Chapter 504: Father and Son, A Debt Paid in Blood

The air in the Chen family's ancestral home was thick with the suffocating tension of a coming storm. The ancient courtyard, usually a place of serene dignity, now felt like a cage, its ornate walls and stone lions bearing silent witness to a simmering rebellion. Elder Bowie stood at the center of the main hall, his back ramrod straight, his face a mask of cold authority. Surrounding him were dozens of the family's elite guards and, more importantly, a handful of unassuming old men scattered...