Night had deepened. The lights flickered like fireflies flying into the distance, growing dimmer and dimmer until the whole city seemed shrouded in a dream. The Imperial Capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, that ancient city, had fallen asleep. She lay quietly in the embrace of moonlight, like a water lily.
Across the entire Heaven Dou Empire, only a handful of scattered places still had lights burning.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
In the courtyard of the Imperial Capital's Spirit Hall, a figure threw punches and kicks. Every kick, every punch sent an explosive crack ringing through the air.
A youth dressed in a fitted blue outfit, accompanied by a girl in a pale white robe, slowly approached a step along the corridor. He sat down and quietly watched the burly, broad-backed middle-aged man with two bull horns on his head throw punches and kicks to his heart's content.
As for the horned middle-aged man, his movements had noticeably faltered when the youth first arrived. His bull-like eyes glanced sideways at the youth before he ignored him entirely and continued practicing his martial arts. Even drenched in sweat, he kept going tirelessly.
Rather than honing his punches and kicks, the middle-aged man with bull horns and enormous bull-like eyes seemed to be venting his emotions.
Su Chen sat quietly on the corridor step. After watching Bull Demon train for several minutes, he finally broke the silence. "Uncle Bull, are you angry with me?"
Bull Demon said nothing, though his punches and kicks briefly faltered, as if answering Su Chen in the affirmative.
Su Chen had expected this. He continued, seemingly talking to himself, "Are you blaming me because you think I should have used Tang Hao's wife to threaten him, or even taken Tang San's life, so Tang Hao could taste what