The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

next day

Just like before, Liu Da had a hearty meal yesterday, and when he woke up, he heard his men excitedly say, "Boss, we've hit the jackpot! I just went out today and found a lot of meat at the same place as yesterday." As they spoke, they waved the white meat in front of Liu Da.

Having slept in all morning, Liu Dazheng was starving. "Quickly, set up the firewood, let's roast some meat!"

Suddenly, Liu Da looked at Wu Xiaoniu, who was not there, and said, "Where's Xiaoniu? Where did he go? If he doesn't come back, we won't save this meat for him."

The henchman shook his head. "I don't know. He was gone when I woke up this morning. Maybe he went out to beg on the street. By the way, Boss Dog hasn't come back for two days. Should we go look for him?"

"What are you looking for? You think there's too much meat? We can eat it ourselves," Liu Da said irritably.

The henchman thought it made sense; if they brought them back, wouldn't their share of the meat be smaller? He decided to ignore them and focus on eating and drinking his fill.

Once the meat was roasted, Liu Da pulled out a rusty knife from under the straw where he slept and cut the meat in half.

He handed the smaller half to the henchman, then held the larger half and ate it with gusto.

Oil dripping from the corners of his mouth, he ate with great relish.

A pair of eyes watched all this indifferently from a distance. "Eat up," they thought. "I'm really curious to see how Liu Da will react when he finds out what kind of meat he's eating."

He threw the human bones he had just removed to two stray dogs not far away.

The two dogs had a good meal here yesterday, and they've come back to search again today.

Upon seeing Hunuer, he no longer bared his teeth and snarled, but instead became incredibly docile.

Enemy camp

Wan Yanhe's eagerness to lead troops into battle this time resulted in the deaths of many soldiers and generals, causing dissatisfaction among many of his generals.

He suggested, "Right Wise One...why don't we wait until General Left Wise One has recovered from his injuries before going into battle?"

Wan Yanhe looked at the general who made the suggestion with a cold gaze, his lips drooping.

He had only held command of the troops for a few days, and these people were already trying to force him to hand them over—what a pipe dream!

"The Chanyu has entrusted me with temporarily taking command of the troops. Zuo Xian should rest and recuperate. Let's not discuss this matter further. Alright, let's discuss the next battle plan."

The ambitious Wanyanhe was naturally unwilling to relinquish the power he had gained, and he was also very dissatisfied with the generals who sided with Hu Rulie.

I need to cultivate a group of my own trusted confidants, so that Hu Rulie's confidants will have no room to speak in the future.

With a major battle imminent, a power struggle is still raging within the Kingdom of Wali, making defeat inevitable.

After recuperating in the military camp for a few days, Li Zhe's injuries have improved. Today, he plans to return to his residence to check on the success of Yin Baicai's greenhouse cultivation plan.

Yin Baicai had already completed all the preparations, and the kiln that the bricklayers had built could be ready today.

After breakfast, I planned to take the lumberjacks I had hired to the mountain to cut down the trees.

When Li Zhe returned, Yin Baicai and her men had already gone into the mountains.

When Li Mo woke up, she saw Li Zhe, whom she hadn't seen for many days, and followed closely behind him.

Seeing that there was nothing to do in the mansion, Li Zhe took Li Mo to the study and taught him to read.

After the workers finished cutting the timber, Yin Baicai paid them and sent them home.

He would have to finish the rest himself; his and Shen Jin's primary task was to throw the chopped wood into the kiln.

Two hours later, everything was ready. Yin Baicai took out a tinderbox from her bosom, lit it, and threw it into the kiln's firebox.

Shen Jin asked curiously, "Can this really make charcoal?"

Yin Baicai patted his chest, "Brother Bao."

The gambling den manager who investigated Shen Jin's background told Zhao Caibao what he had found out.

Zhao Caibao immediately understood. Recently, the powerful families in Beiyu City have been spreading rumors that General Weiwu brought back a husband from outside. Could it be that he was referring to the tall, handsome young man from yesterday?

Zhao Caibao smiled sarcastically. What kind of taste does the mighty general have? He actually likes tall, strong men. It's really strange.

No wonder the many powerful families in the Northern Region City who wanted to send people to the General's Mansion were turned away; it turned out that the General's Mansion simply didn't want their sons and daughters.

Only a few people knew Yin Baicai's identity; the other clans in Beiyu City were naturally unaware of it.

Although Li Zhe came from a rural background, he held the highest rank among military officers, and many people in the Northern Regions were eyeing the position of the general's wife!

Zhao Caibao shared his thoughts with his cronies over drinks, and after the conversation, the news spread that the renowned War God of Yan actually preferred men with similar builds and appearances.

A petite young man hurriedly ran into an elegantly decorated room.

"Young master, something terrible has happened! I heard that the general brought back a husband who looks like a man from the countryside."

Wan Rui, who was sitting at the table making tea with his head down, angrily threw his teacup away. "What did you say?"

The servant repeated it again, which angered Wan Rui so much that he threw all the tea-making utensils on the table onto the ground.

"Impossible, how could this be!...Go, you must go and find out what happened."

Xiao Si, who was tidying up with his head down, hurriedly left.

Wan Rui pursed his thin lips. How could a general possibly have a husband! Where did this wild boy come from, daring to steal the position that Wan Rui had his eye on? He deserves to die.

Before long, Xiao Si told Wan Rui what he had found out.

"Young master, I heard that that scoundrel went to Zhao Caibao's gambling den yesterday and sat with a group of men. He's obviously not a decent person," Wanfu slandered.

He knew that his young master had long admired General Li, and that as long as he spoke ill of that wild boy, his young master would be pleased and wouldn't take his anger out on him.

Sure enough, when Wan Rui heard him say that, his eyes were full of disdain. This kind of dirty guy was not worthy of a dashing and heroic person like General Li.

"Little Fu'er, come here. I have something to tell you to do."

Wanfu leaned closer to listen to Wanrui's words and nodded, "Don't worry, young master, I understand."

After Wanfu left, Wanrui raised her slender, fair hand and looked at a faint scar on it. Her thoughts were immediately drawn back to two years ago.

Two years ago

Many soldiers from the Vali Kingdom secretly climbed up the highest mountain in the Northern Region City, hoping to seize the city from within and without.

Wan Rui followed a group of young men from prominent families to enjoy the spring scenery in a peach grove not far from the mountain.

As the snow melted, the group, who had been cooped up at home for many days, encountered the Walinus, who had secretly infiltrated the area by crossing mountains and valleys. Fearing their whereabouts would be discovered, the Walinus, upon seeing them, decided to kill them to silence them.

In the ensuing chaos, the crowd pushed and shoved the petite Wan Rui to the ground, while the others scrambled onto the carriage and fled.

The servant raised his murderous knife high, and Wan Rui raised his hand to block it, but his hand was slashed open. Just when he thought he was about to die, the servant raised his hand to block it.

Li Zhe, who was riding up on horseback, threw a knife from a short distance away, killing the slave who had injured him with a single blow. He then pulled up Wan Rui, who had fallen to the ground, and said, "Hurry back to the city."

Leaving behind those words, Li Zhe's figure on horseback remained etched in Wan Rui's heart. Every midnight, Wan Rui would recall that heroic figure who had saved his life.

Returning to the present, Wan Rui touched the wound on his hand with his fingertips. The scar had faded, but the figure of that person was still incredibly clear.

No matter who it is, the position of General's wife can only belong to me, Wan Rui. If you dare to compete with me, I will make you know that Beiyu City is not a place for a wild boy like you.

Li Zhe did not reveal Yin Baicai's identity, so Wan Fu naturally couldn't find out anything and took Zhao Caibao's words seriously.

Shen Jin had no idea that just because she had entered a gambling den once, she had taken the blame for Yin Baicai.