General Star lowered his voice as he focused on listening to the sounds outside.
With his cultivation base, let alone ordinary people, even Jianghu Persons with cultivation bases equal to his would find it difficult to escape his detection.
Seeing that there was nothing outside but the torrential rain, he continued, "His Majesty was furious. Not only Liu Hong, but the entire Liu Family of Jingzhou has been uprooted, roots and all."
Lou Yuxue and Cui Qingwu exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised.
"Has Consort Liu fallen out of favor?"
General Star looked at them speechlessly, clearly not expecting that to be their first thought.
"The Pavilion Master did not mention it. However... with the Liu Family ending up like this, even if Consort Liu remains favored, she will likely become estranged from His Majesty from now on."
"That is true."
Lou Yuxue nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "My lord, if we make our move and arrest people now, will we alert Liu Hong?"
Cui Qingwu echoed, "Liu Hong is an ambitious wolf with a wild heart. If he notices any disturbance around him, there is no telling whether he will jump over the wall in desperation."
General Star smiled and shook his head. "He should have already made his choice."
"My lord means what he has been doing these past few days..."
"That should be it."
"These past days, he has remained inside the Provincial Administration behind closed doors. His household appears to be peaceful, but there have actually been unusual movements."
General Star looked toward the Provincial Administration Yamen on Zhennan Street and said with a faintly wistful tone:
"Neither of his two sons is there anymore."
"They fled in advance?"
"The eldest, Liu Taoyao, should have fled. As for the second, Liu Taofang... he has most likely already