Chapter 2146
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"Hmph! The intelligence of you two brothers is far inferior to Xuan Ye and Skyhawk! It's no wonder the two of you can't be the boss! "
Faced with Cloud Scorpion and Twilight Flood Dragon's questioning, Li Tai shook his head and mocked them in an eccentric manner.
The duo's expression changed, and just as they were about to flare up, they heard Li Tai continue, "Who said that This King is wholeheartedly helping you? In fact, This King is also helping himself! "
Cloud Scorpion's gaze froze as he asked in a deep voice, "King Wei, what do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? I mean it literally! "
Li Tai threw up his hands and lampooned helplessly, "If This King didn't come up with a perfect plan for you, wouldn't you be grabbing This King and taking him to the authorities? If any random swords or arrows were to injure This King, who would This King seek justice from? Although This King isn't afraid of death, This King doesn't wish to die in such a cowardly manner. Therefore, to a certain extent, we are now in the same boat! "
"In the same boat?"
Twilight Flood Dragon scratched his head in puzzlement. Although he could not find any loopholes in Li Tai's words, he had a nagging feeling that something was amiss. Li Tai was clearly a hostage they had taken, so how did he end up in the same boat as them?
This turn of events was too sudden, so Twilight Flood Dragon was momentarily unable to wrap his head around it.
Cloud Scorpion's eyes flashed. Li Tai's words had made him suddenly think of something. He seemed to realize something as he thought to himself.
"Hmph! So that's how it is! This punk is pretending to be smart to stall for time. One has to know that sending a messenger pigeon from Sourcepeak City to the grasslands to request for reinforcements would take a few days in addition to the time needed to send the message and dispatch the troops. This punk wants to use these few days to make a comeback?
Hmph! Dream on! Little does he know that our reinforcements have already set off. They might even be approaching Sourcepeak City by now. They will arrive outside Sourcepeak City by tomorrow. I want to see how you can make a comeback in a short day! "
If Li Tai had fabricated some other reason, Cloud Scorpion might have continued to be wary of Li Tai because he felt that Li Tai had other motives. However, not only did Li Tai admit that he had done so partly for himself, the reason he gave was reasonable. Cloud Scorpion, who believed that he had seen through Li Tai's scheme, once again lowered his guard against Li Tai. He felt that everything was within his grasp!
The reinforcements that would arrive outside Sourcepeak City in a few days were his greatest support!
Speaking of which, when he learned that Xuan Ye and Celestial Eagle had been captured by the government, Cloud Scorpion had been somewhat flustered. He had even almost forgotten about his greatest support: Zhao Deyan's secret plan. If not for the fact that Li Tai had just reminded him of this plan, he would probably have been egged on by Twilight Flood Dragon's group to take Li Tai out and fight to the death with the soldiers!
"Since Your Highness King of Wei doesn't want to die, then please cooperate with us for the next few days. Don't cause any trouble. Once the Turkic reinforcements arrive, we will take you out of Sourcepeak City and ensure your safety! Otherwise … "
Cloud Scorpion faintly smiled as he warned Li Tai.
"Hmph! There's no need for you to teach this king how to do things! "
Li Tai coldly snorted, and then he arrogantly waved his sleeve and walked up the stairs with his hands behind his back.
He knew that he had 'fooled' Cloud Scorpion and Twilight Flood Dragon!
There were many times when a perfect and flawless lie was more likely to arouse the wariness of others, especially at the juncture of life and death. Thus, he had intentionally given Cloud Scorpion a 'flaw' so that he would believe that he had seen through his plan. This way, not only could his plan be carried out smoothly, he could also lower his foe's wariness of him!
Ever since Li Tai had been 'dragged' down the stairs by Twilight Flood Dragon, this confrontation had begun to brew in his mind. On the surface, it seemed like Li Tai had lost, but in reality, he had completely defeated Cloud Scorpion!
The Imperial Court was now on guard, and the garrisons of the border provinces had been ordered to be on high alert. The steppe reinforcements would not arrive as quickly as Cloud Scorpion had predicted. This gap in time was the chance that Li Tai had bought for himself to be rescued!
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