The truth was precisely the opposite.
Lou Yuxue had already gone numb.
She felt no anger whatsoever. Instead, after Chen Yi took away two hundred and ninety thousand taels of silver, she quickly regained her composure.
She analyzed the situation, weighed the pros and cons, and made her response.
Not only had Lou Yuxue withdrawn from Chunyu Tower ahead of time, she had also scattered her subordinates and settled them properly.
This included the Hidden Guard, as well as some people from Bright Moon Tower.
She had even completed one of the two tasks assigned by the White Tiger Guard Pavilion Master and the Golden Banner Officer—killing Xiao Dongchen.
It was not until nightfall that she relaxed somewhat and arrived on Kanning Street.
It was nearing Shen Hour, and the sky was dim.
Although colored lanterns had been hung early along Kanning Street due to the approaching Mid-Autumn Festival, their candlelight remained faint beneath the gloomy rain.
Not to mention the nearby Quchi.
Only several pavilions built along the pond's edge were illuminated by rows of red lanterns.
From afar, everything looked hazy and indistinct.
Normally, once night fell, those pavilions would be at their liveliest, serving as secret trysting places for talented scholars and beauties.
Yet tonight, scarcely a soul could be seen.
It was as though, overnight, everyone had found somewhere better to go.
Lou Yuxue looked toward the distant Quchi. Only after confirming that no one was around did she silently enter one of the pavilions.
Lou Yuxue was no longer dressed in her usual seductive dress or qipao. She had changed into coarse cloth garments, deliberately tied her hair into a bun, and smeared tung oil over her face.
She looked like an ordinary farm woman.
Even someone familiar with her identity would likely fail to