The Xue Residence was struck by a catastrophic event, resulting in nearly a hundred deaths. The bodies were lined up in the front yard, row after row, creating a scene so horrifying it could make one's skin crawl. But now, with all the Xue family's wealth set to be transferred to Nanli, even giving these corpses a proper burial became an issue. The authorities only came to count the dead and remove their names from the register--they offered no further assistance.
Those families who once had good relations with the Xue family began to distance themselves after Xue Shengnan's incident. Lord Xue tried to seek help but was met with closed doors at every turn. Of the entire Xue family, only a little over twenty people survived the massacre, mostly servants, with a few remaining members from the third branch of the family.