Although his Third Master, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion, insisted that Xiao Shixiong kept Li Shilin by his side purely out of appreciation for his business talent, Lin Xiao remained skeptical. It wasn't that Lin Xiao refused to believe Xiao Shixiong; it was that the whole affair had been handled poorly. It wouldn't have been an exaggeration to charge him with the crime of having eyes yet failing to see.
"My lord, have you returned from Shengjing?" Xiao Shixiong asked fawningly.
Lin Xiao laughed. "Well now, you're certainly well-informed of my whereabouts!"
Xiao Shixiong was startled and hurriedly explained, "My lord, I absolutely did not pry into your schedule. The Pavilion Master previously instructed me to be fully prepared to serve you. That's why brothers from the Heavenly Machine Pavilion report your movements to me from time to time. The idea was that I could appear before you the moment you need me!"
