Chapter 204: The Shadow Behind the Throne

The Great Elder trembled under Shen Bei's gaze. The grand council hall of the Forbidden Summit, once a symbol of his absolute authority, was now his tomb. The bodies of his three comrades lay cooling on the marble floor, their blood painting a grotesque mural of his failure. The air was thick with the metallic tang of death, a scent that now clung to his own robes. Shen Bei's voice, a low and chilling whisper, cut through the old man's terror. "Where is my sister-in-law? Where is Cai Yuqin?" The...