Two Against a Hundred

"Are we not going to assist him?" One of Ouyang Xiu's followers asked, confused. Clearly, they were currently allies. If they did not aid him when he faced an entire army of experts, what kind of allies were they?

"We will assist him," Ouyang Xiu said casually, but his actions said otherwise. He showed no signs of wanting to move. All he did was stand still with his arms crossed over his chest. A smile played on his lips as his eyes shone with excitement.

Since Ouyang Xiu was not moving, no one else moved. They did not move even when he said that they were going to. Words were one thing, actions were another.