Feather City was no small place, and two aristocratic clans lived there. For the other clans, however, it was clearly not somewhere to linger, so on the day after the Aristocratic Marriage Gathering ended, they had to return to their respective residences.
After hearing Milger's plan last night, Zeng Mu was even more certain that the birthday banquet would be his best opportunity to assassinate Yan Xia. If he missed it, his only option would be to break into the Yan Residence at midnight and carry out the assassination. Without using Elemental Power, that would still carry some risk.
The next day, Zeng Mu arrived on time at the place he and Yue Rushuang had agreed upon yesterday. A carriage was waiting there. One look at the driver's clothes told him they were expensive, far beyond what an ordinary coachman could afford. The emblem on his chest confirmed that he was a servant of the Yue Clan.
"Hello, Mr. Nameless." After confirming his identity, the driver respectfully lifted the curtain. Only after his guest had seated himself inside did he climb onto the driver's seat, take up the reins, and urge the horses forward.
Their destination was naturally Yu City, roughly a hundred and thirty-six li north of Feather City. Traveling between the two cities on foot would take two days and two nights, but with strong horses, a smooth-running carriage, and the broad road connecting them, the journey took only a day.
The carriage headed toward the North City Gate, arriving ten minutes later. After a wait of nearly forty minutes, a convoy slowly approached. A flag bearing the Yue Clan Totem flew above the leading carriage, marking it as the Yue Clan's convoy.
The convoy stopped nearby, and two women stepped down from the first carriage: a young