"Erlong, w-what is going on?!"
Liu Mei'er's face was deathly pale. She was only an ordinary person, and in broad daylight, she had watched more than a dozen people be devoured by black flames right in front of her, vanishing without a trace. How could she not be afraid?
"Mother, Erlong doesn't know either."
Liu Erlong shook her head. No one dared to show their face, and there was no one who could give them an answer.
Such a strange and terrifying scene had already frightened those watching from the shadows out of their wits. They no longer even dared to look.
It was foreseeable that from now on, they would have to think twice before even passing by Liu Erlong's front gate.
"..."
Liu Erlong was silent for a moment. She gritted her teeth, then made to walk toward the gate.
Liu Mei'er hurriedly grabbed Liu Erlong's arm and anxiously stopped her.
"Erlong, don't go over there."
Liu Erlong patted the back of Liu Mei'er's hand and comforted her softly, "It's all right, Mother. If that black fire really meant us harm, it would have drifted over long ago."
With that said, Liu Erlong gently pried Liu Mei'er's hand away and slowly walked forward.
Standing inside the iron gate, she looked outside, at the place where those disgusting bastards had been standing moments ago.
Aside from scattered footprints, there was no other trace to be found.
Liu Erlong's eyes were blank, and a chill could not help but run down her spine. Even if that black fire had not harmed mother and daughter for the time being, with such a presence lurking nearby, how could they possibly live in peace?
"Erlong, come back quickly!"
Liu Mei'er held on to a pillar, her eyes full of worry.
Liu Erlong turned