Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

In Baicheng, Bai Jian also received some treatment. After removing his blood-stained armor, he leaned against the headboard of a bed, his chest wrapped in bandages and an IV drip in his arm. A healing-type support superhuman was casting spells to heal his wounds.

He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to see the scene of his sister being tortured by the demons of the Ye family in the darkness, and Xiao Qing's painful scream on the battlefield still echoed in his mind.

Bai Jian slowly opened his eyes and said slowly, "That's enough, Mr. Luwen. I don't have any serious injuries. You can go and treat the other soldiers."

Mr. Luwen, an elderly healing-type support superhuman, said: "That won't do. General, you were injured by the demonized people of the Ye family. At first, you may not have felt how serious it was, but if you don't take it seriously, the demonic energy will quickly erode your body. If the dark matter infection spreads, it will be uncontrollable."

"I am in the Asura Realm, and my magic resistance is much higher than that of ordinary people."

"Hehe, in my opinion, it's best to be careful. The power of demons has always been a deadly poison to us humans, not to mention that you are the strongest general in our White City. We can't afford any mishaps."

Mr. Luwen said with a smile.

Bai Jian remained silent and lay quietly on the bed.

After a while, Duke Wang En and Captain Ma came in from outside.

"My lord." Bai Jian tried to get up.

"No need for formalities, just lie down comfortably in bed," Duke Wang En said, raising his hand to stop him.

Bai Jian leaned back on the bed, paused for a moment, and said, "My lord, today's battle was my mistake. I failed to defend the city walls, which resulted in the destruction of so many defensive facilities."

Captain Ma scoffed dismissively, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as a mistake, is it? When facing those two demonized members of the Ye family, you clearly had a great opportunity to kill them, but you let them go?"

Bai Jian was speechless.

Duke Wang En looked at Bai Jian expressionlessly: "Explain to me what happened?"

Bai Jian hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Captain Ma said leisurely, "What else could it be? That little devil from the Ye family tied up his captured sister on the battlefield, and General Bai didn't dare to make a move after just one look."

Duke Wang En: Is that so?

Bai Jian remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Then he saw a fleeting look of gloom and disappointment in Duke Wang En's eyes.

Wang En stared at Bai Jian with cold eyes for a long time, while Bai Jian, like a child who had made a mistake, silently lowered his head.

However, Wang En quickly regained his composure and said in a gentle tone, "It's alright, victory and defeat are common occurrences in war, this is nothing to worry about."

"But, Xiaobai..."

"You need to know that you and your sister Bai Qing are both warriors of Baicheng, both soldiers. Didn't you say before that the best fate for a soldier is to die on the battlefield?"

Wang En patted him on the shoulder and said, "Think about it, if you were captured by the enemy on the battlefield, what would you want your sister to do?"

Bai Jian paused for a moment, then said, "I will find a way to commit suicide... If I am unable to commit suicide because I am under the spell of magic, I do not want her to be held back by the enemy because of me."

“That’s right,” Wang En said gently. “Your sister is the same.”

Bai Jian remained silent.

"Besides, the Ye family is a group of demonized people. They are cold-blooded, ruthless, and unscrupulous. They never keep their word."

Wang En sneered: "You're holding your sister back on the battlefield because of them. Even after the defeat, they still won't let your sister go. That's the way their demonic people operate!"

"..." Bai Jian paused, then admitted that Wang En was right: "Hmm...you're right."

"However, your situation today is understandable. So I forgive you. Don't disappoint me again, understand?"

"......Yes."

“Alright, I trust you.” Duke Wang En then took out another medicine bottle, placed it lightly on the table, and said calmly, “This is the best gene medicine to resist the erosion of demonic energy. I brought it for you specially. Mr. Lu Wen, put this medicine into an IV drip bottle.”

“Okay.” Mr. Luwen picked up the medicine bottle, looked at the dark red liquid inside, and felt something was off.

He looked up at Duke Wang En and found that Wang En was staring at him expressionlessly. Lu Wen was startled and dared not ask any more questions. He quickly put the medicine into the IV bottle for Bai Jian.

The dark red liquid was slowly infused into Bai Jian's body through the IV tube.

Duke Wang En said, "We'll discuss the next phase of the war after you finish your IV drip."

Bai Jian nodded: "Yes."

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Two servants entered, carrying cleaned and repaired armor, which they placed beside Bai Jian's bedside.

One of the attendants was Gray Smoke in disguise.

He glanced over, secretly observing Wang En.

Wang En: "Hmm?"

murderous look!

Duke Wang En's eyelids twitched violently. The extremely strong perception of a Heavenly Enlightenment Realm expert allowed him to immediately sense the killing intent that suddenly appeared in the gray smoke at that moment!

He didn't know why a servant would have such a strong murderous aura.

Having experienced countless life-and-death situations, Wang En almost reflexively unleashed his soul power!

He made a sudden move, grabbing Gray Smoke by the neck in an instant and slamming him against the wall with a "thud"!

Inside the room, Bai Jian, Lu Wen, and Captain Ma were all startled.

"You are not a servant of Baicheng." Duke Wang En's eyes were cold. "Who are you? Where did you come from, assassin?"

Huiyan stared at him expressionlessly, his neck gripped tightly by Wang En, yet he remained completely unmoved.

He simply opened his right palm, revealing a small, carved ghost card in the center, from which a blinding, blood-red light suddenly burst forth!

[Magic Item - Corpse Spirit Life Lock (Red Quality)]

Duke Wang En's eyes widened.

This is... a magical artifact!?

"Om-!"

A red light burst forth from the Joker in Gray Smoke's palm, transforming into the form of an indescribable creature that roared ferociously as it lunged at Duke Wang En!

Everything happened so fast that no one could react in time!

Duke Wang En was too close to the gray smoke.

Although he tried his best to retreat the moment he saw the magic weapon, the corpse spirit had already locked onto him!

He retreated to the wall, and the corpse spirit opened its huge mouth and pounced on him!

"Roar!"

Wang En gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled Mr. Lu Wen, who was standing next to him, to block him.

Before Mr. Luwen could react, he was dragged over by Wang En. When he saw the blood-red corpse spirit rushing towards him, his pupils shrank in horror.

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