The Victory Was Decided

Nanhua County Town.

The earth shook again and again, accompanied by thunderous booms. At its fiercest, it was as though an earth dragon had turned over. To the south, lightning often flashed, while firelight and divine radiance frequently pierced the clouds. Otherwise, some sort of gleam exploded in the sky, or clouds were dyed gold.

Enormous figures faintly emerged within the clouds. Some resembled giants of mountain stone, some Buddhas, and some demons. They appeared and vanished amid the mist, battling one another and raising tremendous commotion.

People knew only that it was in the direction of Xuzhou, beyond several hundred li of desolate mountains haunted by Yao and ghosts. They had no idea what was happening there.

Some guessed that gods were exterminating demons.

Thinking of the unusual thunder from the heavens a few days ago, some clever folk even guessed that the gods and Buddhas in the sky had been gathering troops—beating assembly drums, or perhaps war drums.

Yet the gods, Buddhas, and demons were fighting amid the great mountains, atop peaks higher than the terrain here. If their bodies had not been so immense, even the mountain closest to Nanhua would have blocked the people's view. No matter how curious they were, none dared cross the ridges and venture into those mountains.

For a time, everyone was left in a state of panic.

On the roof of the tallest restaurant in town.

The cat sat upright on the roof ridge, her expression grave as she stared south without blinking.

Still, Three Flower Lady had not forgotten her duty. Every so often, she drew back her gaze and lowered her head, taking advantage of her lofty position to sweep her eyes around the city before continuing to watch the south.

Quite a few Yao, spirits, and monsters really