Bab 148: Utterly Surprised

Guan Feibai was utterly surprised to learn that his senior brother's advice was to engage in a head-on fight. Just what was good about this sort of plan that even he could think of?

Gou Hanshi ignored him and said to Liang Banhu, "Don't worry about whether his techniques are real or feints. You don't need to see through techniques, just exchange technique with technique."

Guan Feibai was highly accomplished in the sword, so he was keenly aware that 'exchange technique with technique' was ultimately exchanging injury for injury. He thought to himself, Junior Brother Liang is clearly stronger than that fellow Tang Thirty-Six, so why is there a need to use this method in which both sides lose?