Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2577: Atonement for Sins 40.0
Shao Bai followed Bai Meng into the big tent. He first bowed to Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, and Xue Ruitian, then without saying a word, he knelt on one knee in front of Song Yaojia.

"General Shaobai greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Dai."

"Hurry up, why are you suddenly doing this?" Song Yaojia quickly reached out and helped the man up, saying, "Did you recognize me?"

"Your Highness, yes, I recognized him as soon as he stepped onto the stage."

"Stop standing, sit down and talk!" Xue Ruitian rubbed his neck, "My neck is getting tired from looking up at you like this."

Merlin had already prepared stools for Bai Meng and Shao Bai and asked them to sit down. He then made a gesture to Shen Cha, quietly retreated, and stood guard at the door of the big tent, not allowing anyone to approach.

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha exchanged glances. They felt that Shao Bai did not follow Bai Meng to see Song Yaojia for no reason. He must have his own ideas.

Bai Meng looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, then at Shaobai and Song Yaojia, sighed softly, and reached out to push Shaobai.

"Why aren't you talking?" He raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you tell me that you had something to report to His Royal Highness, the Duke, the Marquis, and the General? How come you are speechless when you see them?"

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, this is my humble general."

Shao Bai looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, then at Xue Ruitian and Song Yaojia. He was not a good talker to begin with, and being stared at by so many people at once, he really didn't know how to start talking for a moment.

"Don't be nervous. Since you don't know where to start, I'll ask the questions and you answer them, okay?" Song Yaojia saw Shaobai nodded, thanked Yingshun who handed her a cup of hot tea, turned around and put it in front of Shaobai, and said, "Have a cup of tea first to warm yourself up."

"Thank you, Your Highness, and thank you, General." Shao Bai picked up the teacup, blew on the hot air, took two sips, and said, "I recognized Your Highness when he came on stage."

"You've already said this." Song Yaojia placed another plate of candied fruit in front of Shao Bai, "How did you recognize me? Have you seen me before?"

"Yes, I have seen you, Your Highness." Shao Bai turned to look at Shen Cha, then at Shen Haolin, and then turned to Song Yaojia and said, "In the past, I was your Majesty's shadow. I have seen you in the palace and the Prince of Dai's Palace."

"Your Majesty's shadow must be replaced every four years. This is the rule set by the late emperor." Bai Meng was the commander in charge of the imperial guards, and the shadows in the palace were also under his control. He explained to Song Yaojia, "Every time a shadow is replaced, it must be assessed by the Duke, the General, the Marquis, His Royal Highness the Eagle King, and the Prince Dai. It must also be assessed by this commander-in-chief. Only after fighting through the siege can it be sent to the palace and to your Majesty." He looked at Shao Bai and chuckled, "I still have a deep impression of Shao Bai. After all, I have never been so tired before."

"You all said the same thing." Song Yaojia looked at Bai Meng, pointed at Xue Ruitian, and said, "Xiaotian also said it just now, it makes me tired just watching him." He looked at the embarrassed Shaobai and smiled, "Do you know that they have such an evaluation of you?"

"I know!" Shao Bai nodded, "So, I don't care whether I can go to the battlefield. My style of fighting will easily drag down my brothers and put everyone in danger." He looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "So, I volunteer to be the guard of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I will be responsible for His Royal Highness's safety at the border and after going to the Kingdom of Jin." "You" Shen Cha thought for a while, "Are you serious? If you follow the Vanguard Battalion, you can accumulate military merits on the battlefield. But if you..." She looked at Song Yaojia, "If you follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is very likely that you will go for nothing."

"Hey, Xiaocha is right. If you follow me, not only will you not get any military merit, but you may also be dragged down by me. So, have you really thought it through?"

Song Yaojia didn't care about Shen Cha's words at all. He felt that they were absolutely correct. Although he had agreed to the three rules set by Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian, no one knew what accidents might happen at that time. If something really happened, it would be difficult for him to save his life with his limited kung fu skills. He would have to rely on the guards around him, and might even hinder them.

"Boss, Your Highness, I have thought it through and I will not regret it." Shao Bai smiled at Shen Cha and Song Yaojia, "I have a clear understanding of myself. If I am not someone who can charge, it is easy for me to fall into other people's traps. Isn't it because of this that Boss chose me to join the Shadow Camp?" He looked at Xue Ruitian, "It's not that the Vanguard Camp is bad, nor that the Marquis and General Shen are bad, nor that the brothers are bad, it's just that the place is not suitable for my style."

"I have a say in this. You are indeed not suitable for this."

"Xiaotian!" Song Yaojia winked at Xue Ruitian and said, "Be a little more polite!"

"What's the point of being polite? I'm just telling the truth." Xue Ruitian showed no mercy to Shao Bai. "You wanted to cooperate with others, but your style didn't match theirs. That's why you lost many internal competitions, right?"

"Yes!" Shao Bai admitted that what Xue Ruitian said was right. "So, I've thought about it. Since we are not suitable for each other, let's not force it. I was thinking about finding an opportunity to propose this idea, but I didn't expect that there would be such a good opportunity as the arena. In addition, by chance, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came on stage again. I..."

"You got the chance, right?" Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha. The three of them exchanged glances and said, "Okay, since you are willing, I'll give you this chance."

Shaobai stood up, bowed to everyone and expressed his gratitude.

The Eagle Leopard and the Falcon didn't say anything the whole time. They just watched them negotiate quietly. When the negotiation was over, the two men looked at each other and then stood up.

"General Shaobai!" Ying Falcon looked at Shaobai and said with a smile, "I have an unwelcome request."

"General, please speak."

Although no one introduced who these two people were, Shaobai was not stupid and could guess a little.

"After lunch, let's have a fight!" The smile on Yingshuan's face did not diminish at all. "We originally planned to fight with you in the ring this afternoon, but since you are here, why not have a fight later? I also want to try what kind of fighting style everyone talks about that is very tiring." He looked at Shaobai, "What do you think?"

"No problem!" Shao Bai nodded and gave Ying Falcon a kind smile, "I also want to experience the style of the Eagle King Army."