Seeing Lin Yan's confidence, then considering the current situation, Qin Ying gritted his teeth. He took a signal flare from his robes and lit it. A streak of red light immediately shot into the sky and exploded, its dazzling crimson glow clearly visible within several thousand meters.
"Who's there?!"
The instant the signal was fired, the Lei Family Guards in the distance noticed it as well. The leader, a gloomy-faced man with silver light flickering over his hands, abruptly turned around and fixed a vicious gaze on Lin Yan's hiding place. With a wave of his hand, the dozen or so figures scattered around slowly closed in.
"Roar!"
Just as they approached, two tiger roars suddenly rang out, and two fiery-red shadows shot forward.
"Fire Python Tigers!"
The Lei Family Guards evidently had some knowledge. At a glance, they recognized Little Thunder and Little Flame, and cries of alarm immediately broke out. Some of the more timid ones were so frightened they nearly wet themselves.
"Don't panic! They're only juvenile Fire Python Tigers!" The imposing leader had initially been startled as well, but he quickly spotted the truth and shouted sternly.
"Dai En, Sixth, the two of you deal with these beasts! The rest of you, drag out whoever's hiding behind them! I want to see which bastard dares cause trouble at Ironwood Manor!"
This man was clearly the captain of the Lei Family Guards, Lei Kun, known as the "Great Thunderbolt Hand." At his shout, the others' fear diminished somewhat. The other two early Earth Origin Realm experts stepped forward beside the first man, their faces grim and vicious.
"Attack!"
The two exchanged a glance before charging out almost simultaneously, each pouncing toward Little Thunder and Little Flame. Yet just as they entered within several yards of the two