Half a Year, Monkey Wine!

"Benefactor, it's been nearly half a year since you killed the Demon King of Havoc." Gray Monkey stepped forward to explain.

His gaze then drifted involuntarily to Weaver Girl. Though they belonged to different races, living beings' appreciation of beauty was much the same.

The moment he saw Weaver Girl, he could not help exclaiming in amazement. She was far too beautiful, and there was a spiritual quality about her.

Did Benefactor take so long because of the fairy before me?

Only a fairy this beautiful is worthy of Benefactor.

As his thoughts ran wild, the monkeys around him also turned curious gazes on Jiang Zhe.

They grew particularly excited after hearing what Gray Monkey had said.

"Immortal, were you the one who killed the Demon King of Havoc?" a little monkey could not help asking.

"It was no trouble," Jiang Zhe said with a chuckle. The monkeys here were nothing like the troublesome monkeys of Mount Emei. Instead, they resembled well-behaved golden snub-nosed monkeys.

Both their temperaments and their looks made them quite popular.

"Thank you, Benefactor." The docile golden snub-nosed monkey's knees buckled, and he dropped straight down to kowtow to Jiang Zhe.

"All right, all right, go play," Gray Monkey said, hastily waving the other monkeys away.

"Oh, right. Tell Second Brother to bring over all the monkey wine I've been saving."

"Got it, Brother Gray." The little golden monkey answered and hopped away.

"Those humans have been taken somewhere safe, right?" Jiang Zhe sat cross-legged on the ground and asked curiously.

"We followed your instructions, Benefactor. Those humans were taken to the nearest town. A little girl even came looking for us on Flower-Fruit Mountain before, but we scolded her and sent her away."

"Although the Demon King of Havoc is dead, there are still other demon kings on Flower-Fruit Mountain. Humans are better off staying away," Gray Monkey explained.

"I see. Are there any dangerous demon kings nearby? Where are they?" Jiang Zhe asked at once.

He needed a great deal of merit, and slaying demons and exterminating fiends was undoubtedly the best way to earn it.

"Well, after the Demon King of Havoc died half a year ago, quite a few lesser demons heard of your reputation. The demon kings who often harmed people in particular were so frightened that they left Flower-Fruit Mountain long ago."

"But recently, a demon king came out of the East Sea. He never heard how powerful you are while he was in the sea, Benefactor, and he's been eating people without restraint," Gray Monkey said after a moment's hesitation.

"A demon king from the East Sea?" Jiang Zhe frowned. Could he have something to do with the East Sea Dragon Palace?

"Yes. I heard he's a yaksha, and he's incredibly powerful. He can even summon water dragons over ten meters long. He swept an entire human merchant caravan off the trade road." Gray Monkey's expression was unusually solemn as he spoke.

"A yaksha," Jiang Zhe murmured. In that case, he probably had nothing to do with the dragon race.

I can kill him!

"If it's a yaksha, you'd better be careful. I've heard that just about everyone who becomes a yaksha is a Great Demon. Yakshas who are especially good at controlling water are generally around the Earth Immortal realm," Weaver Girl said cautiously, hurrying closer to Jiang Zhe and lowering her voice.

"It's fine." Jiang Zhe shook his head. He was also in the Earth Immortal realm, and could even be considered a Peak Earth Immortal.

On top of that, he had cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, sending his combat strength soaring. His physical body could be said to be no weaker than those of some Great Demons.

"Just be careful. At most, I can cheer you on from the sidelines," Weaver Girl said softly, sitting down beside Jiang Zhe.

"Don't worry. You can just watch. But the mortal world is dangerous too. Why don't you go back to the Heavenly Court first?" Jiang Zhe replied.

"No. It wasn't easy getting a chance to come down to the mortal world, and they still haven't found out. I'm not going back until I've had my fill of fun." Weaver Girl shook her head and refused outright.

"Benefactor, this is the monkey wine we prepared for you!" Just then, Gray Monkey's eyes lit up. He hurried forward and took a wine jar from his brother, who had come rushing over.

As he spoke, Gray Monkey strode forward and took the wine jar from his brother.

"I've been looking forward to this for a long time." Jiang Zhe rubbed his hands together. Monkey wine was famous throughout the heavens and myriad worlds.

"Benefactor! Thank you for ridding us of the great scourge that was the Demon King of Havoc! We'll drink first to show our respect." Holding the wine, Gray Monkey took out several stone bowls and set them before Jiang Zhe and Weaver Girl.

"There's some for me too?" Weaver Girl stared wide-eyed at the stone bowl before her.

"Of course," Gray Monkey said heartily. He then opened the wine jar in his hands, and the fruity aroma of wine rushed into their noses.

It lacked the pungent bite of strong liquor, carrying a faint, fresh fragrance instead.

Weaver Girl's eyes lit up at once.

She reached out with her fair, slender hands, picked up the stone bowl, and drained it in one go.

"Miss... don't..." Gray Monkey was shocked at the sight.

"What is it?" Weaver Girl smacked her lips, savoring the aftertaste.

"This... this monkey wine has been aged for quite a while. It might have a bit of a kick afterward. We brewed it when the king left twenty years ago. I'm afraid even the immortals and gods in heaven..." The moment he finished speaking, Weaver Girl's ears turned red.

Her eyes began to glaze over, then settled on Jiang Zhe.

"My sweet-smelling savior, should I offer myself to you?"

She muttered under her breath, then her eyelids drooped, and she leaned against Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe's mouth twitched when he heard Weaver Girl's murmuring. So he really had been handed Cowherd's script.

No! Cowherd's already dead. Does this count as snatching Cowherd's life out from under him?

The thought flashed through his mind, but Jiang Zhe did not dwell on it.

In any case, Weaver Girl's life was already much better than her original fate.

Still, the monkey wine really was strong. Once it reached his stomach, it felt as though he had swallowed a mouthful of magma.

The wine also contained a rich spiritual Qi.

"Benefactor, we brewed this monkey wine with all kinds of spiritual fruits and heavenly treasures. It's also of tremendous benefit to cultivators like you," Gray Monkey added.

"I can feel it!" Jiang Zhe nodded, then sat cross-legged. The circulation path of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts spread through his body in an instant.

The wine he had just swallowed instantly transformed into spiritual Qi, filling every corner of his body. Guided by the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, it became magic power that strengthened his body.

An invisible presence emanated from Jiang Zhe. The instant the two gray monkeys near him sensed it emerge, they dropped to their knees with a thud.

"Wait, what cultivation art has Benefactor cultivated?" The burly gray monkey looked at Jiang Zhe in disbelief.

He could not withstand the presence stirred up merely by the cultivation art refining the wine.

Isn't the cultivation art Benefactor cultivates a little too powerful?