The two demons were burly, both shaped like toads, one red and one green.
Each held a rusty steel trident pointed downward, with a coarse, earth-yellow scarf tied around its neck.
The three people aboard the boat reacted differently to these two uninvited guests.
Xu Linmiao was, after all, a young master from an aristocratic clan who had never weathered a storm. He had been spouting grand claims earlier, but now his face turned deathly pale, and he involuntarily retreated half a step.
By comparison, Xun Bo was far steadier.
The old man swept his gaze over the two toad demons' attire and already had an idea of who they were.
Dressed like that, they were presumably lake-patrolling demon generals under the Guanlan Immortal Lord.
What startled him, however, was that even these two mere lake patrol generals had reached the two-piece chessmaster realm.
Xun Bo himself was in the fourth-piece chessmaster realm, so he had nothing to fear if it came to a fight.
But out of deference to the Immortal Lord's formidable reputation, he could only swallow every trace of pride. Plastering a smile across his face, he hurried forward and saluted with clasped hands. "So you are esteemed generals under the Immortal Lord. Forgive my discourtesy. We belong to the Xu Family of the Great Marsh and have prepared lavish gifts for this journey. We are on our way to Guanlan Island to celebrate the Immortal Lord's birthday..."
As he spoke, Xun Bo cast an unobtrusive glance toward Jiang Yuechu.
Despite the raging auras of these two chessmaster realm demon generals, the black-robed girl remained seated where she was.
Then he compared her to his own young master, whose face had drained of color from fright.
Xun Bo sighed inwardly.
Whatever her identity, his young master's hope