The City Lord of Shou'an City was a young man with deeply sunken eye sockets, one look enough to tell he had indulged too much in wine and women.
The brocade he wore and the pearls and jade he adorned himself with all proclaimed his wealthy birth.
According to Xue Rushi, this man was the third son of Li Fu, Marquis of Guangping—a greedy, lustful fellow who flew hawks and raced hounds. The Marquis of Guangping found him too disgraceful and had long since driven him out of Guiyi, transferring him to this frontier prefecture.
His name was Ziye, yet he had accomplished nothing in any pursuit.
Only through the piling up of who knew how many spiritual medicines, coupled with some genuine talent for cultivation, had he managed to push open the Heaven and Earth Gate and attain Soaring Dragon. Thereafter, he remained mediocre and listless. The Marquis of Guangping spent great effort helping him accumulate official career achievements, until he muddled his way into the Inner Palace realm.
Naturally, he possessed not a single Supernatural Power.
If not for having a good father, there was no way he could have muddled his way into becoming the lord of a city.
During his days in Shou'an City, the sky was high and the emperor far away. He enjoyed himself freely, and every day was filled with foul, smoky business. All matters of Shou'an City's defenses were handled by Yuan Zhen, commander of the City Guard and an old subordinate of Li Fu's.
When Chongxuan Sheng encircled the city two days earlier, Li Ziye had not even gone up to the city walls. Yet today, for some unknown reason, he had remembered to inspect the defenses.
Jiang Wang's Dry Yang Red Pupil could even make out his still-half-asleep expression.
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