Chapter 860: Where did this good show come from? (1/2)

That stranger was standing right next to Baili Mingxiang and looked like a young fellow. His features were exquisitely fine and his build short and thin. It was impossible to tell his age, but he looked about as old as Xu Donglin.

“Your Highness, that’s…” Baili Yuanlong lowered his voice.

“Her,” Long Feiye was very blunt.

Baili Yuanlong had a fright. He walked closer and scrutinized the figure before recognizing those features. He never expected Han Yunxi’s crossdressing to fool everyone, even himself.

It had to be said that her feminine looks were lovely, but her masculine looks were refreshing and handsome. Both versions of her were eye-catching. Although she was disguised as a guard now and keeping a low profile, her aura was unmistakable.

“Your Highness, the banquet today is still my army’s--”

“If the old fox uses poison, could you stop him?” Long Feiye asked coldly.

That problem directly shut Baili Yuanlong up! They had no idea who the old fox was before, but now that they knew he was from the Wind and Poison Clans, no number of Long Feiye’s forces would be able to deal with Bai Yanqing’s poison!

Aside from Han Yunxi, who else in the world could deal with his poison arts?

Long Feiye cast a side glance at Baili Yuanlong and waited for him to object, but the general ended up soundlessly dropping his head. Han Yunxi watched them come close and thought of the two black books again. The tips of her ears instantly reddened. Soon enough, Baili Yuanlong settled to sit on Baili Mingxiang’s right without sparing a glance for Han Yunxi. She had no idea that Long Feiye had silenced him with one sentence, and only assumed the general was still refusing to look at her because of his disdain for the black book.

How tragic…

She looked resentfully at Long Feiye, only to catch him secretly smiling at her. Her look immediately morphed into a glare while he simply kept walking towards her. It was such a familiar sensation that Han Yunxi almost forgot her place and went to meet him. But soon enough, Long Feiye turned to sit down, reminding Han Yunxi of her current identity and their circumstances. He had taken the place left of Baili Mingxiang, which was directly in front of Han Yunxi’s seat. Han Yunxi had been worried that Long Feiye and Baili Yuanlong would have a falling out, but then a shadow guard had told her that Long Feiye wanted her to participate in tonight’s bonfire banquet. However, she was to disguise herself as a male guard so as to not expose her identity, because it was very possible there’d be an assassination attempt tonight. Long Feiye had already prepared everything and was waiting for the attacker to make their move.

On no grounds could Bai Yanqing find out that she was with Long Feiye; otherwise, all of his plans would be for naught. Han Yunxi only felt bewildered. These were the main barracks in the middle of the army. If a spy mixed in amongst their ranks, then Baili Yuanlong was too inferior! How could an assassin sneak all the way here? The only possibility was that their foe had unparalleled martial arts skills.

Long Feiye sat down as Han Yunxi murmured, “Is the old fox coming personally?”

“Uncertain. Wait and watch the show,” Long Feiye muttered back.

Actually, Han Yunxi had a few more questions to ask, but it wasn’t convenient with Baili Mingxiang and Baili Yuanlong present. Moreover, a “guard” like herself couldn’t draw too close, so she could only endure for now. The bonfire burned as dishes were brought to the tables with the wine. Baili Yuanlong first offered Long Feiye a toast before all of the soldiers rose to do the same. Gradually, the scene grew lively. However, such excitement was only reserved for seated soldiers. Standing behind Long Feiye as his “guard,” Han Yunxi couldn’t do or ask anything. She couldn’t even reach the wine or food from here and felt extremely bored. She only hoped that Long Feiye’s good show would hurry onstage!

Besides Han Yunxi, the only other girl on the scene was Baili Mingxiang. Unlike her, she was the only seated female and was placed right next to Long Feiye. Qin Wangfei was already a topic of unbearable recall for His Highness. Most of the soldiers were ignorant to the truth, so they had started making guesses after seeing Baili Mingxiang by His Highness’s side all these days. Moreover, most of the ones in the crowd were members of the Mermaid Clan, so it would be their greatest honor if Baili Mingxiang could earn His Highness’s favor, become a consort, and then possibly a consort who could bear heirs for the imperial line!

“Miss Mingxiang, you’re the only one who hasn’t toasted His Highness yet. Hehe, aren’t you afraid that His Highness will penalize you?” Deputy General Xie asked with an ambiguous air.

Baili Mingxiang wasn’t a daughter of a rich and powerful family for another. Calm and sedate, she replied, “Mingxiang is a woman, so how could I toast His Highness like the other soldiers? Mingxiang is petrified at the very thought.”

Her words elevated those present to soaring heights while debasing herself. But it was both appropriate and mindful of etiquette. Hearing this, everyone present felt pleased in their hearts at the words. Those who wanted to cause trouble for her would naturally give up here, but nobody was in that frame of mind. Instead, they wanted to pair her up!

Deputy General Zhao smiled and said, “Miss Mingxiang has been attending on His Highness left and right. How could your contributions go unnoticed? How could the likes of us compare in turn? Naturally, your toast isn’t on the same level as us! Haha, go and toast His Highness separately.”

Cries of assent rose at his words.

“Miss Mingxiang, this is His Highness’s first time at an army banquet, and he’s only brought you. It won’t be interesting if you don’t express yourself!”

“Haha, Miss Mingxiang, it can’t be that our Bai Clan girls can’t even handle alcohol?”

“General Baili , Miss Mingxiang isn’t really going to join the army, right? Even if you could bear to part with her, His Highness wouldn’t.”

Everyone was joking happily, but Baili Mingxiang couldn’t take it anymore. She quickly lifted her cup of wine and said, “Your Highness, Mingxiang toasts a cup to you. On this night of Qiqiao, Mingxiang wishes for nothing more than You Highness’s good health!”