527 Sima Yi’s Struggle 4 (1/2)
= East of Xiapi =
Sima Yi, Sima Lang, and Sima Fu left Xiapi before dusk as if they were in a hurry. They rode out without any followers but their siblings.
\”Keep going east! Hurry!\” Sima Yi hastened the group.
Because of Cao Cao's warning, Sima Yi had a scary thought when he put himself in Li Feihong's shoes. He imagined for fun what Li Feihong would do to efficiently silence him and his family.
The conclusion of that thought terrified him as Sima Yi had a dangerous idea.
Since Li Feihong and Dong Bai couldn't kill Sima Yi in the open, they could always abduct and imprison him until the end of the southern campaign. Then, it would be safe to murder him and his family without caring about the repercussion as the major threat was no more. Even if Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He betrayed the royalty faction, Diaochan, Li Feihong, and Wang Yi could destroy them singlehandedly.
Next was the major problem in that plan. Since the clan chat did not have a RETIREMENT or QUIT CLAN feature, Li Feihong and Dong Bai might have to cut Sima Yi's four limbs and destroy his vocal cord to disable him from using the clan chat.
His instinct cried that Zhuge Liang or other strategists might come up with this idea and suggested to those people. Sima Yi immediately called his siblings and bailed from the city even though he knew that it was a bad idea.
Escaping right now meant death. But by staying behind, he and his family would face a fate worse than death!
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Cao Cao: \”Support is coming from the southeast. Head to Guangling and wait for the pickup. Gan Ji is heading there at the moment.\”
Sima Yi glanced at the private message. He exhaled deeply and steeled his heart, preparing for a long night.
Fortunately, Cao Cao extended a helping hand. He asked the mysterious sect leader to protect them while they were escaping.
Sima Yi: \”Can I trust this bogus taoist?\”
Cao Cao: \”Like it or not, he's the only 8-wing demon of our coalition. Be prepared for some surprise, though. It won't be a pleasant experience.\”
Sima Yi: \”Why?\”
Cao Cao: \”You'll know when you see him in action. His system skills are ... terrible.\”
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= Xiapi City =
An angel was floating above Xiapi, scanning through this city and checking if there was any ambusher in this area.
Li Feihong rushed here when Sima Yi and his siblings suddenly took their horses and rode out at full speed. He didn't know why, but it seemed that Sima Yi had discovered their scheme and took the initiative to escape.
By the time that Li Feihong got here, Sima Yi and his siblings had already fled three kilometers.
Moreover, in the direction that they were fleeing, a dangerous being was heading there as well.
An 8-wing demon was heading there!
He shifted his immortal sight from Gan Ji to the flying people nearby.
Wang Yi and Diaochan were rushing toward the new demon as well.
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Diaochan: \”We'll intercept that old man. You catch that Sima Yi.\”
Li Feihong: \”Roger that.\”
Li Feihong opened a portal and entered his dimension world.
*VHOOM*
Two portals opened a kilometer east Xiapi City. Li Feihong exited from one portal and entered the other one.
*VHOOM*
Another set of portal opened a kilometer southeast. Li Feihong exited and entered gates again.
This was Li Feihong's way of traveling. It consumed a lot of lifespans, but it was safer than flying on the open sky, risking himself to be ambushed by other no-name suicide bombers.
*VHOOM*
Li Feihong's pair of blue portals opened and closed. He managed to cover 3 kilometers within a few seconds and caught up to Sima Yi, Sima Lang, and Sima Fu.
The three men had not realized his presence yet.
Li Feihong gazed at his monitors and glanced at Ma Chao, who was waiting for action.
\”Get ready. I'll open three gates at once to draw them here. I want you to knock Sima Lang and Sima Fu out first. I'll get Sima Yi myself.\”
\”Kakaka! Got it!\”
Li Feihong pinpointed Sima Yi's location and opened three portals below their horses.
Just like how Li Feihong practiced this move over a thousand times, Sima Yi, Sima Lang, and Sima Fu fell into the portal holes, entering his dimension without being able to retaliate.
Ma Chao had suffered from this trick before, so he knew how deadly the dimensional pitfall could do against the victims. He charged at the nearest rider, Sima Fu.
*POEK*
Ma Chao landed an uppercut punch and shook Sima Fu's brain. The latter was knocked out in one hit.
Meanwhile, Li Feihong already seized Sima Yi's neck. Unfortunately, he could not harm the latter as they were still in the same clan.
Still, Li Feihong managed to restrain Sima Yi from using his hands or voice to send system messages to others.
*POEK*
Ma Chao reacted fast and put Sima Lang unconscious with ease.
Now, they only had to deal with Sima Yi. Once his four limbs and his voice were sealed, the Sima Clan would be finished.
\”LI FEIHONG!!\” Sima Yi shouted with hatred. He had suffered too many setbacks that he wanted to kill somebody, \”I DID EVERYTHING FOR THE KINGDOM, BUT YOU ARE TREATING ME LIKE THIS!? IS THIS HOW YOU OTHERWORLDERS TREAT YOUR LOYAL RETAINER!?\”
Sima Yi wasn't wrong. Aside from the fact that he wanted Sun Quan and Wu Guotai dead to avenge for his father, he didn't really harm Tong's kingdom like Te Langpu or Cao Cao. Yet, he was treated unfairly.
\”I understand where that comes from, and I'm sorry that we are treating you this way. I'll give you one more chance. Stay in this dimension and don't use the clan chat until we deal with Lilim's goons. Then, I'll compensate you and your family. Right now, Dong Bai and Diaochan are on edge because of Lilim's henchmen.\”
\”AND WHY THE HELL SHOULD I BE CONTAINED IN THIS STUPID PLACE!? IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT MY FAMILY HAS AN ARMY!! WE ARE FOLLOWING ZHANG TONG'S ORDER BY EVERY WORD TO CREATE A FORCE TO KEEP THE ROYAL COURT IN CHECK!! WE ARE YOUR LOYAL SUBJECTS!!\”