Confronting the commandery princess, tearing away all pretense, and shocking her into a fury!

Li Xian wore a coarse hemp-yellow robe and a copper mask, with a saber hanging at his waist. He untied the Treasure-Binding Rope wrapped around the saber and handed it to Calamity Crow to swallow. Then he went downstairs, returned to Gold Ingot Ward, and headed straight for the Sun-Hiding Residence.

Along the way, he deftly avoided the Marquis Wu Stations and other such places. Before long, he arrived several hundred yards from the Sun-Hiding Residence. Li Xian knew experts must be concealed inside. To visit this time, he had to use himself as bait, venturing into danger to lure them out without revealing any flaw. He steadied himself, walked to the rear entrance, unlocked it, and pushed the door open.

A slab of blue stone stood before him. Beyond it lay a bamboo courtyard, with a pond, artificial rockeries, a pavilion, and flowers. Returning to his treasured residence, Li Xian felt a little more at ease. This residence has been with me for so long. It was the home where I truly found my footing in Jade City. He crossed the bamboo courtyard and saw a pale-yellow tower, three stories tall, each story over twenty feet high. Named the Sun-Hiding Tower, it was where guests were received. Li Xian entered and sat for a while. Hearing no movement, he took tea leaves from a cabinet, boiled some tea, and drank two pots to quench his thirst.

Suddenly, a voice rang out. "Central Lang General, well met! It certainly is difficult to see you!" Li Xian knew this was the commandery princess's doing and had been waiting for precisely this moment. Without panicking, he shouted steadily, "Who dares trespass in my residence?" He rushed out of the hall into the courtyard.

The voice thundered from every direction. "As expected of