Upstream of the creek, several guards from the Grandmaster Mansion struggled along their way. Seeing no one was following them anymore, they too breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just kill him, to avoid any unforeseen issues while the night goes on."
The guard captain leading the group threw a hemp sack onto the ground, ready to make a move.
A shadow flashed by, and the guard captain startled, drew his scabbard, with the sound of slicing wind, and struck towards the shadow.
A giant wolf, the size of a calf, with Gang Qi spewing from its eyes, pounced forward.
Its claw strike was ferocious, tearing open the chest of one of the guards with a single swipe.
But the captain was not an easy opponent. His scabbard was fast and accurate, and the giant wolf, seemingly outmatched, fought for a moment before dashing into the thicket, disappearing without a trace.
"There are wolves nearby. Let’s move forward, throw the child’s body over there and destroy the evidence."
The captain picked up the hemp sack and had only walked a few steps when there was a rustling from the trees behind them.
"Captain, it’s bad news. A troop of Dacang Monkeys is chasing after us."
The guards looked back and their scalps went cold.
The Dacang Monkeys looked fierce and malevolent, angrily howling, each one hanging from the tree branches.
In Great Chu, Dacang Monkeys were notoriously fierce beasts. There had been incidents of starving refugees being eaten by monkey troops during famine.
The monkeys before them all had red eyes, their fur standing on end, looking thoroughly provoked.
"They’re very angry, let’s move fast!"
The guard captain was greatly alarmed. These monkeys were a tough adversary, more frightening than wolves if surrounded.
With the hemp sack on his shoulder, the guard captain sprinted away but the Dacang Monkeys behind him pursued relentlessly.
"This is bizarre, are these beasts going mad? It’s not like I stole their monkey cubs, why the relentless chase?"
The guard captain and his guards could only flee up the mountain, and halfway through, they saw pairs of ghostly green eyes in the bushes.
"Captain! Wolves, so many wolves."
The guards’ legs gave way, and they could no longer move a step.
One by one, like small mountains, wolves appeared among the dense forest.
From their mouths, saliva dripped, clearly starved.
"Throw the child to them."
The captain could only hope that the attention of the wolves could be diverted by the child, offering them a chance to escape.
The sack was thrown out, its mouth loosening, and from inside rolled out a baby monkey. Seeing the baby monkey, the guard captain’s face turned green.
Behind them, the monkey troop was closing in, and in front, a pack of howling wolves...
In the forest, Feng Bailing was calming Li Xiaotian, whom he had just rescued.
The little guy was about six or seven years old, sturdy-looking.
"Xiao Tian, you’re a brave boy, you can’t cry. You sit on this big dog, I’ll take you down the mountain. Your mother has made some delicious food, waiting for you at the mountain’s foot."
Just now, taking advantage of Black Lightning drawing the attention of the guard troop, Feng Bailing had rescued Li Xiaotian from the hemp sack.
By the hour, the guard captain should have already reached the wolves’ habitat.
Dacang Monkeys against wolves were like local snakes encountering a mighty dragon.
"The monkey troop should be able to deal with the wolf pack."
Feng Bailing let out a long sigh.
Before dawn, she had to take the child and descend the mountain immediately.
Since Lady Nan Feng and Xiao Junci had chosen this mountain as the wolf pack’s habitat, they might appear at any time, and if they bumped into them, it would be troublesome.
That night, Feng Bailing was completely drained, having fully used her Seventh Sense; if they encountered those two now, they could only resign to fate.
The more worrisome things were, the more they seemed to develop in a dire direction.
Feng Bailing had only walked a few steps when Hei Dian suddenly braked to a halt.
Its ears perked up, and a pair of wolf eyes glared like lanterns.
"Could it be, Xiao Junci has come?"
Feng Bailing thought to herself that this was bad news.
Hei Dian was Xiao Junci’s Martial Beast, and it was more than familiar with Xiao Junci’s scent.
Hei Dian also became somewhat anxious, shaking its head and wagging its tail, gently biting Feng Bailing’s sleeve to signal her to get on its back.
Hei Dian wanted to take a chance and see if it could carry Feng Bailing and Xiao Tian down the mountain.
"Hei Dian, it won’t work. You have been tracking the whole night, fighting enemies, and rescuing people, and you are also carrying Xiao Tian. If you carry all of us, none of us will escape. Wait for me to draw Xiao Junci away, you go down the mountain first and take Xiao Tian back. I have a way to get down. You forgot, I still have a Medical Cabin I can hide in."
Feng Bailing stroked Hei Dian’s head.
Hei Dian was smart and understood Feng Bailing’s words.
It hesitated for a moment before letting go of her sleeve.
In the mountains, the tall figure of Xiao Junci walked alongside Lady Nan Feng. The steep mountain road seemed like flat ground beneath their feet.
"Nan Feng, you have surely made a significant contribution this time. I never imagined that such a good thing as Monkey Wine would exist in the desolate corners of Great Chu."
"You heartless thing, only keeping your mind on good liquor, not even giving me a single thought. Did you stay in the kitchen for so long just for wine and beauties?"
Lady Nan Feng’s beautiful eyes swirled with emotion, annoyed, she glared at Xiao Junci.
Her relationship with Xiao Junci was quite complicated.
On one hand, she was his master, teaching him literature and martial arts, and on the other hand, she was also his first woman.
But Xiao Junci was like an untamable wild wolf. In his eyes, there was no superiority or inferiority, nor true feelings. Lady Nan Feng always felt that she couldn’t control him.
In Beiqi, he had countless women.
However, every woman was only good enough for a fleeting affair with him. Once, after a noblewoman spent a night with him and became pregnant, she intended to use the child to marry Xiao Junci. But upon learning this, Xiao Junci ripped open the woman’s belly, resulting in two deaths.
He only said one thing: What trash, also worthy of carrying my seed.
This man, his heart is as hard as iron.
"All the other women are just playthings to me; you are the one I truly care about the most."
At this moment, Xiao Junci’s mind couldn’t help but bring forth the breathtaking beauty of Feng Bailing’s face.
Ever since the day he realized Feng Xiangxue was an imposter, Xiao Junci has been overwhelmed with regret.
Feng Bailing was now married to Dugu Wu.
However, Dugu Wu was a waste, and sooner or later, Xiao Junci wanted to press Feng Bailing beneath him and torment her to vent the hatred in his heart.
Lady Nan Feng felt somewhat disheartened.
A man like Xiao Junci truly had no room for a woman in his heart.
"We’re coming up on the den of the monkey troop. Are you certain that they go out at this hour?"
Xiao Junci narrowed his gaze. Although this trip to Great Chu had its misfortunes—getting bitten by bugs and losing face—at least it hadn’t been a wasted journey.
Monkey Wine was a legendary liquor.
It was said this wine could strengthen the body and was particularly effective in restoring Gang Qi. It could only be brewed by the spiritual monkeys in secluded mountains.
The Dacang Monkeys of Dacang Mountain were actually capable of brewing Monkey Wine.
"I had someone observe for several days. Every day before dawn, the monkey troop will definitely go to the creek to drink water. This is the best opportunity to enter the Monkey King’s den, and we can effortlessly get our hands on the Monkey Wine."
No sooner had Lady Nan Feng finished speaking than a flame suddenly ignited not far away.