Sui Zhu said modestly, "It was only a small favor, nothing more than a hand's turn. Lord Long Yu needn't keep it in mind. Do you need me to help capture the little thief?"
Long Yu smiled faintly. "No need. A mere little thief at the early stage Earth Demon is something I can handle myself."
As he spoke, a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes. He turned toward Xu Chunniang's location and casually swept out a sheet of black flames.
The black flames were incredibly fast. Almost the instant they appeared, they had spread before her, heavily encircling the place where she stood.
Under the scorching black flames, within only a few breaths, vast flames ignited across Xu Chunniang's body. Immediately afterward, the places burned by the black flames turned to ash inch by inch.
Long Yu's gaze sharpened. After noticing something was wrong, he raised a hand and withdrew the black flames.
Sui Zhu was somewhat surprised as well. She flew over, and after carefully examining the "Xu Chunniang" whose body had been burned down to only half by the black flames, astonishment flashed through her eyes.
"This isn't her true body, but a substitute! What an ingenious method. She actually deceived our senses beneath our very noses, without a sound or trace!"
She had not even noticed when the other party had left.
After a brief hesitation, Sui Zhu took the initiative to show goodwill. "For that little thief to alarm you into personally taking action, she must be difficult to deal with. If there is anywhere you need our help, please give the word."
With his hands clasped behind his back, Long Yu used his Demonic Thought to determine the direction in which Xu Chunniang had fled. His expression remained calm.
"A mere substitution technique is