"Master, Nether Fox has reached that valley," Shadow Void said in Song Wen's sea of consciousness.
"Tell me in detail. What is it doing?" Song Wen asked.
"It entered the valley, landed at its edge, and circled along the cliffs lining the perimeter," Shadow Void said.
Song Wen thought to himself, Nether Fox is fairly obedient after all.
However, the satisfaction in his heart soon vanished without a trace.
"Master, it dropped the tentacle, leaped over the mountain, left the valley, and headed into the distance," Shadow Void said.
"How many times did it circle the valley?" Song Wen asked.
"Only half a circle," Shadow Void replied.
The corner of Song Wen's mouth twitched slightly. Sure enough, he had been pleased too soon.
"Master, those two humans have arrived," Shadow Void's voice rang out again.
Then, two piercing sounds cutting through the air reached Song Wen's ears.
Shopkeeper Yin and Bu Ren had tracked the beautiful snake all the way here, but after the beautiful snake had been injured by Song Wen and fallen unconscious, the target they were tracking had quietly become Nether Fox. After all, Nether Fox was the one fleeing with the beautiful snake in its jaws.
They had not noticed in the slightest that the beautiful snake had already fallen into Song Wen's hands, and they sped directly overhead.
A moment later.
"Master, the two have entered the valley." Shadow Void continued recounting everything happening within it. "They are following Nether Fox's route and circling along the valley's edge."
"Eh! That skinny old man named Bu Ren picked up a scale. It should have been torn off the tentacle by Nether Fox. When did Nether Fox do that? I did not notice it just now."
"Shopkeeper Yin also picked up a scale. The two began searching