“Is that so?” Qianye expressed neither surprise nor anger and merely gazed at the fatty in silence.

The latter began to sweat. He bowed until his back was about to break and said, “General, it’s not that this lowly one wants to trick you out of your airship. The situation there is indeed somewhat special. Your airship is noticeably a special imperial model, and I know no ordinary person can fake it or buy it. The only ones who can drive such an airship into neutral territory are imperial emissaries. It’s really not suitable if you wish to enter quietly as an ordinary person.”

Qianye nodded. “You’re quite the considerate person. What’s your name?”

The fatty replied hurriedly, “This lowly one is Chen Xuan. It’s an honor to work for you.”

“Actually, it’s fine even if I drive the airship straight into neutral territory, isn’t it? Even if something does happen, it has little to do with you.”

Chen Xuan laughed wryly. “Please don’t joke, sir. This lowly one doesn’t know why you want to go to neutral territory, but even if you committed something in the empire, you still...