"Today, let me tell you all about the Heir of Prince Su, Edward Clark, and his deeds of bullying men and women, forcing good women into marriage..."

On the Winter Solstice of the tenth year of Zhaohong in the Great Yue, Chang'an City welcomed a light snowfall. Near the corner tower of the market, gambling dens and brothels lined the streets, while loafers and idlers gathered around a tea stall, warming their feet by a brazier.