The Rising Phoenix

So, Bai Xiang wrote a letter to the real mayor of this town. He even put his official military stamp on the letter. After that, Bai Xifeng asked Mori to deliver the letter. She told Mori to observe the person before letting now the letter. They hoped the real mayor would take precautions against the attack tonight.

The mayor, Wu Shunyuan, was talking to his aide when suddenly someone barged into the room in panic. Wu Shunyuan frowned, but he did not say anything. One of his aides was the one who scolded the person who barged into the room.

"What are you doing, barging into this room like this? Don't you know we are in the meeting?" The aide said.

"Sir Wu, something comes up and needs your attention immediately." The person said.

"What is it?" Wu Shunyuan asked.

"We received a letter from the sky informing us that Zhu Guan is going to attack us tonight." The man said.

Wu Shunyuan's expression immediately changed. "Where is the letter?"

The man gave the letter to Wu Shunyuan. Wu Shunyuan opened it and read it. He was surprised to see the name that was signed at the bottom of this letter. His aides also read it.

"This..." One of the aides, Jiang Shihong, was also surprised to see the name.

"How was this delivered to you?" Wu Shuyuan asked the man.

"I heard something above. When I looked up, the letter had already fallen down. So, I picked up the letter and read it." The man said.

"Sir Wu, do you think it is real?" Jiang Shihong asked.

Wu Shunyuan was silent for a moment.

"You should know who General Bai Xiang is. Someone must be crazy if they dare to use his identity. Not to mention the stamp here." Wu Shunyuan pointed to the stamp at the bottom of the letter. "Let's prepare for tonight's attack. If it is a prank, then it is fine. At least nothing happened. What if we don't prepare and ignore what was written in the letter, and the attack happens, we might lose our lives."

"Yes." The aides nodded.

Jiang Shihong, who was about to go out, stopped midway.

Wu Shunyuan noticed it. "What is it?"

"Yesterday, people were fussing about three people. One of them came while riding the beast. Two men and one woman. The guards asked them to stop riding the beast. Then, they entered the town. After that, Zhu Guan's son came and invited them to their mansion." Jiang Shihong recalled the incident.

"So, Zhu Guan did not recognise General Bai Xiang?" Wu Shunyuan mumbled that question to himself. "Well, that's possible. Zhu Guan never thought that the General himself would travel like this. Just prepare for tonight's attack. If the attack is real, we would be meeting with General Bai himself tonight."

"Yes, Sir." Jiang Shihong nodded.

Bai Xifeng gave some pills to Mori after he returned to her. Mori was happy when he got the pills. He returned to Mirror World. Zhu Guan called Bai Xiang again to discuss their plan for today. They invited Bai Tingfeng to join them, but left Bai Xifeng alone.

Their word... "She is a girl. She should not hear something like that."

Bai Xifeng clicked her tongue, hearing that. 'What a gender discrimination.' Well, it was not like Bai Xifeng wanted to be in the meeting like that. She should sleep. So, while everyone was having the meeting, she slept until dawn. She woke up when she felt hungry.

She got out of the room and searched for her father and brother. None of them was in their rooms. 'The meeting is still not over yet?' So, Bai Xifeng tried to leave the courtyard, but she was stopped by the guards. She raised her eyebrow.

"What are you doing?" Bai Xifeng asked for clarification.

"Young Lady Bai, we received an order not allowing you to step out of the courtyard. It might be dangerous for you." The guard stated.

"Oh... Where are my father and brother?" Bai Xifeng asked again.

"They are with Sir Zhu." The guard answered.

"I see... Well, then, can you please ask someone to bring some food for me? I am hungry." Bai Xifeng requested.

The guards looked at each other. Then, one of them nodded to Bai Xifeng. "I will ask a servant to give the food to you. So, please go back inside."

"Hmm..." Bai Xifeng did not put up a fight and returned inside the courtyard.

Bai Xifeng sat on the chair. "So, you want to detain me here..." She laughed.

Zhu Guan thought that by detaining his daughter, Bai Xiang would do as he wanted. What a stupid thought.

The servant came over, bringing the food to Bai Xifeng. She stopped thinking about the matter and focused her attention on food. She thought it was not that good. Even what she cooked was a lot better. However, she did not waste any of them. She finished the food.

She wondered what his father and brother were doing at the moment. The attack would not start yet.

Zhu Guan was probably thinking of using the night to cover their track and launch a sneak attack on the real mayor. If the real mayor took the letter seriously, it would not cause much damage, but if the real mayor thought it was just a prank, he should just hand over the position to Zhu Guan.

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