Chapter 123 It Needs to Be Carefully Examined

When Pan Yueqing, Wang Bo and the others arrived at the eastern city wall, the situation was already somewhat out of control. What came into view was a young man wearing a wolf skin riding on a man dressed in infantry attire. The heart-rending and distorted cries pierced their eardrums. The cavalrymen held their spears and confronted the guards of the eastern city wall. With a command from Captain Yao Zongkui of the Tunqi Battalion, the well-equipped iron caltrops were held high in the air.

"Stop!" Wang Bo shouted loudly. He exchanged a glance with Pan Yueqing and quickly galloped forward.

Captain Yao Zongkui turned his head and glanced at Pan Yueqing. Instead of showing the slightest bit of fear, he made a gesture with his hand, indicating that the soldiers of the Tunqi Battalion should act immediately.

"Yao Zongkui!" Pan Yueqing saw the bad situation and shouted, "Those who act rashly will be beheaded!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the Tunqi Battalion looked at each other and stopped their actions. This momentary hesitation just gave Pan Yueqing and Wang Bo enough time to catch up.

"Ah————" There was another long, heart-rending cry. Pan Yueqing reined in her horse and looked at the young man in the wolf skin riding on the ordinary infantryman. The guards of the eastern city wall, who were holding their spears and facing outward, looked at the rather young face of the person who came. Instead of looking down on him, they subconsciously became more alert.

This was the son of Imperial Envoy Prime Minister Pan, Deputy Pan, who was decisive and could stabilize the people's hearts!

"Old Wu..." An infantryman who looked older turned his head and said with a hint of fear in his eyes, "Forget it..."

As soon as he said this, he was echoed by the people around him. In the past, the defenses of the eastern city wall were personally arranged by Qian Cheng. Now, however, Qian Cheng had been sentenced to death by dismemberment on the advice of this young man in front of them. They had always been considered Qian Cheng's confidants in private, and the people like Captain Yao Zongkui of the Tunqi Battalion on the opposite side were the genuine Su Family Army that had followed Marquis Su Jing of Dingyuan in battles. In such a situation, they were afraid that this Deputy Pan was here to support Yao Da!

"We can't just let it go!" Wu Yang let out a roar and grabbed Yao Da's arm with one hand. With a clear "click", Yao Da, who was firmly held down, let out another shrill cry.

Pan Yueqing squinted her eyes. She truly felt that she was being challenged.

"Deputy Pan! I can stop my men from acting, but look, do they take you seriously?!" Yao Zongkui stepped forward with a gloomy face, trying his best to suppress his anger. His hand holding the long sword turned white, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he gritted his teeth as he spoke.

Pan Yueqing raised her eyes, gave a light glance, and without saying a word, walked towards the guards of the eastern city wall who had surrounded Wu Yang. With just one look, she forced the guard holding a spear on the outer perimeter to take a step back. Her face showed no warmth, and the coldness in her eyes made those who met her gaze shiver involuntarily. She opened her lips slightly: "Move aside." The oldest guard was named Wang Wu. There were streaks of gray in his temples. Looking at Pan Yueqing standing alone in front of him, he felt an inexplicable sense of oppression and swallowed hard. As if to boost his courage, he said, "You want to kill our brothers!"

Pan Yueqing fixed her gaze on Wu Yang, who had his back to her. She had seen this wolf skin when she entered Suoyue City. This person was a guard that day, standing on the city wall with a gloomy and indifferent expression, as terrifying as a lone wolf. But later she hadn't been able to find this young man.

"Move aside." After hearing Wang Wu's words, Pan Yueqing shifted her gaze away from Wu Yang and looked up into Wang Wu's eyes. Her tone was filled with No doubt. Wang Wu's hand holding the spear involuntarily went limp. He took a step back and then gave a signal to the people behind him. The circular defensive formation of the guards thus dispersed.

"Let him go." Pan Yueqing stood behind Wu Yang. She drew out the long sword at her waist and placed it on Wu Yang's neck.

As soon as Wang Wu and the others saw the bad situation, they immediately raised their spears. At this moment, Wang Bo and Yao Zongkui also told the soldiers beside them to raise their weapons. In an instant, the situation became tense again. Pan Yueqing didn't look back: "Stand down!"

Wang Bo said reluctantly, "Young Master!"

Pan Yueqing said in a deep voice, "I said stand down!"

Hearing Wang Bo's reluctant response, there was then a sound of weapons being put away. Pan Yueqing stood upright, and her hand holding the sword was also very steady. Yao Da, who looked as if he had seen a ghost, started shouting for help like a madman the moment he saw Pan Yueqing. But soon, the furious Wu Yang stopped Yao Da's shouting. He grabbed Yao Da's cheeks with one hand and gradually tightened his grip without saying a word. Yao Da opened his mouth in pain, his eyes rolled back, and saliva dripped all over Wu Yang's hand.

"If you continue, no one can save you. You, and all of you, will be considered traitors to the country," Pan Yueqing said in a calm and steady voice, sounding as if there was no emotion at all. "The death penalty of having your family and clan exterminated. Think about it, is it worth it?"

Is it worth it?

These three words circled in the minds of every guard on the eastern city wall like a curse. In the corner, a younger soldier suddenly dropped the spear in his hand, knelt on the ground with a thud, and covered his face, sobbing twice.

"Damn it! Hold back your tears!" Wang Wu shouted loudly. His hand holding the spear couldn't help but tremble. "You cowardly bastard!"

"No... I'm not afraid of death... I'd rather die on the battlefield. I just don't want to implicate my mother!" The young soldier seemed to be trying his best to suppress his emotions, but in the end, he couldn't hold it back. A loud wail reached everyone's ears.

"No! What do you mean?" Yao Zongkui stepped forward angrily and shouted, "What do you mean by 'is it worth it'?! These bastards are all no good! They all deserve to be killed!" "Shut up," Pan Yueqing turned around, her gaze as fierce as a tiger's.

Yao Zongkui, who met Pan Yueqing's gaze, involuntarily took a step back. Perhaps Pan Yueqing's words touched Wu Yang. He released Yao Da. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yao Da, somehow finding the strength, stumbled and tried to crawl towards Yao Zongkui: "Uncle! Uncle, save me!"

Pan Yueqing stepped forward and stood in front of Yao Da, blocking his way.

"Is the Young Master going to help outsiders against his own brothers?!" Yao Zongkui looked at Pan Yueqing's actions and felt it was unbelievable. He was filled with anger. After all, everyone knew that Marquis Su Jing of Dingyuan had always been the most protective of his own people, and being protective of their own was an excellent tradition of the entire Su Family Army!

"Brothers?" Pan Yueqing turned around, half-puzzled and half-sarcastically. "I've always sided with reason rather than kinship."

"..." Yao Zongkui was left speechless by her words. After a moment of silence, he also lost his respect and said aggressively, "Then why hasn't this Deputy who sides with reason punished the person who injured others and the mutineer?"

"Someone, set up the court," Pan Yueqing glanced at Yao Da, who had a venomous look in his eyes. Seeing Wang Bo quickly bring a table and chair after receiving the order, she sat behind the table with a bang of the table and said in a low voice, "Mutiny is no small matter. It needs to be carefully examined. Those who deserve to be killed should be killed, and those who deserve to be dismembered should be dismembered."