Warm and Hospitable Floating Cloud Mountain

Time rewound by fifteen minutes.

Following the Ram Demon's directions, Bear One and Bear Two arrived at the blank spot on the map in less than an hour.

As expected, they spotted Song Shuhang resting in the shade of a tree and Chen Luo lying on the flatbed cart from a distance.

"Big Brother, there's someone. Should we ask them if they've seen the Young Pavilion Master of the Money Falling Pavilion?"

"Hmm... wait a moment! Second Brother, look at the person on the cart!" Bear One grabbed Bear Two, who was about to rush forward, and pulled out a portrait from his pocket. The portrait showed Chen Luo.

"Damn it, isn't that the Earl of Wan'an from the court?"

"Yo, it really is! Hey, Big Brother, you have good eyesight. Look at his chest, is there a toad head?"

"Let me see... My bear ancestors! Second Brother, look again, is that the Young Pavilion Master?"

"Huh? Oh my god, it really is the Young Pavilion Master!"

Bear One and Bear Two exchanged a glance and excitedly bumped chests.

"Big Brother, what do we do next?"

"Snatch the cart!"

"Right, snatch the cart!"

Just as the two bears were about to charge, a crow's voice came from above.

"You two idiots! Stop!"

The two bears stopped, turned around, and saw a crow flying towards them, finally landing on Bear One's shoulder.

"Idiot! Idiot!" The crow pecked at Bear One's head with its beak.

Bear One reached out and grabbed the crow, glaring with his bear eyes. "Senior Brother Crow, why are you here?"

"Nonsense, Master Yang sent me to keep an eye on you two!"

Bear Two grinned and scratched his head. "That's perfect, let's snatch the cart together!"

Bear One nodded. "That's right, the Young Pavilion Master and the Earl of Wan'an are both here, we're rich!"

The crow sighed. "You two, look closely. Are the Young Pavilion Master of the Money Falling Pavilion and the Earl of Wan'an from the court both injured?"

The two bears looked again and nodded simultaneously. "So what? It wasn't us who beat them."

"Once you snatch them, if they don't wake up, you'll be in trouble!"

Bear Two: "Then what should we do?"

The crow thought for a moment. "The bounty only says to escort them back, it doesn't say who finds them first, right?"

Bear One and Bear Two nodded quickly.

The crow glanced at Song Shuhang, who was cooling off under the tree, its eyes rolled, and an idea struck. It whispered a few words into Bear One's ear...

Song Shuhang suddenly felt a sense of alarm and turned to ask, "Who?"

Two imposing figures emerged from the woods – Bear One and Bear Two, both looking innocently at Song Shuhang. "Brother, where are you going?"

Song Shuhang slowly moved to block the flatbed cart. "My young master has a severe illness, and I'm planning to take him to the Floating Cloud Market to seek medical help."

Bear One and Bear Two's faces lit up. "To the Floating Cloud Market? Great! That's a good place."

Song Shuhang looked at the two bears with confusion.

Bear One coughed dryly. "Well... there are many demons and monsters along the way. My brother and I are also going to the Floating Cloud Market. How about we travel together?"

Bear Two nodded. "Consider us your guards, how about that?"

Song Shuhang waved his hand. "I don't have the money to hire you two."

"We met by chance, let's help each other. Why talk about money!" Bear One laughed heartily, grabbed Song Shuhang, and placed him in the empty space on the cart. He then grabbed the front handle of the cart. "Second Brother, let's go!"

"Alright..." Bear Two followed behind, lifting the cart. The two bears transformed the cart they were pushing on the ground into a stretcher, carrying Song Shuhang, Chen Luo, and the Little Frog, and headed towards the Floating Cloud Market.

With an eagle's cry, an eagle descended from the sky and landed in a demon stronghold. It transformed into a bird-headed, human-bodied demon and rushed into the large tent within the stronghold. In the tent, a scarred man around forty years old was drinking. Although he had a human face, he possessed a beak as sharp as a scimitar.

"Chieftain, forty miles south, the bounty target has been found."

The scarred man's face lit up with joy. "Is it the Earl of Wan'an or the Young Pavilion Master?"

"They are together!"

The scarred man laughed heartily, put down his wine cup, and stood up. "Gather the brothers, let's escort them to the Floating Cloud Market..."

The human-bodied demon quickly said, "Chieftain, wait! I observed from the air and saw that the Earl of Wan'an and the Young Pavilion Master are both severely injured and unconscious. The two bear demons from Qing Zhu House are with them, and it looks like they are also heading to the Floating Cloud Market..."

The scarred man paused, his eyes showing hesitation. "Severely injured? And those two dim-witted bears escorting them? Could this be a murky situation?"

At this moment, a parrot demoness wearing a colorful robe, who was standing beside the scarred man, leaned in. "Chieftain, this is a good opportunity to forge connections with both factions..."

"But what if..."

"We just need to take a small share of the benefits and get acquainted. If any trouble arises, we can claim ignorance and blame it all on Qing Zhu House..."

The scarred man's eyes darted, and he understood the parrot demoness's meaning. They hadn't earned any merit for discovery, but they could snatch the credit for escorting. If the origins of the two honored guests' injuries were unclear, their side would simply claim ignorance, stating they were merely escorting. As for the injuries, they could blame the two clumsy bears from Qing Zhu House!

Little did they know, the suggestion Senior Brother Crow gave the two bears followed the same logic, but Song Shuhang would be the one taking the fall.

"Summon the deputy village chiefs and have them accompany me on this escort duty..."

The scarred man strode out of the large tent, his body shaking as he transformed into a golden-winged eagle with a wingspan of about ten feet. He flapped his wings and soared away...

Barely an hour later, in other demon strongholds on Floating Cloud Mountain.

Demon Stronghold One: "What? Old Golden Eagle is acting as a bodyguard? Shameless! How dare it get ahead of me! Let's go!"

Demon Stronghold Two: "Huh? Old Golden Eagle and Stinky Monkey are bodyguards? You little punks, not even inviting us, let's go!"

Demon Stronghold Three: "You're kidding? Old Golden Eagle, Stinky Monkey, and that Wild Boar are all bodyguards? Not enough of them to beat up, these demons, screw their ancestors, let's go!"

Demon Stronghold Four: "What? Old Golden Eagle, Stinky Monkey, Wild Boar Monster, and Leopardess are bodyguards? Oh my dear mother, how could I not be there? Let's go!"

Demon Stronghold Five: "You're saying? Those demons are all bodyguards? How can I not be there? Let's go!"

On the mountain road of Floating Cloud Mountain, a procession composed of various demons was advancing. In the center of the procession was a flatbed cart, carried by two giant bears.

Song Shuhang, sitting on the cart, leaned closer to Chen Luo. He couldn't understand why so many demons were rushing to escort them to Floating Cloud Market.

At the front of the procession were lesser demons who, like him, were in the Pure Blood Realm. At the rear were exclusively demons in the Blood Refining Realm, like Third Brother Huang. Even more terrifying were the demons surrounding the cart; they had clearly surpassed the Blood Refining Realm and reached a level beyond Song Shuhang's grasp.

And this group of demons was willing to act as escorts without asking for a single coin!

Was the demonic wind on Floating Cloud Mountain this enthusiastic?

With their addition, the pace of their journey had significantly increased.

Less than a hundred miles to Floating Cloud Market...

Yo yo yo, Godfather Tower is still on the first floor.

Awkwardly dug out an underground garage.