Pei Wugou truly had no other choice.
At last, he ordered, “Men, escort Miss Wen He away and see that she is properly settled. Once this marquis has fought the decisive battle, we will pass judgment!”
At the same time, he added in a low voice, “Remember, take good care of Miss Wen He. If she loses so much as a single hair, I’ll have your heads!”
The personal guards dared not be careless and hurriedly escorted Wen He away.
Even as she was forcibly taken away, Wen He wore an utterly fearless and righteous expression.
“I’m saving someone!”
“I did nothing wrong!”
“You’re the ones in the wrong—the entire military camp is in the wrong!”
“I, Wen He, am not wrong!”
…
The generals and soldiers had already been deeply dissatisfied with Pei Wugou’s handling of the matter and were on the verge of erupting. When they heard Wen He standing above them and rubbing their noses in it again, they could no longer take it.
“Damn it, she’s not wrong? So we’re the ones at fault?”
“Song Shaoyi was a hostage. She released him, and she’s still not wrong? Damn it, if we lose the battle and get killed, she’ll still say she did nothing wrong, won’t she?”
“Marquis, kill her! Haven’t you always stressed the strict enforcement of military discipline? The evidence is conclusive. Why haven’t you punished her? We refuse to accept this!”
“That’s right! We refuse to accept it!”
“That woman must be cut into a thousand pieces, or we will never accept it!”
…
The soldiers looked as if they were about to rebel.
Or rather, they were only one step away from rebellion.
For Wen He’s sake, Pei Wugou withstood that enormous pressure and returned to the command tent.
But entering the command tent did not mean the matter was resolved. He kept asking his personal guards about the condition of the entire army.
“Marquis, the situation is bad. The soldiers outside are kneeling and refusing to leave, and the whole army is beginning to stir.”
“Marquis, everyone in the army is opposed to you. They want you to punish Wen He. They say she first ruined General Lu Chaosheng’s marriage, and now she has dragged the brothers into being beaten. Military law demands her execution!”
“Marquis, if you don’t deal with this soon, the entire army will lose control!”
…
Pei Wugou’s face turned deathly pale.
He knew exactly what it meant for the entire army to lose control. Once that happened, the army would transform into a raging flood. It would no longer be something one man could suppress with force.
If such a situation arose, the mildest outcome would be a mutiny in the camp. A more serious one would be open rebellion. Worse still, the soldiers might plunder the surrounding areas, become bandits, and massacre entire prefectures and counties.
They could even plunge the entire realm into chaos!
Pei Wugou could not bear the consequences.
His peripheral vision fell upon Vice-General Chen Song. As if he had seized a lifeline, Pei Wugou said, “Chen Song, tell me. What should I do now?”
“In any case, Little He absolutely cannot be punished!”
Vice-General Chen Song immediately put on a solemn expression. “That’s right. Absolutely correct!”
“Miss Wen He must not be punished!”
“Miss Wen He is the love of your life, Marquis. She is your love. Let alone Yun Capital—even throughout the entire world, what is the greatest thing of all?”
“Love is supreme!”
“For the sake of love, so what if the heavens collapse and the earth splits?”
“So what if the seas dry up and the rocks crumble?”
“For love, we cannot retreat even one step!”
“We absolutely cannot retreat!”
“We cannot retreat even unto death!”
Pei Wugou was stunned.
He had already begun to regret asking Chen Song. Based on his understanding of Chen Song, the man would surely try every possible way to persuade him not to jeopardize the army’s affairs for the sake of a woman.
But now…
Chen Song was actually supporting him?!
“Have you suddenly attained enlightenment?”
“Have you comprehended the Great Dao of Love?”
Chen Song continued, “Marquis, it’s only a few soldiers causing trouble. You once suppressed the people of the Cangbo Battalion with a single blade, intimidating the entire army until none of them dared raise their heads.”
“Now you can likewise use a spear to force the whole army into obedience.”
“Besides, you’re only doing this for love. What have you done wrong?”
“Therefore, Miss Wen He is not wrong.”
“You are not wrong either!”
“The ones at fault are those soldiers!”
His words were decisive, and Pei Wugou’s mood instantly improved. He reached out and patted Chen Song on the shoulder. “I never expected this, Chen Song. I never thought there would be a day when you supported me.”
“With your support, this marquis has even less to fear.”
Chen Song clenched his fist and declared, “I will always be the marquis’s most steadfast supporter.”
“However, Marquis, I need to make some preparations as well.”
“So that I can help you suppress those troublesome soldiers.”
After Pei Wugou agreed, Chen Song immediately hurried back to his tent. From a hidden compartment, he took out the letters exchanged with reckless.
Originally, those letters had been a death warrant.
If they were discovered, Chen Song’s head would certainly roll. But now…
Those letters had become his talisman.
If the soldiers rose up and tried to kill him, he could simply hold up the letters and sincerely tell everyone that he had already pledged allegiance to Lord Duke. Ha! At that point, he might even become the leader of those soldiers.
He could take them to pledge allegiance to General Wang Ming—that would be a tremendous achievement!
And so…
He immediately tucked the letters into his robes. Only after making sure they were secure did he go looking for Pei Wugou. But from a shadow guard, he learned that Pei Wugou had gone to see Wen He.
“Damn, he really is devoted!”
“Go on, be even more devoted.”
“When the military camp descends into chaos, make sure you stay devoted then, too!”
…
“Little He, are you all right?”
The moment he entered the prison, Pei Wugou’s expression changed.
His most beloved Wen He was curled up in the corner, tears streaming down her face.
Pei Wugou had never seen Wen He like this before. Alarmed, he hurried over.
Only after asking did he learn that she had been threatened.
“Those personal guards had the marquis’s orders, so they didn’t dare do anything to me. But on the way here, quite a few soldiers pointed knives at me. They even said they would offer me up as a reward to the entire army!”
“Ah Wu, I… I didn’t do anything wrong, did I?”
“Why… why are they all such awful people?”
Fury surged through Pei Wugou. He wished he could immediately draw his blade and kill them all, but in the end, he forcefully restrained himself.
He knew that if he drew his weapon now merely because Wen He had suffered a few verbal insults, the entire military camp would explode. Once that happened, no one would be able to clean up the mess.
“Little He, it’s all right. Those soldiers simply don’t know any better. When I have the chance, I’ll teach them a proper lesson and avenge you.”
“Ah Wu, you’re the only one who understands me and cares for me.”
“You’re my Little He. How could I not care for you? It’s just that…” The adrenaline Chen Song had worked up in him was beginning to fade, and he could not help saying, “I’m afraid these soldiers won’t let the matter go so easily. They’re sure to cause even more trouble.”
“Then… then what should we do?” Wen He was becoming anxious as well. The scenes she had witnessed on the way had already frightened her. “Are you really going to punish me?”
“Beat me with a paddle?”
“Impossible!” Pei Wugou said firmly. “I absolutely will not allow them to show you the slightest disrespect. So what if you made a small mistake? At worst, I’ll bear it in your place.”
Hmm?
A light flashed in Pei Wugou’s eyes.
He would take Wen He’s punishment in her place!
Why had he not thought of this sooner?
That’s right. He could take the punishment without doing so as Marquis Jingyi. He could take the beating in Wen He’s place!
It was only a hundred strokes of the paddle.
He could endure it!
…
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
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