Chen Jing made the decision with a casual air. At his side, Chen Chuan, dressed in a Profound Brocade Robe with temples touched by frost, heard his words and immediately grasped the meaning:
"The Lineage Master is right. The peace and stability of Jiangyin Prefecture rely on the Prefecture Lord, and on all of us Prefecture Officials and Lineage Masters!"
"Without our collective efforts to maintain it, we wouldn't have enjoyed these decades of peace and prosperity."
"A country bumpkin from out of town with a murky background... Since he's been mixed up in a divine calamity... we naturally can't let him off lightly."
"I'll go at once to invite Old Master Huang. We'll present a joint petition from the Upper Nine Professions to the Prefecture Lord and request he issue a command!"
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The Medicine Shop, home of the Huang Family.
Throughout the estate, white mourning cloths fluttered in the courtyard.
