The first ray of sunlight on the horizon slowly began illuminating the world from the east, and darkness and light instantly reversed.
The bright blue sky gradually appeared before people's eyes. At this moment, atop a roof in the residential district of the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, two figures were embracing each other.
"Hoo!"
Steady breathing drifted from their noses as though they were deeply asleep. From the upturned corners of their lips, it was clear that yesterday had not been quite so sorrowful after all.
"Yawn!"
Liu Yan quietly opened the door. Sensing the steady breathing of the two above, he smiled faintly and led Chi Han toward the kitchen on tiptoe.
When the sky had only just begun to brighten, this prosperous city started operating in an orderly fashion like a massive machine whose spring had been wound. The streams of people weaving through its streets supplied that enormous machine with its power.
Within the city, the most crowded and lively place today needed no introduction—it was naturally the enormous Royal Plaza, where yesterday's competition had taken place.
After the people in the stands spread the word among themselves, more and more people had been drawn in by that thrilling pill-refining contest.
Therefore, though it was still early, the area outside the Royal Plaza was already packed with people. The dense sea of heads stretched all the way to the end of sight.
As time passed, a strand of morning light broke through the clouds and shone upon the vast city. When the sun rose, the tightly closed gates of the Royal Plaza slowly opened. At once, the dark mass of people outside surged inside like a tide.
"Yawn!"
Xiao Yan rose from his bed and pushed open the window. Strands of sunlight fell across his eyes.