The sky gradually brightened.
Inside the Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate, Jiang Jingxuan walked slowly, followed by two servants from the Marquis's Residence.
Both servants, however, looked distinctly hostile.
Although they did not know exactly what had happened at the Imperial Court, the Third Master Jiang before them, who had been dead for ten years, had suddenly returned to take charge of the Marquis's Residence.
No matter how they looked at it, something was terribly wrong!
But Jiang Jingxuan was still a member of the Jiang Family, and he carried His Majesty's Imperial Writ. However unwilling they felt, they could only follow him for now.
Soon, Jiang Jingxuan arrived at the courtyard where Jiang Jingcheng lived.
Hmm?
Jiang Jingxuan suddenly stopped, his gaze falling on the pitch-black hunk of iron in the courtyard. "What is this black tube?"
"Third Master!"
One of the servants glanced at it and replied respectfully, "According to the people here, it's used to brew tea!"
"Brew tea?"
Jiang Jingxuan raised his brows slightly and circled the cannon, looking it over. "Hmph, my second brother actually uses something this big to brew tea?"
"How outrageously extravagant!"
Indeed, ordinary people used a teapot at most to brew tea.
But Jiang Jingcheng had gone and gotten this enormous thing for the job!
At that thought, Jiang Jingxuan snorted. "Brew me a tube of it later. I want a taste!"
"Yes!"
The two servants answered respectfully.
Jiang Jingxuan nodded in satisfaction. With his hands behind his back, he surveyed the courtyard, his brows gradually furrowing.
"Why is Zhang Xinnian taking so long to gather everyone?"
Just as Jiang Jingxuan finished speaking, a flurry of footsteps suddenly sounded outside.
Soon, more than thirty men clad in black armor strode into the courtyard.
They were powerfully built, their armor marked with numerous