Hou Kui was dead?
A strange expression flashed across Li Yongli's face, and he could not help glancing at Chen Xian.
Before long, they found Hou Kui's corpse. Though it was intact, he had clearly not been killed by demons.
Pei Gang frowned as he stared at Hou Kui's chest, using Origin Qi to draw out a jet-black steel needle. "Killed by a hidden weapon?"
Then he saw that Hou Kui was still clutching a hidden weapon in his right hand and understood at once.
Li Yongli stepped forward and glanced at Hou Kui, who had died from poison. His expression turned incomparably grim.
Pei Gang gave a cold snort and rose to his feet. "Clear away the demon corpses!"
Everyone began cleaning up.
Seeing this, Chen Xian took advantage of the moment when no one was watching to feel around Hou Kui's body. He found a beast-hide scroll and quietly slipped it into his robe.
Ding Chen noticed. He walked to Chen Xian's side, and the two of them lifted Hou Kui's body and placed it together with the corpses of the other Cook Soldiers.
A short while later, the demon corpses had been cleared away.
Pei Gang's sharp gaze swept across the Cook Soldiers as he said gravely, "Lieutenant Hou Kui died a heroic death. From now on, the cook camp will temporarily follow Chen Xian's command!"
"Yes, Commander!" the Cook Soldiers answered.
Pei Gang turned to Li Yongli. "Take your men and stay behind to assist Chen Xian!"
"Huh?"
Li Yongli's heart jolted. He hurried forward and said, "Commander Pei, could you assign someone else?"
"What do you mean?" Pei Gang frowned.
"I..." Li Yongli glanced at Chen Xian and opened his mouth.
I'm fucking afraid of being set up and killed!
"Obey orders!" Pei Gang's voice