What had happened?
Hao Haijing stood on the wall, watching five fire dragons shoot into the sky in the southwest. The entire Half-City District seemed to be burning. The panicked curses and shouts of the people blended with the creaking, wailing screams of the buildings, as if playing the prelude to the apocalypse.
Even now, he still had no idea what was happening.
Why had someone attacked Half-City District at the same time as them?
Why had they also chosen to use Blazing Radiant Gunpowder?
Why... had they suddenly pierced the sky wide open!?
Hao Haijing was the person in charge of tonight's "Severing Gold" operation. He was also Second Young Master Jing's trusted subordinate. He had received countless favors from the Tai family since childhood, and after being discovered to possess exceptional martial arts talent, he had been granted abundant resources. At a young age, he had already cultivated the two Ethereal Inner Scenery Combat Arts to the "Entry Level." Reaching the Proficient Realm was only a matter of time.
Later, when Old Madam intended for him to serve Second Young Master Jing, Hao Haijing agreed without hesitation. Compared to the Tai family, the Jing family was a colossus in Profound Candle Prefecture. Besides, in the Tai family, he was merely an ordinary guard captain. But if he became Second Young Master Jing's subordinate, then once Second Young Master Jing took the position of family head, he would naturally rise with him and become the Jing family's top agent.
As it turned out, things were much as he had expected. The young Second Young Master Jing did not have many subordinates he could trust, and as a powerful martial artist sent by his mother's family, Hao Haijing soon earned his trust. He had even developed a secret armed force