Kou Zhong followed Ke Dazhi into the Foreign Guesthouse; passing through the main hall, he saw that along the way, everybody was a Tujue. Taking casual look, they all looked alike to him, but none did not reveal revered expression when they saw Ke Dazhi.
When they set foot on the winding corridor leading to the inner courtyard, Ke Dazhi’s men no longer followed them behind, leaving only the two of them walking along the corridor. All around there was no one else in sight; it was abnormally quiet.
Ke Dazhi said, “Surely Shao Shuai’s guts surpass others; do you believe firmly that if we have a fall out and fight, you still have the confidence that you can still break the siege and leave?”
Kou Zhong smiled and said, “Confidence, that I must have; whether it will be effective or not, that’s another matter altogether. I just think that you guys cannot be that stupid. If you fight right now, what good will it bring you?”
Laughing involuntarily, Ke Dazhi said, “We could capture Shao Shuai. Shao Shuai surely knew that we have come kind of method that will make any man of steel surrender.”
Kou Zhong replied, “Killing me, you might still be able to do, but capturing me alive, that is definitely impossible. Would Ke Xiong like to give it a try?”
Extremely sharp light suddenly appeared on Ke Dazhi’s pair of eyes, but it quickly vanished; he spoke coldly, “It’s a pity that everything today will be up to Yan Shuai [commander Yan] to decide. Otherwis