"Where did you get this token?"
"What have you done to the old general!"
Pang De demanded furiously, his face filled with barely suppressed anger and his voice fraught with anxiety.
Because this token belonged to Ma Teng!
The person behind him said, "Old General Ma entrusted me with bringing this here. There is also a letter for you, General."
"As long as you make no noise, General, I will release you. How about it?"
Pang De's gaze shifted before he finally nodded slowly.
Then he felt the chill against his neck disappear.
The instant the threat to his life vanished, Pang De punched behind him without hesitation, only to strike empty air.
But that punch was merely meant to put distance between them. In that brief opening, Pang De grabbed the sword hanging nearby and thrust its tip straight at the throat of the person behind him.
"Clang!"
The clash of metal rang out.
A dagger firmly blocked the sword's tip.
At the same time, Pang De finally saw the person behind him clearly: a masked man in black.
"What is the meaning of this, General Pang?"
The man in black narrowed his eyes as he asked.
Pang De snorted coldly. "A skulking rat like you thinks I would believe your nonsense?"
"Speak! Where did you get that token, and who are you!"
"Otherwise, do not blame me for showing no mercy with my sword!"
The man in black before him was an expert in stealth and assassination, but in a direct confrontation, Pang De was fully confident he could kill him.
He had fought his way through thousands of troops and horses!
The man in black sneered. "Old General Ma said General Pang was a bold and upright man, but from what I see now, you are nothing