Chapter 36 (1/2)

Turning his head back and seeing the expression of a smile and yet not a smile coming from Ling Zhan, he could not help but rage, ”Old thing, are you mute?!”

Ling Zhan snorted before gloomily asking, ”You're blaming me for this matter?”

Xiao FengHan let out a snort in anger, but had no words to retort. This whole matter was created from a moment of his anger and thus could not be blamed on others.

A brief spell of depression struck him as his eyes wandered around. Seemingly feeling as though something was missing, it suddenly struck him as his face turned frosty and he raged, ”Where's your darling grandson?!”

Ling Zhan was also puzzled for a while; he just saw the little fellow not too long ago, how did he disappear in a blink of an eye? Carrying some suspicions, he looked towards Ling Xiao, ”Where did Tian'er go?”

Ling Kong, who was standing by the side, was rejoicing in their misfortune. At such an important scene, that good for nothing was actually not at the scene! Was this not looking for trouble?

As both the Ling father and son were tongue tied, an old man wearing a green robe hurriedly walked out from the inner courtyard, ”Hahaha, I heard the Xiao family's great chariot is here, so this old man shamelessly came to welcome you too. After so many years, I trust the Xiao family head is still well?”

Xiao FengHan took a glance, and received a shock and asked as he hurriedly stepped forward to meet him, ”Brother Qin? Why are you here?”

Both Ling father and son rejoiced inwardly and took this chance to bring the various guests into the reception hall of the Ling residence. Ling Zhan gave a look to the attendant behind him, causing him to hurriedly sneak away to find Ling Tian.

Mister Qin was shaking hands while chatting happily with Xiao FengHan, looking as though they were bosom friends.

Xiao FengHan purposefully walked slower than the rest, and as the crowd started to pull away from them, he pulled Mister Qin's hand and said, ”Brother Qin, this Xiao has a matter to consult you with. Please stay with me.” The black robed bodyguards all knew that their family head had something to consult Mister Qin with, and all of them surrounded the two of them from the view of the crowd, without so much as a single sound being made.

Mister Qin of course knew the reason as to why he was being held back. Subconsciously, he gained a whole new level of respect for the frightening intellect that Ling Tian held. This little fellow could actually predict the steps Xiao FengHan would take and moreover, without the slightest amount of deviation! How many mortals in the area under the heavens could achieve that?

Xiao FengHan whispered, ”Since Brother Qin is tutoring here, this Xiao shall get straight to the point. Can I know how the Ling young master is like?”

Indeed, it came! Mister Qin gave a laugh inside, but his facial expressions were wondrous to behold. While shaking his head, his face changed constantly, from shame to disbelief and a sad sigh, finally speaking in a pained tone, ”Ai! Brother Xiao, I will not hide from you anything. For this matter, it's hard to explain in just a few words! Based on this Qin's knowledge, I'm ashamed to be his teacher!” Shaking his head some more, his face looked as though he was about to burst into tears!

Xiao FengHan's face turned cold as he slowly spoke, ”If you say it like this, then what I've heard from the grapevine definitely has some form of truth! Luckily, this old man came a few years earlier! Or else…” the latter could not help but feel a sense of fright.

Mister Qin was tongue-tied. Ling Tian had long guessed what Xiao FengHan's reaction upon hearing the rumors would be. Now that the person in question opened his mouth, to think it was as though he was repeating from a script that Ling Tian had crafted, with the most difficult part being that not one word deviated from the original one by Ling Tian! It was as though a parrot was mimicking. In order to hide the smile that threatened to surface, Mister Qin's mouth curved to a strange angle. In his heart, a wave of hooting laughter flooded up, threatening to explode out from his mouth.

Whatever Mister Qin had said was apparently right but wrong for different types of people who heard it as they would have different interpretations! In actual fact, Mister Qin was speaking the truth; he was indicating that his knowledge was insufficient, being his teacher in vain. But his words, upon entering Xiao FengHan's ears, based on his first impression, he would definitely come out with a completely different reasoning.

Xiao FengHan snorted once, before flicking aside his sleeve as he walked towards the great hall. Mister Qin could not help but cough a few times softly before falling into step behind him.

The great hall was already a ma.s.s of activity. The womenfolk had long left, only leaving Madam Ling holding onto the hands of a little girl, affectionately huddling together, not knowing what they were saying.