Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 116: Unexpected Promotion

In the following period of time, Li An continued as usual, collecting Tian Sha stones while practicing cultivation.

Mo Rong had approached Li An many times because his speed in collecting Tian Sha stones was far from her expectations, and he was only considered average within the entire Treasure Pavilion.

On this evening, she asked Li An to come to her late at night.

In the study.

"Zuo Wen, so far, our speed in collecting Tian Sha stones is still far from enough."

Mo Rong's expression was serious.

Li An furrowed his brows slightly, "Based on our current progress, we should still be ahead of Xu Changkong..."

Mo Rong shook her head, "Defeating Xu Changkong is not enough. One of his granddaughters is a concubine of the Ninth Prince of the Wang Mansion!"

"Next month, the Pavilion will announce the candidate for the Chief position..."

She looked meaningfully at Li An, "I hope you can help me with this."

Li An said, "Zuo Wen has done his best..."

"That plan you used against Lu Hua back then was quite good."

Mo Rong disregarded Li An's excuses and said calmly, "Currently, the Tian Sha stones collected by Xu Changkong are also stored in the warehouse. You are most familiar with the treasury. If at this time, the Pavilion discovers significant issues with the Tian Sha stones collected by Xu Changkong..."

"In that case, he will undoubtedly be defeated."

Li An was taken aback.

Mo Rong was asking him to tamper with the treasury!

However, the person in charge of the treasury had already been replaced by the Pavilion Master's person.

With Li An's current identity and understanding of the treasury, there was still a chance.

But the risk was too high!

If he made a mistake, he would be crushed to pieces.

Was he being used as a pawn by Mo Rong?

It was one thing to take sides on a regular day, but it was unsafe to become a pawn at this time.

However, he did not refuse. After hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "If Mo Second can become the Chief, can you promote Zuo Wen to a senior appraiser?"

Mo Rong said firmly, "If I become the Chief, you will definitely be promoted. Rest assured, I won't mistreat you."

Li An struggled and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Alright!"

...

In the following period of time, Li An pretended to get close to the people in charge of the treasury while collecting Tian Sha stones.

But in reality, he was just putting on a show and didn't actually do anything.

The risk was too high, and even if he gave everything and really helped Mo Rong become the Chief, would she give him the position of senior appraiser?

Not necessarily.

Li An knew that the person Mo Rong trusted the most was Zheng Xiaoxiao.

She didn't let Zheng Xiaoxiao do this kind of thing, but instead asked him to do it. Obviously, she valued Zheng Xiaoxiao more. In the end, the position of senior appraiser would most likely go to Zheng Xiaoxiao...

It was better to do nothing and watch Mo Rong succeed or fail.

So what if Mo Rong failed? As long as he didn't make any mistakes, he would still be an appraiser and could slowly collect the antidote he needed.

So, go crazy and help her?

Was she worthy?

...

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

On this day, the Pavilion Master personally arrived.

In addition, there was a heavyweight figure from the Wang Mansion, the steward of the Wang Mansion, Jiang Cheng.

Today was the day to announce the candidate for the Chief position.

"The previous Chief has passed away, and the position of Chief in the Pavilion is vacant. In order for the Treasure Pavilion to continue developing, today we will decide on the candidate..."

The Pavilion Master, Qin Xuan, spoke calmly.

"Reporting to the Pavilion Master!"

Mo Rong stood up directly and said, "I have something to report."

"Senior appraiser Xu Changkong has been embezzling from the Tian Sha stones, substituting inferior ones. Please investigate, Pavilion Master!"

After speaking, she handed over an account book.

Everyone's expressions changed in the room!

"You're talking nonsense—"

Xu Changkong, with his white hair, stood up directly, his face filled with anger.

The two of them began to argue fiercely.

"Stop!"

The Pavilion Master, Qin Xuan, had an icy expression. Such a thing happening in front of the steward of the Wang Mansion was a disgrace to the Treasure Pavilion.

"Cai'er, go to the treasure house immediately and check, then you will know--"

She handed the account book to a maid beside her.

The maid left immediately.

She returned shortly after.

"Reporting to the Lord of the Pavilion, there is no problem with Xu Cixi's Heavenly Calamity Stone. The account book is indeed forged--"

The maid reported.

Mo Rong was stunned on the spot. She suddenly turned around and looked at Li An.

But Li An remained calm and unaffected.

At this moment, there was almost a murderous intent in Mo Rong's eyes. She wished she could kill Li An.

How dare he deceive her?

"Mo Rong, what is going on?" The Lord of the Pavilion asked calmly.

Mo Rong's face turned extremely ugly, but she could only take a deep breath and say, "Reporting to the Lord of the Pavilion, the information Mo Rong received was wrong. It seems that there are traitors and villains who framed Xu Cixi... Mo Rong admits her mistake and asks for punishment from the Lord."

She didn't dare to mention anything about Li An.

By admitting her mistake now and attributing this matter to a misunderstanding, she could minimize the severity. If she implicated Li An, he would definitely be exposed, and it was she who had sent Li An to do this.

Then she would become the one who intentionally framed Xu Changkong.

She couldn't bear this guilt.

She had to bear this humiliation herself.

"What a misunderstanding!"

Xu Changkong's eyes turned icy. He wanted to say something, but the Lord of the Pavilion, Qin Xuan, waved her hand. This matter had already become embarrassing enough, and she didn't want to lose face in front of the people from the Wang Mansion.

"This matter ends here. Next, continue announcing the candidates--"

"Xu Changkong, appointed as the Chief!"

No surprises!

Everyone's expressions were complicated, especially the several ordinary appraisers who followed Mo Rong, including Zheng Xiaoxiao. Their faces were extremely ugly.

Their days ahead... would definitely not be easy.

Especially Zheng Xiaoxiao, who had followed Mo Rong along with Lu Hua and had become Mo Rong's most trusted person.

If Mo Rong had successfully taken power, she would have been a senior appraiser for sure.

But now...

It was all because of Zuo Wen, all because of this Zuo Wen!

Traitor!

She gritted her teeth.

The appraisers on Xu Changkong's side, on the other hand, were all overjoyed.

One or two of them were even anxious.

With Xu Changkong promoted to Chief, there would be a vacancy for a senior appraiser outside of his second-in-command.

It would definitely be selected from his people!

"There is a vacancy for a senior appraiser... After screening, the most suitable person for this position is..."

"Zuo Wen!"

Zuo Wen!

These two words caused an uproar in the entire venue.

Everyone was dumbfounded, their gazes all falling on Zuo Wen.

What was going on?

Wasn't Zuo Wen Mo Rong's person?

Could it be that Xu Changkong used the senior appraiser position as a bargaining chip to make Zuo Wen switch sides?

However, everyone quickly noticed that even Xu Changkong himself had a look of astonishment on his face, clearly not understanding what was going on...

"Why, why..." Zheng Xiaoxiao couldn't help but lose control.

This position clearly belonged to her. Even if she failed, it shouldn't be given to this traitor, Li An...

Mo Rong also stared at Li An, feeling a bit dazed for a moment.

From now on, would Li An be on equal footing with her?

"This is the intention of the Wang Mansion," Qin Xuan spoke up at this moment.

The intention of the Wang Mansion!

When this sentence came out, everyone was even more shocked...

When did Zuo Wen have such a background???