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"With such reassurances, I have no worries at all about heading to the enemy camp," Sima Lang said with a smile, "If negotiations fail, please, General, lend me a hand."
"No problem at all, with me here, you'll be safe!" Zhang Xiu said proudly, not that he underestimated the Xiliang generals, but both Ma Chao and Pang De, though gifted, lacked experience compared to the then newly advanced Sunx Ce, and were not quite his match. Moreover, they were both practitioners of a fierce and aggressive style, which was easily suppressed by someone like Zhang Xiu who specialized in high speed and skillful techniques.
"Thank you, General," Sima Lang said with a smile, and then started chatting with Zhang Xiu about old times in Chang'an.
The smile on Sima Lang's face gave Zhang Xiu great satisfaction, and naturally, he liked him even more, especially since Sima Lang had the intention to befriend him. Their rapport ignited like dry tinder meeting a flame!
