Chapter 158: At Murdoch Manor

Murdoch Manor. The estate sprawled, vast and imposing, the ancestral seat of the Murdoch family. It covered more than five hundred acres, a world within walls: rock gardens and pools, winding paths and pavilions, rows of residences and leisure rooms, every luxury in its place. When it was built, the Murdochs had hired a genuine master to design it. The geomancy was laid with care, the layout blessed to keep wealth flowing for generations. The younger line, too, had always produced one talent after...