Senior sister, stop working and go home for dinner.

Chapter 484 The Journey

The return journey was much slower than the way there.

It wasn't because the road was difficult to travel, but because there were more than thirty little monsters in the group.

Those little creatures had never left that mountain forest, and were both curious and afraid of the outside world. They would stop every few steps to look around, and at the sound of a beast's roar, they would hide behind the great demon in fright.

The black bear spirit walked at the head of the group, its massive body like a moving mountain, shielding the smaller ones from the mountain winds. It walked slowly, glancing back every now and then, afraid that anyone might fall behind. The ferocity that once filled its blood-red eyes had long since vanished, replaced only by a cautious, ingratiating gaze.

The chained demons were also untied. They followed behind the group, heads hanging low, none daring to run. The wild boar demon was thrown into the cave, and Lu Kong told him to "reflect on his actions," but no one knew how long that reflection would last.

The little deer walked in the middle of the group, surrounded by a bunch of fluffy little friends. Little Ling'er invited her to ride in the car with her, but she said she wanted to go with her friends.

"Little deer, little deer, that immortal carrying the red gourd, will he really not eat us?" The rabbit spirit tugged at her sleeve, her red eyes filled with worry.

"No, no." Little Deer patted her head. "Master Chen is a good person. Does he look like someone who eats monsters? Besides, they were the ones who saved the old hedgehog. They've put it in that iron box to recover and rest. If these people wanted to harm us, why would they save us?"

The rabbit spirit glanced at Chen Anran secretly, then quickly withdrew its head.

"But...but he doesn't smile..."

Xiao Lu thought for a moment and nodded seriously: "He doesn't smile much, but he has a kind heart."

The rabbit spirit blinked, seemingly understanding but not quite.

The fox spirit walked on the other side, its fox eyes constantly and warily observing its surroundings. Having lived for over a hundred years, it had seen far too much of the world and wasn't as easily trusting as the younger ones.

What good would it do to save them? It might be like escaping one wolf's den only to fall into another.

"Little Fox, what are you thinking about?" Little Deer came closer.

The fox spirit snapped out of her daze and shook her head: "It's nothing."

"Are you still not at ease?"

The fox spirit was silent for a moment before saying softly, "It's not that I'm worried. It's that... I just can't understand."

"What don't you understand?"

"I don't understand why they're helping us. We're just lowly demons, powerless and without any backing. It's only natural that we'd be captured and used for alchemy. What do they want from helping us?"

The little deer paused for a moment, then scratched its head.

She hadn't really thought about that question.

All she knew was that those people saved her, saved the old hedgehog, and saved her friends. All she knew was that the young man carrying the red gourd said, "I will help you," and she believed him.

As for what the motive is...

"Maybe," Little Deer thought for a moment, then said seriously, "maybe they don't want anything in return?"

The fox spirit looked at her, her fox eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Little deer, you're so silly."

"So what if they're silly?" Little Deer grinned, revealing two small tiger teeth. "Anyway, I think they're good people."

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Three metal boxes slowly drove ahead, moving at a very slow speed, so slow that even a newly transformed little demon could easily keep up.

Jiang Yan gripped the steering wheel, glancing at the rearview mirror every now and then. In the mirror, the group of furry little creatures were lined up in a row, the biggest ones at the front, the smaller ones in the middle, and a few fast ones on both sides protecting them, looking just like a small monster army on the march.

"This scene," he clicked his tongue twice, "would be enough for me to make a documentary in modern times."

In the back seat, Wei Yiran remained seated upright, her gaze fixed on the gradually clearing mountain silhouettes through the car window.

Six months.

When she left Yunyin Mountain, she went to Tianjing with Master Chen and the others. At that time, she thought that once she went home, she would never come back.

But she still came back. Was it because of the great path to enlightenment her grandfather spoke of? Was it because these immortals were all good people? Or was it because of… that guy who ignored her, and the only time he did, he said her ideas were wrong…?

Wei Yiran was unaware of this, but during this time she witnessed far more things than she ever dared to imagine in her life.

After another half hour, the road ahead suddenly opened up.

Jiang Yan stepped on the brakes, turned around, and shouted back, "We're here!"

The three cars slowly came to a stop.

The line following behind also stopped.

The fawn stood in the middle of the group, craning its neck to look ahead. Its fluffy ears stood straight up, desperately trying to catch any movement in front of it.

"We're here! We're here!" Little Ling'er jumped off the car in front and ran over, grabbing Little Deer's hand. "Little Deer Sister, look! That's Cloud Hidden Mountain!"

The deer looked in the direction she was pointing.

Then, she froze.

Not only her, but the fox spirit was stunned, the rabbit spirit was stunned, the squirrel spirit was stunned, and all the little monsters, big and small, were stunned.

What is that?

In the distance, a majestic mountain stands tall, its slopes stretching endlessly, shrouded in mist, with several palaces faintly visible on its summit.

What stunned them wasn't the mountain.

But it's that area at the foot of the mountain...that area...

"What are those?" the rabbit spirit asked, tugging at the deer's sleeve, her red eyes wide. "What are those square things?"

The little deer opened its mouth, but for a moment it didn't know how to answer.

What did she see?

She saw a large area of ​​houses.

But those houses were unlike any she had ever seen. They weren't made of wood or stone, but of a material she had never seen before. They were square and neat, row upon row, as if someone had measured and drawn them with a ruler.

Between the houses are straight roads. The roads are paved with smooth stones, and the cracks between the stones are clean, without a single weed in sight. Trees are planted on both sides of the roads. The trees are not tall, but they are trimmed neatly, like rows of little soldiers standing guard.

There are people on the road.

No, it's not just people.

There were ordinary people dressed in simple clothes, carrying loads on their shoulders and pushing wheelbarrows, walking slowly. There were also groups of three or five monks dressed in Taoist robes, talking as they walked.

There were all sorts of shops on both sides of the street. Most of the shops were closed, but there were small stalls on both sides.

There were food vendors, their steaming baskets emitting white smoke and their aromas wafting far and wide. There were cloth vendors, their colorful silks hanging by the door, gleaming softly in the sunlight. There were farm tools vendors, their hoes and sickles laid out on the ground, where several old men were squatting, picking and choosing.

There was also a particularly large room with a plaque hanging at the entrance bearing three characters she didn't recognize. A sizzling sound came from inside, along with a delicious aroma that made the little deer's mouth water.

"That's the Immortal Cuisine Restaurant." Little Ling'er jumped out of the carriage at some point, went up to Little Deer, and pointed to the big room. "Junior Brother Fatty Li is cooking there! His cooking is delicious!"

The fawn swallowed hard, but its eyes remained fixed on the scene.

It's not that the Immortal Cuisine Shop can't be moved, but rather that the town itself can't be moved.