Nuoding City's mornings always came with the rhythmic hammering of the blacksmiths and the wisps of steam rising from the bun shops. This was where the story had begun, and now it had become the story's "ending."
The signboard for Dragon Slayer Tavern looked a little weathered in the morning light, and even a bit tacky.
Yu Tianyu wore a gray robe washed nearly white as he struggled to prop open the shop's wooden windows. There wasn't a trace of the Dragon Emperor's imposing presence left about him. He looked more like a weary little shopkeeper suffering from last night's hangover.
"Brother Yu, I bought your carrot buns. Eat them while they're hot."
A clear voice rang out, and Xiao Wu came skipping around the street corner. Her hair was tied in her signature scorpion braid. Though she no longer wore those gorgeous divine garments, the lively sparkle in her big eyes outshone any divinity.
Yu Tianyu took a bun and bit into it, speaking around his mouthful. "Xiao Wu, how many times have I told you? We're 'ordinary people' now. What ordinary girl runs faster than a Soul Beast first thing in the morning?"
"Oh, I was hungry!" Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and settled onto the tall stool behind the counter, swinging her slender legs. "Besides, everyone in Nuoding City knows the landlady of Dragon Slayer Tavern knows how to fight."
Yu Tianyu smiled without replying. He turned to look out the window, but deep in his eyes, a hint of worry flickered.
Although he had remade all the worlds during Heavens Endgame, he knew full well that even though those few Chief Judges had perished, the source law behind the Heavens Committee had not been entirely severed.
It was more like a curse called Plot Balance,