I was reborn after cheating on the aloof and powerful man.

Chapter 195 General Wei

In the desolate desert under the scorching sun, experienced camel herders usually do not travel at this time.

But at this moment, this place, which should have been deserted, has unexpectedly welcomed its visitors.

A pale-faced, effeminate man led a group of people on camels to this place.

"My lord, are you really sure this is the place? Could it be that the person deceived you?" The subordinate, dressed in a flying fish robe, kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

There was nothing but sand in front of me.

"Stop!"

The effeminate man shouted, reined in the camel, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it to his advisor who was well-versed in the I Ching.

After reading the text on the note, the aide picked up the Liuren compass in his right hand and started calculating with his fingers in his left.

A moment later, he nodded to his effeminate superior.

“My lord, the character 'Dui' represents a marshland, and the horizontal stroke at the top has a gap. Its location is in the southeast, so this should be the place.” The advisor pointed to a spot in front of him.

"dig!"

At the command of the effeminate man, despite the unbearable heat, the cattle and horses under his command obediently picked up their shovels and began to work diligently under the scorching sun.

Not long after they started digging, one of the men took a shovel and felt that the ground beneath the shovel was incredibly hard.

He quickly called out to his companions, and with everyone working together, a stone door buried deep in the sand soon appeared before them.

The stone gate had no lock; its weight, as heavy as a thousand pounds, was the best lock.

Despite the best efforts of his subordinates, they could not budge the stone gate in the slightest.

Seeing this, the effeminate man told everyone to step back. He suddenly gathered his inner energy, shouted loudly, and the stone door slowly opened under his push.

A stone staircase leading to an unknown world appeared before them.

Four hours later, the effeminate man returned to the surface with his surviving subordinates.

The underground palace beneath the stone steps was full of hidden traps. If it weren't for the note that guided him, he would probably have suffered even greater losses this time.

Fortunately, the trip was so fruitful that everyone's heart is still pounding.

The hundreds of camels they brought were so heavy with treasures that they could barely move. However, this only accounted for a quarter of the remaining treasures; a vast amount of precious gems remained unloaded.

In the end, it was the effeminate man who gave the order. Apart from a few rare and precious items, they only took away easily traded jewelry, gold, cloth and spices, and had to abandon the rest for the time being.

"My lord, behind those doors, there might be even more precious treasures hidden. Is it really impossible to open them?"

"If you have such ability, then go ahead and try it. Why bother asking me?"

"I...I dare not." The subordinate who asked the question naturally understood the deeper meaning in his superior's words, and immediately lowered his head in trembling fear to admit his mistake.

"You all complained endlessly when I asked you to do things, but now that you're seeing the benefits, you're even more eager than I am," the effeminate man said after cursing a few times.

"As per the old rules, I will not interfere with what you have hidden. Now, you may choose any three items to put in your pockets. As for the dead, have Mr. Du record their names later, and I will allocate two thousand taels of silver to each of their relatives from my account."

"Sir, shall we leave now?" The astute subordinate naturally sensed the hidden meaning in his superior's words.

"go!"

This group of people came in a hurry and left just as quickly.

Half an hour later, the desert returned to its original state, showing no trace of anyone having ever set foot there.

The effeminate men's caravan traveled for five days. As they approached the border of the northern grasslands, they heard the thunderous roar of ten thousand horses, their neighs shaking the heavens and their powerful hooves pounding the earth.

Suddenly, a masked, well-trained army swiftly surrounded the effeminate man and his group.

The effeminate man's subordinates exchanged glances, fearing the newcomer might be hostile. Whether to act immediately depended on their superior's orders.

The effeminate man remained as steady as a mountain, gazing at the burly man leading the army, his thoughts unknown.

The burly man rode his horse toward him and said in a high-pitched voice:

"Lord Cui, hand over the items to me, and you may leave."

"My lord!" The effeminate man's subordinate looked displeased and was about to speak when he was glared at fiercely by the effeminate man.

"go!"

The effeminate man leaped off the camel, flashed forward, kicked a cavalryman away, snatched the man's horse, and galloped away.

Upon seeing this, the burly man immediately ordered his men to give up several dozen horses according to the number of people on the other side.

The effeminate man's subordinates, seeing that their superior had already gone far away, could only clutch their belongings tightly, leap onto their horses, and chase after him, even though they were unwilling.

The effeminate man sped along the edge of the grassland for half an hour before gradually slowing down.

Some of his bolder subordinates who followed behind him caught up and asked in confusion:

"My lord, although the enemy outnumbers us, they are hiding their true intentions. We may still have a fighting chance. Why did you give up what you had so easily?"

The effeminate man glanced sideways at the subordinate who had asked the question, and replied only indifferently:

"You can't win."

……

A few days ago, he would naturally not have agreed with the way the little girl in front of him divided the items.

No matter how eloquent the little girl was, he had contributed both manpower and effort, so why should he only get 30%?

"I admit you're quite capable and someone of importance. I'm 60% and you're 40%, so don't even think about anything more!"

The little girl sighed dramatically:

"Sir, giving you 30% is already my best effort; otherwise, you might not even get half a percent."

"What a joke! I have served as an official for decades. How could I be outmaneuvered by a mere novice? If he dares to scheme against me, he is like an ant trying to shake a tree—utterly overestimating his own abilities!"

“That person has powerful backers; it’s not as simple as you think, sir. But he’s certainly not the main reason you can only take 30%. In the end, you still don’t believe me, sir, but I’m only thinking of you. Here’s the stuff for you first, sir; you’ll understand why I said you can only take 30%.”

The little girl was very secretive; no matter how much he pressed her for details, she refused to say anything more.

……

Recalling the person he had just met, he had to admit that the little girl was right.

Even though Qiu Muchu had found a powerful backer, he felt guilty and never took this person seriously.

But what if the opponent is Wei Xiao, the ever-victorious general under Prince Rui...?

Indeed, even if the other party was masked, he could recognize the burly man from before at a glance.

Even if he manages to escape unscathed from the enemy's trapping and killing formation, he probably won't be able to take the people and things he possesses with him.

"My lord, should we return to that underground palace afterward?" The subordinate beside him was still unwilling.

Even if those things don't end up in their hands after they get back, it's hard for them to be at peace with letting them take them away so easily.

"You all go back first, but don't let this get out of the way. I have important business to attend to!"

After the effeminate man finished speaking, he turned his horse around and galloped back the way he came.

……

Fei Xi sat upright in the courtyard, sipping tea and watching the dance.

Not far away, dancers were gracefully swaying in the air.

A red veil was tied around her waist, her slender waist swaying like a snake, her white belly partially exposed, indescribably alluring and captivating.

With a light touch of her toes, the dancer's anklets jingled, her bare feet rising and falling in rhythm, her skirt, adorned with glass beads, unfurling like a mandala, dazzling and breathtaking in the sunlight.

With a leap, the silver bracelets on the dancer's wrists clinked crisply. She spun faster and faster, her skirts billowing, and the ribbons of her celestial robes seemed to carry her into the air, making her fly lightly.

Just as Fei Xi was about to clap and cheer after the dance ended, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Su Xuan burst in with a look of panic on his face:

"Princess Shouguang, I've heard you have superb medical skills. Please, save my junior brother!"