Bab 264: Preparing for War (IX)

Jie Yanbai had a solemn expression as a blush of bright red floated onto his pallid face. He said in a low voice, "Young Zu doesn't want his scheme to come to naught. Yanbai is wounded, so I'm naturally not the equal of young Zu. But if young Zu insists on going it alone today, then even though my brothers and I would be laying our lives on the line, we will never retreat!"

Once he said that, the breathing of the Central Repository of the Classics card artisans turned coarse as they went red in the eye! What Jie Yanbai said carried a lot of weight. He filled the card artisans with his indignation and solitary fighting spirit.

His adversary had come prepared with plenty of strength. On his side, the general had been wounded, and their numbers were a lot smaller. Once they made their move, it would a battle with no chance of victory!

But no one was retreating.