Lu Tianyi suddenly stepped forward and said to the Nine-Headed Bird, "Master, I think there's something fishy about this."
The Nine-Headed Bird said, "What's fishy about it?"
Lu Tianyi said, "If the Golden-Haired Hou Clan secretly meant to harm us, how did they get in? After all, all these years, only we managed to slip past those human cultivators and enter Heavenwater Abyss."
The Nine-Headed Bird suddenly said, "This is bad. If the Golden-Haired Hou Clan wants to keep the Purple Mysterious Jade all to themselves, they couldn't have planted only one ambusher beforehand. They must have already gone to retrieve the Purple Mysterious Jade. Once they get their hands on it, they'll come back and attack us. Here, the Golden-Haired Hou Clan holds the advantage of terrain."
Lu Tianyi added, "Master, if I were the Golden-Haired Hou Clan, I would kill us first and take the treasure afterward. Master, we should think this through carefully. The Golden-Haired Hou did swear a Heavenly Dao oath, after all. There's no reason they wouldn't fear it."
The Nine-Headed Bird pondered briefly. Lu Tianyi's words made sense, and it could not help but hesitate. Just then, Liu Tianfeng suddenly collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The Nine-Headed Bird was startled. It had nine heads, yet it had not detected the slightest anomaly in the surroundings. How had Liu Tianfeng fallen victim to a covert attack? It and Lu Tianyi stepped forward to inspect him, only to find that Liu Tianfeng was already dead.
Lu Tianyi said thoughtfully, "Liu Tianfeng's soul has scattered and his spirit has vanished. The only one capable of doing this without us noticing is his master—the Bloodsucking Demon Bat. From afar, through the master-servant contract between them, it made him perish utterly."
The Nine-Headed Bird snorted. "So it