"Someone, come here!" Huang Xiao called.
Chao Lingyi walked in from outside.
"You haven't gone to bed yet?" Huang Xiao could not help asking when he saw her.
"You haven't gone to bed yet, Young Master. How could this servant retire before you? Do you have any instructions?" Chao Lingyi asked.
"There is something. Go call a guard in. Wait-choose a disciple you consider relatively loyal," Huang Xiao said.
Huang Xiao did not particularly trust the guards around him now, either, since he was still unfamiliar with them. Had Yin Huju and Yue Cheng been there, they should have been able to help him choose.
"Young Master, why go to all that trouble?" Chao Lingyi said with a charming laugh.
"What do you mean?" Huang Xiao asked, taken aback.
"Am I not trustworthy?" Chao Lingyi said reproachfully. "Whatever it is, you might as well let me handle it, Young Master. I'm quite capable."
Huang Xiao looked at Chao Lingyi and pondered for a moment before saying, "I want someone to keep an eye on Yao Renwu's side and gather news from there. Do you think you can manage it?"
"Why couldn't I?" Chao Lingyi thrust out her chest and declared loudly. "Young Master, don't underestimate a woman like me. When it comes to gathering information, how could male disciples compare with women?"
"You're one of my people. I'm worried that might make it too obvious," Huang Xiao said.
"That doesn't matter. Think about it, Young Master. The more furtively we watch them in secret, the more likely they are to discover us. If I openly ask around for news, they won't be quite so guarded, will they?" Chao Lingyi said.
Huang Xiao thought it over, then smiled. "It seems I underestimated you. But you mustn't let them take advantage of