The night was a dark curtain, as quiet as still water.
In the deep darkness, no pedestrians walked the streets. All was silent, a dead stillness.
Zhang Dao Ling took a step forward, blocking Shen Bai. Terrifying characters swirled around his body, emanating immense pressure.
He was a Scholar, and a Scholar at the peak of the Celestial Spirit Realm.
In Lingyun Dao, he was undeniably one of the top masters.
Yet when he stood before Shen Bai, blocking his path, the first to react—especially as those terrifying characters radiated outward—were Ding Quan and his men.
"Lord Zhang, what do you think you're doing!"
Ding Quan and the hundred-odd members of the Observatory at his back all drew their weapons, poised to strike.
The man before them may be the head of the Government Office, but the Government Office and the Observatory had always been two completely separate organizations.
