The sun had slowly begun to set in the horizon, it was a calming view due to the clear sky.
On the other hand, within the Yi Family courthouse, the hall was laden with heavy tension.
All the clan's prominent figures had gathered, their expressions grim. At the center stood a man dressed entirely in black.
"The Association has sent word to the Yi family," he said coldly.
"Yi Bo is to be executed—for sabotaging the plan and betraying us. If you do that, the association promise to overlook this blunder."
"What do you mean Yi Bo has already betrayed us?" an elder snapped, his voice sharp with anger.
The messenger, responded back in kind, "A large caravan was seen leaving the Xiao family estate. The reports also added that there were over ten thousand bag of rice."
The same elder frowned deeply. "And what does that have to do with Yi Bo betraying us?"
