"What... what kind of monster is that?" Though Li Dayong was highly learned and widely experienced, he had never left the Flower Kingdom. The sight of Amon, eight meters long and eight meters around the waist, gave him a tremendous fright.
It was not until Amon obeyed Mousse's instructions, lay on the ground, and opened his huge mouth that Li Dayong calmed down. Both curious and uneasy, he followed Mousse into the "monster's" mouth.
"Uncle, can you take me to the Sun Moon Society's forbidden grounds? I'm a total bookworm! You just need to show us the way. Amon is incredibly fast—he can fly to anywhere on the Yellow Earth Continent within two hours. Really, why would I lie to you?"
After hearing Mousse's introduction, Li Dayong grew even more curious about Amon. If not for knowing that, as an elder of at least a generation above him, he could not act like a child, he might already have started touching everything inside Amon's mouth.
But Li Dayong's answer greatly disappointed Mousse. The issue of outsiders being barred from the forbidden grounds did not exist, because the Sun Moon Society's headquarters had already been destroyed by the authorities. Mousse would only be making a wasted trip.
With no other choice, Mousse could only settle for the next best thing and patiently listen as Li Dayong recited the material bit by bit each day.
That said, Li Dayong did not have a super cheat like Mousse. Despite his vast knowledge, the key information he had resolved to memorize amounted to only several hundred thousand characters. If he had not added his own interpretations and expansions, it would not have taken much time at all.
Mousse also gradually realized that Li Dayong's own insightful views were even more valuable than those ancient