Cheng Zongyang returned to his residence, his expression grave.
On the entire walk back, he had been mulling over the recent words exchanged between the two sides.
He parsed several possibilities from Li Xiaofei's words. After connecting them with what he'd heard from Li Lu, Chen Kaishan, and others—analyzing and speculating—he arrived at a very likely conclusion.
He now had a vague understanding of why Zheng Yan had left Jade Peak County.
Chaos. Martial Artists.
It was obvious: several families and gangs were about to go to war!
People like Zheng Yan must have known about it long ago, which was why they left early to avoid getting caught in the middle.
'The four noble families—Zhao, King, Ma, and Fan—plus Chang Younian from the Government Office, versus the two noble families of An and Miao plus four gangs!'
