"Squeak—"
The courtyard gate was opened, and Fang Zhou was shocked by the scene inside. He saw many people, about dozens of individuals wearing masks, bounded at the hands, forcibly kneeling on the ground with soldiers standing around wielding gleaming long swords.
Several headless corpses were strewn haphazardly on the ground, blood staining the earth beneath their feet, and the heads wearing masks were just tossed aside.
These heads also wore strange masks and were all from Earl Mansion. It looked like this so-called Prince Qi came prepared, perhaps having seen through Earl Mansion's treachery all along. The sudden turn of events caught Fang Zhou unawares.