Blue Flame: "...People from the Eight Gates are indeed different. Is picking locks and opening doors a basic skill?"
He remembered that Xiao Xi also knew these things.
The room was dark, with only a faint moonlight. Lan Yan was about to say that he couldn't see anything and wondered how he was going to find it.
The cat tossed him a small flashlight...
Lan Yan said nothing, silently picked up the flashlight, and began searching through a pile of documents.
Cat wandered around for a while. She didn't head straight for her target. Since Blue Flame was there to filter the books, she looked for some other books to read. If she couldn't find Mu Xi for a while, it would be necessary to learn more about this world.
As she looked through the information, she found the profile of the Five Expeditionary Generals.
This document contains detailed records of these five campaigns.
General Mu's achievements went far beyond simply quelling the rebellion. She had built water conservancy projects, constructed city walls, and produced paper. Many of the weapons used by the Mu family army were invented by her personally, and their power in the war was not to be underestimated.
He even saved the reigning emperor twice and was someone the emperor relied on very much.
His official rank rose higher and higher until he became the Grand General of the Five Expeditions, at which point there was no higher rank to bestow.
When the cat saw this, it was a little strange. According to the tradition of feudal imperial system, when someone's merits overshadow the emperor, it is the beginning of the reversal of things.
This Five Expeditions General seems to be enjoying a long and prosperous reign, because he has been appointed as the Five Expeditions General for two years and is still an extremely favored minister of the emperor, who summons him to the capitals of the five continents every day—and he rarely returns to Yeliang City.
After looking through a lot of information, the cat suddenly paused.
She looked at the book in her hand in surprise. There was a sentence on it, simply mentioned without any further explanation.
"General of the Five Continents, the Emperor has granted you the right to marry freely, and no one may interfere. This is hereby awarded as proof."
This was one of the emperor's bestowals upon him when he was appointed as the Grand General of the Five Continents.
However, marriage... this statement seems a bit strange. Could it be that this general is a woman?
However, none of these materials specifically mentioned whether he was male or female. At least, after looking at them for a while, I already felt that he was a man.
Just then, torches suddenly lit up outside! And the sound of orderly footsteps rushed over!
Someone burst through the door!
Lan Yan was looking at the map when he looked up and saw that the area was surrounded by a group of soldiers in light armor, carrying swords and torches!
The young general with the red tassel at the head of the group drew his sword in a flash and pressed it against his neck!
"You audacious spy, caught red-handed, what do you have to say now?"
At the same time, another knife was held to the cat's neck.
Lan Yan stared blankly at the scene before him, wondering what was going on...
He subconsciously looked at the cats. Why were they surrounded?
The cat even shrugged; she was so engrossed in watching that she didn't notice.
"How dare you! You dare to look around! Speak! Who are you? Who sent you? You infiltrated my Yeliang City to steal secrets. Where are you going to send them? I advise you to explain everything clearly, or I'll take your dog's life right now!"
The young general, with an air of righteous indignation, pressed the heavy broadsword down on Lan Yan's shoulder as he spoke, sending a chill down his spine.
Lan Yan quickly said, "No, brother, hold that knife steady, I'm not a spy..."
"Who said you're my brother! We have witnesses and physical evidence, and you still dare to say you're not a spy!"
Blue Flame: "We just... came here to take a look, we didn't do anything, do you... believe us?"
Blue Flame was speechless; he himself didn't believe those words.
He suddenly realized that if they were caught red-handed here, the consequences would be very serious. Thinking this, he looked at the cat again.
At that moment, the young general with the red tassel said, "Bring him up!"
A person walked in from outside. Lan Yan recognized him immediately; wasn't that the waiter from their inn?
"Yes, sir, it was those two. I passed by their door today and overheard them talking about burglarizing in the middle of the night..."
Blue Flame: "So it was you who got us into this mess!"
The waiter, hiding behind the soldier, declared confidently, "A spy! I'm just doing this for the people!"
"Commander Chen, let's take them both back for further questioning. This is a serious matter..." someone reminded the young officer with the red tassel.
The latter nodded. "Take them both back!"
Lan Yan had just put down the book in her hand when someone twisted her arm behind her back, causing her to cry out in pain, "Hey, be gentle!"
Cat stood up and said to the two men who came to hold her back, "Wait, I can walk by myself. You don't need to worry about me running away. How could a weak woman like me possibly escape from so many big men?"
She acted very pitiful and weak...
She had been in the shadows, but now that she had stood up, the torchlight shone on her, and everyone could see her face clearly.
The two soldiers, both veterans of countless battles, blushed slightly upon seeing her.
This woman... is just too beautiful...
General Chen wanted to scold them, but when he saw the cat, it had the same reaction. He frowned and said, somewhat annoyed, "Take it away, take it away, and keep a close eye on it!"
So, no one took the cat away; instead, many people surrounded her to prevent her from escaping.
Blue Flame, bound hand and foot: "..."
What kind of differential treatment is this!
He's the harmless one, okay? That "weak woman" you're looking at, she's not weak at all!
Cat glanced at the inconspicuous markings on their swords and suddenly asked, "You... are you the Mu family army?"
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