Chapter 390: Chapter 390
"Miss, is there something else?" Xiaoyao had just taken two steps when he had to turn back. His scalp felt a bit stiff—he felt he might be caught up in trouble this time.
He really wanted to pretend he couldn't hear, but this was obviously unwise behavior that would only bring greater trouble. It was better to listen to what she wanted to say.
"I haven't seen you at the monster beast pens. When did you arrive?" That miss looked at Xiaoyao and said.
"What? Is this boy an infiltrator?" The young master immediately shouted loudly, preparing to apprehend Xiaoyao.
"I just said I've seen him, not that he doesn't belong here!"
Xiaoyao had originally wanted to clarify that he belonged here, but now it seemed unnecessary. That miss had already provided the best proof for him.
"I've been here for almost a year. If the miss hasn't seen me, perhaps I happened to be away. However, I have seen your Fire-Tail Fox." Xiaoyao pointed to the little Fire-Tail Fox beside them.
"I can see that. It's just strange—I've always taken care of this little thing myself. In this past year, I've only brought it to the monster beast pens once, and that time I went too, but I didn't see you." This miss looked at Xiaoyao, seeming to want him to explain this situation, and also seeming to want to verify something.
"Perhaps it was a coincidence. I don't really remember clearly—it seems like it was some time ago." Xiaoyao shook his head. Although he had seen this little Fire-Tail Fox, asking him to clearly remember when, he couldn't recall. What happened at the time, he knew even less.
Unless someone could remind him, he wouldn't remember. He saw so many monster beasts every day, plus doing other work and studying—he was very busy. He had no energy to remember such trivial matters.
If this little Fire-Tail Fox had had some problem, Xiaoyao would definitely remember. But for those with no problems, he wouldn't remember.
"Lingxiao, why are you talking with this little servant? Our matter is much more important than this!" The young master beside them was getting impatient.
However, this miss ignored him and only said to Xiaoyao, "Let me remind you—this was three months ago. At that time, didn't you see anyone around?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel·fire.net
This Miss Lingxiao was the one from that time. This little Fire-Tail Fox was Yunyun. This explained why Yunyun was so good to Xiaoyao—Yunyun had some intelligence and knew to be grateful to its lifesaver.
"Oh, right, it was that time. I came back from outside and saw no one inside, so I helped with some work. This little thing had a minor illness at the time, so I treated it conveniently." After Miss Lingxiao's reminder, Xiaoyao recalled the context of this incident.
"Then let me ask you—what illness did this little thing have at the time?" Miss Lingxiao asked. First, she wanted to confirm whether Xiaoyao was that person. Second, she wanted to confirm what illness Yunyun actually had at the time—whether it was that terminal disease.
This second point was the key to the problem. This would also determine her level of gratitude toward Xiaoyao. If it was just a common minor illness, she would naturally only give ordinary rewards. But if it was that kind of terminal disease, she would need to express great gratitude.
"A minor illness. There won't be problems in the future. You can rest assured." Xiaoyao replied. He thought Miss Lingxiao was asking about this because she was worried the illness might have aftereffects.
"I'm not asking you about that. I want to know exactly what illness it was!" Miss Lingxiao frowned slightly.
"It's called Blood Wind Syndrome—a minor illness like a cold." Xiaoyao replied casually. Since you want to know, I'll tell you. There's nothing to hide about this.
"..." Miss Lingxiao fell silent. She looked at Xiaoyao, her eyes showing a trace of magical doubt. She found this matter very mysterious, because now she was certain this illness was that terminal disease—she had already heard this name at the time.
But this terminal disease, in this person's mouth, had become a minor illness. Could it be that this disease was only a minor illness to him? Then what level of monster beast medical skills would he possess?
But if he possessed such high monster beast medical skills, why would he be a little servant? This seemed somewhat strange.
Could it be that he happened to know the treatment method for this disease but didn't know its value? Or perhaps he didn't know his monster beast medical skills were so brilliant?
"Do you think this is just a minor illness?" Miss Lingxiao asked.
"Yes, it can be handled very simply. If it's not a minor illness, what else would it be?" In Xiaoyao's understanding, anything that could be handled simply was a minor illness, even those that others considered serious diseases.
"Where did you learn this treatment method?"
"From books, in our monster beast pen reference room." Xiaoyao answered. Another reason he considered this a minor illness was that this treatment method was simply found in the monster beast pen reference room, although he had made some corrections.
"..." Miss Lingxiao was immediately speechless. She hadn't expected this answer. Although this little servant had saved Yunyun, he had used a method seen in his own family's reference library. He deserved credit, but it didn't need to be too great.
Xiaoyao didn't know that his recent words had changed this Miss Lingxiao's great gratitude into ordinary thanks. He would receive rewards, but they wouldn't be very substantial.
However, even if he knew about this, he would still say the same thing, or even say less, because he didn't want to attract attention. At the same time, this was originally his job—no extra rewards were needed.
"What's your name?" Miss Lingxiao asked.
"I'm called Xiaoyao, Le Xiaoyao!" Xiaoyao answered.
"I'm called Lingxiao, Xuanwu Lingxiao! Thank you for saving Yunyun. These are words I should have said three months ago—I'm making up for it now. What do you want? As long as it's not excessive, I can satisfy you." Xuanwu Lingxiao looked at Xiaoyao and said lightly.
If Xiaoyao had saved Yunyun with his own abilities, she might have said any request was possible, as long as she could fulfill it!
"I want to enter the inner courtyard library to read books. I'm preparing to take the imperial examinations." Xiaoyao happened to want to enter this inner courtyard library. Now that the opportunity was before him, he couldn't possibly miss it.
Taking imperial examinations—this was just an excuse. Any excuse would do.
"Who do you think you are? Wanting to enter the Xuanwu Family's inner courtyard library and wanting to take imperial examinations—how ridiculous!" The young master beside them laughed loudly. He found Xiaoyao's words only amusing.
Wanting to enter the inner courtyard was already difficult. Wanting to enter the library inside to read books was undoubtedly like talking in sleep, at least in this young master's view.
Xuanwu Lingxiao looked at Xiaoyao and said, "I don't believe you're doing this for imperial examinations, but I agree to this matter!"
"What? Lingxiao, how can you agree? The inner courtyard library isn't somewhere just anyone can enter. You're being too reckless." The young master immediately said. He couldn't believe Xuanwu Lingxiao would actually agree to this.
"The inner courtyard library also needs people. I happen to know they lack maintenance staff. If you can handle this work, you can stay there long-term. If you can't handle it, I'll still let you stay there for a month." Xuanwu Lingxiao once again ignored the young master and spoke to Xiaoyao.
"Understood. When can I report for duty?" Xiaoyao asked. If possible, today would be best, but this still depended on Xuanwu Lingxiao's arrangements—he couldn't be hasty.
But Xuanwu Lingxiao seemed to fulfill Xiaoyao's hope, saying, "Right now. I have nothing to do at the moment—I'll take you over."
"Thank you, Miss Lingxiao!" Xiaoyao wanted to kiss this Xuanwu Lingxiao—she was truly too lovely. Whatever he wanted, he got.
"Follow me!" Xuanwu Lingxiao nodded, turned, and prepared to leave.
"Lingxiao, we haven't finished talking about our matter. How can you leave?" The young master blocked her way again, making Xiaoyao very displeased and cursing the young master in his heart.
Perhaps Xiaoyao didn't know he was being cursed too—by this young master. He had originally planned to ask Xuanwu Lingxiao out, but it was ruined by Xiaoyao.
Yes, he felt Xiaoyao had ruined his date. Actually, Xuanwu Lingxiao had been refusing from the beginning. The reason Xuanwu Lingxiao was now personally taking Xiaoyao was also because she wanted to shake off this young master in front of her.
Xuanwu Lingxiao had status and position in the Xuanwu Family, plus her appearance was an excellent choice. Her strength and talent needn't be mentioned—she was someone many wanted to pursue.
Of course, people with the Xuanwu surname wouldn't and couldn't, but there were quite a few without the Xuanwu surname in the Xuanwu Family. These were generally first-generation relatives with different surnames who could pursue her. This would be good business—getting both beauty and territory.
"I have nothing to discuss with you. Please don't disturb my work." Xuanwu Lingxiao said coldly, then left with Xiaoyao.
Xiaoyao bowed to that young master—this was basic courtesy for a servant, to offend as few people as possible. As a result, Xiaoyao thought he probably still offended this person, as could be seen from his resentful gaze.
Sigh, the most troublesome were people —when they couldn't achieve their goals, they vented their resentment on others. Encountering such a young master, one could only consider it bad luck.
As for future retaliation, Xiaoyao could only say he'd deal with whatever came. Let him do whatever he wanted—it couldn't be avoided anyway!
Simply put: I'll continue doing my thing and ignore him!
"Miss Lingxiao, may I ask what you need?"
Xuanwu Lingxiao directly brought Xiaoyao into the inner courtyard library, found the person in charge, and said: "I heard you're short-staffed here. I happen to have a candidate—see if he's suitable."