Over the next while, Su Jiu relayed Chu Luohen's discoveries and her own concerns to everyone present.
After hearing her out, Yang Guo felt her hair stand on end. "You mean someone had their eyes on us from the moment we entered the Demon-Subduing Land?"
Su Jiu hesitated briefly and did not answer. In truth, she thought they might have been targeted even earlier than Yang Guo suggested-for instance, from the moment they passed through that jungle and were accidentally drawn into the mirror world...
Su Jiu found it strange. This person seemed to have no intention of taking their lives, yet repeatedly made moves that appeared designed to catch them all in one net. It was truly baffling...
Beside her, Ning Fan tugged at his Hood. "It doesn't necessarily mean someone has been watching us..."
His unfinished remark left many people scratching their heads, but Su Jiu heard what he was implying.
Yun Huanling scratched his head. "What does that mean now?"
Gloom once again filled Su Jiu's eyes. "Senior Brother probably means that the person behind this foresaw what might happen to us today and arranged everything in advance."
"I... I still don't quite understand."
"To be more precise, this person may have gained the ability to foresee events without performing divination."
The instant Su Jiu finished speaking, Yun Huanling's eyes widened. "Impossible!"
His voice rang out rather loudly, startling a flock of shadowy flying creatures hidden among the grass and dead branches.
And so Su Jiu and the others were drawn into another battle.
They had not yet reached the Inner Perimeter of the Demon-Subduing Land, after all. Though the small magic beasts here were numerous, they were not particularly difficult to handle, only somewhat stronger than the grass plants belonging to these mortals.
In scarcely a