Hengdao returned to its sheath.
The County Magistrate's luxurious residence was quiet. The servants and maids cowered in the distance, trembling with fear. Bai Yujun picked up several delicate pastries and stuffed them into her mouth. Finding them rather tasty, she wrapped up every last one in a piece of brocade cloth to take away.
She noticed several loose floor tiles with a strange odor beneath them. Bending down, she pried them open and found a small wooden box.
Opening it, she saw small gold bars gleaming in her snake eyes.
"Three years as a clean prefect, ten thousand taels of snowflake silver. Sigh, doing business has no future—being an official is the real sure-fire profit."
She put away the gold, returned to the table, and picked up a letter, reading as she walked outside. Before leaving, she knocked over the candlestick and set the screen ablaze. Once she had finished reading, Bai Yujun smiled, flicked her hand, and sent the page covered in writing drifting into the sea of fire, where it burned to ash and scattered away.
Black smoke billowed and Blazing Fire roared. The district where the powerful and wealthy lived descended into chaos. The fire grew ever larger, while servants from nearby residences shouted as they tried to put it out. A few buckets of water did absolutely nothing.
"Officials and nobles steal children. This world is beyond saving..."
Carrying the severed head back to the stall, she showed it to the little girl, then hurled it far away with all her strength.
She packed up the goods and put on her straw hat. The strange little group set out once more. Behind them, the two sisters wept bitterly. Avenging their blood feud brought them no joy, only the bitterness of lives shattered. Having their great