Then Let Me See What Lies at the End of This Road

Situ Xuan looked at the brothers who remained and said, "Get to work. From today onward, we're not doing this for ourselves. We're doing it for a new era."

Everyone answered in unison, then filed out one after another.

Blazing Phoenix walked to Situ Xuan's side, her golden-red eyes fixed on him. "What about me?"

Situ Xuan glanced at her. "You stay in Mingdu and assist with the city defense, same as Xuan Sha."

Blazing Phoenix nodded. Her robe of fiery feathers drifted softly, sparks falling with a rustle.

Vasha still stood beside Situ Xuan, her orange-red hair fluttering in the night wind. The six-pointed star mark on her forehead glowed faintly, and the starry sky was reflected in her orange-red eyes.

On the outer ring of Mingdu City, the night wind was biting.

Long Xiuyuan stood on the top floor of the city defense command center, looking into the distance. Behind him, Li Zong leaned against the wall, still carrying that bottle of liquor, drinking it mouthful by mouthful.

The Soul Tool had already dispersed. In the end, those officers chose silence. They did not attack Long Xiuyuan, nor did they leave. They simply sat there, drinking cup after cup, smoking cigarette after cigarette. No one spoke. No one argued.

Li Zong finished the last mouthful of liquor and threw the bottle to the ground. It shattered, shards of glass scattering everywhere.

"Long Xiuyuan, you're fucking insane."

Long Xiuyuan turned around, looked at him, and broke into a grin.

"Aren't you too, Old Li?"

Li Zong spat. "I was forced into it by you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a black wind came howling from the distance. The black wind circled once over the top floor of the city defense command center, then descended. Xuan Sha's figure