Layer upon layer of footsteps faded into the distance until not a single sound remained. Only then did Jiang Hong's family dare to emerge from the corner, hurrying to the doorway to inspect. Seeing that Zhao Dayou and his clansmen were truly gone, they finally breathed a genuine sigh of relief.
Yet, upon turning back to look at the utter devastation inside the house—even the roof had been torn off—Jiang Hong's mother let out a wail. Like a madwoman, she rushed beneath the eaves and began to sob heart-rendingly.
"That accursed Zhao Dayou, he's got a heart of stone! The girl gave him a son and a daughter, after all; how could he just smash the place up like this?"
Chapter 59