My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 91: Lai Ka’s Beliefs

When the soldiers saw Feng Xiyan and the generals approaching, they stood up, clasped their fists, and greeted in unison, "This subordinate greets the Great General!"

After Feng Xiyan took his seat at the head of the table, he said, "You may rise."

"Thank you, Great General," the soldiers responded, then returned to their seats.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Feng Xiyan announced, "Let the banquet begin."

With that, the soldiers working in the kitchen bring out dish after dish, filling the air with mouth-watering aromas.

While everyone in the Feng Army’s barracks was enjoying the victory banquet, two soldiers guarding the underground prison could only sniff the air and swallow hard.

One of them poured a bowl of water and took a sip before saying, "I wonder what delicious food the kitchen staff prepared for tonight’s victory banquet."

His comrade sighed and replied, "I heard that Fairy Bai gave the Great General a lot of heaven’s food and drinks, and he told the kitchen staff to distribute it to everyone. I don’t know if we are lucky enough to taste the food bestowed by Fairy Bai."

When the first soldier heard this, he wailed in sadness. "Ah~ I really want to taste that food! It must taste amazing!"

Just as the two were lamenting their bad luck for having to work while others were having fun at the victory banquet, a soldier arrived carrying a bamboo basket.

"Brothers, look what I brought for you two," the soldier said as he placed the basket on the wooden table.

He opened it and took out a plate of braised meat, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, half a roast chicken, a plate of steamed white flour buns, and two bowls of steamed white rice.

Then he pulled out a small earthen jar and said, "The Great General said everyone can have a bowl of heaven’s drink bestowed by Fairy Bai. I filled this jar with one of the drinks for you two to taste."

After saying that, he put away the bamboo basket and added, "Brothers, I need to head back to the kitchen. Don’t forget to bring the empty bowls and plates back later."

The two soldiers quickly nodded. "Alright. Thank you, brother."

After the soldier left, the remaining two eagerly picked up their chopsticks and began enjoying the food and drink.

"Heavens! Since when did the military chefs’ cooking skills become so good?" one of them exclaimed in surprise as he savored the braised meat.

The other soldier poured the drink from the earthen jar and was stunned to find it bubbling and sizzling.

Staring at the black liquid, he asked, "What kind of drink produces bubbles and sizzles like this? Can we drink this?"

Despite his doubt, he couldn’t resist taking a small sip. The moment the drink went down his throat, he felt refreshed. A second later, he accidentally let out a loud burp.

"Ergh~!" Licking his lips, he said, "This drink tastes sweet and cool! It’s really delicious and refreshing!"

When his words fell, the other soldier didn’t waste time and poured a bowl for himself and took a big gulp. Two seconds later, he burped and said, "It’s really delicious!"

Filling up his comrade’s bowl, he said, "Brother, drink more!"

While the two were busy tasting the food and carbonated drink, inside one of the dark cells, Lai Ka opened his eyes.

After being locked and tortured in the underground prison for six days, Lai Ka’s body was covered in dirt, blood, and wounds.

Each day, he was given only two sips of water and a small, hard bun made from coarse flour—just enough to keep him alive.

Feeling the burning pain in his throat, he swallowed hard, but his mouth was as dry as a desert. Clenching his teeth and enduring the pain coursing through his body, he pushed against the ground and sat up with difficulty.

The slight movement tore open his wounds again, and fresh blood began to flow. "Ugh!" He groaned and leaned weakly on the cold wall.

When the soldiers heard his groan, they paused briefly but then continued eating.

Closing his eyes, Lai Ka breathed heavily and pressed his hands against the wounds in an attempt to stop the bleeding. After a moment that felt like an eternity, he pulled his hands away and looked at his stomach.

Seeing that the wound was still bleeding, he gritted his teeth and pressed the wound harder. A few minutes later, blood still flowed from his wound.

With no other way to stop it, he opened his mouth and called out weakly, "Someone, this general needs medicine."

He waited for a while, but the two soldiers ignored him.

Gritting his teeth, he called again—this time louder. "Someone, this general is bleeding. Give me medicine!"

After calling a few more times, one of the soldiers finally slammed his chopsticks down and scolded, "What are you yelling for?! Shut up!"

Seeing that Lai Ka had stopped yelling, he picked up his chopsticks again and grumbled, "I don’t know why the Great General is keeping him alive. He should have been dismembered to avenge our brothers and the common people."

Hearing this, the other soldier put down his chopsticks and stood up. "I will go check on him. It will be troublesome if he dies. You eat first."

Although he hated the Yuezhi Tribe and Lai Ka, the soldier knew their Great General still needed this prisoner alive. Waving his hand, the soldier replied, "Fine."

With that, the other soldier went to Lai Ka’s cell in the back area.

Standing before the dark cell, he looked through the wooden bars and saw fresh blood staining the ground.

He averted his eyes from the blood and observed Lai Ka for a moment.

Looking at his pale complexion and weak breathing, the soldier said, "Stop yelling. If you keep making trouble, I won’t mind shutting you up myself."

With that, he turned and began walking away.

Watching the soldier’s retreating figure, Lai Ka thought, ’I have been captured for six days, yet there is still no movement from the Supreme General. Could it be that what Feng Xiyan said is true? Does the Supreme General plan to abandon me?’

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