A flow of blood was about to dart out of Wandong's mouth when he managed to hold it back. He got rid of Wu Yang and Zong Qi's arms and shook his head.
"I'm okay! Leave me alone! His martial capacity doesn't suffice to hurt me."
Though aware of Wandong's feinted decent condition, Qiu Yunchong still marveled at his unexpected ability. As a matter of fact, Qiu brought at least eighty percent of his spiritual energy into play. Nevertheless, it went far beyond his expectation — Wandong managed to take it.
"Humph! That was just a light lesson! You have to wise up to the reality — there are plenty of your superiors out there!"
Then he turned the black-dressed bodyguards, reiterating his mandate.
"What's the wait? Why don't you take a move?"
"Qiu Yunchong, are you serious? Don't forget that they are your own people!"
Wandong felt remorseful to the full — even just a slightly stronger martial capacity could hinder Qiu Yunchong from the murder.
"Spare me the hackneyed cliches! They already broke the law of the Qingyun Empire! They deserve the punishment!"
Wandong shook his head and lowered his pitch of the voice.
"Aren't afraid of letting down all the Qingyun masses by killing them? Why didn't you bring up the Qingyun laws when the Tiezhan guys slaughtered our people? Now, your people did nothing but damage a bit of their stuff. Then you say a death penalty is in place. Qiu Yunchong, answer my question! Are you a Tiezhan General or a Qingyun General? Tell me!"
"Very well said!"
Hardly had Wandong's voice faded away when Tang Xinyi strode inside with agitation, along with a troop of Fengxiang Armed Escort soldiers. They besieged Qiu Yunchong and his bodyguards straight away.
"Tang Xinyi?"
Qiu Yunchong squinted on seeing her.
Tang Xinyi let out a hum, paying no attention to him at all. Instead, she looked at Wandong, with unprecedented admiration welling up in her eyes.
"Xu Yaoting! I didn't expect you to have made such an impassioned speech! You know you've always been a useless jerk. Based on that alone, you already surpassed the so-called military genius to a great extent!"
Tang Xinyi seemed to have changed her attitude toward Wandong. She looked at ease, beaming cordially.
"Commander Tang, it seems you are alluding to someone here!"
Tang Xinyi uttered a sneering hum again.
"Alluding to what? I only spoke my mind. General Qiu, don't take it personally."
"Humph!" Qiu Yunchong changed the subject, "Commander Tang, you got such a big troop with you here. You are not gonna go shopping here, I suppose?"
"Of course not! Unlike General Qiu, the Fengxiang Armed Escort can only make ends meet. We can't come here shopping as often as you do. For your information, her royal highness got a message. Someone said that there was a riot in here. She ordered me to come and have a look to fulfill our responsibility of the Tiezhan Empire, the Tianbao Mansion as well as our own empire."
"I see! Her royal highness is quite considerate! But, I don't find it necessary at all. I already got hold of the troublemakers. I was about to bring them to justice when you showed up. Commander Tang, I think you can leave for now."
Tang Xinyi wouldn't act on his order. She rolled her eyes and sneered. Then she turned to the Qingyun warriors.
"Why was that?"
"We..."
They stumbled over their words — they haven't met Tang Xinyi before, hence, they decided to tread carefully.
Wandong hastened to cut in.
"Don't be afraid! Just tell her as it was! Commander Tang is an official of integrity, unlike those double-crossers — they collude with our adversary while getting paid by the Qingyun Empire."