"Damn it, wasn't it agreed that only ordinary Disciplinary Officers would come after us, or a Wind-Catching Envoy at most? How did even Wu Longjie end up here!"
In a valley not far away, a bald, hulking man with a fat head and bulging belly was sweating with anxiety, constantly rubbing his gleaming scalp as he paced beneath a cliff. Suddenly, he slapped his head hard in frustration and shouted, "I've been played! No, of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best. Let's get out of here!"
"Shi Toutuo, what do you think you're doing? Have you forgotten what you promised Grand Elder Lin?"
Just as Shi Toutuo, frustrated and uneasy, was about to make himself scarce, two masked men in close-fitting black clothing leaped down from a nearby tree. Sharp blades in hand, they stared at him with murderous intent.
Shi Toutuo's expression soured, and his gaze grew hostile.
He was not actually very familiar with these two. They were subordinates sent by a mysterious, high-ranking figure in the Demon Alliance-the very man they called "Grand Elder Lin."
Shi Toutuo tried to reason with them. "I heard Grand Elder Lin's decree perfectly clearly. We were to intercept the Heavenly Dao Alliance's Disciplinary Officer force here and stop them from attacking our Lin Mountain stronghold. But their strength is far beyond what we expected. Even Golden Serpent Envoy Wu Longjie has appeared. Surely we aren't supposed to fight him head-on to the bitter end? That makes no sense at all."
The two men in black replied, "We don't care. You have to hold this position regardless. If you let the Heavenly Dao Alliance's people through, you'll have broken your word to Grand Elder Lin."
"Exactly. Don't forget how you joined the Demon Alliance and gained Grand Elder Lin's favor