In the sky, a bird with scarlet-red feathers and brilliantly multicolored wing tips was calling loudly toward Chen Xuan.
"Stop, stop!"
It looked terrified. Seven or eight birds exploded one after another around it, splattering blood all over its body.
"Huh?"
Chen Xuan was puzzled. This was actually a sparrow that had become a spirit—a sparrow demon—which could speak human language and claimed to be Little Fox's friend.
Seeing him stop attacking, the Five-Colored Sparrow hurriedly descended toward the ground.
Chen Xuan remained on guard. Holding the Ox-Horn Bow, he aimed an arrow straight at the Five-Colored Sparrow and asked coldly, "Why were you spying on me?"
The Five-Colored Sparrow hurriedly replied, "Little Fox asked me to help guide you, Benefactor. I was observing the pursuit from all over the sky, but I hadn't had time to report to you before you attacked!"
The Five-Colored Sparrow sighed. This really wasn't a job for a bird! Chen Xuan's arrows were simply too fast. One had even skimmed past its belly. If it hadn't been a demon with quick reflexes, its guts would have spilled out and it would have died on the spot!
Chen Xuan asked, "How old are you?"
The Five-Colored Sparrow immediately answered, "Two years old. Little Sparrow is two years old!"
"..."
Chen Xuan fell silent for a moment. He grabbed a Horse Beast with scarlet-black scales and mounted it. As he rode away, he looked back and said:
"I don't need you to guide me. Don't follow me, either. It's too dangerous here. Go back and find your monster friends."
He raced across the ground. As long as he escaped the first wave of pursuit and encirclement, he would be free as a fish leaping through the boundless sea and a bird soaring through the open sky.