Chapter 682: Chapter 5: Traveling Together
Under Chen Tang’s direction, the Little Golden Roc quickly carried him to a forest above the Three Thousand Snow Ridges.
Following his memory, Chen Tang arrived near the White Ape Cave.
After entering the cave, it was completely silent inside, with no trace of any monkeys.
Chen Tang walked forward along the dark cave, and before long, he reached a huge spacious clearing.
At this moment, Chen Tang seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around!
In the darkness not far behind him, a pair of eyes the size of brass bells suddenly lit up, emitting a ghostly light.
The next moment, a massive figure slowly stepped out of the shadows, exuding a terrifying pressure and an aura that made one’s heart race.
A body as large as an elephant, yet it moved silently, it was the Exotic Beast Mountain Lord!
"I’m back!"
Chen Tang walked towards the Mountain Lord, spread his arms, and gave the Mountain Lord’s foreleg a fierce hug.
Despite Chen Tang’s significant changes, the Mountain Lord recognized him at a glance.
The Mountain Lord’s fierce gaze softened, and it lowered its body, bowing its head, gently nudging Chen Tang.
Then, the Mountain Lord suddenly extended its enormous tiger claw, not extending its sharp claws, but just pawed at Chen Tang with its palm.
Back in the Snow Mountain, if Chen Tang slacked off during cultivation, the Mountain Lord would punish him in this way.
With just a light push, he would fall to the ground.
This time, however, the Mountain Lord’s paw landed on Chen Tang, and he remained unmoved.
A strange light flashed in the Mountain Lord’s eyes, seemingly quite satisfied.
"Roar!"
The Mountain Lord suddenly let out a low roar.
After a while, a rustling sound came from all directions.
Soon, monkeys appeared from all around, clinging to nearby walls and vines, looking at Chen Tang with curiosity.
Chen Tang realized that the monkeys here had been hiding before.
It wasn’t until the Mountain Lord confirmed there was no danger that it notified them.
A white shadow suddenly leaped towards Chen Tang, jumping extremely quickly.
Chen Tang didn’t dodge, but stood still, spread his arms, and brought the white shadow into his embrace, saying aloud, "Xue Tuan’Er, you’ve grown so fast!"
After three years apart, Xue Tuan’Er just standing there was already a head taller than Chen Tang, and this jump nearly crushed him underfoot.
Spinning Xue Tuan’Er around in a hug like before was no longer feasible.
Xue Tuan’Er, upon seeing Chen Tang again, was very excited, placing a pair of forepaws on Chen Tang’s shoulders, extending its tongue, and licking him vigorously, giving Chen Tang a face wash.
"Alright, alright."
Chen Tang buried his face in Xue Tuan’Er’s chest, wiping his face with the fur, and forcibly restrained the fiery enthusiasm of Xue Tuan’Er.
A tall white ape stood nearby, carrying a seven or eight feet long Great Sword on its back.
This Great Sword was unsuitable for ordinary people, but it fit this white ape perfectly.
This sword was a relic from the Immortal Ape Sword Sect, which Chen Tang had seen before.
This white ape was also visibly excited, seemingly wanting to step forward, yet feeling shy, just scratching its head on the side.
"Are you..."
Chen Tang was momentarily stunned, then realized, and blurted out, "Little White Ape?"
The white ape, seeing Chen Tang recognize it, eagerly nodded its head.
The Little White Ape before was only about waist-high to him.
Unexpectedly, after a few years, the Little White Ape had grown so much, now nearly ten feet tall.
It was almost indistinguishable from the white ape skeleton buried here.
"Where is the Old Ape?"
Chen Tang asked.
The Little White Ape’s eyes dimmed, and it shook its head, making a few hand signals.
Chen Tang understood its meaning.
The Old Ape was likely already dead.
"Why are you here?"
Chen Tang looked at the Mountain Lord and Xue Tuan’Er, asking, "Where did Emperor Wu go, and how long has he been gone?"
The Mountain Lord and Xue Tuan’Er couldn’t speak, only the Little White Ape worked hard to gesture, trying to explain to Chen Tang.
Chen Tang asked, "Gone for more than four months?"
The Little White Ape nodded.
Chen Tang calculated in his mind.
This time roughly coincided with when the Demon Venerable left Xiling.
Seeing the Little White Ape gesturing, Chen Tang followed his guess and continued to ask, "Emperor Wu told the Mountain Lord to hide here?"
The White Ape nodded again, drawing a huge circle in the air.
"A very big... what?"
Chen Tang didn’t understand, then tentatively asked, "A very powerful person came?"
The White Ape quickly nodded.
In Chen Tang’s mind, he suddenly recalled the Golden-Winged Roc’s corpse on Celestial Mountain.
The Sword Sect had once said that since Emperor Wu had passed on all his knowledge to him, he must have anticipated one day being exposed and would have taken precautions.
If the Demon Venerable could guess that Emperor Wu was in the Three Thousand Snow Ridges.
The Dao Sect could as well.
The one Emperor Wu had to hide from was probably not the Demon Venerable, but the Dao Sect!
For this reason, Emperor Wu had the Mountain Lord and Xue Tuan’Er hide too, fearing they would be discovered by the Dao Sect and lose their lives!
Chen Tang asked, "Besides that very powerful person, were there others who came?"
The Little White Ape nodded, raising several fingers one by one.
Chen Tang asked, "Several groups of people came?"
The Little White Ape nodded.
Chen Tang was thoughtful.
So it seemed, aside from the Dao Sect and the Demon Venerable, others had been to the Three Thousand Snow Ridges to investigate signs of Emperor Wu.
Just the rumor that Emperor Wu might not be dead had already shaken the realm!
Fortunately, Emperor Wu had prepared in advance and left early.
The Little White Ape gestured above its head, mimicking flying with its hands, then circling them over its head.
"You mean there are two Cold Domain Divine Eagles watching over in the Snow Mountain?"
Chen Tang understood the Little White Ape’s meaning and said, "It’s okay, those two little eagles were killed by Brother Diao."
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