Chapter 81: Show of Strength (1/2)
Those servant girls raised their heads but their eyes were dodgy as they didn’t dare to look directly at Bai Luochu.
When Bai Luochuo looked at the girls in front of her, she suddenly understood the wonderful feeling when the emperor selected his concubines. The thoughts in her mind were moving in the wrong direction until she saw a pair of eyes looking straight at her. She then raised her hand to point at the owner of the pair of eyes. “What is your name?”
Bai Luochu’s tone had the imposing manner of the evil dao witch. She treated this as a test and wanted to see if the servant girl was truly as bold as she thought.
The servant girl bowed respectfully and said, “In response to Young Lady’s question, this servant’s name is Cai Ling. I am new here.” Her expression didn’t change in the slightest and Bai Luochu’s evaluation of her went up a notch.
This servant girl truly has some guts.
When Ying Lan saw that his mistress was rather satisfied with the servant girl, he hastily introduced them. “She is indeed the wittiest one among this group and her movement skill is pretty decent. If Mistress thinks that she will be useful, please pick her.”
“Are you willing to follow me and be my personal attendant? However, I need to warn you that your life won’t be as comfortable by my side compared to being here at the Remote Paddy Inn. Your life might be at risk.” Bai Luochu asked. Even if she was the one choosing the attendant, she still wanted to consider her attendant’s opinion. She couldn’t possibly coerce the other side as Ying Lan wasn’t a human trafficker and neither was she a slave owner.
That servant girl pondered seriously for a moment and firmly replied to Bai Luochu, “This servant is originally an orphan and only wants a place to stay. It is Cai Ling’s blessings to be able to receive Mistress’ recognition. Cai Ling is willing to serve Mistress as a loyal attendant.”
When Bai Luochu heard Cai Ling’s response, she looked at Ying Lan and the latter immediately understood her intentions. He then instructed, “Since you are willing to follow Mistress, I will not force you to stay. Follow the Young Lady back to her residence.”
That servant girl knelt on the ground and kowtowed as thanks to Ying Lan before following behind Bai Luochu. The two of them made their way back to the general’s residence.
Cai Ling listened to Bai Luochu’s orders and she wasn’t doubtful at all. “This servant understands. Mistress wants to establish your position and will naturally need to carry out some moves in the dark. As this servant is already doing the same thing in the Remote Paddy Inn, it won’t be too difficult to adapt to life in the general’s residence. If this servant be of some assistance, it would be my honor.”
Bai Luochu was rather surprised at the servant girl’s patient and humble personality. She immediately held Cai Ling in a higher regard.
The Remote Paddy Inn was a certain distance away from the general's residence, but perhaps because Bai Luochu was anxious to find out the truth of the matter, wind started to gather beneath her feet due to her speed. Cai Ling who was following behind had worked up a thin layer of sweat.
The moment the gate of the general’s residence appeared in their sights, they caught sight of a figure standing beside it. Bai Luochu guessed that it should be Uncle Liang who was waiting for her safe return.
“Young Lady, you are finally here! This old servant thought that you weren’t coming back.” Uncle Liang was very happy to see Bai Luochu rushing over.
“Uncle Liang, this is my home. How can I possibly not return?”