"I will inspect the remains before they are sealed away," Madam Li said coldly. She spun on her heel and marched back out the heavy wooden doors into the sunlit courtyard.
Steward Wang and Gu Chen quickly followed behind her, and Gu Fan, who was playing the part of the obedient servant, trailed closely.
Outside the Council hall, at the end of the stairs, a cart stood in the centre of the courtyard, surrounded by nervous guards.
Madam Li elegantly climbed down the stairs before she stopped in front of the cart as her eyes narrowed when she saw the mutilated remains of Chen Long wrapped in a rough straw mat.
"What has become of the Gu Clan?!" Madam Li whispered, and her words made Steward Wang flinch, "A guest is murdered right under our noses! And you tell me the night patrols saw absolutely nothing?!"
Steward Wang fell to his knees, trembling violently, "Madam! The night was dark! The Bai Clan assassin... he must be a peak stage Spirit Realm cultivators. Or maybe higher."
