Douluo Continent, Star Luo Empire, Gengxin City, Shrek Academy's local office.
Daylight shone bright. The ordinary citizens and blacksmiths of Gengxin City, who should have been setting about another day of their usual lives, were all hurrying in the same direction. Though their steps were swift, there was not a trace of anxiety on their faces. Instead, they brimmed with joy and excitement.
"Uncle Liu, are you going to watch that bastard Zhou Shu get sliced to death too?" A tall, middle-aged man with unkempt stubble and wine stains all over his clothes patted an elderly man beside him on the shoulder. His words tumbled out, his excitement clearly at its peak.
"Oh, Tie Sheng, it's you. You're going to watch too... yes, it's been more than three years since that scoundrel Zhou Shu killed your Wanqiu in the street after failing to seize her. Living alone all these years has certainly been hard on you."
The old man planted his cane on the ground and peered at the tall man before him with his dim, aged eyes. It took him a moment to recognize him. Tie Sheng kept pounding his own chest in agitation, tears streaming from his fierce eyes.
"Yes, Wanqiu has been gone for three years. I've wanted to eat Zhou Shu's flesh raw and drink his blood! But Heaven took pity- that bastard has finally gotten what he deserves!" Tie Sheng's teeth ground together with an audible crunch.
Suddenly, he paused and asked Old Liu, "Uncle Liu, how is your Shuang'er? Wasn't she taken by Zhou Shu too? Now..."
Old Liu sighed, half joyful and half sorrowful, and said with a bitter smile, "That kind gentleman brought Zhou Shu to justice and sent all the girls he had abducted home. But my Shuang'er, ah, that bastard