At the same time when Li Xuan was being ambushed on the command platform, a man in black cape and straw hat was watching the battle below somewhat absent-mindedly in the sky above the battlefield.
That was Zong Xuanhua, the 'Shenlie Blade', and his face hidden under the straw hat was frozen for a moment.
He watched the ninety or so formations below, unyielding under the assault of hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry, watched those Pi Room Iron Cavalry dwindle and die under the crossed fire of those formations.
After a long while, Zong Xuanhua reached into the void and a red parrot appeared on his shoulder.
However, from the parrot's mouth came the voice of Master Zhongliu: "What is it? Didn't we agree? We're not getting involved in this."
His voice was filled with evident decadence and fatigue.
