“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. Please forgive my ignorance.”
The soldier lowered his head with fright, crying out loud and kowtowing to Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling paused. He might be frightened by Yan Xingwei, and the scene in front of him reminded him of that night.
He held himself tightly, trembling. He breathed hard and couldn’t say a word. He seemed to be rooted there and could not move at all.
“You’re feeling unwell?”
Yan Xingwei noticed that there was something wrong with Xiao Ling, so he grabbed Xiao Ling’s wrist. Yan Xingwei’s sudden move scared Xiao Ling, who pushed Yan Xingwei away with fear in his eyes and breathed hard.
“I, I’m sorry.”
He apologized in a panic, then he ran away.
“Ha? What’s wrong with him?” Yan Xingwei was disconcerted.
“Damn it. Can’t he give me a break?” He felt irritated, but he ran after Xiao Ling.
After Yan Xingwei left, everyone let out a sigh of relief, thinking that the soldiers would be killed by him.
“Mike, go treat their wounds.”
Mai Dan was an experienced fighter, and he was intimidated by the imposing manner of Yan Xingwei.
“Mai Dan, what should we do with them? Can they stay in the army? What they did today will spread out very soon.”
Mike was not worried about the three soldiers, but Mai Dan’s reputation.
“Kick them out of the army. They are no longer the soldiers on the border.”
Mai Dan was decisive. Instead of caring about his reputation, he made the arrangement to satisfy He Jingyan.
The three soldiers held Mai Dan’s legs with pale faces and begged, “We won’t do that again. Please give us one more chance, Officer.”
“Please give us a chance.”
“Please give us a chance.”
“Even if I give you this chance, Colonel He will not let you off. You’d better leave after your wounds are treated for your own sake.”
“How could you have the nerve to beg for mercy? Do you know who Colonel He is? If he is angry, he would attack our country at any time. It’s bold of you to attack his wife. You don’t know what you are doing.” Mike shouted angrily.
“We just wanted to teach Country H a lesson.”
“Shut up!”
Mai Dan, who was good-natured, suddenly flew into a rage and got nervous. He knew what the soldiers wanted to say. Even he didn’t dare to say that kind of offensive words. How could his soldiers say that?
“Hey, we can’t pretend not to hear that!”
The soldiers of Country H were not idiots. They knew what those soldiers meant.
“Obviously we are slighted. If we don’t attack them, they will underestimate us,” Someone said angrily in the crowd.
The atmosphere suddenly got tense. Even Mai Dan was nervous. After all, a conflict not only meant casualties but also would affect the alliance between the two countries.
“Have you got nothing to do? Why are you barking with the homeless dogs? If you have the time and energy, go build tents for the refugees.” Luo Sen stopped them in time.
“The wife of Lord Jie is angry. Let’s go.”
The soldiers were sensible, teasing Luo Sen and going away swiftly.
Mai Dan wanted to apologize, but Luo Sen didn’t give him a chance. After a while, the soldiers went to help the refugees and the crowd was dismissed.
After all, his soldiers were slighted. Luo Sen couldn’t bear with it even though he was gentle. He left to express his attitude to Mai Dan.
Mai Dan was put in an awkward position. He could only sigh helplessly.