Nanxun Kingdom, Chen Family.
The drizzling dusk rain fell steadily, making the Chen Mansion, once a brightly lit haven for the high-ranking and distinguished who came to visit, appear eerily ominous in the rain-soaked dusk.
One's true colours show in times of crisis.
A mere twenty days had passed, and the once bustling entrance to the Chen Mansion was now desolate and coldly silent.
Grim flags fluttered atop tall walls surrounding the yard, augmenting the eerie atmosphere.
The ornate plants and lawns within the mansion were left unattended, growing wild and untamed, the lights inside the house, barely luminous. The occasional remnants of light escaping the few windows made the silence even more intimidatin.
At this moment, apart from a few subservient household members tiptoeing around, their expressions numb, the mansion was filled only with the sound of wind and the rhythmic beating of rain on roof tiles.
"This is the Chen Family?"
