"They teamed up with the White-Haired Assassin to assassinate Lan Yan!"
That afternoon, at Luan Jiba's Storytelling Stall on Damen Stone Street, Le Yu and Qing Lan sat below the platform, eating snacks while listening to the storyteller.
"White Night is nothing but a bunch of trash!" Qing Lan said resentfully. "They managed to kill the prefect, so how could they fail to kill a mere Lan Yan? And they even had the White-Haired Assassin helping them!"
"That's right, that's right. White Night is nothing but a bunch of trash," Le Yu echoed.
The news that the Heyang Army had been beaten senseless and the Coastal Army was eyeing them hungrily had already spread throughout Profound Candle Prefecture, leaving the common people anxious and uneasy.
Although the Heyang Army was no good either, it was still the army protecting Dongyang. At least it would not invade Profound Candle Prefecture. Now that it was being brutally thrashed by the Coastal Army, everyone was naturally afraid that the Coastal Army would run rampant through Profound Candle. After all, the Heyang Army would at most demand money, while armies from other districts might kill and burn!
Entertainment had to follow the trends as well. For a time, news about the Morning Wind Coastal Army was suddenly being passed around by everyone. The storyteller before them clearly knew how to ride the wave of popularity, and was now recounting the story of White Night's takeover of Star Engraving Prefecture.
After all, two months had already passed. Even though Star Engraving Prefecture had blocked the news, the survivors of White Night had spread it themselves, clearing the infiltrators of their infamy and letting the world know that there was a group of people silently striving to overthrow the Radiant Court.
The storyteller, Luan Jiba, said,