Late at night, almost no one could be seen walking the streets of the Imperial City.
Two years of war had indeed left the Imperial City much more desolate.
Clop, clop!
Along an empty street came a handsome young man in blue, leading a Two-Headed Stone Beast over two meters tall toward the Great Golden Roc King Residence.
A young woman in blue lay sprawled across the beast's back, drunk beyond consciousness.
She mumbled as though talking in her sleep, but no one could make out a word. The man leading the Two-Headed Stone Beast was, of course, Ning Xiaochuan.
At that moment, Ning Xiaochuan felt thoroughly frustrated.
He had taken the Azure Queen drinking, hoping to get her tipsy enough that he could use the liquor's momentum to bring her to the imperial palace and kill the Jade Ripple Great Emperor.
But Ning Xiaochuan had never expected the Azure Queen to drink herself into a stupor. She was limp as mud. Taking her to kill the Jade Ripple Great Emperor now would be no different from going to their deaths.
So Ning Xiaochuan decided to visit the Great Golden Roc King Residence first. At the very least, he needed to check on Yu Qianqian before she and her family were driven into a corner and did something drastic. Otherwise, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
"Man proposes, Heaven disposes!" Ning Xiaochuan let out a long sigh.
The Azure Queen could really drink. She had polished off more than ten jars of wine!
Jade Ripple Great Emperor, you can live one more day, Ning Xiaochuan thought.
Before long, Ning Xiaochuan reached the back gate of the Great Golden Roc King Residence.
White mourning cloth hung over the gate.
In the past, even the residence's back gate