Gu Yuanda turned to look at him. "Elder, quell your anger! This is no joke. Hu Yan Ding has separated from the main force and personally gone to each prefecture to muster troops. Hu Yan Wuhen cannot possibly have overlooked his safety. There must be quite a few experts protecting him. It may look easy to strike now, but in truth, this is precisely when he is hardest to get at."
"His guards must be at their most vigilant right now. If Hu Yan Ding escapes this time, it will be difficult to decapitate him later!"
"What we must do now is refrain from acting rashly."
"This is precisely when the hearts of Qi Kingdom's people are unsettled. The other side must also worry whether there are those around him with divided loyalties. Otherwise, Hu Yan Wuhen would not have sent his own son to gather troops in person. Hu Yan Ding must be at his most wary of the forces belonging to the feudal lords around him right now."
"By common sense, as Elder says, this is exactly the easiest time to strike. Therefore, if the forces around him intend to make a disloyal move, they will certainly act now. How could Hu Yan Ding fail to guard against it?"
"So we must act against common sense and let him gather his forces smoothly. We must let them gradually lower their guard. Once he discovers that he commands a great army, sees that the feudal lords' forces have not turned against him, and with the army thoroughly protecting him so that outside enemies cannot approach, the cultivators guarding him will certainly need to serve as military supervisors as well. They will surely dispatch some of their number to monitor the troops under his command."
"Only once his vigilance has