In the palace of the Great Xia Empire's Royal City,
solemn and majestic, its towering spires glinted with golden light under the sun.
Inside the palace,
Lu Yinxing was busy handling the heavy affairs of the state.
An intelligence officer hurried into the palace,
approached Queen Lu Yinxing's desk, bowed respectfully, and reported in a low voice, "Her Majesty the Queen, astonishing news has come from the Ruan Family's territory on the border.
According to our latest intelligence, everyone in the Ruan Family, from top to bottom, including their Guard and upper echelon, has been wiped out. Not a single person survived.
The scene was brutal, with bodies strewn everywhere and bloodstains all around.
In the ruins of the battlefield, we found three crude gravestones, clearly fashioned from materials found on-site.
The inscriptions on them read 'Ruan Hongyi's Father,' 'Ruan Hongyi's Eldest Brother,' and 'Ruan Hongyi's Second Brother.' The handwriting was messy, but legible enough."
