Pang Tong's mood now was no less shocking than when he was captured alive in Poyang.
He just said not long ago that he discovered Yi Xiaotian's weakness... But... judging from Yi Xiaotian's current performance, this... is this really his weakness?
He is a human being...so his emotions can be taken advantage of.
But…
In the face of such a big deal, Yi Xiaotian was actually willing to give up such a huge advantage, just... just for Zhao Yun?
Suddenly, Pang Tong trembled again, not because of shock, but because of fear.
He now wants to take back his evaluation...
Because he felt that if Yi Xiaotian was just being used, then his assessment was indeed correct. Yi Xiaotian was just a mortal who could be influenced by his emotions.
But now... Yi Xiaotian is so serious that he is willing to give up all his advantages to deal with his own weaknesses. This makes Pang Tong feel that Yi Xiaotian is definitely the only ruthless person in the world - a ruthless person who is ruthless to himself.
"If you agree, just nod. If you don't, shake your head. I'm waiting for your answer."
Yi Xiaotian continued to ask, ignoring Pang Tong's shocked eyes and the stunned expressions of Sun Quan and Lu Xun next to him.
Of course he nodded.
If he does it a hundred times again, Pang Tong will nod. If he doesn't nod at this time, he will be a fool.
Pang Tong nodded repeatedly and agreed, and Yi Xiaotian seemed to have received a satisfactory answer, sat back in his seat, and then began to close his eyes and rest his mind again.
Pang Tong has been unable to calm down for a long time, but... in fact, he has already begun to make plans in his heart.
Yes…
He nodded, but what were his inner thoughts?
Pang Tong admitted that... he was scared by Yi Xiaotian at first.
But soon, as a top-notch strategist, he analyzed all the details in Yi Xiaotian's words as quickly as possible.
Various conclusions have been derived from it.
And the conclusion he finally came to was very simple - it was a fraud.
How could it not be a scam?
He was indeed bluffed by Yi Xiaotian's sincere performance, but as an eyewitness who had personally witnessed Yi Xiaotian fooling the entire Jiangdong senior management, Pang Tong was most convinced that Yi Xiaotian's acting skills had already improved.
It's so realistic that it's unrecognizable.
So in the absence of evidence and facts, Pang Tong realized... No matter what Yi Xiaotian said, he could only avoid being deceived if he chose not to believe it.
Even...even if it was Yi Xiaotian's true thoughts just now.
So what if they are true thoughts?
Let him excuse Zhao Yun?
This kind of thing is even more whimsical, right?
As he expected, Zhao Yun's reputation among the army was definitely bad.
It was just because Zhuge Liang still needed to use Zhao Yun that he didn't really make it clear.
But next is definitely the best time to throw Zhao Yun, this hidden scourge, out.
The truth is still the same, you can't blindly believe something that cannot be proved. He knew that it was because of this that Zhou Yu believed in Lu Xun and was tricked by Yi Xiaotian.
After leaving Jiangdong, Pang Tong thought of Yi Xiaotian as an imaginary enemy all the time.
His experience was different from Zhuge Liang's. Zhuge Liang saw the terror of Yi Xiaotian on the battlefield, while Pang Tong saw with his own eyes the terror of Yi Xiaotian's manipulation of people's hearts, which is the so-called terror of outsiders.
So he nodded in agreement, but...he was already thinking about further countermeasures in his heart.
‘I almost... almost got deceived by you... Yi Xiaotian, I clearly have a safer way here, why should I still believe you?
’
‘You evil beast that eats people without spitting out their bones. It’s you who wants to drive us all away. It’s you who wants to let us live. In the end, your life is yours. It’s not you who has the final say whether we let people go or not?
’
'But...since you dare to give me this opportunity, then just wait until you regret it.
’
Pang Tong closed his eyes, but he could no longer hide his inner excitement.
——
In half a day, due to the rapid pace, there was not much rest in the middle. The army led by Zhu Ran and Lu Meng tightly followed Liu Bei's army, which was evacuating towards Yangxian.
It is estimated that both parties will arrive at Yangxian City on the bank of Changdang Lake in less than two hours.
During this process, Lu Meng and Zhu Ran received an order that they couldn't understand for a while.
"ha?
Did I hear it correctly?
Lord...this...is this really what you mean?"
"You want to let Liu Bei and Pang Tong go?
How can this be!?
How much price have we paid to force them into such a desperate situation, how can we let them go for this reason?"
Zhu Ran's reaction was even greater than that of Lu Meng, because he had fought to the death with Liu Bei's army in both Jianye and Piling.
From the time when Yi Xiaotian recruited him, to today when he finally found the meaning of his existence on the battlefield, it can be said that Zhu Ran was able to regain his life entirely because of this battle.
But now Yi Xiaotian's intention... is to ask them to let go of the victory that is already within easy reach... This is something that no normal person would agree to, right?
Lu Meng and Zhu Ran had roughly the same idea, but he was more willing to listen to the explanations of Lu Xun and Sun Quan...
He doesn’t think Yi Xiaotian is a guy who can be controlled by others so easily...and...and for this reason——
"Zhao Yun?
Is it just because of Zhao Yun?
Where is sir?
I want to ask him personally! I don’t care what kind of friendship he has with Zhao Yun. I want to let Pang Tong and Liu Bei go unless they step over my body!!"
Zhu Ran said the last words through gritted teeth. Looking at his red face, you can tell how angry he is now.
But... maybe it was because the sound was too loud. Although a few people were hiding from the large army and talking about it at a distance, it still attracted the attention of some people.
Especially Yi Xiaotian.
It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and even Jiangnan... is still cast in a grayish-white hue.
Yi Xiaotian leaned out of the carriage wearing a fur coat and looked in the direction of the sound. When he saw it was Lu Meng and the others, he sighed, and then said hello to the people around him.
Da da da--
Yi Xiaotian borrowed a horse and approached Lu Meng and others in the distance alone.
In another carriage just behind Yi Xiaotian's carriage, Lu Lingqi, Huang Yueying and others leaned out of the carriage and looked in the direction Yi Xiaotian was leaving, as if they didn't know what was going on.
Not long after... Yi Xiaotian came to a few people.
Seeing Yi Xiaotian's slightly haggard look, Zhu Ran, who had just vowed to hold Yi Xiaotian accountable, suddenly couldn't say anything.
Probably knowing that the scene would be like this, Lu Meng rubbed his eyebrows and asked in a slightly calm tone:
"Sir... do you really want to let Pang Tong and the others go?"
