Inside the military tent.
A basin of cold water splashed onto Fan Hua's face. The chill enveloped his features, and he jolted awake, bleary-eyed.
A fair-skinned young man in armor stood smiling before him.
It was Lin Nan, the young acting captain of the West Camp!
Fan Hua shuddered violently. How could he not know? He'd been exposed!
Since Lin Nan was still alive, his scheme had obviously failed. He hurriedly shouted:
"My lord, hear me out! I've been framed..."
Before he could finish, several heartrending wails rang out beside him.
"My lord, hear me out! I've been framed. I never betrayed you!"
"Take them away and deal with them according to military law!"
"No, please, my lord! I'm good friends with Captain Chen of the East Camp next door. We often have tea together!"
"Wait, my lord! My dad is Captain Chen!"
"Please, no! I don't want to die! I'm so handsome!"
Fan Hua quickly looked around and saw more than ten soldiers kneeling nearby, their hands bound behind their backs with chains as they wailed and pleaded.
Every one of them was a fox demon's spy, just like him!
"It's over..."
As he watched the soldiers get dragged away one after another, despair filled Fan Hua's eyes.
Lin Nan walked over to him, smiling.
"Deputy General Fan, how does it feel?"
"Captain, what if I told you I was forced into this and had no choice? Would you believe me?" Fan Hua asked bitterly.
"I was poisoned with the fox demons' aphrodisiac. If I didn't do their bidding, I'd have died horribly."
"Of course I believe you."
Lin Nan recalled his own days as a spy. Those had been the days of his youth, now long gone.
Fan Hua's face brightened. "Then, my lord, do I have a