Bai Hanyun ignored Gui Ying and turned back to Feng Wu. Smiling warmly, she said, "Feng Wu, long time no see. How have you been?"
Though still guarded against Gui Ying, Feng Wu clasped his fists and answered, "Thanks to Fairy Bai’s blessing, this subordinate is living well."
Looking at his lips, which were no longer pale and cracked, Bai Hanyun knew that Feng Wu was telling the truth.
"I’m glad to hear that." After they exchanged a few words, Bai Hanyun looked at the bright morning sky. "It’s almost time. Gui Ying, let’s go."
"Mhm." Gui Ying hummed in agreement.
With Feng Wu’s help, Bai Hanyun boarded the carriage, followed by Gui Ying.
After lowering the door curtain, Feng Wu then took his seat beside the coachman. With a flick of the coachman’s horse whip, the carriage rolled past the Great General’s mansion toward Xiqiang City’s southern gate.
An hour later, the coachman parked the horse carriage near the southern city gate.
After Bai Hanyun and Gui Ying came down, she looked at the coachman and said, "You can go back first. We will return by ourselves later."
The coachman clasped his fists and responded, "Yes, Miss Bai."
After the coachman drove the horse carriage away, Bai Hanyun looked at the imposing, tall city wall and asked, "Feng Wu, can you carry me up to the watchtower where the Artificial Rain Cannon is?"
Hearing this, Feng Wu hesitated for a moment before he remembered something. He scanned the surroundings for a few seconds before he spotted the masked young woman hiding on one of the buildings’ rooftops.
Feng Wu raised his hand and made a hand signal toward that masked young woman.
Seeing the signal, the masked young woman nodded and disappeared from the rooftop. A second later, she appeared before Feng Wu.
Clasping her fists, she lowered her head and greeted, "Captain."
Feng Wu then turned to Bai Hanyun and said, "Fairy Bai, men and women are different. My subordinate will carry you up instead."
Bai Hanyun knew that the people in this ancient world were no different from those in her own world. They are very particular about the difference between men and women, so she agreed to Feng Wu’s suggestion.
"Alright." Turning to the masked young woman, she smiled and added, "Then, I will trouble this young lady to carry me up."
The masked young woman already knew that Bai Hanyun was different from them and was flattered by her polite words.
She quickly knelt and responded, "This is what this subordinate should do. Fairy Bai, please just call this subordinate, Yi Bai."
Bai Hanyun raised her brows slightly when she heard Yi Bai’s name and said, "Please stand up. May I ask, which Yi and Bai are you named after?"
Yi Bai stood up and replied, "The Yi of one, and Bai of a hundred. This subordinate is ranked one hundred in the fifth division, hence my name Yi Bai."
Bai Hanyun nodded in understanding after listening to Yi Bai’s answer. It’s a common way to name the shadow guards by code name. Even the costume dramas that Bai Hanyun loves to watch also adhere to this rule when shadow guards are involved in the plot.
Now that Yi Bai had introduced herself, she said, "Please forgive this subordinate’s offence."
With that, she hugged Bai Hanyun’s slender waist, circulated her internal energy, and kicked the ground.
The next second, Bai Hanyun felt the weightlessness surrounding her and quickly closed her eyes.
After experiencing falling off the cliff, Bai Hanyun felt fear whenever she felt the weightlessness surrounding her body.
A few seconds later, Yi Bai landed lightly on the watchtower and said, "Fairy Bai, we are here."
Hearing this, Bai Hanyun opened her eyes and let go of Yi Bai’s neck. A second later, Gui Ying and Feng Wu also landed behind them.
On the side, four shadow guards were guarding the Artificial Rain Cannon. When they saw their captain and Bai Hanyun, they clasped their fists and greeted the two of them, "This subordinate greets Fairy Bai, Captain."
Bai Hanyun nodded to them as a greeting while Feng Wu asked, "Has anyone come?"
One of the shadow guards shook his head and replied, "Answering the Captain. Nobody has come since yesterday."
Getting his answer, Feng Wu turned to Bai Hanyun and said, "Fairy Bai, please wait here until the war prisoners arrive."
Moving more than sixty thousand war prisoners was not an easy task. Bai Hanyun smiled and replied, "Sure."
While they were waiting on the watchtower, Feng Xiyan and the generals were very busy at this moment.
Looking at the Feng Army’s soldiers escorting the war prisoners toward the southern city wall, Feng Xiyan asked, "General Tan, how is the preparation outside the city?"
Tan Pengtai clasped his fists and responded, "Answering the Great General. Everything is ready. Those war prisoners who were building the houses and city walls had already moved toward the southern city gate."
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Satisfied with his answer, Feng Xiyan turned to look at Fan Wanming and said, "General Fan, there might be some spies hiding amongst the people. Please increase the security and make sure that no fish escape the net."
"Please rest assured, Great General. Our people have already surrounded Xiqiang City and the one hundred li radius." Fan Wanming replied with confidence in his calm voice.
Now that everything was in place, Feng Xiyan mounted his warhorse and said, "This general will gather with General Zhan and the others. This place will be left to the two of you."
Hearing this, Tan Pengtai and Fan Wanming clasped their fists and responded at the same time, "Yes, Great General."
After making the final check, Feng Xiyan rushed toward the southern city gate. With Gui Ying staying beside Bai Hanyun, he couldn’t rest assured!