"You're too modest, sir. Everything is under your control, isn't it?" Qiu Tangshi sat down opposite Yan Shiren without any ceremony, took a sip of tea, and then fixed his gaze on the chessboard.

“Following the rules won’t break this deadlock; we need to take a risk,” Qiu Tangshi suddenly said.

Yan Shiren nodded in strong agreement, "Brother Qiu has excellent insight."

Night fell quickly. Ordinary people had already eaten and were preparing for their wives and children to warm their beds, while the assassins of various families began to move out. In restaurants, teahouses, or brothels, the men in black seemed to blend into the vast night.

The barking of dogs rose and fell, causing unease throughout the capital. Many old women got out of bed and led their daughters-in-law and grandsons to burn incense and worship their ancestors in front of their doors, hoping that their ancestors would bless them with peace and safety.

At this moment, the elders of the Sun family gathered together and had a heated discussion. "I disagreed with Fourth Sister marrying into the royal family from the beginning. The Zhao family is now a mess. You all refused to listen. Now that disaster is imminent, let's see how you deal with it!"

"It's not that we're facing a major disaster, Third Brother, you're overreacting."

"Not at all? Over the years, we've only had some minor frictions and lived in peace, but that was before Wei Tingsi returned to the capital! You bunch of fools, Wei Tingsi commands tens of thousands of iron cavalry and has the Pengcheng Army. He's just waiting for the right opportunity to tear us to pieces. In the past, this brute wouldn't dare to act recklessly, but now you've all been blinded by greed, handing him the leverage yourself. What wouldn't this scoundrel do? He wouldn't even abandon his own father!" The elder of the Sun family spoke with such fervor that spittle flew from his mouth.

“Does he have soldiers, but we don’t?” Sun Binli shouted.

"What do you know, kid? Even if there are soldiers, they still need to come! If you're so capable, then send the message out. I'll consider you a prodigy!" Although Sun Binli was already middle-aged, he was still a junior in front of these clan elders. He was speechless after being rebuked like this.

"I'm not involved in this, yet you all act so recklessly. This family needs to be divided!" Finally, someone revealed the main purpose of today's meeting.