"Pei Ze."
Gu Lin had appeared at Pei Ze's side at some point, her gaze a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
The young woman leaned in and whispered, "You didn't actually desert your post, did you?"
It wasn't her fault for thinking so. No matter how you looked at him, Pei Ze didn't seem like someone who had just been through a fierce battle.
Pei Ze was a student of High Tower Academy, yes, but once he joined the operation, he fell under the jurisdiction of the City Guard Army. If he had failed to strictly carry out his defensive duties last night, the Military Governors of the City Guard Army would show him no mercy.
Especially with Huo Nan watching him like a hawk.
Before Pei Ze could answer, Su Ya couldn't stop herself from jumping to his defense. "That's not it, Lord Pei Ze, he..."
