Visiting the Ape Tribe

A series of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." sounds suddenly came from the distant forest. Four figures raced over the treetops, lightly stepping across the crowns of ancient towering trees.

They slowly landed before Bai He and the other man. They were three snow-white skeletons and a handsome, upright young man with shoulder-length black hair—Xiao Chen!

"Master!"

At the sight of Xiao Chen, Bai He could not help calling out excitedly.

He had never forgotten who had helped him through his darkest time!

"Bai He?!"

At the sight of Bai He, ripples also appeared in Xiao Chen's formerly calm eyes.

Xiao Chen strode over and gave Bai He's shoulder a hearty pat. He had always been very satisfied with this disciple.

"After I got away, I went back and killed Wang Zifeng, then followed the direction you had fled in. But unfortunately, by the time I arrived, you had already jumped into the sea. I could only kill Liu Yue to avenge you. I had originally planned to search for you along the coastline afterward, but unfortunately, I ran into Zhao Lin'er..."

At the mention of Zhao Lin'er, Xiao Chen's expression darkened slightly.

Seeing that Bai He and Xiao Chen had reunited, Monk Yi Zhen revealed a faint smile and bid them farewell.

"Brother Xiao, Bai He, since everything is settled, I'll be leaving now. Senior Brother Yi Chi is still waiting for me."

With that, Monk Yi Zhen turned and prepared to leave.

"Hey! Senior Brother Yi Zhen, you haven't told me the result of the matter I asked you to handle!"

Seeing Monk Yi Zhen about to depart, Xiao Chen hurriedly asked.

But Monk Yi Zhen merely smiled faintly before leaping over the treetops of the ancient trees and vanishing from Xiao Chen's sight.

Only a faint echo remained in the air.

"Brother Xiao, you'll have to ask Bai He about that!"

"Bai He?"

Xiao Chen looked at Bai He in confusion. What did this have to do with Bai He?

Huh?

Only then did Xiao Chen suddenly notice the pair of silvery-white dragon horns that had appeared atop Bai He's head.

"Bai He, this is..."

Xiao Chen pointed at the dragon horns on Bai He's head.

"Didn't I accidentally awaken the dragon bloodline in my body after eating that Eight-Armed Evil Dragon egg? Recently, I ate another dragon egg, and my bloodline concentration increased again, so I grew this pair of dragon horns."

Bai He gave a wry smile and pointed at the silvery-white horns on his head. Other than being a little hard, he had yet to discover any use for them.

However, it seemed that these horns could be used to unleash the dragon clan's supreme divine ability, the Imprisonment Art—the purple divine light once used by the Purple Dragon King. Unfortunately, he did not know how!

"Oh, right, Master. Uh... regarding us killing Wang Zifeng and Liu Yue, I've already settled our grudge with Yan Qingcheng. She won't cause us any more trouble."

Bai He scratched his head, unsure how to put it.

"Settled your grudge?"

Xiao Chen could not help frowning.

He had met Yan Qingcheng before and could tell that she was an extremely proud and forceful woman. Even after asking Monk Yi Zhen to help settle the grudge, he had not actually held out much hope. But now his disciple was telling him... it had worked?!

"Why? She really agreed?!"

Although his martial intuition told him that it was true, Xiao Chen still found it hard to believe.

"How should I put this... Anyway, anyway, she told me to call her Qingcheng. Master, do you understand now?"

Bai He said distressedly.

He truly did not know how to explain such a thing.

"In other words, Yan Qingcheng can basically be considered your daughter-in-law now!"

Bai He finally decided to throw caution to the wind and said it outright.

"Huh?!"

Xiao Chen revealed a stunned expression.

This news was far too explosive! The opponent he had once considered the most troublesome person on the island had suddenly transformed into his daughter-in-law?! It was simply unbelievable.

"Master, don't underestimate me. After jumping into the sea, I encountered quite a few fortunate opportunities. Even you might not be able to beat me now!"

Seeing Xiao Chen's face full of disbelief, Bai He said somewhat unhappily.

At his peak, he could effortlessly crush cultivators at the fifth level of the Transcendent Mortal Realm. He could basically sweep through the vast majority of cultivators on the island.

As for Yan Qingcheng, it was not as though he had won her heart so easily. Without exceptional potential to catch Yan Qingcheng's attention, without the powerful strength to snatch prey from Thunder Dragon's jaws, and without his handsome looks to sweeten the deal, none of this would likely have fallen into place so naturally.

"Alright! Let's not talk about this anymore, okay? Hehe..."

"Come, Bai He. Let me introduce these three skeleton brothers. They are King Qin Guang, Yama King, and Reincarnation King."

Xiao Chen pointed at the three snow-white skeletons before him and introduced them to Bai He one by one.

"Uh... hello! My name is Bai He!"

Bai He greeted the three skeletons, considering them acquainted now, though he secretly wiped away a cold sweat.

From their appearances alone, he could not tell who was who at all. Fortunately, he was no ordinary person and could accurately identify them through instinct—or rather, spiritual intuition.

Upon hearing Bai He's greeting, the lights within the eye sockets of the three snow-white skeletons—King Qin Guang, Yama King, and Reincarnation King—flickered. Their jaws opened and closed a few times, producing a series of "clack, clack" sounds in reply.

"Then let's continue on!"

Once Bai He and the three skeletons had become acquainted, Xiao Chen once again set out to track Zhao Lin'er.

"Master, where are we going?"

As they swiftly traveled through the dense Primeval Forest, Bai He asked Xiao Chen.

"Once, I had already forced Zhao Lin'er into a desperate situation, but unfortunately, she was rescued by that young Unicorn Sacred Beast from before. I remember that a Beast King, the Four-Armed Blood-Colored Giant Ape, led its ape tribe after them. I'm going there now to ask about it."

Xiao Chen answered.

"Can we communicate with them?"

Bai He could not help asking.

"Yes! Their intelligence is quite high. I even taught them how to roast meat before, so we know each other fairly well."

Xiao Chen said.

Before long, the two men and the three skeletons arrived near a stone forest. This was the ape tribe's territory.

The surroundings were quiet. There were no beast roars, only the melodious chirping of birds and the rich fragrance of clumps of flowers and grass. Numerous verdant ancient vines also wound around the tall stone pillars.

It was as though the ape tribe had sensed their arrival.

"Roar~"

Following a fierce roar, an old ape over three meters tall rushed out from the stone forest and appeared before them.

It stared at the group before it, especially Xiao Chen.

A deep hostility flashed through the eyes of the towering old ape, whose body was covered in dense black fur, while low growls rumbled continuously from its throat.