Bang!
A thunderous crash rang out from Qingjing Residence.
The entire courtyard fell silent.
Even the cold rain of late autumn seemed to have lost its aura, falling soundlessly into the courtyard.
Chen Yi held an oil-paper umbrella and headed toward Jiaxing Garden as though he had heard nothing at all, his expression calm and indifferent.
Even when two lines of golden words drifted before his eyes, he remained the same.
[Witnessed Marquis Dingyuan Xiao Yuan of Shuzhou kill Provincial Governor Liu Hong with his fists. Reward: Essential Techniques for the Common People, Fortune +42.]
[Evaluation: The man arrived, his name was heard, but the scene was unseen...]
Chen Yi glanced at it, and rather than worry, a smile appeared on his face.
"What a Liu Hong. Even in death, he wanted to push the Xiao Family into a dilemma. He truly had some brains."
"Now Old Master... and Madam as well, are probably going to have a headache."
Outside the main hall of Qingjing Residence.
Feng Erbao wore a round-collared crimson silk robe, an immortal crane standing alone embroidered upon his chest. A gold-inlaid jade belt hung at his waist, and the whisk in his hand pointed straight into the hall.
At his side, Xiao Jinghong was still dressed in casual clothes—a green long robe cinched at the waist, with her customary longsword, Clear Wind, hanging there.
Though surprise showed in her eyes, her expression remained fairly calm as she looked upon the scene within the hall.
The imperial envoys, eunuchs, and Imperial Guards from the Imperial City nearby wore expressions much like Feng Erbao's.
Stunned, panicked, and every state in between.
Inside the hall.
The fury remained on Elder Master Xiao's face after he had smashed Liu Hong's head apart with one punch. Only after taking several breaths