She turned around to look at the five people who had been brave enough to offer their lives as sacrifice so that the rest could get away.
She had to appreciate how loyal and committed they were. Even though they knew they were about to die, they didn't panic or retreat. Because they knew that retreating would put the others in danger.
They decided to face death quietly to give others a chance to live.
Chu Miao especially admired the leader, Qi Long who despite being on the verge of death, still took time to advise the soldier giving orders to kill them and direct him to Ye Xuan.
She had been a general before, so she knew what kind of a person that soldier was. If his superior told him to go West, even if there was a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, he would still go and not go East where there was serene land and peace.
