisors were recruited from outside.
However, there were always more talents. Even though the Branch Halls Master designated by the headquarter of Sanjue Hall were outstanding in so aspects, their capabilities were sowhat uneven.
As ti went by, there were so cases where the more capable Deputy Hall Masters overstepped their roles and made the Branch Hall Masters nominal ones.
This ti, Lin ngya and Qinghu had made a plan. The people they took out were not only to complete their missions but also to gain experience.
After these people returned safely, they would be the backbone force of Sanjue Hall.
However, so people were reluctant to offer the elites they had worked so hard to recruit to Lin ngya, the idle Hall Master in their thoughts.
Sanjue Hall had strict rules. If they complied outwardly but disobeyed inwardly, the Enforcent Team would not tolerate them.
The mbers of the Enforcent Team were trained by Qinghu in person. Not only were they highly skilled in martial arts, but each of them also firmly stood up for the rules.
These people realized that they could not take it head-on, so so of the smart ones thought of other ways.
They sent their n over according to the order issued by the headquarters. They held the fort in person in the na of escorting the Hall Master. But in the end, with various excuses, they simply had their n show up in front of the Hall Master, which could be regarded as fulfilling their duties.
What they were doing was also testing the bottom line of Lin ngya, the Hall Master.
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After all, Lin ngya had promised in advance that everyone had the chance to go back on their word.
However, if they were allowed to swagger away, she, as the Hall Master, would beco the butt of a joke, and she would no longer have any prestige in the future.
If she insisted on punishing those people, she would be at a disadvantage, and her troops would lose their morale. The loss would outweigh the gain.
In short, whoever ca up with this idea, had pushed Lin ngya, the Hall Master, to be in the lilight.
As expected, those people were here to stir up trouble, but unfortunately, the thods were sowhat despicable.
“How many in-charge persons of the Branch Hall have co?”
After Baisu finished her words angrily, Lin ngya didn’t respond at all. She just asked lightly and continued to have tea at the table.
“There are seven Deputy Hall Masters in total. Among them, only three make big noises, two have unclear attitudes, and another two should be here to escort you. Qinghu said that one of them is an old friend of yours.”
Lin ngya’s eyebrows twitched. She had t many old friends recently. It was not necessarily a good thing for her.
Putting the teacup on the table, Lin ngya looked as calm as usual.
“Oh? Who is it?”
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Baisu whispered in Lin ngya’s ear with a joyful look on her face.
“Everyone calls him Master Guo. It’s said that he used to do great things with you. Now he is in charge of the affairs of the Nation of Lintian, and he is quite influential among all the Branch Hall Masters. With his support, I don’t think those people can make anything big.”
Lin ngya smiled, and the expression on her delicate face gradually beca soft.
So mories appeared in her mind, and her eyes were flashing with so expectations.
She clearly rembered Master Guo.
When she went to the Nation of Lintian to look for herbs back then, Lin ngya disguised herself as a man and muddled in Master Guo’s trade caravan.
Ti went by quickly. Master Guo had beco the spine of Sanjue Hall, and Lin ngya was no longer the innocent girl.
However, Lin ngya didn’t expect that Master Guo would co here to support her from far away.
It proved that she didn’t misjudge Master Guo back then.
“Go pass a ssage to Master Guo, telling him just to be a bystander tomorrow, but I appreciate his kindness,” Lin ngya said.
Baisu looked at Lin ngya suspiciously. She could not understand why her master would do such a thing that reduced her strength.
Baisu thought that her master had lost her mind because of anger, so she said in an anxious tone.
“Master, why do you have to do that? Master Guo’s words are sowhat influential, after all. The other Branch Hall Master can say nothing but ‘yes’, who is not reliable. In this case, you will have to fight alone tomorrow!”
Compared with Baisu, who was extrely anxious, Lin ngya, who was tasting the fragrant tea with her eyes narrowed, seed to be too relaxed.
Lin ngya looked at Baisu in front of her, who was even more anxious than her, with a smile. After enjoying Baisu’s anxiety for her, Lin ngya said slowly.
“In their eyes, I’m just a good-for-nothing who becos the Hall Master with luck. In this case, if Master Guo keeps helping , won’t it be solid proof that I am a good-for-nothing? In this way, it’s no different from drinking poison to quench thirst. It can not wipe out their thoughts about challenging .”
Baisu was indeed smart. After hearing this, she said thoughtfully.
“Master, so you an…”
Lin ngya’s lips touched the warm tea, appearing rosy and delicate, and curved into a seductive sneer.
But in her narrowed eyes, a cold glint was flashed.
“We’re doing sothing different from the imperial court. Since they had the thought of laying their hands on , they should be ready to be eliminated.”
Lin ngya’s voice sounded pleasant to ear. However, Baisu shivered at it.
Baisu knew that her master would not easily show a trace of killing intent. Even though Lin ngya had peerless poisoning skills, she still looked harmless.
Baisu did not realize until today that one might have a chance to survive if he ssed with the emperor, Long Tianyu, who was far away in the Capital City.
However, if one ssed with Lin ngya, who was in front of her, he would be sentenced to death, without a doubt.
Perhaps, those people had misjudged the situation.
The most terrifying, severe, and fatal thing in Sanjue Hall was not the strict rules or the tough Enforcent Team.
It was Lin ngya, the founder of Sanjue Hall, who seed to be vulnerable.
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