His strength had always been the lowest of the three, so he struggled more than Su Jiu and Chu Luohen when dealing with these black shadows. As a result, he was also the most sensitive to the differences in strength between the Nightmare Demon's clones.
While he had still been able to handle a Nightmare Demon clone alone on the outskirts of Great March Mountain, that was clearly no longer possible once they ventured deeper.
"Su Shi looks like he's struggling. Why don't we wait for him to recover?" Su Jiu transmitted to Chu Luohen.
Chu Luohen did not refuse. He merely frowned slightly, then sat down cross-legged where he stood.
Seeing Chu Luohen's movement, Su Shi paused in surprise. "Aren't we going to keep moving?"
Chu Luohen gave him a cold look. "Are you sure that continuing in your current state wouldn't just be delivering food to them?"
Su Shi scratched the back of his head in mild embarrassment. Though the man's words were unpleasant, they were indeed the truth.
He turned back toward his younger clanswoman, who had already set up a Defensive Formation, and thought, My younger clanswoman really is more endearing.
Just then, Su Jiu suddenly turned to look at Su Shi.
"Actually, you noticed something was wrong with that girl called Xiaotao long ago, didn't you?"
Su Shi sat down weakly, but instead of immediately entering meditation, he smiled at Su Jiu. "What makes you say that?"
"Given your personality, you wouldn't normally do something so pointless."
Indeed, after learning from the Su Family Head that Su Shi had volunteered to take charge of this matter, Su Jiu had sensed that something was slightly amiss.
After all, Su Shi was a favored son of heaven from the Vast Righteousness Sect. Would he really make things