The deeper the forest grew, the darker it became; the farther the road stretched, the more secluded it was. Spider Zheng stood rooted in place, his gaze vacant.
His demon mark lay in his eyes, and he had long since developed related Supernatural Powers. Yet those compound eyes, capable of capturing movement from every angle, showed no response at all now.
They were a pool of dead water, windless and rippleless.
He opened his mouth to speak, but his voice was equally wooden. "Five months ago, I came into contact with Fox Boqi of the Purple Wasteland Hills. He told me Bear Three Thoughts was active in the Skybreath Wasteland and asked me to watch for relevant news, passing him intelligence whenever I could... He paid me accordingly."
Fox Boqi was Tiger Taisui's strategist, known as the cleverest mind in the Purple Wasteland Hills.
Before Bear Three Thoughts burst onto the scene, he had always been the most renowned Demon King under Tiger Taisui's command. Many major affairs in the Purple Wasteland Hills had been plotted by him behind the scenes.
Why was he keeping an eye on Bear Three Thoughts? Was it Tiger Taisui's instruction, or his own idea?
Without betraying a flicker of emotion, Zhu Lanruo lightly pinched her jade-white fingers together and let the lingering notes of her zither soothe away the dangers within the old forest. "Other than that?"
Spider Zheng said dully, "Fox Boqi also gave me a set of curse seals. He said they were highly effective against Bear Three Thoughts. He said that if Bear Three Thoughts discovered me, I could use these curse seals to protect myself."
"What kind of curse seals are they?"
Spider Zheng stiffly raised a finger into the air, about to draw them out. But Dao Essence curled