The High-Speed Railway Station of River City sweltered under the scorching midsummer sun.
Amidst the bustling crowd, a slender, gaunt figure emerged, drawing everyone's attention.
The figure belonged to a young man. He wore an army-green T-shirt that was washed nearly faded white, a peaked cap, and an old-fashioned canvas bag slung across his body.
In his hand, he pinched an identity card. The card showed that his name was Edward Ye.
Edward's outfit was completely out of place with the people around him.
Although River City was not a first-tier city, it sat comfortably at the top of the second-tier ranks. As such, even migrant workers coming here would pay some attention to their appearance, yet Edward's attire was extraordinarily shabby.
Just then, a tall, striking beauty passed by his side. Glancing at Edward's outfit, she could not help but knit her brows.
Yet that single frown allowed Edward to discern that her Palace of Virtue and Fortune was turning pitch-black—a textbook sign of an impending bloody catastrophe.
In other words, today she was bound to suffer a violent misfortune!
"Excuse me, miss, I see a dark blood cloud hovering over you today. Why not shed a bit of blood now to ward off the disaster and prevent future trouble?" Edward kindly advised her.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing these words, the tall beauty's cheeks turned bright red. Feeling nervous, she hurriedly unzipped her handbag, only letting out a long sigh of relief when she found her sanitary towels safely inside.
Afterwards, she glared fiercely at Edward, spat on the ground in disgust, and cursed, "Pervert!"
Pervert?
Edward was somewhat dumbfounded.
He had offered advice out of pure goodwill; how on earth had he ended up being branded a pervert?
What kind of world was this? Had women turned out like this in the five years he was away?
Shaking his head helplessly, Edward walked towards the exit of the railway station. However, the moment the tallest skyscraper in all of River City loomed before his eyes, his footsteps suddenly came to a halt.
He lifted his head, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's, and murmured softly under his breath:
"River City! I, Edward Ye, have finally returned! Five years ago, that banquet at the Cloud Lake Villa led to the extermination of my entire Ye family, leaving only me to barely survive in this world. If my mother hadn't used her last ounce of strength to push me into East Money Lake, perhaps the Ye family would no longer exist in River City!"
At this point, Edward's fists suddenly clenched tight. A powerful, terrifying aura swept out in all directions, making the surrounding tourists feel as though an invisible hand were clutching tightly around their throats!
In an instant, it was like living hell!
"Gavin Zhao! Victor Wan! Frank Zhou! And all of you who stood by with cold eyes watching my parents get slaughtered! You certainly never imagined that I, Edward Ye, am still alive!"
"Perhaps I should even thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been saved by my master, nor would I have returned with supernatural arts that can shake heaven and earth!"
"This time, I swear that anyone involved in that affair will pay me back a thousandfold!"
……
A few seconds later, Edward finally unclenched his hands, hailed a taxi, and headed towards the city centre.
If he had delayed for just a few seconds longer, the bystanders behind him might not have survived.
Along the way, past memories kept floating back into his mind, causing Edward so much pain he could barely breathe.
He was originally born into a prominent family, with no worries about food or clothes. Although he was always called a useless waste by the people in his social circle, the family of three lived happily together.
But it was that very gathering at the Cloud Lake Villa five years ago that completely derailed the trajectory of his life!
His father had offended a man from the Capital just to save a little girl!
The man flew into a rage! He slapped his father across the face! And in front of countless onlookers, he murdered his father with his own hands!