In Chen Yi's courtyard.
A homing pigeon hovered gracefully in the air.
Dusk settled heavily, the Capital City shrouded in a veil of amber haze. The outlines of pavilions and towers blurred into obscurity, and with them, the boundary between man and ghost seemed to dissolve.
Min Ning, now sober, shook her head to clear her thoughts and raised a hand to catch the pigeon.
Chen Yi asked:
"From your sister?"
Min Ning nodded, removed the note from the pigeon, glanced at it briefly, and handed it to Chen Yi.
"It's for you."
Chen Yi took the note and read: Outside the west suburbs of the Capital City, Huaisui Village has a demon ghost. Please, households, exterminate it. This is also Grand Secretary Lin's wish. From Wuyong Building.
This is also Grand Secretary Lin's wish... It seems Wuyong Building, after being reprimanded by the Empress Dowager that night, has decided to align itself with the Lin Party.
