Chapter 649
The decline of the Baili Family was not a thing of one or two days. By this generation, among the noble houses of the Empire, they were no longer influential. Finally, along came a man named Baili Sheng, the family's saving grace, whose talent, martial arts training, and interpersonal skills all surpassed the norm.
The Baili Family exercised all their resources to cultivate him, advancing him to the position of an imperial marquis. Baili Sheng did not fail his family's expectations, climbing up to the branch that was the General's Office. He proved equally adept at the bureaucratic scheming within the Empire's court. Gradually, this decline in the Baili Family began to have some hints of revival.
Baili Wuchang studied Baili Sheng, his face still placid, giving no hint of what he was thinking. Yet there was an undertone of murderous intent in his gaze.
