At this moment, Willow Ash Town lay in utter desolation. Wei Yuan had relocated even the shops, so there was no way the town was recovering any time soon. The only signs of life left in the entire town were the few grand estates belonging to the Xu Clan.

The chief clerk, accompanied by several soldiers, strode confidently up to the Xu residence. It was then they saw dozens of burly men and the family’s private guards clearing out the shantytowns in the adjacent area.

The chief clerk grabbed one of the burly men and asked, “What’s going on here?”

The man was born with a fearsome face. He glared at the chief clerk and barked, “Who are you? Why are you grabbing me?”

Intimidated, the clerk let go with a shiver and identified himself.

Upon hearing that he was a commandery official, the man reined in his insolence and replied, “The...