Quit joking around. Back then I only said those words to hustle some details out of her, as if I would be stupid enough to admit on the spot. If the king finds out then my clan will be screwed! The eagle man bitches inside, dreading the slim chance the Eagles would also be implicated due to this wench.
âUncle Yu?â Cracking in her heart, Hu Mei forces a smile so she doesnât look so bad, âForgive my lack of understanding, you clearly that dayâ¦.â
âWhen have the Eagles become associated with traitors? Please be more respectful, I have nothing to do with you or your family.â Hands crossed behind his back, the eagle chief huffs a grunt and pulls the forged pendant out of Hu Meiâs hand using his power, causing it crumble into dust in the air.
Thereâs dismay in the fox ladyâs face now. She couldnât believe what sheâs seeing or what the eagle chief has done.
âSomeone come, subdue this criminal!â Yu Xiang coldly orders.
In an instant, several heavily armored men with eagle beaks had come swarming inside the tavern, their weapons firmly aimed at the fox while the unarmed rushed ahead to pin her to the ground.
âUncle Yu, what are you doing? My father wonât let you go if you touch me!â Hu Mei grits her teeth as she yells out with reddening eyes.
This asshole is only picking on me because my branch of the Fox Clan has been exiled, otherwise he would never try something like this!
âHahaha, your father canât even protect himself and you still have the nerve to threaten me?â Yu Xiang bursts out laughing, his voice mocking and sarcastic. âArenât you a bit too stupid in the head if you still canât figure out why?â
Hu Meiâs face went white. No longer struggling, she stares upward from the floor at the cold faced middle-aged chief.
âYou first tried to murder the queen, then impersonated Her Highnessâs identification token, do you admit your crime!â
Boom~!!
As if sheâs been struck by a lightning, Hu Meiâs brain instantly went blank on the spot, her eyes locking intently onto the eagle chiefâs.
What did he say?
The queenâs identification tokenâ¦.
No, itâs not true, it must be a trick, heâs tricking me!
The lady almost couldnât breathe from the pain in her chest, and itâs under this suffocating feeling that Yu Xiang came before Bai Yanâs presence to take kneel.
âMy Queen, itâs your loyal subject here who has come late, causing Your Highness to suffer such grievances, please forgive me.â
Pricking her brow up, Bai Yan stops her lazy act and got serious as well. âEagle Chief, how have you been lately? Itâs been a while since we last met at my coronation.â
Slightly startled at the quick recognition, Yu Xiang felt elation and unease at the same time: âThanks to Your Highnessâs blessing, everything is well within my clan.â
âIn that case, I will give you a task. First, gather your tribesmen and go with Fei Yi of the Wing Clan to gather the rest of the demons living in this region. Second, I want to search for a teenager by the name of Bai Xiao. I heard he was in this area not long ago.â
âYes, My Queen.â Getting up from the floorboard, Yu Xiang respectfully complies.
âUncle Yu, youâre lying to meâ¦â Muttering to herself in an incoherent manner, Hu Meiâs expression becomes hysterical: âShe is the queen? How can she be the queen? You are lying to me. Please tell me you are lying to me. I have never offended you in any way, why are you doing this to me?â When it came to the last bit of her sentence, thereâs a heart wrenching tone like sheâs about to pass out.