Jiyun Mountain.
In the sky, a bright slanting moon veiled itself behind dark mist, making mountains and clouds indistinguishable.
From afar, the dense fog beneath the moon resembled mountains and seas. Chasing smoke toward ravine dwellings, rolling mist out from mountain eaves—an uninhabited Thatched Hut lay silent in the valley, without birdcalls or insect chirps. The lone moon was clear and cold, and the night carried a faint chill.
One tall and one short figure walked along a path through the wild grass.
Bai Yujun had a chicken leg bone clamped between her teeth, smacking her lips. Naturally raised, native chicken really was delicious.
The monkey carried the Ruyi Jingu Bang and hurried along on bowlegs, barefoot. Unless one looked carefully, it was hard to tell his hands from his feet. He was hunched over, and vicious light occasionally flashed in his eyes. Handsome Monkey King? No, no, no. His true appearance was actually three feet tall, with uneven features, a sunken-cheeked face, two yellow eyes, a protruding brow, and fangs growing outward.
Do not force human aesthetics upon a monkey.
As they walked, the two raised their heads to look at the night sky.
Several streaks of light flew toward Jiyun Mountain at an unhurried pace. They were all mortal cultivators who had accepted the bounty.
"Squeak, why are we walking there?"
"No rush~"
Bai Yujun listlessly held the chicken bone in her mouth. The night made her sleepy, and she wanted to sleep.
"The ones who arrive early will be clearing the mines for us. If that demon is weak as a reed in the wind, it is not worth the two of us wasting our strength on it. If it is too strong, heh heh, we will just watch and need not meddle. So we can take