-While Fu Xuefeng was recovering in the periter area of the base.
After arriving at Bai Yong's villa, Shen i was stopped by so ard soul evolvers at the entrance.
"Miss Shen, please wait a mont. I will inform Sir Mayor about your presence." Said a middle-aged man with a respectful expression.
"Hurry up. It's urgent." Shen i nodded and made her voice sound slightly hurried on purpose.
The middle-aged man, who was actually the housekeeper as well as one of the people Bai Yong trusted the most easily noticed the slight discomfort in Shen i's voice so after a slight mont of surprise he turned around and walked hurriedly into the villa.
Behind Shen i, Liu Li cautiously watched the surroundings. Although Shen i didn't really seem to care about the enemy's 'ssenger', Liu Li herself trusted no one but herself and Shen i.
A few seconds later, the butler returned and invited Shen i and Liu Li in quickly.
After walking down a corridor and arriving at the first large door on the right, Shen i found herself in a large hall with which she was already familiar.
Sitting on a couch that looked like it was made of mutant tiger fur, Bai Yong was casually reading a book while enjoying a cup of hot tea. On the small mahogany wooden table there were several small dishes with so desserts of different tastes and on both sides of the room there was a pretty maiden standing waiting with respectful expressions for his next order.
Shen i could not help but grimace a little at witnessing such a scene.
It was good to relax, Shen i herself took so ti each day to relax her mind after a day that was filled with battles, blood, and death. However, wasn't this Bai Yong too casual? A war was about to break out but he seed calm as if he were enjoying the spring breeze.
'So people are really interesting,' Shen i didn't know what to feel about it.
"Shen i, I hear you seem anxious to tell sothing?"
Bai Yong's voice brought Shen i out of her inner thoughts and when she looked at him again she realized that he had closed the book and was now looking at her with a faint smile.
Shen i's expression beca serious and even slightly altered as she took a step forward and said, "Mayor Bai, I think once you read this letter you will understand."
Bai Yong frowned slightly at Shen i's unnatural appearance. She was always quite calm and the occasions when she lost her cool were very rare. With a slight uneasiness growing in his heart, Bai Yong gestured to the butler and the latter took the letter before handing it to him with both hands.
Shen i remained silent as she secretly observed the expression on Bai Yong's face.
At first, Bai Yong's expression was curious. However, as he read more and more of the short contents of the letter in his hands, his curiosity slowly turned to surprise and then turned from surprise to disbelief. By the ti Bai Yong finally finished reading the letter, his face alternated between white and red as he trembled as if suffering from epilepsy or so similar disease.
It was clear that Mayor Bai Yong was suffering from anger and at the sa ti experiencing a great deal of stress right now.
"You three, get out of the room." Bai Yong said in a deep voice brimming with authority that left no room for negotiations.
The two maidens exchanged glances for a second before bowing and retreating silently.
However, apart from Shen i and Bai Yong himself, there were two other people who did not move from their previous positions; Liu Li and the butler.
"... You didn't listen to ? Maybe I wasn't clear? Leave the room." Bai Yong said with a frown as he looked at Liu Li.
Shen i did not say anything nor did she ask Liu Li to leave imdiately. Instead, she waited patiently.
Liu Li looked at Bai Yong and calmly replied, "Mayor Bai, with all due respect, the only person I obey is Miss Shen."
Bai Yong's frown deepened but rembering that Liu Li was a valuable First Order soul evolver who also possessed mysterious abilities, his expression relaxed and he looked at Shen i silently.
"Liu Li, wait for at the entrance please." Shen i finally said, sneering in her heart.
She wanted to show Bai Yong that while he had the power to command, not everyone would listen to him. She wanted him to understand that he was not the king of the world so that he would stop being so complacent about the current situation.
"Understood." Liu Li bowed slightly to the two people and then walked out without saying a second word.
Bai Yong silently watched Liu Li's retreat before looking at the butler and calmly saying, "Uncle Yong."
The man called 'Uncle Yong' bowed first to Bai Yong and then bowed to Shen i before retreating, closing the door behind him silently.
Bai Yong looked at Shen i steadily and seeing her silent he simply pointed to the couch in front of his.
Shen i sat down and only then did Mayor Bai Yong slowly begin to speak:
"So, Shen i.... Can you explain to what is this all about?"
Although Bai Yong's voice was quite demure, Shen i easily noticed the hidden anger. She began to narrate the events that happened tonight bit by bit while trying to act slightly anxious but not too anxious to avoid being seen through.
Of course, Shen i changed a few things. For example, instead of telling Bai Yong that she literally let the 'ssenger' escape alive, what she said was that the 'ssenger' was an extrely skilled and powerful assassin; powerful enough to slip away from her attacks and slip away from her pursuit.
The more he listened, the uglier Bai Yong's face got.
Shen i was the second most powerful soul evolver in the entire base and only Mo Zan was capable of defeating her but even then his chances of victory varied depending on the circumstances! In short, the fact that an enemy soul evolver appeared in the core of the base where people like him lived scared Bai Yong very much.
If this enemy soul evolver decided to sneak into his villa instead of Shen i's and recognized him as one of the top leaders of Baiquan Camp, wouldn't his life be ended right now? Bai Yong shuddered at the thought.
Of course, both he and Shen i could not even imagine that in reality, Bai Zemin had no idea who they were since he did not even bother to send a spy or two to study the enemy forces. Unless an extrely abnormal Second Order soul evolver or Third Order soul evolver appeared, Bai Zemin was sure that he could flatten everything in his path by himself if it was really necessary. Therefore, from Bai Zemin's own point of view, there was no need to go through so many headaches.
Shen i seed to understand Bai Yong's thoughts. However, she acted as if she was oblivious to this fact and instead asked sowhat apprehensive: "Mayor Bai, what shall we do...? If this person nad Bai Zemin will really launch an attack in a maximum of 48 hours, then..."
Bai Yong did not respond imdiately. There was a lot to think about as there was also a lot to lose. If he made a wrong decision here, then it was highly likely that everything he had built with so much sacrifice would collapse before his eyes without him being able to stretch out both hands to save it.
Shen i was quick to notice that Bai Yong's face was growing paler and paler. It was clear that the overconfident mayor began to realize that if Bai Zemin dared to send that letter it could only an either that he was an idiot or that he had sothing to rely on to even warn the enemy that he would launch an attack soon.
Bai Yong was a smart man; otherwise he would not have arrived at the place where he was right now. However, he refused to accept that reality.
If soone suddenly knocked on your door and told you that you had a maximum of 48 hours to live, how would you feel? Such were Bai Yong's feelings.
For him, who was over 50 years old, it was difficult to accept all of what was happening even though events were unfolding before his eyes. It was hard for soone who had always been in control of his own destiny and the destiny of others to accept that a young man even younger than his deceased son at the beginning of the apocalypse would dethrone him.
It was hard to accept that in less than 60 days a human who could be killed by a normal bullet had reached heights sufficient to ignore the power of monstrous war tanks and their cannons.
Therefore, after nearly 30 minutes of torturous silence, Bai Yong looked at Shen i and said with murderous intent brimming over, "Since that brat will show up at our gates, there is no need to make such a long travel. That is also good. Let them co, their soldiers will be exhausted due to the long ride while ours will be able to rest to fight in peak condition."
"R- Right. That's a good plan to start with." Shen i nodded and her eyes flashed quizzically before returning to normal.
Bai Yong didn't delay and stood up imdiately saying, "I'll go find Commander Jin to discuss so matters. I will take this letter in the anti."
Shen i also stood up and told him that he could keep the letter. She then followed Bai Yong to the exit before finally parting ways.
Shen i watched casually as Bai Yong climbed into a modified vehicle capable of withstanding the assault of mid-caliber bullets along with the escort of several heavily ard n and so soul evolvers before departing in the direction of the villa where military commander Jin Shun resided.
"Big Sister i." Liu Li approached her after leaving the vicinity of Bai Yong's villa.
"What's the matter, Liu Li?" Shen i asked in a casual voice.
The nerves and anxiety previously displayed while discussing what happened with Mayor Bai Yong was nowhere to be seen. Her beautiful face maintained a neutral expression throughout, neither happy nor sad, making it difficult to understand what was going on in her head.
Liu Li hesitated for a mont before shaking her head, "...It's nothing."
Shen i stopped her steps and stared at her for a mont. Then, she smiled slightly and asked, "You want to know what happened?"
Liu Li couldn't help but nod slightly at such a question.
Shen i chuckled and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear as she calmly said, "Liu Li. If the faction of Bai Zemin wins, then you and I will beco like holess dogs and if the Baiquan Camp wins then we can continue as if nothing ever happened.... So, I just have to make sure that regardless of whoever wins this war, at the very least, we won't be affected too much. Do you understand what I an?"
Liu Li's face changed and she looked at the surroundings cautiously as she asked in a whisper, "So.... That assassin from earlier..."
"I let him go on purpose." Shen i said without holding anything back. Indifferently, she pointed out, "If Bai Zemin is not an ungrateful bastard and values his n, then if his faction wins he probably won't treat us badly. Take it as him returning the favor of allowing his subordinate to leave alive and kicking after being discovered by , soone more powerful."
Liu Li's face lit up and her eyes shone with admiration as she looked at Shen i's beautiful mature face.
"Sotis, ambition can bring doom. In my case, I am comfortable with my current position." Shen i smiled like a flower in spring and said quietly, "Now, we just have to wait and see which dog has the stronger jaw. As for us, we will most likely continue our lives as usual regardless of the outco."
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