Ye Chu wiped the blood off his hands. "Let's go pay the Town Chief a visit."
When they returned to town, the braziers and white mourning banners had all been taken down. Red lanterns lined the streets, and scraps of paper from exploded firecrackers covered the ground.
If they ignored the news of all the recent deaths, they might really have thought someone was celebrating a joyous occasion.
Several banquet tables had been set up outside the Town Chief's house, and everyone in town had been invited. Their expressions varied, but they all wore smiles. This was the Town Chief, after all. Who dared refuse him that courtesy?
Ye Chu and the others slipped into the Town Chief's courtyard with the crowd. The people seated at the tables stared fixedly at the food before them, swallowing hard.
They had been hungry for far too long, and had no idea where the Town Chief had found so much food. They dared not ask, only sitting there swallowing their saliva as they quietly waited for the feast to begin.
The three of them sat at a table in the corner. The others at the table exchanged glances, feeling that they had never seen these three in town before. But figuring they might be relatives of the Town Chief, they said nothing and went back to staring at the lavish spread of fish and meat.
Ye Chu surveyed their surroundings. There were more than a dozen large tables in the courtyard, and a red bridal sedan chair stood outside the gate, surrounded by several burly men. The bride was probably inside.
The three exchanged glances. Ye Chu and Pei Yanchuan decided to investigate outside, while Lu Rui stayed in the courtyard to wait.
"There are too many people around the sedan chair. We