"Why didn't you say anything before?" the other battalion commanders reproached the Third Battalion commander.
Had they known about this that night, they would certainly have sent someone to the Imperial Court to investigate.
After all, they could not possibly stand by while the ruler of a nation was being hunted down.
They were the troops Great Xia had stationed at the border to prevent conflict between the two nations.
Yuan Can had always been responsible for relaying news from the Imperial Court.
At the time, he had said they needed to protect the Ruler of Eastern Lin!
"I was scared witless. I thought I hadn't sobered up yet, but then, somehow, someone knocked me unconscious. When I woke up in my own tent, I thought it had all been a dream."
"Only after the Prince arrived with his troops and arrested Commander Yuan did I suddenly realize that everything I'd heard that night was real."
"You have no idea how terrifying it was."
As the Third Battalion commander spoke of it, a chill ran down his spine, and goosebumps rose all over him.
Xia Siheng fell silent for a moment.
"Withdraw for now. Bring the rebel Yuan Can in for questioning!"
"Yes." The battalion commanders withdrew.
Ever since learning of this, they had all looked grim, their hearts trembling with fear, at a complete loss as to what to do.
They stood outside the tent in silence for a long while before someone finally spoke.
"Are we really just going to stand by and watch?" the Second Battalion commander suddenly asked. "I don't believe Old Yuan is a traitor!"
"When we followed the Prince into battle against those East Lin bastards, Old Yuan was the first to charge into the fray. He nearly took a fatal spear thrust from