At present, Xiaotao's role was neither great nor small. Aside from the land used for essential facilities, all the woodland reclaimed from some of the nobles had been planted with peach trees she had improved. Although the peaches they produced had no grade, they were so delicious that they could fetch prices in Gold Soul Coins, or be handed out to their own people as benefits. They provided Star Dou Town with a fair amount of income.
Beyond that, she had helped untie the knot in Lin Sen's heart. Although the Peach Blossom Demon could not return, having a granddaughter now offered him some consolation.
Taking Xiaotao along, the three headed to Qin Menglan's laboratory together.
Leng Xiyue had originally intended to let Qin Menglan sleep in her room. The child had such a pitiful background, after all, and soothing her to sleep each night would help give her a sense of security.
However, ever since she began researching Soul Tools, Qin Menglan had never come back. She spent every day researching in the basement and slept in the little wooden cabin when she grew tired. Even her meals were delivered to the cabin by servants from the governor's residence. She was the very picture of a shut-in.
The three arrived at the cabin door, and Leng Xiyue knocked.
"Coming, coming." Footsteps drew closer from a distance, and Qin Menglan opened the door in her pajamas. But the moment she saw a man, Xue Qinghe, she hurriedly shut it again and changed into proper clothes before opening the door to let everyone in.
"Xiyue, why didn't you tell me we had a guest coming today?" Looking at her messy room, Qin Menglan could not help feeling a little embarrassed.
Books lay everywhere-on other books, on the table, on the sofa-just