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Chapter 433: Punishment

Chapter 433: Punishment

When Bai He heard the rumors for the first time, he thought they were exaggerated. But now, seeing that Fan Zhengyue dared to sneak into the supreme general’s tent and hide under his bed, Bai He began to believe those rumors.

He looked at Fan Zhengyue’s pale face and thought: ’It’s a pity that General Fan has a crazy younger sister like her. Fortunately, I don’t have any sisters.’

Just when Bai He was thanking his parents for not giving birth to daughters inside his heart, Xiao Shao finally said, "General Fan, I remember I warned you before. If I see her again, she will be executed immediately."

When Fan Zhengyue heard Xiao Shao’s words, his eyes widened in horror. After coming back to her senses, she quickly crawled to her elder brother’s side and grabbed the hem of his clothes. She looked at her elder brother and begged: "Elder Brother! Save me!"

Fan Zhengying glanced at his younger sister, and found that she was crying while looking at him with eyes full of fear. He gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground. He kept knocking his forehead against the ground and said, "Supreme General, this subordinate begged you to spare my younger sister’s life!"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The loud knocking sound echoed in the silent tent for a long time. When the ground was stained red with Fan Zhengying’s blood, Xiao Shao finally said, "The death penalty can be omitted, but corporal punishment must be registered."

Hearing this, Fan Zhengying hurriedly said, "Thank you, Supreme General, for sparing my younger sister’s life!"

Xiao Shao looked at him for a while and said, "Someone! Drag this woman out and punish her with fifty lashes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two soldiers came in and dragged the stunned Fan Zhengyue out. When she came back to her senses, she looked at her elder brother who was still kneeling with his forehead on the ground and shouted: "Elder Brother! Elder Brother, please save me! Save me!"

Not long after, the sound of whipping came from outside, followed by Fan Zhengyue’s screams and cries. When Fan Zhengying heard her cries and screams getting weaker and weaker, he closed his eyes and strengthened his heart. This was the last time he would protect her. She needs to learn to be responsible and bear the consequences of her actions.

Twenty minutes later, two soldiers walked in with the unconscious Fan Zhengyue that was covered with blood. They threw her to the ground, clasped their fists and said, "Supreme General, the punishment is done."

Xiao Shao nodded and waved for them to go out. Then he stood up and held Fan Zhengying’s arm.

As he helped Fan Zhengying to stand up, Xiao Shao sighed and said, "Fan Da Lang, as a general, you must know that rules are the basis of everything. You are too indulgent to your younger sister. Your actions will harm yourself and everyone around you, including her. You should think about this carefully."

After saying that, Xiao Shao turned around and said, "Take her out and don’t let me see her again in the future. Next time, it won’t be over with just fifty lashes."

Fan Zhengying clasped his fist and said, "Yes, Supreme General."

After saying that, he picked up his younger sister and left the tent. Seeing Fan Zhengyue’s body still dripping with blood, Bai He thought: ’It seems that she won’t be able to survive this disaster.’

When there were only two of them inside, Xiao Shao looked at Bai He and said, "General Bai, please have a seat."

"Thank you, Supreme General." Bai He thanked him and sat down in front of him.

After Bai He sat down, Xiao Shao asked, "How are the preparations going?"

"Everything is going smoothly according to plan. In three days, the army will be ready to set off." Bai He replied calmly.

Hearing this, Xiao Shao nodded and said, "Mhm. Well done."

After a moment of silence, Bai He asked, "Supreme General, what are your plans regarding the Shang Empire?"

After hearing his question, Xiao Shao fell into deep thought. Yesterday, he got the news about his paternal aunt’s death. Unlike the rumors circulating outside, it was not Emperor Ming who killed the Empress Dowager.

When he read the report, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. The death of his strong and brave paternal aunt was actually a suicide by drinking poisonous wine.

Bai He looked at his gloomy expression and knew that he was thinking about the Empress Dowager. Thinking of Xiao Shao’s relationship with the royal family of the Shang Empire, Bai He could understand why he was hesitant to take action against the Shang Empire. Unfortunately, Bai He’s feelings were different from Xiao Shao’s.

After the whole Bai clan was executed by Zhao Jue, Bai He only wanted revenge. The reason why he decided to join the Night Army was because he knew that Xiao Shao would not be merciful in the face of his responsibility to the common people.

When it came time for him to kill Emperor Ming, Bai He believed that Xiao Shao would do it without hesitation. When the time comes, Bai He will watch how Zhao Jue dies, and use Zhao Jue’s blood to pay tributes to appease the souls of more than three hundred people of the Bai clan that die that night.

While Bai He was thinking about his grudges with Zhao Jue, Xiao Shao said, "After we have dealt with the barbarians, we will attack the western border of the Shang Empire. We must defeat the barbarians first before we can attack the Shang Empire. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to win the war against the Shang Empire and the barbarians at the same time."

Bai He knew that Cao Qinbo was colluding with the barbarians. He also knew that if there was a war with the Shang Empire now, Ka Huo Long would lead the barbarians and attack together with the Shang Empire. When the time comes, they will be attacked from both sides. Even for a strong army like the Night Army, it is very difficult to survive a pincer attack.