Monster Pig

The woman was the first to come to her senses. Delight shone in her eyes as she gave the group a proper curtsy.

"Thank you all for coming to our aid out of righteousness. May I ask your honored names?"

"This poor Daoist is Shen Hui."

"My name is Lu Huan."

"Xu Ye, of the Extreme Devil Palace."

Upon hearing that, the woman looked at Xu Ye, and her expression stiffened slightly.

Extreme Devil Palace?

That didn't sound like the name of decent people...

She promptly suppressed the thought and said respectfully,

"This little woman's surname is Zhu. I am the third child in my family."

As she spoke, she pointed at the two young masters in brocade behind her.

"This is my second brother and my fourth younger brother. Those gentlemen are masters from the escort agency. They have been protecting us all the way here."

The second brother reluctantly cupped his hands, his manner somewhat reserved.

The fourth brother merely snorted and turned his head aside, apparently displeased by the addition of two outsiders.

Xu Ye did not mind. He simply smiled and said,

"Tell us, then. What exactly is the situation in Cold Spring County now?"

The woman made a welcoming gesture. "I'll explain it to you in detail on the road."

Thus, the group set off once more.

The two parties merged into one. The escorts deliberately—or perhaps unconsciously—kept the three masters guarded in the middle, though their gazes toward Xu Ye now carried a measure of wariness.

That was only natural.

His method of storing things was truly strange and sinister; it was difficult not to cast sidelong glances at it.

Xu Ye did not care either, grinning as he walked at the very front.

Every so often, he snapped off a dead branch from