Shen Luo did not force Ba Serpent into the Cosmic Bag. He merely closed his eyes again, striving to restore his Magic Power to its peak.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, something's wrong!" He had only just entered meditation when Ba Serpent's surprised voice rang out beside him again.
"What is it?" Shen Luo opened his eyes and asked, showing no impatience.
He had already gained a rough understanding of Ba Serpent's temperament. This demon was rather steady by nature, not the frivolous sort who made a fuss over nothing. Her current behavior meant she must have noticed something.
"Just now, I spread out my Divine Sense to inspect the surroundings. All the Blood-Pattern Hummingbirds within a hundred li have disappeared!" Ba Serpent said in alarm.
"Could Nine-Headed Insect have decided that the Blood-Pattern Hummingbirds could not find us, recalled them, and sent other spirit insects or birds to search instead?" Shen Luo also spread out his Divine Sense. After confirming that Ba Serpent was correct, he ventured a guess.
"As far as I know, the Blood-Pattern Hummingbirds are already Nine-Headed Insect's best scouting spirit birds. If they cannot find us, replacing them with other spirit birds or insects will make no difference. I fear Nine-Headed Insect recalled the Blood-Pattern Hummingbirds not because he gave up searching, but for some other purpose. As for what that purpose is, I cannot guess," Ba Serpent said slowly.
"Since Fellow Daoist Ba Serpent finds this suspicious, it would be inappropriate for us to keep hiding here without taking precautions. Let us first send someone to investigate the area," Shen Luo said thoughtfully. Then he activated the Spirit-Linking Demon-Commanding Art and summoned the Mirror Demon.
"This is the Mirror Demon of the East Sea Demon Race. Mirror Demon, this is Fellow Daoist Ba Serpent, the helper