White Cut Black

The doors to the chamber closed, shutting out all noise from the outside world.

The six took their seats according to rank, but including the seat of honor behind the desk, there were only three chairs in the room. Xu Changge sat to the left of the desk, while Lou Ji sat on the right. The three young members of the Feng Family, having nowhere to sit, could only stand.

After the earlier exchange, the brother and sister clearly had some experience of the world, but the youngest girl appeared extremely uneasy.

Silence could be oppressive, but there was no need to use it on three little brats. Xu Yuan fixed his gaze on the youth in white and said, "I'm very busy. Make it brief and state your purpose."

Feng Xianru froze. Someone of the other party's standing could not possibly fail to see why they had come. Though puzzled, he still cupped his hands in salute and said, "In reply to you, Young Master, Nangming's constitution has begun gradually awakening."

"And?"

"..."

Feng Xianru's heart sank. Instinctively assuming the other party intended to refuse, he hurriedly said, "Young Master, without the Prime Minister's Mansion's help, Nangming will surely face certain death—"

"Young master of the cadet branch~" Lou Ji's voice rang out from the side. Her bewitching eyes curved into two crescent moons, and she spoke with a smile. "What does it have to do with us what happens to this little girl?"

Panic appeared on Feng Xianru's face. He glanced at the timid girl behind him, gritted his teeth, and said, "Young Master, could you permit us to meet the Family Head?"

"..."

Xu Yuan was speechless, though what he felt more than anything was helplessness.

The cause he had casually sown on his way to the