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The Lu Family fell into rapid decline within the span of five years.
The once proud Lu Family Castle was now leveled to the ground and purchased by a local family to be transformed into a luxurious hotel.
The locals were terrified and clueless about where the once-famed residents of Lu Family of Xicheng had gone into hiding after facing a liquidation.
To the north of Xicheng was the city's impoverished district; further north lay a stretch of woods, with several rows of small courtyards located at the foot of the hills.
Down the narrow path, a mysterious young man in a cloak appeared. He quickly saw a woman with whip marks on her face, tied up by her wrists with black ropes and hanging from a huge lofty tree...
With her head drooping, the woman was listless and pale, exuding an aura of utter helplessness and fear.
