Flower Fruit Mountain,
Water Curtain Cave,
As Bi Xiao finished speaking, the enormous cavern fell instantly silent. Only the monkey's somewhat nervous heartbeat could be clearly heard in the stillness.
"Little Senior Sister, don't be nervous. I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it!"
Seeing that the monkey had been intimidated, Xuanming's lips curled into a slight smile. He hurried to play peacemaker, gesturing for Bi Xiao to withdraw her pressure.
"Hmph!"
"I hope so!"
Bi Xiao gave a quiet snort and cooperatively withdrew the aura suppressing the monkey, though her tone still carried a hint of warning.
Seeing this, the monkey gave a wry smile. He obediently sat back down, then glanced at Xuanming with some helplessness.
What exactly was this guy up to?
The last time they'd met, he'd already felt that this guy was strange. This time, he'd even brought along a mighty figure who was a Great Unity Golden Immortal, possibly even a Saint.
What was his real intention?
Was he just trying to show off in front of him?
That wasn't necessary, was it?
Though he had to admit he was a little envious, a little jealous, and even a little tempted to take their place...
"Ahem!"
Xuanming had no idea what the monkey was thinking. He cleared his throat and, once the monkey looked over, smiled and picked up where they'd left off.
"Brother Monkey, although your Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation is a little low, there's an opportunity now that could help you improve..."
"Oh?"
Sun Wukong looked at Xuanming suspiciously. "Since there's an opportunity like that, why don't you give it to those juniors of your Interception Sect?"
"They have one too!"
Xuanming spread his hands, his expression unchanged. "It's just that I'm rather impressed by your talent, so I thought I'd