"We've already eaten and drunk. Old man, you should get to work …"
Bai Ning was shirtless with his trousers rolled up. He grabbed a handful of fodder and stuffed it into the mule's mouth. The mule turned its face away in disgust.
The weather was hot, and the air was filled with impatience.
Bai Ning was not a patient person. He tried to persuade the mule, but the mule still refused to carry its food. His temper flared up.
"You beast, could it be that you want to be skinned and your bones pulled out to be roasted as donkey meat?"
Bai Ning threatened the mule.
The mule was still indifferent. He rolled his eyes and snorted coldly. He twisted his body and pointed his butt at Bai Ning.
Bai Ning was about to get angry when Wei Ci stepped forward with a smile. "Are you Hero Bai?"
Bai Ning heard someone calling him. He temporarily put aside the idea of arguing with the mule and turned to look at the person.
"It's rare to see such a delicate person in this world." Bai Ning threw away the fodder in his hand, stroked the beard on his face, and cracked a smile. "Judging from your accent, you don't sound like a local, and you don't look like someone who was robbed by bandits to seek justice."
Bai Ning was thirty-nine years old. He was considered to be in his prime. His exposed chest was strong and firm, and there was a layer of sweat on his surface.
Wei Ci calmly stopped the guards who were about to step forward. He looked at Bai Ning with a smile. "I'm indeed a foreigner. I heard that Hero Bai had settled down here, so I prepared a small gift and came to visit. If I've offended you in any way, I hope you can forgive me. "
Bai Ning felt uncomfortable when he heard this.
He was an uncouth man. The neighbors he came in contact with were also uncouth. He rarely interacted with scholars.
He saw that Wei Ci's clothes were neat and tidy, but he was bare-chested. His thick pants were tied at his waist with a hemp rope.
However, Bai Ning was also a thick-skinned person. His bronze-colored skin did not show the slightest bit of embarrassment.
"Oh, so you're looking for me …" Bai Ning looked at Wei Ci with a faint smile, sizing him up from his feet to his head. His eyes flashed with satisfaction. Bai Ning casually pulled over a bench, sat down, crossed his long legs, and looked like a rascal. He patted the other corner of the bench with his right hand, "Don't beat around the bush, just say what you want to say. Come, young lad, sit down and talk — "
When Wei Ci saw this familiar scene, he could not help but secretly laugh.
Bai Ning had done the same thing in his previous life. At that time, Wei Ci felt that this person was rude and disgraceful, but due to his upbringing, he did not say anything.
Not only did he not feel offended by meeting an old friend in this life, he even found it a little interesting.
Moreover, Bai Ning was thirty-nine this year. He was much older than Wei Ci and could barely be considered as part of his father's generation.
"It would be impolite to refuse."
It was Bai Ning's turn to feel uncomfortable.
Bai Ning's temperament was like this. If you were unreasonable to him, he would be even more unreasonable. If you were to soften, he wouldn't be able to be unreasonable at all.
"Tell me the truth. What are you doing in a remote and desolate place?"
Wei Ci smiled and said, "Didn't I say it just now? Ci has specially come to look for Hero Bai. "
Bai Ning didn't believe this.
Outsiders called him "Hero Bai" because he led the youths in the countryside to repel the bandits and maintain the peace of the region, earning himself a good reputation.
Bai Ning knew that this could only be regarded as a small quarrel. How could it provoke a gentleman like Wei Ci in front of him?
"Then why are you looking for me?"
Bai Ning looked at Wei Ci's appearance and then thought of his own. Bai Ning, who had always been casual and sloppy, felt goosebumps all over his body.
Wei Ci said, "Of course it's to recruit Hero Bai, so that a bright pearl will not be covered in dust."
Bai Ning was startled and couldn't help but pick his ear with his little finger.
"What did you say?"
A bright pearl will be covered in dust?
Him?
Has the brain of this fool in front of him been cracked open?
"I'm just a boorish man. I only have strength but no other skills —" Bai Ning rubbed his hands awkwardly and stood up suddenly. He grabbed the reins hanging on the mule and tightened his muscles all over his body. He looked rather frightened, "You should find someone else for this matter."
"Hero Bai, why are you so modest?" Wei Ci said, "If you have no talent, how can you resist thousands of thugs with just a few hundred youths in the countryside? A few years ago, the southern barbarians wreaked havoc, and Peng County also fell under the tyranny of the barbarians. Only this place is still considered peaceful. Don't tell me that there aren't any heroes here? Heroes say that they have no talent and incompetence, but when it comes to arranging troops and formations, many old generals also sigh at their inferiority. "
When Wei Ci said this, Bai Ning was like a wild cat that had been provoked and his hair stood on end. There was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.
Wei Ci continued, "Now that the world is in chaos, don't the heroes want to clear the jade universe? Being content in a corner will only cause a bright pearl to be covered in dust! "
Bai Ning dragged the mule and roared anxiously.
"It's none of your business!"
Wei Ci followed closely and didn't force him.
The poor mule still wanted to stay where it was, but Bai Ning's strength was too great. He could even lift a big cauldron of three or four stone at will, let alone this stubborn mule. The mule rubbed a long mark on the ground. In the end, it couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to follow Wei Ci.
Wei Ci followed Bai Ning all the way to his house.
Bai Ning's ancestors sold firecrackers and could barely be considered well-off. Unfortunately, the past two generations were not good at managing the business. Bai Ning was already very poor and could barely make ends meet. In order to support his family, Bai Ning often went hunting in the mountains and earned more money than selling firecrackers.
After Wei Ci recruited Bai Ning in his previous life, he heard him talk about his youth.
When Bai Ning was young, he saved a crippled old general who had become a beggar. His martial arts and military tactics were all taught by the general.
Bai Ning was not successful in business, but he was very talented in martial arts, far more outstanding than the old general.
However, Bai Ning came from a humble background and was worried about his old parents at home, so he never joined the army.
This dragged on until he was middle-aged and the world was in chaos.
"This is my house, get out!"
When Bai Ning saw Wei Ci following him, he grabbed the fence of his house and used his sturdy body to block the way.
Wei Ci laughed. "Ci Ye observed the stars and calculated with his fingers. I found out that Hero Bai's teacher is the former Tiger General of Nansheng, Ge Chun. Is that true?"
Bai Ning's expression froze and his large eyes widened.
"That's not true! I don't know any Ge Chun or Ge Xia! "
"Hero Bai, don't be anxious. Nansheng has already been destroyed. Even if the matter of General Ge Chun is known, it won't bring Hero Bai a fatal disaster."
Ge Chun. This was what Wei Ci deduced after careful research in his previous life and was later confirmed by Bai Ning.
During the last years of Nansheng, the army was conscripted to suppress the four factions of Nanman. The Tiger General Ge Chun made many contributions.
Ge Chun was loyal to the Emperor and had a straightforward and unyielding character. He offended many nobles and aristocratic families.
The latter were afraid that Ge Chun would win in the crusade against Nanman, so they decided to strike first and delay the reinforcements and supplies. Ge Chun was ambushed by the four factions of Nanman. The battle report said that he died in battle and his corpse was eaten by the war beasts raised by the four factions of Nanman.
Later, he was convicted by the court of a groundless crime and implicated his family.
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