Despite the night already descending upon the Cloudveil City, the City Lord Manor was still bustling with activity.
Inside the grand hall, where lavish banquets were usually held, countless voices filled the air.
But instead of a festive atmosphere, the hall felt heavy and gloomy.
These were all refugees who had managed to flee the Fen Dynasty.
Even though the borders around the dynasty had already been sealed to contain the plague, these people had escaped early after being warned through their connections within the imperial court.
Most of them were either relatives of influential officials or members of wealthy families.
Tonight, they had all gathered here to seek help from the Azure Moon Sect and the only person with direct access to the higher-ups of the sect was the City Lord herself.
"What exactly is happening inside the dynasty? If my brother hadn't informed me in advance, I would've been trapped inside the capital by now."
