Loyalty (1)

Black and white were relative.

So, the next day, not long after court had adjourned, Bai Yifei, having made his plans, met with the Tidal Nymph—his cousin, Lady Mingzhu.

There was no pointless chatter after they met.

After all, they knew each other too well.

They could not exactly be called childhood sweethearts.

Because they had never shared that kind of affection.

Their relationship had merely been limited to knowing one another.

Moreover, their interests differed. Lady Mingzhu had liked splendid and extravagant things since childhood and was skilled at scheming, while Bai Yifei had loved military texts and warfare from a young age, looking down on Lady Mingzhu's methods.

Because the goal instilled in Bai Yifei from childhood had been to become a man like Bai Qi—or rather, a general renowned throughout the world.

Bai Qi was merely one of the generals renowned throughout the world.

He was also the most representative one of that era.

In truth, besides Bai Qi, there had been many famous generals.

Speaking of those closer in time, there was Li Mu.

Speaking of those farther away, the future Han Xin counted as well.

Of course, whether these two could defeat Bai Qi in the Changping Battle remained uncertain. It was not merely because they had not lived in the same era. Even if they had, under the circumstances of the Changping Battle, no one could guarantee they would defeat Bai Qi. It mainly depended on how far the war had progressed. In fact, once the Zhao army had been surrounded—once Bai Qi's one-to-one encirclement had taken shape—if anyone could possibly lead the Zhao army out of the siege, perhaps only Xiang Yu, the Overlord of the Ages, could do it, relying on his absolute ability to smash through enemy formations by force. Commanders