Book of Disaster

"You should act smarter if you want to play dumb. Do you think you can cover up this matter? You underestimate me too much."

Bai Qi sneered and didn't buy it at all.

"Speaking of which, I really have to thank you. If you hadn't wanted to harm me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to unleash my potential in the Taishi Palace for a while, let alone find such a good opportunity to compose a poem and write an article that would attract the attention of His Majesty and so many ministers and steal the show."

"So strictly speaking, Duke Xiaoji, thanks to you, I really have to thank you."

Bai Qi came closer and said sarcastically:

"If you hadn't been a villain and thought you were smart, how could I have been a gentleman?"

With just one sentence, Duke Xiao Ji and Lu Tiancheng beside him suddenly turned dark and ugly.

He didn't care about the verbal dispute, and he was definitely not a person who lost his temper, but what Bai Qi said was what he cared about the most.

A few days ago in Taishi Palace, he originally wanted to harm him, but instead he made him successful. Even Concubine Zhao adopted him as her adopted son. This was truly contrary to his original intention and he was truly too clever for his own good.

This is what he cares about the most and cannot let go.

For Duke Xiaoji, who prided himself on being smart, this was precisely the biggest irony, not to mention that Bai Qi also mocked him as a villain in front of him.

What kind of status does he have in the capital? Which noble family kid in the capital doesn't respect him? Now he is being humiliated in public by Bai Qi, a recognized waste in the capital. How can he bear it?

"Bai Qi, don't be so arrogant!"

Duke Xiao Ji said coldly.

"Really? So what if you're arrogant? Do you dare to attack me? I'm a member of the Imperial Academy. You don't have an official rank. Do you dare to attack me?"

Bai Qi, however, was fearless.

"Since you dare to do it on the first day, don't blame me for doing it on the fifteenth."

Bai Qi glanced at the fresh and terrifying scar on Lu Tiancheng's neck that extended all the way to the collar, and added another sentence.

"…Also, my eldest brother asked me to say hello to you on his behalf!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Duke Xiao Ji and Lu Tiancheng's faces changed drastically.

"It turns out you are my elder brother!!"

Duke Ji's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it, and Lu Tiancheng looked even uglier.

Just a few days ago, the mansion of Duke Ji was attacked. A masked man in white attacked the mansion and injured many guards and masters in the mansion. The young Duke Ji was also frightened, and even Lu Tiancheng was almost killed by that man's sword.

The entire Ji Guogong Mansion suffered heavy casualties. Although the young Ji Guogong and others had some suspicions, they had no substantial evidence.

Before the martial soul awakening ceremony, he came over specially to "get close" to Bai Qi, which was actually out of such a test.

But now——

Sure enough! !

"Humph, it's your own fault."

Bai Qi, however, looked pleased.

The eldest brother never told him where he went that day, and Bai Qi didn't dare to ask. He only guessed that it was related to him. He didn't know who the person in Tai Shi Palace was who harmed him before, but now, looking at the horrible scar on Lu Tiancheng's neck, the truth is about to come out.

However, Bai Qi was not afraid that Duke Xiaoji would know about it. Without solid evidence, what would it matter if he knew?

Will you admit it yourself?

Who said that just now? I didn't say that.

"...But Big Brother is really cautious. I thought he would just rush in alone, but now it seems that he has thought it through and concealed his identity."

Bai Qi chuckled in his heart.

With a good brother like this, what more could I ask for?

Behind him, Zhou Yixian looked at the two people in front of him who were on the verge of a fight, and he was extremely excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Exciting!

This guy Bai Qi has this trick!

Why didn’t I realize before that he has such a vengeful character?

But it really is - it feels great!

"Bai Qi, you are so brave! Do you really think I can't do anything to you? I will kill you right now!"

Duke Xiao Ji could endure it, but Lu Tiancheng standing beside him couldn't. His face was as gloomy as water, and he rushed forward, ready to draw his sword and give him a severe lesson.

However, Duke Xiao Ji just raised his hand to stop him.

"Bai Qi, it seems that I underestimated you before. You are smarter than I thought."

Duke Xiaoji lowered his voice and said fiercely, with a fierce light in his eyes:

"But even if you knew, so what? How dare you, a nobody, talk to me like this? You are a piece of trash without even a martial spirit, what right do you have to challenge me? You are so ungrateful!"

Having said that, there is no need to play along or leave any room for maneuver.

So what if he did it?

The same method Bai Qi used against Lu Tiancheng was useless to him.

"Really? Just admit it."

Bai Qi sneered:

"It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. I never consider myself a gentleman because I hold grudges more than a gentleman. Let alone ten years, I can't even bear it for ten days... This matter is not over yet. I swear, I will make you pay the price!"

At the end of his speech, Bai Qi's expression was extremely cold.

After hearing these words, everyone around couldn't help but show a look of shock.

The people in the capital knew very well what kind of person Bai Qi was in the past. They had never felt such determination and courage in him.

Those words carried a kind of unstoppable determination, and everyone could feel that Bai Qi was serious and he was not just talking.

He will definitely do what he says.

Duke Ji's face suddenly turned pale and he clenched his teeth.

At this moment, he also deeply felt the threat and danger from Bai Qi, and suddenly realized that Bai Qi was far from being as easy to deal with as he thought.

"In that case, let's wait and see. Tiancheng, let's go!"

Xiao Jiguo had a gloomy face, snorted coldly, turned around, got on the carriage, and drove away with Lu Tiancheng.

As soon as Duke Xiaoji left, Zhou Yixian let out a long sigh of relief and turned to look at Bai Qi, his eyes full of admiration and respect:

"Bai Qi, you really impressed me. How do you know that he was the one who harmed you?"

"Why do you need to guess? Isn't it written all over your face?"

Bai Qi said calmly.

"..."

Zhou Yi Xian.

"This guy is not easy to mess with, and his strength is far superior to yours. If you confront him in public, and he gets angry and attacks you, you will suffer!"

"Don't worry, he won't do anything."

Bai Qi said calmly, looking as if he had already defeated Duke Xiao Ji.

"The martial spirit awakening ceremony should be about to begin, let's go."

Bai Qi didn't explain much, and after that, he quickly went towards the depths of the Wuhun Valley.

"Good boy, you've got it! It seems like you've really got it this time!"

Zhou Yixian was stunned for a moment, then finally came to his senses and hurriedly followed.

……

At the same time, on the other side, in the carriage, the atmosphere was indescribably depressing, even with a hint of madness.

"Little Duke Ji, this kid's temperament has changed drastically, he is completely different from before. You said that he will not... really obtain a martial soul during this martial soul awakening ceremony, right? It's better to be safe than sorry!"

In the carriage, Lu Tiancheng said with some concern.

Duke Xiao Ji glared at him, and the latter immediately shut up.

"You believe in this kind of thing?"

"Can he obtain a martial spirit? Unless the sun rises from the west and the country flows backwards."

Duke Xiao Ji said coldly.

All the princes who came to Wuhun Valley today were here for the second or third level of martial soul. Bai Qi is almost sixteen years old but still holds on to this kind of fluke mentality. It can only be said that he is childish.

Bai Qi shouldn't have had such extravagant hopes.

If he could really awaken, he would have awakened long ago. Why would he wait until now?

"It was my fault."

Lu Tiancheng Dao.

"But what you said does make sense. His recent behavior has been a little unusual. It's not like his usual self."

Duke Xiaoji pondered for a moment and quickly said:

"Send someone to keep a close eye on him. Since he already knows about the Crown Prince's banquet, we can't let him stay. Not to mention that the Bai family is a major threat to our Ji Guogong lineage. His eldest brother is enough. We can't have another Bai Qi!"

"This plan cannot fail. No matter what, we must eliminate him. The danger must be nipped in the bud. I will never allow him to leave here alive."

"Yes!"

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