"Tianfeng Alley" was a homestead Duke Cui had purchased here in his youth. He later brought his parents over, since this was the city closest to the capital.
But after Duke Cui rose step by step through the ranks and purchased an even more expensive residence within the capital, this place became an idle estate.
In the past, only a few servants came here daily to sweep and clean. As time passed, it was forgotten by many people in the city.
It was not until Duke Cui retired from court that he expanded the properties around "Tianfeng Alley" and moved back here, making the area lively once more.
Naturally, he had purchased those properties from others at high prices, with real gold and silver.
That day, the expanded Tianfeng Alley remained packed to the brim, filled with all manner of people.
There were old and young, men and women. The young were in the full vigor of their blood and qi, while some of the elderly already had white beards and hair.
Yet they all shared one thing in common: they were wandering heroes with blades, spears, swords, and other sharp weapons hanging from their bodies.
The neighboring residents were all somewhat frightened. One look told them that these people were martial wanderers and rough men of the wilds; most were certainly not kind souls.
But thinking of Duke Cui within that residence, some of the bolder residents still climbed atop their courtyard walls and peered outside with evasive gazes.
At the same time, the authorities had dispatched several hundred soldiers to the outskirts of Tianfeng Alley.
They merely stood at a distance to maintain order and did not stop these people from crowding toward the Duke's residence.
Within a spacious courtyard of the Duke's residence lay an enormous martial