The Reinforcements Have Arrived

"Who? Who are you?!" Cao Zhong demanded from the safety of the wall built around him. He deflected his gaze briefly from the intimidating intruder, to Xu Xuan, who still hadn't recovered from the attack.

'Xu Xuan is arrogant, but his fighting skills are second to none. Yet, he was caught off guard by this man. Wait a second, isn't he…'

On taking a second glance, the village head soon came to the realization that the person in front of him was the prisoner, the one reported to have escaped.

"You're that prisoner! The one I captured before, why the hell are you back here?! For your little friend? Do thugs nowadays keep such an admirable moral code?" He scoffed and raised his nose to them.

'With this number of guards, and with the other one being wounded, there's no way I could loose. And, even if it's somehow not enough, reinforcements are on the way. Plus…' he stole a glance at Xu Xuan, who had gotten the blade out of his palm and wore a dreadful expression on his face.