In the dense black of the night, several women gathered together, exchanging glances in silent communication. "Vice Leader Pei Yu is dead. If the Leader finds out, she will never spare us." In the past, Pei Yu had brought back dozens of retainers from The Outside. After Pei Yu’s death, these people either died or scattered, leaving only a handful still in the He Mansion. These remaining individuals felt utterly adrift. With Pei Yu’s death, they felt as though they themselves had all but died. Even if they were not dead yet, returning to The Outside would certainly mean execution by Nu Woer for failing to protect their master. The day Pei Yu was killed in the streets, these stalwart women of the He Mansion, upon learning of her death, had immediately retrieved her corpse. At this moment, Pei Yu’s decaying body, which was already giving off a foul stench, was laid inside the He Mansion. Despite the thick coffin shielding it, the stench still made people nauseous. "He Su is the Vice Leader’s wife. While we have been busy investigating the Vice Leader’s death these days, that man surnamed Tie took advantage of the chaos to take her away from the He Mansion." "No one knows who did it, but the methods were extremely vicious. Vice Leader..." It was a truly horrific death. Even those among them who prided themselves on their mental fortitude had suffered from nightmares for several nights after seeing Pei Yu’s dreadful condition. "If we could catch the murderer, our crime could be lessened significantly, but the problem is that after all this time, we have made no progress. How are we supposed to explain to the Leader?" Indeed, how could they explain? The women exchanged glances, and just then, a woman said, "It seems we only have one path left to take." She drew the Bone Knife she carried with her, and the others stared blankly for a moment before falling silent. "Indeed, there is only one path left." Thus that night, a few drunken revelers saw several robust, fierce-looking women, with stern faces, carrying out a painfully ugly coffin. Their appearance was quite bizarre, and the aura of death about them was alarming, compelling bystanders to steer clear. The women, bearing Pei Yu’s coffin, arrived at Sun Ji’s place too late, for He Su had already been taken away by Fang Lanshan. So they proceeded to the Government Office. When they attempted the prison break, they were the picture of recklessness, a band unafraid of death, charging forward without a thought for their own lives—even if they were slashed by knives, their arms severed, or their comrades killed. Inside one of the cells, Ah Ying appeared ferocious, while He Su was battered and bruised, covered in blood that made her look as disheveled and horrifying as a female ghost. He Su’s eyes were sharp, and when she recognized the identity of her rescuers, she struggled and cried out desperately, "Save me, please save me—!" She was not entirely sure why these people were breaking into the prison, but at that moment, she could not afford to think about it. She just wanted to get out of that hellish place as quickly as possible. She regretted everything! Had she known it would come to this, she would have never coveted the business deals in Taihang Town, but instead, should have taken her leave immediately from the He Mansion and fled far away. Perhaps then, the crimes of hiring assassins and colluding with bandits to take lives would never have been uncovered by Han Yue. A female warrior from The Outside, wounded, swung a long sword, severing the iron padlock on the prison gate. With a crack, she removed the iron chains that secured the cell, then pushed open its iron door. The woman pointed coldly at He Su. He Su was being held by the hair by Ah Ying, who wanted to drag He Su back, not yet having vented her anger.