As the crimson flames spread, the entire Wind Moon Tower was swallowed by fire, the red blaze illuminating the whole street as bright as day.
"What happened over at Pear Blossom Street!"
"A fire!"
"Someone, hurry!"
"What a huge blaze!"
"Who has the nerve to do this!"
"Someone's actually setting fires in the city?"
The flames soaring into the sky from Pear Blossom Street were visible to the city's common folk for miles around.
Some curious onlookers even wanted to rush over to Pear Blossom Street to see what was going on.
With such an exaggerated blaze, and such an eerie crimson glow, how could they not be curious?
Besides, judging by that terrifying firelight, it had to be a massive fire.
If the nearby residents did not come over to deal with it, would this towering inferno not spread all the way to their homes?
A man dressed in a Prefecture Yamen Constable's uniform stood at the entrance to Pear Blossom Street, followed by more than a dozen Yamen Runners.
When the Prefecture Yamen Constable saw the gathered city folk, he immediately put on an imposing expression, his gaze sharp as a blade.
"Hey, what are all of you trying to do? Get back. This place has been temporarily sealed off by the authorities."
"No one is permitted to approach!"
These yamen personnel were naturally the Yamen Runners dispatched by the prefecture yamen to assist the Blackbird Guard.
The Yamen Runners guarded the outer perimeter, blocking those city folk who wanted to enter Pear Blossom Street.
The Blackbird Guard, naturally, held the inner perimeter, ensuring that nothing could go wrong.
At the spot closest to the firelight, Lin Mu raised his eyes. The crimson glow shone across his face.
"That's where Blackbird Envoy Sir is!"
"This fire..."
"Such terrifying