Chapter 42 : I Just Want Her to Rely on Me More
In Shen Yao's office, she listened to Bai Yuyu's inexplicable words, completely confused.
"I don't have a little girlfriend."
Though she didn't understand what Bai Yuyu was going crazy about this time, Shen Yao still immediately defended herself.
"Nobody thinks you could make Mu Mu your little girlfriend anyway, you blockhead. I was just saying—isn't that what they all think?"
Bai Yuyu rolled her eyes at Shen Yao.
The rumored little girlfriend thing was just teasing on her part, not serious.
The big iceberg looked at her, somewhat speechless, and asked:
"So what happened?"
Although Bai Yuyu had a cheerful and lively personality, was impulsive, and somewhat unreliable, she wouldn't talk nonsense.
Coming over to tell her about this meant she must have suddenly made some progress.
Could it be that she discovered the bad woman's malicious personality?
Shen Yao couldn't help thinking.
But she quickly dismissed her own thought—Mu Qinglan was too skilled, she definitely wouldn't discover it.
Naturally, Bai Yuyu was unaware of Shen Yao's disdain for her intelligence in her heart, and just said:
"Didn't I say before that I was going to chat with Mu Mu and help you vet her?"
"Mm."
"Then I was planning to invite Mu Mu to be my honorary assistant, and I wanted to keep it mysterious, but Mu Mu knew what I was going to say!"
"So?"
Bai Yuyu said happily:
"This shows that Mu Mu definitely remembered everything I said!"
Hearing this, the big iceberg felt her head ache a bit.
She wanted to tell her to wake up—you didn't say so many things, it's just that after you mentioned it briefly a few days ago, she came to ask me about it.
But she couldn't say it out loud.
Because that bad woman had clearly told her not to tell anyone else.
So now she was using this to deceive the little girl?
Shen Yao couldn't help feeling somewhat resentful. To make Bai Yuyu happy, you really put in effort.
But this was all the bad woman's conspiracy!
Asking Shen Yao about Bai Yuyu could both make the little girl happy and create a sense of disparity in Shen Yao's heart—killing two birds with one stone.
"Mm..."
Shen Yao carefully chose her words and said softly:
"Is there a possibility that she found out you had said it and specifically investigated?"
"How is that possible?"
The little girl's voice was shocked.
"Not to mention that not many people in the Six Bureaus pay attention to honorary assistants, even I only found out about it after asking a couple days ago. If I didn't say it, how would she know about this?"
She spoke with a matter-of-fact certainty.
Shen Yao's headache worsened.
Is there a possibility, just a possibility... that I was the one who told her?
Bai Yuyu then winked and smiled:
"Senior Sister doesn't need to worry so much. I won't steal away your rumored little girlfriend. I'm someone who wants to surpass Senior Sister in strength!"
She wasn't lying either.
Currently, she indeed didn't have much romantic feelings for Mu Qinglan, just found her very interesting and compatible.
A very good friend.
Many times when she went to play with Mu Qinglan, Shen Yao accompanied her! It's just that Shen Yao had been busy these days and indeed couldn't visit every day after the protection period ended.
Evenings were possible, but Mu Qinglan felt it wasn't necessary.
Fewer meetings would make it easier to stir emotions when they did meet.
Seeing Shen Yao not speaking, Bai Yuyu said dissatisfied:
"My first destiny trait is also a rare one, why are you looking at me like that?"
Speaking of destiny traits, Bai Yuyu suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, Senior Sister, do you know?"
"Know what?"
"In the Human Gate, I also saw an examiner in a wheelchair. She seemed very capable and reliable, but unfortunately I can't remember her name. Otherwise I'd introduce her to Mu Mu—they'd definitely have common ground."
Bai Yuyu spoke with conviction.
"Wheelchair?" Shen Yao hesitated for a moment.
"Right, I feel she might even be slightly more capable than me."
Bai Yuyu said, thinking again of that girl's feat of single-handedly blocking the pursuer.
For an instant, that girl's blurry figure overlapped with the frail wheelchair girl she had been visiting frequently these past days.
But quickly, Bai Yuyu shook her head vigorously, shaking this illusion out of her mind.
How could that be possible?
She had heard Mu Mu say she had just awakened as a magician a few days ago.
How could she enter the Human Gate so quickly?
Shen Yao also suspected for a moment but quickly dismissed it.
Indeed, how could such a thing be possible?
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After seeing off Bai Yuyu, Shen Yao packed up and went to find her master.
The protection mission was temporarily over, so she should report.
In the Chief Constable's training ground, Shen Yao quietly recounted her experiences these past days, saying she had successfully protected the target from villains once. Finally, she couldn't help asking:
"Don't I need to go over these next few days? The assassin's revenge just failed once—won't they continue retaliating?"
"Ho, you looked quite unwilling before."
The Chief Constable first made a sarcastic comment.
Then he smiled: "What? Can't bear to part with her after building a good relationship?"
"..."
Shen Yao was speechless.
Su He smiled slightly: "She's not an idiot. The previous assassination happened because the steward went out to get medicine. You don't really think someone a fourth-rank couldn't protect would be safe just by adding you, a fifth-rank? After we finish this busy period and have more free time, you can go keep her company then."
Shen Yao asked: "Is there something happening?"
She spoke, her eyes flashing:
"The chaos in the eastern district?"
"Indeed can't hide it from you."
Su He chuckled, but he hadn't planned to hide it anyway, so he said:
"The eastern district has been too chaotic lately, with quite a few deaths. Even the royal family has heard about it, and the emperor specifically sent a palace guardian to supervise our investigation. I'll be with him these next few days, waiting for your investigation progress.
But his coming isn't without benefits. Because of royal attention, whoever performs best in this incident will probably get significant bonus points when competing for Chief Constable later."
"Competition..."
Shen Yao understood why her master had called her, but she still hesitated:
"But the eastern district matter runs too deep. I might not be able to investigate the truth."
Shen Yao still had some self-awareness about this.
She could become a Six Bureaus constable purely because she was the Chief Constable's direct disciple and had exceptional strength—it had nothing to do with knowledge.
Having her investigate this was really making things difficult for her.
Su He stroked his long beard and shook his head slightly:
"I'm not saying you must take first credit. Just establishing major merit would already be considerable help."
"If it's just that."
Shen Yao's eyes flashed as she nodded slightly. This wouldn't be difficult for her.
Su He nodded satisfactorily:
"You all should put other regional tasks aside for now and focus entirely on resolving the eastern district matter. Go tell little Bai too—do what you can, after all she's also a constable."
"Understood."
Shen Yao answered without hesitation, planning to also tell the bad woman about this.
"Good!"
Su He sat back down very satisfied.
"Let's see if you can take my position before these old bones of mine fall apart! But with your talent, I won't force it..."
Chief Constable...
Shen Yao's eyes moved slightly, not immediately responding.
Before, Shen Yao had focused entirely on cultivation and didn't have much desire for the Six Bureaus Chief Constable position. She could only say she'd try her best regarding her master's expectations, without caring too much.
After all, being Chief Constable involved countless daily affairs and would delay her cultivation progress.
This was fatal to her revenge plans.
But after hearing Mu Qinglan's schemes and experiencing their previous heart-to-heart talks, Shen Yao had another thought.
—Perhaps power and status could also help her revenge.
After all, she was far from having the kind of power that could change everything.
Moreover...
Shen Yao pressed her lips. If she could become Chief Constable, that person would rely on her more.
Rather than being distant like now.
"I understand."
She said softly.