Ye Qing's guess was correct; Xu Cunxiao and others in Western Province really thought that the matter had been settled and were almost ready to celebrate. Even Xu Cunxiao, at this moment, was sitting with his legs crossed in a house next to Snake Form Gate, waiting to enjoy the show tonight.
Taking advantage of the night, Ye Qing had Hou San find a few of his more trusted men to clean up the collapsed shanty. Of course, these underlings were shocked to find no bodies inside the shanty. However, they all obeyed Hou San's orders, and when he told them not to speak of this, they acted as if they saw nothing and tidied everything up under cover of darkness.
