Not far away, Feng Bailing crouched on the tree, also taking advantage of the trees to overhear Hua Wushang and Nalan Yan'er's conversation.

Feng Bailing had already known that Dacang Mountain had Monkey Wine, but she had taken away all the Monkey Wine made by Dacang Monkeys last time.

Unexpectedly, the Dacang Monkeys had quickly brewed another batch of wine.

Moreover, Hua Wushang had impressively managed to make the Dacang Monkeys hand over the wine.

The Monkey Wine absolutely must not fall into the hands of the Crown Prince Mansion. Nana one or two could control, Deng Bailin pondered.

But if it comes to confrontation, she isn't a match for Hua Wushang.

This Hua Wushang is highly skilled in both letters and martial arts, a formidable person indeed.

She must get ahead, and snatch the wine first.

Hua Wushang and Nalan Yan'er headed towards the cavities in the trees of Dacang Monkeys, but the paths were not easy to traverse.

They encountered several fallen trees blocking their way and had to take detours.

A journey of a quarter-hour ended up taking half an hour.

Hua Wushang and Nalan Yan'er arrived in front of an ancient towering tree, whose trunk was already hollowed out, leading directly down to where the Dacang Monkeys stored food for winter, where the newly brewed Monkey Wine was hidden.

"Can those beasts truly brew fine wine?"

Nalan Yan'er still had her doubts.

Hua Wushang didn't say much and slid down into the tree hole.

Nalan Yan'er, enduring the pain of her injuries, slid down after him to the bottom of the tree hole.

There, a strong aroma of wine wafted over, merely the scent was refreshing, and Nalan Yan'er, tormented by snakes and insects for a day and night, felt instantly invigorated.

Guided by the faint light, she saw some fruits and about a dozen barrels near her.

The barrels used by the Mi monkeys to brew wine were stolen from nearby residents' homes.

Most of the barrels were sealed, but one was half open which was the source of the fragrance.

"I was worried that the Monkey Wine wasn't fermented well yet, it turns out it's already brewed."

Hua Wushang was somewhat surprised too, he walked over and scooped from the barrel.

He drank a mouthful, a smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Let me have a taste too."

Nalan Yan'er hurriedly came forward and took a sip; feeling a warm sensation throughout her body, she had exhausted a great amount of Wen Energy yesterday, but after drinking the wine, she felt her depleted Wen Energy fully recovered.

Looking around the tree hole again, there were indeed many barrels.

"Take them all, with this wine, in the Competition Among Ten Countries, we can win people over."

Nalan Yan'er couldn't help but touch her own face.

After drinking the Monkey Wine, her wounds no longer hurt, and she believed they would soon scab over and her appearance would be restored to normal.

After the two moved all the wine out of the tree hole, Nalan Yan'er said.

"What about those monkeys? I still want to control them."

"Are you still not giving up? Now that we have the Monkey Wine, we should hurry and transport it down the mountain to avoid discovery."

To Hua Wushang, he just wanted Nalan Yan'er to learn Beast Control.

"Hua Wushang, why do I feel like, you're covering for Feng Bailing?"

Nalan Yan'er played the Jade Flute, but no monkeys appeared, she was very dissatisfied, it must be Hua Wushang's mischief.

Nalan Yan'er was very dissatisfied.

"The macaque I sent out had more urgent matters to attend to."

Hua Wushang did not specify what he sent the Dacang macaques to do. There were only limited macaques on the mountain. Last time, Feng Bailing incited the macaques and Xiao Junci's Wolf Army to clash, which already depleted a batch of macaques.

The remaining macaques, apart from monitoring Dugu Xiaojin and others, had more important uses.

The two then descended the mountain.

Once the two left, a figure suddenly appeared from the side.

"This guy is much harder to trick than Xiao Junci, forcing me to sacrifice a barrel of Monkey Wine,"

Feng Bailing muttered to herself as she watched the backs of the departing pair, but the thought of the dozens more barrels of Monkey Wine added to the Medical Cabin immediately brought a smile to her lips.

She pondered over Hua Wushang's words earlier—could it be that apart from Monkey Wine and the Wolf Army, there were other secrets hiding within Dacang Mountain?

Feng Bailing started to worry about the safety of the other companions. She thought for a moment and decided to ascertain their whereabouts first.

In the mountain, sunlight poured through the gaps in the tree leaves, casting speckled shadows all around.

"You've done well, here's some honey for you, and help me with another task."

Dugu Xiaojin fed a piece of honey to the ants and poisonous snakes.

Nalan Yan'er's Blessing Technique failed inexplicably, not due to her bad luck, but because Dugu Xiaojin directed these ants and venomous bugs to attack her.

Dugu Xiaojin was a child clear about gratitude and grudges; he remembered clearly how Nalan Yan'er once tried to harm him with the Blessing Technique. If not for the Queen Mother's assistance, he would have already collapsed.

She also seduced his father, causing misunderstandings between his father and the Queen Mother; it was time for Nalan Yan'er to suffer a little.

Initially, Dugu Xiaojin wanted the poisonous snake to bite Nalan Yan'er, but unfortunately, Lord Hua appeared at the critical moment. The ants and snakes were very afraid of him; that man was no simple character.

After he mastered the Wuji Seal, his father repeatedly taught him: "Advance when the enemy retreats, retreat when the enemy advances. When facing a stronger opponent, know how to leverage your strengths and avoid weaknesses," Currently, he was no match for Hua Wushang.

Dugu Xiaojin, wary of exposing himself, decided to spare Nalan Yan'er for now and focus on completing his own tasks.

Just as Dugu Xiaojin was about to leave, he sensed something was amiss.

"Damn, has someone discovered me?"

Dugu Xiaojin noticed several large Dacang macaques peeking around nearby.

Unlike Nalan Yan'er's half-baked beast control, Hua Wushang was profoundly adept at manipulating the Dacang macaques.

He had the Dacang macaques keep an eye on Dugu Xiaojin, monitoring his itinerary because Hua Wushang sensed something was off with those ants and venomous tongues.

Xiaojin also sensed the danger and quickly dashed into the forest.

The group of Dacang macaques closely followed him, relentlessly chasing.

Soon, an hour passed.

Xiaojin tried many methods, but the macaques kept following him.

He was certain he was being trailed.

Dugu Xiaojin thought for a moment; there was only one option left.

"Xiaobaishan."

He whistled, then heard a series of wolf howls ahead.

Between the trees, there was a dry dead tree that had been struck by lightning.

Xiaobaishan, upon entering the mountain, had found this place, which had a tree trunk covered in moss, obscuring the view from outside.

Xiaojin did not hesitate and entered the trunk.

A moment later, a majestic white giant wolf emerged from the tree hollow.

As for "Dugu Xiaojin", he was still crouched inside the tree hollow.

"Stay here, don't go out. I will have the snakes and ants protect you nearby. Don't leave until I return,"

Dugu Xiaojin spoke, then turned and entered deeper into the forest.

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