The next day.
The summit had ended.
The Strategic Affairs Department held a farewell banquet. The entire Heavenly Fire Squad was invited and attended together.
At the venue, Li Yuqing could only gaze wistfully at the bottles of fine wine, while Yang Kui was captivated by the delicacies on the table. Murong Xuan held a sketchbook and drew the beautiful figures among the guests, while Zhang Tianyi had no interest in such occasions and leaned against the wall with his blade in his arms.
Among the Heavenly Fire Squad, Captain Luo Yan and Bai? attracted the most attention. Representatives from all over the world crowded around them.
"Captain Luo Yan, if you ever have the time, you must come visit our Cherno Fortress."
A tall old man as burly as a brown bear enthusiastically draped an arm around Luo Yan's shoulders. He was Alexei, chief of staff of Cherno Fortress and the head of its delegation at the summit.
He took an old-fashioned pocket watch from his pocket, opened it, and showed Luo Yan the photograph set into its cover.
"This is my granddaughter. She just turned eighteen this year, and she's the prettiest little beauty in our region."
"She greatly admires Eastern culture. If you come over, I'm sure the two of you will have plenty to talk about."
Bai?'s ears immediately perked up, and she looked at the old man's pocket watch. The photograph showed a beautiful young girl.
She had fair skin, a rosy complexion, and well-defined features.
She was indeed a little beauty.
"Alexei, you old fox. You're actually using your granddaughter in a 'beauty trap.'"
A suave man smiled as he spoke. He was Arman Kara, the finance minister of the Eight Heavenly Dragons and the head of its delegation at the summit.
He took