Long Shen was already far from Dusk City, but he still heard the mayor's rage and felt the man's unwavering love for his son. Long Shen increased his speed, and after a few weeks of flying at his fastest speed, he returned to the small village, where he was welcomed by his family. Long Shen returned to his peaceful life, where he continued to increase his cultivation in peace.
Things in Dusk were not as peaceful. The mayor turned the city upside down, and he was finally able to find his son after using a bloodline connection ritual. Learning of his son's gruesome and undignified death, the mayor gave into his darkest impulses, swearing to hunt down the person responsible even if he had to search the depths of the underworld. The mayor's heart burned with vengeance, and this stopped him from thinking about why someone would do such a thing to his son.
