Extra Chapter 51

Flender lifted his foot and stamped hard on the last spark on the ground in front of him, grinding it out viciously. Then he swept his gaze around, looking at the great fire that had finally been completely extinguished, and let out a long breath.

Ignoring the soot-black marks the smoke and flames had left on his face, his gaze quickly locked onto the culprit, Ma Hongjun. Just then, the little fatty happened to look over as well, so Flender immediately shot him a vicious look that said, "Just you wait."

Intimidated by Flender's glare, Ma Hongjun shrank his neck and slipped behind Dai Mubai beside him.

Seeing this, a hint of helplessness flashed through Flender's eyes.

"Sigh—!"

With a soft sigh, Flender forced himself to rein in his emotions, turned around, and looked toward Bai Shasha, Meng Yiran, Tang Chuan, and the others. He cupped his fists gratefully and said, "Many thanks for your help, everyone. Otherwise, if this fire had spread, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

After a pause, Flender's eyes flickered, but his face was full of rueful emotion as he sighed, "I truly didn't expect that the Blazing Fire Red Feather Bird's final counterattack before death would leave behind the hidden danger of a mountain fire. We were protecting my student and, in a moment of carelessness, nearly caused a great disaster..."

Hearing this, Ma Hongjun, who had been hiding behind Dai Mubai and feeling uneasy the entire time, froze.

It was not just him. Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and the others present froze as well.

Of course, Dai Mubai and Tang San, whose minds worked quickly, instantly understood the meaning hidden in Flender's words, as well as the reason he had said them.

Clearly, compared to Ma Hongjun testing the effect of his Soul