Zhou Cang stepped forward angrily and said, " Old Man Bai, the young master told me to oversee the potato planting, and to ask you for help if there were any difficulties. How did it become me planting potatoes for you? I don't accept this!"
Damn it, we're just helping our lord with his work, how did it turn into us helping this old man farm? This won't do!
We are loyal and will not be traitors.
"That's awesome, Brother Zhou!"
The White Asura's personal guards, looking at Zhou Cang's self-righteous expression, couldn't help but admire him. This man was truly courageous, daring to provoke the General.
Anyone who dares to provoke our general, except for the Prince of Northern Liang, will meet a terrible end.
Sure enough, White Asura's face darkened, and he sneered, "You're not convinced? What makes you think you're not convinced? What a fool you are! You actually dare to challenge me. Do you really think my name, Asura, is just a joke?"
Kid, you've chosen the wrong path!
"I am loyal to the Crown Prince. If anyone is going to plant, it's for the Crown Prince, not for you to do," Zhou Cang said angrily, unafraid of him.
White Asura was taken aback. This guy was really stubborn. He grinned and said, "Good lad, you've got guts. It's been a long time since anyone dared to go against me. Do you know that the young master you're talking about used to call me Uncle Bai? His father was my brother."
He felt something was off.
This guy seems to have just pledged allegiance to the Crown Prince, how can he be so loyal? This is a bit too much.
Would the Crown Prince possibly be capable of bewitching people?
"Hmph, I don't care what kind of uncle you are, I, Zhou Cang, only listen to the young master."
Zhou Cang scoffed.
I'm the lord's man, your uncles are useless to me, I don't buy into that.
When White Asura saw this simpleton, he couldn't help but twitch his lips. He still didn't believe he couldn't discipline this kid.
He said in a deep voice, "I am now your superior. Obeying me is a military order, do you understand?"
"I don't care who your superior is, I only listen to the young master. Now I'm going to plant potatoes for the young master," Zhou Cang said angrily.
White Asura was furious!
"You brat, you deserve a beating! Someone, beat him up!"
With a wave of his hand, several guards surrounded Zhou Cang, their fists, as big as sandbags, raining blows upon Zhou Cang.
"Hmph, you think I'm afraid of you!"
Zhou Cang roared and charged forward, engaging in a fight with several people.
When it comes to fighting, Old Zhou has never been afraid.
"Good lad!"
Seeing Zhou Cang locked in a fierce battle with his personal guards, White Asura's eyes lit up. Five guards hadn't managed to defeat him; this guy was even putting up a good fight.
This simpleton is quite something; he seems pretty tough.
It seems the Crown Prince has truly found an exceptional talent; he is destined to become a super-powerful general.
He rolled up his sleeves and took matters into his own hands, saying in a deep voice, "You're something else, kid. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson. Take this!!!"
"You think I'm afraid of you?!"
Zhou Cang sneered and went straight to meet him.
The old man wielded his hands with tremendous force, displaying the unmistakable demeanor of a powerful figure, leaving Zhou Cang with no choice but to parry.
After only a few rounds, Zhou Cang let out a scream, then squatted on the ground, groaning in pain, shouting, "Ah, you old man, you have no martial ethics!"
He can take a few punches and it won't hurt him, but you, like a monkey stealing peaches, have gone too far. Peaches can't withstand being plucked like that.
Grunt!
Everyone swallowed hard, instinctively crossing their legs. This old man was terrifying.
White Asura chuckled slyly and said, "Young man, let me teach you a lesson today: fancy tricks are useless, as long as they work, that's enough, hahaha."
Zhou Cang was about to cry; this old man was shameless.
He's grabbing my crotch!
Cough cough!
At this moment, the steward came over and whispered, "General, the young master has arrived."
"Your Highness?"
White Asura was slightly taken aback, then laughed loudly, " Zhou Cang, boy, your lord has arrived, so come with me to welcome our young master!"
Has the lord arrived?
Zhou Cang's eyes lit up. His lord had finally arrived, and he could finally escape the clutches of evil.
" Bai Zizai welcomes the Crown Prince!"
The gates of White Garden burst open with a roar, White Asura stepped out first, followed by a line of servants who greeted him, causing the onlookers to gasp in astonishment.
The old general was known for his unruly and arrogant nature, yet he's now receiving the crown prince with such a grand display—this means he acknowledges the crown prince's status.
"Good heavens, last time the Prince of Beining Commandery came, the old general just came to greet him himself. Now that the heir apparent is here, he's making such a grand entrance. This is quite interesting."
"The young master has done so much for my Xiliang Commandery since he arrived, it's only natural that the old general would approve of him."
"That's right, the Crown Prince brought grain with a yield of 3,000 catties per mu. This will not only benefit the people of Xiliang Commandery, but also Northern Liang."
"The old man has always been devoted to Northern Liang, and now that the young master has brought such a fine thing, it's only natural that the Zigao."
The common people knew the old general's temper well. He didn't even put the Prince of Beining Commandery in his eyes, but now he was personally welcoming the Crown Prince and making such a grand show of it, which clearly showed that he had accepted the Crown Prince.
This shocked them greatly; the Crown Prince truly had considerable influence.
Even Lin Yi was startled. The old man was giving him a lot of face, but why did it feel so strange?
At this moment, he finally learned the old man's real name, which was actually Bai Zizai. He had only heard of Butcher Bai and White Asura before, but he had never heard of his real name.
"It's truly an honor for Lin Yi to be personally greeted by you, sir," Lin Yi said with a smile as he walked up.
"Haha, the Crown Prince is the Heir of Northern Liang, and he even brought potatoes and sweet potatoes for Northern Liang. He deserves to be personally welcomed by this old man." White Asura said with a smile.
Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat. Why did that smile feel so eerie? What was the old man plotting?
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhou Cang, the boy covering his crotch, and was momentarily stunned. When did this kid develop this fetish?
" Zhou Cang, what's going on?"
Zhou Cang blushed, realizing he couldn't very well admit that the old man had grabbed his crotch, so he could only chuckle awkwardly, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I was accidentally injured just now, so..."
Injuried?
Lin Yi looked puzzled; the location of the injury was rather unusual.
However, he didn't delve into it further. Instead, he looked at Old Man Bai Old Man Bai, who was his target today.
"Young Master, please come in!" Bai Zizai said with a smile.
The group went straight into the White Garden. As soon as they entered, they saw the front yard that had been turned upside down and the flowers and plants scattered all over the ground, which made Lin Yi pause in surprise.
What's going on?
It wasn't until he saw the potatoes next to him that he exclaimed in shock, " Old Master Bai, you didn't plant potatoes in your yard, did you? That's really strange!"
They pulled out all the flowers and plants and planted potatoes directly. That's such a huge sacrifice!
"Hmph, if these potatoes really yield three thousand catties per mu, then they're like a god. You can imagine that there will be many people eyeing them, so I'll naturally keep a close eye on them!" Bai Zizai sneered.