C357 The Fish Bait Came out to Lure the Enemy

The early winter morning was brisk but not bitterly cold, yet the Lee family's courtyard seemed shrouded in gloom.

Servants moved about with deliberate care, their actions feather-light, as if the slightest sound might shatter the silence.

Gone was the usual vibrancy of the grandly decorated hall. Lee Siyuan sat motionless in his armchair, his gaze murky as he stared outside