County Magistrate Feng left with Wang Ji, and the people at the long pavilion didn't linger much longer either.
After declining everyone's invitations, Chen Xu found an inn with the scholars from Jichuan County to stay.
As for Wang Mochuan's earlier invitation for Chen Xu to stay at the Wang family's mansion in Prefecture City, that was no longer possible.
Wang Mochuan didn't dare to mention his family anymore, let alone tell Chen Xu that Wang Ji was the very little master he had previously referred to, who was set to take the scholar examination this year.
In fact, Wang Mochuan himself wished to cut all ties with his main family line.
He could already foresee that the great turmoil of the Wang family was imminent.
It remained to be seen how the key figures within the family would make their choices and if they could overcome the current crisis.
As night fell, Wu Zhengze gathered the scholars from Jichuan County at the inn for another discussion.
