Chapter 1156: Chapter 1156: Was Blocked At Shanghai Pavilion’s Door

The bald, fat man was still seething with explosive rage over being slapped, publicly humiliated, and having his teeth knocked out. Instead of reflecting on his own suicidal arrogance in provoking a monster, he was determined to vent his burning humiliation onto the Royal Guards.

Captain Sir Jun whipped around, staring at the fat fool with a look of utter, flabbergasted disbelief.

"Are you out of your mind?!" Captain Sir Jun roared right back into his face. "Do you have any idea who that was?! That was Bai Xifeng, Great General Bai’s cherished, absolute miracle of a daughter! And you actually had the suicidal audacity to march into her personal establishment and try to rob her of her trade secrets?!"

He shook his head in pure frustration, utterly baffled by how a human being could be so profoundly, hopelessly stupid.

"You should be dropping to your knees and thanking the heavens that you managed to walk out of that teahouse with your head still attached to your neck!" Captain Sir Jun continued, his voice dripping with anger. "If Young Lady Bai had decided to take things a step further and cripple you right then and there, do you honestly think a few guards like us could have done a damn thing to stop her?!"

The bald, fat man opened his mouth to spit out another arrogant retort, but the words froze completely in his throat.

For the very first time since stepping into La Chaguan Teahouse, a sudden, ice-cold thread of genuine terror shot through his chest as he realised the horrifying magnitude of the mistake he had just made.

He had heard the jaw-dropping rumors that Bai Xifeng had triumphantly returned to the Capital City while riding atop a ferocious, legendary beast. Just imagining that colossal creature standing before him was more than enough to make his knees buckle with terror. With a single casual command from Bai Xifeng, that divine beast could easily flatten him into a bloody smear on the cobblestones with one swipe of its massive paw.

Thinking about that horrifying scenario made him break out in a cold, drenching sweat. He could practically visualise his broken body lying helplessly in the dirt after being smashed flat by those enormous claws. He swallowed hard, his throat dry, silently thanking his lucky stars that he had somehow managed to scramble out of that teahouse alive without suffering a far more gruesome fate.

"Now you finally understand the reality of your folly, don’t you?" Captain Sir Jun asked, eyeing the trembling man with an expression that plainly said he hoped the fool had at long last learned his lesson.

The bald, fat man did not dare bluster an answer right away. His greasy face had turned a ghostly, sickly pale, and he could only give a reluctant, terrified nod.

Captain Sir Jun shook his head in deep disgust, no longer having the slightest interest in wasting another second of his breath on such a brainless fool. He had already laid out the terrifying reality of Bai Xifeng’s true identity and unmatched strength. Whether this fat idiot actually chose to heed the warning or stubbornly continued to act like a suicidal menace was no longer any of his concern.

With a cold snort, Captain Sir Jun turned on his heel and marched his squad away.

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After stepping out of La Chaguan Teahouse, Bai Xifeng decided to make a detour toward the famous Shanghai Pavilion to see if they had acquired any interesting new treasures for her to buy. Since she was already wandering through the heart of the Capital City, she figured she might as well take full advantage of the opportunity to browse through the shop’s newest, highest-grade inventory.

After all, indulging in a little luxury shopping was never a bad idea whenever she had ample time and a mountain of gold to burn.

Ning Shoukai, Xie Yanlin, and Xie Jingguo naturally tagged along right behind her like a trail of bodyguards. The three young noblemen were brimming with curiosity over what kind of outlandish items Bai Xifeng intended to buy, and besides, none of them had any particularly pressing business to attend to for the rest of the afternoon.

However, when their party finally arrived at the grand entrance of the Shanghai Pavilion, they immediately noticed a squad of heavily armoured Royal Guards standing outside, aggressively blocking the main doors.

Bai Xifeng swept her eyes over the soldiers briefly, but did not pay their intimidating presence the slightest bit of mind. She simply kept strolling toward the grand entrance with an unhurried, graceful pace, fully intending to step right past them and browse the high-end merchandise on display inside.

Yet, just as she was about to cross the marble threshold, one of the Royal Guards stepped forward, extending his arm to block her path.

Bai Xifeng paused her footsteps, her delicate eyebrows knitting together into a small frown.

"Halt! Please wait outside. Her Highness is currently inside conducting her personal shopping. You may return at a later time." The Royal Guard barked out sternly, speaking with a haughty authority as if he held the absolute right to turn away any common customer who dared approach the building.

"Her Highness?" Bai Xifeng repeated, raising an inquisitive eyebrow as her lips curled into a faint smirk. "And which esteemed member of the Royal Family is gracing the shop with her presence inside?"

"It is Her Highness, the Sixth Princess." The Royal Guard replied, puffing his chest out in pride.

"Oh... is that so?" Bai Xifeng responded calmly, her expression entirely unbothered.

For a brief second, the Royal Guard arrogantly assumed she would meekly turn around and obey his command like everyone else after hearing the glorious identity of the imperial customer inside.

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