Chapter 1771: Chapter 1771: Sense of Crisis
The three of them did not go to Ling Ruonan’s villa right away but first went to the building where the apprentices were housed.
Before they went to the building that was about to be named “Northern Pharmaceuticals,” Luo Ziling received a call from Phoenix saying that the two team members they had selected were ready and asked when would be a good time for them to report in.
Luo Ziling told them to come over now.
When Luo Ziling, Luo Yuqing, and Yang Qingyin arrived at the building, Ishihara Naka, Xu Zhiyuan, Wang Hanying, Dong Xiaowan, and others were there cleaning.
They had only been there for a few days, and the two floors temporarily not needed for renovation still hadn’t been fully cleaned.
Because some furniture and other decorations had been added, the place seemed a bit messy.
Luo Ziling assigned the task of organizing to them and let Wang Hanying oversee the work.
Everyone was dissatisfied with Luo Ziling’s arrangement, but they were helpless.
No matter which family takes on apprentices, they would do the same as Luo Ziling, treating the newly accepted apprentices as laborers for a while, and once their temperaments were smoothed out, they would teach them skills. Once under his tutelage, they had no choice but to comply with Luo Ziling’s arrangements—they couldn’t resist.
After arriving, Luo Ziling checked Dong Xiaowan’s work and inquired in detail whether Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan had completed their punishments.
Though Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan were upset, they still obediently followed Luo Ziling’s instructions, washing clothes for the others besides Dong Xiaowan and preparing meals for them.
Unable to beat Luo Ziling, not learning any skills, and not completing other assignments, all they could do was swallow their resentment.
Even Dong Xiaowan dared not show any attitude, staying up all night yesterday to complete the tasks Luo Ziling assigned.
She initially thought Luo Ziling would come to check her work early in the morning but was surprised he came in the afternoon.
Fortunately, she was smart enough to nap around noon.
Otherwise, having stayed up all night, she would surely be in bad spirits.
But Luo Ziling had promised to check the work in the morning, and coming in the afternoon still made her quite upset. When handing over the six sets of copied notes, she protested in a whisper, “You didn’t keep your word, no credibility at all.”
“I required you to copy by this morning, but didn’t say I’d check in the morning,” Luo Ziling patiently explained before looking at Dong Xiaowan’s manuscript and couldn’t help but be surprised, “Hmm, good handwriting.”
Dong Xiaowan’s writing was not only good but also had a certain level.
Luo Ziling always thought his handwriting was excellent, master level, but Dong Xiaowan was no worse.
Equally at master level.
Seeing she had copied several thousand characters, with each written very neatly, as if art, Luo Ziling rare complimented Dong Xiaowan in front of everyone.
“The assignment is completed nicely, writing is great, you have perfectly completed the task. From now on, you handle any writing assignments.” Seeing Dong Xiaowan still a bit aggrieved, Luo Ziling thought for a moment and then instructed, “I’ll give you some acupuncture skill formulas, copy multiple sets for use as textbooks for future classes. A total of five books, finish them in a month, the writing must be neat, and illustrations inside must also be drawn. I’ll bring the original books over tomorrow, make sure to keep them safe, do not lose them. Do you understand?”
Dong Xiaowan knew that this was Luo Ziling showing appreciation after seeing her handwriting, and she couldn’t help feeling a bit smug.
Upon hearing such an arrangement, she knew it was some compensation to keep her from daily hard labor, and she agreed.
But looking at Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin, these women whose looks were equally beautiful, arrogantly standing aside watching them, she felt irritated. But, both Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin ignored her, treating her as air.
The two selected by Phoenix also soon arrived.
To Luo Ziling’s surprise, among them was a female team member, a male and female pair.
It was the first time Luo Ziling had seen the female team member, while the male team member seemed familiar, but he couldn’t remember who he was, presumably had seen him, but had never interacted. The female team member’s name was Wang Haiying, the male team member was Wang Qiang.
According to their introduction, they came from the same place.
Luo Ziling didn’t know if “from the same place” meant both were from Dragon Rise and didn’t ask much more. He introduced Wang Haiying and Wang Qiang to the others and told them that from now on, these two new people would learn the art with them.
The other six people were surprised to see new faces, and after noticing the aura of these two, they became even more surprised.
But Luo Ziling didn’t say much, just introduced them to each other, arranged their living places, and then left the building. Before leaving, Luo Ziling instructed them to wake up early tomorrow morning, as he would come to lead their morning exercises.
Learning Taiyi God Needle requires mastering qi usage, and from tomorrow, he would start teaching them the knowledge in this regard.
Luo Ziling finally willing to teach them “professional knowledge,” made several people relieved. But what they never expected was that Luo Ziling planned to use the good physical condition of the two Dragon Rise team members to train the other six to exhaustion, leaving them utterly submissive.
After leaving Northern Pharmaceuticals, Luo Ziling took Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin back to Ling Ruonan’s villa.
When they got to the villa, it was close to half-past four.
To Luo Ziling’s surprise, he saw Ouyang Lingyun and Ouyang Feifei.
Upon entering the living room, they saw Ouyang Lingyun and Ouyang Feifei sitting on the sofa, chatting with Luo Liansheng, Luo Xusheng, and Ling Ruonan.
“Quite lively,” Luo Ziling stepped up to greet, “Sir Ouyang, haven’t visited you for some days. Seeing you, your health should be good, very spirited.”
He merely nodded at Ouyang Feifei and gave a slight smile as a greeting.
Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin also stepped up to greet.
Luo Yuqing was meeting Ouyang Lingyun formally for the first time, so she obediently went forward to greet.
Yang Qingyin was almost also facing Ouyang Lingyun for the first time, and she wasn’t impolite, greeting courteously.
The two women greeted Ouyang Feifei, then went to sit together.
“I’ll prepare dinner, you all chat,” Ling Ruonan stood up and went to the kitchen to be busy.
Wuyue was busy inside, preparing dinner with Ling Ruonan today.
“Qingyin, let’s help,” after chatting a few words, Luo Yuqing pulled Yang Qingyin up and smilingly explained, “We won’t disturb your serious talk, heading in to help Mrs. Ling cook, to lend a hand.”
Seeing Yang Qingyin and Luo Yuqing stand up together and head into the kitchen, Ouyang Feifei’s expression slightly changed.
From the intimacy between the two, she felt a sense of crisis.