Beneath the scarlet flames, no shadow could hide, and the Oni Creatures' forms were clearly revealed.
The Oni Creatures were still faceless, but under the firelight, they seemed much less frightening... Xiao Yao, however, was still purifying the corpses she had dug out.
She had already reached thirty-seven bodies.
"Day... has broken."
Si Wuxie looked at the ray of sunlight that pierced through the firelight and shone into the inner courtyard, finally letting out a small sigh of relief.
Ever since the thirteenth rule appeared, a weight had pressed on her heart... Facing enemies was not frightening, but when faced with completely unfamiliar weirdness, who could remain perfectly calm?
No one could live until dawn.
Dawn had come, yet everyone had survived.
As shafts of sunlight poured in, the Oni Creatures in the inner courtyard turned into wisps of Qingyan and dispersed... Yet some were still struggling desperately, such as the first Faceless Woman that Xiao Luo SIR had encountered.
The sunlight fell upon the Faceless Woman, sizzling loudly.
She crouched beneath the shadow of a rock, like a wounded wolf licking its injuries, looking utterly miserable.
"Hong Yu! Hong Yu, where are you? Hong Yu!"
Inside the mansion engulfed in flames, a staggering figure was charging recklessly through the fire... It was a disheveled woman.
"Hong Yu, don't be afraid! Mother's here to save you! Hong Yu..."
The woman's grief-stricken cries rang out.
Watching the woman plunge without hesitation into an area where the flames were burning even more fiercely, Xiao Luo SIR opened his mouth. "She's Mama Zhao?"
Si Wuxie nodded. They had already met Mama Zhao once.
Second Blade Emperor pondered briefly before looking uncertainly at Xie Nan. "You knew long ago that Mama Zhao hadn't died? So you had us spread Fire Oil from the beginning?"