「The next day.」
Bai Yuan led his men back to Huanglong Prefecture first.
The death of a Prefect in Ling Province was a major event. He had to return to Huanglong Prefecture first to prevent Kong Sen from using the opportunity to stir up trouble.
As for the Chen Family... the severity of this incident was far less than the previous one.
There were two simple reasons: first, the Chen Family hadn't been completely annihilated, and second, their strength was nowhere near that of the Longevity Palace.
He wouldn't need Yan Shao'an; Bai Yuan, as the Prefect of Ling Province, was more than enough to suppress the matter.
Although the Imperial Censors at Court would inevitably submit a few more impeachment memorials after hearing the news, for the current Bai Yuan, it was like having so many lice that the bites no longer itched. It couldn't cause him any real harm.
