At the same time, inside the Regional Commander's Mansion at Tongshan Pass in Beiyuan Town.
A personal attendant hurried to Duan Qifeng's side and murmured a few words by his ear.
After Duan Qifeng listened, his face instantly turned livid.
"Those idiots! Do they not have brains?"
He slammed his palm down on the tabletop and cursed furiously.
"My lord, Wang Bin and his son have already seen those long sabers. They're probably suspicious!" the personal attendant said in a lowered voice.
Duan Qifeng paced back and forth in the room for a moment, a vicious glint flashing through his eyes.
"Send word to them. Have them slaughter Tieyuan Guard clean as soon as possible. Otherwise, they can forget about getting anything from Beiyuan Town ever again!"
"Yes!" the personal attendant answered, then hurried away again.
Inside the room, Duan Qifeng brooded for a long while with a livid expression. Then he left the front offices of the Regional Commander's Mansion and went to its rear courtyard.
In a separate courtyard in the rear compound of the Regional Commander's Mansion, inside a warm room, a woman dressed in gauze sat on a soft couch, gently stroking an entirely white cat.
The woman had a charming, gorgeous face and a plump figure. Her black hair spilled loose, tied only with a red ribbon. Her phoenix eyes shimmered with an indescribable allure, and her lips were like dotted cherries, stirring endless reverie.
Duan Qifeng came in hurriedly. Looking at the enchanting woman, the livid look on his face eased considerably in an instant.
The woman looked up at him, her voice like a golden oriole's song, sweet enough to numb the bones. "My lord, what's wrong? You don't look very well!"
Duan Qifeng stepped forward and sat on the soft couch, reaching