The handsome young man wore an indigo robe. The moment he stepped through the curtain, he sensed something. Following an unseen gaze, he looked toward the Great Hua Secret Realm.
"Sharp, aren't you? You noticed me at once. Then again, a dazzling figure like me naturally becomes the focus of every eye the moment I appear."
He smiled but did not act at once. Instead, he lowered his gaze to Jiankang City below. Pillars of purple, azure, red, and white energy rose to varying heights wherever he looked. Some blazed with the force of a rainbow; others had already waned. Several, however, trembled without cease, their colors faintly shifting.
The handsome young man shook his head and said to someone beside him, "That won't do. Time is already showing signs of falling into disarray. Let it go on, and I fear no one but me will be able to wrench this ship back onto its course."
As he spoke, he extended a finger and swept it across the city below...
The atmosphere in the main hall of the Prince of Nankang's Residence was heavy.
Chen Cuo's Mother sat in silence, staring coldly at Chen Hai before her.
"Speak."
Cold sweat poured down Chen Hai like rain. His legs gave way, and he dropped to his knees.
"My lady, the second young master has behaved strangely in many ways this time, so I rode ahead as fast as I could..."
Hum!
But before he could finish, a mighty force descended. The scene in the hall was wiped away like a painting. In an instant, everyone was gone, leaving only a few chairs behind.
Chen Cuo's Mother and the others suddenly appeared elsewhere in the courtyard, speaking with Zhang Ju. Chen Hai, meanwhile, found himself a dozen or so miles away, back