The first ray of morning light streamed into the bedroom, illuminating Feixiao's sleeping face.
Perhaps feeling the light, her brows furrowed slightly, and her long eyelashes fluttered twice before her teal eyes slowly opened.
Before her eyes was Wei's profile.
She slowly sat up, the blanket slipping down to reveal her smooth, rounded shoulders.
Under the sunlight, Feixiao's hair tips shimmered with a golden luster. Looking at Wei, who was still asleep beside her, she reached out a slender, pale finger and poked him. Seeing no reaction, she got out of bed. After washing up, she saw that Wei had also opened his eyes.
"I thought you were going to sleep in longer."
Feixiao said with a smile, looking at Wei.
"You're already up, wouldn't it seem lazy if I kept sleeping?"
With sleepy eyes, Wei walked into the washroom. When he came out, Feixiao was already busy in the kitchen.
Seeing this, Wei also went in to help.
After breakfast, Feixiao put on her coat, stood at the door, waved to Wei, and then headed to her office—Weiyang Palace.
"General Feixiao, the Yaoging Festival is imminent, and we must not relax our vigilance. Especially with some of the Borisin, we must keep a strict watch. We cannot let any Abundance Fiends infiltrate Yaoging."
Inside the conference room, a group of people sat around a table. Feixiao was at the head, and the one speaking was a middle-aged man named Wang Zhan. He was a member of the Wang family, a large Fox-people clan from Yaoging, and held considerable power there.
"I know. Don't worry, no matter how many people come, I will receive them. Since we've decided to hold the festival, let the people of the universe see the splendor of our Yaoging."
Feixiao glanced at him, nodding as she spoke.
"That's excellent, General. But have you heard something? It seems the Abundance Emissary, Zhong Gu, is not dead?"
Wang Zhan looked at Feixiao and asked again.
"Zhong Gu? Where did you get that information?"
Feixiao asked, frowning. She had a deep impression of Zhong Gu; he had appeared out of nowhere a few years ago, causing the forces led by the great clans like the Wang family to crumble. In the end, if it weren't for his lack of strong fighting intent, Yaoging's losses might have been much greater.
Finally, this Envoy died under siege. Fortunately, he was not like the formidable enemy Shuhu of the past, and was considered easier to deal with among the Envoys.
"My Wang family has its own intelligence methods. Moreover, according to the information we've received, Zhong Gu is not only alive but also living in seclusion on the Yaoqing Xianzhou, biding his time to subvert the Xianzhou. General, please investigate this matter thoroughly. We absolutely cannot let the enemy succeed."
"I understand. However, do not alert the enemy. Your little actions should also cease."
Feixiao nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over everyone present. Wherever her eyes fell, no one dared to meet her gaze, all averting their eyes.
These ancient clans, with their millennia of heritage, possessed their own intelligence. The Xianzhou's internal affairs were not a monolithic entity. Just like before, after obtaining the corpse of Zhong Gu, these individuals had engaged in many covert activities, with the Wang family, led by Wang Zhan, being the most audacious.
Now, the other party had received news of Zhong Gu again, and who knew what they were waiting for.
The red-eyed Moon Fee Group ⑥⑨④⑨③⑥①③⑤ Zhong Gu, despite having the blessing of the Abundance Star God, lacked strong frontal combat ability. If such a person had no one to protect him, he would likely be preyed upon by the jackals and wolves of this universe.
Envoys were respected not only because they were the Star God's representatives but also because they possessed sufficiently powerful martial prowess.
And this Zhong Gu… possessed extraordinary abilities, but his strength was relatively weak. Back then, countless people had set their sights on him. If he truly reappeared, who knew how many ambitious individuals would target him…
Thinking of this, Feixiao couldn't help but feel a headache… It was a time of trouble.
After the meeting, Feixiao returned to her seat, and Jiaoqiu approached.
"Feixiao, the delegations from Xianzhou Loufu and Xianzhou Zhuming are visiting today. Should I invite them over now?"
"Today? How come I didn't know? I haven't prepared anything."
Feixiao was stunned.
"Of course you wouldn't know. Yesterday, as soon as you returned, you dumped all the government affairs on me and went home."
As he said this, Jiaoqiu also had some resentment. Those old fogeys were quite angry yesterday when they saw Feixiao didn't show up, each saying they would demand an explanation today.
Yet, during the meeting this morning, they didn't dare to utter a single word.
"Haha, that's true. I'll get ready. Let's prepare for the reception."
Feixiao chuckled awkwardly, scratched her head, and then said.
On the other side, outside Weiyang Palace, Fu Xuan, with pink hair, wearing a gauze skirt, and her beautiful legs covered in white stockings, instructed Qingque beside her: "Qingque, remember that this visit to Yaoging to observe the ceremony represents our Xianzhou Loufu. When you meet General Feixiao later, you must remember your manners and not disgrace our Luofu."
"I know, Diviner Fu! Am I, Qingque, the kind of person who would mess up?!"
"Yes."
Fu Xuan said without hesitation.
"Wuwuwu, that's so mean. Anyway, don't worry! I know when to be serious and when to mess up!"
Qingque patted her small chest and said.
Fu Xuan nodded slightly and said nothing more. Although Qingque usually slacked off, played cards, and even fooled her, she was still a good child.
Tingyun, holding a small fan, watched their interaction with a smile on her face.
Miss Qingque had gone somewhere yesterday afternoon and was scolded by Diviner Fu upon her return.
Yesterday, she even saw Diviner Fu perform a divination, but couldn't figure anything out. High Diviner herself even wondered if Miss Qingque had the ability to escape her divination?
To be able to escape the divination of High Diviner herself, yet possess such ability and not use it for proper means, but instead for slacking off? Truly a divine person. Of course, for Qingque, slacking off might be the proper business.
"However, High Diviner, have you met General Feixiao? What does she look like? I heard General Feixiao has three heads and six arms, and can scare ten thousand Borisin to death with one glance! She can blow up a world with one punch! And has muscles the size of watermelons! Is that true?"
While they waited for the preparations inside, Qingque asked curiously.
"Where did you get such wild unofficial history? It's so outlandish?"
Fu Xuan said exasperatedly.
"So it's false?"
"No, except for the last part, while there are some discrepancies, the rest isn't entirely false."
Qingque: ?
Tingyun: ?
In fact, Feixiao didn't scare ten thousand Borisin to death with one glance. Rather, after fighting and eliminating ten thousand Borisin on the battlefield, she scared a tribal leader commanding ten thousand Borisin to death with one glance. Later, for some unknown reason, the story became so exaggerated. Similarly, she didn't blow up a world with one punch; she single-handedly annihilated the enemy's combat planet, a planet-sized fortress battleship.
Well, actually, it wasn't too far off from the unofficial history, was it?
As for three heads and six arms, that was purely a rumor. It was likely due to Feixiao's incredible speed on the battlefield, leaving afterimages that survivors saw and spread.
At once, Feixiao's appearance in Qingque's and Tingyun's imaginations became infinitely grander.
"Ladies, General Feixiao is ready. Please come in."
"Thank you."
After Jiaoqiu notified them, Fu Xuan led Qingque and Tingyun into the room.
At this moment, Feixiao stood behind the table. On the table was the plan for the upcoming celebration. Since she was about to receive guests, an empty table wouldn't look good, so she symbolically flipped through it, planning to hand it over to Jiaoqiu later.
"General Feixiao, Fu Xuan pays her respects."
Upon seeing Feixiao, Fu Xuan bowed slightly.
Then, she heard a bang! behind her.
Turning to look, it was Qingque, who had inexplicably tripped and fallen flat on her face.
"Qingque!"
Looking at this clumsy girl, Fu Xuan felt a bit embarrassed. Just now, she had confidently declared that nothing would go wrong, yet here you are, tripping on flat ground. Are you some kind of idiot?!
Meanwhile, Qingque, face down, had a mournful expression. Could she just disappear into a crack in the ground right now?
It's over, it's all over! Why does General Feixiao look exactly like the person she met last night? And the crucial thing is… High Diviner even called her by her real name.