Book of Disaster

"You have a good appetite, sir. I was worried that you might not be used to living here, but now it seems that I was worrying too much."

General Xuanwu suddenly spoke, his words full of temptation.

"what!"

Hearing the sound coming from outside the fence, Bai Qi turned over, stretched his hands and stretched, looking very lazy and relaxed.

And his eyes never looked outside from beginning to end.

"Haha, the food and accommodation here are good, I have nothing to worry about. General, you are the one who should be worried, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, General Xuanwu's face darkened, and the other generals also frowned.

Bai Qi’s reaction was too abnormal, and why should General Xuanwu be the one to be worried?

"Boy, what do you mean?"

An adjutant stepped forward and spoke bluntly, but was quickly stopped by General Xuanwu who waved his hand.

"Mr. Bai, what do you mean?"

General Xuanwu asked tentatively.

"Haha, General Xuanwu has done his duty and devoted himself to his work for the higher-ups, taking money to help them get rid of disasters. You've only taken so long to come here, so I'm sure you've already thought of what crime to frame me for, right?"

Swish!

Outside the fence, the generals looked at each other and the atmosphere suddenly changed.

"Charge? I'm afraid you misunderstood. As the highest commander of the recruit camp, I have always been fair and just. How could I embarrass you? You were so bold and reckless that you disregarded military discipline and beat up a member of the royal family. That's why you were thrown into prison. This incident was witnessed by many recruits that day. It's a foregone conclusion. Even if I wanted to save you, I couldn't do anything."

General Xuanwu stroked his short beard lightly and spoke calmly, in a businesslike manner.

"Ah."

Bai Qi chuckled, and finally turned around on the straw mat, looking at General Xuanwu outside the fence:

"I am doing this to cooperate with the general. If I don't do this, how can I meet the general privately in this way?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the prison, including General Xuanwu, changed their expressions.

"you do this delibrately?"

Even with the calmness of General Xuanwu, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked at this moment.

However, as a famous general who had been in the army for many years, how could he believe Bai Qi just because of a few words? Soon, General Xuanwu narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Do you think I will believe you?"

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not."

Bai Qi didn't care. He supported himself on the ground with one hand, slowly stood up, and walked towards General Xuanwu calmly step by step.

"Huang Yuetian, given my background, I am the youngest son of the Bai family, a young Confucian scholar, the adopted son of the imperial concubine, a popular figure in the empire favored by the Canglong Army Commander, and a friend of the War God's only daughter... So many people in the empire know my identity, and so many people in the old martial arts know it, but they didn't take action, and instead sent you."

"You are being used as a blunt knife to kill people, and you don't even know it? I don't know what you have to be happy about, what you have to be proud of?"

Bai Qi said calmly, his eyes so sharp that they seemed to pierce deep into the heart of the Xuanwu General in front of him.

"How dare you! How dare you speak nonsense in front of me, you madman! Do you really think I will fall for your trick and not dare to kill you?"

General Xuanwu's eyes flashed, but the next moment his eyes were filled with murderous intent, his voice and expression were stern, and he instantly emitted a powerful pressure like a storm tide.

However, despite this, only he himself knew how shaken he was in the face of Bai Qi's sharp words.

If General Xuanwu was not a man of strong will, he would have probably collapsed mentally after seeing this move.

On the other side, Bai Qi turned a blind eye and continued:

"It has been three days since I entered the prison. If the general wanted to take action, he would have done it on the first day. Why would he wait until today? In the final analysis, the general must have noticed something, right? What is the truth? Can you deceive others? Can you deceive yourself?"

General Xuanwu did not deny it, but his eyes changed.

After an unknown amount of time, General Xuanwu waved his hand and suddenly spoke:

"You guys go down."

Everyone had complicated expressions. No one had expected that Bai Qi could control the general with just a few words. Although the general denied it, as people who were familiar with him, everyone knew that Bai Qi's words had taken effect.

"Yes!"

Everyone bowed and quickly left.

In the prison, flames flickered on the walls, and soon only the shadows of General Xuanwu and Bai Qi were left.

"Boy, tell the truth, what are you planning? I have said that a general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home. Do you know that your life is in my hands now? No matter who is protecting you outside, I can kill you in a moment and leave you here."

Huang Yuetian is a very capable person. He guarded the border in his early years and killed countless people on the battlefield. He is a fierce person himself. Bai Qi thinks he can control him with just a few words. He underestimates him too much.

"You thought you could take credit for it by catching me, but you didn't know that it was the opposite. I was actually providing you with an opportunity - an opportunity for you to be loyal to me and truly rise to prominence in your official career."

Bai Qi slowly approached the fence and said proudly.

"Hahaha... I will pledge my loyalty to a young boy like you? Are you crazy? You are just daydreaming. Do you think I am that kind of person?"

These words sounded very funny to his ears, and General Xuanwu was so angry that he laughed.

"Laugh, you won't be able to laugh soon."

Bai Qi sneered and didn't care at all:

"I know that Duke Ji and Jiu Wu promised you many benefits, but is that really the case? Have you ever thought about why, if you are really so valued, you have been sitting in this recruit camp in the capital for so many years, training wave after wave of recruits, firmly stuck in this position, and never getting any promotion?"

"Shh!"

As soon as these words were spoken, General Xuanwu's laughter stopped abruptly. He stared at the young man on the other side of the fence and his face darkened.

Bai Qi's words hit the nail on the head.

General Xuanwu trained new recruits one after another. He always thought that as long as he could hold on for a few more years, he would be able to be transferred to the border, truly gain power, and become a true general.

But over the years, he has been disappointed again and again.

Just like Bai Qi said, he was put in this position. It was because he was eager for promotion and wanted to leave this place that he chose to take this job.

"Hmph, when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. General, you are so smart, you should know what a chess piece is, right? You do have my life in your hands now, and you can kill me, but have you ever thought about what will happen after you kill me? If the people of the Old Wu forces do not protect you, but completely abandon you as a scapegoat, how will General deal with it?"

Bai Qi said coldly.