Leng Xuan took the phone, and just after he said "hello," he heard Ling Tian say, "It’s Leng Xuan, right? Please come outside to talk."
"Yes!" Leng Xuan responded and went outside. After he found that the rain had stopped, he walked while saying, "Master Ling, I’m outside now."
Master Ling? Ling Tian felt slightly surprised inside. If Leng Xuan was not angry, he shouldn’t have called him "Master Ling" so formally, but rather "Old Master." Slightly frowning, Ling Tian said gently, "Leng Xuan, did Xue Jiu do something too excessive that made you unable to stay? Sigh, Xue Jiu is still too young and unreasonable. Sometimes even I, as her grandfather, can’t control her. Having you as her bodyguard really wrongs you."
"Master Ling, that’s not what I meant!" Leng Xuan interjected.
But Ling Tian did not pay attention to Leng Xuan’s words and continued, "However, I’m getting on in years and I’m very worried about her safety. Can you be more accommodating towards her? Regarding the compensation, I will raise your salary to fifty thousand a month. Also, if you have any conditions, just say them, and I will fulfill them if I can!"
Leng Xuan was stunned. He had thought that with Ling Xuejiu crying so fiercely, Ling Tian would definitely be very angry with him. But instead, Ling Tian immediately shifted the responsibility to his granddaughter, which took him by surprise. At the same time, he was touched that Ling Tian, having only met him once, would trust him so much. He actually felt somewhat embarrassed, and after a brief pause, he said, "Old Master, a monthly salary of twenty thousand is already very satisfying for me, and I have no other conditions. About this matter, sigh, it’s really not a big deal. Besides, the responsibility is not entirely on the young miss; it was also my fault for speaking too harshly. It’s just that..."
Ling Tian chuckled and interrupted Leng Xuan, "After all, you are both young, and it’s normal to have some temper. Don’t take it too much to heart. In the future, if Xue Jiu really does something too excessive, just call me and I’ll at least say a few words to her, which she will still listen to."
Leng Xuan’s eyes reddened. He had been orphaned since he was young, and although Old Man Leng and Uncle Da Zhang, who had adopted him, had shown him kindness, they had never cared for him as Ling Tian did. This moved him greatly. At the same time, he pondered a puzzling question: he was just a bodyguard, so why was Ling Tian so good to him?
"Old Master, may I ask you a question?" Leng Xuan finally could not restrain himself and wanted to ask about something that had been on his mind.
Ling Tian said, "Of course, go ahead and ask."
"Well, Old Master, I want to know what kind of person your opponent really is?"
"Oh?" Ling Tian seemed somewhat surprised, then pondered for a moment before saying, "Why do you suddenly ask this question?"
Leng Xuan had made up his mind and had no intention of hiding anything, so he talked about the incident at school that day where someone had used a flying needle to shoot at Ling Xuejiu. At the end of his account, he added, "That flying needle had a unique energy called Spiritual Energy. Do you understand what I’m talking about, Old Master Ling?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Tian didn’t know whether it was shock or something else that made him take a long time before speaking with deep solemnity, "Good child, I did not misjudge you. You truly are extraordinary!"
Leng Xuan was a bit confused and said, "Old Master, what are you talking about?"
Ling Tian took a deep breath and slowly exhaled before speaking extendedly, "So it seems that today you didn’t propose resigning entirely because you were angry with Xue’er, did you?"