The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

Chapter 374 In the World of Ravens...

Guan Xing already knew what had happened from Ning Huan, so he wasn't very surprised when he heard the news of Peng Qi's murder.

But he had to look genuinely surprised; it was time to put his acting skills to the test again.

Upon hearing this, Guan Xing stumbled, but managed to steady himself by holding onto Ning Huan's shoulder. He then pointed at Li Tong and said, "What did you say? Say it again."

If you look closely, you can see that his fingers are trembling, his lips are quivering, and his face is filled with disbelief, as if he has heard some terrible news and is completely stunned.

Li Tong kowtowed repeatedly, continuing to weep bitterly, saying, "On the day Ning Erdang set off, the soldiers guarding the camp were eating when Xiao Dan's personal guards somehow rushed out of the prison cart, stole weapons, and launched a surprise attack on the commander's tent. Commander Peng Zong was resting at the time and was caught off guard. He was also injured and outnumbered, and was brutally killed by Chen Yang, the deputy captain of Xiao Dan's personal guards. I am sorry, Boss Peng, I am sorry, General. I am guilty."

Guan Xing instantly flew into a rage, kicked Li Tong in the shoulder, knocking him to the ground, and then shouted angrily, "You bastard, I told you to stay and guard the camp, and how did you do it? You couldn't even protect Boss Peng, what use are you to me?"

Seeing that Ning Huan was still in a daze, he kicked him again and shouted, "And you, how could you send out all the guards and not leave any protection for Boss Peng?"

Because of his position, Guan Xing couldn't kick him hard enough, but Ning Huan fell down and scrambled to his feet before rushing back into the camp, wailing as he ran, "Big brother, big brother, why didn't you wait for me? Why did you leave me like this?"

Ning Huan's voice choked with sobs as he shouted until he was hoarse and on the verge of tears.

On the bandit side, Peng Qi's death was like a deep-sea bomb that sank to the bottom of a lake, stunning all the leaders, including Bi Kui and Wei Hu. They didn't listen to a word of Li Tong's explanation until Ning Huan rushed into the camp with a sob in his voice. Only then did Bi Kui react and let out a hoarse wail.

"Big brother..."

While wailing, he took off chasing after Ning Huan, but because he was chasing too fast, he lost his footing and fell flat on his face. But he didn't care about the pain and got up to continue running.

Bi Kui's voice was very loud, and all the leaders were awakened. Wei Hu rushed out but also fell flat on his face. The others were the same.

It's normal for one or two people to fall, but it seems a bit contrived for everyone to fall. So only Bi Kui is genuinely showing his emotions, while everyone else is just putting on an act. Zong Shuai and Peng Qi are really unpopular, aren't they?

But thinking about it, it's normal. A bandit who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good bandit. If given the chance, this bandit leader would definitely do what Xiao Dan did and get rid of Peng Qi and take his place. "I've become a bandit, how can you expect me to be loyal?"

To put it bluntly, Peng Qi's relationship with these leaders is merely a cooperative one, not a ruler-subject relationship. Cooperation naturally involves competition. How much genuine affection can a team maintain through interests have? Without affection, wouldn't it be a matter of acting skills?

Watching the leaders stumble and stagger into the camp, Guan Xing was stunned, and spread his hands in astonishment, saying, "When did bandits become so good at acting?"

Liu Zan reminded him, "So you can't fall behind. In the crow's world, swans are guilty. The calmer you are at this time, the more resistant they will be to you. On the contrary, the more you act, the more they will think you are in cahoots with them and the more they will agree with you. Go and perform."

This is similar to the idea of ​​submitting a pledge of allegiance when joining an outlaw gang. We know it's wrong for us to do this, but if you don't follow our example and go along with it, you're not one of us.

Guan Xing said speechlessly, "This damn world, the more people you meet, the more you like dealing with dogs."

After saying that, he deliberately twisted his ankle and rushed out, falling flat on his face. He got up and rushed into the camp. Deng Hong ordered the army to rest outside the camp for the time being, and then, with his personal guards, dragged Li Tong inside.

Everyone rushed into the camp towards Peng Qi. Inside, they found a coffin on the training ground, with many white curtains hanging beside it. The huge training ground had long been turned into Peng Qi's mourning hall.

Ning Huan rushed to the coffin first, and with both hands he forcefully lifted the coffin lid. Looking at the stitches on Peng Qi's neck, he slowly knelt down in grief, clutching the edge of the coffin and crying out, "Big brother, why didn't you wait for me? How can I live with you suddenly leaving this world?"

Bi Kui also arrived. Seeing the corpse in the coffin, he was struck dumb. He stood motionless by the coffin, his eyes glazed over.

Wei Hu also arrived, and like Ning Huan, he lay prostrate on the edge of the coffin, wailing in anguish, "Big brother..."

Other leaders arrived as well, and soon they grabbed the edge of the coffin and surrounded it. Those who came later had nowhere to grab on, so they could only kneel behind Ning Huan and the others and weep bitterly.

Guan Xing also arrived. Staring at the scene beside the coffin, he was stunned for a moment before collapsing to the ground, pounding his fist and wailing, "It's all my fault! I shouldn't have encouraged Boss Peng to attack Pan Zhang! If we hadn't attacked Pan Zhang, Boss Peng wouldn't be dead! It's all my fault..."

In an instant, the training ground became a stage, the coffin a prop, and everyone was wailing and lamenting. This made Bi Kui, who was not wailing, seem out of place. Bi Kui was annoyed and shouted angrily, "Stop wailing! Even if you all cried yourselves to death, would you be able to bring the boss back to life? I just want to know if the bastard who murdered the boss has been caught yet?"

Guan Xing immediately stood up and shouted, "Li Tong, where the hell is Li Tong? Has the murderer who killed Boss Peng been caught yet?"

Li Tongguang rushed over and explained, "After Boss Peng was murdered, I immediately sent men to hunt down the killer, but that Chen Yang is too cunning, I...I..."

Guan Xing angrily said, "It's one thing that I can't even protect Boss Peng, but I can't even catch the murderer. What use are you to me? Men, take this bastard away and behead him. Use his head to appease the spirit of Marshal Peng."

While reprimanding him, Guan Xing also gave Li Tong a wink. Li Tong immediately understood and quickly knelt down in front of Guan Xing, grabbing his trouser leg and pleading, "General, spare my life! This humble general will never dare to do it again! General, please forgive this lowly servant this time! From now on, I am willing to follow you..."

He had said the same thing to Pan Zhang that day, so he said it again with exceptional ease.

At the same time, Deng Hong ran up to plead for Li Tong, saying, "General, General Li didn't do it on purpose. Boss Peng's death was an accident, and he didn't want it to happen either."

You Chong followed closely behind, saying, "Yes, General, let Li Tong off this time for his loyalty to you."

Liu Zan also stepped forward to make his presence known, saying in a sarcastic tone, "General, General Li Tong is the leader of our tens of thousands of surrendered Wu soldiers. Killing him might cause a mutiny among the surrendered soldiers. Please reconsider, General."

Ning Huan pushed aside the leaders performing by the coffin, knelt down in front of Guan Xing, and pleaded for Li Tong, saying, "General, it was my oversight that Peng Laoda was killed. I was busy pursuing Zhuge Jin and neglected his safety. The responsibility lies with me. If you want to kill someone, then kill me."

Even a fool could see through this charade, let alone the shrewd leaders. Wei Hu had already figured out what was going on, but he chose to play dumb and also knelt down in front of Guan Xing to persuade him: "Yes, General, this matter is not General Li Tong's fault. If anyone is to blame, it is us for not cleaning up Xiao Dan's remnants that day. Please forgive General Li this time."

Seeing Wei Hu take the lead, the other leaders all spoke up to plead for Li Tong.

With the bandit leader under Peng Qi pleading for leniency, things became much easier. Guan Xingshun said, "The death penalty can be waived, but the punishment is unavoidable. Li Tong has failed in his duty to guard the camp and will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane. Ning Huan and Deng Hong, you two will carry out the punishment yourselves."

“Look…” Ning Huan and Deng Hong lifted Li Tong up and left, whispering in Li Tong’s ear, “Remember to scream as loudly as possible later.”

Soon the instruments of torture were set up. Ning Huan and Deng Hong held the military batons in both hands and raised them high, aiming to strike Li Tong's back with the force of splitting mountains and rocks. But just before the blow hit, they suddenly pulled back, and the blow felt like a tickle, not painful at all.

Nevertheless, Li Tong still let out a pig-like scream, and for a moment the camp was filled with Li Tong's shrill howls.