Chunyu Tower.
Under the dim sky, red lanterns lit up one by one, casting the four-story pavilion in dazzling splendor.
The main hall teemed with people.
Amid drifting curtains and gauze canopies came a scene of singing orioles and dancing swallows.
Though Chunyu Tower was not a Qin Tower devoted solely to the trade of flesh, it was still a place where beauty entertained.
People of every kind gathered here, from the Three Religions and Nine Schools alike. There were certainly those who spoke of whatever they pleased, and naturally they would not miss the pressing matter of the moment.
Though much of it was boastful bluster, there were no lack of well-informed people.
"Blackfish Alley was truly miserable today. Dozens died, and the bodies filled the coroner's room at the Judicial Department Yamen."
"Who knows what sort of utterly heartless madman did it? He even spared neither the beggars nor the Jianghu guests who were watching."
"I heard they were killed with hidden weapons. It might have been a Sorcerer from the Poshushuo Kingdom. The cultivation techniques they practice are all that sort of wicked, unorthodox art."
"So far, the Yamen has released no specific news. Who knows why those two started fighting in the city?"
"Fortunately, Blackfish Alley was sparsely populated. Otherwise, who knew how many more would have died untimely deaths?"
"I heard that 'Dragon Spear' appeared in Tiebi Town before. He was the one who killed the second young master of the Liu Family of Jingzhou."
"Is that so?"
"Then the Liu Family of Jingzhou surely will not let him go."
"Exactly. With the Liu Family's influence, they certainly will not let the matter rest."
"But strangely, the Judicial Department Yamen has not issued notices to hunt down Liu Wu and Liu Lang the 'Blade Maniac'..."