Ye Qianqian continued, "The Shi family was wiped out last night. Could it be that the Wen family found out we're staying at the City Lord's Mansion and is going to cause trouble again?"
"Go and see for yourself, you'll find out."
Fang Qing and Zhou Chi exchanged a glance and said in unison.
Without further hesitation, the group quickened their pace and hurried toward the entrance of the city lord's mansion.
In front of the tall and imposing vermilion gate of the city lord's mansion, a burly young man was vigorously beating a drum.
The cowhide drum, taller than a person, resounded with a deafening roar under his large, fan-like hands.
This burly man was about thirty years old, with a tall and upright posture. He was about the same height as Zhou Chi. Standing there, he was like a towering iron tower, exuding an aura that could not be underestimated. Every time he swung his arm to strike the drum, his muscles bulged high, showing astonishing strength.
Beside the burly man stood a man in his fifties, dressed in a plain-colored robe and wearing a turban. He had a thin face, and his eyes revealed wisdom and composure. His every move exuded a refined and scholarly air.
The girl beside him was in her early twenties, with a pretty face and lively eyes, and her light green dress swayed gently in the wind.
In addition, they were surrounded by more than a dozen experts whose auras were kept under wraps.
These people had piercing eyes and exuded the capable air of someone who had been trained for a long time. They stood there quietly, yet gave people an invisible sense of pressure. It was clear at a glance that they were elites with extraordinary strength.
The drumbeats were rapid and intense, like raindrops in a sudden storm, one after another, instantly breaking the tranquility around the city lord's mansion and naturally attracting the attention of many passersby.
In a short while, more and more people gathered on the spacious open ground outside the city lord's mansion.
People stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with curiosity and doubt, and began to whisper among themselves.
"Why are the Wen family members beating drums here? The Wen family is one of the most powerful families in our Guyue City. They have a large family business and extensive connections. What grievance could they possibly have?"
A middle-aged man dressed in coarse linen clothes frowned and said with a puzzled look on his face.
"That's right. Wen Min from the Wen family is now the matriarch of the Shi family. If something really happened to the Wen family, with the Shi family's influence in this area, they would probably have already stepped in to settle things. Why would they need to beat the drum and appeal for justice here?"
A slightly overweight vendor next to him chimed in, shaking his head as he spoke.
"I heard that something big happened to the Shi family last night. An army suddenly arrived from Tianyuan County and marched into the Shi family's territory in a grand manner."
A well-informed young man lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously, drawing curious glances from those around him.
"That's right! I heard before that Shi Wenshan and Shi Yujiao of the Shi family were crippled in Yanming City. I heard that this army was brought back by Shi Tianming, the second master of the Shi family, in order to go to Yanming City to get revenge and save face for the Shi family!"
Another person picked up the conversation and spoke with great confidence and conviction.
“Didn’t that troop of county soldiers already set off last night? Shi Tianming must have taken them to Yanming City to avenge his nephew and niece.” Someone nodded in agreement.
"That's strange. If the Shi family is busy going to Yanming City for revenge, what's the Wen family up to? Could it be that something has happened between the Wen and Shi families?"
Everyone was talking at once, discussing it enthusiastically, but they still couldn't figure out the reason.
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