“What do you want me to do?”
“Help me find someone.” Unlike the clueless dote across from herself, Bai Yan already recognized the man across from herself.
Ling Lang, the grandson of General Ling Kaiyuan, an important military official of this country, also the son of Bai Yan’s young aunt. Based on their relationship, these two here are considered cousins due to their mother’s being sisters. Sadly, such a close tie didn’t help in their familiarity due to the unfortunate demise of the Bai Clan all those years ago.
To be clear, Bai Yan did spend years in the wilderness by herself training, but that doesn’t mean she was informationally blocked off from the regular world. She had her ways of learning things when coming out to buy ingredients and stuff for her alchemy.
“If you’re asking me to search for a person then you should give me a photo at least. That way I can get a lead easier for you.”
Ling Lang himself found it surprising that a young lady like this would ask him to search for someone. Who could make such a beautiful rose search them out?
Shaking her head: “I don’t have a picture of him, nor would he be in any database. However, I can provide you with a portrait. Based on his characteristics, he should be very easy to find…”
In a place like Earth, having an appearance like Bai Xiachen would be a one in a million, it’s too outstanding.
No information?
Ling Lang appeared taken aback, his face becoming wary and suspicious.
Is she looking for someone from the martial world? Only those that stayed out of modern society would be like this without any information to go upon.
“Mind if I ask Beautiful, who is it you’re looking for and how are they related to you?” Ling Lang asks, brushing his hair to one side like he’s all cool and stuff. It’s obvious this guy was shooting electricity through his eyes.
“Oh, my son.”
Oh, my son…
An audible shattering could be heard within the young man’s chest at the confirmation, it’s the sound of his heart breaking.
It’s not easy to see a woman who could make his heart fall for them, and the result was this person being a mother already? Oh how the gods like to punish this flirtation young man.
For a split second, Ling Lang wants to cry out of impulse.
Wiping the invisible tears from his eyes – though they never existed – he forces himself to move forward out of business standards: “Alright, if you give me a portrait of your son then I’ll have someone go look for him….”
Why me, why does she have to have a son already when she’s so young? Pity, such a pity….
“Hmmm, I don’t have a portrait on me so I’ll draw you one later.” Thinking it over, Bai Yan got another idea too, “Also, I want you to give me some money.”
That actually made the man visible twitch in the corner of his mouth: “Didn’t you say only one favor?”
It’s true he has good feelings towards Bai Yan, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to be taken for a ride. A businessman would always be a businessman, that he won’t change, not even for a girl.
“When did I ever mention it’s only one favor?” Bai Yan understood what her clueless cousin was implying at and shot it down immediately, “Besides, this jade in my hand is worth millions if put in a auction, why should I give it up so easily like you thought?”
Money talks, especially when one was desperate and without any on hand. This includes those reclusive martial art clans that are now living in the cities as well so it’s just a matter of time before she needs to use some.
