Outside the Fifty-Sixth Three Lives Post Station.
When Yanlan heard Mysterious Abyss's voice, his heart sank.
Of course he knew what those words meant.
When trouble had broken out at the Thirty-Fourth Post Station a few days earlier.
Mysterious Abyss had asked Chiling the very same question.
Then Chiling had died.
Yanlan drew a deep breath.
He hurriedly cupped his hands.
"Emperor, the fiery feather was drawn by the power of the ten suns just now. It truly went beyond my control."
"I had no intention of harming anyone from Guixu."
Mysterious Abyss glanced at the Cause and Effect Mirror.
The image was perfectly clear.
Yanlan had released the solar true fire of his own accord.
He had deliberately pushed it toward the Three Lives Post Station Boundary Stele.
The last fiery feather had crossed the line under the pull of the ten suns.
And injured someone.
Whether he had intended to kill.
No longer mattered much.
Guixu had given its warning.
The Boundary Stele had been standing right there, too.
Yet Yanlan had still brought his fire to their doorstep.
Lu Chen even found it something of a nuisance.
Why did people always think.
That as long as they never actually crossed the Boundary Stele.
They could test the limits however they pleased?
Mysterious Abyss asked, "Were you the one who injured him?"
Yanlan's expression stiffened slightly.
In the end, he nodded.
"Yes."
"I am willing to offer compensation."
Mysterious Abyss said, "No need."
An overwhelming sense of danger surged through Yanlan's heart.
"Emperor-"
A black Dao Wheel had already appeared beneath his feet.
Yanlan's pupils contracted sharply.
The solar true fire within him erupted with a roar.
"Body Protection!"
A phantom Golden Crow rose behind him.
Blazing fire painted the sky for thousands of miles around in crimson