With its master, Shi Wenshan, found dead in a dark alley, the Songfeng Martial Arts Hall was left leaderless.
When the County Soldiers stormed in, they quickly took control of the Martial Arts Hall.
The howling wind and snow could not drown out the sounds of clashing metal and dying wails coming from all corners of the Inner City.
This long-planned, thunderous operation struck with lightning speed, causing the Huang and Zhu Families—who had been entrenched in Gaolin County for years—and all their minions to utterly crumble.
「Just as dawn was breaking, the wind and snow began to subside.」
But Gaolin County, especially the Inner City, was filled with the clamor of the disaster's aftermath.
On the long streets, the accumulated snow had been trampled into a muddy slush.
At the corner teahouse, the stove was burning brightly, yet no one was in the mood for tea.
People crowded around the door and windows, their chatter bubbling like boiling water:
