"Earlier, that beast said we had been tainted with its scent, and that powerful members of the Rat Clan would come looking for trouble with us. What do you make of that?" Kurong asked again.
Fu Tian said, "I haven't smelled any scent on any of us. That beast was most likely putting on a bold front. Besides, even if it was telling the truth, they are merely a pack of beasts. So long as there is no ninth-rank Demon Venerable among them, what could they possibly do to us?"
"I am not worried that those beasts will come looking for trouble. I am worried that they will not come. If we can confirm that the Rat Clan will arrive, we need only set up a killing formation and wait at ease for the exhausted enemy, catching them all in one net. According to that rat demon, the Rat Clan has eighth-rank experts. We can surely learn more intelligence from them."
After explaining, Kurong turned to Xin Qi. "Deacon Xin, where did you capture that beast alive? Were there any other rat demons present at the time?"
Xin Qi said, "Reporting to Elder Kurong, when this subordinate encountered that rat demon, it was bullying a fifth-rank White Tiger. There were no other rat demons present."
"Bullying?" Kurong froze slightly, seemingly failing to understand her meaning.
"It was... defiling her." Xin Qi thought for a moment before finding a more euphemistic word.
Kurong's eyes shifted, revealing disdain as he glanced at the rat demon's mangled corpse, which had already sunk into the Lake.
"That beast truly did not refuse anyone who came its way. But for the White Tiger to fall into its hands was indeed a disgrace."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kurong's tone changed slightly. "Since it was