Chapter 254 - 254 A Conscience

254 A Conscience

Du Tao laughed as he spoke.

“I know I won’t live, but don’t even think about having it easy!”

“Tang Pei was already dead. The Eastern Expedition Army is leaderless. You were just a group of loose sand.”

“When the Chen Country’s army comes, you can only wash your necks and wait for death!”

When the soldiers present heard this, they felt uneasy.

Indeed, Tang Pei was their spiritual pillar. As long as Tang Pei was around, they would be invincible.

But now, Tang Pei was dead.

It was as if they had lost their backbone.

If the Chen Nation took the opportunity to attack, it would be difficult for them to resist.

Tang Guixi slowly stood up and swept her steady gaze across the audience.

“Although my father is no longer around, I’m still alive. I’ll continue to oversee the Eastern Expedition Army in his place. As long as I’m alive, I won’t let the iron hooves of the Chen Nation’s army cross the Dayan border!”

Without waiting for anyone to react, she grabbed the red-tasseled spear standing beside her. The spear shaft suddenly swung up and swept out. The sharp spearhead actually pierced straight through the stone pillar beside her.

All the soldiers were in an uproar.

They knew that Tang Guixi was born with extraordinary strength and was a martial arts genius, but they did not expect her to be so strong.

The people in the military camp were the most direct. They had a natural admiration for the strong.

Tang Guixi displayed her strength with her actions. No one had any doubts anymore. Their gazes on Tang Guixi became even more fervent.

As expected of the daughter trained by General Tang. Like father, like daughter!

Tang Guixi looked at Du Tao coldly and asked.

“What else do you have to say?”

Du Tao looked at the red-tasseled spear that pierced the stone pillar and swallowed hard.

“N… nothing else.”

Tang Guixi pointed at Du Tao and the three people kneeling beside him.

“Hang the four of them. No food or drink without my permission.”

Sun Dalang was the first to rush forward. He grabbed the back of Du Tao’s collar and dragged him off the stage. Then a few soldiers rushed forward and dragged the other three down.

There was a shelf beside the drill ground that was used to hang those who violated the military rules.

Du Tao and the other three hung in the air with their hands tied.

Every soldier who passed in front of them stopped to spit and curse. Some of the more impatient people threw stones at them.

Yu Niaoniao followed Tang Guixi back to her residence.

“Dang Gui, you were too impressive just now! Especially the shot you threw out just now. It was simply awesome. If you were a man, I would have married you on the spot.”

Xiao Juan, who followed them in, was speechless.

Caught off guard, he felt he was cuckolded.

Tang Guixi held her abdomen and sat down. She frowned slightly and looked a little pained.

Yu Niaoniao hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong with your stomach?”

After Tang Guixi sat down, she smiled indifferently.

“I’m a little hurt. I’ve had the military physician take a look. It’s not a big problem. I’ll be fine in a few days.”

Yu Niaoniao was very worried. “Are you really okay? Do you want Little Lo to take a look at you?”

Tang Guixi said, “I’m really fine. It’s just a flesh wound. I used to practice martial arts with my father and was often injured. I’m used to it.”

At this moment, Yu Niaoniao had completely broken free from her excited state.

She sat down beside Tang Guixi and asked worriedly.

“What are you going to do in the future?”

Tang Guixi said, “In the future, I’ll stay in the Eastern Expedition Army and continue to guard Liaodong County in place of my father.”

Yu Niaoniao hesitated.

Xiao Juan helped her say what she wanted to say.

“Even if you can suppress the Eastern Expedition, you’re still a woman. Since the founding of the Dayan Dynasty, there had been no precedent of a woman being a general.”

“After the Imperial Court learns of General Tang’s death, they would definitely send someone to replace him.”

“At that time, you have to hand over all the Commander’s Seal and Emperor’s order. Eventually, you will have nothing.”

Tang Guixi had obviously thought about this.

She spoke calmly.

“I know that I can’t change the rules of the Dayan Dynasty alone. All I could do was do my best to hold the Eastern Expedition Army. Even if I didn’t get anything in the end, it didn’t matter. I will at least have a clear conscience.”

Yu Niaoniao’s heart ached.

If only Dang Gui had not been born in ancient times but in modern times.

A woman like her would definitely be able to shine in a modern society where men and women were equal.

Yu Niaoniao said, “Since you’ve already decided, I’ll support you unconditionally. But there’s something I still want to ask you. If you stay in the Eastern Expedition Army, what will happen to Lu Yao?”

Tang Guixi fell silent.

She could stay in the military camp as a woman in order to fulfill her father’s last wish and ignore the opinions of the world. However, Lu Yao was not her. He might not be able to accept her actions.

Yu Niaoniao patted the back of her hand gently and spoke softly.

“The luckiest thing that could happen to a person is to meet someone who loves you and whom you happen to love. Many people could not find someone they truly loved in their lives.”

“It was extremely rare for you to meet. However you choose, you must think twice.”

Tang Guixi said, “Yes.”

Yu Niaoniao said seriously, “You have to remember that no matter what you choose in the end, I’ll support you.”

Tang Guixi smiled. “Thank you.”

Yu Niaoniao smiled along with her.

“Then I’ll leave you to recuperate. We’ll leave you to rest.”

Tang Guixi called for Sun Dalang and asked him to wait for Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan at the Octagon Pavilion.

There was a special place in the Eastern Expedition Army to receive the officials of the Imperial Court called the Eight Directions Pavilion. Not only Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan, but also Shen Xu, Prince Min, Lu Yaoguang, and the others were arranged to stay in the Eight Directions Pavilion.

When Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan walked into the Eight Directions Pavilion, they happened to see Shen Xu sitting under the porch and staring at the sky in a daze.

Yu Niaoniao blinked at Xiao Juan and gestured for him to keep quiet.

She stood on her tiptoes and quietly circled behind Shen Xu. Then, she suddenly reached out and patted Shen Xu’s left shoulder.

Shen Xu was so frightened that his body trembled. He quickly turned his head to the left and saw no one.

He was confused and wondered if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

Then, he turned around and saw Yu Niaoniao making a face.

He was shocked again.

“Holy shit!”

Yu Niaoniao chuckled at him. “Don’t be afraid. There are no ghosts in broad daylight.”

Shen Xu wanted to save face and said stubbornly, “I’m not afraid!”

Yu Niaoniao did not expose him and sat down beside him.

Not only that, she even called Xiao Juan over and the three of them sat in a row.

Yu Niaoniao asked curiously.

“What are you thinking about sitting here? Why don’t you go into the house?”

Shen Xu pretended to be deep in thought and said, “After what happened to Du Tao, I’m thinking about a question. Will we all end up becoming the kind of people we hate the most? If that’s the case, it’s too sad.”

Xiao Juan did not expect the usually heartless Shen Xu to have times of melancholy.

Yu Niaoniao said, “I don’t think so. I think it’s good to be the kind of person I hate the most. You know what kind of person I hate the most?”

Shen Xu was very curious. “What kind of person?”

Xiao Juan waited quietly for an answer.

Yu Niaoniao looked serious. “A rich person.”

Both Shen Xu and Xiao Juan were rendered speechless.