On Xuantian Island, four monkeys and a little child were surrounded by a large group of bald men and hulking gorillas. They looked utterly miserable, especially under the bald men's nonstop chanting of various sutras, as if the four monkeys were being brainwashed.
The hulking gorillas were no less imposing. They pounded their chests with both fists, letting out wave after wave of shrieks and roars.
The four monkeys and the little child trapped in the middle covered their ears with both hands, but the chanting of Buddhist scriptures and the gorillas' roars still reached their ears and invaded their minds, leaving them pale and in great pain.
The four monkeys and the little child were none other than Wang Xian's five disciples.
Like Shifang Island—or rather, like all battlefield reception islands—Xuantian Island prohibited combat. Anyone who fought would be punished by the "NPCs."
On Shifang Island, Lingzhi Fairy, Fire Spirit Holy Mother, and their fellow disciples were responsible for enforcing those punishments.
Xuantian Island belonged to Taishang Island. If nothing unexpected had happened, it should have been under the authority of Taishang Laojun's eldest disciple, Grand Master Xuandu. The Taishang lineage had few members, and Grand Master Xuandu was the only one capable of handling such affairs.
Yet Grand Master Xuandu had not appeared despite the four monkeys and little Nezha being "besieged" like this. Wang Xian had every reason to suspect that Grand Master Xuandu was not currently on Xuantian Island.
Seeing his five disciples suffering, Wang Xian wasted no more time. Holding A Li in his arms, he flashed into the encirclement formed by the bald men and gorillas.
Wang Xian's sudden appearance drew the attention of the bald men and gorillas, but they did not stop chanting sutras or pounding their chests and roaring.
"Master!"
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