Chapter 71 Start Your Performance
Feng Xiaonian is dead, and the highest-ranking officer in this cavalry troop is the Deputy General up front wearing dark iron armor, who looks to be in his forties, with dark skin, as if he has been sunbathed too much by the seaside.
He gave Nezha a cupped-hand salute, his expression far from pleasant, and said solemnly, "I am Xue Tao, Deputy General of the Fei Yu Camp at Chentang Pass. I did not expect this Feng Xiaonian to be the culprit who secretly harmed my fellow townspeople of Chentang Pass. Third Young Master is benevolent and righteous, taking action to eliminate him. Xue Tao admires you. However, if the brothers were to pass by without acting, I’m afraid it would be difficult to explain when we reach Sanshan Pass."
Nezha furrowed his brows slightly and said coldly, "If you want to fight, why not urge the troops to come forward?"
The black horse under Xue Tao shuffled its steps, seemingly restless; actually, Xue Tao on the horse was even more anxious. He gave Nezha a meaningful glance, unsure whether the latter understood his silent communication.
He said, "I have long heard of the Third Young Master’s divine power. Why create more slaughter? Though Xue Tao is but a mediocre general on horseback, I am skilled in foot combat, with twenty years of saber technique that I would like to learn from the Third Young Master. Even if I lose, at least there will be an explanation."
Xue Tao dismounted and walked to the front, taking down a grey bundle from his back with a solemn face and unwrapping the silk cloth around the saber layer by layer as he crouched down.
The group of Armored Soldiers behind him looked at his not-so-broad back, now feeling their anger replaced by emotion and admiration.
Everyone knew he could not win.
That was why they admired his courage.
But from this angle, there were some things they couldn’t see, while Nezha could.