Before the sky was fully light,
when the air around was still below freezing.
In Changping Prefecture, Lingfeng County, within the Bai Family ancestral land.
Inside the room where the Family Head of the Bai Family resided,
at that time Bai Yigang, the current Family Head, had already awoken early, sitting silently in the seat of honor.
He flipped through the papers in his hand while inwardly heaving a sigh.
Originally, Bai Yigang's initial thought was,
to possess the lands of two counties, and live at ease.
If possible, to act as a local emperor within these two counties.
Then, to continuously expand and strengthen the Bai Family.
If they encountered an enemy they could not resist, they would choose to surrender immediately.
There's no shame in losing and surrendering,
at least you would still be alive.
If you cannot win, but still stubbornly resist, that would truly be like lighting a lamp in a latrine, seeking death.
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At the beginning,
