Midnight. Yuwen Mansion.
The household servants on night patrol were making their lazy rounds, lanterns in hand, merely going through the motions.
Their laziness was understandable. In all the years since the Yuwen Family had taken up residence, not a single incident had ever occurred.
This was only natural, of course. Across the entire Jiangnan Prefecture, who would dare to provoke the Yuwen Family?
The Celestial Essence Sword Sect could, of course, but they were considered to be on the same side. For a true conflict to erupt, something would have to go wrong with the Great Yan Royal Family.
"Huh? What's that? Is it getting foggy?"
A household servant pointed in confusion toward the top of the courtyard wall.
Everyone's attention was drawn to it, and they all saw the anomaly that had suddenly appeared.
In the moonlight, they could see a roiling black fog spreading rapidly from beyond the courtyard walls.
