The locals were very curious about the strange man’s appearance, but after he showed his skills at the War Prince’s Mansion, no one dared to provoke him. They didn’t even dare to gather at his doorstep for fun, making sure to walk quickly past his house.

A few days later, Xuexue estimated Celestial Master Zhang’s injury had nearly healed and dressed in nightwear, she came to the strange man’s residence and together they headed to the Celestial Master’s Mansion.

Under the moonlight, two figures swiftly moved across the rooftop of the Celestial Master’s Mansion.

"Girl, the Celestial Master’s Mansion is so big. Where do we find that old man?" the strange man whispered.

Xuexue glanced around and said, "What’s the rush? Let’s first check the places with lights. If we can’t find Celestial Master Zhang, we can capture a servant and ask them, can’t we?"

The strange man nodded: "Girl, you’re really smart."

Xuexue pointed to a room not far away where there was light and said, "There’s light over there. Let’s go and take a look."

Bedroom.

Celestial Master Zhang, wearing only thin undergarments, was sitting at the bedside. Lady Zhang was holding a bottle of ointment, carefully applying medicine to Celestial Master Zhang’s wounds.

"Old Master, how could you be so careless? You went out and came back with so many injuries." Lady Zhang recalled Celestial Master Zhang’s appearance a few days ago, covered in injuries with a swollen face like a pig’s head, leaving her quite shocked.

No matter how much she asked Celestial Master Zhang, he only repeated that his injuries were caused by an accidental fall. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

However, Celestial Master Zhang’s whole body was bruised, and some parts were bleeding. Could a fall result in injuries like this? Naturally, Lady Zhang didn’t believe it.

If it weren’t for her plan to send Lin Kong away being exposed a few days ago, resulting in Celestial Master Zhang confining her for a month unable to leave the yard, she might have dashed out to investigate what actually happened. How could her husband get beaten up like this? For someone to dare to attack an Imperial Appointed Official, they must have quite the nerve.

"Aren’t you annoyed yet? You’ve been trembling for days and still asking," Celestial Master Zhang touched his cheek, which had completely healed except for a few scattered small wounds that would recover in a few days.

Thinking of those unruly people, Celestial Master Zhang felt stifled and muttered angrily. How outrageous that they dared to step on even him, such defiance.

However, he couldn’t speak of this embarrassing matter, so he had no choice but to bottle up his frustration.

After applying the ointment, Lady Zhang put the bottle away while commenting, "Old Master, what’s making you angry? I was just concerned for you."

Celestial Master Zhang replied impatiently, "Don’t forget, you’re still confined now and have no right to manage my affairs."

If there weren’t only Lady Zhang as the sole woman in the mansion, he wouldn’t have bothered to come and listen to her nagging.

Feeling aggrieved, Lady Zhang sat at the bedside and began to cry, "Old Master, you’ve become heartless ever since Young Master Zhao arrived. You are no longer kind to me."

Celestial Master Zhang lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and said wearily, "Madam, stop crying! Sleep now, I have to rise before dawn for morning court."

Lady Zhang softly sobbed as she approached the table, leaned her head forward, and blew out the oil lamp.

At the moment the lamp was extinguished, the strange man on the rooftop saw clearly that the Celestial Master Zhang lying on the bed was indeed the person he’d been eagerly searching for.

Instantly, his rage soared, for this damnable old man had stayed in his cave for a day and caused the death of Xiao Hei, his companion of several years.

"You heartless old bastard, I’ve finally found you." As soon as he uttered this, a loud noise erupted from the rooftop.

"Boom...!"