Tang Niu's face turned deathly pale, and his eyes grew bloodshot, filling with red in an instant.
"Come at me if you've got the guts!! Leave my wife and child alone!"
Ye Chuan said nothing. He simply smiled and clapped his hands.
Soon, a peasant woman dressed in coarse cloth and a little boy with a runny nose were brought in.
"Your son's a sturdy little fellow. Pretty cute, too."
He blew a mouthful of smoke into the boy's face, making him cough violently.
"You beast! Let them go!!" Tang Niu struggled furiously, but the iron chains on the chair held him fast.
"Tang Niu, whether they live or die is entirely up to you."
With that, Ye Chuan gently pressed the glowing red tip of his cigarette against the little boy's collarbone.
"Ah! It hurts... it hurts..." The boy burst into tears from the pain.
Tang Niu and his wife desperately tried to rush forward and stop him, but the soldiers held them down.
Ye Chuan smiled. "Can't take it already? I haven't even begun to use all the methods at my disposal as a General.
"To be honest, I can't be bothered wasting time on you peasants either.
"I've made the terms perfectly clear. Agree, and not only will you avoid punishment, you'll enjoy endless wealth and privilege.
"You'll never have to return to that remote little mountain village. You can live openly under the Federation's rule as a wealthy man.
"The Federation will even help treat your child's forbidden disease."
Ye Chuan walked behind Tang Niu, smiled, and patted his shoulder. Then he leaned down to whisper in his ear:
"Think about it carefully. We've already captured the Black Queen. Whether you agree or not, she's going to die.
"In other words, her fate is sealed. Why