Yang Ling had intended to ignore Zhao Yingying and did not want to get too involved with someone like her, but a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster beside her was watching him quietly.
He felt he had to show the Fourth-Rank Grandmaster some respect.
"Commandery Princess Zhao, I came to pay my respects to the Fourth Prince."
Yang Ling politely cupped his hands and bowed.
Mama Wang's gloomy expression finally softened somewhat.
Yang Ling felt he had made the right move. After all, he could not be sure this Fourth-Rank Grandmaster would not go mad and kill him in public.
Zhao Yingying looked a little surprised. "Pay your respects to my fourth brother? Are you close to him?"
Yang Ling said, "The Fourth Prince and I went through hardship together in the Water Qilin Cave.
He also gave me guidance several times. We're very close."
Zhao Yingying muttered instinctively:
"Why didn't they mention that?"
Then she realized Wu Xiaoshuai had set her up.
Han Dongdong and the others also knew she was close to Xie Zhihu, so naturally, they would not remind her that Yang Ling was close to her fourth brother too.
"All right, I'm here to see my fourth brother too. Come with me."
Zhao Yingying nodded lightly. She did not bring up what had happened earlier again, and her attitude was fairly friendly.
When the Fourth Prince saw the two arrive together, a clear flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
Then he stepped forward very politely to greet Mama Wang.
The two seemed quite familiar with each other. Before long, Yang Ling realized that Mama Wang might have looked after the Fourth Prince when he was young too.
"Yang Ling, let me introduce you. When Mama Wang was young, she was the junior sect master of the Yellow Dragon Sect.