"What's the situation in the city now?" Ye Shikai inquired further.
"To be honest, today the city is buzzing with rumors that the lord's groom ran away overnight, taking everyone from Ye Mansion with him out of the city. The lord was furious and dispatched all thirty thousand guards in the city and another hundred thousand troops outside to search. Now, only twenty thousand soldiers remain to guard the four gates of Linxiang City."
