Li Yingling propped her cheek on one hand, her gaze drifting over the thick stack of material lists before her as she reconciled the accounts in her head.
Master sure had it easy. One "I have more important things to do," and he dumped everything here on me.
Damn it, if Master comes back without a present, I'll really give him...
Li Yingling thought for a moment, but ultimately could not think of anything she could do to her master.
Forget it. He is my master, after all. Considering how well he usually treats me, even if he doesn't bring a present, I'll reluctantly welcome him back.
A moment later, Li Yingling raised her hand and wrote down a few conclusions, then stretched lazily. She could not help thinking of her master, whom she had not seen in several months, and let out a heavy sigh.
Zhang Miaoyu, who was putting away materials nearby, saw her team leader suddenly sigh. She promptly looked over and asked:
"Team leader, has something happened?"
Li Yingling looked over, then shook her head and offered an offhand excuse. "Nothing... I just feel like Cui Hao has caused trouble again."
Zhang Miaoyu hesitated. "Surely not? He's been behaving himself for quite a while since last time."
Li Yingling teased casually, "Heh, that probably means Cui Hao is preparing something big."
Zhang Miaoyu smiled in agreement.
These days, Zhang Miaoyu served as something of a personal secretary to Li Yingling, helping handle various matters, organizing and filing things, and passing down certain instructions.
As such, she had become fairly familiar with most of the people in the Sect.
Whether Cui Hao or Chen Baiqing, or even Lin Luoyu and Li Xingtian, who only kept their heads down and worked without saying much, she had gotten to