Chapter 548: Su Yang

"The pressure's been heavy on your northwest front, right?"

Su Yang could only change the subject—he couldn't properly respond to that last one.

"Mm!" Gu Ji nodded. "Our side's even messier. The west here is relatively stable. Now that General He has decided to eradicate the Shoushen Sect, our northwest military command fully supports it—because if this succeeds here, it'll benefit us too!"

"Yes, we feel the same way here!" Su Yang nodded, then glanced at Liu Mengyun, who was silently eating across from him, and added to Gu Ji, "When the few men from your Third Emergency Team came to the guesthouse earlier, they whistled at my aide and talked behind my back. I hope Captain Gu will pay a little attention to that."

Gu Ji's chopsticks froze. He turned slowly, face grim, and scanned his subordinates behind him.

"Captain Su, rest assured—I'll make sure they behave!"

"Then I'll be in your debt."

As an officer, some things didn't require his direct intervention.

Indeed, a small number of military beast-tamers were reckless, prone to crude remarks or excessive behavior.

A timid woman might just endure it.

But a woman like Liu Mengyun—slightly dominant, stern, and unamused—hated such jokes and refused to tolerate them.

If the other side pushed too far and truly angered Liu Mengyun, Su Yang would stand firmly by her side.

Su Yang had warned Gu Ji precisely to prevent trouble before it started.

If a conflict did erupt later, he couldn't be blamed.

Su Yang didn't want a clash with the northwest's Third Emergency Team, nor did he want them to stumble onto his blade.

Gu Ji said, "It's their fault."

Gu Ji didn't believe Su Yang would falsely accuse his own men.

Besides, the other side hadn't even wanted to press charges!

After breakfast, Su Yang and Liu Mengyun returned to their room. Not long after, Zhou Wanshan arrived at the door, asking about the arrangements for the Thirteenth Emergency Team.

"Let them follow me," Su Yang didn't hesitate. "First, I'm used to them—they've cooperated with me before during the southwest purge of Shoushen Sect forces and have more experience. Second, I trust them more—I don't have to worry about Shoushen Sect infiltrators. Third, if I root out spies and moles, they're not from the western military command, so they won't fear offending anyone and have no reservations."

There was another reason Su Yang didn't mention.

He didn't trust his men to be commanded or arranged by the western military command.

If the Thirteenth Emergency Team followed him, there would still be battles, but they'd be far safer.

"Alright, I'll report this to General He."