The night was cool like water, darkness shrouded the whole city, while the neon lights illuminated the entire Suzhou City, draping it in a colorful gauze. The evening breeze blew gently, the night was enchanting, making the entire Suzhou City seem dreamy and illusory, drawing people in involuntarily, unable to extricate themselves.
Compared to the bustling world outside, the Lu Family appeared much quieter. Outside the corridors and the front courtyard, white lanterns and white cloth had long been hung, swaying in the night wind, giving a particularly desolate feeling. The Lu Family no longer had the noise of the past; apart from the patrolling Lu Family Guards, almost no servants could be seen, and even the few remaining ones hurried about without daring to linger.
