After Zhao Rong explained the truth, everyone present was dumbstruck. The three women and the assistant were especially shocked, their mouths hanging open in disbelief. "Brother Zhao Rong, no way," one of them stammered. "This is too bizarre…"
Lili looked around in terror at the encircling villagers, cold sweat beading on her forehead. "Oh my god, Brother Zhao Rong," she said, her voice trembling. "Does that mean if all these villagers are Thousand Year Old Demons, we're trapped and can't escape?"
Zhao Rong nodded. "These villagers haven't transformed yet," he told Lili. "If they do, you'll see their true forms…"
Yu Lan stepped forward, her heart pounding in her chest. "Brother Zhao Rong, you have to think of a way to get us out of this village full of Thousand Year Old Demons!"
