Chapter 216 (2/2)

Zhuo Zhihua and two girls from the Great River Kingdom held the hilts of their sword, stopping the Yan General.

Zhuo Zhihua tried to convince him in a low voice but did not get any reaction. The Yan General looked at the Horse Gang surrounding them and was clearly anxious. He pulled out his knife and glared at the girls. ”You'll face my knife if you try to stop me!” He said coldly.

Ning Que watched the unfolding scene behind Zhuo Zhihua. His eyebrows scrunched up slightly. He did not know the Yan General's name. He did not care what his name was. But he knew that if the General dared move, he would die beneath Zhuo Zhihua's sword. However, in a situation as tense as this, if they had any internal strife within themselves, everyone in this team would die even without the Horse Gang's attack.

How could he keep these two hundred men strong team alive without stirring up any internal strife?

He had to end it before it even began. Blow out the candle before it burns and everything will go back to how it should be.

Ning Que stood up before Zhuo Zhihua and blocked the General from Zhuo Zhihua's sword.

The General was slightly shocked when he saw the lad wearing a bamboo hat and mask. He had always thought Ning Que was an ordinary disciple of Black Ink Garden. He did not know why the lad stood up for him all of a sudden.

Ning Que looked at the knife in the General's hand. He did not ask if he had to face the sword, but instead, drew his podao and sliced down.

The podao dropped along with the General's head. The General fell, spurting fresh blood. He did not even have the chance to raise his knife due to the suddenness of the situation and that Ning Que was too fast and furious.

There was a loud commotion. The confidants of the General were enraged but were stopped by Ning Que just as they were about to retaliate.

Zhuo Zhihua, Cat Girl and the other girls from the Great River Kingdom stared at the scene dazedly. They could not speak as they watched the body before them flowing with blood. They did not understand why Ning Que did that.

Ning Que signaled for them to tie the commanding officers up.

He stood in the middle of the crowd and at the civilians who looked back in fear. He looked at the cavalry who were filled with anger and fear. After a pregnant pause, he pointed at the Horse Gang surrounding them in the periphery and said,

”That's the Horse Gang. They are violent and cruel. You must know that.”

He looked at the slain body of the General at his feet before talking to the crowd again, ”This is a dangerous situation. He wanted to abandon everyone. He wanted to live and let us die. He had to die.”

”Those who do not listen to orders will die as well.”

”Even if I do not kill you, the Horse Gang will do so.”

”That's why I do not wish to explain too much. Fight for your lives if you wish to live.”

There was a moment of silence. The cavalry and civilians of Yan looked at the seemingly ordinary disciple of Black Ink Garden. They looked at his calm eyes above the black mask he wore and felt a piercing cold in their bones. They were calm because of the cold. They were calm because they knew that he was right.

They looked at Ning Que's retreating back as he walked towards the horse carriage. Cat Girl stared at him with wide eyes filled with confusion. She scratched her head and realized that she did not understand this Senior Brother from the Academy at all. He had previously advised Hill Master to leave while they can. Why was his reaction so extreme when the Yan General prepared to do the same thing?

The curtains lifted. Mo Shanshan looked at him and said, ”The fickle minded are usually not good people.”

”I am not a citizen of Yan. These Yan calvary and civillians have nothing to do with me. Their life and death have nothing to do with me. But he is a Yan General. He had no right to abandon his people. I did not kill him because of this. It is simply because his death will be more beneficial to more people surviving this.”

”As for being fickle minded...” Ning Que examined his bow and arrow. ”If you really can't hold them off, I'd suggest you leave with me. I am not fickle. Both the Yan General and I are afraid of death. The only difference between us is that I have the ability to kill him, but he does not have the ability to kill me.”

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