Chapter 3: Mischievous Little Monkey (Part 2)

  Hai Long first snorted, then glared at Ling Yu Zi and said: "I'm not some spittoon, my Taoist name is Tang Yu. Master Uncle Ling Fei, you're really beautiful! You look like you're over 50 years old." Originally, he had a good impression of Ling Fei, but as soon as she called him a spittoon, he couldn't help but retort.

  Ling Feizi was taken aback, muttering: "I, I'm not over fifty years old, I'm only thirty-seven this year! Ah! You, you dare to mock me." Ling Feizi was a twenty-year-old who entered the Lianyun Sect and is currently the youngest of the four generations of disciples, with extremely good talent, and has already cultivated to the late stage of Tengyun.

  Ling Tongzi knocked Hailong and said: "You can't be rude to Shibo. What's going on with you? Go wash up quickly."

  Hailong Chongling Feizi made a ghostly face and ran to the back to clean up. He was washing off the dirt on his body in the room, while perking up his ears to listen to the conversations of the people outside. When he finished cleaning up and changing into new clothes, he roughly understood what was going on. The so-called four Shifu outside were fourth-generation disciples under the Piaomiao Peak's Piaomiao Daozun, who studied under Piaomiao Daozun's eldest disciple, Dao Yun Zhenren. This time they came to ask their Master's ancestor, Dao Ming Zhenren, for some kind of condensed dew liquid to take back and refine into a Dan medicine.

  Lingyunzi took out a white jade bottle and walked back. "Everyone, brothers and sisters, here are three drops of condensed dew liquid, please use it with caution." The condensed dew liquid takes a hundred years to form three drops, which is the best among spiritual medicines. Originally, he didn't want to lend it, but they were all fellow disciples, and it wasn't good to say much, so he reluctantly took it out.

  Ling Mu Zi took the jade bottle, smiled and said: "Thank you, Shixiong." As he spoke, his right hand waved, a green light flashed, and a small wooden box suddenly appeared in his hand. "Ling Yun Shixiong, this is a five-petal purple ginseng, which can revive the dead and make white bones flesh. Please accept it. This way, you won't have to be embarrassed in front of Dao Ming Shibo."

  Lingyunzi let out a soft sigh and said, "We were originally fellow disciples, so it's only right that we help each other. How could I accept your things? Please take them back, Shidi. However, if our Master asks about this in the future, I hope you can put in a good word for us, Dàoyún Shīshū."

  "Why not?! It's not like it's free!" Hailong darted out from beside Lingtongzi and snatched the wooden box from his hands.

  Ling Mu Zi slightly stiffened, while Ling Yun Zi was startled and hastily scolded: "Tang Yu, quickly return the item to its owner."

  Hailong held the wooden box in his arms and said: "I won't return it, this is what we exchanged for, why don't you want it, Fourth Master? Is this purple bamboo shoot fake?"

  Ling Mu Zi's expression changed slightly, and he frowned, saying: "Disciple brother, you can't talk nonsense! This fifth-grade purple bamboo has been nurtured on the Floating Mist Peak for two hundred years. Ling Yun Shixiong, we'll take our leave first." After finishing speaking, he beckoned to Ling Fei Zi and the three women to mount their flying swords and rise into the air.

  Lingyunzi watched the four clear lights gradually move away, and secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. Those few words from Hailong probably offended the disciples of Piaomiao Peak!

  Ling Tongzi handed the wooden box from Hailong's arms to Lingyunzi, saying: "Fourth Shixiong, forget it. They've all left already. Hailong is still a child, don't bother with him, I'll teach him a good lesson later."

  Hai Long's heart warmed up a bit. Although Ling Tong said he wanted to teach him a lesson, but the protective tone in his words, how could he not hear it?

  Lingyunzi took over the wooden box, let out a soft sigh, and turned back to his own room.

  Ling Tong's face was sullen as he glared at Hailong and said, "You come with me."

  Hailong Chong made a ghostly face and followed Lingtongzi to his room.

  "Hai Long, do you know your mistake?" Ling Tongzi said with a stern face.

  The dragon rubbed its head and said: "What did I do wrong? It was originally like that, they took our things and used that purple bamboo to exchange them, it's also reasonable!"

  Ling Tongzi shook his head helplessly and said, "You don't understand human feelings at all. Although they came to borrow the Condensed Dew Liquid which put us in a difficult position, after all, we are fellow disciples and belong to the same Lianyun Sect. How can we expect repayment for helping others? Moreover, your attitude today was very bad. Ling Muzi and the others are your superiors, how could you be so impolite? This is tarnishing the reputation of Moyun Peak. Considering it's your first offense, I won't punish you, but you must reflect on yourself."

  Hai Long didn't think he had done anything wrong, and nodded nonchalantly, saying: "Sixth Master, why doesn't our Moyun Peak have any female disciples? Look at them over there, they have three female masters."

  Ling Tongzi said with a bad tone, "We are cultivators of the Tao, what difference does it make whether we're male or female? They belong to the Piaomiao Daozun's sect, and Piaomiao Daozun herself is a woman. Naturally, most of her disciples are women."

  Hailong chuckled and walked up to Lingtongzi, saying: "Sixth Master, I'll go get you some fruit to eat. You haven't had lunch yet."

  After hearing what Hailong said, Lingtongzi couldn't keep a straight face anymore and helplessly said: "You little monkey!"

  Upon hearing the three words "little monkey", the dragon's heart stirred, and he suddenly recalled that mischievous little monkey who had teased him. He thought to himself, when I have nothing better to do, I will definitely go take revenge.

  The next day, Hailong got up early and went to the mountain to chop firewood before dawn. After completing his work in the morning, he immediately took his bamboo basket and came to the fruit forest. After picking enough fruits, he quietly sneaked into the depths of the fruit forest to look for the little monkey's tracks from yesterday. His efforts were not in vain, and just as he had hidden himself well, he saw a quick gray shadow coming quickly from the branches of the tree into the fruit forest, which was exactly the monkey from yesterday.

  Before the little monkey could steady himself, Hailong instantly shot a hail of bullets over. Without any preparation, the little monkey was immediately beaten by him and cried out in pain, with about one-third of the stones hitting their target. The little monkey's pair of red eyes were filled with anger, and various fruits on the tree flew towards Hailong like raindrops.

  The dragonfly swooped down to the target with a big smile, laughing loudly, dodging various fruits while using its own hailstones to counterattack. One person and one monkey were having a great time fighting in the fruit forest. Until the sun was high in the sky, the dragonfly was exhausted and could hardly move, it finally came out of the fruit forest. Today's ending was just as miserable as yesterday's, under the circumstances where he was far inferior in agility and accuracy, he got himself covered in fruit juice again, but the results were slightly better. The dragonfly didn't lose heart at all. To avoid being seen by his masters, he went to wash up at the Sweet Dew Spring before returning to Moyunping.

  In the mountains, there is no first day of the lunar year, in a flash, a year's time has already passed.

  In the Lianyun Mountains, the spiritual energy was abundant. Every day, he consumed large amounts of fruits and herbs like Huang Jing and Fu Ling that had nourishing effects. Within a year, Hai Long's body grew taller and stronger than when he first arrived. At 14 years old, he was almost as tall as Ling Yu Zi, with a more robust physique. The foundation stage of the Tian Xin Decree was relatively simple to cultivate, and with Ling Tong Zi's guidance, Hai Long gradually got on the right track. Although his innate talent wasn't exceptional, after a year had passed, he managed to barely enter the initial stage of cultivation, where he could feel a warm flow slowly circulating during meditation.

  Hai Long's training on Moyun Peak was lonely, but he still found his own fun, which was the time he spent playing with the little monkey after finishing his daily chores. Every morning, Hai Long would get up early and go to the fruit forest to play with the little monkey. The little monkey was very cooperative and had been running to the Moyunping fruit forest every day since it first met Hai Long to pick fruits to eat, as if it also considered its bickering with Hai Long a pleasure. At first, Hai Long always ended up at a disadvantage, but his daily playtime with the little monkey made his body more and more agile, and his accuracy in throwing stones also improved a lot. Now the little monkey could no longer take advantage of him, and was often chased by Hai Long to run away with its head covered.

  Ling Tongzi had long discovered the secret of the sea dragon, but he didn't say anything. Playing with that little monkey was not bad for the sea dragon after all. He was still a child and needed some childhood fun. Moreover, this would also help improve his agility and physical fitness, so he let it go.

  It was another clear morning, and Hailong hastily finished washing up, ate a few pieces of Huang Jing, and ran out of the room. Yesterday, he had the upper hand, and Xiao Houzi was beaten so badly that he couldn't even return his phone calls. That one-handed consecutive stone-throwing skill had already reached perfection, and he could hit whatever he aimed at. Hailong thought to himself, today I must continue my winning streak and beat him to the point where he has no ability to resist.

  As he thought, Hailong had already arrived in the fruit forest. As soon as he entered the range of the fruit forest, he clearly felt a strong gust of wind coming from above his head. Without needing to think, his body reacted reflexively, and with a swift motion, he dodged to the right, using the front tree as cover. With a loud "thud", a still-green peach hit the spot where he had just been standing. Hailong cursed with a smile: "Good job, Little Smart (the name he gave to the little monkey), you ambushed me as soon as I arrived! Look at my magic trick!" Locating Little Smart's position, three stones flew out in a triangular formation, completely blocking its escape route on both sides.

  The little spirit's body had grown a bit over the past year, and it was too late to dodge now. It hurriedly swung its arm to knock down the flying stones. The dragon's wrist strength was not small, plus the progress of its Taoist cultivation, although it didn't use its full force, but the power of these few stones was quite formidable. Suddenly, Little Spirit's body shook violently, and it kept rubbing the place where it had been hit with a hissing sound.

  Hai Long smiled and said, "You're pretending to be tough, but today I won't let you off easily. Look at my magic trick." In order to fight with Xiao Jiling, Hai Long had Ling Yu Zi help him make two small cloth bags that he hung from his waistband, filled with small stones he had picked out beforehand, which were very convenient to use. With a whooshing sound, the stones flew one after another towards Xiao Jiling.

  The level of the sea dragon is improving, and Xiao Jingling is much more powerful than at the beginning. They are constantly jumping up and down, dodging the sea dragon's attacks while using various fruits from the trees to counterattack. The two are having a great time fighting in the fruit forest. Today, Xiao Jingling is full of energy and his speed has increased significantly. In the end, they only ended up with a draw.

  Sitting on the ground, panting heavily, the Sea Dragon pointed at Xiao Jingling and said: "Did you eat some treasure or something? How come your speed is so fast today? Luckily, I recently broke through to the Initial Boundary of the Entry Realm and reached the Early Stage of the Initial Glimpse. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to deal with you."

  The little monkey looked very tired, lying on a tree not far from the sea dragon, panting constantly, but its red eyes were still full of excited expression. The two monkey paws kept stretching out their thumbs and index fingers, pointing at the sea dragon with a "I despise you" look.

  Looking at Xiao Jiling's complacent appearance, Hailong's anger surged in his heart, and he shouted: "You've been given three points of color, but you're still opening a dye house. Look at the treasure!" With great force, he shook out the remaining stones from the cloth bag and threw them at Xiao Jiling with all his might.

  Little Smart was startled and had no strength left, in the midst of squeaking in pain, it was suddenly hit multiple times, its body unstable, tumbling down like a fallen scallion. If it were in its prime, Little Smart could have relied on its long tail to hang onto a branch and maintain balance, but now it was exhausted, how could it hold on? It fell freely under the influence of gravity.

  This was the first time such a thing had happened, and Hailong was also startled. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch Xiaojilingshen, but after all, there was a certain distance between them. His legs were now tired and not very obedient, so he could only stare blankly as Xiaojilingshen crashed heavily in front of him. Coincidentally, at the place where Xiaojilingshen fell, there happened to be a sharp stone standing upright. Xiaojilingshen let out a miserable cry, and his body, which had fallen to the ground, began to shake violently.

  Every day, he would play-fight with Xiao Jiling, but Hai Long had already considered it his friend. He was shocked and hurriedly went forward to pick up Xiao Jiling. Xiao Jiling's situation was dire; the sharp stone had pierced its right chest like a sharp blade, and fresh blood continued to seep out of the wound. Its usually clever and strange red eyes were now covered with a layer of grey.

  "I, I didn't mean to. Xiao Jilong, I didn't mean to, you have to hold on! I'll definitely save you." In his anxiety, 14-year-old Hailong's voice was already shaking with a hint of tears. Xiao Jilong's chest kept heaving, unable to even call out, with a few strands of bloody foam seeping from the corner of his mouth.