Chapter 1576

Two soldiers kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, their faces filled with panic and dismay.

They truly had not expected that everything they had said was overheard by Li Yue.

Seeing their fearful and terrified expressions, Li Yue also knew they had not done it on purpose; they had merely spoken the truth, after all, the current situation was indeed not particularly good for anyone.

Li Yue let out a deep sigh and said, "Get up."

Upon hearing Li Yue's words, the two soldiers slowly rose to their feet.

Seeing their timid and cautious demeanor, Li Yue could not help but sigh again, saying, "I know you feel extremely aggrieved in your hearts, but in this situation, we cannot be careless. If the Demon Race truly attacks, tell me, what will we do if your negligence causes us to fail to detect the Demon Race's tracks at the first moment!?"

After Li Yue finished speaking, his face was filled with solemnity, which made the two men's hearts suddenly bristle with fear, causing them to shudder involuntarily.

Hearing Li Yue's words, the two soldiers immediately lowered their heads and said, "Your subordinates acknowledge their fault; your subordinates are willing to accept any punishment."

Seeing the two in this state, Li Yue shook his head and said, "Let this matter drop; I will not pursue it, so do not overthink it. However, there must not be a next time, do you understand?" "Your subordinates understand."

Upon hearing Li Yue's words, the two finally breathed a slow sigh of relief, while secretly thinking in their hearts that this time they had really been in grave danger.

However, they also knew that their lord was acting out of kindness.

"Alright, go do whatever it is you should be doing; do not waste time here," Li Yue said, waving his hand.

"Yes, your subordinates take their leave!" After speaking, the two immediately turned and departed.

Watching them disappear from sight, an unusual light flickered in Li Yue's eyes.

Currently, morale could be described as scattered; many soldiers had begun to harbor doubts, and some were even unwilling to remain in Lord Chenxi's city, but Li Yue would not allow this situation to occur.

Therefore, he needed to integrate the army as quickly as possible.

Thinking of this, he walked back to his tent, only to unexpectedly find Princess Feifeng and Lord Shashen drinking wine and eating meat inside the room.

As soon as Li Yue pushed open the door, he smelled a strong odor of alcohol.

At that very moment, Princess Feifeng, Todd Nelson, and Lord Shashen, William Jors, happened to see Li Yue enter; they hurriedly stood up from their seats and greeted him warmly, "Lord Chenxi, you have returned? Look, we two brothers have been waiting for you! Come, sit down and share a drink with us!"

Saying this, they poured a cup of wine for Li Yue and handed it to him.

Li Yue glanced at them, his brows slightly furrowed, and asked, "Princess Feifeng, Lord Shashen, how long have you two been drinking wine here?" "Uh? It doesn't seem too long, just one morning," Princess Feifeng replied after a moment of hesitation.

Lord Shashen quickly added, "It should have been one morning, right? Besides, I too... I too have only drunk a little wine."

Hearing the two say this, Li Yue's expression grew even stiffer, and he even showed a hint of anger.

One morning?

Just one morning?

And you still have the face to say that!?

Li Yue took a deep breath, suppressing the irritable emotions surging within his heart, then said, "Princess Feifeng, Lord Shashen, I have a question for you two."

"Tell me, if the Demon Race were to advance right now, with you two in this state, how would you command the soldiers to fight!?"