Chapter 36: A Letter from Home, Mission Accomplished!

It was still the Zhou Family's Mansion and Store, and the sky was still dark.

However, the street was completely empty. The doors and windows of the shops along the street were tightly shut, and all the lanterns had been extinguished. Only a single, solitary lamp remained lit under the eaves of the inn. Its wick flickered, looking as though it might go out at any moment.

Half of the inn's door hung askew. Inside, tables and chairs were overturned, and several bundles were scattered across the floor.

There was no candlelight reflecting on the river. Even the wind had stopped, making the sound of the water barely audible.

"...Like this again." Standing at the entrance of the Zhou Family's Mansion and Store, Chen Yan—who thought he was fully mentally prepared—looked at the deathly silent Shuiyi Street and couldn't help but sigh.