Big, Big, Big Trouble! (6K)

From afar, mist hung thick, and the tiled roofs stretched in all directions.

The estate covered such a vast area that it seemed to extend beyond the limits of sight.

Above the main gate's archway, which stood five zhang tall, were carved beams and painted rafters, with a jet-black ebony plaque hanging from it.

Three large characters, written like silver hooks and iron strokes, were inscribed upon it—Duke's Mansion.

There was only one duke in the Star Luo Empire.

That was the renowned White Tiger Duke, a former member of the Star Luo Empire's imperial family.

This enormous estate, spanning more than three thousand mu, did not belong to any city.

With such a massive scale, coupled with the privilege of using standards reserved solely for royalty, only the White Tiger Family could possess such a right.

This showed just how exalted the White Tiger Family's status was within the Star Luo Empire.

Such a Duke's Mansion embodied the White Tiger lineage's ten thousand years of heritage and glory. Endless honor was gathered here.

Over the past few days, the Duke's Mansion had been festooned with lanterns and decorations, as lively as the New Year.

It was for no other reason than that Dai Hao, the current White Tiger Duke and general of the Star Luo Empire who had guarded the western frontier's Ming Dou Mountain Range for many years, had finally ended his garrison duty for a short time and returned home that morning with his legitimate son.

Having been away for more than a decade, and returning together with his eldest legitimate son, Dai Yue Heng, Dai Hao's homecoming had thrown the entire household into an uproar. Preparations had begun several days in advance.

At noon, brilliant sunlight spilled across the gleaming glazed tiles, covering the entire Duke's