I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

Night falls....

"Is anyone here?"

Shi Qiang stretched his neck to look outside the tent, he was so anxious that he couldn't sit still.

This bastard Cong Chongqiu is too pretentious.

He held an apology banquet in such a humble manner, but Cong Chongqiu didn't show up even when it was time for dinner.

All the old clan leaders are here, but only Cong Chongqiu is the most arrogant.

The deputy general standing at the door of the tent opened the tent and looked outside, then turned back to look at Shi Qiang.

"I haven't seen him yet. How about I go and urge him?"

The deputy general looked at the shivering food on the table with a look of disgust in his eyes.

Each peanut in a plate lives in a single room, with no neighbors and no one next to each other. There are more than ten peanuts at a glance.

There was also a dish of pickled radish, just a pitiful handful.

And a plate of fried soybeans, which smelled quite fragrant, but there were only a few of them.

There is a pot of wine, but the side dishes are not enough for a few drinks.

This is because Cong Chongqiu didn’t know what the food tasted like. If he knew, no one would be willing to come even if eight people carried a sedan chair.

Who is shivering?

You want to entertain guests but you don't even bother to keep the stewed pigeon. Humph.

Thinking of stewing the pigeon, the deputy general became angry. After such a big pigeon was stewed, Shi Qiang only gave him a sip of the soup.

Shi Qiang, that greedy guy, showed off the whole pigeon by hiding in his tent, and didn't even bother to keep it for the guests. How petty.

The deputy general lowered his eyelids and quietly rolled his eyes at Shi Qiang.

Next time he caught a pigeon, he would not give it to Shi Qiang. Instead, he would roast it secretly and eat it himself. Only when it went into his stomach would it belong to him.

"Go and urge him, what's going on, give him face."

Shi Qiang was so angry that he wanted to pound the table.

Fortunately, he didn't really want to apologize, otherwise he would be so angry.

"What's the hurry?" The old clan leader glanced at Shi Qiang and stopped the deputy general, "Don't go, just wait."

"Don't be so anxious. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

The old patriarch took a look at the sky outside through the gap opened by the deputy general.

"It's just getting dark, we'll probably be there soon."

The old patriarch turned to look at Shi Qiang.

"Hold on. Don't be so rash or Cong Chongqiu will see through you."

"To make amends, you must have the attitude of making amends."

Then the old patriarch's eyes fell on the wine glass on the opposite table.

"Convince him to drink the wine first. No matter how Cong Chongqiu ridicules you, don't get angry."

"Did you remember?!"

The old patriarch looked at Shi Qiang seriously.

Now that he has decided to intervene, there is no turning back and he must strike hard.

After Cong Chongqiu is captured, he will take over the soldiers under Cong Chongqiu.

He just didn't believe that since Cong Chongqiu's subordinates were so tight-lipped, no one would tell others about what Cong Chongqiu had done.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes it. Cong Chongqiu fell. Those who knew that Cong Chongqiu killed the rich people of Wumachao would certainly reveal everything Cong Chongqiu had done in order to please him and save their own lives.

Shi Qiang gritted his teeth unwillingly, "Don't worry, old clan leader, I know what to do."

I don’t have any fucking number.

The Wu Ma family is nothing. They actually dare to scold me. Do they really think they are that important?

If he didn't need to join forces with the Wu Ma family to take down Cong Chongqiu, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to this old guy who was taking advantage of his seniority.

Shi Qiang cursed the old patriarch over and over again in his mind before his anger gradually subsided.

The foundation of his Shi family is no worse than that of the Wu Ma family.

The Wu Ma family is just relying on the benefits left by their ancestors to reap the fruits of their labor.

Now that Wu Ma Chaofu is dead, the Wu Ma family has no successor and will only become increasingly decadent. How can it compare to his Shi family?

Shi Qiang had a gloomy face and finally sat down on the chair.

The old patriarch felt disgusted when he saw Shi Qiang's unconvinced look.

The Shi family is really becoming more and more useless. It's such a waste to promote such a brainless and impulsive guy to the position of general.

If he had not brought only 130 death warriors with him, he would not have joined forces with the impulsive Shi Qiang. The risk was too great.

After waiting for a while, the old patriarch still didn't see Cong Chongqiu coming, and his brows immediately frowned.

"You didn't reveal anything, did you?"

The old patriarch looked at Shi Qiang suspiciously.

"....No!!" Shi Qiang bit his back teeth and squeezed out two words.

What could he reveal? He just had someone prepare a simple meal.

He said nothing else.

Besides, the poisoned wine was brought by the old patriarch, and it was not prepared by him, so how could he reveal any clues?

"I haven't left the tent since I came back from you."

Shi Qiang thought about it carefully and added that the problem definitely did not lie with him.

The old patriarch frowned and glanced at Shi Qiang, his eyes falling on the shabby meal.

"Could it be that the meal you prepared was too simple and plain, and Cong Chongqiu found out?"

If someone invited him to a meal to apologize and prepared a meal like this, he would definitely think that the other party was provoking him.

Shi Qiang looked at the three dishes of appetizers on the table, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.

"How can it be...."

"Cong Chongqiu is not unaware of the situation in the army. The food and fodder from the imperial city hasn't been delivered yet. I just want to prepare something more abundant, so I have to prepare something."

"This is the best appetizer I can come up with."

It's a waste to drink poisonous wine and expect to have delicious food with it.

If a fight breaks out, it would be a shame if the food fell to the ground. Even if these three dishes fall to the ground, the loss will not be that big.

The old patriarch looked at the flesh stuck between Shi Qiang's teeth and rolled his eyes speechlessly.

He doesn't even know to wipe his mouth after eating secretly. How petty.

The old patriarch didn't bother to pay attention to Shi Qiang's quibbling. He turned to look at the deputy general standing at the door and shouted,

"Go to the kitchen and look for another dish of meat."

"Hurry up, hurry up..."

"Oh, send someone to tell General Cong that the meat and vegetables are ready..."

"What meat and dishes have you prepared?" Before the old patriarch finished his words, Cong Chongqiu's loud voice came from outside the tent.

Cong Chongqiu smiled and opened the tent, then strode in.

"General Shi is too polite. When the army is in such a short supply of food and fodder, he still prepared meat and vegetables to entertain us. It's really too much..."

While Cong Chongqiu was speaking, he had already walked into the tent. Before he finished speaking, he saw the three shabby side dishes on the table.

Naturally, he could not utter the remaining polite words in his mouth.

It's funny. He wants to harm people but is unwilling to bleed. I don't know how the Shi family raised a guy like Shi Qiang.

He knew that Shi Qiang's deputy general had captured two carrier pigeons in succession. Where did the pigeons go?

Cong Chongqiu shifted his gaze from the cheap side dishes on the table to Shi Qiang's face with a half-smile.

The meaning in his eyes was clear - is this how you treat me to an apology?