The White-Clad Man studied the four men carefully. All four clutched their waists tightly, their gazes evasive.
Then the White-Clad Man gestured, and Zhang Hongshou wrote, "Are you asking why you should trust us?"
The White-Clad Man nodded.
Making things up in his head as he went, Zhang Hongshou wrote, "First, you should be able to sense the aura of the Blue-Clad Men on us. Those traces carry hostility and aggression."
The White-Clad Man nodded.
"Second, most of our friends and followers were killed by the Blue-Clad Men. However foolish we might be, we could never trust them."
The White-Clad Man looked at Zhang Hongshou in puzzlement, without nodding.
Zhang Hongshou reluctantly added, "We admit that, at first, our methods of testing the Blue-Clad Men were a little extreme. We angered one of them, and the misunderstanding deepened from there. But now, the Blue-Clad Men have probably already issued an order to hunt us down. There is nowhere left for us to escape."
The White-Clad Man nodded once.
Zhang Hongshou continued, "We discovered that although the Blue-Clad Men dominate this town, the White-Clad Men have the advantage on the offensive. Who will take the stag in the end remains uncertain. Our status is far from ordinary. We can quickly rally a large group to join the White-Clad Men and fight the Blue-Clad Men. Of course, if you need us to, we will lure large numbers of townspeople into becoming White-Clad Men."
Zhang Hongshou kept his head slightly lowered, not daring to take in the White-Clad Man's full appearance, but a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
This was the trump card the four had settled on through secret voice transmissions.
No White-Clad Man could resist such a temptation, especially one bearing the character for "general," whose standing