Commandery Princess Schemes, Corresponding with the Princess, the General's Cousin, the Zhao Clan

Zhao Yingqiong faced four alone, knocking out Master Willow Mountain, Yin Changya, Pan Bo, and He Tiexin. She leaped onto the boat, hauled them aboard, and took several bundles of rope from a golden pouch at her waist.

She straightened the ropes and gave them a hard tug. They snapped taut with muffled pa-pa sounds, remarkably tough—Black-Gold Cord. Her brows rose as she stomped on Yin Changya twice, thinking, It was this bastard who ambushed me last time and poisoned me. Now that you've fallen into my hands, you're in for plenty of suffering. Let's see how I bind you until you can't even twitch! She twisted Yin Changya's hands behind his back. Knowing his poison arts were formidable, she circulated a protective martial art before approaching him. Carefully, she bound both his hands and feet. The cords bit into his flesh, locking down his tendons and bones, leaving bloody welts on his skin. Yin Changya woke from the pain with a startled cry, but Zhao Yingqiong swung a kick and knocked him unconscious again. There was no chance he could break free. She then used the same method on He Tiexin and Master Willow Mountain, binding them all into a heap.

He Tiexin was exceptionally strong, so Zhao Yingqiong gave him extra attention. Ropes wound around him in dense, tangled layers until he was wrapped into a ball, like a huge leather sphere. Master Willow Mountain's tendons, bones, and internal organs had all been thrown into disorder by the Mysterious Water Palm. Even if he woke up, he would find it difficult to move. Zhao Yingqiong treated him just as harshly, refusing to be careless as she bound him up like a crab. Pan Bo's martial arts were peculiar, so the method used to restrain him differed slightly. His