What Obanai sought was a lethal strike at the crucial moment, along with elusive, unpredictable ways of attacking.
With a clear direction established, Xia Xi now had something to focus his adjustments on.
He adjusted most of Water Breathing's breathing nodes to a relatively shallow level, enough to reduce his presence and conceal his intent to attack.
It was like a hunter constantly accumulating potential energy in the shadows.
Then, only when this accumulating gauge was full would he switch to a-
"Nothing much. Just questions about whether you're hurt and the like. Don't see anyone today. Get a good night's sleep. We still have to hold Xue'er's coming-of-age ceremony tomorrow. Oh, and pay attention to tomorrow's security arrangements! Don't let all sorts of riffraff in." Having finished speaking, Guo Nianfei closed his eyes to rest.
"Yes, sir!" The generals sprang into action, leading their respective battalions to surround Jieting on all four sides, sealing it so tightly that not even a gust of wind could blow up the mountain.
If he had not offered to surrender earlier, prompting Zhang Yu to order a temporary halt to the attack on them, they would probably have been wiped out by now.
Even the last time, when Zhang Yu had forced him to abandon Liu Xie, he had not found it as difficult to make a decision as he did now.
As one of the three great families, the Qing Family had an extremely bustling marketplace, with a dazzling, countless array of goods. But that only meant there were many categories. When it came to actual quality and value, this marketplace, where good and bad mingled, fell far short of the Qing Family's inner marketplace.
"But remember, both of you: make sure to demand more grain as part of these reparations. Xiliang