"Ah!"
Bai Siling was taken aback. She didn't expect Xu Gan to mention her name. But soon, a smile crept onto her face. A beautiful lady's smile carried a charm that no ordinary person possessed.
"Don't worry, I won't spoil your plans!"
"That's good."
Xu Gan nodded and fell silent.
… …
Dreams were one thing, but reality was another.
Even though they had dispatched quite a few cavalrymen to observe Wang Chong while he was carrying out his mission, both Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu still fell for their traps time and time again.
No matter how many times they observed it, it seemed as if they would never learn it.
The traps of these bandits were endless, and there would always be some unexpected one that would pop out. Yet, it seemed as if Wang Chong would never encounter such a trap.
That feeling left the duo frenzied. How could a prestigious clan possibly impart such a third-rate secret art to them? As scions of prestigious clans, Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu had never come into contact with such a thing before.
Only the scions of commoners and hunters would have such a deep understanding of such traps. The familiarity that Wang Chong displayed made them even more certain that Wang Chong was a commoner, and their dislike for him deepened.
However, that wasn't the crux of the matter. More importantly, despite conquering six bandit camps, they didn't find anything at all.
Their greatest harvest was eighty taels of white.
This was even more infuriating than having nothing at all. Furthermore, what left the duo even more embarrassed was that Wang Chong had conquered two more strongholds during this period of time, obtaining a total of more than three hundred thousand gold taels!
How could the duo face such humiliation?
Even Xu Gan, who was calm at the start, fell silent before Wang Chong. Every time the operation ended and the group gathered together, the two of them would feel Wang Chong's mocking and mocking gaze on them.
Even though Wang Chong didn't even spare them a glance.
"It's not that I'm lecturing you, but if you still look down on him and despise him, thinking that he is some commoner in the Kunwu Training Camp, there will be a lot more such embarrassing and intolerable scenes in the future!
A cold and haughty female voice suddenly rang in their ears. They didn't need to turn around to know that it must be Bai Siling from the Bai Family.
Now, only she could speak in such an arrogant voice beside the two of them.
"Bai Siling, if you like that kid so much, why don't you go and hang out with him? Why are you still following us? "
Huang Yongtu mocked coldly.
This woman's words were too harsh. He didn't like it. If it weren't for the fact that the Bai Family was powerful in the capital, and that this woman wasn't a good person, he would have been impolite to her long ago.
"Hmph, Huang Yongtu, you really don't know how to behave. I kindly reminded you, but you treated it as malicious intent. No wonder you can't win against your second brother and are suppressed by him in the family. "
Bai Siling gently stroked the hair beside her ear and retorted rudely.
"You! — "
Huang Yongtu's eyes narrowed in rage. This woman was too insensible. The competition for the throne was extremely intense, and that matter had always been a taboo for him. Yet, she actually dared to expose it in front of everyone.
"Enough!"
Just as Huang Yongtu was about to explode, Xu Gan, who was seated cross-legged on the ground, suddenly called out.
"Huang Yongtu, you can't be thinking of lowering yourself to the level of a woman, right?"
Huang Yongtu's face froze. He could ignore Bai Siling, but he couldn't ignore Xu Gan's words.
"Bai Siling, it can't be that you came here just to humiliate us? Speak, what are you trying to say? "
Seated on the floor, Xu Gan said impassively.
"Hmph, Xu Gan, at least you're smart. I didn't intend to say it, but in view of your words, I'll give you a reminder for free. After fighting with him for so many days, haven't you noticed what kind of steed he is riding? "
Bai Siling glanced in Wang Chong's direction and said coldly.
"Steed?"
Hearing those words, Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu immediately turned their gazes in Wang Chong's direction. Under the gentle moonlight, Wang Chong's steed was grazing on the grass near a lush locust tree.
Under the bright moonlight, the steed's coat was exceptionally glossy, giving it the air of a majestic steed.
"Good steed!"
This was the first time Xu Gan was looking at Wang Chong's steed. This was also the first time he realized that Wang Chong's steed was exceptionally good-looking.
But that was all. Xu Gan couldn't tell what Bai Siling was trying to show him.
"Bai Siling, what do you mean by that? If you have anything to say, just spit it out. What's the point of hiding things? "
While Xu Gan was only thinking about it, Huang Yongtu's words were far from polite.
"Hmph, they sure are blind. I've already explained it to you, but they still don't understand what's going on. Serves them right to be toyed with. Take a closer look at the surroundings of the steed's hooves. Is there anything different about them? "
Bai Siling said coldly.
Upon hearing Bai Siling's words, the duo's gazes immediately shifted downward. With a single glance, they finally understood what Bai Siling was trying to get them to pay attention to.
Under the moonlight, the four hooves of the steed were as white as snow, untainted by even the slightest speck of dust. At a glance, it looked as if it was floating in midair, creating a mystical sight.
"This is …"
A thought suddenly struck Xu Gan's mind, and shock surfaced in his eyes for the first time.
On the other hand, Huang Yongtu's complexion was the same as well.
"It seems like those two fellows aren't too stupid after all!"
Taking in the expressions of the duo, Bai Siling heaved a long sigh of relief. As scions of prestigious clans, their eyes weren't too shabby.
"The White-hoofed Shadow is a majestic steed of the royal palace, a prized imperial steed of the royal family. It's difficult for even officials to be rewarded with it. That fellow has been riding it for several days now, and yet, you two fools still thought that he was an ordinary scion. Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughing stock? "
Bai Siling didn't let go of this opportunity to ridicule the duo.
Wang Chong couldn't have imagined that the reason why Bai Siling viewed him in such a favorable light wasn't due to her intuition.
Rather, it was because she had recognized the White-hoofed Shadow beneath Wang Chong on the first day.
This woman was far more intelligent than Wang Chong had imagined, and her thoughts were also much more meticulous.
In truth, Bai Siling could have warned them long ago, but there was no way Bai Siling would admit to it.
"How is that possible? The White-hoofed Shadow is an imperial steed of the royal palace, and even the influential officials of the royal court find it hard to obtain one. How could they possibly reward it to a brat of dubious origins? "
"Hmph, Bai Siling, don't spout nonsense. It's just a horse with white hooves. What nonsense are you spouting? You've gone crazy thinking about men! "
The last sentence was spoken by Huang Yongtu.
"Idiot!"
Huang Yongtu's last sentence caused Bai Siling's brows to furrow, and her heart to burn with rage. She had warned them out of goodwill, but they had completely taken her for granted.
Bai Siling was about to explode, but she quickly calmed down.
"Hmph, Huang Yongtu, don't bite the hand that feeds you. You don't know how to appreciate kindness! This is all I can do to help you. Believe it or not, I'm not the one who's going to lose face! "
With that, Bai Siling coldly snorted and tugged on the reins. She walked away, leaving a cold and elegant back view to the duo.
"This woman! — — "
Huang Yongtu was also furious. Bai Siling's personality was truly unlikable. However, Huang Yongtu couldn't do anything to her.
The women of the Bai Clan weren't easy to deal with.
Bai Siling soon left.
But after Bai Siling's departure, the duo calmed down. Even Huang Yongtu, who had mocked her a moment ago, fell silent.
The duo wasn't fools. If Wang Chong succeeded once or twice, it could still be attributed to coincidence. But if he succeeded three times, four times, five times, or even six times … it was no longer a coincidence.
Throughout their journey west, Wang Chong didn't fail once. On the other hand, the duo didn't succeed even once. With their backgrounds and backgrounds, this was completely abnormal.
Not only so, thinking back, Wang Chong's colt was also abnormal. Even though it had yet to reach adulthood, its leg strength, speed, and the intelligence it displayed were not inferior to any divine steed. In fact, it might even be superior.
It was impossible for an ordinary warhorse or foal to have such a performance.
"Brother Xu … do you think that what Bai Siling said is true?"
Huang Yongtu hesitated for a long moment before breaking the silence.
Seated on the ground, Xu Gan didn't say a word. But most of the time, silence was an answer.
…
The relationship between Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and Wang Chong didn't improve. But Bai Siling's words weren't completely ineffective.
At the very least, when Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu met Wang Chong, they were no longer as arrogant and superior as before. Instead, they were avoiding Wang Chong, and there was a hint of bewilderment in the depths of their eyes.
At the same time, Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu also let go of their pride.
After failing for a few more days, the two of them finally learned to work together. They combined their forces and went up the mountain to encircle the bandits.
Even though it would still alarm the bandits on the mountain, with the two of them working together, they had a high chance of success.
At the very least, they weren't constantly failing like before.
"Looks like you've done well!"
Wang Chong retracted his gaze from the duo beneath the tree, turned around, and looked at the white-robed lady beside him with a smile.
This lady had truly refreshed his understanding of the world.
He had no idea what she said, but Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu actually agreed to work together. That was truly astounding.
"No matter how well I've done, I can't compare to you."
Bai Siling said calmly. Glancing at the huge chests carried by Wang Chong's subordinates, she estimated that there were at least 600,000 to 700,000 gold taels in there.
This was almost more than the annual earnings of those influential aristocratic families in the capital. As expected, robbing was much more profitable than doing proper business.
More importantly, there were twenty True Martial realm experts provided by the royal court for free.
The royal court had always been strict with the experts of the prestigious clans. Even for a prestigious clan, twenty True Martial realm experts was a huge burden.
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