Just as Fan Ye had predicted, Hong Cha arrived shortly after he returned to the Holy Land.
Fan Ye temporarily set up an invisible barrier, allowing Zui Mei, Fu Yao, and Ming Yao to stand inside before receiving Hong Cha.
After Hongcha entered, as usual, she obediently bowed to Fanye, then stood there quietly, like a landscape painting, awaiting instructions.
Fan Ye looked at the beautiful red tea and sighed softly.
This sigh made Hongcha's heart leap into her throat. Heaven knows how much she wanted to leave the fox clan. In recent days, all she had received were pitying glances and disdainful looks.
Sympathy is one thing, but what's with the contempt?
In the past few days, Zui Mei not only failed to rush to the snake clan to demand an explanation from Yao Sanqian, but also became increasingly distant from her.
Whenever I see him, he is mostly silent.
Seeing Zuimei like this makes Hongcha angry.
What kind of strongest fox is he? It's all a lie. He's completely indifferent even when the woman he loves is stolen from him. How can someone like that lead the fox clan to the pinnacle of the demon realm?
It's better to rely on Yao Sanqian than on him; he's the real man.
The corners of Hongcha's mouth were about to turn up, but then she suddenly remembered something, became alert, and looked at Fanye, "What does the clan leader want with me?"
Fan Ye sighed, "Red Tea, I'm sorry."
"Huh?" Red Tea was stunned.
Fan Ye continued, "You and my brother were originally a couple recognized by the fox clan, and I saw that you two usually had a good relationship. But this time I really have to separate you. You can blame me."
"Chief, you are overthinking it. How could Hongcha blame you? It's all fate, and Hongcha can only accept it. Besides, the Snake King has promised me to be his queen, and perhaps I can even help the fox clan in the future. As for personal feelings... how can they stand against the survival of the fox clan?"
Hongcha spoke very sincerely, her tone tinged with sadness, and even her eyes showed a righteous indignation for the sake of the fox clan.
Fan Ye wanted to applaud and cheer; the acting was absolutely brilliant.
"Since you've already said that, I believe you've thought it through. I won't say anything more. I'll go and persuade Zuimei to let go."
Hongcha lowered her head, and tears soon fell. "Thank you, clan leader. Actually, what I'm most worried about is Zuimei."
"Alas, I have no choice. If I could, I would really like to refuse completely, but the fox clan's strength is too weak. Even with the addition of the wolf clan's strength, they are still no match for the snake clan. Even if they can achieve a draw, it will be a lose-lose situation, which would only benefit other clans in the demon realm." Fan Ye frowned slightly, his eyes filled with pain and entanglement, his acting skills surpassing even Hong Cha's.
Hongcha was good at reading people. She secretly glanced at Fan Ye and saw that although he didn't show much pain on his face, she could see that he was in great pain in subtle ways.
She was stunned.
Fan Ye is so intelligent, he should be able to guess Zui Mei's subconscious reaction.
Could it be that Zui Mei didn't want to go to the Snake Clan, but was stopped by Fan Ye, so she couldn't go?
Hongcha knew exactly how powerful Fanye's ability to set up barriers was. If Zuimei was the god of war of the fox clan, then Fanye was the guardian deity of the fox clan.
The barrier created by the Nightfall Alliance can be used to protect people, or it can be used to trap a person.
It's not impossible that he would use it to trap Zui Mei.
Hongcha's heart pounded. If she could secretly help Zuimei escape the barrier, would he be able to go to the Snake Clan?
This thought, like a snowball rolling down a mountain, grew bigger and bigger in Black Tea's heart.
"Chief, you don't need to be too sad. It was all Hongcha's own choice."
Fan Ye walked up to her and patted her shoulder. "I'm sorry to have troubled you. I've already sent people to prepare the dowry. You know that the fox clan's resources haven't been very good over the years, so the dowry might be a bit meager. But I'll try my best to gather at least twenty loads of dowry within three days. Go back and prepare it properly."
"Yes." Hongcha curtsied. As she was about to turn and leave, she pretended to hesitate for a moment, then stopped and turned to look at Fanye. "Clan leader, may I talk to Zuimei? He hasn't been paying much attention to me lately. I think I should say goodbye to him."
Fan Ye nodded. "Go ahead."
"Thank you, Chieftain."
As Fan Ye watched her departing figure, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He made several mysterious hand gestures in the air with one hand, and the restrictions of the sacred land were re-established.
Once he was sure that no one outside could hear their conversation, Fan Ye removed the barrier that was protecting Zui Mei and the others.
Zui Mei came out with a sour face, "Brother, you agreed too hastily."
"Pfft—" Mingyao burst out laughing, "Didn't you used to love black tea the most? Why don't you want to see her now that she's contacting you?"
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because mentioning Zui Mei made her even more gloomy. She looked up and sighed, "Perhaps, something has blinded me."
“But she’s still a beauty,” Mingyao said, covering her mouth with a smile, her big eyes turning into crescent moons. “She’s still the ‘most beautiful’ one in our fox clan.”
Drunk and beautiful...
I feel like my name has been ruined.
"Brother, who named me?"
"You should ask Fuyao that question." How would he know about the things that happened in the previous generation?
Fuyao, her childhood memories stirred, walked over and smiled, "Your names have to do with your birth. Your father, Sixth Uncle, was the most muddle-headed fox in the fox clan, notorious for it back then. After Sixth Aunt gave birth to Fanye, Sixth Uncle was sent away to do a mission in the fox clan, without even having time to name Fanye. Little did he know that this trip would last for more than three hundred years. Sixth Aunt had no choice but to name Fanye Zuimei, a homonym for 'most beautiful,' meaning that Fanye was the most beautiful little fox in her heart."
"Oh, so the clan leader is the most handsome one." Mingyao suddenly realized. "And then?"
Fuyao continued, "After Sixth Uncle came back, he was overjoyed when Sixth Aunt mentioned the name. He held Fan Ye and called her 'Little Beauty' all day long, looking incredibly proud. But just when they were discussing adding Fan Ye to the family genealogy, Sixth Aunt became pregnant again. So they decided to add both children to the genealogy together. After all, it's been delayed for three hundred years, so what's a few more months?"
"However, that's exactly what caused the trouble. After Zuimei was born, Uncle Liu saw that it was a son, and a very handsome one at that, and he became even more overjoyed. After Aunt Liu gave birth, she couldn't go out easily, so she asked Uncle Liu to take him to be registered in the family genealogy. Uncle Liu excitedly ran to the ancestral hall and asked the elder in charge of the hall to register his son and daughter in the genealogy. Just as the elder in charge of the hall asked what the son's name was, Uncle Liu was so happy that he blurted out 'Zuimei' instead. By the time Uncle Liu realized what he had said, the elder in charge of the hall had already registered the son's name and it was time to register the daughter's name."
"Just like that, by mistake, your names were switched. Back then, because of this, Aunt Liu scolded Uncle Liu for a whole month."
Fuyao licked her slightly dry lips, her eyes seemingly seeing how badly her sixth uncle had been scolded back then.
Even he, who was quite naive back then, couldn't help but feel sorry for his sixth uncle.
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