"This man abandoned his city and fled back in Dengzhou, and now he has all but handed over the Hebei Righteous Army he belongs to on a platter. His character could hardly be worse. Can we really trust what he says?" Beside a ferry crossing, Bing Yuanzheng, the leader serving as acting administrator of Jibei Commandery, was the first to voice his doubts.
"That does need consideration." Purple-Faced Heavenly King Xiong Bonan, who had arrived only the previous night, acknowledged the concern as well.
"I think whether his character is bad is one matter, and whether his information is credible is another. Of course, whether the Dragonhead should go ahead of us and whether we can dispatch troops early are yet another matter." Chief Wei Xuanding stroked his beard and smiled, laying out his distinctions one after another. His eagerness to return to Hebei was plainly impossible to hide. "To put it bluntly, if this really works, it could save us a great deal of effort."
Seeing this, Zhang Xing was about to tease him.
"Forgive my bluntness, but regardless, it would be far too dangerous for the Dragonhead to cross north alone." Just then, Yan Qing, the leader responsible for personnel, suddenly interrupted with a frown. "What if this man harbors evil intentions? What if, when his clansman came looking for him, he committed himself wholeheartedly to the Hejian Grand Camp, and all this is Xue Shixiong's scheme to lure our Dragonhead across the river and ambush and kill him along the way?"
The senior members of the Exorcising the Dragon Gang standing at the crossing fell silent.
The reason was simple: everyone thought the possibility exceedingly remote, yet no one could quite declare it impossible... especially when Zhang Xing's life was at stake.
Even Zhang Xing himself could