"I'll be damned…" Daoist Chu murmured.
Meng Bai took a step forward, his voice hushed. "They're not human…"
Lin Mu remained silent, his Sword Heart gauging every flicker of their emotional state.
The wolf beastkin glared up from their kneeling position, baring faint fangs.
"Tch… damn you…" the wolfkin growled.
Lin Mu tilted his head slightly. "You can stop resisting. I didn't come here to fight. I came to ask you questions. You're tracking our elders. Why?"
The wolfkin snarled but didn't move, unable to fight against the immense gravitational pressure. But the fear was gone from their eyes. There was only pride—and something else.
Conflict.
Lin Mu took a few steps closer.
"You're not just any bounty hunter. You knew we were coming, didn't you? That's why you were hiding."
The wolfkin looked away, biting their lip.
Daoist Chu knelt down beside them, scanning their body. "From the depth of your control… your senses… You're not ordinary at all."
