Watching the battle below the city teeter on the brink, Shen Tang hesitated for a moment. "But even at half a step, he still can't beat Gongxi Chou!"
He had paid an enormous price just to barely match Gongxi Chou's momentum, and the latter hadn't even revealed his trump card. Anyone with eyes could see this was a fight to the death. If they didn't step in and save him now, Captain Yang was as good as dead! Gongshu Wu said calmly, "I know."
He understood Captain Yang's choice better than Shen Tang did.
Shen Tang raised her voice. "If you know, then why aren't you—"
Gongshu Wu said, "To die fighting for honor is a blessing."
If he were Captain Yang, he wouldn't want anyone interfering at a time like this, either. Before the fight had erupted, it might have been possible to stop it. But now that the arrow had left the bow, if someone else came forward to intervene, wouldn't that make his choice and sacrifice meaningless?
He might as well die here.
Shen Tang tried to argue, but in the end, she couldn't bring herself to say anything. She couldn't impose her own values on someone else. She could only lower her head and mutter, "Even so... he shouldn't treat his life so carelessly... As the saying goes, better a poor life than a good death..."
"Everyone has their own aspirations," Gongshu Wu said softly. "...Besides, he isn't careless with his life. He cherishes the lives of the Xiaocheng soldiers and civilians behind him. He knows he's like a mantis trying to stop a cart, but he still won't back down."
He did cherish life—just not his own.
His family and loved ones were all here. Where else could he retreat to?
Shen Tang could only