Soon, a young woman, aged between 18 to 19, clad in black attire that elegantly traced the contours of her figure, stood resolute at the entrance of Magnolia Court. A frigid expression adorned her features as she held her sword horizontally in her grasp.
In less than 10 minutes, a commotion stirred before the grandeur of Magnolia Court.
Two elder maidservants, their countenances marked by ferocity, emerged. They proclaimed to have arrived under the directive of the Family Head to summon Miss Qiao to the main courtyard.
Li Ye, however, displayed no intention of acquiescence, maintaining her icy demeanor.
One of the elderly attendants began a string of incoherent curses. Before she could utter more than three sentences, her head became abruptly severed from her body.
