Loyalty (1)

Black and white were relative.

So, the next day, after making his plans, Bai Yifei met Tide Woman Enchantress—his cousin, Lady Mingzhu—not long after court had adjourned.

There was no nonsense after they met.

After all, they knew each other too well.

It could not be called childhood sweethearts.

Because they had never shared that kind of affection.

Their relationship was limited to merely knowing each other.

On top of that, their interests differed. Lady Mingzhu had loved flashy things since childhood and excelled at scheming, while Bai Yifei had loved military manuals and warfare since childhood. He looked down on Lady Mingzhu's methods.

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

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

He was also the most representative figure of that era.

In fact, aside from Bai Qi, there had been many famous generals.

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

Speaking of those further ahead, the future Han Xin counted as one too.

Of course, whether those two could have defeated 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 would have dared guarantee that they could defeat Bai Qi. It mainly depended on how far the battle had progressed. In truth, if the Zhao army had been surrounded—once Bai Qi's one-to-one encirclement had taken shape—perhaps only Xiang Yu, the hegemon of all ages, could have led the Zhao army out. Relying on his absolute ability to break enemy formations, he could have forced a path through. Commanders of the