Under Hu Qi's watchful gaze, it turned and began to swim cautiously away.
At the same time, a vicious thought took root in its mind.
'When I get back, I'm going to report everything that happened here, down to the last detail.
'But I'll have to choose my words carefully. I need to sling some mud his way, maybe claim he insulted the Demon King.
'After all, you have to answer to the master when you beat his dog.
'He might be a Great Demon at the Dao Foundation Level, but as one of the Vortex Demon King's subordinates, I've seen plenty of his kind.
'I can't beat him, but my Demon King has plenty of powerful underlings who can take care of him.
'I'm an old hand at this sort of thing; it wouldn't be the first time.'
Just as it was plotting how to embellish the story of its miserable defeat, it suddenly felt the scales on its back stand on end.
A shadow loomed over it.
It instinctively glanced back.
But that single glance...
...was like a bolt of lightning.
