Hu Zhongyang felt as though his head would split apart. Opening his eyes, he discovered that he had somehow returned to the sunless darkness of the prison. Thinking it was a drunken hallucination, he raised a fist and pounded his head, only to hear groans of pain nearby. Looking closely, he saw that he was not alone in the cell-three of his subordinates lay there as well. Only then did he realize that everything before him was real. He grabbed one of them and demanded, "What's going on? What on earth happened?"
His subordinate said blankly, "I don't know. I drank too much, and when I woke up, I was here..." Hu Zhongyang shoved him away and lunged toward the iron bars, roaring, "Island Lord! I want to see the Island Lord!"
Yan Tianlu stood in the courtyard. Hearing footsteps behind him, he slowly turned to look at Yang Yuanqing, who was being escorted by two warriors. He waved them away, then personally unlocked Yang Yuanqing's shackles and said with a smile, "Sorry to put you through this, General Yang. But if we're putting on a show, we must play it through to the end. I wouldn't want this affair to expose your identity."
Yang Yuanqing rubbed his forehead and sighed. "Island Lord Yan, you really caught us completely off guard this time!"
Yan Tianlu said, "I've already locked Hu Xiaotian in the Water Prison. You saw him yourself just now. I've done what you asked. Now it's time for you to fulfill your promise."
Yang Yuanqing said, "I'll relay your wishes as soon as possible, Island Lord. However..."
Yan Tianlu's expression hardened. "There is no however. All you need to do is send my son out to sea. Once I have confirmed that his ship has reached the open