Who Was the Real Bait?

"Welcome to our team." Senior Brother Dou beamed as he turned to introduce them. "On the left is Ma De, Senior Brother Ma, at the second aperture of the Opening Apertures Realm. On the right is You Hai'an, Junior Brother You, at the first aperture of the Opening Apertures Realm."

Since Junior Brother Fang could kill the Listening-Wind Anomaly, he must have reached the Opening Apertures Realm as well, right?

With Junior Brother Fang, our chances of successfully hunting it would greatly increase."

He smiled and tried to sling an arm around Chen Xu's shoulders, but Chen Xu unobtrusively avoided him.

Senior Brother Dou did not mind. He pulled a small, square box from the cloth pouch hanging at his waist.

When he opened it, the pale pink powder inside emitted a foul stench, somewhat like the fishy reek of a dead fish.

"Monster-Attracting Powder?" Senior Sister Lan covered her cherry lips with one small hand and let out a soft cry. "This little box alone must be worth ten Blood-Qi Pills."

"Haha, they're only ten Blood-Qi Pills. If this small box can lure out the Shadow-Hiding Monster, the gains would far exceed ten Blood-Qi Pills."

His gaze returned to Chen Xu, and Senior Brother Dou's voice took on an unquestionable, commanding tone. "Junior Brother Fang, you're the weakest. For your own safety, we won't have you participate in the battle.

"You only need to smear this box of powder over the skin on your body."

Chen Xu swept his eyes over the four people vaguely surrounding him, all looking as though they had him firmly in their grasp. His expression remained calm. "So you want me to be the bait?"

"Bait? Junior Brother, what are you talking about? We're only thinking of your safety. When the time comes, we'll