739: The Battle Begins (Part Two) [Monthly Tickets, Please]

"My lord, my lord..."

Even Tao Yan's former subordinate could no longer cling to his doubts. Seeing the hard evidence Huang Lie had laid out, he finally believed it. He stood there in a daze for a long time, replaying all the hardships he had suffered lately in his mind. In the face of the truth, his steadfast loyalty had become a joke. He immediately burst into tears.

"Wahhh—My lord was a fool—"

He slumped helplessly to the ground, sobbing until his voice was hoarse and his head spun. He stretched his legs out wide, beating his thighs with both hands as he cried, pouring out his boundless grievance in muffled wails. Strings of viscous drool stretched between his badly worn upper and lower yellow teeth.

Huang Lie ordered someone to help him up, then turned to Kang Shi and pleaded on his behalf. "He's just an ordinary soldier. Tao Shenyu's crimes were beyond his knowledge. As the saying goes, the ignorant are innocent. Let's overlook his false accusation against Prefect Shen, shall we?"

Kang Shi neither said he would pursue the matter nor that he would let it go.

He was concerned about only one thing. "How is My Lord?"

Whether Tao Yan's former subordinate had falsely accused Shen Tang or whether they should let the matter go was beside the point. He only wanted to know how My Lord's troops were faring after fighting Tao Yan's forces. As alliance leader, Huang Lie wasn't concerned about his ally's safety but was instead pleading for a foot soldier. Wasn't that getting things backward? Wasn't he afraid of chilling people's hearts?

Only when he saw Kang Shi's displeased look did Huang Lie remember the matter. A moment of awkwardness crossed his face, then vanished at once.

After venting his emotions, Tao