At the gates of Dragon Spring Manor.
When Yue Xiaofei's battered taxi stopped outside, it immediately caught the attention of the Security Guards on duty.
Two burly, sharp-eyed Security Guards stepped forward and blocked his way.
One of them looked Yue Xiaofei up and down. His casual clothes couldn't have cost more than three hundred yuan altogether, and his face looked far too young. The guard frowned.
"Stop!"
The guard's voice was cold and stern, with an authority that brooked no argument.
"This is a restricted military area. No unauthorized personnel allowed! Leave immediately!"
What kind of place was Dragon Spring Manor?
The Dragon Kingdom's finest state guesthouse!
And today, the Xu Family had reserved the entire place for a hundredth-birthday banquet. What sort of guests were coming?
Generals! Ministers! Provincial power brokers!
Every one of them arrived in a bulletproof Hongqi or an official car bearing special military plates.
In all his years as a soldier, he had never seen anyone take a taxi to Elder Xu's birthday banquet!
Had this clueless kid simply come to the wrong place?
Yue Xiaofei stopped and looked at the two wary Security Guards. He wasn't angry.
He knew they were just doing their jobs.
"Hello," Yue Xiaofei said calmly. "I'm here for Mr. Xu Anbang's birthday banquet."
The two Security Guards exchanged glances. The suspicion on their faces deepened.
Elder Xu's birthday banquet?
You?
Dressed in cheap street-market clothes and arriving by taxi?
Did he think they were fools?
A trace of impatience entered the other guard's voice.
"Kid, I'll say it again. You don't belong here! Get moving and stop interfering with our duties, or don't blame us for what happens!"
They had been assigned the highest level of security duty today.
Every suspicious person had to be turned away at