Tang Zheng Lie looked at Ye Tian awkwardly, lowering his head like a child who had done something wrong. "Fellow Daoist Ye, I was too slow to act. Otherwise, not a single one of those fox fiends that harmed people would have escaped."
When the fox demons had appeared earlier, Tang Zheng Lie had delayed taking action, which Ye Tian had found rather strange. Tang Zheng Lie was a decisive man, the sort who acted like thunder and wind. He should not have moved so late.
Now, seeing his bashful expression, Ye Tian understood at once. So this kid had been bewitched by those fox demons, only coming to his senses after Ye Tian had slain several of them. Even his few arrows had been barely satisfactory.
Ye Tian secretly laughed, but he still comforted him aloud. "It's nothing. Those fox demons were exceedingly cunning. Even if you had acted from the beginning, it would have been unlikely that you could have kept them all here."
Tang Zheng Lie gave Ye Tian a grateful look, then walked ahead and said, "Come, let's inspect their lair and see whether any are still hiding inside. This time, I will certainly kill them all."
Afraid that Tang Zheng Lie might walk into an ambush, Ye Tian hurried after him.
After entering the cave, Ye Tian felt no discomfort and relaxed somewhat.
The two searched for a while. Other than some women's clothing, they found no hidden fox demons. Ye Tian searched the cave once more, and only after confirming that every fox demon apart from the escaped ones had been slain did he finally put his mind at ease.
After pondering for a moment, he said to the smug, smiling Tang Zheng Lie, "Although the remaining fox demons may no longer dare trouble