"Monk, in my entire life, there's only one person I've ever respected more than Commander Jie—and you're the second! Come on, I'm treating you to Yuechu Restaurant tonight. We'll drink until we drop!"
The moment they emerged from the secret realm, Sun Chaozong exclaimed loudly in high spirits, his scar-covered face filled with a frightening grin.
"Commander Sun, he's a monk. You're still taking him out to drink and eat meat?"
"Huh? Th-then are there any vegetarian places nearby?"
"There's no need to worry about me." Rat Monk said, "Just ask the owner to prepare a vegetarian dish."
"But we're all rough men. We'll definitely be drinking and eating meat." Sun Chaozong scratched his head. "Monk, won't you feel uncomfortable watching us eat and drink like this?"
"Rules and precepts are meant to restrain oneself, not others. Besides, the precepts also prohibit killing, yet I have no idea how many demons and monsters died beneath my sword today." Rat Monk pressed his palms together. "I do not save mortals. I only save demons and monsters."
If any other monk had said something like that, Sun Chaozong and the others would have been full of disdain. But hearing it from Rat Monk only inspired admiration. He had been at Xuanwu Lake Military Town for five days. Aside from settling in on the first day, he had entered the secret realm and fought every day for the remaining four.
What was more, Rat Monk had undergone his Second Class Advancement on the second day. Even though everyone knew he had Chancellor Shang Xuanwen's support, that speed was still astonishing.
Not only that, he had applied to join the expedition against the Second Turn Secret Realm "Stone Sinking Stream" on the very day he advanced. The commanders simply hadn't agreed at once, apparently