June, the eleventh year of the Tianyou reign of the Great Sui Dynasty.
The weather in the capital was so hot that men preferred to go out more. Beautiful young women wore their finest gauze dresses, revealing their fair necks, their graceful steps showcasing their figures. The streets were filled with slender waists and bright red makeup, naturally attracting many lecherous men who wandered the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of their beauty.
But the most important reason for Chang'an's increasing liveliness was that the Martial Arts Academy's examinations would begin in three days.
After injuring the large dog that night, Chen Ya disappeared without a trace, his whereabouts unknown. The Imperial Guards and the Intelligence Bureau conducted a thorough search but found nothing. Chang'a
