All of this, it was said, was because the mysterious Ghost-faced Man had made a move!
Cyan Yang Ancient City was like a calm lake into which a giant boulder had been thrown, setting off monstrous waves!
Tonight, every power and every family, large or small, had their lights burning bright. Their leaders had gathered, and no one would sleep a wink!
「Almost at the same time...」
Inside a secret chamber in the County Magistrate's Office, candlelight flickered, stretching the twisted shadows on the walls long and thin.
An oppressive, suffocating silence filled the air.
In stark contrast to the uproar and fervent discussions among the great families outside, the atmosphere here was as cold as a tomb.
County Magistrate Zhang Yunpeng, the official who always appeared gentle, refined, and tactful in the eyes of Cyan Yang Ancient City's citizens, now had a grim expression. His ashen face looked almost ferocious in the flickering candlelight.
