To hear someone cry "Governor E!" out of the blue, in broad daylight, was enough to send a chill down your spine.
Song Lianhe whipped her head around and saw that it was Jiu'er!
The shout seemed to have scared her, too, as she quickly scurried behind E Jintang.
Jiu'er's cry threw the scene into chaos. The timid screamed and fled, and the crowd descended into a tangled mess of shrieking women and wailing children. Some women even grabbed their husbands by the ear and dragged them home.
The two groups, who had been on the verge of a fight just moments before, quickly fell back to their respective masters' sides, wary of anyone trying to exploit the chaos.
Just then, a faint CRACKING sound echoed from Huaxu Square, the building behind the crowd.
Xuan Mei reacted in a flash, hoisting Song Lianhe over her shoulder. She shoved Da Xi toward Mrs. E and yelled, "Go, now!"
