When Lanxi Village was bustling with wedding festivities, and some troublesome little girl near the cliff was eating and drinking with Sixth Sister, the Fourth Sister of Pansi Ridge, who had previously agreed with Second Sister to search for the escaped "pig demon," had already slipped quietly to the cavern prison in the back mountains of Lanxi Village.
"!!"
"Who is it?"
"Ah, Fourth Sister?"
"Greetings, Fourth Sister!"
The two little demons guarding the prison gate saw that the visitor was Fourth Sister. Not daring to neglect their duties, they hurriedly bowed respectfully.
"That's enough!"
"No need for formalities."
Fourth Sister waved her hand. Not wishing to trouble the two demons, she merely glanced at the cavern before saying:
"Go!"
"Go over there and drink. Leave the monkey inside to me."
As she spoke, she ignored whether they agreed and simply strode into the cavern.
"Yes!"
"Thank you, Fourth Sister!"
Hearing this, the two little demons did not suspect anything. They exchanged a glance, then rejoiced. Without saying anything more, they hurried toward Lanxi Village.
"..."
Seeing this, Fourth Sister did not mind. She merely walked slowly toward the depths of the dark, damp prison.
At that moment, in the depths of the cavern, the torchlight on both sides of the cell flickered weakly, illuminating the mottled webs, cold stone, moss, and iron chains on the walls.
"..."
Tibbers was tightly bound by silk and had revealed his true monkey form. However, his gray-brown fur, touched with a hint of gold, looked somewhat dim beneath the torchlight.
He hung his head with his eyes closed. His face held no expression or ripple of emotion, as if he had long since resigned himself to his fate—or simply did not care about being imprisoned like this.
Clatter--!
Suddenly, accompanied by the sound