In the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, I never cared about anyone's background when I hit them!

Ever since Xu Zifeng arrived in the Imperial Capital, he had been stirring up trouble, avoiding major offenses but committing minor ones without end.

He played the part of a wastrel, constantly frequenting pleasure houses and harassing respectable women, earning himself a back full of curses.

Over time, everyone came to see him as nothing more than a spoiled young lord who relied on his father's prestige.

Xu Zifeng did all this to lower the Previous Emperor's guard against him and his father.

He had been different from birth, possessed of enormous ambition. How could he possibly settle for being a Vassal King's heir?

On the surface, he ran wild in the Imperial Capital. In truth, he was secretly building his own power base.

When the opportunity arose, he would have his father raise an army in rebellion, coordinating from within while his father attacked from without to achieve their grand ambition together!

Xue Wu was strong, but only compared to other people. In Xu Zifeng's eyes, he was still far too weak.

His insults toward Xue Wu's father earlier had certainly been deliberate. He knew how much Xue Wu cared about his father, and those words were enough to ignite his fury.

Every day, he thought of ways to stir up trouble. The more trouble he caused, the safer he was.

Xu Zifeng kept up the act for a while, making their exchange look evenly matched, neither side able to gain the upper hand.

Once he felt he had played around enough, Xu Zifeng's figure vanished from before Xue Wu's eyes in an instant, like a phantom.

Xue Wu's heart jolted. Before he could react, a crushing blow struck his abdomen, and the powerful shock wave whipped up a fierce wind in the surrounding area.

An agonizing pain swept