I could only explain, "Think about it. When did this world start falling into chaos? Wasn't it shortly after Pu Du Ci Hang appeared?"
"Now that you mention it, that does seem to be the case. His Majesty used to enjoy himself, but he never neglected state affairs. Yet after the National Preceptor appeared, His Majesty stopped attending court, and the officials started shirking their duties too." As a martial arts instructor in Capital City, Commander Zuo knew its political situation better than anyone.
"Now that I've injured the Centipede Demon with a single palm strike, I reckon it ran back to Capital City. With its life in danger, it'll probably force its Dragon Transformation." Seeing that everyone was mostly convinced, Hao Shuai dropped another bombshell.
"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at him in confusion.
"It means that once it gets back, it'll devour the emperor and begin its Dragon Transformation." Hao Shuai said calmly.
"What? That evil monk is going to kill the emperor?" Fu Tianchou immediately lost his composure. "No! We must return to the capital at once and rescue His Majesty!"
As he spoke, Fu Tianchou pointed at Hao Shuai and ordered, "You're coming to the capital with us. As for that demon—"
"Smack!"
Before Fu Tianchou could finish, a huge slap landed across his face. The force sent him spinning a full 360 degrees in midair before he hit the ground with a thud.
The Fu sisters: "..."
Zhi Qiu Yiye: "..."
Commander Zuo: "..."
That sudden slap left everyone there completely stunned.
"Father! Are you all right?"
It took a while for everyone to recover. Fu Qingfeng hurriedly crouched down and helped Fu Tianchou, who was sprawled on the ground and couldn't get up.
Seeing that half of Fu Tianchou's face was swollen like