The palace would not lie to Ren Xiaosu. Therefore, if he thanked him sincerely, he would definitely receive gratitude tokens. If he was not sincere, he would not receive any.
No matter how enthusiastic and sincere Zong Cheng was, Ren Xiaosu would not believe him.
Even without the palace, Ren Xiaosu would not believe him. Otherwise, he would have lived in the wastelands for nothing for 17 years.
Zong Cheng did not stay here for long. Ren Xiaosu did not know what this guy was thinking, so he just smiled and responded to him.
Yan Liuyuan watched from the side as Ren Xiaosu held Zong Cheng's hands tightly. He was just short of becoming sworn brothers with him.
After Zong Cheng left, Ren Xiaosu finally heaved a sigh of relief. "It's so hard to deal with the stronghold residents. We clearly know they're putting on an act, but we still have to cooperate."
"Bro, you were smiling quite sincerely just now." Yan Liuyuan said with a smile, "I thought you were really going to acknowledge him as your brother."
"Don't you know who your brother is?" Ren Xiaosu said proudly.
But just as he sent off one of them, another person came knocking on the door. Ren Xiaosu thought it was Zong Cheng coming back again. He immediately put on a smile and went to open the door. When he opened the door, he was about to shake the other party's hands. "Bro!"
Meanwhile, Yang Yu 'an looked at Ren Xiaosu in surprise. He could not understand what was going on.
"Hahaha." Ren Xiaosu was immediately embarrassed. "It's a misunderstanding. You are?"
Although Ren Xiaosu had attended the banquet that night, Yang Yu 'an only came out of the villa after Yang Xiaojin took him away. Therefore, Ren Xiaosu had not met Yang Yu' an before, nor did he know him.
Yang Yu 'an smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Yang Yu' an. I'm Yang Xiaojin's third uncle."
"Ow, ow." Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment before he quickly moved aside. "Come in, come in."
At this time, Ren Xiaosu muttered in his heart, "The person who asked me to attend the banquet unprepared must be this old man in front of me. He wants me to back off in the face of Yang Xiaojin."
However, on the surface, Ren Xiaosu would not say anything. Yang Yu 'an came over personally, followed by his bodyguards and attendants. They entered the courtyard together and stood guard.
Without waiting for Ren Xiaosu to speak, Yang Yu 'an said, "I'm really sorry. I didn't think things through before, so I didn't make any preparations when I arranged for y' all to attend the banquet. It's mainly because the banquet had been planned for a long time, and y 'all had only just arrived in the stronghold, so I was a little negligent in my hospitality."
Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "No, no, I'm just a refugee. It would be great if I could go and see what your banquet is like."
Wang Fugui watched the scene through the window and muttered, "Two foxes."
Yan Liuyuan said with a smile, "My brother is not a fox."
"Then what is it?"
"A fox-eater."
At this moment, Yang Yu 'an got someone to deliver a gift to Ren Xiaosu. "It's my first time visiting, so I didn't prepare any lavish gifts. I hope you'll like them!"
"I like them, I like them. I like anything you give me," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile.
Ren Xiaosu waited for Yang Yu 'an to get down to business. He did not believe that the second-in-command of the Yang Clan would pay him a visit just to apologize. There had to be something more important.
In the end, Yang Yu 'an kept asking about Ren Xiaosu's well-being for half an hour before he changed the topic to what he wanted to ask. Ren Xiaosu really admired the patience of a person like him.
Yang Yu 'an said, "Xu Xianchu kept mentioning you before he left these past few days. Are you very close to him?"
"Yes." Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "We went to the Jing Mountains together. Xiaojin was with us too."
"Oh." Yang Yu 'an seemed to have just found out about this. He then asked, "Do you know Commander Zhang? Zhang Jinglin. "
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. "Yes."
Yang Yu 'an smiled and said, "You and him …"
"He's my teacher," Ren Xiaosu said decisively.
Yang Yu 'an was really stunned this time. He did not expect Ren Xiaosu and Zhang Jinglin to have such a relationship! Master and disciple?
Ren Xiaosu looked calm. Who didn't know how to use a tiger's skin as a shield? Back then, he had even received a silk banner from Luo Lan to protect himself. To Ren Xiaosu, practicality was naturally the most important thing. It was better to have a few more protective talismans than anything else.
At this time, he would not hide anything. Since he knew Yang Yu 'an had the intention of joining forces with Stronghold 178, there was nothing wrong with Ren Xiaosu putting on an act for a while.
Besides, he was not lying. He was really Zhang Jinglin's student. Not only that, but he had also worked together with Zhang Jinglin before. Back then, they were both teachers at the school in town, right?
Yang Yu 'an deliberated for a moment before saying, "Then why don't you go to Stronghold 178?"
"It's not that I don't want to go." Ren Xiaosu said solemnly, "I'm planning to go there after some time. After all, there are more important matters to attend to right now, so I let Xu Xianchu go there first. I gave him a recommendation letter and got him to go to Stronghold 178 first."
Yang Yu 'an looked calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil. Could it be that Xu Xianchu was able to be put in an important position at Stronghold 178 because of Ren Xiaosu's recommendation letter?
It was no wonder when Xu Xianchu heard Ren Xiaosu's name, he did not even care about the situation at the banquet and went to look for Ren Xiaosu!
And the more important matter Ren Xiaosu mentioned was probably because of Yang Xiaojin, right?
Ren Xiaosu also had a calm expression on his face. He did not feel guilty at all when he said those half-truths.
"It looks like Commander Zhang really thinks highly of you," Yang Yu 'an said with an amiable smile.
"It's not too bad. My teacher once wanted me to take over his job, but it wasn't the right time yet," Ren Xiaosu said seriously. He was not lying either. After all, when Zhang Jinglin chose him as his substitute teacher, he had indeed intended for him to be the school teacher.
But when Yang Yu 'an heard this, it sounded different. Did Zhang Jinglin really want this young man in front of him to take over Stronghold 178 in the future? By saying it wasn't the right time yet, didn't it mean that he needed to groom him a little more? Many of the veterans knew that before Zhang Jinglin took over Stronghold 178, he had been working at the grassroots level for ten years. It was only when everyone submitted to him that the old commander handed over the stronghold to him.
This made sense. Zhang Jinglin had also been selected as the commander of Stronghold 178 when he was a refugee, and Stronghold 178 was the stronghold where one's background was the least important.
Yang Yu 'an looked at Ren Xiaosu with an even gentler gaze. "You're young and promising."
It was as though he had completely forgotten what he had said to Yang Xiaojin. "I heard you're also going to exterminate the bandits this time?"
"Mhm, this is a matter for our Northwest, so of course I won't shirk from it," Ren Xiaosu said with a strong sense of righteousness.
"Alright, alright." Yang Yu 'an exhorted, "You must be careful. There's no need to rush the extermination of the bandits. I believe we'll definitely be able to clean up the bandits in the future. Alright, I won't stay any longer. You should be preparing to set off soon, right? Carry on with your work. "
"Thank you, Third Uncle," Ren Xiaosu said.
When Yang Yu 'an heard him address him as "Third Uncle," his smile widened. Compared to the Soong Clan, he was definitely more eager to join forces with Stronghold 178. That would be a real help to them. If he could get Stronghold 178's help, swallowing up the Soong Clan would probably be a piece of cake.
Yang Yu 'an would not bet all his chips on a single person. He would also carefully investigate whether what Ren Xiaosu said was true.
But from the looks of it, his credibility was still very high. After all, he had Xu Xianchu to back him up.
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