Three Immortals in the Open, Monks in the Shadows

Humans in Journey to the West: The Great Sage's Fury were far more accepting of demons than one might imagine... Perhaps Chechi Kingdom and Chen Family Village had always been protected by demons, which was why the locals had grown accustomed to them.

Of course, the main point of bringing this up was Smart Head's massive size. Let alone humans, even among ordinary demons showing their true forms, few were this enormous.

However, Chechi Kingdom's city guards had clearly dealt with plenty of oddly shaped beings. Upon spotting Cheng Tian's group, they did not act as though facing a formidable enemy. Instead, they questioned them as usual.

"New faces. What brings you to Chechi Kingdom?"

"I heard that Chechi Kingdom revered Taoism above all else. We have long admired its reputation and came to pay homage to the Three Pure Ones."

Though he was not especially shrewd in worldly dealings, Cheng Tian at least understood the importance of saying what people wanted to hear. He immediately gave the gate guards the answer they most liked to hear.

Throughout Chechi Kingdom, from passing travelers to common folk, there was no one who did not believe in Taoism. Cheng Tian's explanation practically scratched their itch. Besides, although Cheng Tian's group was oddly dressed and unusually built, they were all fair-skinned and refined-looking—exceptionally clean and delicate-looking, at that. (Smart Head and Mina: ?) Only truly wealthy and noble families could raise youngsters like these.

Moreover, whether it was merely psychological or for some other reason, the guards vaguely sensed an indescribable... air of nobility around Cheng Tian.

In short, under such a perfect pretext, Cheng Tian's group smoothly entered Chechi Kingdom, which was at least five or six times livelier than Chen Family Village.

Yet before they could venture any deeper, Cheng Tian's