"Didn't I tell you not to meet with me again before the uprising? Why did you send me a message?" Black Robe asked, his voice unusually hoarse.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was that Tiger-Head Monster, Fu Donglai... He, he..."
"He truly disregarded the pain of the Soul-Scattering Nails and went to investigate the Xuanyang Cavern?" Black Robe asked grimly.
"Yes..." Xiong Ran replied.
"You failed to capture him?" Black Robe's tone rose, carrying both surprise and reproach.
"He should not have been able to escape, but I never expected him to have an accomplice," Xiong Ran hurriedly explained.
"An accomplice? In these eight hundred li of Lion Camel Ridge, would anyone help him?" Black Robe's tone grew heavier.
Clearly, he believed this was merely Xiong Ran making excuses.
Dozens of li away, Shen Luo sat in a tree and found the conversation somewhat strange. He could not help asking, "Brother Fu, is your reputation in Lion Camel Ridge really that terrible?"
"When you always oppose everyone else, how good can your reputation be? Even my fellow disciples under Master have always been at odds with me." Fu Donglai gave a bitter smile.
Hearing this, Shen Luo understood. Among the demons, Fu Donglai truly was an outlier.
"But if not for that, you and I would never have become friends." Shen Luo smiled.
At that moment, a faint glow flickered from the conch shell, and another voice came through.
"It was not a Demon Clan disciple, but a Human Race cultivator. I did not remember at first, but after thinking it over, I realized he was the Human Race cultivator who worked with Fu Donglai at the Three Realms Martial Meet. His name seemed to be Shen Luo," Xiong Ran said.
Shen Luo was somewhat surprised as well. That fellow