"Teacher! I'm all ready!"
It was time to head to Lingnan once more. Leading his horse and carrying a great many prepared supplies, Li Chengqian once again took the initiative to seek out Li Shande.
Seeing that "Li Gan" intended to return to Lingnan with him again, Li Shande nodded in gratification.
After all, just two days earlier, he had once again entrusted Li Xiu'er to Qing Mo's care.
Now, he no longer feared failing the mission, being beheaded, and leaving Li Xiu'er to be sold into slavery in the future.
Ever since Li Shande received the silver plaque Yang Guozhong had given him, those colleagues who had once looked down on him, and even officials of higher rank than him—
One after another, they had all come to ask after his well-being and vie to curry favor with him.
Having likewise experienced the benefits that power brought, Li Shande had successfully gained the ability to mobilize vast state resources in support of transporting fresh lychees.
"Commissioner Li! And this is?"
The unfamiliar youth who had taken the initiative to lead his horse over to Li Shande—
Yu Chengen, who was joining him on this journey to Lingnan to transport lychees and claim some credit for himself, now wore a trace of curiosity on his face.
"Oh! Attendant Yu, this is my student, Ah Gan!"
"Your student?"
"Yes! His family is in business. His uncle knew that I came from the Mathematics Examination, so he had him take me as his teacher and study mathematics under me!"
After hearing Li Shande's explanation, Yu Chengen sized up the "Li Gan" before him from head to toe. The corners of his lips curled slightly, and the smile he revealed carried a hint of deeper meaning.
"Quick! Ah Gan, pay your respects to