On the main seat of the City Lord's Mansion, City Lord Xiao propped his chin, his face filled with disdain and contempt. "Just two people, and you're terrified to this extent. Truly pathetic."
City Lord Feng's chin trembled, his expression filled with panic. "Xiao Shi, don't you dare underestimate those two!"
The other half of the communication jade pendant was in his father's hand, and he hadn't heard from him in so long. Didn't that mean his father was dead!
The fact that those two could kill his father meant they were no ordinary individuals!
"Liangye City has also posted a notice, stating their City Lord was murdered by villains... If you're careless, you'll end up dead in their hands too!"
Xiao Shi's temples bulged, and rage instantly surged into his eyes. "You must have forgotten, your life is in my hands now!"
"If I die, you won't escape either!"
City Lord Feng gritted his teeth and lowered his head, unable to retort. His life was now inextricably linked with Xiao Shi's. If Xiao Shi died, he would not be spared.
As night enveloped the land, Bai Ran found lodging at an inn.
"Miss Bai, since City Lord Feng has leaked the news, aren't we walking right into a trap if we go there?" Jing Feng sat, his brow furrowed with worry.
Knowing that people from Black Crow City were coming for revenge, Xiao Shi would undoubtedly increase the guards at the City Lord's Mansion and refuse to come out.
If the two of them went, it would be like lambs walking into a tiger's den, especially without Wen Ke's assistance.
Bai Ran chuckled, gesturing for Jing Feng to relax. "Go and contact Zhong Zi and Dong Ling to come."
Jiang Ye and Zhu Que were left to guard Black Crow City. If Ancestor Lin attacked Black Crow City while they were away, there would be two people to handle it.
Zhong Zi and Dong Ling were powerful individuals, top contenders in the Nine Heavens.
With their cooperation, plus Bai Ran's abilities as a Ghost King, they could successfully breach the City Lord's Mansion, no matter how tight the defenses of Tongyue City were.
"No need to hold back for the last city," Bai Ran grinned, her lips curving. "We'll just storm in."
Then, as if remembering something, Bai Ran looked at Jing Feng teasingly.
"Did you report our visit to Qingyu Tower to Long Jinhan?"
Jing Feng was startled, and the image of those flamboyant men instantly flashed in his mind. He quickly shook his head, a wave of revulsion washing over him.
"If I reported this to the Venerable Lord, my life would be hanging by a thread. Miss Bai, you can't get me killed."
Bai Ran propped her chin, smiling merrily. "Since that's the case, I'll keep it a secret for you."
"But you have to tell me, when are you going to confess your feelings to Jing Yun?"
A rush of heat shot to Jing Feng's head, and his face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple. His eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his eyes darted away guiltily.
"Miss Bai... I don't like men..."
"Then why are you blushing?"
"..."
Bai Ran, like a cunning fox, stared intently at Jing Yun's face. "Hm?"
Jing Feng stiffened, not daring to look at her. "It's too hot today... I'm feeling a bit overheated..."
Hearing this, Bai Ran raised an eyebrow, finding it immensely amusing. "In that case, I'll tell Long Jinhan to find him a wife."
"No!" Jing Feng stared at Bai Ran, his expression filled with urgency. "He... he's impotent!"
After a strange silence, Jing Feng was so embarrassed he couldn't lift his head at all...
"Then... can I just tell you, Miss Bai...?" He finally compromised, as if resigned to his fate.
Jing Feng averted his gaze and began to speak his heart out. Bai Ran smiled triumphantly. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"It's only recently that I realized, I've fallen for Jing Yun."
Jing Feng's expression shifted, becoming uncharacteristically serious. "Confessing my feelings... I'm not ready yet..."
Bai Ran raised an eyebrow and parted her lips slightly. "Afraid of rejection?"
Jing Feng shook his head. "I'm not afraid of rejection. I'm just afraid my abilities are insufficient to provide him with a good life."
He wasn't like the Venerable Lord, who possessed great power and was the Emperor of the Demon Realm. He was just an ordinary person from the Demon Realm, fortunate enough to be selected as a Demon General by the Venerable Lord.
If danger ever arose, Jing Feng feared that Jing Yun would be harmed by following him.
Bai Ran lowered her eyelids. "I ask you, Long Jinhan was injured because of me, did I distance myself from him?"
Jing Feng shook his head. "Never."
"Then if Jing Yun is injured because of you, will you leave him?"
Silence. Jing Feng fell silent. For his own safety, he might indeed have to distance himself from him.
"Then I'll ask differently," Bai Ran said with a light smile. "If you are injured because of Jing Yun, would you let him leave?"
"Absolutely not."
His immediate answer stunned even Jing Feng himself. Meeting Bai Ran's smiling gaze, his heart began to pound violently.
He would never let go, not even in death...
"I'll go back," Jing Feng smiled. "No, the next time we meet, I will tell him my feelings."
"If it's successful, you won't owe me any reward?"
"You're so shrewd..."
...
Birds chirped on the treetops, and as dawn broke, two figures had been standing before the inn for who knows how long.
"Which room is the King in..."
"I don't know..."
Zhong Zi rubbed his forehead. Jing Feng had only told them the location of the inn, not which room it was.
From above, Jing Feng peered out the window, greatly amused. "Miss Bai, there are two idiots below."
Hearing this, Bai Ran also poked her head out to look, her lips twitching uncontrollably.
How wicked of them, to see Zhong Zi and Dong Ling standing foolishly in front of the inn and not call out to them.
"Let's go down."
Bai Ran and the other person went downstairs and met up with Zhong Zi and Dong Ling. Their objective was clear: storm the City Lord's Mansion.
...
Having not slept all night, the trembling City Lord Feng sat up, a terrible premonition unsettling him.
"It's impossible... The guards have been increased nearly tenfold. Those two wouldn't come here to die..."
He reassured himself and lay back down.
"Bang—!" The bed vibrated, and City Lord Feng vibrated along with it.
"It's over!!!" His expression turned to horror. He leaped out of bed and rushed to open the door, intending to escape.
However, as he opened the door, he saw a familiar face. Bai Ran waved at him with a smile. "Slept well, City Lord Feng?"
His legs trembled uncontrollably. City Lord Feng's face turned deathly pale, and he shuffled backward step by step. "N-not well..."
Retreating to a certain distance, he suddenly lunged towards the window, hoping to escape through it.
But as soon as one foot got stuck, he froze. Outside the window, Jing Feng was looking at him with a smile.
He couldn't escape, nor could he stay. City Lord Feng remained stiff, afraid to move, straddling the window.
"Pfft—" Dong Ling laughed and plunged his sword into his heart.
Screams erupted, and the entire City Lord's Mansion turned into a living hell.
Putting away the communication jade pendant, Jing Feng approached Bai Ran. "Miss Bai, Ancestor Lin of Liangye City did indeed go to attack Black Crow City."