Chapter Sixty Nine: Like it or Not

Pang Xi paced nervously back and forth across Yongli's garden.  The sun was already low on the horizon, and soon the gates would close.  Not only the gates to the palace but also the gates in the outer walls of Blossom City. 

He was not fully confident that Emilian and Lady Zheng could stop the plans that Lord Shizi had laid in place.  Anyone caught inside of the city when the rebel army attacked was likely to be massacred.  Lord Shizi had ensured Pang Xi that his mansion and his warehouses and his men would not be touched, but sooner or later Pang Xi knew his duplicity would be discovered.

He was not overly concerned about the contents of his warehouses.  The financial loss was nothing, things could be replaced, and there were other warehouses in other cities.  What was most important was to preserve life, and his concern had turned to one life in particular.