Inner City, before the Hu Mansion.
A flash of saber light sliced the "Hu Mansion" plaque in two.
Su Mu, saber in hand, waved it forward. "Surround the Hu Mansion! No one is to enter or leave without permission. Those who disobey will be executed!"
"Yes, sir!"
Several hundred Taiping Imperial Guards flooded the street, blocking it off completely.
At Su Mu's command, they spread out like a tide, encircling the Hu Mansion.
At the end of the long street, a crowd of people in varied attire craned their necks to watch.
In the Inner City, the mobilization of several hundred Taiping Imperial Guards had long since alerted the various great families.
"The Hu Family is having a bad year. Not long ago, someone smashed their main gate, and now even their plaque has been split in two. Who did they offend?"
"Who else could it be? Didn't you see how many people the Taiping Bureau sent out? Whatever the Hu Family is involved in, it's not something small."
