Li Huowang stood atop the East City Gate of the Capital City, staring blankly at everything below.
Even though Evil Qi had spread, the common people still had to live their lives. There were just a few more desperate souls and a few more quarrels in their daily routines.
"Are you going to sell it for fifty wen or not?! If not, I'll chop you up!"
"You little bastard! See this? This is your grandpa's neck! If you've got the guts, chop right here! You really think I'm scared of you?!"
"How dare you short me on the scales! For every tael you're short, I'm going to carve that much flesh off your body!"
As Li Huowang watched the people of the Capital City go about their lives, looking at each and every face, he felt that everything was so far, so very far away.
Just then, his eyes caught a glimpse of something. His pupils shrank to pinpoints, and he immediately kicked off, racing across the mossy rubble in that direction.
