However, right after saying this, Xu Mo went completely offline.
Huh?
Uh-oh. The control duration was a bit too long this time, exceeding the limit.
He had played around too much.
Bai Feifei felt her body shudder. The sensation of her soul leaving her body vanished instantly, and control over her body returned.
She instinctively kept her hand raised, freezing in place.
The surroundings were as silent as a graveyard.
Over a dozen gazes locked onto her simultaneously. Some showed shock, some bewilderment, and others held a sense of resignation that seemed to say, “I knew this lunatic was going to pull something again.”
Bai Feifei's mind exploded with a loud buzz.
What are you doing?
Messing with me at a time like this?
“Bai Feifei,” Liang Shuguang's voice came from the side. This time, his smile grew meaningful.
“You want to run? That is fine. Everyone has that right. So, what is your campaign platform?”
Bai Feifei opened her mouth.
She frantically called out to Xu Mo in her mind:
“Lord Evil God? Xu Mo!”
“What do you mean by this? What are you trying to do? What should I say now...?”
“Don't rush. What's there to panic about? It's been so long, and your mental fortitude is still this weak?” Xu Mo's lazy voice responded, sounding a bit annoyed about being forced offline just now.
“Just tell him, ‘I think you're doing a terrible job. The City Lord position should be rotated. It's my turn today, so you should let me have it.’”
Bai Feifei almost died on the spot.
No normal human being could possibly say something like that.
She took a deep breath and, meeting Liang Shuguang's gaze, forced herself to speak: “I... it's nothing, really. I just wanted to give it a try.”
The hall fell even quieter.
Sitting in her chair, Liu Yun rested her forehead in her hand. Her expression twitched slightly, as if she wanted to laugh but was holding it in.
Below, Wan Qianhong, Ye Yu, and the others found it almost too painful to watch.
Liang Shuguang stared at her for several seconds.
Then he laughed. This time, it was a genuine smile of amusement.
“Alright.” He clapped his hands. “Then according to the rules, those who agree to Representative Bai Feifei becoming the new City Lord, please raise your cards.”
Silence filled the hall.
Naturally, it was impossible for anyone to raise their cards at a time like this. Only Liu Yun, after a brief silence of two seconds, raised hers in a mischievous gesture.
Xu Mo clicked his tongue twice in her mind. “See? None of these people recognize true value.”
Bai Feifei was completely numb. She silently lowered her raised hand.
After so much fighting and killing, she had actually believed her mental fortitude had improved.
A few seconds felt as long as a century.
“The vote is concluded.” Liang Shuguang lowered his card. “Unanimously rejected.”
He paused, looking at Bai Feifei with a smile.
“Representative Bai Feifei, please stay behind after the Voting Assembly. I would like to have a private chat.”
Bai Feifei nodded mechanically.
With the final procedure completed, the meeting adjourned.
One by one, the representatives stood up and walked out in groups of twos and threes.
Those who held grudges against Bai Feifei harbored dark, murderous intent in their eyes as they passed by her.
Today's meeting had been a massive surprise, and they had suffered a setback. Naturally, things would not end so easily.
Bai Feifei watched them leave one by one. She stared straight ahead, ignoring the hostility, indifference, and wariness in their eyes.
She did her best to control her expression, crossing her arms and maintaining a blank face, refusing to show any weakness before them.
Wan Qianhong stood in place, casting a concerned look at Bai Feifei, then glancing at Liu Yun, who was rising from her seat.
Liu Yun did not look at her and walked straight out.
Ye Yu, on the other hand, seemed very happy. Aside from the minor interlude of “running for City Lord” at the end, she felt today was an absolute victory for Bai Feifei!
In high spirits, she mouthed several words to Bai Feifei, though Bai Feifei could not understand them.
“Come with me.”
As the staff began cleaning up and removing the equipment, Liang Shuguang patted the armrest of his wheelchair and said.
The secretary immediately stepped forward to push the wheelchair, and Bai Feifei followed behind. The three of them exited through a side door, walked straight for a bit, turned at the end of the hallway, and entered a small meeting room.
Once inside, the secretary stood behind Liang Shuguang and stared warily at Bai Feifei as if she were some kind of terrorist.
“You can step out,” Liang Shuguang suddenly said to her.
The secretary froze, then gasped in shock.
“City Lord! It is too risky for you to be alone with her! She...”
“It is fine.” Liang Shuguang waved his hand. “I trust her.”
Cold sweat broke out on the secretary's forehead. Unsure of what to do, she shot a warning glare at Bai Feifei before quickly retreating to instruct the security personnel to raise the alert level.
Now, only the two of them remained in the room.
Given Liang Shuguang's currently defenseless state, staying in the same room with a “lunatic” like Bai Feifei was truly risking his life.
Yet, his expression remained perfectly calm. On the contrary, Bai Feifei felt a strange nervousness as she looked at him.
Was this the power of his presence?
But his presence could not affect everyone. In her mind, Xu Mo suddenly spoke up:
“This guy is getting more and more annoying to look at. Should we try stabbing him?”
Bai Feifei: ...
She naturally chose to ignore the Old-Timer's outrageous suggestion.
The gentle smile remained on Liang Shuguang's face, but there was something more in his eyes.
“Send my regards to the Masked Hermit Society,” he suddenly said.
The unprompted remark made Bai Feifei's heart skip a beat.
“What are you called in that organization?” Liang Shuguang tilted his head. “Do you have a code name?”
Bai Feifei instinctively shook her head. “No, I... I suppose I am an external member.”
Liang Shuguang looked at her, his smile fading slightly as a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.
“As a member of that organization, you should know.”
“The power of the Evil Gods of the Old Days is slowly awakening.”
“One day, they will descend upon this world through various incomprehensible means.”
“When that time comes, the entire world will be destroyed, transformed into whatever they desire.”
Bai Feifei's face instantly stiffened, and her expression turned incredibly awkward.
Descending upon the world through “various incomprehensible means” and then destroying it?
Who... exactly was he talking about...?
Looking at the dead-serious Liang Shuguang in front of her, and then thinking of the Old-Timer who was currently listening in on everything, she was completely at a loss for words.
Xu Mo: ...
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