Flames shot into the sky. The sheer force was impossible to ignore, and their glow dyed the night crimson. The countless small animals in the mountains seemed to sense something terrifying and fled in hurried groups.
"What... happened?"
Miss Nan One and A Xing had not gone far, but the enormous disturbance behind them forced them to stop.
"We've been discovered." A Xing remained remarkably calm. He shrugged. "Looks like things can't go according to that Young Lady's wishes... Are you going back to help? I won't stop you."
"As long as I have this, I can find the source of the evil spirit, right?" Miss Nan One asked abruptly, holding up the tracking talisman.
"As long as it's still in Jilei Mountain." A Xing's answer was equally confident.
Then Miss Nan One vanished from sight.
A Xing scratched his head. Something was bound to happen to the tree hollow where they had been hiding.
As a talisman maker, he might be somewhat lacking in direct combat ability, but he certainly knew all kinds of unorthodox techniques. The tree hollow had actually been discovered long ago. A Xing believed that whoever was spying in the shadows was probably far stronger than Long Jiu. Otherwise, Long Jiu would not have remained completely unaware.
As for the forensic officer who called himself Old Fang... he probably knew as well.
"It looks like she left on purpose, so Yu Linglong's people would discover where Young Lady Huoyun was hiding... But what could she be trying to achieve?"
If she wanted to betray Hong Hai, there would be no need to turn back now, would there?
"To put the Young Lady in a desperate situation?"
That immature idea suddenly surfaced in his mind, but he could not make sense of it. Still, there were