C225 Chapter 225

Thin curls of smoke drifted up, and the air was rich with the scent of freshly cooked rice.

In Lotus Village, every household had started getting dinner ready.

Village Junior Officer Chen’s home was one of the few in the village with a roof of gray clay tiles, making it stand out.

Chen Sanyuan knelt in the courtyard, head bowed.

But his hands were clenched into tight fists