Outside Crystal Manor beyond Lidian City in Treya Province, a long line had formed. Carriage after carriage laden with gifts entered the manor.
Guests continuously arrived at the open-air grassland under the maids' guidance.
Before long, the appearance of a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious formal attire instantly drew everyone's attention.
"Lord Feyn, it has only been half a month, yet you look younger than ever."
"My dear Archon, I'm delighted to see you here."
Amid the crowd's adulation, the middle-aged man made his way to the center of the banquet and glanced around. Every face wore a fawning smile.
"Good afternoon, my lord."
A woman in a long blue dress approached the middle-aged man and gave a slight curtsy.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man naturally wrapped an arm around her waist, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Come to my room tonight."
A radiant smile appeared on the blue-dressed woman's face as she murmured, "But my husband came too."
"Then let him wait for you in the next room."
"You're so naughty."
Enjoying the feel of the blue-dressed woman's waist, the middle-aged man looked up and spotted a young man drinking some distance away. He raised his left hand and toasted him from afar.
Seeing this, the young man immediately lifted his glass in response, his face wearing a flattering smile.
As for his wife being held in the Archon's embrace, he pretended not to see it.
She was only his wife, not his mother. As long as she could be used to curry favor with the Archon who held the lives and deaths of millions in Lidian County in his hands, he was willing.
The middle-aged man tipped back his head and drained his glass. The feeling of holding the power of life and death over millions