"Take a guess. What's happening over there now?"
Guang Ling deliberately withheld the news about the Star Luo Empire from Qian Renyue. He chuckled, looking rather like he was asking for a beating.
Qian Renyue glanced at him but did not make much of it. "Tell me if you want. If not, don't. I can always go ask Xiao Xue later."
With that, she turned and went into the room.
Guang Ling followed her, drawing the curtains while he was at it. "It's already so late, and you're still going to see the Young Master? What's so hard about saying a few nice things to me?"
"Saying a few nice things to you is no great task, but right now, I'd rather find out what I want to know without lifting a finger. So I don't mind making an extra trip. Understand, A Ling?"
Qian Renyue even deliberately began packing her clothes, making it look as though she planned more than a quick visit.
Guang Ling hurriedly stopped her. "All right, all right! It's hardly a big deal. I'll tell you!"
"Good. Go ahead, then."
Qian Renyue stopped what she was doing and sat on the sofa, looking at him as she spoke.
Guang Ling sighed softly and said with some resignation, "For now, things over there are still going fairly well. At least the spies we sent haven't been exposed. Also, that young girl who was with you went back to break off her engagement."
"Did she succeed?" Qian Renyue asked.
"She did."
Guang Ling continued, "So things over there have boiled into a pot of chaos. Also, according to our spies, Tang San seems to have been spotted in the Star Luo Empire, but they couldn't pin down his exact location. Since the Star Luo Empire is rather