Chapter 291 That Time

This was a surprise attack without any warning, but also an expected reunion!
When Wang Yao noticed something was wrong and turned around again, he saw Zhao Yun, relying on the strength of a master, slowly kneeling on one knee on the ground. A large amount of blood was flowing down his chest, and in just a moment, the ground beneath him was dyed blood red.

Although Wang Yao did not activate the hero form at this time, he knew by instinct that Zhao Yun's health had reached the bottom!

That's right. He first faced off against Luo Shen in the middle lane, and then was hit by a cannon from Sun Shangxiang when he reached the top lane. In the end, he defeated Xiahou Dun at the cost of both sides suffering losses. After such a long battle, even if the passive [Dragon Roar] of the Sky Soaring Dragon was strong, it could not withstand this surprise attack that was beyond his ability!
But Wang Yao remained surprisingly calm in the face of this sudden change.

Because under normal circumstances, the so-called separation of life and death is meaningless to heroes, who are blessed by heaven and can be resurrected without limit, it's just a matter of time. So Wang Yao didn't have much emotional fluctuations, just watching Zhao Yun's figure slowly turn into a bright light and disappear between heaven and earth, and a trace of worry also emerged in his heart.
Zhao Yun was killed on the spot, which was almost equivalent to breaking his left and right arms, but what worried Wang Yao even more was that due to his previous negligence, he didn't know when Zhao Yun would be resurrected next time, let alone where he would be resurrected! In other words, in the worst case scenario, he would most likely have to fight alone in the future battles!
Of course, these worries did not bother Wang Yao for too long, because all of Wang Yao's attention at this time had already been focused on the man in the long gown.

This man who was once the most familiar to Wang Yao, but now the most unfamiliar to him; he has changed a lot, his hair has grown longer, and there are more white hairs in his temples. If it weren't for the fact that his expressionless face still retained some familiarity from his memory, Wang Yao might not have recognized this comrade who had fought through life and death with him.
On the other side, Sun Shangxiang looked at the strange long-haired man who suddenly joined the battlefield with mysterious and unpredictable skills. Her pretty white face was solemn, but with a hint of princess-like proud smile: "Humph, it seems that this is an opponent worth wasting a shot on!"

As he spoke, he slightly bent his knees forward, preparing for his first skill, [Rolling Assault].

But Wang Yao stopped Sun Shangxiang: "Sir, could you please not attack this man?"

"Huh? Don't attack? Are you sure? This enemy just killed your partner!" Sun Shangxiang, with the cannon and crossbow in her slender hands, looked at Wang Yao in disbelief, feeling that she really couldn't understand this little soldier.

Does this person understand the situation?

"No matter what, please intervene." Wang Yao did not explain too much. After saying this lightly, he walked alone towards the man in ink and wash in the distance.

Two pairs of equally sharp eyes stared at each other closely, approaching each other step by step.

All encounters in the world are reunions after a long separation!
Wang Yao stopped about five meters away from the man and thought for a long time, but he didn't say anything. He was always eloquent, but now he found that even though he had a lot to say, he didn't know where to start.

Finally, when the words finally came to his mouth, all that was left was: "Long time no see."

"Yeah." The man seemed to be in the same mood as Wang Yao. After a while, he asked again, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I'm fine too."

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The breeze blew gently, ruffling their hair and clothes, and they said nothing more.

The world has changed dramatically, and everything has changed, but the past is still vivid in my mind! From knowing each other, to fighting side by side, sharing life and death, and finally, defecting with beliefs that go against each other.
In fact, before entering the canyon, Wang Yao had already learned from Zhuge Liang that the man had been promoted to a hero, so Wang Yao was not surprised to meet him in the canyon battlefield. It's just that -

Wang Yao had imagined the scene of their reunion countless times, but none of them matched the scene before him.

Even though they had different positions, Wang Yao felt that given the relationship between them, the atmosphere should at least not be as cold and unfamiliar as it was now; but the fact was that they really could no longer find any common topics with each other.

Do you want to ask about the current situation of the soldiers you once fought with? Those who can be asked to say hello have all died in the battle.

Do you ask each other about your life during this period? I have already asked this question before, and everything is going well.

In fact, people who have experienced great ups and downs will never talk too much about the hardships in life, because for such people, lamentation and regret have always been the most useless things in the world!
So the two of them had nothing to say.

We were once companions who lived together day and night, comrades who trusted each other through life and death, but now we have fallen to the point where we have no topics in common and are just strangers. Only the people involved know how it feels.

Wang Yao doesn't like this kind of reunion. He is still looking forward to starting all over again and trying to change some established facts.
So after another moment of silence, Wang Yao took the initiative to ask: "Are you still 2da now?"

"You should call me by my real name, Zhongda, Sima Zhongda." The former Erda, now Sima Yi, replied.

"Okay." Wang Yao took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Thank you."

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, but did not say anything. His pair of deep phoenix eyes just looked at Wang Yao in front of him with complicated emotions.

Wang Yao stared into Sima Yi's eyes and said slowly, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity to avenge my former companions."

Sima Yi remained silent.

"You deliberately arranged for Xiahou Dun and Lu Bu to be on the top lane, right?" Wang Yao continued, "Now that you are officially the military advisor of Wei, it is not easy for you to do it yourself. So in order to give me a chance to avenge my former companions, you deliberately arranged for them to be on the top lane?"

Sima Yi lowered his eyelids gently, and something flickered faintly in his eyes that could no longer be seen through: "You think too much."

"Still being stubborn? If not, why didn't you tell Xiahou Dun that Zhao Si was beside me? You are the one who knows me best, and we are both soldiers from the top lane army, so you naturally know that I will habitually go to the top lane first, and you know that I have a capable assistant beside me. But until the end, Xiahou Dun didn't know about Zhao Si's existence. Why? Since you planned and arranged the ambush on the top lane, how could you forget to tell Xiahou Dun this? This is not in line with common sense. I can only say that this ambush was not aimed at me, but you wanted to use me to kill Lü Bu Xiahou openly!"

After a pause, Wang Yao began to see a trace of his former companion in Sima Yi, and finally smiled: "You have always been a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and you say one thing and mean another. This will never change no matter how much time has passed."

In fact, earlier, when Wang Yao discovered that the enemy's heroes stationed in the top lane were Xiahou Dun and Lu Bu, his two mortal enemies, he had already thought that all this was deliberately done by Sima Yi. If he really wanted to kill him, Sima Yi would definitely arrange for Dian Wei and Cai Wenji to ambush him together, but it turned out that only Xiahou Dun and Lu Bu were here. Do you think this is a coincidence or a fateful arrangement? Who would believe it!

(End of this chapter)