“We have such a good relationship with their family, even if the police were to suspect us, they wouldn’t suspect us.”

"Besides, it's dry and windy outside at this time of year, so couldn't it have been an accidental fire caused by them?"

“That’s true.” Sheng Feng nodded, then looked at the burning house behind him, his expression turning fierce and sinister in an instant. “Brother, don’t blame me, I just wanted to make some money.”

"Wouldn't it have been better if you hadn't seen me just now?"

Li Fen impatiently nudged him, "Alright, stop sighing and let's go. It would be terrible if we got spotted here."

...

A fire broke out outside.

The fire was raging, and by the time Sheng Qianye's parents came out of the room, the fire had already burned through the beams hanging from the roof.

With a "snap," it brought a sense of destruction to the darkness.

The hissing sounds of objects burning around them were terrifying.

"ah!"

Burnt debris kept falling from the surrounding area, and Shen Huayu was terrified by what she saw.

She began to dodge and weave, avoiding the sources of fire. "Amin, Amin, how did this fire start out of nowhere?"

"It must be him, it must have been Sheng Feng. He was afraid I would come after him, he was afraid the people in Sheng'an would find out he broke into the house. That must be it!"

His eyes were filled with sorrow, and Sheng Ming clenched his fists.

"Damn it, you even tried to kill your own brother and sister-in-law. Sheng Feng, you will surely die a horrible death."

"bump!"

The bookshelf next to her also fell over. Shen Huayu screamed and hugged the man beside her, "Husband, husband, I'm so scared."

"I miss Ye'er so much. What will Ye'er do if something happens to us?"

"No, I won't let you die."

In the darkness, the fire inside the house grew larger and larger, especially as the fire spread to easily flammable items, quickly igniting a large area.

Sheng Ming took off his coat and covered his wife with it.

"Ahua, I'll protect you as you get out of here."

As the man spoke, he shielded her completely, now keeping her petite body firmly in his arms.

Amidst the raging flames, he shielded her as he tried to rush out.

"No!" Shen Huayu refused to do it. "Aming, you'll die if you do that."

"If we don't do this, we'll all die in here."

"Hurry up!" He supported her and pushed her along.

Sometimes stones would fall from the roof, and he would shield her with his own body.

"...Hmm."

"Amin!"

"Run!"

"Crackling," "Bang," "Clang"...

There were all sorts of noises around them, just as the man was protecting the woman as they left the living room and came to the yard in front of the house.

With another loud "bang," another beam crashed down.

"Ahhh!"

...

"Put out the fire quickly!"

"quick!"

A burst of noise nearby abruptly pulled Rong Chang back to reality.

She didn't know what the woman in the fire had said, but when she came to her senses and looked to her side, Sheng Qianye had already fainted on the ground.

The police arrived.

The fire was finally extinguished.

Strangely, despite being burned for so long, Dong Bing was completely unharmed after the fire was extinguished; she simply fainted from shock.

Both were taken to the town's hospital for observation.

What happened tonight quickly spread throughout Shengyan, and even became a very strange rumor in the village.

Most of them inevitably bring up one topic: Shengyi'an is haunted!