The truth was quite the opposite.
Lou Yuxue had grown numb.
She felt no anger at all. Instead, after Chen Yi took the 290,000 taels of silver, she quickly regained her composure.
She analyzed the situation, weighed the pros and cons, and formulated a response.
Not only had Lou Yuxue evacuated the Spring Rain Building ahead of time, but she had also dispersed her subordinates and made proper arrangements for them.
This included the Hidden Guards and some personnel from the Bright Moon Building.
She had even completed one of the two tasks assigned to her by the White Tiger Guard Pavilion Master and the Golden Banner Officer—killing Xiao Dongchen.
Only as night fell did she finally relax a little and make her way to Kangning Street.
It was late afternoon, and the sky was dim.
Although colorful lanterns had been put up early on Kangning Street for the approaching Mid-Autumn Festival, their candlelight remained faint in the gloomy, rainy weather.
