Primordial World, First Academy.
When the monkey saw the little fairy Chu Yi, who still looked like nothing more than a little girl, he was so excited he did not know where to put his hands. All he could do was grin foolishly with his monkey mouth.
Fifteen, who had been following behind his sister, took one look at the monkey and blurted out, "Stupid monkey!"
Though the monkey hated Fifteen's foul mouth, he did not take it to heart. After all, the other boy was the Dao Venerable's son, and his cultivation was far stronger than his own. He could not beat him anyway.
Having spent so many years at the academy, the monkey naturally knew about the sibling pair, "Chu Yi and Fifteen." When he first learned of their identities, he had found it hard to believe.
After all, they were the Dao Venerable's children. They should have been impossibly distant figures to someone like him.
Yet who would have thought that, when he had been at his lowest, the ones who lent him a helping hand would be such noble people? Even thinking about it felt like a dream.
When people were at their most downcast, they remembered most deeply those who had reached out to help them.
What was more, that had been when the monkey had just left the mountain, with no family or friends in sight, utterly lost and bewildered.
As Chu Yi looked at the monkey, her memories suddenly returned to several decades ago. After a long while, she broke into a delighted smile. "Monkey, you really came to First Academy!"
The monkey nodded excitedly. "I'm called Chu Er!"
Chu Yi was taken aback upon hearing that name, then burst into laughter. Fifteen widened his eyes and shouted, "Who gave you permission to