"Liang Ji, let's head back quickly."
Seeing the crowd growing increasingly agitated, Bai Lu, who was shielding Liang Wan, turned her head to look at her. The current situation was indeed not one where they should linger. Liang Wan nodded and hurried toward the gap in the human wall pushed open by the guards.
As if noticing her intention, someone in the crowd shouted. The mob surged toward the gap, determined to block her path. The scene descended into chaos. The female family members of the officials had never witnessed such terrifying public resentment. Panicked and terrified, they didn't even have time to gather their belongings. Shielding their heads, they scrambled toward their horse and ox-drawn carriages, terrified that if they were even a second too late, they would be dragged away by the frenzied mob to vent their anger.
Liang Wan found herself trapped, unable to advance or retreat. Looking at the crowd acting like crazed beasts, it seemed they wanted to swallow her alive.
