Chapter 304
"Where are our companions?" he asked the monkey demon.
The monkey demon squeaked twice!
Cheng Hui nodded with satisfaction. That's right. Being well behaved will save you from suffering.
"Where are our companions?" he asked the monkey demon.
The monkey demon squeaked twice, but unfortunately Cheng Hui didn't understand.
He thought for a moment and changed the way he asked: "Are they still alive?"
The monkey demon nodded.
"You locked him up?"
The monkey demon continued to nod.
"Why did you..." Suddenly remembering that the monkey demon couldn't answer such a detailed question, he changed the question: "Did you hurt them?"
The monkey demon shook his head frantically.
Cheng Hui looked up at the team leader.
The leader thought for a moment and asked the monkey demon, "Did you also capture the previous group of people?"
The monkey demon snorted, and two streams of white air blew out of his nostrils, making a contemptuous expression.
——Oh, you are a human being who has been kept in the dark by the illusion from beginning to end, what qualifications do you have to question me!
Although the monkey demon didn't say it, he had already expressed the sentence completely through his rich expression.
The veins on the leader's forehead twitched. If Bai Yujing's disciple was not still in his hands, he would have eaten the monkey brain raw!
Cheng Hui suppressed his laughter—he was an expert at this—and with a straight face, he asked the monkey demon, "Did you also capture those people earlier?"
The monkey demon hummed and nodded.
The stark difference in treatment made the veins on the leader's forehead twitch again.
He took a deep breath and silently comforted himself: I'm not angry, I won't be angry with a monkey!
Since the monkey demon hadn't harmed them so far, Cheng Hui's attitude became more gentle: "Then could you please release them all?"
The monkey demon looked at Cheng Hui, thought for a while, and nodded.
Those standing puppets suddenly moved and quickly sent back all the monks they had captured before.
When these unfortunate monks came back, they were still shocked, because in their memory, they were not separated from the crowd. Instead, everyone worked together to rescue Bai Yujing's disciples.
Together they found a secret room, which contained a large number of spirit stones and various natural treasures. Everyone was ecstatic, but before they could take a closer look, the spirit stones suddenly disappeared and they appeared in a dark cave.
The huge contrast made it difficult for everyone to accept it, but fortunately, the puppet appeared soon and interrupted their frustration.
"What is going on?" Hall Master Yuan asked angrily.
Cheng Hui ignored him. This man obviously looked down on the outer sect worshippers, and he had no obligation to explain to him.
Master Wen had no good feelings towards the paratroopers, not to mention that Master Yuan had repeatedly hinted at him to take the blame, so he was also unwilling to pay any attention to him.
Fortunately, the team leader said a few words. After all, they all came from the inner sect, and it would be bad to leave Master Yuan alone.
Besides, except for Hall Master Yuan, everyone else is also confused, so it’s a good opportunity to explain it to them all at once.
Everyone was shocked to learn that they had already left the main group without realizing it.
Ma Hongzhe's face was full of shock, and he muttered to himself, "How is this possible...hasn't the magic circle been cracked?"
Cheng Hui looked at him sympathetically. If you were to say, he was shocked too, but at best he didn't show it.
Although the monkey demon is not very powerful, he has a very arrogant personality. Except for Cheng Hui who can notice the abnormality and is a little nice to him, he ignores everyone else.
He answered other people's questions in unison by raising his chin and blowing two streams of air out of his nostrils, which really annoyed those people.
"This damn beast!" The veins on Master Yuan's forehead were throbbing. If he hadn't been stopped by his companions, he would have cut the damn monkey in half with one sword.
"Squeak!" The monkey was not afraid at all. Instead, it scratched its ears and cheeks and made faces at him.
"Let me go! I want to kill this little beast!" Hall Master Yuan's face turned green. He was a Jindan cultivator after all, but he was actually mocked by a beast. If he didn't kill him, how would he save face in the future?
"Squeak!" The monkey demon's eyes rolled, and he crawled over, hugged Cheng Hui's thigh, and pointed at Master Yuan and cursed.
Cheng Hui: ...
"Ahem..." Cheng Hui actually didn't want to protect the monkey demon whose taunting was at its highest level, but Luo Beidou and the others hadn't rescued him yet, so at least he couldn't attack the monkey demon now.
Cheng Hui grabbed the monkey demon by the scruff of the neck and stuffed him into Lin Qingyang's hands.
The monkey demon looked up and met Lin Qingyang's cold eyes.
With a start, the monkey demon became obedient, curled up obediently in Lin Qingyang's arms, allowing the other's slender fingers to stroke its neck back and forth.
Monkey Demon: QAQ
Terrible... I dare not move...
"Are you going to protect this monkey demon?" Hall Master Yuan looked at Cheng Hui hatefully.
Cheng Hui's mouth twitched. What's wrong with this guy? Has he returned home and left his brain outside?
He glanced at Hall Master Yuan and said with disdain, "Have you forgotten why we're here? We're here to rescue people. If we kill the monkey demon now, how are we going to find Luo Beidou and the others?"
Hall Master Yuan was suddenly speechless. He was not particularly concerned about finding Luo Beidou. For some hidden reasons, it was in his best interest if Luo Beidou got into trouble.
Unfortunately... things can be done but not said. Since the other party has pointed it out, he dare not continue to rage. He can only toss his sleeves in anger: "When the people are rescued, I will definitely kill this monkey demon!"
Cheng Hui turned and looked at the monkey demon: "Shouldn't you release the others as well?"
"Squeak!" the monkey demon cried twice. This time, the wooden puppets did not leave again, but gestured for everyone to follow them.
The team leader pondered for a moment and decided to temporarily believe the monkey demon. The previous illusion array proved that if the monkey demon wanted their lives, they would be injured if not killed. Since the monkey demon did not have any serious ill intentions, why not go with him to take a look.
The wooden puppet led the way and the group set off quickly. This time, everyone learned from the previous lesson and traveled together, trying to avoid acting alone.
"Cluck, cluck, cluck!" The monkey demon showed a disdainful expression.
Not to mention the other people in Baiyujing, even Cheng Hui wanted to beat him up after seeing him.
He threatened: "Behave yourself and don't cause trouble!"
"Squeak!" The monkey demon made an innocent expression as if saying: Ah, what are you talking about? I don't understand.
Cheng Hui: ...
No wonder people say monkeys are very clever. This monkey is really clever.
After giving the monkey demon a look to let him understand, Cheng Hui caught up with the main force.
The monkey demon looked at Cheng Hui's back, rolled his eyes, and followed him, jumping and skipping, squeaking and pulling Cheng Hui's pants.
"What are you doing again?" Cheng Hui asked vigilantly.
"Gugujiji!" The monkey demon pointed at the people in front and made a disgusted expression, then pointed at Cheng Hui, indicating that he should follow him.
Cheng Hui looked at him suspiciously, and then suddenly realized that something was wrong. This monkey demon was related to the safety of Luo Beidou and the others. Everyone was staring at him. Now that he made such an obvious move, why didn't others react?
He turned his head and his face twitched.
I saw that everyone, including the team leader, was circling within a certain range. The conversation between them was very normal. Master Wen even called my name and talked to me, but I clearly didn't move. However, Master Wen smiled as if he got a response.
"Tell me! Are you up to something again?" Cheng Hui laughed angrily and hung the monkey demon up by the tail.
He pinched the monkey demon's tail threateningly: "What on earth are you going to do!"
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" The monkey demon struggled and gestured desperately, as if trying to express something.
Unfortunately, Cheng Hui didn't understand monkey language and could only look at him expressionlessly.
The monkey demon struggled for a while, then gave up with a look of despair, hanging upside down in his hand as if dead.
"I think he seems to have something to say to you alone. Why don't you put it down and take a look?" Lin Qingyang said with a smile.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" The monkey demon started to gesture excitedly again, and finally someone understood what he meant.
Cheng Hui put him down suspiciously. The monkey demon rubbed his sore tail and pulled Cheng Hui's trouser leg to signal him to follow him.
Cheng Hui glanced at the people in Baiyujing, and Lin Qingyang understood immediately and said with a smile: "If he has any bad ideas, with the illusion array here, he can do it anyway. It's better to trust him this time."
Cheng Hui looked at the monkey demon, then looked at the people from Baiyujing who were still circling in the same place without noticing anything. He gritted his teeth and followed the monkey demon.
Lin Qingyang followed closely behind. There was no way he would let Cheng Hui leave alone. The illusion here was so real, who knew whether it would be Cheng Hui or a wooden puppet who would come back later.
The two followed the monkey demon out of the passage quickly. Passing by the Dragon-Breaking Stone, Cheng Hui couldn't help but look up.
The monkey demon leaped onto the Dragon-Breaking Stone and waved at the two of them.
The two of them jumped up and found an entrance more than one person wide on the top of the Dragon-Breaking Stone.
The monkey demon crawled in from the entrance. Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang looked at each other and followed him in.
After going in, the view suddenly opened up and I entered a large hall.
The left and right sides of the hall were filled with various books, jade slips, a large number of jade boxes, and a mountain of spirit stones in the corner.
"Wow!" Cheng Hui exclaimed.
No one expected that the treasure was right at the entrance.
"Squeak!" The monkey demon cried anxiously twice, signaling them not to touch these things.
Cheng Hui completely regarded this place as the monkey demon's home, so of course he would not be impolite and move around randomly.
Lin Qingyang looked around and seemed to be thinking about something.
The monkey demon called out twice, motioning them to follow, and then opened a hidden small door behind a shelf.
The small door was a bit low, as if it was specially prepared for the monkey demon. Cheng Hui was about to go in but was stopped by Lin Qingyang.
He looked at the small door that required bending down to enter with a gloomy expression, and was not going to let Cheng Hui take any risks.
At this time, the monkey demon ran out and squeaked at them twice, as if asking why they didn't come in.
Cheng Hui thought about it and asked directly: "Is there a bigger door?" He pointed to the height of the small door, indicating that it would be difficult for him to get in.
The monkey demon slapped his forehead and quickly got into the door again. Soon there was a click. The extension of the small door had expanded a little, and this time it opened into a normal door.
"Thank you." Cheng Hui thanked the monkey demon with a smile.
The monkey demon bared his teeth, looking very happy.
He led the two of them into the cabin. The layout inside was almost the same as outside, like a scene reflected in a mirror.
"Is this... a mirror array?" Cheng Hui looked at everything in front of him in surprise.
The mirror array is a very unconventional magic array, but the effect is just like what you see in front of you, and the things reflected are almost exactly the same as the real thing.
The only drawback is that it cannot be touched, otherwise it will be exposed. However, if the mirror array is connected with other arrays, this drawback can become a switch.
No wonder the monkey demon told him not to touch anything outside. If nothing unexpected happened, those things must be connected to other magic arrays, and he would be hit once he moved.
Given this senior's obsession with illusion arrays, he could easily imagine that once someone got caught in one, they might end up living in an illusion array for the rest of their lives.
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