Chen Baiyi's Character! Bai Wanxi's Arrangements

Bai Wanxi said, "Grandma Lu's eyes are as sharp as a torch; you saw through our background at a glance. This is Li Xuanbing, a new genius our Bai Family recently took in. He did indeed contribute greatly."

She spoke with great art, not directly answering that Zhang Lingshan had helped deal with the Fire Qilin Beast. She only said Zhang Lingshan was a newly accepted genius and had indeed contributed greatly.

That was not nonsense.

They had met him on the road and just taken him in—was that not a newly accepted genius?

He had helped Chen Baiyi and Uncle Chen strip away the Fire Poison—was that not contributing greatly?

She had not told a single lie. As long as the meaning got across, that was enough. As for how Lu Zhaohe understood it, that was Lu Zhaohe's own problem.

"Not bad."

Lu Zhaohe nodded and said, "All right, what are you all standing around for? Go on."

"Yes. Many thanks, Grandma Lu."

Bai Wanxi stood to the side. Only after everyone in the caravan had passed did she take her leave of Lu Zhaohe and get into her own carriage as well.

"Heh, I told you it would be fine." Inside the carriage, Chen Baiyi smiled as he spoke to Zhang Lingshan.

Zhang Lingshan said, "It was all thanks to Brother Chen and the Young Lady helping me."

Chen Baiyi said, "The Young Lady already said you're one of us, so you don't need to be so polite."

"All right."

Zhang Lingshan nodded heavily and said, "Since I'm one of us, then I should help everyone strip away their Fire Poison all the more."

To first secure his footing in the Bai Family, building good relations with these people was important.

Moreover, it was the perfect chance to