In Mingdu, the most prosperous areas were the streets surrounding the imperial city, where most of the Sun Moon Empire's nobles and influential figures, aside from the imperial family, gathered.
Unless they had been assigned to cities across the empire, nearly everyone fought tooth and nail for a place at the center of power.
The Liu Family was no exception. It was said that the Liu Family's ancestor had been a commoner who, due to his exceptional talent with Soul Tools, caught the eye of a prince at the time and became his advisor.
In the end, that prince successfully ascended the throne, while the ancestor, having rendered incomparable service, entered into a marriage alliance with the prince's younger sister.
Later, the Liu Family grew larger and larger in Mingdu. Although it could only rank at the bottom among the great aristocratic families, it was still a towering presence beyond the reach of ordinary people.
At the same time, because of that precedent, the Liu Family and the imperial family later developed a tradition of marriage alliances.
To the east of this center of power stood a sprawling complex of buildings stretching for several kilometers. In terms of scale alone, it was in no way inferior to Xu Tianchen's residence in Sky Wind City.
Liu Yaxuan leaned against the window of her room. Beneath the shroud of dark clouds, the night sky revealed not the slightest trace of starlight.
Torrential rain battered the roof and streamed down the tiles, forming a curtain of water before her window. It could block her sight, but it could not cloud the clarity in her heart.
A week had already passed since her agreement with Ye Chen.
Over the past week, confined and cut off completely from the outside world, she had no idea