As Amon predicted, the situation spiralled into chaos the next day after Hai Xuang and Lan Mei eloped.
The reason it had devolved so fast was that Amon had Lin Li place a letter under the doorstep to Lan Mei's room the night everyone left. The letter had Lan Mei's handwriting, which explained her disappearance. The letter made it seem as if she was sorry for leaving him, but she could not deny her heart since she loved Hai Xuang more.
This letter was, of course, not written by Lan Mei. They intended for Lang Man to be in the dark. He would sooner or later discover the truth, considering everyone from the Devotion Faction also disappeared the same night, but the investigation would take some time. Amon preferred it to be sooner rather than later, hence the letter.
