After spending several more days cultivating in the crudely carved cave abode, and absorbing another Buddha-Sound Pill and another Deliverance Pill, Lu Xiaotian left the cave and headed to Chaotic Green Ruins to complete his first trade with Dong Feng.
The spirit pills were delivered to Dong Feng by the Fire Corpses on his behalf. Lu Xiaotian had been following them in secret to guard against any mishaps. At the same time, he wanted to see whether anyone was plotting against him. After all, Dong Feng had suddenly come into possession of spirit pills and was surely going to trade them to someone else. Naturally, others would wonder where Dong Feng had gotten them.
As it turned out, Lu Xiaotian's caution wasn't unnecessary. On the several later occasions when he had the Fire Corpses deliver pills for him, he followed them in secret every time. This time was no exception, and he really did discover something amiss.
From far away, a green kite demon, a brown-haired old man, and a brawny man in a green robe trailed behind the two Fire Corpses. Lu Xiaotian had a unique communication treasure linked to the Fire Corpses, and he immediately alerted them. He, meanwhile, transformed into a green willow, swaying his branches in the breeze like the others around him.
The two men and one demon stalked the Fire Corpses from behind, keeping close on their heels.
"Dong Feng's been getting a lot of attention from the higher-ups lately. I wonder where he found his connections—he keeps getting his hands on spirit pills, and they're all of decent quality. Who'd have thought that brat had such tricks up his sleeve?" the brawny man in green said with a sneer.
"Lately, apart from meeting with those two Fire Corpses, Dong Feng hasn't done anything