As soon as the conversation began, Liu Gu took over.
He nodded and said, "That's right. She is the candidate for the next National Preceptor."
Upon hearing the confirmation, Lin Chen gulped heavily.
For a moment, he thought he misheard.
In his impression, a National Preceptor should be steady and responsible, which completely didn't match Bai Ling's image.
So, Lin Chen had always merely assumed that Bai Ling was working at the National Master's Institute...
Who would have thought that she was actually a candidate for the National Preceptor.
"No way." Lin Chen said, "The Celestial Capital is so complicated; Bai Ling would die a hundred times there."
"That's why I'm troubled too," Liu Gu said with a wry smile, "You should have guessed who the old man is?"
Lin Chen nodded.
Everything seemed to make sense.
Bai Ling had said she was delivering medicine to the old gentleman, which meant Zhong Nan's health was very poor.
This meant...
His days were numbered.
