In the matter of scheming, Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie had somewhat different attitudes.
Sun Yixie's natural disposition leaned towards engaging in such activities, so unless he was fully confident or absolutely forced, he generally would not confront an enemy head-on.
But Huang Donglai was different; he played cunning games with Brother Sun not out of love for them but because it was "reasonable." Additionally, being quite assertive, he always wanted to prove himself, so whenever he met an opponent he felt he could contend with, irrespective of his confidence level, he tended to face them head-on.
Right then, provoked by Shao Dejin's challenge, Huang Donglai immediately got fired up and glared at his adversary, exclaiming, "Damn! What's there to be afraid of? Come on!"
As he spoke, he took his sword from his back (Taoist swords are generally carried on the back rather than the waist), readying himself to draw his sword and begin the fight at any moment.
