Noah and Xin Yan, along with the father and son, arrived at the courtyard where every maid, guard, and other staff member who was in the compromised area had gathered.
"What's going on?"
"Did we do something?"
"Did the city lord summon everyone?"
The chorus of voices died down when everyone saw the city lord arrive with two unknown people.
But noticing their unique appearance and the way their lord treated them made them realize the gravity of their status.
Suddenly everyone's attention was on the building they had just been evacuated from.
A sharp crack split the air.
The entire structure erupted from within.
The wooden walls shattered outward like glass, engulfed in a shockwave of dark crimson light.
BOOM!
A violent gust of hot wind swept across the courtyard, forcing everyone to shield their eyes. Followed by the wind, the deafening sound of the explosion made the weaker cultivators groan in pain, holding their heads.
Woosh!
