Ox-Head Demon proposed his idea.
In his view, those with ability deserved to claim the prize.
If someone lacked the skill to get it, they had no one to blame but themselves.
Soon, the three of them reached an agreement.
By then, the other two demons had already left.
Ox-Head Demon was the only one left, wearing a smug smile.
He waited until they had gone some distance away.
Only then did Ox-Head Demon slowly turn his head and look toward a spot in the forest.
"Do you think I don't know you're hiding there?"
Ox-Head Demon spoke in a low voice, but Xue'er couldn't hear him.
Still, Xue'er froze in the bushes.
In that instant,
she began to feel suspicious.
Has he already noticed me? Otherwise, why has he been staring over here for so long?
Xue'er had that thought, and prepared herself for battle.
A short while later,
she saw that Ox-Head Demon made no move to attack. Instead, he shifted his gaze elsewhere.
Then Ox-Head Demon flew off in another direction.
Seeing this, Xue'er breathed a small sigh of relief.
Just a moment ago, she had been about to attack first.
She had also realized that if a fight broke out, the other two demons might sense her aura and return in time.
That would make them much harder to deal with.
But now,
she felt it was a good opportunity to act.
Then she returned to her original form.
She was about to choose the nearest demon and attack.
But just as Xue'er had that thought, a chill suddenly ran down her back.
Xue'er realized what was happening in an instant. She spun around and saw Ox-Head Demon standing right in front of her.
Xue'er had no time to think. She immediately sent the spiritual energy