"W-what?!"
Ye Zhiqiu panicked when she heard that.
Standing at the very back, Ji Yuan clearly saw her jump. She nearly turned and ran.
"What kind of bullshit are you spouting?!"
Mourning Eccentric cursed.
The Thousand-Heart Blood Fiend seemed unwilling to give up. "The battle only just ended, and she's already asking you for a reward. Worse, she's asking on behalf of a brat who just joined. Isn't that turning her elbow outward?"
"And she showed you no respect at all. Why keep a wretch like that around instead of eating her?"
A vein throbbed on Mourning Eccentric's forehead, as though he were struggling to hold something back.
"I said you're not allowed to eat her!"
"But I want to—"
The Thousand-Heart Blood Fiend even sounded a little aggrieved.
"You goddamn bastard! After that battle, my eight subordinates became three, and you exposed your identity. Now you still want to eat? Eat your mother! If you eat them all, how am I supposed to keep my foothold in Ghost-Seeking Escape?!"
Mourning Eccentric was practically roaring.
But something about that sounded wrong.
He was only worried that, if Ye Zhiqiu was eaten, no one would be left to manage Ghost-Seeking Escape for him. His concern had nothing to do with affection.
In other words, as long as someone else managed Ghost-Seeking Escape, he would gladly let the Blood Demon eat Ye Zhiqiu.
Ji Yuan realized it, and naturally, the other two did too.
The three exchanged a glance in perfect understanding. Without a word, they all took a step back.
"You're cursing me?"
The Blood Demon raised a hand as large as a palm-leaf fan and pointed at himself. "You called me a goddamn bastard?"
"I—"
Mourning Eccentric tried to speak.
But the Blood Demon had already pressed a hand onto