Madam Bai instantly understood, but accustomed to giving orders, she said to the Wang family's butler, "What are you still standing there for? Take my daughter to the hospital."
The old butler hesitated, then finally understood that Bai Ji's facial injury was not inflicted by anyone else, but by their own mistress. Given this: "I'm sorry, since this injury is a gift from the master, I dare not take the madam to get treatment alone."
For the butler, he only needed to respect his master's wishes.
Madam Bai gritted her teeth in anger, "Is this how you treat your lady of the house?"
The old butler remained silent and offered no rebuttal, simply gazing at the villa, as if waiting for Wang Hui to emerge.
Madam Bai, wanting to display her superiority, opened her mouth to scold, but Bai Ji stopped her, "Mother, stop. My face hurts badly. Hurry and find a car to take me for treatment."
Madam Bai's face darkened, and she directly commanded, "If you won't take us, then find Li Liang to drive us!"
The old butler glanced at her indifferently and said, "No! If you want to go, find your own car."
Madam Bai was so furious she almost had a stroke. If Bai Ji hadn't held her back, she would have rushed forward and scratched the old man's face to shreds. Seeing her daughter's state, she immediately took out her phone and dialed her own family's servant, "Hurry to the Bai family villa to pick us up."
Now that the little slut was out of the picture, her own people should be able to pick her up, right?
Inside the Bai family villa, only Bai Xi and the members of the dark department remained.
Zhao Mingxun sent all the subordinates of the dark department outside the villa, leaving only Bai Xi, Zhao Mingxun, and Wang Hui inside the Bai family villa.
Wang Hui knelt before Bai Xi again, using his knees to inch closer to her. All his previous arrogance had vanished, replaced by apprehension and trembling. "Your subordinate had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. I was misled by the treacherous words of that slut and attacked you, thus deserving death."
Bai Xi said lightly, "Commander Wang's ability to shirk responsibility is quite extraordinary."
Upon hearing this, Wang Hui lowered his head even further, "No, no, I wouldn't dare."
Bai Xi said calmly, "Disobeying a superior, what is the penalty?"
Wang Hui trembled and squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Execution."
Bai Xi said coolly, "Then why haven't you acted? Do you want me to make the move?"
Wang Hui choked back a sob, "War God, I beg you, please spare my life! As long as you spare my life, I am willing to donate all of the Wang family's assets to the dark department."
He had no parents above and no descendants below, so the most important person was always himself.
If he could exchange his property for his life, it would be a great deal for him.
Bai Xi looked at Wang Hui before her and said lightly, "Zhao Mingxun, bring up Wang Hui's personal combat record."
Zhao Mingxun immediately transformed into the most loyal and overbearing assistant to the female War God. He pulled out a watch and began to manipulate it. Soon, the watch projected a blue light screen into the air, displaying Wang Hui's entire combat record.
Bai Xi casually scanned it, "Fifteen years in the dark department, combat record is acceptable, and no disciplinary offenses. He is lustful and of poor character, but there are no records of serious offenses like forcibly abducting civilian women. This time... I can let you off."
Wang Hui exclaimed in shock, "Really?"
Bai Xi said coldly, "However, you will be expelled from the dark department, but your assets will not be confiscated."
Wang Hui's eyes were filled with surprise, "Thank you, War God!"
Bai Xi said lightly, "Don't thank me yet. My leniency comes with conditions."
Wang Hui had already prepared for the worst. Now that there was a glimmer of hope, he would naturally cooperate fully with Bai Xi, "Please state your conditions, War God."
Bai Xi said softly, "You cannot divorce Bai Ji, nor can you directly kill her. But you must remember what you said to me today."
Wang Hui immediately understood Bai Xi's meaning, "I will definitely satisfy you, War God."
He already hated Bai Ji to the bone at this moment and wished he could kill her. But the War God was right, killing her would be too easy, too mundane.
He wanted to make her suffer, to make her pay for losing her reliance on the dark department.
Bai Xi added, "And your tongue, I'm afraid I cannot forgive."
Without a lesson, how would he learn his lesson?
Bai Xi said it decisively. Wang Hui's body stiffened slightly, then he said, "Thank you, War God, for your magnanimity. Wang Hui knows what to do!"
With that, he took matters into his own hands and cut off his own tongue. Instantly, blood gushed out, creating a horrifying scene.
Zhao Mingxun immediately stepped forward, using some life-saving medicine prepared by the dark department for each commander to suppress the surging blood and prevent his windpipe from being blocked, thus saving his life. After doing all this, Zhao Mingxun's gaze narrowed slightly as he reminded, "Mr. Wang should know what can be said and what cannot be said, shouldn't he..."
Wang Hui nodded weakly.
The confidentiality agreement of the dark department was something everyone who joined knew. He didn't want to die and wanted to live well, so he had to adhere to it until death.
What's more, he couldn't even speak now.
Then, he knelt on the ground and bowed to Bai Xi again.
To be honest, this kind of punishment was considered light for him, and he should be content.
After Wang Hui left, Zhao Mingxun fawningly approached, "Bai God, your ring."
He said, handing it over with both hands.
Only the War God had the authority to access the personal information of all members of the dark department. Yesterday, Bai Xi had given him the ring and asked him to run errands. Holding the ring felt amazing, much like a fox borrowing the prestige of a tiger.
Bai Xi said lightly, "Leave it with you for now."
She could activate the high-level permissions of the dark department through her corneal reflection. For other matters, she didn't need the dark department to act.
Keeping it with Zhao Mingxun would also make it convenient for him to handle matters for her.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingxun was overjoyed and looked at Bai Xi expectantly, "Bai God, you see, among the many high-ranking and top-tier generals in the dark department, you don't contact them, yet you ask me to handle everything. Now, is it because you feel I am loyal and trustworthy, worthy of entrustment, that you place the ring representing your identity with me? Or is it because you feel I have extraordinary talent and am worthy of cultivation?"
Bai Xi raised her eyes and said calmly, "... I think you are humorous and witty."
Zhao Mingxun: "..."
As the night deepened, a red butterfly silently flew into Bai Xi's room, carrying a sweet fragrance.
Bai Xi lay on her custom-made large bed, enveloped by the fragrance, and sank into a deeper sleep.
At the same time, a dark figure stealthily approached Bai Xi's bed like a ghost. A pair of beautiful eyes looked at Bai Xi, filled with an ineffable deep affection, but the moment he truly got close to her, they were filled with suppressed and restrained emotions.
He gently lifted Bai Xi's wrist, on which the blood-red jade bracelet was currently shining brightly.
The man brought his wrist close to the red jade bracelet. The bracelet, as if awakened by something, began to frantically absorb his blood and emit a captivating glow.
The man's face gradually turned pale. After a while, he moved his wrist away, and a crescent-shaped scar appeared on his wrist.
He reached out and gently wiped it with his index finger, and the mark disappeared as if it had never been there.
The moonlight shone on his handsome face, pale and tragic, but his eyes were only on Bai Xi, who was sleeping sweetly at the moment, his gaze gentle and lingering.
It was enough to quietly guard her like this.