Deep into the night!
The streets of Fenglin County Town had long since sunk into the dark, quiet night.
At that moment, a loud, powerful voice rang out.
"Dry skies and brittle air—beware the flames!"
The voice came from a man who looked ancient and frail, a bright little lantern still hanging from his hand.
Creak!
As the old man carried his lantern past the entrance of a grand residence, a faint sound drifted over.
It was the sound of a wooden door being gently blown open by the wind.
"Huh, isn't this the Fierce Tiger Gang Leader's residence? Why isn't the gate locked?"
"Forget it, forget it. Better not stick my nose where it doesn't belong."
Thinking of the Fierce Tiger Gang's fearsome reputation in Fenglin County Town, the old man was immediately frightened and hurried away with his lantern.
Yet not long after he left, the gates of the Fierce Tiger Gang Leader's residence were thrown fully open.
Two enormous black shadows appeared before the gates. Under the faint moonlight, their outlines could barely be made out.
They were actually two Fox Demon Beasts standing upright like humans. Behind them, trails of vivid blood flowed across the ground.
"Alright, let's find some more martial artists to eat. That should be enough to make up for what we've expended these past few days."
"Once we're done eating, we'll leave this place overnight. That terrifying human should be catching up to us soon."
"Damned human! Once we eat a few more martial artists and our cultivation surges, we won't need to fear him anymore."
The two Fox Demon Beasts' enormous eyes glimmered with strange red light as they silently watched the old night watchman leave.
That human before them had no cultivation whatsoever, and he was the sort of old