Before Shen Luo could stand firmly, he heard a voice coming from above. He immediately activated the yellow brocade handkerchief, shrank his body, and disappeared under the stone steps again.
At the same time, he had a thought and activated the Dinghai Pearl to cover up all fluctuations of his breath, and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.
After a while, a heavy and chaotic sound of footsteps came from the ground, and two monsters walked down from above, one in front and one behind.
"Have you heard? This time when the Black Bone King went out, he didn't get any benefit at all, and even had half of his body broken by the Bull Demon King. Tsk tsk, he really lost both the wife and the army." One of the monsters spoke, and seemed to be gloating.
"Are you really not afraid of death? You dare to criticize the Black Bone King behind his back. Aren't you afraid that he will break your bones?" The other monster was much more cautious and reminded.
“What are you afraid of… You won’t tell on me. Besides, the Black Bone King is not in Black Wolf Mountain right now. He might be being scolded in front of the Venerable right now!” The monster in front spoke with a fearless attitude.
"That's true. They all moved away, but they left us two behind. Not only do we have to suffer here, but we also have to endure the bullying in that black cave. Alas..." sighed another demon.
"Moved away?" Shen Luo felt suspicious when he heard that.
"The Black Bone King has always been harsh on us demons, and his black den has become even more ruthless. Except for a few of us with higher cultivation, we can still get a good reception from him. Small minions like you and me are nothing but ants at his feet."
"Ah, you're right. We surrendered to the demons just to survive in this world, but now our lives are still uncertain. We are always worried about being used as cannon fodder, and we also have to worry about being crushed to death by these demons if we are not careful. It's really frustrating. We might as well go back and surrender to other powerful monsters." The other monster sighed and said dejectedly.
"It's very difficult to go back now. Those big monsters have either surrendered or are hiding and dare not come out. Who can we go to? Sooner or later we will all be captured by the demons. Even the demon king like the Bull Demon King is unwilling to come forward, so who else can protect us?" said the monster in front with a wry smile.
After saying this, the two demons fell silent. After a moment, they said in unison:
"It would be nice if the Monkey King was still here..."
Hearing the slightly heavy footsteps of the two little demons getting farther and farther away, Shen Luo's figure slowly emerged from the stone steps and walked inside.
The stone steps meandered all the way down, and there was a glimmer of light far away.
Shen Luo could still vaguely hear the intermittent words of the two little demons in front of him. When he was hesitating whether to take out the Seven Treasures Linglong Lantern to investigate, he suddenly heard an angry shout from the front: "Two blind beasts, are you looking for death?"
What followed was the constant pleas for mercy from the two little demons.
"I asked you to take your time getting a drink. Do you want to die?" Another angry shout rang out.
Shen Luo followed carefully, and at the end of the stone steps, he saw a spacious underground hall. There were bonfires lit all around, and it looked very bright.
In the middle of the hall, there stood a demon man who was covered in black and had a face like that of an evil ghost. He was baring his fangs and scolding the two little demons who were kneeling in front of him.