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Chapter 30.1

But Big Long still asked, “What do you want to ask me?”

It seemed that the Lord General was persistent about what he had determined. But since he was several levels higher in rank, Zong Zeqing felt it was right to give way to him.

Without waiting for An Ruochen to speak, Zong Zeqing enthusiastically explained the situation.

Big Long didn’t interrupt and quietly looked at him. Zong Zeqing felt something didn’t seem right, so he hurriedly concluded, ”That’s the situation.”

Big Long still looked at him. After a while, he turned his head to look at An Ruochen.

An Ruochen asked, ”Do you want to come in and talk, General?”

Zong Zeqing suddenly realized what was wrong. He had hung the Lord General out the window all this time.

It was indeed terribly wrong.

“Come on in, come on in.” Zong Zeqing warmly greeted. After greeting him, he felt wrong again. This room was Miss An’s room. Why did he act like a master?

Zong Zeqing scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly at An Ruochen. An Ruochen smiled back at him.

Big Long watched them and walked in without a sound, saying lightly, ”I haven’t seen General Zong for a few days, but you sure are getting energetic.”

Zong Zeqing continued to smile. He could not understand the Great General’s meaning.

“Miss An looks well. I think she is being properly taken care of.” Big Long continued.

Zong Zeqing hurriedly flattered: ”The things that the General commanded, I will naturally do my best to accomplish them.” As he said that, he tried to remember. The Lord General did instruct him to take care of Miss An, right?

An Ruochen blinked. Did General Long take care of her like this? She hurriedly saluted Big Long, “Many thanks, General.”

Zong Zeqing searched his memory in his mind. Oops, it seems he didn’t instruct it. He turned his head to look at An Ruochen, who also turned her head to look at him. When she came into contact with his gaze, she saluted him. “Thank you, General Zong.”

Zong Zeqing waved his hand, looked humbled, and glanced at Big Long in passing. It was indeed wrong to fabricate the General’s instructions. It was impossible to continue the conversation. He better run away first.

“I think I have something to do. I’ll go first.”

After saying that, Zong Zeqing ran away. An Ruochen was confused.

Big Long sat down on the chair where Zong Zeqing was previously sitting. An Ruochen did not dare to sit but stood respectfully. Big Long didn’t ask her to sit down but reached out his hand to the teapot on the table.

An Ruochen hurriedly poured Big Long a cup of tea. He drank slowly, put down the cup, looked at An Ruochen, and did not speak.

An Ruochen waited for a while, not knowing what General Long meant. These days, besides recuperating from her injuries, she studied all kinds of information given by Xie Gang and learned all techniques under his guidance. An Ruochen had done well, and Xie Gang praised her. She did not make any mistakes, followed the rules in the Purple Cloud House, and did not leave the mansion too many times. During the absence of General Long, she thought she had done nothing to displease him.

Well, she felt Big Long was unhappy. Although he had no expression on his face, as he always did, but she still sensed it. He was not in a good mood.

After a while, Big Long spoke up and said, “How are your injuries?”

“All healed up.” An Ruochen replied respectfully.

“What are your plans regarding your second sister’s desire to visit?”

“Since she has this kind of idea, I think it’s okay.”

“If you have your thoughts, why did you say you had to ask my opinion?”

“I work for the General. Naturally, I have to follow your instructions.”

“How important is it to meet a sister, for you to have to listen to my instructions first? Then why didn’t you ask my opinion when you wanted to see Lu Daniang?”

An Ruochen choked.

Big Long looked at her and said, “Xie Gang said that you think you are ready to go on a mission.”

“Yes.”

”You wanted to ask permission from me to meet your sister so you could go out, right?”

An Ruochen’s face heated up. It was exactly like that.

“Miss An, is it proper for you to have some cunning little thoughts on this General?”

An Ruochen said, “It’s my fault. I won’t dare to do it again.”

“I can’t think of anything you wouldn’t dare to do.”

“……” An Ruochen felt General’s temper was a bit strong today. It was not a good day to catch up with him.

“So anxious to go out. Are you trying to find your sister by yourself?”

“Yes.” An Ruochen did not dare to make up some elegant words. Xie Gang’s scouts have not found any clues about An Ruofang’s whereabouts. Her heart was uneasy. Although she knew the hope was small and she would not be better than the scouts, she wanted to do it personally.

”How big do you think the chances are that the spies kidnapped her?”

An Ruochen pursed her lips and did not speak.

“You know very well that it is unlikely.”

“There is always hope.” It was better to be kidnapped by a spy and held hostage than to be killed. She had not seen the body and did not know the truth. She would never give up.

Big Long looked at her, looked like he sighed, and said: ”Sit down.”