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"Why are you here?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask, looking at the monocle over his right eye.
"The fish in the Monster Mountain Range weren't biting well, so I changed locations. Fishing here and there, I ended up in this spot. I happened to see a junior, and being excited by the hunt, I wanted to offer some guidance. Who knew this junior would be so dull and beyond teaching?" Ape Lord replied in a leisurely tone.
"Have you ever considered that the problem isn't the fish not biting, but you…" Xiao Yan silently grumbled in his heart.
"Is that Snow Demon Sky Ape your junior?"
"He is an ape, and I am also an ape, so he can roughly be considered as such." Ape Lord responded.
So, I'm also being treated as an ape now? As Xiao Yan thought this, he suddenly saw a long, stick-like object thrown his way and instinctively caught it.
"This is… a fishing rod?"
Ape Lord enthusiastically said, "Come on, let's go fishing."
Xiao Yan couldn't refuse and followed Ape Lord over the valley to a river behind it.
After one person and one ape cast their lines, Xiao Yan felt as if something was missing and instinctively asked, "Ape Lord, where is your fishing creel?"
This question was met with a long silence.
After a long while, Ape Lord finally replied, "These rivers, lakes, and seas are all my fishing creel."
I understand, I understand. You just released the fish that should have been caught back into the river… Xiao Yan thought silently to himself.
He was curious about Ape Lord's current state. Corpse Dance Crow, who claimed to be Ape Lord's friend, had said that his days were numbered and he didn't have long to live.
"You seem different from before. You look… much younger."
"Haha, my cultivation has improved slightly, and with it, my lifespan has also increased significantly." Ape Lord replied with a laugh, "Oh, by the way, how is the footwork I taught you coming along? Have you passed it on to your son?"
Xiao Yan rubbed the back of his head and said awkwardly, "I don't have a son yet."
Ape Lord raised his right hand and adjusted his monocle, looking displeased.
He thought for a moment, then threw a medicinal herb to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan caught it with his hand, and an unusual fragrance entered his nose. Just by smelling it, he felt an uncontrollable surge of desire.
He suppressed the heat in his heart and looked closely, realizing it was a seventh-tier "Aphrodisiac Vine."
Why do you only have these kinds of things in your possession? Xiao Yan's expression was quite something.
"More children, more blessings, more children, more blessings, indeed…"
As soon as he heard those four words, Xiao Yan felt a headache coming on. If he made another mistake, Xun Er probably wouldn't forgive him.
He decided to keep some distance from Ape Lord and also made sure Xiao Meng and Xun Er tried not to come to this area, lest they fall into the old monkey's trap.
Yao Chen suddenly spoke up, asserting his presence, "Xiao Yanzi, look at the bait on his hook."
"What is it?" Xiao Yan looked towards the river. On the shimmering water, the fishing bobber bobbed up and down, and the hook was submerged deep in the water, making it unclear to see.
"If I wasn't mistaken just now, the bait he's using to fish is a jade bottle, emitting the aura of 'Earth Core Tempering Body Milk.'" Yao Chen reminded him.
"Hmm… Huh?" Xiao Yan sharply turned his head, staring intently at the water where the fishing bobber was.
The bobber suddenly moved, as if something had bitten it.
Xiao Yan didn't bother to consult with Ape Lord and quickly jumped into the water, lest the "Earth Core Tempering Body Milk" truly be eaten by a fish.
Ape Lord also instinctively reeled in his line. Xiao Yan, with one hand gripping the jade bottle used as bait and the other hand holding a small fish no longer than his index finger, was flung onto the shore.
Ape Lord's face lit up with surprise, and he looked at the small fish in Xiao Yan's hand with great joy:
"Did I catch it?"
Xiao Yan looked at his joyful expression and couldn't bear to tell him the truth that the fish had only been attracted and hadn't actually bitten the hook, so he nodded against his will.
He examined the jade bottle. There was a Seal on the mouth of the bottle, with a slight gap, and a milky white liquid flowed through the hollow, special fishing line into the bone-made fish hook. From the tip of the hook, a refreshing fragrance wafted out.
His mouth twitched almost imperceptibly… Ape Lord was truly going all out for fishing!
He coughed and asked, "Ape Lord, the bait you're using to fish is…"
Ape Lord adjusted his monocle, "You came for it, didn't you? Here."
With that, he threw a slightly larger jade bottle to Xiao Yan. The latter opened it and found a glowing, emerald-colored liquid inside.
This liquid seemed to have a spirit, slowly flowing in the bottle, and its pure energy amazed him.
"This is…" Xiao Yan's face showed confusion.
"This is the true 'Earth Core Tempering Body Milk.' They are hidden at the point where stalactites meet the earth. Those milky white ones are merely diluted liquids that have flowed out from the main body and dripped down below the stalactites." Yao Chen provided the explanation.
He chuckled, "I didn't expect this beast to be so knowledgeable, to actually find the true 'Earth Core Tempering Body Milk' and preserve it so perfectly."
Ape Lord was as generous to him as ever, and Xiao Yan felt a bit embarrassed, saying:
"Ape Lord's kindness, this junior will engrave it in his heart. If there is ever a place where you need my help, I will do my utmost."
"Is that so?" A strange light flashed in Ape Lord's eyes, and Xiao Yan suddenly had a bad premonition.
"When are you going to pass my movement technique on to your son?"
Sure enough… I knew he was thinking about this! Xiao Yan's face twitched, finding it a bit hard to control his expression:
"I don't have a son yet."
"Then go have a son! More children, more blessings!"
...
In the Tager Desert, a group of people dressed in dark green robes galloped rapidly through the desert. Leading them was a man wearing an iron mask, with only his eyes visible.
The strong wind stirred up sand, and fine grains of sand danced in the air, obstructing vision.
A rattlesnake, buried in the sand and almost indistinguishable in color from the ground, slowly poked its head out. Its tongue vibrated as it sniffed the unfamiliar scent of "humans" in the air.
It instinctively wanted to transmit this information to its "master" through their unique communication method.
These were venomous snakes controlled by the Snake-People scouts, serving as an early warning system.
However, these dark green robed individuals seemed prepared. They accurately and efficiently cleared the venomous snakes they encountered along the way, preventing them from transmitting any messages.
A small Snake-People settlement appeared in their line of sight.
The dark green robed individuals used the cover of the sandstorm to rapidly approach.
"Leave no one alive." A hoarse, cold voice emerged from the leader's iron mask.
The group dispersed, rushing into the small settlement and commencing a slaughter. Screams rang out, then quickly subsided into silence.
Such scenes were also occurring in various directions in the desert near the Chu Yun Empire.
The Tager Desert belonged to the Jia Ma Empire, but in reality, it was not governed by the Jia Ma Empire. The Snake-People lived on this land.
With the support of the Soul Hall, the Chu Yun Empire declared war on the Jia Ma Empire without warning.
They uncharacteristically chose not to target the human cities directly bordering the Chu Yun Empire, but instead used the Tager Desert as their breakthrough direction.
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