The One Who Kills but Won't Bury
Like every villain before making an exit, Bao Wenhan left them with a threat, then prepared to leave with his men in a show of force.
Yang Xiao couldn't stand people who lost a fight but still refused to admit defeat, so he shouted disdainfully, "Old Bao, if you're leaving, take all your men with you. They're your brothers who've risked their lives alongside you. You're not planning to leave us to bury them, are you? Our Jiang Zuo Alliance has always handled the killing, not the burying."
Hearing Yang Xiao's words, Bao Wenhan noticed the conflicted looks his subordinates were giving him, and quickly stopped in his tracks.
He'd been so furious that he'd forgotten to win over his men before leaving. They were bound to resent him if he just walked away like that.
Realizing his mistake, he hurriedly tried to make amends. "What's it to you? I'll go back and prepare some fine coffins, then come back to take my brothers on their final journey."
Seeing that the man was still stubbornly refusing to admit defeat, Yang Xiao didn't mock him any further. He led his men back to the courtyard, carrying several of their wounded brothers.
Inside the house, Lou Shuwan listened to the commotion outside and asked anxiously, "Tan'er, can Alliance Leader Yang and the others beat those bandits? They're very powerful and vicious. Even the county garrison couldn't defeat them."
When Yang Guo led the Secret Guards in a surprise attack on Suzhou City, Su Tan'er had watched from afar with Wang Yue. She thought that, while these guards weren't as capable as the Secret Guards, they were still more than a match for the bandits.
Of course, she couldn't tell Lou Shuwan any of that, so