The show is about to begin!

A hint of anticipation flashed in Huan Yi's eyes. He wanted to see how much of his wicked husband's influence these three boys had inherited.

"Bang!!"

Zhang Han flung his hand and smashed the wine cup on the ground, making a piercing cracking sound, instantly cooling the heated atmosphere in the tent.

Everyone's puzzled gazes fell on Zhang Han.

"What kind of junk is this?"

A hint of mockery flashed in Zhang Han's eyes, and he cursed, "We've come all this way, and you're trying to fool us with this stuff? Do you really think we've never had good wine before?"

Meng Tian joined in the commotion, standing up, patting Zhang Han on the shoulder, and laughing, "This wine really isn't very good. These barbarians probably just look down on us!"

Huan Yi watched the two of them singing in unison, secretly amused, but discreetly observed the reactions of the others. He noticed that some people in the crowd looked displeased, and Bai Wuni even flashed a hint of anger in his eyes, but for some reason, he held back.

Oh ho?

This little brat is pretty patient, huh?

Wang Li raised an eyebrow and continued to press, "It's one thing if the wine is bad, but isn't it said that barbarians have a custom of entertaining distinguished guests? Why don't we see it?"

"Could it be...?"

He paused, then looked at Bai Wuni with disdain, "Do you look down on us?!"

Bai Wuni took a deep breath and forced a stiff smile. "Young general, you flatter me. This wine is a treasured item of mine, different from the wines of the Central Plains. It's normal if you're not used to it."

"I naturally regard all the Qin generals as honored guests. May I ask what custom you are referring to?"

To be honest, this was the highest standard that Kucha could offer, but unexpectedly, it was rejected by the Qin general so much. If it weren't for the power of Qin, he would have turned against them long ago.

Wang Li said casually, "We military generals, besides fighting on the battlefield, what else is there but fine wine and women? This wine is no good...and we can't even see any women...ha!"

"That's how it is. They say they'll send out their own women to entertain distinguished guests, but we can't even see a maid. Are they looking down on us?!" Meng Tian added with a cold laugh, without even raising his eyelids.

His words were clearly provocative, and he obviously did not accept Bai Wuni's explanation.

Bai Wuni's face grew increasingly grim. He suppressed his anger and tried to maintain a stiff smile, but the rage in his eyes was hard to conceal.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner turmoil, and then slowly said, "Generals, although my Kucha is small, we will never be lacking in the etiquette for our distinguished guests. However, our customs here are different from those of the Central Plains, so there may be some misunderstandings. If you do not mind, I will have someone arrange a song and dance performance to show our respect."

In order to show his respect for the Qin general, he refrained from the usual singing and dancing, but unexpectedly, the Qin general found fault with him instead.

There's nothing more to say. It's normal for men to be lustful, but he had never heard of the custom of offering one's woman to guests for their amusement.

Who's sick?

Do you enjoy wearing green hats for no reason?!

No sooner had the words been spoken than someone got up and opened the command tent, and a short while later, dense footsteps could be heard outside the tent.

As the music began, a dozen or so dancers in colorful costumes gracefully entered the tent and began to dance. Their movements were exquisite and light, and the atmosphere inside the tent seemed to ease somewhat due to this sudden change.

However, Huan Yi's gaze never left Bai Wuni, carefully observing the changes in his expression.

"Exotic culture?!"

The three of them had seen the graceful dances of the foreign women in Zhangtai Palace before, so they seemed somewhat indifferent to the scene before them.

"His dancing is just average, not as good as those foreign women in Zhangtai Palace!"

"Exactly, where is the princess? Why hasn't she been invited to accompany us for drinks yet?"

Zhang Han and his two companions took turns mocking Bai Wuni mercilessly, seemingly unsatisfied with the performance before them and craving more excitement and entertainment.

Bai Wuni's face had turned from green to white. He clenched his fists, his heart burning with anger, but he had to suppress it.

Only then did he realize that these Qin generals were not truly dissatisfied with the dancers' moves; they were merely looking for an excuse to humiliate him.

He couldn't understand why these Qin generals were acting this way.

Kucha was merely a tribe under the Xiongnu, and had absolutely nothing to do with offending the Qin state, much less dare to offend it.

"Generals!" Bai Wuni's voice trembled slightly, but he still tried to remain calm. "Although my Kucha is small, we will never be lacking in the etiquette for our distinguished guests. If this dance is not enough for you, I can arrange other programs."

"Furthermore, our Kucha does not have the customs that some generals have mentioned, so please forgive us."

His words had barely left his lips when the atmosphere in the tent tensed up again. Zhang Han and the other two exchanged glances, seemingly communicating silently. Then, Meng Tian suddenly burst into laughter, breaking the silence.

"Haha, Bai Wuni, what you said is quite interesting," Meng Tian said sarcastically. "You must know the area where the three of us have been recently, and you are also familiar with some of the customs of your foreign tribes. Do you intend to use these to fob us off?"

Bai Wuni's expression grew even uglier. He could naturally hear the threat in the three men's words, but he also knew that now was not the time to turn against them.

He took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger, and then slowly said, "Generals, Kucha naturally treats you all as honored guests."

"I understand. You all feel it's impolite that the Queen and Princess didn't show up to offer a toast!"

Bai Wuni tried to remain calm and smooth things over, then his gaze sharpened as he looked at his subordinate on the right and said in a deep voice, "Why aren't you going to invite the Queen and the Princess over to offer them a toast?"

Just as the subordinate was about to step out of the tent, Zhang Han suddenly blurted out, "Don't forget to invite your king's mother as well. It's a matter of superiors meeting superiors and inferiors meeting inferiors. My general also needs someone of appropriate status to accompany him."

This goes beyond being impolite; it's practically asking the king's mother to come out and drink with him right in front of the king and his subjects.

His men stopped abruptly, turned to look at Bai Wuni, and saw that although he was suppressing his anger, he nodded slightly. They quickly accepted the order and left as fast as the wind.

Although Bai Wuni forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, the anger in his eyes burned even more fiercely.

He couldn't understand what the Qin general meant. Was it just to humiliate him?

Or perhaps... deliberately provoking trouble, attempting to cause an attack on Kucha?

Upon realizing this, Bai Wuni's heart tightened, and the anger in his eyes instantly receded like a tide, replaced by endless fear.

Huan Yi noticed this subtle change and couldn't help but admire Bai Wuni more. He was no fool to be the head of a clan, and he was quite quick-witted.

They reacted so quickly and figured out Zhang Han and the other two's plan!