Taking advantage of the chaos inside the Zhong Estate, Xu Jian sneaked into Zhong Ziheng's study in a panic. He felt a bit discouraged upon seeing books everywhere, but his mood turned to sheer joy the moment he opened a cabinet.
Clasping a bronze sword and a bow and arrow tightly to his chest, Xu Jian once again took advantage of the confusion and swaggered out through the wide-open gates of the Zhong Estate.
By now night had fallen, and high-hanging red lanterns were lit one after another across the streets and alleys of Wuling Town, casting a hazy, dim-yellow warmth over the entire town.
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