"What's wrong? Why all the jumping at shadows?" Demon Phoenix could not help finding Huang Xiao's astonished expression amusing. "Don't tell me this old bastard can come back to life?"
Huang Xiao's expression grew grave. "Something isn't right!"
At those words, Demon Phoenix quickly looked around warily, but a careful search revealed nothing amiss nearby.
"There shouldn't be anyone around, should there? Could someone be escaping even my notice?" Demon Phoenix asked.
"I don't mean our surroundings. I mean Zhen Heng." Huang Xiao pointed at Zhen Heng on the ground.
Demon Phoenix glanced at Zhen Heng's corpse again. "This old bastard is dead. What else is there to say?"
Demon Phoenix really could not make sense of Huang Xiao's words.
"Something is strange!" Huang Xiao said.
"What's strange?" Demon Phoenix exclaimed in bewilderment. "Do you think he really isn't dead? How is that possible? He's clearly dead as can be. Surely I couldn't fail to sense even that?"
"Yes, your senses are right. He is dead as can be." Huang Xiao nodded.
"Then what are you still agonizing over?" Demon Phoenix said. "We should hurry up and dispose of this old bastard's corpse, then get out of here. What are you doing?"
As Demon Phoenix spoke, Huang Xiao crouched down and pressed a hand against Zhen Heng's chest.
"This makes no sense. What's there to care about in a dead man?" Demon Phoenix muttered.
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Huang Xiao's brow twitched slightly.
"What is it?" Demon Phoenix asked again.
Huang Xiao's repeated startled reactions had put Demon Phoenix on edge, and he still had no idea what Huang Xiao was trying to do.
"Strange!" Huang Xiao said.
"What's strange?" Demon Phoenix asked.
Huang Xiao did not answer, gesturing for him to examine Zhen Heng himself.
Demon Phoenix landed, then laid a