The meeting began in haste and ended just as hastily.
The main reason was that Yue Fei took this opponent very seriously.
Even though he had sounded dismissive of Kankuli in order to put Xiao Tianyang at ease,
when it came to facing him for real, Yue Fei would never let his guard down.
In truth, there was nothing wrong with his attitude.
Despise the enemy in thought, respect the enemy in strategy—Xiao Tianyang usually did the same.
It was simply that in this matter, Xiao Tianyang had seen Yue Fei's true way of handling things.
He could easily connect with his soldiers without losing the authority of a commander.
He was loyal and always considered his lord's interests, striving to make Xiao Tianyang worry less with every step he took.
Given such a character, Xiao Tianyang found it hard to believe Yue Fei's emotional intelligence could be low.
Of course, the meeting had not ended quickly solely because of Yue Fei.
According to the agreement, the enemies inside the Great Volcano had already withdrawn. Yue Fei therefore needed to arrange for troops to enter the mountain and establish defenses.
Moreover, before setting up the defenses, they needed to conduct a second inspection of the Great Volcano.
Sometimes even allies had to be guarded against, let alone enemies.
There was no distinction between good and evil on the battlefield, only victory and defeat.
After all, throughout the long course of history, which accounts had not been written by the victors?
Therefore, winning the war was what truly mattered. Everything else could be set aside for the time being.
If the opponent had been a commander with principles like Yue Fei, Xiao Tianyang would not have needed to stay on guard at every turn.
It was not that he was looking