Xiao Rufeng was promoted to Deputy General, which was seen as a special promotion. Some genuinely congratulated him, like Gu Shi, while others harbored hidden envy, like Dou Xiao.

The former, Gu Shi, is a friend that Xiao Rufeng met after entering the camp. He has always been very helpful to him, and Xiao Rufeng is quite grateful to him.

The latter, Dou Xiao, is Dou Wei's son. His given name "Xiao" means "brave and skilled in battle," but this person Dou Xiao has truly betrayed his name. He has no ability and can only boast, relying on his family's influence to act arrogantly and oppressively. Upon hearing the praises from the soldiers in the army towards Xiao Rufeng, and seeing his own father promote him out of turn, going from a common soldier to a vice general, while he, the son of a general, is now just a lowly soldier under his command, he couldn't bear it. Dou Xiao immediately led a group of people to charge straight towards Xiao Rufeng's tent. He wanted to see what extraordinary abilities Xiao Rufeng possessed that made his own father view him differently.

"You must be Xiao Rufeng!" Dou Xiao's face was filled with a sinister aura as he cornered Xiao Rufeng inside the tent. His eyes half-closed, brimming with provocation.

"Yes, Young Master Dou!" Xiao Rufeng slightly bowed, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Heh! This young master thought it was some extraordinary figure, but it's just a feeble scholar. With your condition, going onto the battlefield, be careful your bones and remains don't disappear! Hahaha!" Dou Xiao sneered with laughter and threw a punch towards Xiao Rufeng's chin.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Rufeng flashed slightly, and because he had exerted too much force, not only did he fail to knock down Xiao Rufeng, but he ended up falling flat on his face.

"Dou Shao, are you alright?" Xiao Rufeng blinked in surprise. He didn't expect the young master of the general to be so useless, even though he had heard about Dou Xiao's various incidents before this.

"You dare to hide!" Dou Xiao's anger immediately turned into humiliation. In the posture of falling to the ground, he directed the people behind him, "Get them! If you kill them, it will be credited to this young master."

"Yes!" The kind of master determines the kind of servant. The group of people brought by Dou Xiao have always been accustomed to following Dou Xiao's lead and acting arrogantly. With one command from Dou Xiao, they all eagerly prepared to comply.

Slowly getting up from the ground, Dou Xiao sat and waited to see Xiao Rufeng's pitiful appearance of being beaten and howling in pain!

Ouch! Ouch! Groans of pain echoed one after another, but unfortunately none of them belonged to Xiao Rufeng.

Staring at the people rolling on the ground brought by him, Dou Xiao was flabbergasted and couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Master, he's too powerful!" They all crawled up from the ground, gloomily standing behind Dou Xiao one by one.

"Useless things!" He glared fiercely at his subordinates, then turned to Xiao Rufeng and issued a threat, "You wait and see!" It was obvious to everyone that Dou Xiao's words lacked conviction, as if he was pretending to be something he wasn't just to save face.

"Who dares to make us wait!" Just as Dou Xiao was about to escape with his subordinates, a stern voice rang out from outside the tent.

"Dad..." Caught off guard, Dou Xiao stuttered when he unexpectedly ran into Dou Wei.

"What's going on?" Dou Wei asked in a deep voice as he saw those people with bruises all over their faces, each one covering their corners of the mouth.

"I pay my respects to General!" Xiao Rufeng took a step forward, slightly bowing his body. "Please listen to what your subordinate has to say!"

Xiao Rufeng recounted the recent events and immediately kneeled down, his face filled with remorse. "It was my fault. I have harmed young master and others. General, please punish me!"

Roused from his slumber, Dou Xiao eagerly awaited his father's punishment for Xiao Rufeng. However, to his surprise, Dou Wei himself intervened, helping Xiao Rufeng up and reprimanding him instead.

"You ungrateful son! It would have been tolerable for you to cause trouble in the capital city in your usual manner! But now, you dare to cause trouble even in the military camp!" Dou Wei pointed at Dou Xiao's nose and scolded, "How did Vice General Xiao offend you, that you gather a group of people to deal with him? Apologize to Vice General Xiao immediately!"

Du Wei had a pained and frustrated expression, with both sincerity and pretense. His genuine resentment towards Du Xiao for not living up to expectations was true, but his reprimand towards Du Xiao was false, all in an effort to win over Xiao Rufeng's heart.

"Dad..." Dou Xiao stomped his foot and left, feeling both aggrieved and furious. From that moment on, he harbored a deep hatred towards Xiao Rufeng.