"Are you two here to stay with the Monkey Tribe?" Several Ren Hu clan members stared fixedly at Caiyi and the Black Coin Leopard.
"Yes, yes! My lords, our identities are perfectly clean. Please do not wrong us..." the Black Coin Leopard said timidly.
"Look at that spineless wretch you call yourself, and you dare speak of being wronged? Our Ren Hu clan has always enforced the law impartially. We would never wrong a good person." As the several Ren Hu clan members spoke with chilling menace, they kept their eyes locked on the Black Coin Leopard.
The more they stared at him, the more frightened the Black Coin Leopard became.
The Ren Hu clan members' suspicions had lessened considerably, but they had no intention of giving up just yet. They said coldly, "Recently, we suspect that humans have infiltrated the demon beasts, so we must investigate accordingly. This stone can trigger the leakage of true qi within a human's body. Demon beasts have no true qi, so holding it poses no problem. You two, take one each!"
"Yes, my lords," Caiyi and the Black Coin Leopard said in unison.
As soon as they finished speaking, Caiyi and the Black Coin Leopard both tightly gripped the stone blocks handed over by the Ren Hu clan.
The stone blocks did not appear particularly strange, but their lustrous sheen was rich and vibrant, far beyond that of ordinary stones. It was clear at a glance that these stones were no ordinary objects.
Thus, the two demons held the stones for most of the day, yet no true qi leaked out, leaving the several Ren Hu clan members rather frustrated.
"Hmph, we ran into several Beast-patterned Leopards along the way, yet gained nothing at all!"
"Do not be foolish. That human is not