The story more or less ended there.
The people around them began talking over one another.
Yun Huanling glanced at Su Jiu. "Why does this sound so much like the Fox Demons' illusion arts and Soul-Seizing Technique?"
Su Jiu glanced at the mark on her hand, her eyes lowered as if in thought. Yun Huanling continued questioning the man. "Sir, did you happen to see how many tails that Fox Demon had?"
If Fox Demons really were responsible, he needed to establish which branch they belonged to.
But Tongzi shook his head. "I was scared half to death. How could I have had any attention to spare for that?"
Unwilling to give up, Yun Huanling asked again, "Not even a vague impression? Three? Six? Nine?"
Tongzi struggled to remember, then shook his head. "All I can say for certain is that it wasn't three. I don't know whether it was six or nine."
Yun Huanling nodded. Rather than speak further to Tongzi, he sent Su Jiu a voice transmission.
"A Jiu, what do you think?"
Su Jiu was silent for a moment before replying, "Ultimately, this is only an ordinary person's account. We still need to verify the details."
Su Jiu did not want to draw conclusions too early. In her view, there were still many uncertainties.
Yun Huanling pursed his lips. "You suspect he's lying?"
Su Jiu shook her head. "He isn't lying. But there are many kinds of illusion arts and Soul-Seizing Techniques. Fox Demons aren't necessarily the only ones who use them. Besides, with only one person's account, we can do nothing more than suspect and speculate. We can't reach a firm conclusion."
Yun Huanling curled his lip. "If it wasn't a Fox Demon, why were all the creatures in the illusion realm foxes? Besides, only Fox