Timewise, this was totally possible. After Lin Zhe left the Imperial Capital, he no longer received news about the Imperial Capital and was not aware that Yan Liqiang was going to have a blindfolded contest. And with how Lin Zhe bore a grudge toward him, the former secretly sent people back to seek revenge...
As Yan Liqiang thought of this, he tried to pretend as if everything was normal. After sitting in the courtyard for a while, he got up and used 30% of his prowess to practice the Tiger Roaring Consecutive Fist technique to loosen up his muscles and bones. He then returned to his room, got onto his bed after washing up, and put out the light.