For a split second, nobody moved. The crackling of the fire was the only sound in the camp.
Then, the ground began to vibrate.
THUD. THUD. THUD.
It was the exact same heavy, earth-shaking rhythm they had heard at the secluded watering hole the night before.
Hei Yan's purple eyes widened in instant recognition. He shoved Qiu Qiu gently into Xin Yi's lap and leaped to his feet, his arms immediately shifting into massive, fur-covered panther paws.
"It is the peeping tom!" Hei Yan roared, his fangs fully extending as he stepped directly in front of Xin Yi's blanket.
Sha Chen kicked his stool back. "Whatever it is, it is about to become a rug."
Qing Lin, finally finding a valid excuse to completely abandon his role as a toddler climbing frame, aggressively dumped Mao Mao onto the grass. The Azure Snake King glided forward, his dark green robes billowing as his lower half shimmered, threatening to shift into his colossal python form.
