The thunderous noises on North Street caused panic among the common folk and merchants, especially after hearing the words "Divine Force Crossbow." They began various speculations and associations. The Divine Force Crossbow—isn't that the standard forbidden weapon only the Imperial Court's City Defense Forces are allowed to possess? How did it end up in the hands of Firewood Iron Shop? Could it be that Firewood Iron Shop was acting under the orders of the county government office to eradicate Medicine King Hall?
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At that moment, Shangguan Yun stood in the courtyard, dressed in white, listening to the disturbance from North Street, as serene as an old monk in meditation, yet his lips curved with a faint smile, "What a chaotic scene..."
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「Elsewhere,」
At the County Magistrate's Mansion.
