The White-Tailed Spirit Monkey had not expected Li Dalong and the others to follow, so it had made no particular effort to conceal its tracks. Li Dalong easily found its route from the marks on the branches.
After pursuing it for some distance, the White-Tailed Spirit Monkey appeared within Li Dalong's Divine Sense. To find its lair, he did not disturb it.
After locking onto it with his Divine Sense, he carefully signaled for Ye Wuxia and the others to stop, remain silent, and quietly await his orders.
Having just escaped the humans, the naturally playful and restless White-Tailed Spirit Monkey was having the time of its life in the woods.
Li Dalong and the others waited patiently in the distance. Once it tired of playing, it would naturally return to its lair, making their destination easy to find.
Half a day later, perhaps tired or bored with playing, it leaped across the treetops and disappeared into the distance.
Li Dalong had kept it under constant observation with his Divine Sense throughout that half day. Seeing it run off in one direction, he guessed it was returning to its lair.
He immediately called for the listless, utterly bored girls to follow.
Ye Wuxia and the others had been bored stiff. Seeing that it was time to move, they immediately perked up and sped forward behind Li Dalong.
The White-Tailed Spirit Monkey bounded along ahead, while Li Dalong and the others followed with utmost care.
About an hour later, the White-Tailed Spirit Monkey reached a cliff beyond a stretch of woods, nimbly climbed it, and disappeared behind a protruding rock.
Li Dalong knew this was the White-Tailed Spirit Monkey's lair, their destination for the day.
He waited patiently at the foot of the cliff for the time it took to drink