Cracked Heaven Imperial Dynasty, Feitian City.
Song Gongming sat in a spacious hall.
Five or six tables had been laid out to the brim. Cups were raised and exchanged, and the hall was packed with guests and friends.
Aside from a few members of the Song family, nearly everyone present was a prominent figure in Feitian City—some were even major powerhouses.
"Manor Lord Song, it is rare for you to personally visit Feitian City, and to entertain us so warmly besides. We truly feel undeserving."
"Indeed. By rights, we should have been the ones treating you. That would be fulfilling our duty as hosts."
"Not at all, not at all... What difference does it make who treats whom?"
"You are all far too courteous."
"Ever since my Divine Blade Manor acquired this residence in Feitian City some twenty years ago, some of our family members have remained stationed here year-round and received much care from all of you. I, Song, have always held this gratitude in my heart. Yet the affairs of the manor have been so numerous and complicated that I never had the chance to come personally and offer everyone my thanks..."
"I should be the one feeling ashamed!"
Song Gongming's mouth was full of gratitude, his expression utterly sincere. Before anyone realized it, he had genuinely moved some of those present.
But in truth?
It was nothing more than carefully woven rhetoric.
Divine Blade Manor had originally been located in Wantu Kingdom. There, it was considered a top-tier power, its influence spread throughout the entire kingdom.
In Wantu Kingdom's Martial Dao world, whenever Divine Blade Manor was mentioned, almost everyone had to offer a few flattering words.
Yet behind that flourishing grandeur lay dangers and crises unseen by others.
Those dangers and crises came from the Wantu