The morning light pierced the haze that had enshrouded the Imperial Capital all night, yet it could not dispel the palpable malice and murderous tension lingering over the Chancellor's Estate.
Lanterns that had burned throughout the night cast their glow on guards clad in stern armor, while the frantic pounding of hooves and harsh shouts still echoed through the nearby alleys, like the frustrated roars of a wounded beast.
Inside the Chancellor's Estate, Li Mubai's piercing shrieks had faded into intermittent, feeble groans. Every gasp tugged at Li Yuanfu's taut nerves, and the bloodshot veins in his narrow eyes grew denser.
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