What a valiant celestial general of the Heavenly Court.
A magnificent, imposing suit of silver-white divine armor gleamed with rosy light around her. Flowing silk ribbons wound around her arms and drifted behind her and above her head. A straight saber hung across her lower back. Though she was somewhat slender and a little short, she still projected an intimidating presence. She represented the Heavenly Dao, safeguarding peace and justice in the world; the two snow-white dragon horns atop her helmet only made her more mysterious.
The down-and-out mountain god stood in stark contrast to Bai Yujun. Getting started early did not mean one would end well.
"This Minor God greets the divine general. The Heavenly Court has finally sent someone. I submitted memorials to the Heavenly Court and waited so long before the divine general arrived. This Minor God's days have been bitter..."
At their first meeting, he immediately began pouring out his grievances.
"Sit down and tell me slowly. I want every scrap of information about that water demon—the more detailed, the better. How many years has it cultivated? What does it like? It will not escape."
Bai Yujun moved over two stones, leaving one for the mountain god and keeping one for herself as stools.
Conditions in the deep mountains and old forests were crude, but they would make do.
Once seated, she took out a little notebook and a charcoal pencil, preparing to take notes. Demons were different from evil fiends. Back in the Small World, she had killed no shortage of all manner of evil fiends and was fairly familiar with fighting Demonic Beasts. That was why she had dared to rush headlong into battle whenever she saw evil fiends back then. But the Main World was far too vast—who knew what tricks demons might