Chapter 105: A Lifetime of Peace

Weeks melted into a tranquil month. The storm that had torn through Cloud City, uprooting ancient families and reshaping the landscape of power, had receded as quickly as it had arrived. For the city's elite, the names Hou, Zhao, and the main branch of the Lin family were now whispers of a cautionary tale. For the common citizen, it was a distant drama, a series of shocking headlines that soon gave way to the rhythm of daily life. But at the villa by Phoenix Lake, the change was not a headline;...