In the dim room, the bright candle flame beside them swayed gently in the breeze.
The seemingly refined man wore a light-colored, long green robe.
His face bore an impossible-to-hide viciousness. He was none other than Wen MoChen, the Imperial Son-in-Law who had basked in limitless glory during the Late Emperor's reign, and Star Moon Princess's husband.
As one of the great aristocratic clans of the Eastern Region, the Wen Family had always possessed deep foundations.
And the Wen Family Old Ancestor, Wen Fengyuan, was an even more extraordinary figure.
Wen Fengyuan had once been the headmaster of Great Xia Academy.
At the same time, he had served as the Chief Supervisor of the Great Xia Imperial Academy, a figure who stood at the twin pinnacles of the Great Xia Court and martial arts.
His influence spread throughout both the court and the common realm of Great Xia. At least one-fifth of the officials in the Great Xia Court had intricate ties to Wen Fengyuan.
Some were his students, some his old acquaintances and friends. This vast web of connections made the Wen Family's eminent position in the Great Xia Dynasty as steady as Mount Tai.
As for martial cultivation, Wen Fengyuan's Martial Realm was even more unfathomable.
More than a decade ago, while the Late Emperor was still alive, he had already been a Divine Mansion Realm great completion martial artist, a Nascent Soul True Person—an immense pillar holding up the heavens of one region.
In the end, the Late Emperor had greatly acknowledged Wen Fengyuan's achievements. When he retired to his hometown, the emperor personally issued an edict granting him the title of Great Xia Duke Rong.
The title of Duke Rong not only symbolized Wen Fengyuan's personal merits, but also represented the Wen Family's standing in the