Wen Jingyun and the others still wanted to retain Han Zheng, insisting that he at least share a meal before leaving.
However, Han Zheng gracefully declined and prepared to return directly to Smoke Wave Prefecture with Cui Zeyuan's severed head.
As for Li Chenghui and other confidants of Cui Zeyuan, Pei Xiuyuan had them imprisoned within Smoke Wave Prefecture, awaiting further processing.
These men were all members of the Xuanjia Guard aligned with the Capital Faction. Even without any issues, it was unlikely they would ever be trusted with important roles again.
The Local Faction here would certainly not employ them.
As confidants of Cui Zeyuan who had come to Smoke Wave Prefecture, they could only watch as Cui Zeyuan was executed, and the Capital Faction would no longer use them either.
Their fate would likely be to be exiled to some far-flung place, where they would waste away their lives.
