Reuniting with Shi Hao: Roasted Ferocious Beasts and Monkey Wine

"Kid, you and Miss Yun Xi will become Dao Companions sooner or later anyway. Why not accept it?"

Unlike Shi Xiu with his male chauvinism,

the God-Striking Stone was a greedy fellow.

The moment he heard that Heavenly God Mountain could provide Essence Coins,

he actually took the initiative to persuade someone to accept.

And after hearing this exchange between master and servant,

the Heaven-Splitting Demon Butterfly's tone turned distinctly hostile.

"Aren't you two grown men ashamed?"

Wonderful. They were actually being looked down on by a pure-blooded ferocious beast.

"You oversized butterfly, just keep flying and stay out of it!"

"Stinking stone, fight me one-on-one if you've got the guts!"

Wonderful.

The two masters were in love with each other,

but Little Stone and the Demon Butterfly were like a pair of bickering sweethearts.

Still, both seemed to be all talk.

Neither dared to actually fight in front of their masters.

Only the Little Pagoda remained carefree. Unless a Rare Treasure was involved, this fellow hardly ever spoke.

Still, amid the two fellows' squabbling,

the journey, which had originally been long and tedious, now brought the occasional laugh.

Time seemed to pass quickly, too.

They had already reached the territory of Flower-Fruit Mountain up ahead.

The place was rather chaotic, though.

After all, the Divine Monkey King here was the most terrifying native in all the Hundred Broken Mountains.

If this fellow went a day without fighting, he would itch all over.

So, to avoid a head-on clash with him,

Shi Xiu and the others chose to land off to the side.

As luck would have it, they spotted a young man and woman dancing gracefully on the ground below.

Huh, aren't those two Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er?

Why do they look drunk?

No, they aren't drunk. Are they seeing some sort of illusion?

On closer inspection,

Shi Hao seemed to be nestling up to his parents.

His face brimmed with happiness.

In reality, however, the brat was rubbing against a large rock.

Huo Ling'er, meanwhile, was pointing here and there.

She looked as though she were arranging some festive venue.

"You lot, hang that double-happiness character higher!"

"My red bridal veil! Where is my red bridal veil? Hurry and find it! The Royal Consort is about to arrive!"

Well!

Was this girl dreaming of her wedding night?

Yet all that lay before them was an empty stretch of grass.

What on earth was going on?

He glanced at Yun Xi beside him.

Her eyes were filled with confusion, too.

It was the God-Striking Stone who spotted the clue.

"This is bad! Those are Pu Demon Tree seeds! Hurry and wake them up, or their strength will be sucked dry!"

As it turned out, many things resembling dandelions seemed to be clinging to Shi Hao's and Huo Ling'er's arms.

In the distance, a tree spirit was watching the two with a gleeful grin.

[Four Strikes of the Vermilion Bird: Heaven-Splitting]

Seeing his brother and fiancée trapped in a delusion,

Shi Xiu threw caution to the winds.

He leaped straight down from midair

and unleashed his ultimate move!

By the time the Pu Demon Tree noticed, it was already too late.

The powerful wave of energy toppled it outright,

flinging it dozens of zhang away!

The seeds clinging to the two swiftly scattered as well.

Once he came around, Shi Hao was as mischievous as ever, actually picking up a few seeds to taste.

"They're sweet!"

"You little brat, what happened to you two?"

Watching Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er gradually regain their senses, Shi Xiu asked rather irritably.

That Tree Demon was actually easy to deal with.

Even if Huo Ling'er had fallen for it, how had Shi Hao failed to resist, too?

"B-big brother, well, I smelled something really intoxicating just now, and then..."

So that was all it was!

Following Shi Hao's directions, he spotted Monkey Wine in a small pool.

This was good stuff.

The Divine Monkey King of Flower-Fruit Mountain must have deliberately hidden it away while busy fighting his enemies.

"Kid, roast the meat from these ferocious beasts. Your big brother will go fetch the Monkey Wine!"

Having said that,

Shi Xiu did not hold back.

He took out the Feiyi, Little White Tiger, and Half-Blood Golden Peng he had collected earlier.

He handed them all to Shi Hao to prepare.

The brat had been the village glutton since childhood.

Roasting ferocious beasts was his specialty.

So Shi Xiu would handle the Monkey Wine.

The job of roasting the meat belonged to this little brat and no one else.

Besides, Shi Xiu and Yun Xi had discussed things before coming.

Since they were certain to run into Huo Ling'er this time,

some matters would be easier for the girls to settle between themselves.

The Fire Emperor should also have spoken to his daughter back then.

That Heavenly Dao Treasure Body was hardly something one person could simply claim for herself.

That was probably why Huo Ling'er had deliberately kept her distance despite spending every day with him.

After all, she was a pampered princess.

She did not seem to have learned how to share.

Yun Xi, however, seemed to have some special method.

When Shi Xiu finally brought back the Monkey Wine after trying every means possible, he saw the two girls holding hands and laughing.

Had they reached some sort of agreement?

Shi Hao was no slouch, either.

He was actually roasting both half-beasts at once-the snake had already been eaten earlier.

Seeing his big brother return,

the brat waved from far away.

"Haha, big brother, you're amazing! You really took that Little Tiger and... I want a tiger paw!"

"Help yourselves to whatever you want.

"Remember to cultivate after eating. These are all primordial ferocious beasts.

"You won't find many Half-Blood Golden Pengs out there!"

"All right, I'm joining in, too!"

The speaker was Big Red, with the Nine-Headed Lion following behind.

These two had previously contributed food to the brothers.

Now they had acknowledged the brothers as their big brothers.

It was time they received something in return.

The energy from these primordial ferocious beasts would certainly make up for their previous losses.

As for how much they could benefit,

that would depend on their own cultivation!

And there was the Monkey Wine. After a single cup, Shi Xiu felt energy surging wildly through his body.

Vaguely, it felt as though all ten grotto-heavens were about to open!

This was a good thing!

Ordinary cultivators could hardly wait to enter the next stage after opening their fourth or fifth grotto-heaven.

Only those ancient Supremes had a chance of opening ten grotto-heavens.

In other words, successfully opening ten grotto-heavens meant possessing the makings of an Immortal Emperor!

Yet at that moment, the Divine Monkey King, the ruler of Flower-Fruit Mountain, probably never dreamed

that someone had already cut off his rear.

Still, the monkey king had no time to worry about all that now.

He had been surrounded by a large group of outsiders.

Their leader was actually another mighty old native of the Hundred Broken Mountains.

The Old Flood Dragon!

This old fellow had a grudge against the Divine Monkey King.

That was why he had joined forces with many high-level ferocious beasts and human experts this time.

They intended to kill the Divine Monkey King in one fell swoop

and plunder all the resources here!

"Old Flood Dragon, you're still not dead! And today you've actually teamed up with so many outsiders to deal with me!"

Had Shi Xiu or Yun Xi been here, they would certainly have recognized the helpers beside this azure Flood Dragon.

Indeed, weren't they the same few who had competed with them for the Ageless Spring?

It seemed these fellows were not particularly sharp!

They actually dared to offend the monkey king of Flower-Fruit Mountain, the very pinnacle of combat strength among the natives of the Hundred Broken Mountains!

Yet these fellows behaved just as they had when fighting over the Ageless Spring.

One after another, they put on sour faces.

As though they truly had some way to take down the monkey before them!

What a joke!

If outsiders like them could defeat him so easily,

how could the Divine Monkey King reign supreme in the small world of the Hundred Broken Mountains?

"Divine Monkey King, how could I face my ancestors while you're still alive?"

Faced with this great monkey,

the Flood Dragon did not dare act rashly.

He could only shout a few words from time to time

and leave it at that!

"Exactly! You big monkey, hand over the Monkey Wine right now, or we'll tear this mountain apart!"

Bifang spoke as fiercely as ever!

But the Divine Monkey King opposite them was no pushover.

"Hehe, come on, then! Today, I'll settle every last score with you. None of you will escape!"

What a Divine Monkey King!

Was he planning to fight a hundred foes single-handedly?