The city gates of Lian City were under strict lockdown for two days, with sentries stationed every ten steps outside the city. If an army were to attack, Lian City could respond swiftly. Xie Jue seemed assured that the Capital City would not send troops in pursuit. Xie Xun was gravely injured and unable to move, so Xie Jue stayed in Lian City for two days.
After crying his heart out in Fengyu's embrace, Xie Xun went to look for Xie Jue.
Xie Jue was in the mourning hall, where the bodies of the Marquis Zhenbei, the Madam, the two concubines, Xie Junhua, and Xie Zhang had all been laid out. From a certain perspective, the family had been reunited in death.
