Dusk deepened, and lanterns glowed in celebration.
The City of Light was bustling with noise and excitement. With a muffled bang, something exploded high in the sky. The marching believers raised their heads and, amid countless fireworks, saw the most dazzling and brilliant burst of all.
That firework came from the temple in the deepest part of the City of Light.
The believers who looked up did not think much of it. They merely assumed that the important figures in the temple had deliberately set off a firework to suit the atmosphere of the day. That was all. Nothing in this world had changed.
Only in a corner where the wind stirred did a figure stop walking.
Gu Nanfeng no longer moved forward. He stood at the most remote exit of the City of Light. One more step would take him out of the ancient city.
Even standing here, he could still clearly see the fireworks rising from the temple grounds.
That burst of fireworks was beautiful. It exploded with a bang, bleaching the darkening sky white.
The New Sun had not yet appeared.
This was the most conspicuous moment—
It was also the moment he had been waiting for.
"Your speed doesn't seem to be as fast as the rumors claim."
A voice came from the end of a nearby street. Gu Nanfeng looked toward it and saw Su Ye slowly emerge from an alley. He had noticed that burst of fireworks too, but only glanced at it before looking away. It was just a firework, nothing worth noticing. He cared more about the man before him.
"From West of the City to East of the City, then to the south side."
Su Ye spoke leisurely. "You changed routes thirteen times in total. It seems you really wanted to