Lin Sanjiu’s Suicide Mission

"Yes. I heard it too, but I didn't pay it any mind since I had a customer to attend to at the time. There ought to be some strange noises from places where people usually gather. You might not know about it, but since I have been here for so long, I am already used to it," the tavern owner said softly.

"Yes, I saw it! A globe of shining red fire so huge that half of the sky was illuminated by it!" a man sitting outside of Bliss said. "I told the other guy, but he didn't believe me."

"I'm sorry. I didn't see anything," a passerby said with haste. He didn't even stop when he was talking.

"There was a big explosion in the sky. Then something crashed into the mountain and caused a minor rockslide," said a kid whose gender couldn't be identified. He or she giggled, staring straight at Lin Sanjiu. "I wonder who the poor bloke is."