A mocking voice drifted from the southeastern gallery: "Does anyone know his background? If I had a wealthy benefactor like that, I'd gladly trade half my life, let alone twenty years."
Instantly, someone chimed in loudly: "Count me in! Who wouldn't be tempted by such a shortcut to the top?"
A teacup was suddenly hurled from a second-floor private box. A Cao Family steward swept his cold gaze across the hall, and the restless murmurs subsided in an instant.
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