Guo Jingke did not know whether he had actually completed the task the two great Dragon Heads had entrusted to him. He did not even know what he was doing, or whose man he counted as.
His business had originally been in Hebei, mainly trading horses... but much like the Tide Traders, those in this gray-area business often needed a more explicit personal allegiance. So, as far as Chief Guo was concerned, he always had to bow and scrape before a Military Warlord in Youzhou and Xu Dalang in Henan.
That was precisely why Xu Dalang had brought him into the fold in such a rush.
And since he had joined through Xu Dalang, who was Left Dragon Head Li Shu's man, he naturally did not belong to the same faction as Right Dragon Head Master Zhang San. It was just that, when they disembarked, the two Dragon Heads had discussed the matter in person,
casually mentioning that they needed someone familiar with the area to do a small job over in Qinghe, and Guo Jingke had taken it up.
In all honesty, he had joined in haste and accepted the job in haste. From beginning to end, he had felt as though someone were pushing him along... under those circumstances, the great cause of bringing peace to the world had only stirred his blood on the day he joined, and he had forgotten it before even crossing the river. As for making sure to lure Zhang Jincheng into attacking Putai once word arrived, after joining and seeing Zhang Jincheng slaughter people indiscriminately, he had merely made a perfunctory attempt. Instead, it was the many gold and silver objects Zhang Jincheng later rewarded him with that had made something of an impression on this young Master Guo, so accustomed to