Nangong Yu's slap landed squarely on Desire Arises from the Heart's face in front of a global audience, sending him stumbling back several steps, nearly falling to the ground.
Yet Desire Arises from the Heart remained stunned, seemingly oblivious to the slap. He stared blankly at the legions of soldiers below the city wall. He had once been their leader, their spiritual beacon. But now, they were all cursing him, a torrent of insults weaving together, coming from all directions, and enveloping him completely.
All his past honors evaporated in an instant. He had always prided himself on being a righteous patriot, but now he found himself standing on the opposite side. This wasn't a mere fall from grace—it was a plummet from the heavens to the abyss, far more devastating.
