"Mm." The elder nodded lightly, but did not get up.
His clear gaze swept across everyone in the manor.
"Did you know something happened in the manor just now?" the elder's voice was calm, but everyone present heard it clearly.
The crowd immediately erupted into discussion.
After a long while, the elder tapped his cane on the ground twice with force, and the room quieted down.
For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the hall; the elder's authority in the manor was beyond question.
"Tonight, just now, something happened in the manor. It's laughable when I speak of it, yet hard to believe." The elder paused for a moment.
"The third son is dead."
"Wow..." The manor exploded into chaos.
The Lin family is not a small family; most of those living in the manor are direct descendants.
Either sons or nephews of the old master; of course, there are also a few of the old master's brothers.
