I Was Left Speechless

The commotion here was anything but small. Anyone who didn't know better might have thought a military coup had broken out.

The officer in charge of managing the barracks had wanted to cover it up, but there was no way he could keep it hidden. The news was soon reported to Yan Sheng.

Xie Liancheng happened to be there at the time. Looking at Xie Liancheng, who was sprawled lazily in a chair, Yan Sheng shot him a sidelong glance.

"How does the Great General intend to deal with this?"

"Huh?"

Xie Liancheng looked utterly bewildered.

"No, Your Majesty, what does this have to do with me?"

"..."

"I won the battle. Was that wrong too?!"

"..."

I was left speechless.

As far as this matter was concerned, Xie Liancheng had indeed been shot while lying down.

Yan Sheng had only casually called him out a moment ago. Who could have expected him to be careless for a moment and actually let Xie Liancheng gain the moral high ground?

Just as he was pondering how to turn the page on this matter, Xie Liancheng spoke again.

"How about this? Since they have a problem with it, next time those centaur mercenaries show up, let them fight. I'm not going."

Hearing him vent in anger, Yan Sheng couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Anyone with eyes could see that Xie Liancheng was the key to repelling those centaur mercenaries.

If Xie Liancheng didn't go, the remaining soldiers would only be marching to their deaths.

Thinking of that, even Yan Sheng had to soften his tone.

"Why bother stooping to their level, Great General? The men below happened to send up a jar of fine wine a while ago. Why don't you take it and give it a try?"

As he spoke, Yan