Those years, those jokes, those scum

Chapter 173: Jianghu Dispute, the Chief is Not Obedient 17

When you are alone, time can also pass quickly. In the boring days, Qin Shuangjiang can also be patient and behave herself. However, thanks to this period of calm life, she was able to leave the retreat half a month earlier than expected.

"Welcome the leader out of seclusion." Two masked shadows stood on the left and right of the stone gate, bowed respectfully with fists clasped, and shouted dryly in cold voices.

"Well, I hope everyone in the sect is doing well these days." Not only did her injuries heal greatly, but her skills also improved by two levels. Such an achievement made Qin Shuangjiang in a very good mood, and her tone revealed a hint of joy.

"Master, everything is fine in the sect." The taller shadow standing on the left still responded without emotion. However, Qin Shuangjiang caught the light in the eyes above the half mask at the moment his subordinate answered.

What could have caused such a stir in the heart of the indifferent Shadow? Qin Shuangjiang looked at him twice more in a strange way. The two Shadows lowered their heads silently under this gaze.

"Where is Leng Nuan?" Qin Shuangjiang asked as they walked.

"The deputy leader said three days ago that he wanted to go home."

Qin Shuangjiang paused for a moment and frowned slightly. She didn't know whether she was unhappy that this person left without saying goodbye again, or because he gave up halfway through the task he had assigned her. However, when she thought that she had not made any request or restriction on the other party's actions, she stopped dwelling on it and continued to ask.

"Where's the Left Protector?"

"The Left Protector is in the Wen Ce Hall right now."

She nodded and turned to walk towards the Wen Ce Hall. She was still curious about what Leng Nuan had done in the past two or three months, so that the left protector who used to report to her almost every three or five days had not come to complain to her for more than a month.

"Our slogan is——"

"Prosperity and progress!"

"Brave and honest!"

“Make money to support the family!”

"Very good, let's do it again. Our slogan is--" The patrol leader's face flushed, he stood on the stage, waving his hands passionately and shouted again.

On the large training ground, a group of young men in uniform black shorts stood in an orderly manner with their hands behind their backs, their heads held high, and their chests puffed out, shouting loud slogans again with full energy.

"..." Qin Shuangjiang stood there, quietly looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene in front of him, without moving for a long time.

"Master, this is the deputy master's enhanced training plan." Although the shadow behind him could not guess what his master was thinking at this moment, through his own experience, he was almost certain that he was surprised and confused.

Qin Shuangjiang opened her red lips, but in the end said nothing. She raised her foot and continued to walk forward, quickening her pace.

In the huge room, Lan Fengping sat in front of a desk piled with account books, head lowered, holding an abacus, and concentrating on checking and calculating each account line.

"Guardian Zuo."

"If you have anything to say, tell me later. I'm almost done." Lan Fengping answered simply without even raising her head.

Qin Shuangjiang was very dissatisfied with her subordinate's attitude, but when he saw that her behavior was completely different from usual, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and looked at her carefully.

Compared to the left protector who was always cautious, humble and submissive in front of her, Lan Fengping now had a serious look and bright eyes, making people feel that she was reliable and capable at first glance.

"Oh, Master, you're out!" After finally finishing her work, Lan Fengping looked up and saw the person coming. She quickly stood up from her seat and walked towards the person at the door with a smile on her face.

"..." That's right, this really wasn't her illusion! Her left protector never showed such a bright and brilliant smile in front of her! She could even clearly sense that the left protector didn't seem to be as afraid of her as before.

"Yeah." Facing the somewhat enthusiastic Lan Fengping, Qin Shuangjiang nodded uncomfortably. She sat on the desk covered with various account books, and casually picked one up and looked through it.

As the leader of a sect, she was one of the best in martial arts. However, she had no interest in these trivial matters of the world. The financial affairs of the sect were always handled by the left protector. Even so, after flipping through a few pages of the account book, her face became more serious. She put down the book in her hand, picked up the others and flipped through them quickly, with an incredible expression as if to verify: "Are these the accounts for the past two and a half months?!"

Lan Fengping nodded repeatedly, looking at Qin Shuangjiang with shining eyes. "Yes, Master, you read it right. The income during this period is equal to our income in the previous year!"

"This is all thanks to the deputy leader!"

"Really? That's... good." Perhaps it was because Lan Fengping's proud eyes were too hot that Qin Shuangjiang unconsciously looked away.

Thinking of the incredible things that had happened during this period, Lan Fengping couldn't help but blurt out what was in her mind: "So, Master, when will you marry the deputy master?"

"what?"

"No, I mean when will the deputy leader come back? I don't know where he lives." Lan Fengping said the last sentence as if she was talking to herself. Such a capable deputy leader can't be allowed to escape.

As the saying goes, those who achieve great things do not employ people they doubt, and do not doubt people they employ. Qin Shuangjiang said that since she chose Leng Nuan, she was naturally willing to trust him. But... this result seemed a little beyond her expectations?

However, she didn't realize it until Lan Fengping mentioned it unintentionally. She didn't seem to know where Leng Nuan lived. It seemed that the other party had never talked to her about Xuanfeng Sect.

"How is the situation now?" Qin Shuangjiang temporarily put aside this question and asked about the cause of this series of events.

"The follow-up to that incident was only recently resolved."

When the people of the Holy Moon Sect were eating and drinking well behind closed doors and not paying attention to worldly affairs, the protagonists worked tirelessly to investigate and finally caught the real murderer half a month ago - Master Kong Jing, who was also a monk of Hongyuan Temple.

"This person," Qin Shuangjiang thought about it in his mind. He found that he had no impression of this person. "How did I offend him?"

Lan Fengping shook her head and continued, "According to his own words, the two had a personal grudge when they were young, and on that day they had an argument over the competition for hosting and accidentally killed each other."

"Then I unexpectedly became a scapegoat." If it were in the past, Qin Shuangjiang felt that according to his own personality, he would never let it go. But now Shenqi's heart is very calm. It's as if he is talking about someone else's business.

"From the current situation, it seems so. But..." Lan Fengping always felt that the ending of the matter was too simple. And the murderer's attitude did not seem like someone who would easily seek death. But he died on the way back to Hongyuan Temple. Is there some big conspiracy behind this?

"Oh, no matter what it is, do you think we in the Holy Moon Sect are afraid of them?" After listening to Lan Fengping's analysis, Qin Shuangjiang smiled disapprovingly.

"Did Leng Nuan say when she will be back?" She didn't care about those people. Now that everything was settled, her goal of unifying the martial arts world was more important. Moreover, she seemed to have found a treasure-like figure, which made her even more powerful.

"The deputy leader said he would be back in a few days." The reason why she was so sure that Leng Nuan was just going home and not running away was because she had just given her a new implementation plan before she left.

"In that case, let's wait for her."

"By the way, where is the right protector?" Qin Shuangjiang continued to ask after inquiring about the latest situation in the sect.

"..."

"What's wrong?" Qin Shuangjiang was puzzled when he saw the strange expression on Lan Fengping's face.

"Well," Lan Fengping replied with a wry smile, "The Right Protector has gone to carry out the mission of the Deputy Leader."

"about what?"

"About the image and quality of our religion."