The sky collapsed and the earth split, sending people tumbling head over heels.
Curses and screams rang out as one.
The deafening rumble never ceased. The bluestone paving beneath their feet continued to crack and cave in, leaving no place to stand in the main courtyard of the Song residence where the wedding was being held. The tall stone walls collapsed one after another as well, and every wall that fell buried one or several servants and attendants who had not escaped in time.
Some had their arms and legs crushed, while even more were buried outright beneath entire walls. Before they died, they could not even manage a proper cry.
Of course, none of the high officials and nobles who had come to attend the wedding were harmed.
Most of them had experts protecting them. The moment danger arrived, their guards sent them to safety. Some who feared death simply fled home without looking back.
The Song Family Attendants and estate guards who had originally been responsible for the residence's security also proved immensely useful at that moment. With lightning speed, they carried the isolated guests, as well as the women and children who could not flee on their own, outside, preventing them from falling with the collapsing ground or being deeply buried beneath the toppled stone walls.
No one cared about the lives of those small fry, even when they had the opportunity and ability to save them.
Before long, all the distinguished guests in the main courtyard had been evacuated to the street outside the Song residence.
Needless to say, Prince Hui of Xifeng was surrounded by countless Feather Army soldiers. Blades and spears stood like a forest, ready for battle. Countless Attendants and powerful ministers also surged around him, enclosing his position so tightly that not