On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the fragrance of dragon boat mugwort filled the Capital. In a teahouse in the West City, a storyteller struck his wooden block with a loud snap and called out, "Esteemed patrons! Miss Jiang, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, appears virtuous and gentle on the surface, but in reality she is having a clandestine affair with martial artists!"
"That can't be right?" Aunt Wang the tofu vendor frowned. "I've seen Miss Jiang giving out porridge to the people, and she was as kind as could be."
"What do you know!" muttered Li San the tea patron, lowering his voice. "Someone saw her with their own eyes meeting members of the Shadow Pavilion in a ruined temple. That's an organization of murderers and thieves!"
Chapter 171