"..."
You play with fire? Do you wet the bed, too?
Ning Ke suppressed the urge to ask that question and rubbed his aching temples, utterly baffled.
Why could Lou Yunxiao always deliver such twisted logic with a perfectly serious face, leaving him unable to refuse?
If I'd known, I wouldn't have given him the Foxfire...
But thoughts were only thoughts. All Ning Ke could do now was nod resignedly and say, "Fine. Come with me."
After leaving the inn, Ning Ke watched the townspeople evacuating in an orderly fashion along the way and breathed a sigh of relief.
When they reached the location of the Fire Array, they found a wealthy household with an elaborately renovated residence. The plaque above its entrance read "Liu Residence."
Having received the city lord's urgent notice, everyone in the Liu Residence was preparing to leave by carriage with their families.
Suddenly, a servant came running and called to the people inside a carriage, "Madam, something's wrong! I can't find the young miss!"
"What?!" Mrs. Liu climbed out of the carriage and hurried into the courtyard. "Junjun-Junjun, where are you?"
"My dear!" Master Liu lifted the carriage curtain and shouted, "The city lord has issued an order! There's a demon in the city. It isn't safe for us to stay here! Leave the servants to find Junjun! Come back so we can get moving!"
"I'm not leaving!" The woman didn't even turn her head. "Go by yourself if you want to! I'm going to find my daughter!"
Seeing this, the coachman asked, "Master, are we still waiting for Madam?"
Master Liu lowered the curtain, exchanged glances with the several beautiful concubines inside the carriage, and said, "No. Let's go."
If he lost his wife, he could appoint another. If he lost a child, he