Riverveil Family Territory. White Jade Capital City.
Seated at the Riverveil Family's grand meeting table were only four figures. At the main seat was Juras Riverveil, and across from him were the leaders of two branch families. The seats to his left were vacant, while on the right sat a cloaked figure who exuded the quiet menace of a seasoned assassin.
Aside from the map depicting all the key features of the Slightveil Plane were several dozen plates of exquisite Spirit Food, sitting on parts of the map that were considered obsolete to the Riverveil Family's future plans.
In another area was a disorganized stack of empty plates, dirty and unwashed with traces of leftover food.
These four had clearly been in this meeting room for several hours, perhaps days—locked in deliberation.
"Su Ming. The matters we discussed earlier, are there any updates?" the Family Head asked the assassin.
