Clack!
The synchronized footsteps drew closer, and the men of the Shadowguard Bureau soon arrived outside Tianfeng Restaurant.
Jiang Xiaobai looked up, his gaze settling on the man leading them. "If I remember correctly, you're Jin Sheng, Lord Jin, aren't you?"
"What, have you come... to compete with me in dancing again?"
"..."
Jin Sheng paused, his face visibly twitching. "Jiang Xiaobai, stop making trouble!"
His expression turned icy as he continued, "You deployed so many soldiers without authorization and gathered them outside Tianfeng Restaurant. What are you planning? I will... report this to His Majesty!"
Jiang Xiaobai was just about to answer when an amused voice came from inside Tianfeng Restaurant.
"Lord Jin, young people are inevitably a little impulsive. I think... we ought to give them more chances. What do you say?"
As those words fell, the White-Haired Elder slowly approached the restaurant entrance with the burly man and the swordsman.
At the sight of the White-Haired Elder, Jin Sheng's expression immediately softened. He cupped his hands. "Elder He, you're right!"
Then Jin Sheng turned back to Jiang Xiaobai and said flatly, "Jiang Xiaobai, since Elder He has spoken on your behalf, take your men and leave at once!"
"If you cooperate, this time... I can pretend none of this ever happened!"
"Heh..."
Jiang Xiaobai smiled faintly and looked at the White-Haired Elder. "Since Elder He is willing to give me a chance, then... I, the Heir Apparent, will give you one too!"
"Those three conditions I laid out inside the restaurant-do you agree to them or not?"
"Heir Jiang, aren't you... indulging in wild fantasies?"
The White-Haired Elder smiled faintly.
Even before Jin Sheng arrived, he had not feared Jiang Xiaobai's side.
Now that the Shadowguard Bureau's men were here, he naturally had even less reason to