At nightfall, a carriage rolled slowly along a street in the district south of Xujing where the nobility lived.
Although it was already time for the curfew, the comings and goings of high-ranking officials and nobles in this district were completely unaffected. That was the benefit of power in the mortal world.
Outside the noble district, some places in the west of the city—upscale taverns and brothels, for example—were still open because the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. Their lights and din could even be faintly seen and heard from the higher ground in the south of the city.
Of course, those places weren't somewhere ordinary people could just visit.
"..."
At that moment, Han Li was riding in the slowly moving carriage, sitting upright inside with his eyes closed as he rested.
He had only decided today that he wouldn't go out again unless necessary. But the master of the Qin household and his son were both attending a gathering tonight. As the "bodyguard" sent by his master to protect them, he obviously couldn't stay home, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and come along.
To make matters worse, their destination was none other than Prince Xin's residence.
According to what the master of the Qin household had told him, they were attending tonight because of the recent attack on the heir of Prince Xin.
Prince Xin was the emperor's younger brother, enjoying the emperor's favor and wielding great power. But a few days ago, his only son, the young prince, had been clubbed on the street for no apparent reason and nearly beaten to death. An incident of such magnitude had naturally shaken Xujing and enraged Prince Xin, who had ordered the city officials to solve the case within a set deadline.
Although the authorities