From the watchtower, Gui Ying made another hand seal. When he completed the seal, he pointed toward the golden formation above Xiqiang City.
A golden light shot upward, striking the core of the golden formation.
The golden formation shattered instantly, scattering into countless golden particles that drifted down like a celestial rain.
Seeing this, Feng Xiyan and Bai Hanyun exchanged a glance, then turned toward the generals.
At once, the generals shouted in unison, "Respectfully sending off Fairy Bai!"
As their words echoed in the surroundings mixed with the sounds of rain, the crowd raised their heads, just in time to see Bai Hanyun’s radiant form dissolve into golden light and vanish from their eyes.
Their hearts trembled with awe. Their faith blossomed like wildfire.
Left alone on the high platform, Feng Xiyan clasped his fists, bowed to the sky, and solemnly said, "Respectfully sending off Fairy Bai."
In unison, the voices of thousands followed, "Respectfully sending off Fairy Bai!"
Meanwhile, in the watchtower, Bai Hanyun reappeared in front of Gui Ying and the others.
Seeing her soaked clothes, Gui Ying turned his palm, took out a cloak from his spatial ring, and then handed it to her.
"Thank you." Bai Hanyun draped the cloak over her shoulders, pulled the hood low, and said, "Let’s return."
With Yi Bai carrying Bai Hanyun on her arms, the group jumped down from the watchtower and hurried back to the Great General’s mansion, leaving the four shadow guards guarding the Artificial Rain Cannon and the remaining eight bullets.
That day, the number of Fairy Bai’s believers and Feng Xiyan’s reputation grew exponentially.
Landing lightly in front of the Great General’s mansion, Yi Bai gently set Bai Hanyun down.
Before Bai Hanyun could say anything, Yi Bai disappeared, returning to her main task of noting down Bai Hanyun’s preferences and likes.
Seeing Bai Hanyun glance around to search for Yi Bai, Feng Wu calmly explained, "Fairy Bai, Yi Bai has already returned to her post. If you need anything, you may tell this subordinate. This subordinate will do my best to complete your order."
Hearing this, Bai Hanyun turned to Feng Wu. She smiled and replied, "It’s nothing. I just wanted to thank Yi Bai for helping me."
Recalling his subordinates’ request a few days ago, Feng Wu clasped his fists and said, "Fairy Bai, if you really want to repay her, you could reward Yi Bai with some snacks. That would make her very happy."
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With that in mind, Bai Hanyun nodded. "Very well. I will give more snacks to your team later."
The moment Feng Wu heard this, his eyes lit up. Holding back his excitement, he calmly said, "Thank you, Fairy Bai."
Feng Wu was in an excellent mood. Thanks to Yi Bai, their entire division would receive extra snacks.
Meanwhile, hidden on one of the rooftops of nearby buildings, Yi Bai was surprised that her captain could seize this opportunity to secure more treats for their division.
Nodding in satisfaction, she thought, ’Turns out Captain only looks stupid, but he is not really stupid.’
As she thought this, Yi Bai habitually reached toward her leather pouch. But just as her fingers were about to untie it, she remembered it was still raining hard.
Afraid her precious notebook would get wet, Yi Bai retracted her hand and decided to write down this good news later.
Looking at Feng Wu’s delighted expression, Bai Hanyun also felt happy. As a foodie herself, she understood how hard it was to live without snacks or delicious food.
Wiping rainwater from her face, Bai Hanyun said, "Let’s go in first. The rain is getting heavier."
Afraid she might catch a cold, Feng Wu quickly stepped aside and said, "Fairy Bai, please."
With Bai Hanyun walking ahead, Gui Ying and Feng Wu followed behind.
While Bai Hanyun and the others took a hot bath and drank bowls of ginger soup prepared by Huang Wenping, Feng Xiyan and the generals continued to busy themselves arranging the war prisoners.
After the grand performance staged by Bai Hanyun and the others, almost everyone who had witnessed it believed the Feng Army was under Heaven’s protection and that Feng Xiyan was Heaven’s beloved son.
Kneeling on the ground, one captain of the Jin Army whispered to his comrades, "Brothers, I’m going to surrender to the Great General Feng. If I get the chance, I will try to join the Feng Army."
"With Heaven’s blessing and protection, the Great General Fen will surely rule the Central Continent one day with his Feng Army."
When the other captains heard this, they fell silent for a long time before one of them finally said, "Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to join the Feng Army. But my family is still in the Jin Empire. If I betray the Jin Empire, my family might be—"
He didn’t finish his words, but everyone knew what awaited his family if the Jin Empire discovered his betrayal.
A complete annihilation of his nine clans.
As the atmosphere grew heavy, another captain said, "We are already prisoners of war. I doubt our families can live well in the Jin Empire with our current status."
When his words fell, silence returned.
Seeing their gloomy faces, the first captain said, "We don’t even know our families’ situation in the Jin Empire right now. The only way to find out is to stay alive, return to the Jin Empire, and find them. And the only way to survive now is to surrender to Feng Xiyan and join his army."
Pausing for a second, the captain added, "Based on the Great General Feng’s reputation and character, as long as we are loyal, I believe he will treat us better than the Jin Empire ever did."
Hearing this, the others sank into deep thought.