“You're going to detain us?” Stelle immediately became wary.

“It's not detention. I will apply for a judge from the Ten-Lords Commission's 'Interrogation Hall' to use the Karma Mirror to record a detailed testimony from everyone. This will supplement what the report lacks and also silence the protesters within the Alliance.”

Dan Heng nodded: “...I have no problem with that.”

“Furthermore, I have another important matter for coming to the Luofu. If the testimony stamped by the Ten-Lords Commission is to suppress the dissenting voices among the Alliance's Higher-ups, then the voices from within the Xianzhou Yaoqing's Foxians must be heard by General Jing Yuan.”

Jing Yuan said solemnly: “Is General of Sky-Shattering here for 'Hoolay'?”

Feixiao: “Exactly. I want to take away the Borisin Nest-Father 'Hoolay', who is imprisoned in the Luofu's The Shackling Prison, and transfer him to the Xianzhou Yaoqing's custody. The recent movements of the Borisin are enough to prove they have a grand scheme. We must respond early.”

“Hoolay is a blood enemy of the Foxian race; it is only reasonable for Foxians to suppress and guard him. General Feixiao trusts the Luofu's handling, so the Luofu naturally trusts the General's handling as well. What does Elder Huaiyan think?”

Huaiyan stroked his beard and smiled: “I was originally worried this would be a meeting of sharp tongues. I was overthinking it! Since both of you have made a decision and solved each other's problems, that is truly for the best!”

Feixiao nodded: “Regarding the transfer of Hoolay, I will send my subordinates Jiaoqiu and Moze to inspect the prison conditions first, to facilitate the subsequent escort. If there are no other questions, shall we begin?”

—

One-Punch Man.

“Feixiao said earlier that Hoolay is a Borisin Warchief captured seven hundred years ago. He should be responsible for countless lives of the Xianzhou people, so why not just kill him with one stroke?”

Recalling the previous hatred between the Xianzhou and the Borisin, Child Emperor found it difficult to understand why they would go to such great lengths to imprison an extremely dangerous Warchief. With the Xianzhou's technological means, it would be too simple to turn a Borisin into ashes.

Did the Xianzhou not understand the principle that a long night brings many dreams?

Child Emperor felt it was impossible no matter how he thought about it.

Bang stroked his chin and guessed: “Could it be that Hoolay has some information that is extremely important to the Xianzhou? Since this Hoolay is a Borisin Warchief, he must possess a lot of information regarding the Denizens of Abundance's war movements.”

“No, the most important thing about intelligence is timeliness. No matter how important the information is, it's worthless after seven hundred years.”

Flashy Flash spoke indifferently from the side, “Hoolay was captured seven hundred years ago; the Borisin have probably long since regarded him as an abandoned piece. Besides, don't they have a new leader, Phantylia, now? There can't be two suns in the sky. If Phantylia knows Hoolay is still alive, she probably can't wait for him to die in the Xianzhou's prison.”

—

Some time later, a Star-skiff carried Stelle and Dan Heng to a water gate.

Passing through this water gate, the inside was dry without a trace of wind; the air was as thick as solidified liquid, pressing heavily against the skin. Stelle opened her eyes and began to gradually adapt to the extremely dim environment.

Before her was an ancient bronze gate. Dan Heng looked at the human-headed statue on the gate and couldn't help but feel emotional: “The Shackling Prison... After all these years, I didn't expect to return here again.”

As the gate opened, the interior of the The Shackling Prison slowly unfolded before her. It was a prison similar to an ancient pagoda, with each floor connected by intersecting iron chains. In the distance, Jiaoqiu and Moze had already arrived, and the two were faintly discussing something.”

Jiaoqiu looked meaningfully in Stelle's direction, but Moze didn't understand the meaning and asked: “What are you looking at?”

“The Luofu's The Shackling Prison... is completely different from the Yaoqing's; it's actually submerged under water.”

Moze said indifferently: “Whether it's in the sky or underwater, escaping is as easy as turning over one's hand.”

Jiaoqiu chuckled: “Kid, is your old habit of jailbreaking acting up again? Stop looking around; you are now a man of freedom. If the judges find out you have any ill intentions, they'll surely lock you up for a few hundred years.”

Moze was quite confident: “In just a few days, you'll see me again.”

—

Genshin Impact.

“He's actually someone who likes to break out of prison; this young man's hobby is quite dangerous.”

Inside Fortress of Meropide, Wriothesley took a sip of black tea and gently placed the cup back on the saucer. A playful smile crossed the corner of his mouth, as if he were very interested in this Moze.

“Do you want to know if he can escape from Fortress of Meropide?” Clorinde, sitting across from him, said indifferently.

Wriothesley gave a low laugh upon hearing this. He leaned back into the soft high-backed chair.

“No, to be honest, I'm not interested in his jailbreaking skills. Since that Fatui Harbinger could successfully escape from Fortress of Meropide, then this Mr. Moze from the Xianzhou Yaoqing can certainly leave this place easily.” He shook his head. “...Maybe coming to Fortress of Meropide is like visiting a neighbor to him.”

“What I'm truly interested in is the 'The Shackling Prison' itself.” Wriothesley raised his hand and pointed to the Celestial Screen, which was showing the The Shackling Prison's layered, honeycomb-like precise internal structure through Stelle's perspective.

Clorinde picked up her teacup: “In a sense, the The Shackling Prison and Fortress of Meropide are quite similar, for example... they are both built in the water.”

“This proves that building in water is very correct, but what's truly similar is the prison's structure... Their internal structure is somewhat similar to ours, but it's made much more complex and massive. I don't know if they have Hoolay imprisoned at the very bottom of this prison, but if they do, then escaping is almost impossible.”

Clorinde tapped the saucer with her spoon, making a crisp sound, as if emphasizing: “...You said 'almost'.”

Wriothesley shrugged: “I just don't want to state everything too definitively, but according to my professional experience, it's impossible to break through the The Shackling Prison from the front—unless, like that Fatui Harbinger, one takes advantage of a moment when the guard is weak and uses the prison's pipes to escape.”

“Then do you think it's possible for Hoolay to escape?” Clorinde asked.

“No.” The Duke picked up the slightly cooled black tea and took another sip. “If he hasn't been able to escape after being imprisoned for 700 years, then it's impossible even if he's imprisoned for another 7,000 years. A high-profile criminal like him must have ten thousand eyes watching him... I might even be understating it.”

—

“Escorting Hoolay back to the Yaoqing is not only of great importance to the Yaoqing Foxians but also extremely important to the General. Be careful.”

Moze nodded.

At this time, Xueyi walked over from the side: “You two, my name is Xueyi. I am here on standby per the orders of the Ten-Lords Commission's Shackling Hall.”