Chu Xisheng gripped his saber hilt tightly.
He thought Leng Chana was about to draw his sword and fight them to the death.
Instead, Leng Chana gave another "tch" and proved that a wise man knew when to bow to circumstances, withdrawing his hand from his sword. "Search me, then. But that Five-Tailed Wind-Born Beast has to do it. No one else. I would rather fight to the death."
Chu Ming frowned slightly in confusion. "Why? Why does it have to be her?"
Leng Chana snorted and shot her a cold, sidelong glance. "Because I trust none of the people here, of course!"
He could tell that, among those present, only Chu Xisheng's demonic pet had a simple disposition.
Chu Xisheng, perched in the treetops, was supposedly the esteemed leader of the Iron Banner Gang, renowned throughout the south for his chivalry and righteousness.
Yet Leng Chana had already seen that he was actually cut from the same cloth as Fang Buyuan-thoroughly devious.
His demonic pet, however, was young, only equivalent to a human girl in her early teens, and her eyes were clear and pure.
Even if Chu Xisheng wanted to make her do something underhanded, this Five-Tailed Wind-Born Beast would not be able to pull it off. She would surely give herself away.
Chu Xisheng remained on guard. He raised an eyebrow. "Xiao Zhao, go check him for anything suspicious. Be especially careful of spatial magic artifacts!"
He was worried that Leng Chana was deliberately luring Bai Xiao Zhao closer.
But after Bai Xiao Zhao approached and patted Leng Chana's limbs and chest with her paws, she turned and shook her head slightly at Chu Xisheng.
Bai Xiao Zhao had not searched him thoroughly, but the tiny currents of lightning she released had already covered every part of