The fire at the Lěng Yè's family's smithy spread through the entire city of Yōuhuáng at an astonishing speed in less than two hours.
For those who had not witnessed it with their own eyes, upon first hearing the news, a sense of doubt inevitably arose in their hearts: Could this be true? After all, in the decades of Yōuhuáng's history, no family or individual had ever dared to provoke the Lěng family in such a manner. To the city's residents, this incident was unprecedented and utterly shocking.
When the news reached the Lěng estate, the entire household was in an uproar, their anger palpable. People vied to declare that the perpetrator must be severely punished to restore the family's honor.
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