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After returning to their room in the ancestral home, they repeated these events to Tong Han and Mi Shu, and everyone's reaction was much the same: as for the fate of the people in Du Family Village, it could only be said that they brought it upon themselves.
Tonight was their final opportunity, and they had to give it their all. Yang Xiao made sure to keep the joint-heart lock close at hand, knowing that in a critical moment, it might prove to be very useful.
The Du Family Patriarch had not provided the details of the mission, as he had been helped away, claiming he wanted to see the housekeeper one last time. It was assumed that, as before, someone would come to inform them of their tasks for the night and provide the specific details before dusk fell.