Listening to Xia Zhiqing's words, Baili Hongzhuang and the others frowned.
The reason was simple: the frequency of demonic beast attacks today was exceptionally high.
Yesterday, they only encountered a few demonic beasts throughout the day, and they had been out for less than an hour today, yet the number of demonic beasts they encountered was already higher than the entire previous day.
Although the frequency of demonic beast appearances would increase slightly after entering deeper into the mountain range, this frequency was still too exaggerated.
They had been here before, but the number of demonic beasts they encountered was far from the current amount.
"The sudden appearance of so many demonic beasts is indeed strange," Baili Hongzhuang mused, her dark phoenix eyes flickering with thoughtful light. She had a hunch that this matter wasn't as simple as it seemed.
"Master, I noticed something strange when you were fighting the mercenaries from the Blaze Mercenary Group," Little White suddenly spoke up.
Baili Hongzhuang raised an eyebrow slightly. "What strange thing?"
"I noticed that they were particularly fond of touching your clothes during the fight," Little White's voice was filled with curiosity. It had been unable to act at the time and could only watch everyone fight.
During that process, it noticed this detail.
"Indeed, Master, I also noticed it!" Little Black nodded.
"Clothes?" Baili Hongzhuang furrowed her delicate eyebrows slightly. Normally, in such fights, it was mostly swords and weapons clashing. Why would the other party be so interested in touching their clothes?
She believed in the judgment of Little Black and Little White; they wouldn't have been mistaken. Thinking back, the two cultivators who had fought her initially did indeed make contact with her clothes during close combat.
Suddenly, a flash of insight appeared in Baili Hongzhuang's mind, and she faintly guessed a possibility.
"Could it be... they left some kind of special substance on us?" Baili Hongzhuang's lips curled up in a cunning arc.
"Special substance?"
Little Black and Little White exchanged a glance, unsure of what exactly their master was referring to.
As a physician, Baili Hongzhuang was most sensitive to such matters. In this world, there were many colorless and tasteless poisons that could be deadly.
She was well-versed in such methods, and if she possessed them, then it was highly possible that the Blaze Mercenary Group also had similar means.
Emperor Beichen looked at Baili Hongzhuang's changing expression and asked softly, "My wife, have you discovered something?"
Baili Hongzhuang raised her gaze and glanced at Emperor Beichen. "I have some clues, but I can't be certain."
Suddenly, a mischievous curve formed at the corner of Baili Hongzhuang's lips. "To verify the accuracy of my hypothesis, I'll need your help."
"Oh?" Emperor Beichen raised an eyebrow, a tender smile appearing in his deep and bright eyes. "Since my wife needs me, I naturally won't refuse."
"You have the strongest power, and it's also the most convenient to execute."
Baili Hongzhuang smiled faintly and proceeded to tell Emperor Beichen her thoughts.
"So, you're suggesting that the mercenaries from the Blaze Mercenary Group might have smeared some special substance on us, which is attracting the attacks of so many demonic beasts?"
"Exactly," Baili Hongzhuang nodded. "Don't you think the frequency of these demonic beasts appearing is too exaggerated?"
"You're right," Emperor Beichen smirked devilishly, his already handsome face now even more charming. "I'll go and help you test this hypothesis."
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