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  Liu Feng walked back in front of the case, his eyes shifted to the silk book, on the pure white surface was written a strong and powerful big character - Qi.

  "Qi?" Liu Feng blurted out, and for a moment he couldn't understand the profound meaning of Pang Tong's single word. He turned his head and looked at Pang Tong in confusion: "Just one word? Forgive me for my ignorance, please explain it to me in detail, sir."

  Pang Tong casually threw down his brush, shook his head and smiled: "I can only say so much, the deeper meaning is not convenient to say more, it can only rely on General himself to understand. However, with General's qualifications, understanding the mystery should be easy."

  Pong Tong's words were resolute, and it was clear that he would not utter another word. Liu Feng also did not dare to ask for more. He picked up the silk handkerchief and gazed at the single character "qi", sighing with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Shi Yuan is indeed stingy with his words."

  At this moment, Liu Feng's heart suddenly shook, and he held the silk book closer, his eyes fixed on the word "qi" as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

  "How's this, my calligraphy may not be top-notch, but it's barely passable, right?" Pang Tong said with a self-deprecating smile.

  That character was written with a strong and delicate brushwork, such skill, although not considered a master of the time, is quite accomplished, I'm afraid Liu Feng would still be unable to catch up even after decades of hard practice.

  What made Liu Feng feel special was not Pang Tong's calligraphy level, nor the implication of the word "qi", but the style of penmanship embodied in this character.

  A familiar writing style.

  At this moment, there was a voice in Liu Feng's heart that kept telling him that he must have seen such handwriting somewhere before. However, for the time being, Liu Feng couldn't think of it.

  "This handwriting, I must have seen it somewhere, but where exactly?"

  Suddenly, something flashed through Liu Feng's mind, and his face also surged with a few points of surprise. Putting down the silk book, Liu Feng hurriedly searched in the large boxes brought by the army.

  Liu Feng's sudden and strange behavior made Pang Tong quite curious, and when he saw that Liu Feng's several boxes were all filled with books, he couldn't help but nod slightly, his face showing approval: "It seems that General Liu is indeed a man of learning, bringing so many books on the march."

  "Found it!"

  Liu Feng spread out a worn-out book on the desk, which was the "Commentary on Sun Tzu" he had been studying for days.

  He placed the annotated copy alongside the original silk manuscript, his eagle eyes scanning back and forth to compare the subtle differences between the two scripts, his face growing increasingly joyful as he read on.

  With a loud slap on the table, Liu Feng excitedly exclaimed: "Mr. Shi Yuan, it turns out you're that mysterious expert! I've been searching for you with great difficulty!"

  "What mysterious superior man?" Pang Tong's face was bewildered.

  Liu Feng held up the "Commentary on Sun Tzu" in front of Pang Tong, a smile spreading across his face with a hint of complacency: "Mr. Shi Yuan, surely you can recognize your own handwriting?"

  Pang Tong took it and flipped through it casually, suddenly also showing a surprised expression: "How did this note end up in the general's hands?"

  As expected, it's good.

  The doubts in Liu Feng's mind were finally cleared, and he felt a sense of relief. He then told the truth about how he found the note and how it had passed from Liu Bei to Liu Qi.

  "Sir, if this note was indeed yours, how did it end up in Liu Jing Sheng's hands?" This was Liu Feng's last doubt.

  Pang Tong understood the origin and sighed lightly: "This was a long time ago, when Cao Cao had not yet eliminated Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao was also a regional lord. I once considered joining him, so I presented this 'Annotation of Sun Tzu' that I wrote in my spare time to Liu Biao. Later, I soon discovered that Liu Biao was just a stay-at-home general, so I left without saying goodbye. I didn't expect that after all these years, this note would end up in General Liu's hands."

  "I really have to thank the gentleman for this note, I benefited a lot from it. If I count strictly, the gentleman should be considered half of my teacher."

  No one would regard a textbook compiler as their own teacher. Liu Feng did so, only to indirectly get close to Pang Tong.

  Pang Tong's pale face showed a hint of pride, and he smiled: "General Liu is naturally intelligent and self-taught, and has nothing to do with me. However, it's no wonder that when I entered the camp just now, I felt that the layout method of this camp was similar to mine, it seems that the general referred to my notes on the method of setting up a camp."

  "Master's notes are indeed pearls of wisdom, and I naturally can't help but learn from them. I've been thinking for a long time, what kind of extraordinary person could have such remarkable insights, and predicted that the north and south would clash at Red Cliff many years ago. In fact, I should have thought of it earlier, in today's world, who else besides Master Feng Xi can have such divine foresight?"

  Liu Feng lavished praise on Pang Tong, who listened with great relish. He did not show any modesty, but instead stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word.

  "It's just that I'm inferior in talent and foolish, the many profound insights in your notes, I find it hard to comprehend. If possible, I'd like to ask you to personally instruct me again in the future."

  Liu Feng was already hinting at Pang Tong, wanting to pull him "into the partnership", and would assist himself in the future.

  Ma Pi's words were persuasive, but it wasn't that simple to convince him. At this time, Ma Pi smiled faintly: "Everything has its own destiny, today I can gather with the general here and drink freely, it is a kind of fate, as for whether we can have such a happy event in the future, it depends on whether there is such a fate."

  Able to get along with Pang Tong from strangers, talking about such a tacit understanding, Liu Feng today is already considered a great success. He also knows that his troops are only over two hundred, without an inch of land to stand on. Relying solely on the potential shown today, how can he "raise" someone like Pang Tong?

  At this point, Liu Feng no longer wasted his words and filled a cup with wine. He said with a smile: "Your words are reasonable, let's drink to this opportunity."

  "Haha, okay, drink up this cup."

  The short and stout Pang Tong also had a heroic spirit, the two men raised their cups and drank them dry in one gulp.

  Pang Tong stayed in Liu Feng's camp that night, and the next day at dawn when the wind and snow had weakened slightly, Pang Tong set out early to head west.

  Liu Feng knew he couldn't keep him, so he personally saw him off at the gate and escorted him for ten miles outside.

  In the cold wind and snow, Pang Tong reined in his horse, cupped his hands together in a gesture of respect and smiled: " Escorting you for a thousand li will eventually come to an end. General, since you've escorted me this far, let's part ways here."

  Liu Feng's face showed reluctance, and he bowed his hands, sighing: "Since that's the case, I'll bid you farewell, sir. May you take care on your journey, and may there be another opportunity for me to hear your teachings again."

  Pang Tong smiled faintly and turned his horse around, treading on the snow as he left.

  Watching Pong Tong leave, Liu Feng's heart was both relieved and regretful, secretly thinking of ways to bring such a great man under his command.

  Just as he was feeling sentimental, a horseman came galloping through the wind and snow, surprisingly it was Pang Tong returning.

  Liu Feng was overjoyed and thought that Pang Tong had changed his mind. He hastily dispersed his troops and rode forth to meet him, saying: "Sir has returned; surely you have come to bestow some further instructions."

  Ma Yun stood forward, and Pang Tong's ruddy face had a hint of a smile: "I'm not qualified to give advice, I just want to remind the general that simply resolving the dead knot is useless, this world ultimately relies on strength to speak."

  Liu Feng was clever and immediately understood that Pang Tong was hinting at him to have his own troops and territory. He sighed, "This junior naturally understands, but it's easy to say and hard to do. Although I have this intention, I'm distressed by the lack of a good opportunity."

  Pang Tong smiled mysteriously: "I just want to remind the general that the opportunity may be coming soon, and whether you can seize it will depend on yourself."

  Pang Tong's hint made Liu Feng's spirit shake, and when he wanted to ask in detail, Pang Tong had already left a sentence "General, take care" and rode away on horseback.

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