Chen Fan's words made everyone's expressions change slightly.
Bald Bird was equally astonished. "Something's following us? Why didn't I— Huh, there really is some little thing!"
Before he could finish, Bald Bird had sensed something amiss as well.
"It's not far from us, but it has been following us ever since we entered Demon King Valley." Chen Fan's Divine Sense stretched over a vast range. He could only detect a tiny object trailing them, but he could not make out what it was.
"Strange. We've clearly concealed our auras. How did it follow us?" Bald Bird frowned.
"Hide first. Wait for it to come over," Chen Fan said in a low voice.
At once, the group retreated behind a large tree nearby. At the same time, they crushed a Spirit Stone, erasing all traces of their auras and tracks.
A moment later, the sound of flapping wings came from nearby.
Chen Fan and Bald Bird looked over at the same time. A palm-sized bee, black and gleaming all over, was slowly flying toward them.
"Strange, the scent disappears here?" The bee spoke in human language. Its spiritual awareness had already awakened, and its cultivation had reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
As the bee wore a bewildered, puzzled expression, Chen Fan and Bald Bird both frowned as well.
"Damn it, it's a guide bee queen. That won't be easy to handle. Either kill it in an instant, or we'll be in trouble if it calls over its swarm," Bald Bird said.
"A guide bee?" Chen Fan's brow creased slightly.
"Yeah. These guide bees have an extremely sharp sense of smell. They can seek out heavenly treasures and earthly materials, and they can recognize paths too. But they're terribly weak, so they usually travel in united swarms. It's rare to see one