Both inside and outside Stone City, many Demon Beasts stood guard.
Qiao Xixi was taken to a stone room on the top floor.
"City Lord, we've brought the female."
Qiao Xixi looked up. The first thing she saw was a large chair carved from stone in the shape of a tiger, draped with a thick tiger pelt.
A tall, imposing Black Bear Demon Beast turned to look at Qiao Xixi.
One of his eyes was blind, and the other, a beady black eye, looked incredibly sinister.
He wore clothing made of beast hide, but it was different from any she had seen before. It looked very smooth, as if made from the skin of an aquatic beastman.
"So it was you who suddenly slowed down my Demon Beast Army."
Hei Zong spoke, his voice as hoarse as sandpaper grinding against a wall.
"That's right, it was me."
'I know I have little chance of finding Qiao Lie and escaping on my own,' Qiao Xixi thought.
'So, the first step is to make the Demon Beasts see my value. Only then will I have a chance to find a way out.'
