But who could have anticipated things turning out like this? And given this demon's nature, ordinary people likely would not even discover his traces. If the sect sent people to investigate him, they would only be sending their disciples to their deaths in vain.
"Then you might as well kill us now. Twenty years from now, we can come back for revenge."
Bian Chunchou only hoped Chen Zui-Zui would be quick-witted this time. If he could not find them, he needed to run for it without delay. At least one of them might escape. This demon did not seem like the sort who would go out of his way to track down and kill someone over a single Golden Core.
Even as Bian Chunchou prayed, Chen Zui-Zui's shout came from outside the hall. "Where are you? Why haven't you come back after so long?"
...Forget it. Better not pray at all.
"You truly are good friends. He came looking for you so quickly." The demon seemed to be in a better mood again. "But the Bewildering Formation is still here. It seems he cannot find his way in."
"How about it? Why not consider my suggestion? Just take off your disciple robes and become one of my subordinates. I do not even require you to become demons, and you will be able to leave safely. This is actually quite a worthwhile bargain, isn't it?"
How was that any different from stumbling into a human-trafficking den, getting beaten half to death by the ringleader, then being given a full meal at the end and told that if you tricked your entire family into coming, you would get another bowl of food?
Bian Chunchou might have been innocent, but he was not stupid. "So City Lord Shen Lü made this very worthwhile