Even so, Jiang Xinrui did not give up.

She hadn't forgotten that when she first met Yan Xiao in this life, that woman was disguised as a man on the ship, dressed as an assassin.

So after confirming that Yanxiao was not among the women, she turned her attention to the few servants who were about the same size as Yanxiao.

After Jiang Xinrui looked away, Yan Xiao took the opportunity to secretly glance at her a few times and found that Jiang Xinrui's aura had changed a lot, as if she had become a different person.

Such a change could not happen overnight, which made him even more certain of his guess that Jiang Xinrui was definitely not the same person she used to be.

It's still uncertain whether this is rebirth or time travel.

However, Yan Xiao wasn't curious at all. She knew the saying that curiosity killed the cat. As long as she was sure that the person posed a threat to her, that was enough. As for everything else, once the person was dead, it didn't matter.

Qi Chengfeng glanced briefly at Jiang Xinrui, who was looking at the people in the hall with a serious expression, before looking away and signaling to his subordinates that they could begin.

At Qi Chengfeng's signal, someone soon came to the delegation and instructed them to present their gift lists one by one. Then, the person opened the gift lists and read them aloud while counting the gifts.

The process was extremely tedious and lengthy, but Yan Xiao didn't find it boring at all; on the contrary, she was quite excited.

It wasn't because the gifts were particularly valuable, but because something exciting was about to happen.

Although she kept her head slightly lowered, her gaze remained fixed on the base of a pillar. She silently calculated the time in her mind, and a silver needle had already appeared between her fingers holding the gift box. The needle was filled with supernatural energy, and she was just waiting for the right moment to make her move.

Where she was looking, there was only a little bit of sawdust, which was not noticeable unless you looked closely. Even if someone did see it, they would just assume that the person who cleaned it was not careful enough.

Only Yan Xiao knew what was going on. She patiently waited for the right moment, wanting to deliver a fatal blow to Jiang Xinrui, who was sitting at the head of the table with a somewhat serious expression.

Just as the ceremony was halfway through, some faint sounds suddenly appeared in the hall. Although the sounds were not obvious, they could not escape the notice of those with good hearing.

Among them are Qi Chengfeng, who possesses considerable internal strength, and Yan Xiao, who is empowered by supernatural abilities.

What was that sound?

Qi Chengfeng frowned slightly, raised his hand to signal the person reading the gift list to stop, then his gaze swept around the hall before finally settling on the roof beam.

Following his gaze, everyone in the hall looked over, but they didn't find anything amiss. However, the sound seemed to be getting louder and louder.

Jiang Xinrui had already stood up, her eyes filled with coldness, and the unease in her heart grew stronger with the strange voice.

She instinctively felt that something bad was about to happen, and that urgency to leave returned. This feeling was awful, making her want to kill someone.

She turned her head slightly closer to Qi Chengfeng and whispered:

"I'm feeling uneasy. I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen. Maybe we should just call it a day."

Upon hearing this, Qi Chengfeng glanced at the people in the hall, his expression inscrutable, but instead of nodding in response, he gave an order to those outside the hall:

"Men, surround the main hall and forbid anyone from entering or leaving."

As soon as Qi Chengfeng finished giving his instructions, some of the envoys in the hall became restless, and one of them stepped forward to ask:

"Lord Qi, what is the meaning of this? Are you trying to place us under house arrest?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Chengfeng smiled gently, but his eyes remained cold as he replied indifferently:

"What are you saying, sir? You are all honored guests of Yanyun City. I would naturally treat you well, so how could I possibly place you under house arrest?"

However, an unexplained noise suddenly came from this main hall. I was worried that a villain was causing trouble in the dark, so I wanted to investigate first and have the guards protect you all to prevent the villain from taking advantage of the situation and affecting the friendship between our cities.

Once the situation is clarified, I will remove these guards. You are all friends of Yanyun City, so there is no need to worry.

His words sounded grand and righteous, but no one in the room was a fool; they all guessed his true intentions.

This isn't protecting them; it's suspecting there are treacherous individuals among them and trying to trap them like turtles in a jar.

Although they were angry, they couldn't find any obvious fault in Qi Chengfeng's actions, so they could only accept it reluctantly, and they were also a little curious about what was going on with that sound.

Yan Xiao turned her head and glanced at the guards surrounding the entrance of the hall. A cold glint flashed in her eyes, but she remained composed.

After Qi Chengfeng finished speaking, he solemnly instructed his subordinates in front of everyone:

"Find the source of the strange noise immediately."

"yes."

The moment his men agreed, someone felt something land on their forehead and shoulders. When they touched it, they found fine wood chips and dust.

Why is there so much dust?

Some people looked up, but before they could even see what was happening above them, the previously faint sound in the hall instantly turned into a clear "crackling" sound.

"Voice.

That wasn't all; with these sounds, even more wood chips immediately fell from the roof beams.

Everyone instinctively looked up and discovered that the roof beams were starting to crack for some unknown reason, and the cracks were spreading rapidly, indicating that the roof was about to collapse.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw. Who would have thought that the main hall of a city could have such a quality problem?

Finally, someone shouted, "Run! The hall is going to collapse!"