Fundamentally speaking, they were acting as members of the Observatory, following orders from their superiors at the Observatory.
Now that someone with a higher position than Zhou Kui had appeared, they couldn't help but feel the urge to back away.
"..."
The Double-winged White Ape blinked its golden eyes nearby and murmured, "What did the master just say? I suspect you're colluding with me, so now I'm going to capture you?"
"Let me straighten this out... No, what's this all about?"
"Is the wisdom of the Human Clan this complicated?"
The White Winged Ape couldn't help showing a look of confusion; despite considering itself extremely clever, it was momentarily overwhelmed and couldn't make sense of things.
While the little demon was filled with confusion, Lin Yan had already stepped forward two paces, positioning his blade three feet in front of Zhou Kui.
"You want to frame me?" Zhou Kui said gravely.