Qian Daoliu's Tricks

After speaking with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, Le Ling stepped out of the carriage and got down.

"What do you want with me?"

After the carriage left, she asked Azure Luan and Guang Ling.

Azure Luan looked at Guang Ling and urged, "Fifth Brother, hurry up and apologize to Sister-in-law."

Guang Ling hesitated for a moment before saying reluctantly, "This old man's form of address and attitude were wrong last night. It won't happen again!"

Le Ling raised an eyebrow at him.

She had previously heard Qian Daoliu describe the personalities of his six brothers. This Fifth Offering was supposedly the most tsundere of them all.

She had not expected him to actually apologize!

"Will you still call me Xiao Le Ling in the future?"

"Probably... not anymore!"

At that moment, Guang Ling thought that he would still call her Xiao Le Ling, just not in front of Eldest Brother.

He did not like calling her Sister-in-law. The title felt too stiff; Xiao Le Ling was much more fun!

"Then what do you plan to call me?"

Le Ling wanted to ask clearly first.

She was mainly afraid that this tsundere Fifth Offering would suddenly come up with some new title in the future that would make her cough up blood. She would really want to hit someone then!

So she might as well ask now and correct him in time.

Hearing her question, Guang Ling answered without hesitation, "Sister-in-law!"

Sister-in-law again!!!

"I already told you, I have nothing to do with your Eldest Brother now!"

"If we have to say there is any connection, it is only that your Eldest Brother is helping me investigate some matters. That is all, so you are not allowed to call me Sister-in-law again!!"

Le Ling bristled slightly as she emphasized her relationship with Qian Daoliu to the two of them.

Just as her voice fell, Qian Daoliu's voice came from not far behind the three of them.

"Ling'er, how could we have no relationship now? When I went out to help you obtain your soul ring, we already slept together at the hotel..."

"Shut up!"

Le Ling's cheeks reddened slightly as she promptly stopped Qian Daoliu from continuing.

"I still haven't settled the matter of you pretending to be drunk last night! And the thing on my neck..."

She wanted to mention the red mark on her neck, but Azure Luan, Guang Ling, and Steward Yao were all there watching the show.

So she could not bring up the red mark on her neck to Qian Daoliu!

"What about your neck?"

Qian Daoliu quickly approached her, looking at her with an ambiguous gaze.

He had done it deliberately last night. Since he had already kissed her, how could he not leave a mark!

"I... I don't want to talk to you anymore!"

Le Ling glared at him angrily, then turned and entered the side entrance of the Papal Palace.

Although Ling'er had glared at him, Qian Daoliu was instead delighted over the matter of that red mark.

At that moment, he looked at the road leading up the mountain, then suddenly said to the steward following behind him, "Steward Yao, go down the mountain and inform the guards that starting this afternoon, carriages are forbidden from using this road up the mountain!"

"Huh?"

Steward Yao asked in confusion, "My lord, why is that?"

"Just do as I say!"

Qian Daoliu left with his hands clasped behind his back, offering no further explanation.

Steward Yao looked blankly at Azure Luan beside him.

"Third Offering, do you know my lord's intention? Could you tell this subordinate?"

He knew that he only needed to carry out his master's orders, but he could not suppress his curiosity!

Third Offering often handled matters for his master and was clever as well, so he surely understood his master's intentions.

And indeed, the instant Qian Daoliu gave that order, Azure Luan understood.

"Starting today, Sister-in-law will go to the academy every day, making four trips back and forth in the morning, at noon, and at night. If this road is closed to carriages, they can only go down the mountain by the other road!"

After pointing that out, Azure Luan did not continue. He merely watched Steward Yao with a faint smile.

After hearing Third Offering's reminder, Steward Yao immediately understood.

"I see!"

He said in sudden realization, "If carriages are prohibited from using this road, they can only take the other route."

"And that route passes through the Worship Hall's territory. This way, my lord can see Miss Le Ling four times a day!"

Azure Luan smiled.

Guang Ling sat on the stone railing around the wall, propping his chin on his hand as he said, "Eldest Brother really is something. Just to see Xiao Le Ling once, he is using every trick he can!"

Azure Luan looked at him and reminded him, "Fifth Brother, you're calling her Xiao Le Ling again. Be careful Eldest Brother hears you and beats you up!"

Guang Ling clicked his tongue. "Eldest Brother isn't here right now. Calling her Sister-in-law is too serious. It isn't fun at all."

Steward Yao smiled and explained, "Fifth Offering, it is precisely because Sister-in-law is a serious form of address that all of you are asked to use it."

"Moreover, it represents my lord's recognition of Miss Le Ling in his heart. It is not for fun."

As soon as he finished explaining, Guang Ling immediately glared at him in displeasure.

"This old man doesn't know that?"

"Do you need to remind this old man!!"

After being snapped at by Guang Ling, Steward Yao choked up at once.

He had momentarily forgotten that Fifth Offering had a rather bad temper. Now, he could only turn to Third Offering beside him with a pleading look.

Azure Luan walked over to Guang Ling, grabbed him off the stone railing in one swift motion, and then carried him away directly.

"No... This old man doesn't want to go to your little hall..."

Guang Ling's voice gradually faded as he was forcibly taken away.

Steward Yao watched the two leave and could not help laughing.

Sure enough, the only person who could control Fifth Offering was Third Offering!

After sighing with emotion, he remembered the task his master had assigned him and promptly strode toward the guards at the foot of the mountain.

Soon, afternoon arrived.

After Le Ling returned to her room in the Papal Palace at noon, she rested for an hour and a half before getting up.

She freshened up slightly, changed into fresh clothes, then left her room and headed toward the Papal Palace's side entrance.

The carriage was already waiting at the side entrance.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan had already gotten into the carriage. Once Le Ling was aboard as well, the carriage slowly headed down the other road.

At that moment, Le Ling happened to look out through the carriage window.

When she noticed that the carriage had taken another route, she curiously asked the guard driving outside the carriage, "Why aren't we taking the closer road? Why are we taking the longer way around?"

The guard replied, "Miss Le Ling, this subordinate was just informed that the road close to the Papal Palace has been closed to carriage traffic starting this afternoon. So we will have to take the longer route down the mountain from now on."

"Why close it for no reason at all? What a hassle!"

Upon hearing the guard's words, Hu Liena, who sat beside Le Ling, was the first to complain.

But Le Ling keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"Are you sure the order was only issued at noon?"

"This subordinate is sure!"

"Do you know who gave the order? What was the reason?"

The guard shook his head. "This subordinate asked the guards at the foot of the mountain, but they did not say who issued the order. As for the reason, they knew even less. They were merely carrying out orders."

Le Ling fell silent after hearing this.

Just then, the carriage happened to pass through the area outside the Worship Hall's main hall.

At that moment, she saw Qian Daoliu standing outside the hall doors, his hands behind his back as he watched their carriage pass by.

The man looked through the carriage window and smiled faintly at her.

Le Ling had only been guessing before.

But now, when she saw Qian Daoliu standing there as if he had deliberately waited for her, she was completely certain!

It was him. At noon, he had deliberately ordered the road near the Papal Palace closed to carriage traffic!

He was actually resorting to tricks!

That hateful, awful man!!!

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