"Regarding this reincarnated body you mentioned, Senior, I truly know nothing about it. I have no related memories in my mind either. This..." Shen Luo said, somewhat troubled.
"No matter, no matter. Reincarnated people are like ignorant children whose spiritual apertures have yet to open. Come with me. I will show you some things the Great King left behind. Perhaps they can awaken your memories..." Only then did Old Macaque rise, grabbing Shen Luo by the arm and urging him to follow.
"Senior, have you already submitted to the Demon Clan?" Shen Luo still wanted to save him. His steps faltered as he sighed.
Old Macaque froze, then slowly turned around. A trace of grief and indignation appeared in his eyes as he said,
"That devil harbored deep resentment toward the Great King because of what happened between them on the pilgrimage years ago. When he came to Flower Fruit Mountain, he began slaughtering without restraint. So many old companions and younger kin were unable to escape, dying miserably beneath his butcher's blade. This old servant had not wished to go on living either. But this old servant believed that the Great King would surely return, just as he did when Flower Fruit Mountain was occupied by the Demon King of Havoc. Once the Great King returns, he will seek justice for us..."
Shen Luo was somewhat moved upon hearing this. He merely listened quietly, without interrupting.
"So this old servant cannot die. This old servant must wait for that day... Otherwise, when the Great King returns, he will feel that Flower Fruit Mountain no longer has even a trace of its former spirit. That will not do. We failed to protect this home, but we cannot let even that last wisp of breath disappear." By the end, Old Macaque's