Tap, tap.
Su Shijun strolled down Beta Town's Pedestrian Street through the chill of dawn.
After leaving Qingqiu Mansion, she had not gone to the laboratory as Zheng Qing had assumed. Instead, she intended to find someone to vent her anger on. Ever since learning what Zheng Qing had gone through at last night's banquet, she had blamed the immediate cause on her own early departure.
So, she was unhappy now.
Very unhappy.
When an Archwizard was unhappy, it affected the surrounding environment. Even though she was the Number One Beauty of the Wizarding World, the murderous aura radiating from her was like invisible walls of air, forcing pedestrians to scatter. The Beta Town Patrol Team and Trident Sword agents, who would normally show up after just a few arguments among street vendors, were nowhere to be seen. The experienced shopkeepers along the street hurriedly lowered the display windows and doors they had just opened that morning. In twos and threes, they gathered behind their doors, peering through the cracks and discussing the beautiful figure strolling down the street.
"What happened?"
"Who pissed off this little lady again?!"
"Is it an Archwizard duel?"
"Even if there is a duel, who would go looking for trouble with a Senior Councilor of the Under the Moon Council?"
"Now that you mention it, I think it might be an internal conflict within the Under the Moon Council... Have you heard? Duke Milton of the Calen Family came to the island last night too. They say he was attending some sort of banquet..."
"The Under the Moon Council would never air its internal conflicts in public."
"Not necessarily... Didn't Duke Milton used to pursue Councilwoman Su? But her child is nearly two now! Isn't that the legendary turning love into hate? They say the