"Young Master, someone's up ahead!"
Suddenly, a toad came bounding over from the distance, shouting anxiously.
The next second, a palm wind struck, sending the toad who had brought the report flying.
Young Master Zhihua said coolly, "What are you panicking for? A demon who can't keep his cool dies fastest. Go on."
The toad covered his face and hurriedly got to his feet. "Reporting to Young Master, I was scouting ahead and spotted a human youth acting suspiciously. I watched him for a while and saw that he seemed to be setting traps."
"Oh?"
Young Master Zhihua looked intrigued. He drew back the curtain at the front of the palanquin, revealing a handsome, fair face.
He smiled. "He must be a human demon hunter. He's got some nerve, hunting demons right outside Qingwei's territory. Tie him up. He'll make a fine gift for Qingwei."
"Young Master, please be cautious." Frog Elder, standing nearby, suddenly murmured a warning, as though something about the situation struck him as wrong.
"How could it be such a coincidence that we'd run into a human just as we're escorting the bride?"
"What does Frog Elder find troubling?"
"This old servant finds it strange. We'd best be cautious."
"Very well. Boliu Baliu."
"At your command!"
At Young Master Zhihua's call, the four great demons behind the palanquin answered at once.
All four were humanoid, but each was vicious beyond measure, even more terrifying than those beast-headed demons.
All four were at the Nine Luminaries level. They were, in a word, Young Master Zhihua's trusted confidants.
"You four, go capture that human."
"Leave it to us, Young Master!"
Without another word, the four demons shot forward.
Soon, they sensed the human's presence in the marsh ahead.
A dark-skinned brute covered in scars sneered. "Frog Elder's worrying