It was a snowy night.
Outside Dragon City, fierce winds swept up goose-feather snow, howling freely across the boundless wilderness.
Ripples like those on water suddenly spread through the space above a previously empty patch of snow.
Wukong appeared out of nowhere.
He surveyed his surroundings, confirmed that no one was nearby, then lightly tapped a fingertip.
Hum-
The Heaven in a Pot space opened.
Tian Meng, Zi JI, and Cai Lin flew out one after another, landing steadily in the deep snow.
Zi JI gathered her purple cloak around herself, a gleam of wonder flashing through her beautiful eyes as she exclaimed sincerely, "Your spatial transportation technique is actually this smooth. There wasn't the slightest discomfort. I once experienced Lord Di Tian's spatial displacement. It was so rough and jarring that it nearly shook me sick."
Tian Meng nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Exactly, exactly!"
Back then, Di Tian had used spatial power to forcibly take him from the Evil Emperor, so Tian Meng certainly had a right to speak on the matter.
"The Pot-Heaven Art forms a little world of its own. I control its internal laws, so naturally, outside spatial turbulence can't interfere with it."
"Come on. Let's find an inn in the city first."
Wukong swept his wide sleeve, put Cai Lin away, and led the other two through the wind and snow in search of an inn.
With his current mastery of space, Wukong could actually have taken everyone straight across countless mountains and rivers to the Star Dou Great Forest.
But he was a man who observed the courtesies, after all. Having accepted Liu Erlong's welcoming hospitality, leaving without saying goodbye would hardly have been proper conduct for a guest.
Early the following morning.
Liu Erlong learned of Wukong's return from the innkeeper.
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