Amid the boisterous laughter of the crowd, a number of previously silent soldiers suddenly spoke up:
"To die for one's conviction? You vermin are just trying to incite everyone to force the Commandery Princess to step forward and die on our behalf."
"I follow the Marquis, not that spoiled Commandery Princess!"
"If you're truly loyal to the Marquis, you shouldn't even entertain the thought of letting the Princess get hurt."
"Zhang Xing was right earlier; the rebellion at the West City Wall this morning was indeed resolved by the Princess."
"Afraid of death and still pretending to be so righteous and honorable—what's the point?"
"Afraid of death? Do you forget, Zhang Xing, when I shielded you from a blade and got run through?!"
A soldier named Li Wu glared at the man in front of him, cursing loudly:
