The squad leader was a middle-aged man with a lean build and triangular eyes, known for being rather slick-tongued and sycophantic. He had attained the position of squad leader solely through his gift of gab. As he put it, "A good horse is known by its legs, a good man by his tongue."
This saying in itself posed no problem, but in the military context, it was quite inappropriate.
In others' eyes, the squad leader—Gao Jian—was merely someone who flattered and idled about, without any real skills. Even his cultivation was only at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, positioning him at the lower end among bureaucrats of the same rank. Within their Tufan Country's forces, a squad leader could oversee a dozen squads, with authority second only to the strategist, and could be directly commanded by the deputy general.
