Time slowly trickled by, and the entire Peng Family Villa seemed to have fallen into silence, without any sound arising, the atmosphere oppressively tense to the extreme. As midnight slowly approached, everyone felt like their hearts were being clutched by an invisible hand, struggling for breath.
Bodyguards, fully armed, patrolled back and forth, silent but for the sound of their footsteps echoing in the dark, their gazes sharply scanning any movement in the grass and trees.
"Ding!" "Ding!"
After what seemed like an eternity, the large clock hanging in the villa suddenly emitted a series of clear chimes.
Upon hearing the clock, Peng Tianhu and the others could not help but tremble involuntarily. It was now midnight. Would Lu Tianxing return?
