Not caring about anything else, Li Huowang slammed his feet down, his body launching straight up onto a nearby rooftop, sprinting across the broken tiles toward the Imperial City.
This move did nothing to free Li Huowang from trouble—in fact, things just got messier. People appeared out of nowhere, all fighting to snatch the lacquer box from his hands.
Luckily, it was the Imperial City; once the Imperial Army arrived to back him up, he finally broke free.
"Your Majesty! I have retrieved the Longevity Elixir from Penglai for you!!" Under the swaying Sachet Copper Ball, Li Huowang raised the lacquer box high toward the old Emperor of Dongxia.
"Quick... quickly bring it here!" That age-spotted hand trembled so badly it couldn't express his excitement.
