I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

Cong Chongqiu calmly watched Shi Qiang fill a glass of wine, and then shifted his gaze from the glass to the old patriarch.

"Let's forget all grudges with a glass of wine....Hehe..."

Cong Chongqiu sneered, "The lives of tens of thousands of soldiers cannot be saved by just a glass of wine."

"Or does the old patriarch think that those soldiers who died in vain because of Shi Qiang's wrong decision are dead and not worth mentioning!?"

Shi Qiang felt annoyed when he heard Cong Chongqiu's relentless words.

Why should he be blamed for the sacrifice of those soldiers?

Isn't it because he, Cong Chongqiu, was unwilling to give his all that so many people died?

Shi Qiang clenched his back teeth and tightened his grip on the wine glass slightly.

He was so humble, but Cong didn't even give him any face.

Shi Qiang lowered his eyes and looked at the poisoned wine in his hand, wishing he could pour it directly into Cong Chongqiu's mouth.

"......" The old patriarch's heart trembled, his lips moved twice, and he said dryly,

"how could be."

"It's just that the soldiers' sacrifice is a fact, and General Cong can't keep harping on this matter, right?"

"Give General Shi a chance to make amends. Together you fought the Daliang Kingdom until not a single piece of armor remained. Isn't this also a way to avenge the fallen soldiers?"

Cong Chongqiu put his hands behind his back, withdrew his gaze from the old patriarch, looked at Shi Qiang, and sneered,

"Then please kneel down, General Shi, and apologize to the dead soldiers. Drink this cup of apology wine."

"You..." Shi Qiang became furious when he heard that Cong Chongqiu actually asked him to kowtow and apologize to those ants.

Also, the glass of wine in his hand was poisoned, how could he drink it?

Seeing that Shi Qiang was about to lose his temper, the old patriarch hurried over and pulled Shi Qiang's arm.

"It is indeed right to kowtow and apologize for the sacrificed soldiers."

"There is no one else in this tent, so just kowtow to the soldiers and apologize."

The old patriarch deliberately pulled Shi Qiang's hand holding the wine glass, and shook the poisoned wine in the glass to spill it.

The moment the old patriarch pulled him, Shi Qiang understood what the old patriarch meant, and quickly loosened the wine glass in his hand. The wine glass fell to the ground in an instant, and the poisoned wine spilled all over the ground.

The poison provided by the Wu Ma family is not the kind that bubbles as soon as it is sprinkled on the ground.

"Oh my~" the old patriarch looked at the spilled wine and exclaimed what a pity.

"Such a good wine, how can you be so careless..."

"It's my fault. I didn't hold it firmly." Shi Qiang said quickly, "I'll pour another cup."

Having said that, Shi Qiang quickly turned around and took another wine glass from the table.

Damn it, luckily he reacted quickly, because he didn't dare to drink the wine from the glass that had been filled with poisoned wine.

The old patriarch said that there is no antidote for this poison. The poison will only last for three hours at most, and the patient will die from intestinal rupture and stomach rupture.

Those who are poisoned during these three hours will lose all their martial arts skills, become powerless and be at the mercy of others.

It was just right that he could take advantage of this time to give Cong Chongqiu a good beating to vent his anger, and at the same time make him hand over the military token.

Shi Qiang took the wine glass and quickly poured another glass of non-toxic wine, then put the wine pot on the table.

"I...I apologize to all the soldiers, please accept my toast..."

When Shi Qiang raised his glass towards the west and was about to drink, Cong Chongqiu sneered and interrupted Shi Qiang's performance.

"Kneel down and apologize!!"

Shi Qiang was stunned, his back teeth grinding with a sound, he wished he could smash Cong Chongqiu's head to pieces.

They actually dared to make him kneel down. Are these people worthy?

He kneels to heaven, to earth, to his parents, and to His Majesty, but he cannot kneel to these ants.

When the old patriarch saw that the situation was getting tense, he quickly took another half step forward and tried to persuade them.

"This... there's no need to kneel down, right?"

He wanted to persuade Shi Qiang to kneel down, but seeing Shi Qiang's angry look, he didn't dare to persuade him, for fear that Shi Qiang would get angry and cause trouble.

Those soldiers were dead, so there was really no need for them to kneel down and apologize.

Cong Chongqiu glanced at the old patriarch who was getting closer and closer to him, and clenched his fists slightly.

When the old patriarch was approaching, those damn assassins actually moved half a step further than the old patriarch, blocking the position between him and the old patriarch.

Cong Chongqiu turned to look at the old patriarch.

"It's a must. Just kneeling down is already a bargain for him."

The old patriarch, "......."

These two stubborn guys are simply committing sins!

Things can't just stay here.

The old patriarch looked at Shi Qiang helplessly.

"There's no one else in the tent except the three of us. You should kneel down and apologize to the soldiers."

When saying this, the old patriarch also winked at Shi Qiang: Put the overall situation first!

At this moment, Shi Qiang was in no mood to pay attention to the old patriarch's expression.

When he heard that the old patriarch actually stood on Cong Chongqiu's side, he became angry.

"What do you mean there are only three of us? Aren't the four people following you human beings?!"

If this matter spreads in the imperial city, how can he survive in the imperial city in the future? Wouldn't he be laughed at to death?

Cong Chongqiu was delighted when he heard Shi Qiang's words.

The old patriarch’s pig teammate is online.

I was just worrying about how to get these four assassins out.

The opportunity didn't come.

Cong Chongqiu raised his eyebrows and looked at the four assassins beside the old patriarch.

"These are people close to the old patriarch, and they have lived in the imperial city for a long time. No one on this side of the border knows them, so it's no problem for them to be here."

Shi Qiang's lips trembled with anger.

It’s because they all live in the Imperial City, so it’s not possible here!!!

These assassins are very familiar to many people in the imperial city. They are just tight-lipped about the affairs of the Wu Ma family, but they are very loose-lipped about other people's affairs.

"Why not? It's just not okay! This general will never kneel down."

Shi Qiang tightly gripped the wine glass and almost roared out these words.

Cong Chongqiu also refused to give in. "Since you are not sincerely admitting your mistake, then you may as well not drink this wine tonight."

"Farewell!!"

Having said that, Cong Chongqiu turned around and was about to walk out.

Shi Qiang was stunned. He left immediately...

The old patriarch panicked and quickly reached out to grab Cong Chongqiu's arm.

At this moment, Cong Chongqiu almost knocked the old patriarch down directly.

However, thinking that Shi Qiang had given him a better opportunity, he still endured it.

"General Cong, please stay!"

"Both generals are people of temperament. We are one now, and everything can be discussed."

Cong Chongqiu said with a stern face, "You must kneel down and apologize. No room for negotiation."

"Impossible!" Shi Qiang gritted his teeth and stared at Cong Chongqiu, almost unable to resist smashing the wine glass in his hand.

"Ha!" Cong Chongqiu sneered, "You have no sincerity at all. You might as well not drink this wine!"