"Stay out." Si Ning said to his guards gesturing for Ah Dai to stay out too as the woman closed the door behind him after stepping into the room.

"Any request you will like to make Young Master?"

Qiu Bai waved his hand for the woman to leave even though her question was directed to Si Ning. The woman saluted before taking a step back and left the room swiftly and Si Ning was quite glad the overbearing fragrance of the perfume was gone.

Si Ning found himself facing Qiu Bai and his companions and he could perceive a pleasant scent drifting around the room concealing the scent of the perfume the women wore when he took a step closed to them. Seeing that Qiu Bai was waving him over left Si Ning no choice than to join Qiu Bai's table even though he doesn't want to get entangled with the women in the room but still he walked up to the table and sat opposite Qiu Bai.

Just as expected two of them quickly latched themselves at his sides, their perfume so strong that Si Ning felt like shaking them off, instead he concentrated his attention on Qiu Bai not giving the two people at his side any attention even though one started to trail her finger on his face while the other held his arm, making sure it was almost sandwiched between her breasts but Si Ning had not yet come to the conclusion of what to say to Qiu Bai that he was not even horny even though he was so horny and unsatisfied in the afternoon.

Qiu Bai robes were opened, his bare chest out as the woman beside him rubbed her hand lightly back and forth on his chest. His hair flowed long and loose past his shoulders, his eyes were narrowed from the effect of the alcohol he had consumed that Si Ning wondered if the Prince of Xilie would be in his right sense for them to have a discussion.

Qiu Bai clicked his tongue making the woman trailing her hand on Si Ning's face stopped and crossed over to Qiu Bai's side as the one rubbing Qiu Bai's chest scooted to give her space to sit. This left Si Ning confused but he was a little glad to be rid of her. Si Ning could see she wore heavy makeup and was quite pretty, just like the type of beauty he wanted to spend time with.

"The night is still young." Qiu Bai said as he turned to face her, sticking out his tongue and licked her lower lip before kissing her. His tongue tangling with hers while they kissed like there was no tomorrow and the wet sound of kisses and her faint moaning filled the whole room.

Si Ning only stared at them, he had seen many of an act like that so it didn't faze him. He had been sexually frustrated at the palace but right now he doesn't even feel like having someone touch him all over like the girl that was pulling at Qiu Bai's cloth while the one on the side kept rubbing her face on his shoulder to get his attention.

After some time they later parted and Qiu Bai said something to her which she nodded vigorously before standing up, leaving with the rest of the groups, and the one beside Si Ning gave him a kiss on the neck before leaving. Si Ning was glad they left and Qiu Bai was still in his right mind even though he looked like he had taken a large amount of alcohol.

Looking at how Qiu Bai's inner robe was undone, exposing all his chest and didn't make a move to cover his chest up made Si Ning raised a brow but Qiu Bai didn't look at him once and only took a napkin on the table to clean his mouth before filling his cup with alcohol and also poured a cup for Si Ning handing it over.

There was no harm in drinking a cup because Si Ning felt like taking some alcohol so he accepted it and was about to drink when he remembered he had to be careful when dealing with Qiu Bai. He had been pretty much careless and doesn't even have time to suspect the people around him anymore but his guts tell him he should thread carefully with Qiu Bai, so instead of drinking it, he placed the cup back on the table.

"Is this perhaps General Si Ning's rebellious stage?" Qiu Bai smirked taking a walnut from a bowl on the table and threw it in his mouth, chewing slowly.

If Si Ning knew XiXi place was a brothel, he would have never suggested it and he knew Qiu Bai thought he was well aware of the type of establishment so he could deny it, instead he smiled slightly when he noticed Qiu Bai was still waiting for a reply.

"I am not married yet." Si Ning replied folding his hands on his laps before he mistakenly carries the alcohol and drinks it.

Qiu Bai laughed loudly at his reply before leaning over. "That is why I like you General Si Ning, regardless of being well you still do not attend the court meetings, that is a bold move." He drank a mouthful of his wine. "It is like you don't even care about rules and regulations of the Nation or the palace." He pointed out as he threw few walnuts into his mouth.

Si Ning never for once consider the consequences of his actions or think about it, since Xiu Zhicheng told him to rest and that was what he did. He needs a drink so he took a sip of his drink since Qiu Bai also drank it which means there was nothing suspicious in the alcohol. He could tell the alcohol was strong but nothing he cannot handle as long as he only takes a cup or two.

"Because I do not follow these rules and regulations must be the reason you thought I will betray Xiu." Si Ning admitted that he purposely does not attend the court meetings as he took another sip of his drink.

Si Ning doesn't believe Qiu Bai was confident he would betray Xiu because he wanted to be free from Xiu Zhicheng and he doesn't consider himself as someone in the palm of Xiu Zhicheng's hand.

Qiu Bai shrugged filling up his empty cup. "Who knows, curious are we?" He smirked.

Si Ning knows for sure he wasn't curious. "No, you picked me because I have military power and you need me for your plan to be successful." He had to point out that he still had the upper hand.

Si Ning knew the commencement of the war Qiu Bai wanted to start rests solely on his shoulders and the Naton he would end up supporting would likely be the one to emerge as a winner and he wanted to remind Qiu Bai of that. Qiu Bai was still a Prince of Xilie not the Emperor yet and if he ends up siding with Xiu and tell Xiu Zhicheng about Qiu Bai's plan then without the Ge family army, Xiu would be able to crush Xilie with or without help from the Nations that have an alliance with them.

Qiu Bai understood the deep meaning behind Si Ning's words that he stopped in the middle of pouring a drink and placed the jar on the table. "Now tell me General Si Ning which side do you choose."

"Rushing are we?" It was a turn for Si Ning to smirk since he detected that Qiu Bai was trying to conceal how urgent he sounded.

"..." Qiu Bai carried the jar, trying to look patient as he waited for Si Ning's reply to his question.

"Which side do you think I will choose?" Si Ning raised a brow.