Chapter 201: The Storm Gathers in the Imperial Capital

The Imperial Capital, the heart of the Xia nation, remained serene on the surface. Yet, beneath the calm facade, a tempest was brewing, its epicenter located in a heavily guarded, ancient-style mansion deep within the city's political core. Inside a vast, dimly lit chamber adorned with calligraphy scrolls and priceless antiques, four old men sat around a redwood table. They were the Four Elders, the true puppeteers who had controlled the Xia nation from the shadows for decades. The news from...