The Dragon-Trapping Tower.
"Ping'an, what exactly happened with you and Bai Yu?"
Xu Taiping strode toward the second floor of the Dragon-Trapping Tower as he questioned Ping'an, who was coming toward him.
Ping'an immediately gave a brief account of what he and Bai Yu had encountered, then answered Xu Taiping:
"After we parted with you, Eldest Brother, Brother Bai Yu and I carried the Dragon-Slaying Stele to an inn called Spring Rain Tower, planning to meet you there."
"But unexpectedly, after we settled into the inn, the Concealment Cloak covering the Dragon-Slaying Stele fell off."
"As luck would have it, Jiang Chong, an elder of Tangting Mountain in Chenglong Heaven, happened to pass by and recognized the Dragon-Slaying Stele on my back at a glance."
"After the Dragon-Slaying Stele was exposed, Brother Bai Yu and I prepared to move to another inn."
"But to keep us there, Jiang Chong, that elder of Tangting Mountain, killed a disciple beside him outright and framed us, then rallied the cultivators in the inn to stop Bai Yu and me."
"Brother Bai Yu was outnumbered, and I couldn't use my Mountain-Lifting Ape true body. With no other choice, I could only come inside to ask you for help, Eldest Brother."
Before leaving the tower, Xu Taiping had warned Ping'an not to use his Mountain-Lifting Ape true body. If Ping'an used it as he was now, he would likely tear down the entire Spring Rain Tower. If the commotion grew too great, there would be no way to bring things to a close.
Xu Taiping reached out and rubbed Ping'an's little head.
"Don't worry. Bai Yu will be all right."
Beside him, Fairy Lingyue frowned, her expression one of exasperation at iron that refused to become steel.
"That Bai Yu would rather chop bamboo in