The man in brocade clothes was killed by an illusion, and with it, he died in the real world as well.
As for the old woman in grey, whether she died of natural causes or for some other reason, she died on her own, resulting in the eruption of the Blood River.
The outbreak of the Blood River caused a disturbance in the West Market Luoyang Building in the real world. This led the Commander of the garrison, Lin Hongbo, to appear. He destroyed a corner of the Luoyang Building and used that bronze nail Mutated Object to seal the old woman's corpse.
The garrison fetched Li Ang and two others for questioning to understand why the Blood River was inside the body of the old woman in grey. It was for this reason that the Imperial Palace Tributor Shen Tuyu and the Academic Palace Sacrificial Officer Chen Danqiu were also present.
"Before she died, this old woman in grey said, 'Still three short?'" Lin Hongbo suddenly asked.
