“Hah!” Yuan Shuo barked with laughter. “I’d still rather do it myself!”1

“Then the two of us will cut down all of teacher’s enemies together!”1

“Your bloodlust is too strong… Get outta here!”1

Li Hao rose and left. Yuan Shuo watched him go with a smile. A moment later, he exhaled softly. Spirits of the five viscera, the fire heart ape… From today forth, I will raise this ape! People say that I am an evil monkey spirit. Very good! I’ll show you a true evil simian when my fire heart ape takes shape!0

Sun Yifei? Late Solar? You want revenge on me, don’t you? Bring it! I beat you into jumping off the bridge in Rift Canyon all those years ago and we meet on the same battlefield this time. Don’t you think you’re something after throwing yourself under Ying Hongyue’s banner—he’s also someone who knelt at my feet all the same!2

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At the same time.0

The border of Silver Moon province.0

A person walked across the land. Tall, limber, and in his forties at most, he bore a long qimei staff on his back. Though his hair was graying, the look in his eyes was uncommonly sharp. He didn’t appear that old apart from unkempt hair that flowed past his shoulders. Several youngsters followed behind him.2

“Master, we’ve...0