"Boss Yan is dead. That Chang fellow is clearly treating us brothers like dogs. Not only does he not let us avenge ourselves, but he also beats and verbally abuses us at will. It's outrageous!"
Peering through the crack in the door, in the firelight, a burly man with a full beard slammed his hand on the table, causing the cups and plates to rattle.
He picked up his wine bowl, tilted his head back, and downed it in one gulp, angrily saying, "This isn't the way. If I had known this would happen, I would have joined the Northern Zhou. It would have been better to be a fugitive with no future."
Chen Ping's guess was correct.
Zhang the Bearded Man had come from the border army. After being scattered, he fled frantically, robbing and pillaging along the way. After accumulating some silver, h
