Beneath the great Xue banner, just as the two Gentleman of the Palace Generals who had already fled imagined, Xue Wanliang regarded these ten thousand soldiers as his foundation, his backing before his brothers, and his value in his father's eyes. He would not shed a tear even at the sight of his coffin.
In fact, only after taking blows, shedding blood, and suffering a fall had this young commander regained his composure and understood that staying alive must come first.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Dan Tonghai and Wang Shuyong arrived first. Having charged in by surprise, they had naturally learned from their subordinates that there was a Xue banner here, and knew that one of Xue Changxiong's sons commanded this force. They wanted to seize him and win great merit... to put it bluntly, even a Great Chief could hardly speak freely during deliberations without achievements to back them up... so both opened with ruthless moves. Wang Shuyong launched a surprise arrow, shooting Xue Wanliang off his horse beneath the banner while he was still trying to rally his troops. Then Dan Tonghai arrived, thrusting his lance down from the air, wrapped in river-cutting true qi, and wounded his shoulder.
Although Xue Wanliang was a condensing-the-core expert with protective true qi, caught unprepared, he was wounded and his defenses broken. He floundered on the ground several times before struggling to his feet, then panicked again and remembered that he ought to flee.
Yet before Dan or Wang could strike again, another streak of light flashed overhead. In moments, two more men descended—one carrying a bow on his back and a spear in hand was none other than Dan Tonghai and Wang Shuyong's former idol, the Lu Commandery Great Hero Xu Shiren. The other was actually Jia Yue. Taking