Fragrant Luo Villa fell silent for a moment before a woman's faint voice drifted out. "Please calm your anger, sir. I will come out at once and submit to your disposal. Please give me half an incense stick's time."
"The entire Fragrant Luo Villa is under our surveillance. Not even a bird can fly out. I advise you not to try anything. If we do not see you after half an incense stick's time, Fragrant Luo Villa will suffer the crime of collective implication!" the Youth Adjutant threatened.
"Yes, I understand. I would never dare resist, nor will I flee."
"Hmph."
The Youth Adjutant snorted and said no more. His warning had been sufficient. His words were no empty threat; if Wen Hongxiu tried any tricks, he would certainly order Fragrant Luo Villa massacred.
Aurora Academy was an official academy of tremendous importance. Murdering an Aurora Academy Student was an outrageously grave crime. There were few people in the entire nation who could escape punishment through their status, and Wen Hongxiu's status was naturally nowhere near enough.
Everyone in Fragrant Luo Villa ran about frantically, coming and going like ants moving house, yet no one dared flee. They all stayed within the restricted area.
Faintly, sorrowful weeping could still be heard, though no one knew who was crying.
As half an incense stick's time drew near, Wen Hongxiu finally appeared. She wore magnificent attire and was dressed beautifully, adorned with countless ornaments. She glittered with jewels from head to toe, like an empress making an entrance.
She held a spirit tablet in both hands, bearing the words "deceased husband."
Wen Hongxiu walked upon lotus steps through the air. There was not a single person seeing her off behind her; everyone from the villa had hidden inside their homes.
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