The grand ceremony continued late into the night before the banquet concluded and the guests departed.
A fine, drizzling rain fell under the night sky.
On Xiaocang Island, the faint lights flickered, suffused in the misty night rain and casting a dreamlike glow.
On the Star-picking Platform, ripples spread across the lake's surface. The pitter-patter of the rain only accentuated the tranquility of Cangwu Mountain Peak.
In an elegant chamber of a side hall, Madam Ye, Ye Yan, and Fang Cheng sat on jade mats, sipping Spirit Tea and listening to the rain.
During Madam Ye's succession ceremony, Fang Cheng had been the one welcoming guests and seeing them off, cementing his position as the Ye Family's second-in-command, his status surpassed only by Madam Ye herself.
On the surface, the Ye Family now seemed to have lost four Life Talisman Elders. Their strength had waned, making them the weakest of the four great families.
Yet no one dared to underestimate the Ye Family.
