On that list, besides Madam Mu, Chusu had the highest cultivation level. Moreover, this monster that cultivated the Yellow Springs art had powerful escape techniques, secretive movements, unpredictable techniques, and extremely sinister and cunning. Although he had been heavily injured by Xu Yourong's severed arm in White Emperor City, he was still extremely difficult to kill.
Presumably, this monster had already hidden himself in the lush mountains, so how could they find him?
"Perhaps I can guess where he will go."
The blind zither player from the Tang clan suddenly spoke. "If Your Holiness does not mind, leave this matter to me."
Only now did everyone recall that this blind zither player was the previous Grand Elder of the Longevity Sect and that monster called Chusu was a remnant soul of the previous Longevity Sect Master.
Linghai Zhiwang looked at Chen Changsheng, clearly somewhat tempted.
Chen Changsheng did not agree, as the blind zither player had suffered severe injuries in his battle with the Angel of Sacred Light. It would be very difficult for him to recover in a short period of time, and the zither player was still a Guardian of the Tang clan.
Xu Yourong understood his meaning and said, "Let me go."
In terms of pursuing and killing Chusu, she was unquestionably the most suitable, perhaps even the only choice.
Her Daoist technique and Chusu's Yellow Springs art mutually countered each other, and she could use her speed to forcefully break Chusu's escape technique.
Other than her, no one else present could catch up to Chusu, and even if they did, they might not be able to kill him. Not even Chen Changsheng was confident.
Chen Changsheng still did not agree, and his reason received the approval of everyone present.
He would soon return to the capital. In that city, there were even more important matters, truly troublesome problems, waiting for him.
At a time like this, Xu Yourong could not leave his side.
Linghai Zhiwang asked, "Then what do we do? Put this matter aside for the time being? "
The camp once more fell silent, the mood rather oppressive.
"I'll think of a way."
Chen Changsheng glanced at Xu Yourong and walked out of the camp. Xu Yourong understood and followed.
Linghai Zhiwang and the others were somewhat worried as they turned to Tang Thirty-Six.
Tang Thirty-Six waved his hand, expressing his attitude that he would not participate in this matter.
"I'll go take a look."
As the most junior archbishop, Hu Thirty-Two helplessly sighed and also walked out of the camp.
When they reached a pine tree on the cliff, Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong stopped.
He knew that Hu Thirty-Two was following behind him, but he did not stop him.
If he did not let these archbishops know about his method, they would not be able to rest easy.
A gust of wind rustled the branches, and the pine needles rustled down.
Some of the yellowish pine needles fell on the yellow mottled fur, as if they had melded into one, making it hard to tell them apart.
It was a creature that looked like a mutt. Its fur was very messy and disgusting.
Both of its hind legs seemed to be broken, dragging on the ground powerlessly. It looked rather pitiful.
Looking at Chen Chang Sheng, its eyes flashed with excitement. Using its forelimbs to support its body, it crawled in front of Chen Chang Sheng with great difficulty and kept kissing his feet.
Xu Yourong tilted her head as she watched this scene. She found it rather interesting.
Although this was not the first time she had seen something like this, every time she saw the demonic beast acting as a treacherous official, she still wanted to laugh.
Hu Thirty-Six did not find this amusing. When he saw the other party's two small evil eyes, he felt a chill run through his body.
Suddenly, he recalled the origins of these monsters. His expression abruptly changed as he said in a trembling voice, "This is an Earth Monkey?"
Yes, this was the Earth Monkey that had lived in the Garden of Zhou for several centuries.
It was also one of the most sinister, shameless, crafty, and bloodthirsty monsters recorded in the Daoist Canon.
Even massive monsters like the Mountain-toppling Fiend and the Monster Bull, which were ranked extremely high on the Ranking of Hundred Beasts, were not willing to offend the Earth Monkey. They even had to listen to its orders on the battlefield.
Upon confirming that this yellow dog-like creature was that terrifying monster of legends and recalling those bloody stories, Hu Thirty-Two felt an even colder chill.
If this Earth Monkey had not been summoned by Chen Chang Sheng and had appeared so humble and obedient, he would have immediately killed it, even if he had to put his life on the line.
The Earth Monkey sensed Hu Thirty-Two's hostility and a very faint hint of fear.
It had been so many years since it had left the real world, but humans still remembered its vicious reputation. This made it rather proud, and then it quickly came to its senses.
Unlike those monsters that were willing to peacefully live out their days in the Garden of Zhou, the Earth Monkey had always wanted to return to the world it had once lived in to take a look.
For this reason, it had begged Chen Chang Sheng many times, but when Chen Chang Sheng thought of its vicious reputation and its evil deeds in the rumors, he naturally would not agree. But since Chen Chang Sheng had summoned it from the Garden of Zhou to the real world, this naturally meant that the situation had changed. Perhaps it really did have a chance of getting what it wanted.
At this crucial moment, the Earth Monkey naturally would not make a mistake. Its eyes became even more innocent, its expression even more humble, and its body even lower. Its two crippled hind legs trembled and its tail rapidly slapped the ground, but it was also extremely careful not to stir up a speck of dust. It was truly as pitiful as it could be.
Hu Thirty-Two remained vigilant and would not be fooled by this sort of facade. Xu Yourong, on the other hand, couldn't help but laugh.
Chen Chang Sheng said, "Stop pretending and get up."
Upon hearing this, the Earth Monkey hurriedly straightened its body, not daring to make any unnecessary movements.
Its two crippled hind legs had been healed long ago.
But in the last few years in the Garden of Zhou, it was still used to dragging its two hind legs as it crawled across the grassland. Other than the Mountain-toppling Fiend and the Monster Bull, no other monsters knew about it.
Chen Chang Sheng said, "Help me do one thing."
The Earth Monkey's eyes rolled around, seemingly thinking of something.
Chen Chang Sheng took a pill from his bosom and fed it to the Earth Monkey.
The Earth Monkey's eyes instantly lit up and it sat down on the ground, closing its eyes like a cultivator and beginning to meditate.
A faint mist began to seep out of its nose and mouth. The remaining internal injuries had also been completely healed.
This pill was not the Cinnabar Pill. It had been refined from the waste materials of the Cinnabar Pill, but it also contained some of Chen Changsheng's blood.
After some time, the Earth Monkey opened its eyes and looked gratefully at Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng took the portrait of Chusu from Hu Thirty-Two's hands and unfurled it in front of the Earth Monkey. "This person."
The Earth Monkey looked at the grotesque fellow in the portrait and thought to itself, To think that there would be someone in the world uglier than me! It couldn't help but feel curious.
Chen Changsheng added, "Kill him."
The Earth Monkey was instantly startled out of its stupor and whimpered, using its bloodthirsty killing intent to prove its loyalty.
Only then did Hu Thirty-Two understand what Chen Changsheng intended to do.
Logically speaking, the Earth Monkey was born with the ability to travel through the earth and was extremely savage and sinister. Using it to pursue and kill Chusu was the best choice.
But Chusu was also a true monster. The Earth Monkey might not be able to kill him.
"I have an idea."
Hu Thirty-Two was well aware that once he made this suggestion, the Pope's evaluation of him would change, and the Pope might even begin to guard against him.
But as the Pope's most loyal subordinate, he had to make his suggestion known, and he could not hide anything.
After hearing this idea, Chen Changsheng truly did look at him differently.
Even the Earth Monkey looked at Hu Thirty-Two differently, as if it wanted to make him a comrade.
Xu Yourong only shook her head.
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… …
The Earth Monkey left the cliff and headed into the mountains to search for the world it had lost and Chusu.
Other than Chen Changsheng, Hu Thirty-Two, and Hu Thirty-Two, no one else knew of this matter, much less how the Earth Monkey would appear before Chusu.
Not long after the Earth Monkey left, the Orthodoxy's army set out once more, heading toward the capital.
Everyone knew that Chen Changsheng had returned to the capital because he had received a letter.
But was it really just because of that letter?
Of course not, because the young emperor was still in the capital, as was Shang Xingzhou.
Most importantly, the Li Palace was also in the capital. (To be continued.)
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