As soon as Yueyinghu finished speaking, several iron chains popped out from the chair behind Ye Fan. Before he could react, the chains quickly bound his arms, legs and feet, and tied him to sit on the chair.
Ye Fan was startled and struggled a few times, but remained motionless.
"General Ye, don't waste your energy. This is a mechanical chair designed by me, Sister Moon Shadow Fox, Brother Smiley Fox, and I. It is specially used to deal with martial arts masters like you." The voice of the Mechanical Fox was childish, and it was impossible to imagine that such a soft and cute voice came from such a body.
"What on earth do you want?" Ye Fan struggled frantically, trying to break the chair and break free from the chains.
"I advise you not to move. There are steel balls in here. Once they get stuck, even the key won't be able to open the mechanism. And the iron chain will slowly tighten until it strangles your hands and feet." Yueying Fox took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and threw them coldly in the middle of the table, his voice full of chillness.
"If you have the guts, please let me go. There are Yulin Guards everywhere. If you kill me, you won't be able to escape. You all look rich or noble. It's not worth it to offend the court and bring trouble to your families."
The lucky cat suggested with a smile, "Then let's introduce ourselves again, so that General Ye won't be confused about the situation."
The smiling fox spread his hands and said, "Okay, who goes first?"
"Me, anyway, he's already seen what I look like." The lucky cat stood up, took off his mask and said, "I am the owner of Jishan Hall, Lu Xiao, from the imperial merchant Lu family."
The magician sitting next to him, the fox, also stood up and took off his mask, revealing himself as a storyteller from the teahouse. "Xinglin Yan family, magician, Yan Ze."
"Southern Territory Mu Family, Guard, Mu Yunliu."
"Southern Territory Jiang Family, itinerant doctor, Jiang Ran."
Ye Fan was stunned and quickly said, "You are the doctor who came to my house to treat the illness!"
Jiang Ran smiled faintly, "Yes, nice to meet you again, General Ye."
The burly man also stood up, took off his mask and said shyly, "I, I am the former Minister of Works, Jiang Yu."
"You are Jiang Yu!"
Smiling Fox stood up and took off his mask, "Hey, there's me too, the former crown prince without secret guards, Murong Yan."
Before Ye Fan could be surprised, he saw the blue fox take off his mask. "And me, the former Dali Temple Minister who gave up writing to join the army, Liu Zhang."
Seeing Liu Zhang, Ye Fan became even more uneasy. He widened his eyes and said in shock: "Aren't you in Nanguan City?"
Liu Zhang replied, "Yes, I came all the way from Nanguan City just for your matter."
"So, the 50,000 Western Wasteland Army—"
"Of course, your Majesty was so angry that he turned against us."
Ye Fan was shocked after hearing this. This meant that the imperial court hadn't captured Nanguan City at all, and the Black Sail Army had withdrawn from Lucheng. If the Southern Frontier reorganized its army and launched a counterattack, Lucheng would undoubtedly fall. "Your Liu family rebelled long ago!"
"I am Liu Zhang, not the Liu family."
"Traitor!" Ye Fan cursed angrily.
The fox took off her mask gracefully and continued, "I am still a traitor. The flying snow falls on the forest, leaving behind a lingering fragrance. Lin Fuxue."
"Xiling City is also colluding with the Southern Territory!"
"Of course, she is my fiancée who has been engaged but not yet married."
Fu Yi took off the black, fang-covered mask and spoke in a deep, magnetic voice, full of authority. "I am Fu Yi, a wealthy, elegant man with a gentle and beautiful wife, a smart and lovely sister, and a first-class businessman."
Murong Yan covered his face and whispered, "Hey, hey...Brother, your introduction is too long."
Liu Zhang couldn't help but say, "That's right, big brother, you don't know how to calculate the accounts, but you are a first-class businessman."
"The bandit leader of the Southern Territory dares to come to Yong'an City. Isn't he afraid that he will never come back?" Ye Fan retorted coldly. The series of shocks made him calmer. Now he was not surprised to see anyone.
He couldn't help but worry about Murong Yao's situation. A few days ago, Xiling City had been flirting with the Liu family, saying they were willing to provide them with political and military support. It turned out they were actually supporting the Southern Territory! Now, the combined forces they had were enough to rival the Yanyang Kingdom's imperial court.
Moon Shadow Fox slowly walked up to Ye Fan and slowly took off his mask. "The Great Demon King has great power. In the small Yong'an City, he can come and go as he pleases."
"It's you!" Ye Fan saw Shen Xu's face, horrified and angry, "Ye Wanqing, even you have defected to the Southern Territory!"
"As you can see." Shen Xu was not in a hurry to refute him, but took a note from Yan Ze's hand and read it.
"The Queen has contracted a rare disease that requires a bowl of heart blood from a woman born at the hour of Hai on the seventh day of the fifth lunar month in the Year of the Rabbit. This blood must be taken for 49 days to be cured.
As the Empress is the mother of the nation, the matter of her strange illness may be exploited by those with ulterior motives. This matter must not be made public. I hope the General will help to search secretly and save her life as soon as possible."
"Such precise positioning, almost naming the patient." Lu Xiao jokingly complained, "Doctor Jiang, will a wrong horoscope affect the efficacy?"
"That's none of my business." Jiang Ran scoffed. "But a bowl of blood a day won't kill her. I'll send someone to watch her drink it."
Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Let's not waste any more time. Let's quickly let Brother Ye rest in peace."
"You're so impatient." Fu Yi teased lazily, "Next time, change your name to Impatient Fox."
"After all, we grew up together as childhood sweethearts," Murong Yan teased, "Now that his face has become so hideous and terrifying, how can I not be impatient?"
"Can you please stop talking about Qingmei? I've already changed my ways. How could I be so stubborn like Brother Ye?"
Jiang Ran smiled gently and said, "Brother-in-law, don't be nervous. You and A Rao already have a child. The Jiang family can't disown you as their son-in-law just because you have a former lover."
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