In Jining City these past few days, first with Jiang Muchan's nocturnal investigation of the Prince Lu Mansion, followed by Xiao Wuji's solo intrusion into Qinglian Hall, and then the Double Xie's clever play with corpses, the situation had been fraught with unending disturbances.
For the Fire Lotus Sect, this was undoubtedly a time of endless troubles.
But there were some things they still had to do...
As everyone knows, in ancient times, those corrupt officials and rapacious local tyrants would love to take advantage of the traditional holidays to exploit the people for wealth.
Take the officials, for instance: aside from extreme examples that everyone is familiar with, like Hai Rui, even an honest official, when it comes to occasions like "three festivals and two birthdays", wouldn't he still accept some congratulatory gifts and red envelopes?
