Nolan and the Secrets of the Empire Chapter 22

Perhaps it was God's will that Adrian Fu's jade pendant was left in the small courtyard of the county town. The unpredictable fate was like a giant hand that easily stirred up the situation and turned the world upside down, and it also easily cut off this young friendship that had not even warmed up and was already at the end of its road.

Adrian Fu still doesn't want to recall the exact circumstances of that day. He has encountered many ups and downs in his life, life and death, each of which is heavier and bloodier than this; he is not a weak person who will indulge himself in memories. However, perhaps the first injury is always particularly painful, and this incident itself is an exception, because it, together with a series of changes that followed, tragically announced the end of his youth.

It only takes half an hour to return to the county town by the original route. However, since entering the city, Adrian Fu has felt an unprecedented subtle atmosphere. There seem to be fewer people in the city, and there are few pedestrians on the streets. Every house has its doors closed. The closer to the courtyard where Cai Yue lives, the quieter it seems.

As Adrian Fu led the horse into the alley, the door of the courtyard happened to be pushed open from the inside.

Two people who shouldn't have been here at this time met unexpectedly.