Gusu City, Zhou Teahouse.
The Zhou family had been a scholarly household for generations, its descendants branching out and multiplying.
Zhou Teahouse had originally been nothing more than an ordinary teahouse, but over the years, it had gradually become a gathering place for countless people.
Early that morning, Zhou Teahouse was already packed with guests. Many half-grown children stood outside, ears pricked.
On the first-floor stage, a storyteller was speaking with endless gusto.
"Speaking of Central Peak hanging upside down and Eastern Peak shattering, many people do not believe it. But I have an Upper Rank friend who saw it with his own eyes. He said that yesterday before dawn, while the sky was still dark, two dragon roars suddenly rang out from Central Peak. One was deep and righteous, the other savage and tyrannical..."
"...the Black Dragon bit at the Golden Dragon. In the blink of an eye, the Golden Dragon swung its tail and smashed it into the Black Dragon's chest and belly. The Black Dragon howled, spat blood, and staggered backward. Only then did everyone see clearly that its whiskers had already turned white, while filthy blood flowed all over its body..."
"...as for the Golden Dragon, it was in the prime of its life. Golden light shone from its body across heaven and earth, and even the blood it shed was as bright red as a human's..."
"...the two dragons fought for a long time. Seeing its strength failing, the Black Dragon wrapped itself around the Golden Dragon, intending to perish together. But the Golden Dragon had long seen through its trickery. Its body shook, and countless rays of golden light burst from around it. Then, for some unknown reason, the Righteousness Wall in the north flew onto the Golden Dragon's body like battle armor, covering