Faced with the encirclement, Ye Fan was about to make a move.
"Wait!"
A length of soft, white silk drifted down, followed by a woman descending from the sky. She landed outside the crowd, who immediately parted to make way for her. "Young Lady!" they said respectfully.
The woman was stunningly beautiful, but Ye Fan had seen too many women to be particularly interested. To him, her bewitching features held a trace of malice. He had no desire to ever see a woman like that again.
The woman asked, "What's going on?"
"Young Lady, this man fell from the sky into your Hunting Garden. It's clear he has ulterior motives. We were preparing to capture him for interrogation!"
The woman glanced at Ye Fan, then said, "Lock him up."
"Yes!"
The group moved to seize him, but Ye Fan spoke up. "Everyone, I'm sure you're all reasonable people. I landed here by accident, so don't force my hand!"
