For Yuan Shao, who in this lifetime treated him fairly and indeed proved to be wise and heroic, Xin Pi held no thoughts of surrender. At most, he felt some regret that fate had not smiled upon him, preventing him from following Yuan Shao to conquer rivers and mountains and establish the Yuan Clan's foundation.
"So there's no need to persuade him; he won't surrender," Xu Shu shrugged and said indifferently. He and Xin Pi hailed from the same hometown and had interacted more, but the lack of any progress thus far spoke volumes.
"Who's to say there won't be progress someday?" Chen Xi smiled and said, "Since Zuozhi disagrees, I won't press further. We won't mistreat you, but don't think of leaving—this is the bottom line."
"I'll wait for my lord to rescue me," Xin Pi said resolutely, his eyes gleaming brightly with an unyielding spirit, showing no trace of despair.
