Ji Yuan had only been away for four or five days, yet something major had happened in Zengtou City.
By the time he returned to his little lakeside house, evening was drawing near.
The setting sun spilled across the water, making it shimmer. Captivated by the beautiful view, Ji Yuan could not resist lowering his flying boat onto the lake, shattering a whole pool of gold leaf.
Just as he reached his door, he happened to run into Lin Hu, who had returned from selling fish at the fish pen. The moment Lin Hu saw him, he hurriedly lowered his voice and said with barely contained excitement, "Brother Ji, you have no idea! Something huge happened in Zengtou City while you were away!"
"Oh?"
Ji Yuan put away his Thunder Falcon Boat and asked, "What happened?"
"The Qin Household... is gone!"
Lin Hu clenched his teeth, tightening his fists before relaxing them again. He could not conceal the delighted surprise in his voice.
"The Qin Household is gone too?"
Ji Yuan was genuinely surprised to hear that. He had not even made a move yet, so how had the Qin Household gone and vanished on its own?
"Who did it?"
Ji Yuan asked.
Lin Hu pondered the question for a moment before saying, "You could say Zengtou City did it.
"It wasn't just one person. Lots of people who had been bullied by the Qin Household joined forces."
Ji Yuan understood at once.
When the tree fell, the monkeys scattered.
When the wall toppled, everyone gave it a shove.
It was as simple as those two sayings.
"Didn't Qin Long and He Laosan join the Water Dragon Sect? They're not dead. Aren't those people afraid they'll come back for revenge?"
Ji Yuan asked cautiously.
"You might not know about this,