Chapter 970: Chapter 255: So This Is What Living Off a Woman Feels Like?
"Yes!" Hundreds of officials responded in unison.
When everyone straightened up, a leading official stepped forward. He gave a slight bow to Bai Zhi and pulled out a thick document from his sleeve, then addressed Bai Zhi, "Family Head, I am Su Jin, the First Commissioner of the Baiyu City Execution Hall, acting on Old Mr. Bai’s orders, temporarily taking over the City Lord’s duties in your absence."
"This document contains the relevant situation of Baiyu City and its affiliated cities during this period, please review it, Family Head."
Bai Zhi took the document and said to the commissioner, "Thank you, Commissioner Su. I will accept the documents for now and review them carefully."
"You can dismiss for now. I will summon you when I need to ask questions."
Upon hearing Bai Zhi’s words, Commissioner Su hurriedly bowed again and replied, "Yes!"
The Bai Family was evidently very prestigious in Baiyu City, so even though Bai Zhi, a junior, became the Family Head, all the city’s officials had no dissatisfaction or disobedience, maintaining respect and compliance throughout.
So when Bai Zhi asked them to leave, they all paid their respects and took their leave in turn.
After these people left, Bai Zhi watched their backs in silence for a moment, then turned to Fang Ze and said, "Being a Family Head is quite enjoyable? Is this how you’ve been living lately?"
Halfway through the sentence, Bai Zhi suddenly realized, "Oh. Right. You just took over the affiliated cities and didn’t have so many people listening to you."
After finishing, Bai Zhi raised her head proudly, having a bit of a gleeful air.
Fang Ze: .....
Just wait, there will be a day you can’t get out of bed.
After teasing Fang Ze, Bai Zhi put away her playful spirit. She looked at Bai Ling, who was a bit sleepy on Fang Ze’s back, then sternly said, "Alright, no more fooling around, let’s quickly heal Bai Ling."
Saying this, Bai Zhi looked at the elder with whom she had just communicated through the [Black and White Keys].
This elder was one of Old Mr. Bai’s close stewards, having followed him for decades, mainly responsible for transmitting confidential family messages, someone who could be trusted.
Bai Zhi contacted him proactively through the [Black and White Keys] earlier.
At this point, seeing the others had left, Bai Zhi asked the elder, "Steward Yang, is my grandfather’s [Time Waterfall] still there?"
Steward Yang nodded, "Yes, Family Head."
Bai Zhi said, "Then take me there. I want to heal my friend."
Upon hearing Bai Zhi’s words, Steward Yang’s gaze fell on little Bai Ling, who was swollen all over, and a look of understanding flashed in his eyes. He then nodded again and led the three towards the Time Waterfall.
As the Bai Family’s family residence, the Bai Family’s estate in Baiyu City was much larger than the Provincial Government. The entire estate covered 108 acres, with 1266 rooms, and employed hundreds of servants. It was called a palace lost among the people.
Roads within the estate could accommodate cars and horses, with designated granaries, power stations, and reservoirs. With towering walls, it resembled a fortress within the city.
Its vast area and complex structure made it feel like a maze, and without frequent walks within, one might easily get lost.
Thus, Fang Ze and the others followed Steward Yang, winding their way for a full five minutes, finally arriving in front of a large red door.
Seeing the door, Bai Zhi’s face immediately showed a joyful expression. She pointed to the door and said to Fang Ze, "This is it!"
Saying this, she stepped forward and pushed the door open.
As the door opened, a beautiful garden, like a trap, appeared before everyone.
The garden was lush with grass, adorned with blooming flowers, shrouded in misty vapor, although it was winter, it resembled a midsummer earthly paradise.
After opening the door, Bai Zhi took the lead and walked in. Seeing this, Fang Ze hurriedly followed with little Bai Ling on his back.
Strangely, although little Bai Ling had already started mumbling in a daze along the way, once entering the garden, she seemed to feel much better: the expression on her swollen face gradually relaxed, and her brows eased significantly.
Walking into the garden, just a few steps brought the three to a waterfall.
It was a curtain waterfall constructed from piles of rocks, somewhat unremarkable in appearance. If Bai Zhi hadn’t told Fang Ze about its magical properties, he might not have noticed it even standing in front of it.
Next to the waterfall, Fang Ze and Bai Zhi jumped into the pool below the waterfall, together placing little Bai Ling under the waterfall.
The water flowed down with a whoosh, washing over little Bai Ling’s body, soaking her clothes.
But little Bai Ling seemed completely unaware, sitting still under the waterfall.
Seeing little Bai Ling like that, Fang Ze worriedly said to Bai Zhi, "Is she okay? Will this really work?"
Bai Zhi watched little Bai Ling silently and seriously said, "There will definitely be no problem."
Thus, the three of them, one under the waterfall, and two in the pool, silently waited.
It was unclear how much time had passed when Fang Ze suddenly looked at little Bai Ling in surprise, then patted Bai Zhi’s hand and said, "Look, look! Bai Ling really seems to be recovering!"
Hearing Fang Ze’s words, Bai Zhi couldn’t help but look over as well.
Sure enough, to the naked eye, little Bai Ling’s swollen face gradually deflated, and her limbs no longer seemed as round.