Wu Jinliang was startled too. Carefully stopping what he was doing, he asked, "Surely not? We were extra careful on the way. We even sent Xiao Sheng ahead and had him wait along our route for nearly half a day. He didn't spot anyone following us either. Where would an ambush come from?"
Shi Chun found it strange too. His tests had shown that his Demon-Bathing Art should sever the Demon Eye's tracking. How could anyone still have followed them?
He scanned their surroundings again to confirm, but the figures his right-eye ability revealed ahead, behind, and on either side could not be mistaken. They had them neatly hemmed in under observation. Could that really be a coincidence?
The only detail worth pondering was that all eight figures in those four directions were hazy gray, seemingly all demon cultivators.
He could not confirm whether they belonged to the Demonic Path. At this distance, he could not see their individual law sources either.
"Ahead, behind, left, and right. Eight people in four directions, all demon cultivators. We're surrounded." He briefly filled Wu Jinliang in.
After a moment's thought, Wu Jinliang asked gravely, "What do we do?"
Shi Chun considered it. "They probably haven't gauged our strength yet, or they would have struck already. Waiting could only invite complications. Let's go!"
That "let's go" was crisp and decisive. After a brief consideration, he had swiftly committed to taking the risk.
He also brought out his magical treasure.
Wu Jinliang steeled himself and took out the Three-in-One magical treasure, swiftly using the Earth-Diving Technique to open a passage through the mountainside.
The two shot out of the passage, immediately mounted their Wind Scales, and soared into the sky.
The result surprised them both. Their path was clear, with no pursuers in sight. The