Tong Nuonuo walked back slowly, dazed. Chen Xiao noticed his figure and walked over quickly, saying in a slightly reproachful tone, "Where have you been? I thought you were lost after not seeing you for such a long time, and I was just about to go look for you."

Tong Nuonuo raised her face, forced a smile, and whispered: "I'm not lost. With Xiaoxun, there's no way I can't come back. It's just that the environment is too complicated, so it took some time."

Chen Xiao carefully noticed that he was in a low mood and asked softly, "What happened?"

Tong Nuonuo could never keep things to herself, and just when she wanted to talk to someone, Chen Xiao asked her such a concerned question that she wanted to pour out everything she had in mind.

But when he saw the people around him who were either sitting quietly or chatting, he stopped talking.

There was nothing wrong with talking to Chen Xiao. Cultivators have sharp ears. If other people heard it, he would feel uncomfortable thinking about how they would look at Li Muye.

Chen Xiao knew that something was really going on when he saw that he was hesitant to speak. After thinking about it, he whispered to Xi Yunting to tell him something, then took Tong Nuonuo and walked away.

"They probably can't hear us here, so go ahead and talk." Chen Xiao found a large tree root with cracked bark and sat down.

Tong Nuonuo sighed, and couldn't help but chase after Li Muye to ask him everything clearly, and he told him everything one by one.

Chen Xiao listened carefully, and after listening, he also sighed.

Tong Nuonuo said: "Because he has important things to do, I didn't ask him in detail, but from his expression, it is obvious that he can't let go of this matter. He must be planning something."

Chen Xiao said: "I understand. Even if he had no intention of seeking revenge, the Liu Yu Sect would not let him go. Rather than hiding and hiding his identity for the rest of his life, it is better to eliminate the trouble forever."

Tong Nuonuo frowned and said, "If one person faces Liu Yuzong alone, it is undoubtedly like a mantis trying to stop a chariot or an egg trying to hit a stone."

Chen Xiao said calmly and rationally: "Even if all the top immortal sects in the Great Heaven Realm come together, without the Tribulation Crossing Stage, it is still like an egg hitting a rock."

What's more, the victims, the Lishu tribe, are a group that cannot be any weaker, with weak strength and a small population.

They are all under the control of the Liuyu Sect's territory, so it is impossible for anyone to run around and shout for their demands, which makes their situation and grievances unknown.

In addition, Li Muye had a grudge against the big sects because of the persecution he had suffered in the past, and it was impossible for him to ask others for help, making it even more hopeless to solve the problem of the Lishu clan.

Even if Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo wanted to help them, they had no reason to do so and didn't know where to start.

Tong Nuonuo couldn't help but look heavy-hearted, and Chen Xiao had the same expression.

He did it not for Li Muye, but for Tong Nuonuo, who seemed to be deeply in love with him.

Before he said that, he could still persuade Tong Nuonuo not to jump in headfirst, using the reason that Li Muye did not distinguish between good and evil. But when Li Muye spoke to Tong Nuonuo, he knew it was too late.

Tong Nuonuo was originally attracted to Li Muye without realizing it. Once the knot in his heart was relieved, coupled with Li Muye's tragic past, he was aroused to sympathize with him and could no longer resist the fermentation of this feeling.

Li Muye's background and experience destined him to not be able to walk under the sun.

Coupled with his hatred towards ordinary cultivators and some radical tendencies in his thinking, his future life will be full of twists and turns and dangers.

Although cultivators regard all difficulties and obstacles in the process of cultivation as experience, even a fool knows that they have no chance of winning when their weak force goes against a force in charge of the Zhongtian Realm and a powerful being in the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

As a friend, Chen Xiao naturally doesn't want Tong Nuonuo to fall into danger, nor does he want Li Muye to get into trouble in the future. He is sad and upset.

But when it comes to love, he knows that once Tong Nuonuo falls in love with Li Muye, he can't persuade her. Since he can't persuade her, he will only destroy their friendship.

After much thought, Chen Xiao secretly made up his mind that no matter what the future holds, he will be Tong Nuonuo's solid backing and support his decisions.

Everyone's attention was focused on the mysterious exit of the wild garden, and few people noticed them going out and coming back.

Except for Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting mentioning it briefly later, even Tang Ru and Jing Hui didn't know about this conversation.

Chen Xiao comforted Tong Nuonuo with some words in private, which made him less gloomy and focused his attention on the present.

The days that followed seemed like years, until a day later, when Li Muye returned without a sound.

He brought back good news, a descendant of a spiritual beast that had formed a tribe.

This is a group of long-armed white monkeys, more than twenty of them, and they seem powerful and difficult to provoke, but in fact, the leader ape is old and the male apes in the tribe have reached adulthood, threatening the dominance of the old leader ape.

There is a possibility that a war might break out in the gibbon tribe where young male apes challenge the old chief apes at any time. This is a good opportunity for them to take advantage of the chaos.

Dozens of people dispersed and, according to Li Muye's instructions, maintained their disguise while sneaking into the area where the long-armed white ape lived.

The territory of this group of white apes is the largest in the vicinity, but the place where they often stay is an open space surrounded by sparse woods.

The group of white apes consists of several mother apes with their young. Some of the young apes are already jumping around and playing everywhere, while some are still in the arms of their mothers.

There were white apes scattered around, some were grooming and catching insects in pairs, and one was alone. Only one white ape was sitting alone on a high branch of a tree, looking down at the group of apes below with a disdainful look.

The head ape sat lazily, and the ape group looked peaceful. The kind mother ape with her cub and the male ape sitting alone looked harmless. However, the people lurking did not dare to breathe, for fear of disturbing these spiritual beasts.

This group of white apes are all spiritual beasts from top to bottom, including the baby apes held by the mother apes, all of them are at the Jindan level.

The adult apes, both male and female, were at least out-of-body, and some of the stronger ones even had the strength of spiritual separation. Not to mention their spiritual roots and whether they could use spiritual energy, their strength and speed alone were enough to shock the people present.

Dozens of people lay on the grass, motionless for more than two hours. The group of white apes remained harmonious and peaceful, with no signs of chaos.

Jing Hui was getting impatient waiting, and couldn't help but whisper to everyone, "How long do we have to wait?"

Who would have thought that such a trivial action would arouse the vigilance of the monkey on the tree branch.

Everyone thought they could no longer hide and were preparing for a fight. At this moment, Li Muye flicked his wrist quickly and a colorful pheasant flew dozens of meters away and landed on a branch.

The ape stared at this side for a moment, then slowly sat back down and continued to stare at the group of apes below.

Jinghui finally breathed a sigh of relief. He clicked his tongue in annoyance, but no other sound came out.

He also didn't expect that the ape could feel such a small fluctuation of true energy at such a long distance.

Li Muye lowered his voice and said, "These spirit beasts are very sensitive to the fluctuations of true essence or spiritual energy that appear in their territory. They are on guard against other spirit beasts invading their territory, but they don't care much about the sound. We are so far away and at a downwind position, so it's OK to talk like this."

Tong Nuonuo then dared to change his posture, and his movements were so gentle that they made almost no sound. He complained in a weak voice: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You have to keep the same posture for two hours. It's so uncomfortable!"

Not long after changing positions, he couldn't help but ask Li Muye: "You haven't told me yet, how long do we have to wait?"

If they are unlucky and the battle to succeed the white ape leader is delayed, they will fall behind.

Li Muye stared at the apes intently and whispered, "Tomorrow at the latest, or sooner. You see, the head ape has been keeping his eyes on the rest of the ape group, which is actually very abnormal. Ape groups usually have a few sentinels, and the head ape usually either stays idle or looks into the distance. It has been looking down, which means there is a target it is wary of."

Tong Nuonuo also looked at the ape group. After a moment, he said uncertainly, "Is it staring at the white ape that's jumping around like crazy?"

Li Muye raised the corner of his mouth and said, "That's the one. It's not jumping around. It's courting a mate."

Tong Nuonuo was inexplicably embarrassed, "So you're courting."

Li Muye seemed not to notice his slight discomfort, and continued, "This group of apes is made up of several families with different bloodlines. In order to continue to reproduce, the white apes will prevent inbreeding. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the head ape will allow other male apes in the group to reproduce. But this one is different. The female ape in front of it is the head ape's harem. This is a test and a provocation."

Tong Nuonuo turned her head and looked at him in disbelief: "It's only been such a short time and you know everything so well. You even know which female ape is the head ape's concubine!"

Li Muye said in a low voice with some pride: "This is just a small matter for a beastmaster." After a pause, he continued the previous topic, "Wait, if the head ape tolerates it this time, the young male ape will challenge it tomorrow. If the head ape cannot tolerate it, the winner will be decided today."

Chen Xiao glanced over there. He was not far away and could hear it clearly.

If Li Muye hadn't said it, he really wouldn't have realized that the white ape swinging its arms and jumping wildly was courting a mate.

As expected, everyone has his own expertise. Tong Nuonuo was regarded by him as an encyclopedia of animals, but compared with Li Muye, he was not even a little bit inferior.

The development of facts did not deviate from Li Muye's prediction.

The head ape really couldn't stand the provocation of the young male ape, so he stopped sitting still and jumped down from the tree branch.

As soon as it landed, it roared loudly at the young male ape and rushed towards him aggressively. The young male ape was not afraid at all, but also roared loudly and rushed over.

The two white apes collided with each other and started fighting.

The group of white apes suddenly became chaotic, with screams everywhere. The mother ape ran away with her baby ape, and other white apes also hid away, watching the development of the situation carefully.

Jing Hui became excited and couldn't hold back her voice as she said, "Master Li, shall we start now?"

Li Muye shook his head and said, "If we start now, the two white apes will unite to face the enemy. Whichever white ape is defeated will be expelled. That is when the ape group is most relaxed, and it is the best time."