The archers standing at the base of the ladder immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows, crouching in wait. The Bai family compound was so quiet it seemed even the wind had stopped blowing.
The Bai family's guards were all veterans from the Bai family's private army. Well-trained, each of them were fearless warriors. Even after years of convalescing in Dadu City, they had not lost their skills. They all hoped for the day they could return to the Bai family's private army.
At such moments, the difference between the Bai family's servants and those of other households became apparent.
Servants from other families, even if they weren't weeping, would be too scared to breathe easily, their legs too weak to stand.
But the Bai family's servants had grabbed handy weapons and took their positions in the courtyard. Some even shouted oaths to defend the Chuihua gate to the death. They looked murderous, with a determination to protect the Bai Mansion at all costs.