Lady Yun was somewhat confused.
Chen Shuangbai's expression changed again, as if showing concern, and he said, "It's like this... My nephew Bi has been managing the government office for me these past few months, working closely with the county government to crack down on gambling dens and shady establishments between the county and township governments."
"As they were sweeping around, they discovered a young man who had been tricked by a casino and had lost everything, including his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys."
"Our people rescued him, and he told me his name, his family, and asked me to contact his father in the Rosy Clouds Abode Alliance, who is your father..."
Upon hearing this, Lady Yun immediately understood and slammed her hand on the table, standing up abruptly.
"It's Yu Laoliu's only son. Isn't he a scholar? How could he be in that kind of... wait, Garrison Commander, may I ask which casino it is?"
Chen Shuangbai seemed somewhat regretful.
"It's a casino called the Roaming Dragon Society."
"OK!"
Lady Yun isn't very good at beating around the bush, but that doesn't mean she's completely clueless.
Back when the Azure Flood Dragon Society planned to attack her Rosy Clouds Abode Alliance, her husband had told her about many of the Azure Flood Dragon Society's businesses, and before going into seclusion, he gave her a final warning to be vigilant.
Behind the Roaming Dragon Society stands the Azure Flood Dragon Society!
Lady Yun's eyebrows shot up, and her beautiful eyes glared at Bai Zhixing like knives, saying "good" several times.
"Okay, okay!"
"I thought you were sincere... I was wondering if your Azure Flood Dragon Society had really stopped trying to tame the Silver Light Fish from our Rosy Clouds Abode Alliance these past few days, but it turns out you've set your sights on Yu Laoliu, the tamer!"
"Such dirty tricks, Bai Zhixing!"
Bai Zhixing's smile faded slightly, and he stopped pretending to be a charming young gentleman.
He gave Chen Shuangbai a cold look.
I didn't expect that.
Even though his people were so discreet, Chen Shuangbai still managed to find out!
He then looked at Lady Yun and mocked her without any politeness, "Fool!"
Upon hearing this, Lady Yun's anger intensified.
"What did you say?"
"I'm telling you, you're just a big-breasted, brainless idiot. You can't even see through such a simple act of sowing discord, and you stupidly walked right into it."
The phrase "big breasts, no brains" enraged Lady Yun.
Anger, like a wild horse unleashed, crashed through her reason with a deafening roar, unleashing the rage that had been hidden and suppressed within her for so long.
She suddenly stood up, and a bright red flame rose from her waist, transforming into a long ribbon like a fire serpent. It circled around her, burning with a faint red glow, and pointed at Bai Zhixing opposite her.
"You sickly brat, I'll kill you today, and then send your stupid brother down to meet you!"
"You think you can!"
Bai Zhixing snorted coldly, and suddenly a layer of pitch-black water appeared around his body, swirling around him like an extremely cold and venomous python, guarding its master.
The atmosphere inside the attic shifted from cheerful banter to tense confrontation.
Lady Yun harbored murderous intent towards Bai Zhixing.
Bai Zhixing was so fed up with this stupid woman that he felt a murderous intent towards her.
Even so.
Chen Shuangbai remained calm and composed, sitting in the main seat.
"Gentlemen, peace is of utmost importance, peace is of utmost importance."
"It might be a misunderstanding, or perhaps it is?"
But the more he said that, the more Lady Yun felt her anger rising. This female cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining and the vice leader of the Rosy Clouds Abode Alliance felt her anger rising even more.
The grievances the Rosy Clouds Abode Alliance had suffered in their daily lives... Bai Zhixing that they were all talk and no action... and the superficial respect shown by the alliance members while their secret gossip went on...
Anger was almost completely destroying her reason.
"Misunderstanding?" Lady Yun's voice was sharp, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor, yet it made her all the more resolute.
"Commander Chen, today's events are not because I disrespected you! This sickly fellow has insulted me far too much, and he has been plotting to destroy the foundation of my Rosy Clouds Abode Alliance! How can such a deep-seated grudge be forgiven with mere misunderstandings?!"
With a flick of her wrist, the fiery red ribbon flew out with a "whoosh," a ball of flame lighting up at the top, heading straight for Bai Zhixing's face.
"Die!"
A fierce glint flashed in Bai Zhixing's eyes. The black water surrounding him opened like a giant python's mouth, spewing out a jet of pitch-black water that shot straight upwards.
" Yun Ni! Don't think I'm afraid of you!"
The two disagreed and were about to start a fight, seemingly about to tear down the tranquil and elegant Listening to the Waves Pavilion.
Seeing that the time was right, Chen Shuangbai knew it was time for him to make his move.
Otherwise... such a suitable place for cultivation as Listening to the Waves Pavilion would be destroyed.
"Enough!"
Chen Shuangbai slammed his hand on the table and stood up, with two beams of light flying out from behind him.
One of them was a deep blue, its cold light gleaming. It swept across the ground with a frosty aura, slicing the black water that Bai Zhixing had spat out, making a series of sizzling, corrosive sounds, but it was quickly covered by frost.
One was emerald green, full of vitality, and carried a green woody aura. When it collided with Lady Yun's fire ribbon, it immediately shone brightly, turning into vines and green leaves that enveloped it and extinguished the flames.
After doing all this, it flew back behind Chen Shuangbai, transforming into two different flying swords.
Lady Yun and Bai Zhixing frozen in place, their expressions shifting rapidly.
Especially Bai Zhixing.
He had sensed that Chen Shuangbai had reached the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining as soon as he entered, and he was on guard, but he still didn't expect that Chen Shuangbai, at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, would have such strength.
Both he and Lady Yun attacked in anger, and even ordinary Sixth Layer of Qi Refining wouldn't dare to take their attacks head-on. Yet Chen Shuangbai not only took them, but even defused them so easily and comfortably?!
Two flying swords?
Judging from the way he's absorbing spiritual energy... this garrison commander is definitely not as simple as he appears on the surface!
I said, that's enough.
Chen Shuangbai withdrew her hand from the cutting board, her face devoid of any of the gentle persuasion she had shown before, replaced by a calm indifference.
"I have invited you both to this banquet today in the hope that you can turn hostility into friendship, rather than let things escalate to an unmanageable point."
" Lady Yun, I sense that your Law Power seems somewhat unbalanced. Please return home quickly and recuperate."
Lady Yun was still unable to quell the burning anger in her heart. She glared fiercely at Bai Zhixing with fury in her eyes, but remembering Chen Shuangbai's actions just now, she could only bow and take her leave first.
Before leaving, she turned back one last time, her eyes filled with anger and a pointed message.
"I thank the garrison commander for allowing me to see the wolfish ambitions of certain people today."
"Rest assured, our Rosy Clouds Abode Alliance will certainly assist you in developing the local economy. However, there are some grudges... that we must avenge."
That's all.
She and her maidservant stormed off, leading Yu Junjie away in a huff.
Chen Shuangbai watched her leave before turning her gaze away. She ladled another bowl of fish soup for herself, then looked at Bai Zhixing, who was staring at her with a cold, unwavering gaze, and said softly, "The fish soup is still hot, Master Bai, would you like some more?"
Bai Zhixing looked at him coldly and said in a chilling voice, "Governor Chen, your crude attempt to sow discord is so foolish that only that stupid woman could fall for it."
"She's gone, why bother pretending anymore?"