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

Bai Jian was soon taken to Wang En's residence.

When Bai Jian saw Wang En, he felt a complex mix of emotions. He had been thinking about these things all along, but he never expected Wang En to take the initiative to contact him.

Should we take the initiative to question Wang En and confront him?

Bai Jian quickly erased this naive idea from his mind.

Putting aside the fact that he would never admit it, if I actually asked him that question, I would probably look like a fool.

"Your Grace," Bai Jian's attitude remained respectful, though his tone was much calmer than during the day, "What business do you have with me?"

Wang En sat down in front of him and calmly looked into his eyes: "Do you remember what I said to you when I found you as a child and we first met?"

Bai Jian's heart skipped a beat.

“I remember,” Bai Jian paused, “you said that in this era, whether you want to survive or gain the respect of others, you must first prove your worth.”

“That’s right.” Wang En nodded: “You’ve done so much for me over the years, thank you for your hard work.”

Bai Jian: "You flatter me, sir."

“I know you’ve been struggling with this lately,” Wang En said. “Bai Qing has fallen into the hands of those demonized people from the Ye family. They’re using your sister to control you on the battlefield, preventing you from fighting freely.”

Bai Jian did not respond.

“The Ye family is not only unscrupulous, but also cunning. You’ve fought against them, so you should know that very well.” Wang En looked into his eyes and said seriously, “Their specialty is psychological warfare, making you lose without a fight. That’s why they plotted to capture your sister and use her as leverage.”

Bai Jian thought to himself, how could he not understand this principle? But being plotted against by the enemy and threatened by the enemy was one thing, he was just struggling internally, and never thought of betrayal.

But Wang En's actions chilled him to the bone...

Wang En looked at him calmly and said, "Do you know what else that treacherous kid Ye Ge has done besides using your sister as a hostage?"

Bai Jian was taken aback, not understanding what Wang En meant.

Wang En waved his hand, signaling the people outside to come in.

Soon, the two guards escorted Captain Ma into the room.

Captain Ma suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud, his arms and shoulders being held down tightly.

Bai Jian was somewhat surprised, wondering what was going on.

Captain Ma was pale and looked terrified, his body trembling uncontrollably: "Your Grace..."

Wang En completely ignored Captain Ma and continued speaking to Bai Jian: "Your brothers have all been arrested by him, right? But actually, this wasn't my order. Of course, it wasn't Captain Ma trying to settle personal scores with you either."

Wang En glanced at Captain Ma and said coldly, "Speak, what happened?"

Captain Ma knelt on the ground, trembling: "It was...it was someone who threatened me to do this...There was an infiltrator at the time who could use invisibility magic, and he always held a knife to my neck. If I didn't do it, he would kill me..."

Bai Jian looked surprised.

Wang En stared coldly at Captain Ma: "You are an extraordinary warrior, a soldier of Baicheng, are you so afraid of death? If an infiltrator held a knife to your throat, would you do anything?"

Captain Ma: "I...I..."

“You’re afraid of death now, and you’ll be just as afraid of death on the battlefield. In my eyes, a soldier who’s afraid of death is just trash.” Wang En’s eyes were icy. “I never keep trash under my command.”

Swish-!

With just a flick of his finger, Captain Ma's head flew off the spot, and blood gushed out like a fountain from the gaping hole in his neck, reaching a height of over ten meters!

"Thump!" Captain Ma's headless corpse fell limply to the ground.

Bai Jian hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

No one expected that Captain Ma, who was so arrogant during the day, would die like this just a few hours later.

"And this person, I don't know if you know him."

Wang En waved his hand again, and had someone carry in a corpse.

Bai Jian looked at the corpse.

It turned out to be the spy who had been tracking and monitoring him before!

“When my men found him, he was already dead in the storeroom,” Wang En said.

Bai Jian frowned, thinking that the person who was following him back then was...

"I've already had your men released." Wang En looked at Bai Jian with a gentle tone: "Indeed, the city has been infiltrated by the Ye family these past two days, more so than I imagined. Their main purpose isn't to cause trouble in the city, nor is it to assassinate anyone; it's to win us over! They're skilled at disguise and impersonation, posing as our own people, creating fear and spreading rumors in the city while also sowing discord, all to see us fall apart and turn our own people against each other!"

Bai Jian's breathing became rapid.

He was no fool, of course. After Wang En's reminder, he immediately realized that everything before was too coincidental, and that many details seemed a bit off if you thought about them more closely.

Was it all a setup by Ye Ge?

However, during the video call, Xiao Qing did tell him personally that Wang En had sent someone to assassinate him...

Bai Jian's mind suddenly became incredibly confused. He suddenly realized that there hadn't been time to verify Xiao Qing's identity at the time. Perhaps that Xiao Qing was someone Ye Ge had hired to impersonate her? Or perhaps they used something to blackmail Xiao Qing into saying those words?

Bai Jian: "My lord... I... I..."

Looking at his expression, Wang En smiled faintly: "I'm telling you these things not for any other reason. You should know that I've always treated you like my own son, raising you as my successor. So naturally, I've always been on your side, understand?"

Bai Jian's lips moved, a strange bitterness rising in his throat: "My lord, Bai Jian has never forgotten your kindness..."

"Of course I know." Wang En smiled faintly again: "However, I also feel that you have followed me for so many years and done enough for me. You have almost repaid your debt of gratitude."

“I know that ever since Bai Qing fell into the hands of the Ye family, you have been worried about your sister’s safety.”

"I called you here today to talk to you about this, not for any other reason."

Wang En paused, looked into Bai Jian's eyes, and slowly said, "Xiao Jian, you should leave. Leave Baicheng."

"!?!?!" Bai Jian was shocked.