Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 240

Chapter 240: Chapter 238: Protecting the Nation, Protecting the People_1

Chapter 240: Chapter 238: Protecting the Nation, Protecting the People_1

“Is it funny?” Bai Qingyan raised her eyebrows; her anger was nearly uncontrollable.

Her grandfather, father, uncles, and brothers, along with hundreds of thousands of Bai family soldiers who protected the people with their lives, were they to be humiliated like a joke?!

The Centurion was kicked back repeatedly. After standing firm, he clasped his hands and bowed, not daring to look up, his fists clenched tightly, knuckles turning white.

Bai Qingyan kicked again, raising her voice: “Is it funny to humiliate a woman?!”

The Centurion hadn’t yet stood firm when another kick came, directly knocking him to the ground.

“Is it funny to bully the weak?!”

The Centurion stood firm again, clasping his hands and bowing, gritting his teeth without making a sound.

Wang Xiping arrived upon hearing the news. Hearing Bai Qingyan’s furious voice, he quickly shouted: “General Bai… General Bai!”

Wang Xiping squeezed through the crowd, glared at his subordinate, and then clasped his hands in salute to Bai Qingyan, saying: “General Bai, please calm down. I’ve heard about the situation! It is Du Sanbao’s fault! But, you know… Du Sanbao beheaded two Xiliang generals during the Wengshan battle, achieving great merit. It’s natural he got carried away. Fortunately, it was just teasing a civilian girl and did not cause any major harm. General Bai, please pardon him this once!”

Seeing Bai Qingyan’s face growing increasingly grim, Wang Xiping hurriedly said: “General Bai, rest assured, I will definitely make Du Sanbao properly apologize to this girl! Du Sanbao, what are you standing there for?!”

The Centurion Du Sanbao stepped forward and bowed towards Ji Langhua: “Sorry!”

“General Bai, what do you think… could you let it go?” Wang Xiping always protected his own.

Bai Qingyan tightly gripped the sword at her waist, holding back the anger surging in her chest. Her cold gaze fell upon Du Sanbao, who was showing a hint of glee, and she exuded a murderous aura, intimidating: “According to General Wang, in the Jin Army… soldiers can perform meritorious deeds to cover up their mistakes. So, today, I will execute this Centurion right here. General Wang, with my victory in the Southern Frontier, can I not kill him?”

Du Sanbao broke into a sweat and knelt down upon hearing this. Bai Qingyan was known as the God of Slaughter, who even dared to kill surrendered soldiers. He turned to Wang Xiping: “General Wang, I know my mistake! General Wang, save me, I am your soldier!”

“You eat the grain provided by the people of Jin! You receive the taxes paid by the people of Jin! Look into your conscience and ask yourself, whose soldier are you?!” Bai Qingyan’s voice was sonorous. “The purpose of a nation’s military is to protect the country and its people! For soldiers… it is their duty to bravely kill the enemy! Rewarding merits… granting titles, is it so that you can use these merits to humiliate your own people?!”

Wang Xiping opened his mouth…

“Where are the Bai family soldiers?!” Bai Qingyan gritted her teeth and shouted.

The injured Bai family soldiers, who had been watching the commotion at the door, immediately stepped forward, clasping their hands in salute.

“Seeing someone insult the people of the Jin Kingdom, you, as elite soldiers of the Bai family, just stood by?” Bai Qingyan asked.

The injured Bai family soldiers opened their mouths to explain but, realizing they had indeed stood by, found themselves without a defense.

“Have you all forgotten why our hundreds of thousands of Bai family brothers died?” She tightly gripped the sword, her burning gaze sweeping over the injured Bai family soldiers. “Just months ago, Fengcheng was besieged. The Vice Commander’s Bai family soldiers fought to hold off the enemy and help Fengcheng’s people escape. They died in battle without retreating! General Bai Qingyu led 1,500 elite soldiers of the Bai family to battle, fighting to give the people a chance at life, dying without leaving any remains! General Bai Qingming led his troops defending Feng County to the death! These Bai family brothers all died in battle, none survived! Why?!”