Zhang Yu had only just settled into his box seat when, relying on the keen perception of the Divine Awareness Seal, he readily sensed that someone was looking at him with ill intent.
Since he had not kept today's itinerary confidential, he judged that these were most likely the people from Nether City Ning Ying had mentioned. They were observing him, trying to find his weaknesses and openings.
Yet these people truly had some skill. He could not discern their precise origins; they had likely concealed themselves with some kind of artifact.
And according to the arrangement already made, the Golden Eye Office would be responsible for dealing with them, so he paid them no further mind.
At that moment, the entire theater suddenly darkened.
He realized that the Grand Drama had begun. Since he had come here to relax in the first place, he focused his attention ahead.
Though darkness in the usual sense had no effect on him, he could at any time use the Heartlight Seal to adjust his senses to an ordinary person's level. That way, he could better enjoy the performance.
After a brief silence, a point of light appeared in the darkness ahead. Then a brilliant sea of starlight spilled forth, like a Milky Way flowing into being.
At that moment, a goddess clad in magnificent ancient robes emerged from the distant sky and strolled down from atop the river of stars. She began to sing softly, her voice ethereal and sweet, as though it had drifted down from the Ninth Heaven.
Music rose alongside her song. It was ancient Celestial Xia music, played on an amalgamation of ancient and modern instruments—majestic and grand, yet clear and lingering.
Only after the goddess had crossed the Milky Way and revealed a certain allegorical meaning did