Chapter 165: The Lost

“I originally came just to ask for a sip of wine.”

Cai Heng gave Mo Xiaobai an innocent look, then plopped down on the side table: “I don’t know what you told those men, but I know I’m drinking this bowl of Lingzhi Wine today, no matter what.”

“What if I don’t give it to you?”

“Those families have their own private interests and conflicts. The Prefecture Government won’t send troops to save them casually. But I’m different. I’m just a scholar. My ancestors were famous for studying. Most importantly, I’m the only son of the Cai Family. Unlike them, who have dozens of brothers in their clan. If I’m locked up for too long, Juancheng won’t just stand by and watch.”

Cai Heng sat up straight and spoke, acting like he saw right through everything.

But Mo Xiaobai just found the guy hard to handle. He wasn’t fooled by him: “Normally, what you said is right. But I’m a Second-Class Baron, and I also have the official position of Colonel. Oh, by the way, I’m also very close friends with the Chief Clerk of Juancheng. If I detain you, your father seems to have no choice but to just worry.”

“You’re a Baron?”

Now Cai Heng was the one who looked dumbfounded. He had previously inferred that Mo Xiaobai was a Lord with some power and strength, but he didn’t expect that Mo Xiaobai had two other identities.

In the Great Han, identity was very important.

If he rashly broke into the fief of a noble, he would be the one to suffer in the end. Because the Cai Family could only use their Fame to ask the Prefecture Government for some help. They had not cultivated any other family power.

Unlike other families, which had raised a group of Retainers and hidden forces to some extent.

However, Cai Heng didn’t know that the claws of a Noble Family reaching out from Qing Province had already been chopped off cleanly by Mo Xiaobai.

“A genuine Second-Class Baron. What else do you have to say now?” Mo Xiaobai stood up and spoke, then looked at He Chun: “Take him down to write a family letter. I really want to see how his father plans to save his son.”

Hearing this, He Chun was about to escort Cai Heng away. Cai Heng saw the setup and immediately shouted: “Wait, wait! I won’t write any family letter. I’ll take the blame for the trouble I caused myself. Just tell me what I need to do to get me released.”

“Not write one?”

Mo Xiaobai raised his eyebrow and looked at Cai Heng. This guy was really different from the ones before.

“Yes, I won’t write one.”

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you if I get angry?”

“Even if you kill me, I won’t ask my father for help.”

“You’ve got some character.”

Mo Xiaobai burst out laughing, then nodded: “I can give you one chance. You stay here and help me with something. After it’s done, I’ll let you go.”

“Really? You’re not lying to me?”

“What a lot of nonsense. Maybe I should just keep you locked up until your father comes to save you.”

“No, no! I agree, I agree! You tell me quickly, what do I have to do?”

“Go teach at my Academy. Teach for a full month, and then I’ll let you go.”

“There’s an Academy here too?”

Hearing this, Cai Heng looked dumbfounded again. How could a place that he thought was just a poor mountain valley even have an Academy?

Is it just a small courtyard with a few bamboo scrolls?

Mo Xiaobai ignored Cai Heng’s surprised look and continued: “Jianli, send someone to escort him to the Academy. Tell Duke Kangcheng and Kongming that all the children in my territory under ten years old are to be taught by this boy. Let Kongming focus on those over ten years old.”

“Yes!”

He Chun nodded immediately. This time, he didn’t push Cai Heng. Instead, he gestured with his hand:

“Sir, please come with me.”

“Sigh,” Cai Heng shook his head helplessly. “I, Cai Boyi, am so wise and knowledgeable. I never thought I’d end up like this just because of a cup of wine.”

Cai Heng was unable to escape, and he didn’t want his father to worry. So he had no choice but to agree to stay and teach students, and a group of children under ten at that.

Now, Cai Heng just wanted this one month to pass quickly so he could return to Juancheng immediately. After going back, he would never enter Dang Mountain again. The mountain was too dangerous; people got kidnapped at any moment.

With Cai Heng leaving, the following families had their own dirty secrets. Mo Xiaobai had only pointed it out slightly, and that was enough to make them pale with fear.

As the disciples of the first six noble families left one after another, the last one was finally pushed into the main tent by He Chun.

Wei Bing, Wei Ziyi.

This guy didn’t need to introduce himself. Mo Xiaobai was already very familiar with him.

In his past life, this was the guy who stirred up trouble in the Qing Province business circle, tormenting many players.

Seeing him standing in front of him, Mo Xiaobai’s first thought was to let He Chun just chop him down. Not only would it take out his anger from his past life, but he wouldn’t have to worry about this guy controlling the Qing Province business circle anymore.

But then, after thinking it over carefully, Mo Xiaobai gave up this tempting idea. Instead, he said: “Does a small Wei Family from Qing Province dare to target me? Don’t you know you’re in big trouble?”

“Don’t try to break me with words. I’m not one of those fools.” Wei Bing sneered upon hearing this. He didn’t believe Mo Xiaobai could do anything to him. If he kept him locked up, his family would definitely find out.

When his family came to save him, he would make sure to give Mo Xiaobai a hard time.

“Break you? With the things your Wei Family has done, do I even need to try to break you?”

A corner of Mo Xiaobai’s mouth curled up as he said: “If you want people not to know, you must not have done it. Recently, the Jizhou trade route hasn’t been very peaceful. Do you think everyone is a fool? Don’t you know that Daye Marsh can hide people?”

Trade route!

Daye Marsh!

When these two words popped out from Mo Xiaobai’s mouth, Wei Bing’s pupils suddenly contracted.

How did this person know?

How did he know about the arrangement made by the Wei Family?

Thinking this, a flash came to Wei Bing’s mind about the look Cui Yi and Zhang Yao had given him when they returned earlier. It was almost like an expression of wanting to eat him.

“Too bad!”

The Wei Family had been secretly cultivating their power so they wouldn’t be noticed.

Once people found out, the Wei Family would be in a very passive position.

“Are you at a loss now? What are you so proud of in front of me? Think hard about how to write a letter to your family and tell them to come here to collect you.”

Mo Xiaobai still wanted Wei Bing to go back and write a family letter. But as He Chun escorted Wei Bing back, with less than five steps left to the tent entrance, Mo Xiaobai suddenly spoke:

“By the way, if I remember correctly, you should have a retinue with you named ‘The Lost’, right?”

The Lost was the first Player from his past life to get involved in the NPC business circle. He was also the first Player to reach a cooperation deal with an NPC family. He was even the first to swallow the Wei Family’s Qing Province assets and build a commercial territory as a special Lord.

Mo Xiaobai had spent too much time with Luyu in Qing Province in his past life. For such a figure of Qing Province, even if he didn’t pay special attention, he still knew quite a bit about them.

It was said that this guy had also lost his territory early on and had been relying on the Wei Family Young Master ever since.

That Wei Family Young Master was Wei Bing himself.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, and I don’t know anyone named ‘The Lost’.”

Wei Bing denied it flatly. But Mo Xiaobai wasn’t anxious at all. He just smiled and said: “It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it. I just need to kill all the people I brought here, and I’ll know who ‘The Lost’ is.”

Mo Xiaobai wanted to find The Lost not because he was a Great God Player from his past life, but because of his other identity:

One of the seven core Players of the Seven Heroes Alliance.