Inside Dong Xingshu’s study.
The lamps, lit for the night, bathed the room in a bright glow, yet the expressions of those present were as gloomy as mist.
Dong Xingshu sat with a stony face, Dong Xiude wore a look of fury, Xu Dingsheng sneered in silence, and the other scholars, stripped down to their undergarments, looked utterly ghastly.
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