The roar of Soochow's pursuers made Qiao Guolao, who was already in extremely poor condition, tremble all over.
"No...I can't do it anymore...I...I can't walk anymore, Mr. Zhan...you...you guys should leave quickly, don't worry about me being a burden..."
He looked back and caught a glimpse of a long knife cutting through the reeds. The pursuers were now only less than twenty steps behind the others.
Maybe he was really frightened by the sound of the pursuers. Qiao Guolao lost his footing and stumbled forward. If he really fell this time, including the time to get up, it would not be enough to pull up again.
Increase the distance between you and your pursuers.
"Mr. Qiao! Be careful!"
Li Fu was closest to Qiao Guolao, but his reaction was still a little slow. His outstretched hand brushed against Qiao Guolao's clothes. Li Fu exclaimed. Seeing that Qiao Guolao was about to fall to the ground, he suddenly felt a pair of broad and powerful hands.
His hand appeared at Qiao Guolao's side and pulled Qiao Guolao closer to the side path.
At the same time, Soochow's pursuers quickly caught up and chased in the direction where Qiao Guolao disappeared.
——
"Strong... strong man... you... you are..."
Qiao Guolao, who was surviving the disaster, was naturally paralyzed and breathing heavily.
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, who followed Qiao Guolao's figure and hurried to his side, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that their father was safe and sound.
However, the three of them were all surprised and suspicious of the man in silver armor who suddenly appeared in front of them.
"You...are you Changshan Zhao Zilong who is with Liu Bei?"
Qiao Guolao didn't see it clearly at first, but he finally recovered and recognized at a glance that the person in front of him was Zhao Yun, who had been guarding Liu Bei in Qingluan Pavilion before.
In this brief moment, many thoughts emerged in Qiao Guolao's mind, and the one that finally stood out made him extremely vigilant and shouted towards Yi Xiaotian and others who were coming behind him:
"Mr. Zhan! Princess! Don't come here! This person may be here to arrest..."
Compared with Qiao Guolao's vigilance, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were much calmer.
Although they also wondered why Zhao Yun, who was supposed to be guarding Liu Bei, appeared here, but... no matter what, Zhao Yun had rescued their sisters. Moreover, if Zhao Yun hadn't taken action this time, Qiao Guolao, their father, might have
He had really been caught by Soochow's pursuers.
Sure enough, before Qiao Guolao finished speaking, Sun Shangxiang's surprised and happy voice behind him completely eliminated the unspeakable tension in the field:
"General Zilong! Long time no see...it was inconvenient to communicate in the pavilion...you...are you here to save us now?"
"What…"
Qiao Guolao's face was full of shock. He first looked back at Sun Shangxiang, who was looking happy. After hearing what Sun Shangxiang said, he turned back to look at Zhao Yun with disbelief.
Yes... putting aside the subjective impression caused by Qiao Guolao's own vigilance, in fact the man in front of him was just looking at them calmly with a smile.
Zhao Yun seemed to have noticed the shocked look in Mr. Qiao's eyes. He did not explain much, but bowed slightly to Mr. Qiao apologetically, as if he was apologizing for the abruptness just now.
"Sir, long time no see."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Yi Xiaotian smiled slightly and met Zhao Yun's eyes. Both sides could see the unwavering friendship in each other's eyes, so naturally there was no need for too many pleasantries.
"It's up to me to hold off the pursuers here. Sir, please leave quickly - the world is far away... As long as fate remains, we will definitely see each other again."
"Zi Long…"
After Zhao Yun turned around, there was no trace of gentleness in his eyes. He was cruel to his enemies and tolerant to his companions. This was Zhao Yun's unchanging principle.
Yi Xiaotian originally had a lot to say, but seeing Zhao Yun's resolute back, he knew that everything was left unsaid at this moment.
"Zilong, we have a long way to go and a long way to go... We... will say goodbye here!"
Yi Xiaotian turned around calmly, and together with Li Fu, he picked up Qiao Guolao, and led everyone to quickly move towards their final destination.
As if they had a clear understanding of each other, the two of them clearly did not look back, but they raised their left hands at the same time and clenched them tightly into a fist in mid-air.
"Sir...can you tell me your true identity?"
In the reed marsh, apart from the rustling sound of the wind blowing the reeds, this question was the only one that echoed for a long time.
Yi Xiaotian, who had long known that this day would come, lowered his head gently - beside him, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shangxiang and Qiao Guolao all looked at him.
...Everyone is waiting for his answer.
"Yi Xiaotian."
"I am Yi Xiaotian."
As the sun set, in the reed marsh, at the end of the path, Yi Xiaotian held the bamboo hat on his head, leaning half sideways, standing quietly in the afterglow.
Zhao Yun did not look back, but the relief that could not be concealed on his expression made him laugh.
"Ha ha ha ha…"
"Hahaha…"
"Zi Long--"
Yi Xiaotian was worried that Zhao Yun would be disappointed, so he called Zhao Yun slightly worriedly.
Who would have thought that Zhao Yun didn't look disappointed at all.
"I'll just say it!"
He turned around with a smile and said with a look full of emotion:
"Besides Yi Xiaotian, who else in this world can turn the entire Jiangdong upside down and leave calmly in the end with just his own strength?"
"Sir, if you are worried that Yun Zai will regret it... then there is no need to——"
"Actually... Yun is looking forward to our next meeting even more!"
Yi Xiaotian sighed... In fact, he did not expect that the moment he revealed his identity to Zhao Yun would be so stressful.
But judging from Zhao Yun's expression...the two of them should have the same mood.
"Zilong, see you soon!"
"Goodbye!"
——
This time, Zhao Yun really killed one person in a formation of more than a thousand people with only the tail of his spear.
What made Sun Quan the most angry was that Zhao Yun never killed anyone from the beginning to the end. He just waved the gun casually and easily beat his subordinates until they could not get up. Without killing anyone, it meant that Zhao Yun meant
The "discussion" mentioned is a definite fact.
Regardless of whether their pursuit was delayed by Zhao Yun or not, they could not use this reason to blame Zhao Yun or Liu Bei.
"No! We can't delay it any longer!"
"Send someone to stop Zhao Yun. If possible, we must capture him alive. Although we can't kill him, holding him will still allow Liu Bei to stay in Jiangdong obediently! The rest of us will take a detour from the side, trying to get to Xiaomei.
They intercepted them before they reached the ferry!!"
Sun Quan finally figured it out. Not to mention the success or failure of this marriage, as long as Liu Bei has not left, they will still have the opportunity to fight back and forth with Liu Bei on their own territory. Although Zhao Yun played a clever trick, Sun Quan could not find it.
When he got the chance to start a war, he also left Liu Bei's vulnerability to him.
Should we say that Zhao Yun was overconfident, or something else? Sun Quan, who responded to others with his own way, did not intend to let Zhao Yun retire after his success.
He quickly called out his men and easily completed the siege of Zhao Yun with less than five hundred men. Then he led the remaining men and immediately chased in the direction where Yi Xiaotian left.
