Beneath the night sky, undercurrents surged through Longdu.
Inside the Cao Family Prince's Mansion, however, lights blazed amid music and dancing.
Passed down for centuries, this mansion had housed a prince during the former dynasty.
Even after the change of dynasties, the Cao Family had retained this vast, grand estate through its formidable resources and deeply entrenched network of connections.
Upturned eaves, intricate brackets, carved beams, and painted pillars proclaimed a prestige and luxury far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
At that moment, a lavish banquet was underway in the mansion's main hall.
Cao Zhengchun, the Family Head, sat at the head of the table.
Below him sat dozens of the Cao Family's core members.
Every face shone with heartfelt, undisguised joy and excitement.
Several rounds of wine and courses of food had been served.
Cao Yuyao rose, holding her wineglass.
"Dad, uncles."
"Today truly is a day to celebrate!"
"That little bastard Yue Xiaofei, who killed my brother and disgraced our Cao Family, is finally dead!"
"Godslayer killed him without leaving so much as a bone! What a satisfying end!"
She raised her glass toward Cao Zhengchun at the head of the table and said with a broad smile, "Dad, a toast to you! Without your masterful planning and decisive action, who knows how much longer we'd have had to put up with that little bastard!"
"Ha ha ha..."
Cao Zhengchun burst into thoroughly satisfied laughter.
He lifted his glass and drained it, his face flushed as he said, "Well said! An ignorant peasant dared challenge the Cao Family's authority. He was asking to die!"
"Exactly! With that brat dead, we've finally settled the score!"
"The Family Head truly is wise! A hundred billion dollars is no small sum, but it got the Sun King to act, let