The old macaque smiled with its eyes squinted and nodded. “Ah, given that he’s valued by that race, he’s unordinary indeed and had unbelievable abilities.” It shook its head with a smile on its face.
Yuqi the Venerable One’s eyes were bright, but he had no comments. In actuality, he was extremely curious.
As far as he knew, the young fellow was only a cultivator that had just come from the lower realm. On the other hand, there were 3 high-rank lizards among the group of lizards before this, so there was an incredibly huge disparity between them and the young fellow. No matter how Yuqi the Venerable One inferred, he could not understand how the fellow managed to eliminate all of the lizards without being noticed.
The old macaque blinked and chuckled as it asked, “You can’t guess, can you?”
It was much older than Yuqi the Venerable One. Although it was not human, after staying in the Beast King Sect for many years, it could always guess their thoughts.
Yuqi the Venerable One answered with a bitter smile, “Indeed.”
If anyone else kept him in suspense, he would have conveniently slapped that person and oppressed that person to reveal even the secrets of his or her ancestors.
However, Yuqi the Venerable One could not do that to the old macaque. In fact, he could not even pull a face at it because it would not let itself be pushed around like that.
The old macaque giggled and explained, “It’s simple—that young fella has something with a strong poison to poison the lizards. He’s also skilled at Illusion Formations, so after setting one up in a small area, he attacked the lizards decisively and kept everything a secret from you.”
If Ou Yangming was there to hear the old macaque’s remarks, he would have been so shocked that he would have goosebumps.
This was because the old macaque’s words were on point, where it summed up Ou Yangming’s greatest abilities.
If other people found out how Ou Yangming pulled off the attack, it would be impossible for him to replicate the outcome in the future.
“Poison?” Yuqi the Venerable One was shocked. “The Insects are actually afraid of poison?”
“Heh, that young fella’s poison isn’t as simple as it sounds. If I’m not mistaken, it’s from a poisonous pill’s spirit,” the old macaque lamented, “He’s really quite lucky to have found a spiritual body like that.”
“A core spirit?” Yuqi the Venerable One’s eyes lit up. Despite his status, he could not help but look covetous when he heard about it.
The old macaque stared at him and said, “It should be a core spirit, but it belongs to him.”
Yuqi the Venerable One was stunned, and he calmed down right away. His overheated head was no longer hot as though a bucket of cold water was poured on it.
‘That young fella has a backing—an incredibly powerful backing. I might be the greatest powerhouse in the Beast King Sect, but I can’t offend his backstage supporter at all. Besides, now that the old macaque’s aware of this matter, I mustn’t act recklessly even if I wanted to.’
The Venerable One fell silent for a brief moment before he asked, “Where is he?”
“Come with me.” The old macaque nodded as it was pleased, then it turned around and walked leisurely in a direction.
Yuqi the Venerable One followed it quietly without asking further questions.
Before long, the old macaque stopped and looked at the 2 stones of different sizes in front of it. It asked with a smile, “Lil’ friend, do you still remember me?”
At this time, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow, who were disguising themselves as rocks with their cloaks, could not help but look at each other.
They naturally recognized the old macaque because they met it when they entered the Beast King Sect.
Nonetheless, they did not expect the old macaque to have such a divine trick to find their hiding spot. It was worth noting that their auras were completely concealed after they put on their cloaks, to the extent that even Ghost-clawed Venerable One and Yuqi the Venerable One did not notice them at all.
This was a fearsome hiding ability, so Ou Yangming believed that nobody would be able to see through it.
Who knew, the old macaque brought Yuqi the Venerable over from afar. What surprised and baffled Ou Yangming was the old macaque had not only walked straight toward him and Big Yellow, but it also spoke to them.
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and gritted his teeth before he removed his cloak and bowed at the old macaque. “Greetings, seniors.”
Big Yellow removed its cloak too, but it hid beside Ou Yangming and scanned the Venerable One and the old macaque warily.
Yuqi the Venerable One was indifferent, and he seemed unmoved as if he was already aware of their hiding spot. On the contrary, the old macaque laughed and commented, “Lil’ friend, you did things neatly and efficiently—you’re amazing!”
Ou Yangming flushed. He immediately understood that the old macaque witnessed what he and Big Yellow did.
He sighed and expressed, “I’ve always thought that we’ve been hiding ingeniously and can’t be found, but it turned out that you’re incredibly sharp-eyed. From the bottom of my heart, I’m in admiration.”
The young fellow spoke sincerely. Given that the old macaque found out about the secret that was even unnoticeable to Venerable Ones, it was obvious that it was not much inferior to Venerable Ones.
Nevertheless, the old macaque shook its head and responded, “Lil’ friend, I couldn’t have seen you if you hadn’t made a move.”
Ou Yangming was slightly dumbfounded. “Are you saying that you only spotted us when we attacked those lizards?”
The old macaque answered sternly, “Yes, you’re better than me in terms of covering up your tracks, so I’m truly in awe.”
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow smiled bitterly at each other. Even so, the young fellow did not regret having attacked the lizards at all.
As said by the old macaque, if they kept hiding and did not make a move, the old macaque might not have noticed them. After all, Fat Antelope’s wool had endless functions, and it was especially magical—nearly nature-defying—if one used it to hide.
Neither Venerable Ones nor the old macaque could spot Ou Yangming and Big Yellow.
Having said that, the young fellow and the big yellow ended up attacking because they wanted to wipe out the lizards, thus they exposed their whereabouts. By then, the old macaque could not turn a blind eye to them even if it wanted to.
Moreover, when Ou Yangming decided to hide again after the attack, the old macaque saw everything.
The macaque still could not sense Ou Yangming’s aura, but it was easy for it to use a hint of its mental conception to follow 2 living rocks.
“Hmph!” Yuqi the Venerable One scoffed coldly all of sudden. “Why did you kill the lizards and try to put the blame on me?”
Ou Yangming was struck dumb, and he quickly replied to him, “Senior, you misunderstood us. We weren’t trying to put the blame on you.”
He was being questioned by a Venerable One, hence he dared not leave anything for the Venerable One to use against him, or he would likely be killed effortlessly.
“Heh, you sneaked an attack on Ghost-clawed Venerable One’s disciples and their disciples while I was fighting it, then you killed them and took them away,” Yuqi the Venerable One questioned coldly, “What do you think Ghost-clawed will do when it finds out?”
Ou Yangming was stupefied, and his face slowly took on a ghastly expression.
Indeed, he did not consider this problem before he acted.
If he was in Ghost-clawed Venerable One’s shoes, he would also suspect Yuqi the Venerable One.
Yuqi the Venerable One spoke in an even colder tone, “Ghost-clawed has left, but it won’t leave the matter as it is. If I’m guessing it right, it probably went back to seek help from the Insects. Hmph, if a war breaks out between the Humans and Insects because of this, you’re… The Culprit!”
Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows and defended himself. “Sir Venerable One, those lizards came to the Humans’ boundary and committed a cruel deed as they killed the innocents. After seeing the corpses, I swore that I’ll avenge their deaths by making those ruthless lizards pay a painful price.” He paused before he added word by word, “I want all of the Beasts to know that they’ll get an eye for an eye if they kill one of us!”
He spoke so sonorously that his voice spread and had the power to strike a deep chord in one’s heart.
Yuqi the Venerable One was moved. He looked quietly at Ou Yangming and sensed the young fellow’s sincerity. The old macaque was still smiling with its eyes narrowed, but it looked at Ou Yangming with praise.
After a long time, Yuqi the Venerable One sighed. “Fine, seeing how dedicated you are toward the Humans, I’ll bear the responsibility for you. The Lizards’ Twelve Walkers—this will be on me,” he noted proudly.
Ou Yangming looked up in shock at the Beast King Sects’ Venerable One.
Before this, he had imagined countless times his encounter with a Human Venerable One, but he did not expect it to be something like this.
He respected Yuqi the Venerable One as he looked at him.
‘Sure enough, a human Venerable One takes up responsibilities that correspond with his status, and I’m truly far from that. That said, it’s because I’m not capable enough. If I’m also potent enough to stand at the peak, I surely won’t be inferior to Yuqi the Venerable One.’
The old macaque glanced sideways at Yuqi the Venerable One while smiling faintly with its eyes. Nonetheless, it would not speak carelessly to undermine him.
Ou Yangming took a deep breath and bowed sincerely at the Venerable One. “Thank you, senior.”
Yuqi the Venerable One waved his hand and said, “Since you’re earnest and did it for the Humans, I won’t let you suffer any wrongs no matter what.” He paused for a short while before he continued, “But now that you offended the Insects, it won’t be a good time for you to be out in the open, so return to the Beast King Sect with me for the time being before you set out again.”
Ou Yangming was suddenly struck with a thought. He would not refuse to head back to the Beast King Sect, but there was an unraveled knot in his heart.
He blurted after a moment of hesitation, “Sir Venerable One, there’s something I’d like to ask.”
Yuqi the Venerable One uttered, “Go ahead.”
“I’m Ou Yangming, and I’m the person that came from the lower realm this time.” Ou Yangming looked up and stared with bright eyes at Yuqi the Venerable One before he asked seriously, “I left the interspatial passage due to an accident, but I’d like to know—where are the others in the passage?”
