Encountering the Human-Faced Monkeys Again

They passed Hancui Ridge without a hitch. A Thread of Sky, which had once been blocked, remained unchanged, and the huge boulder Zhang Xiaohua had thrown by the roadside still stood tall in the wind. As the carriage passed, Lu Chaoxian sighed. "Those beasts were so ferocious. I wonder whether the disciples who helped us back then are still safe. I hope they did not also perish in the jaws of beasts."

"Damn bad luck!" Zhang Xiaohua kept rubbing his nose furiously as he grumbled inwardly. I've saved you people more than once. Why can't you ever wish me well?

He could only say, "Their martial arts are formidable. They will surely be fine."

"Not necessarily." Lu Chaoxian wore the expression of an expert. "That boulder only proves they had great strength, not that their martial arts were high. Faced with attacks from so many ferocious beasts, what use is brute strength alone?"

"Dizzy..." Standing atop the carriage, Zhang Xiaohua nearly fell over. Fine, fine. Can't I just keep my mouth shut?

Then Lu Chaoxian laughed. "If those disciples possessed martial arts as profound as Junior Brother Ren's, they could probably have escaped."

"Ah, I've been defeated, utterly defeated." Zhang Xiaohua shook his head and said no more. After all, they were talking about the same person.

At this time, Chen Chen and the others also rose and finished preparing to depart.

Chen Chen asked softly, "Junior Sister Zixia, do you think we should send another signal today?"

Zixia replied quietly, "Of course, Senior Sister Chen. First, it will let the senior sisters who have not arrived see our route. Second, it will tell them that we are safe here."

"All right. We'll do as you say." After speaking, Chen Chen took another signal device from a female disciple. She