Chapter 123: Crying of Injustice

Twenty days later, Ye Mingyu and his retinue arrived at the gates of Yanjing City.

Ye Mingyu had always prided himself on his extensive travels, but his last visit to Yanjing City was many years ago. Suddenly arriving, the strange yet familiar feeling that hit him made even this robust man appear somewhat ill at ease.

The commoners from Tongxiang were even more unaccustomed to such a display, and they pointed and chattered just at the sight of the city gates of Yanjing. Pingan held Daiyun's hand and stared blankly at the young guards—they had never seen guards dressed in such imposing armor in Tongxiang.

"So this is Yanjing City," Butcher Zhang said cheerfully, suddenly remembering something, "Lord Xue's daughter was married off here."

Jiang Li glanced at the sleeping Xue Huaiyuan inside the carriage, her heart filling with sorrow.