The Heart-Stealing Divine Ape laughed heartily, pointed at a towering cliff ahead, and said, "Quick, quick, quick! Let's get up on top of that Zaochi head. Everyone's waiting for us there!"
They even had a Zaochi here?
According to legend, this vicious beast had wreaked havoc in the southern Chouhua Wilds before Hou Yi shot him dead.
This creature had died the same way as the suns. That alone showed how fearsome his reputation had been in ancient times.
Using his head as a gathering place-one had to admit, only these Great Yaomo could be so romantic.
Ming landed atop the cliff, then took human form and stood beside Cui Jiuyang.
The Heart-Stealing Divine Ape bounded over to the figures already standing on the summit and said, "Fellow Daoists, I, Old Sun, have brought them."
Then he turned and beckoned to Cui Jiuyang. "Daoist Cui, come, come. Let Old Sun introduce you."
He pointed to a woman dressed entirely in red robes. "Black Phoenix. Back then, her clan lost to the Fire Phoenix clan in the struggle to become king of the birds. They were driven out and ended up in Guixu."
The woman rolled her eyes at the Heart-Stealing Divine Ape, then gave Cui Jiuyang's party a slight nod by way of greeting.
Cui Jiuyang naturally hurried to return the greeting.
"This is Zhu Yan. Looks rather like me, Old Sun, but we're not of the same family."
"This is Dijiang. He wasn't even a Great Yaomo, but he was straightforward back then too. He couldn't stand the Heavenly Court's conduct, so he was driven in here along with us."
"This is Celestial Dog. I usually play with him here in Guixu. Doggy hasn't seen a human in tens of thousands of years. He used to love living among