Night falls.
Days of relentless snowstorms have finally come to a halt.
A baffling piece of news has sparked widespread attention in Lingjing City, creating tiny ripples in the bustling grand city during the new year.
From across the Qian River, it was reported that the once-prestigious Ning Family, a dominant family in its region, has been completely exterminated.
According to those who visited the scene, the Ning Family Ancestral Mansion was utterly destroyed, as if it had been plowed through with no sight of its former glory—just ruins and broken walls.
Others said that only one sword strike was made in the attack.
One sword to the east, one family annihilated.
"Why do I feel something is off about this? The Ning Family just declared they knew the secret location of the City Lord's Mansion, and now the entire family is wiped out. Could it be...?"
"Most likely they were dealt with, but this matter might not end here, as Ning Xuan is already on his way back, I've heard."
