Everyone turned their gaze toward Lu Man as well.
She and White Fang were Seven-Star Dou Huangs and deputy hall masters of the Heavenly Snake Hall, so they did not personally lead every expedition to expand their territory.
For someone to pinpoint their location and have the Gold and Silver Elders ambush them could only mean the attack had been planned in advance.
Otherwise, why send the Gold and Silver Elders against a party without a single Dou Emperor?
Lu Man immediately recounted what had happened.
Her and White Fang's target this time had been a city called Redfire City.
The faction occupying Redfire City was the Blood Fiend Sect. Its sect master was a Three-Star Dou Wang of unremarkable strength.
Under normal circumstances, a faction like that would never have required Lu Man and White Fang to take action.
Over the past few months, the Flame Alliance had expanded at a furious pace, gaining seven Dou Wang experts through recruitment and surrender.
Three of those Dou Wangs belonged to the outer alliance.
Within the inner alliance, each of the three halls and the single lodge had one Dou Wang.
The Heavenly Snake Hall's Dou Wang expert was a Four-Star Dou Wang, more than capable of overpowering the Blood Fiend Sect's Dou Wang.
Recently, however, the Flame Alliance's frenzied expansion had not only made enemies everywhere but also stirred resentment among the major factions of the Black-Corner Region.
Though the strength the Flame Alliance displayed kept them from openly opposing it, they still dared to trip it up behind the scenes.
For that very reason, subordinate factions that had surrendered to the Flame Alliance had repeatedly suffered harassment and attacks.
These hidden enemies were cunning, too, often striking once before slipping away.
By the time the Flame Alliance's people arrived,