The third year since the Long Night descended.
Every night at midnight, a random part of the city sinks away and is pulled into a bizarre realm governed by rules. The walls are plastered with laws that kill, and anyone who breaks them is executed on the spot.
All of humanity kneels to memorize the rules, fear them, and worship them.
Only Gu Shouyue sneers. **“The clauses and causality contradict each other, and the grounds for execution are self-contradictory. This ruling is invalid.”**
He used to be a contract-review lawyer at a top-tier law firm, and was born with the [Oathbound Physique]. Any promise he makes is witnessed by Heaven and Earth, and breaking it brings the backlash of causality. So for twenty-six years, he has never dared make a promise lightly.
But faced with bizarre laws that treat human lives as worthless, he opens a law book before everyone:
[Causality Inspection] Exposes loopholes in the causal loops at the heart of the rules;
[Notice of Breach] Delivers a final ultimatum to the ruler of the rules;
[Compulsory Enforcement] Seizes the bizarre power on the spot and settles the full amount, interest included!
Murder? Sure. First, show me your lawful authorization.
As for the First Long Night, the one that killed his younger sister eight years ago...
Before all the gods in the heavens, Gu Shouyue writes the most audacious IOU of his life:
**“Gu Yao, wait for me. This time, I'll keep my word.”**
