The grain reserves at the frontline military camp were a scene of bustling activity. Yet, beneath this seemingly ordinary busyness, a conspiracy was quietly unfolding.
Recalling the events of the previous chapter, the General's wife's jade pendant had unexpectedly revealed a secret passage map to the Western Regions, leaving Li Rufeng deeply shocked. He could not help falling into deep thought, pondering how to deal with this sudden development.
However, just as Li Rufeng was racking his brains, something unexpected happened on the other side. As it turned out, the official in charge of managing military grain and provisions was a shifty-looking fellow with sly eyes. Sneakily directing his subordinates, he was replacing the frontline spiritual rice rations with a batch of "diarrhea-inducing toxic rice."
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