"My lord, I have no choice. His Majesty has been inside and hasn't come out. I've already informed him, but he hasn't responded!" the messenger said hurriedly.
"What is he doing? Open the door quickly, I need to go in and see!" the man said, thinking that the servant in front of him was afraid to open the door.
"My lord, you are unaware of this. Once this door is closed, it can only be opened from the inside. His Majesty is unwilling to open it now, and there is nothing we can do about it!"
In fact, what worried the messenger was that the king was unwilling to open the door, or even respond.
"King Gao Fei, what do you want? We have important business to attend to, and everyone else is waiting outside!!" Since they couldn't open the door, they had no choice but to shout.
"It's no use, sir. Shouting won't do any good. This room is soundproof. The only way to let people in know if something happens is to ring the bell. His Majesty has cut off all communication. He doesn't want to talk to us!" the servant explained again.
"..." The adult frowned. "At this hour, what is he doing hiding inside? Do you even know?"
"This..." the servant stammered, as if there was something he couldn't say.
"What is it? Speak quickly! We don't have time to waste here!" the adult said in a deep voice, reprimanding him with great authority.
If I can't deal with that perverted Young Master Ye, surely I can handle a servant like you?
"This..." The servant hesitated, as if it was difficult to say.
"Speak quickly!!" the adult shouted.
"I really don't know how to explain this. It's like this: two days ago, when His Majesty went out, he brought someone with him. They've been inside ever since. His Majesty instructed that no matter how important the matter, they should not be disturbed. And they haven't come out at all, not even for a meal!" the servant began to recount.
"They've been inside the whole time? Aren't you afraid something might happen? Aren't you afraid that person has already escaped?" the official pressed.
"No, there's only one exit here, and His Majesty is protected inside, so no one will have a chance to succeed," the servant explained. "This isn't the first time His Majesty has done this; he's even stayed inside for seven days and seven nights before."
Oh, so this isn't the first time. No wonder they're so at ease. If it weren't for the urgent matter at hand, they probably wouldn't care what the king is doing.
But what exactly was the king doing inside?
"What exactly is your king doing in there? This isn't the first time, which means you should know what he's doing!" the man said, frowning.
Before this, the servant still hadn't mentioned the crucial matter: what exactly the king and that person were doing inside that made the king neglect important matters and even the future of the country!
"This..." the servant stammered, "The king... they're gambling!!"
"Oh, gambling... What?! He's gambling? He's neglecting his duties because of gambling?" the man exclaimed in surprise, but he quickly calmed down.
This is because, among the Thirteen Allied Kingdoms, everyone seems to have heard that King Gao Fei of the Duofang Kingdom is a gambler, and a very crazy one at that, but his gambling skills are also very high, so not many people dare to gamble with him.
However, although I knew he was a gambler, I never imagined that he would disregard the fate of the nation for the sake of gambling, and at this critical moment, he would actually gamble behind closed doors with someone.
"Yes! So, we have no other options right now. We can only guess that His Majesty is addicted to gambling, and once he's addicted, we don't know when he'll be able to get out. Maybe soon, maybe a few days later!" the servant said helplessly.
The man was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is there any other way to open this door, even if it means breaking it down?"
"It's possible, but it will take several days. This room is specially reinforced and protected by Alchemy Array. Even if we find an alchemist, it will take several days to find the trick to break it!" the servant said.
"A few days later? They can't even wait an hour now!" The official frowned. "Do you know who that person who gambled with your king is?"
"We don't know either. All we know is that it was a boy, a very strange boy. His Majesty met him on the street, and later, His Majesty invited him here to gamble. We don't know the specifics," the servant said, shaking his head. He emphasized the word "invited."
It was obvious that this strange boy hadn't been invited here willingly!
"What should we do now..." the man said in distress. After a while, he gritted his teeth and went out.
He had decided to blame the failure entirely on King Gao Fei, at least that way they could shirk responsibility for failing to complete the mission.
Now, I don't seek merit, but only to avoid mistakes!
"Marshal Ye, I'm so sorry, King Gao Fei is unable to come out for the time being. I can only apologize!" the official said apologetically.
"It's alright, then we'll take our leave!" Ye Chengtian cupped his hands in farewell. At this point, what would be the point of staying here? They were all respectable people, and it wasn't like they had anything to ask of him.
"Farewell!" Seventh Brother and the others said in unison, preparing to leave.
But at that moment, something happened that brought them to a halt...
"Release him, or I'll show you what it feels like to be frozen!!" Ye Lanyu 'Ye Lanyu voice reached everyone's ears, causing them to nervously look in the direction from which the voice came and begin to form a defensive formation.
Since Ye Lanyu has called for the release of the people, it means that some of them have been arrested, which means they may have fallen into a trap.
These people from the Thirteen Allied Kingdoms might be quite audacious and want to harm them!
However, Ye Chengtian and the others soon discovered that the representatives of the Thirteen Allied Kingdoms who were with them were all surprised by this matter and seemed completely unaware of it.
Is it that the other party is even hiding it from their own people, or is it none of their business?
The answer will be revealed soon...
Everyone saw a woman in leather armor kidnapping Zhen Xiaoyan and retreating towards them, with Ye Lanyu and the Seventh Princess following closely behind, along with Ye Yi and others.
"A martial artist?" Looking at the woman's leather armor, it was the kind that martial artists often wore, which provided a certain degree of protection without affecting any of her movements.
This type of leather armor is mostly worn by mercenaries and retainers of ordinary Lineage because, in addition to the features mentioned above, it has another crucial advantage: it is cheap and cost-effective!