That night.
The major New Nobility and Aristocratic Families of Jiangcheng City all received invitations from Yu Feng.
A conference would be held at the City Lord's Residence at eleven o'clock tomorrow noon.
Although Yu Feng had not mentioned the contents of tomorrow's meeting over the phone,
everyone knew perfectly well that it had to be connected to the Ma family matter that had shaken the entire city today.
Not only the Four Great Families and the various New Nobility—even plenty of people on the streets had learned that the Ma family had employed evil cultivators in an attempt at Corpse Liberation Ascension. The news spread like wildfire.
This time, the Ma family had truly fallen flat on its face, with no possibility of ever turning things around.
Yet anyone with eyes could see that tomorrow's meeting likely carried another layer of meaning.
Jiangcheng City was likely about to gain another New Nobility.
And what was most unbelievable was that this New Nobility had risen from an ordinary commoner to join their ranks in merely... half a month.
Such a meteoric rise was unheard of, unprecedented even in the annals of history!
It was enough to go down in history!
South of the city, the Sun family villa.
In the brightly lit living room, the atmosphere was faintly tense.
Sun Dechang, Sun Qingcang, Sun Yourong, and the others each sat in their places. For a long while, no one spoke.
At last, Sun Qingcang let out a long sigh and broke the silence. "So much happened in a single day... The Ma family must have lost their minds. Of all the roads they could have taken, they chose this dead end. Even if they had swallowed their pride and begged Little Chen to extend his father's lifespan, there might