Chapter 31

As Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou walked away under the watchful eyes of the crowd at Huang Family Manor, their figures eventually disappeared.

Huang Peng looked at his wife, who was still standing there, staring blankly in the direction where her son had disappeared, and gently said, "Yan, let's go back, our son is far away now!" He then hugged Su Yan's shoulder.

Su Yan turned around in a daze and, with Huang Peng's support, returned to Huang Family Manor with the others.

After leaving Huang Family Manor, Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou did not take the main road but instead took a mountain path, entering the back mountain and continuously moving deeper into the mountains.

A few hundred miles deeper into the back mountain of Huang Family Manor was the Silver Moon Forest, which was vast, spanning the territories of more than ten kingdoms. Inside, it was teeming with magical beasts. Therefore, Huang Xiaolong planned to enter the Silver Moon Forest to hunt magical beasts while training and traveling.

The fourth-stage large flower python that Huang Xiaolong had encountered in the back mountain originally came from the Silver Moon Forest.

Three days later, Huang Xiaolong and his group arrived at the edge of the Silver Moon Forest.

Huang Xiaolong looked up at the sky and saw that it was gradually getting dark. He said, "Let's rest here for the night and continue our journey tomorrow."

"Yes, Master!" Fei Hou respectfully replied.

The Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey on Huang Xiaolong's shoulder clapped and chirped. Huang Xiaolong couldn't help but smile, "Little guy, go around and see if you can find any fruit, and bring some back."

The Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey nodded, chirped, and jumped off Huang Xiaolong's shoulder. After a few leaps, it disappeared. Fei Hou went around to gather some dry branches and tree bark to start a fire.

After a while, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey returned, holding many fresh fruits in its arms, and it had one in its mouth as well.

"Is this an Ice Fruit?!" Fei Hou exclaimed when he saw the transparent white fruit in the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey's arms.

Ice Fruit is a rare spiritual fruit. Although it doesn't help with martial arts cultivation, it can strengthen the body. In the market, one Ice Fruit costs several dozen gold coins.

Seeing Fei Hou's surprised expression, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey couldn't help but feel proud. It placed six or seven Ice Fruits on the ground, then used its hands to chirp and gesture, and ran off again. After a while, it returned with another six or seven Ice Fruits.

Huang Xiaolong couldn't help but shake his head and smile. This little guy was quite amusing.

However, over the past few days, every time this little guy ran off, it always brought back some delicious fruits. So for these few days, Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou never lacked good fruits to eat.

Sitting by the campfire, Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou took out some dry rations and ate them with the Ice Fruits.

The Ice Fruits were refreshing and very fragrant. Huang Xiaolong ate three in a row without feeling tired of them.

Huang Xiaolong said to Fei Hou, "It's a pity there's no meat. If there were some meat and a bottle of good wine, it would be perfect." In his previous life, Huang Xiaolong was a great lover of wine, but he hadn't tasted the wine of this world yet, so he wondered what it would taste like.

Fei Hou smiled when he heard this, "Does Master also like to drink wine?" In his view, the Master was less than nine years old and actually liked to drink? He then said, "There's no wine now, but there will be meat soon."

Just as Huang Xiaolong was puzzled, a faint sound of something unusual came from a distance, the sound of a magical beast approaching. And from the sound, this magical beast was not light.

After a while, a magical beast with two sharp tusks, resembling a wild boar, appeared in Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou's line of sight.

A low-level magical beast, the Sala Beast!

Seeing this Sala Beast, Fei Hou stood up and said with a smile, "Master, although the skin of the Sala Beast is a bit thick, its meat is extremely delicious." He was about to step forward, but a figure was faster, instantly appearing in front of the Sala Beast. A flash of cold light, and the Sala Beast let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground.

Fei Hou saw this and couldn't help but shake his head. The one who acted was the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey.

After killing the Sala Beast, the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey dragged the corpse, which was a hundred times larger than itself, back to the campfire. It then pointed at the corpse and chirped to Huang Xiaolong.

"Alright, I know you're hungry," Huang Xiaolong said with a smile. He then took out a sharp blade, cut open the Sala Beast's skin, cleaned it, and began to roast it over the campfire. As he roasted, he applied spices. Soon, the aroma spread, and the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey sat by the campfire, looking very obedient, its eyes fixed on the roasting meat, drooling.

Huang Xiaolong couldn't help but smile at the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey's expression. A year ago, this little guy had eaten the meat he roasted.

Fei Hou, sitting there, also stared at the roasting meat, his expression not much different from the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey's.

Just as the aroma of the meat spread, suddenly, the sound of fighting and angry shouts came from a distance. Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou were taken aback. Fei Hou said, "Master, in the future, we will encounter many such fights in the Silver Moon Forest. Such things are common, and it's best not to get involved."

Huang Xiaolong nodded.

However, the sounds of fighting and angry shouts grew closer and clearer, indicating that they were moving in their direction.

Huang Xiaolong frowned and then saw the two parties fighting coming this way.

He saw a young couple being relentlessly pursued by a group of people in purple robes. The young couple already had several sword wounds on their bodies, bloodstained.

"Starry Sky Academy, Purple Robe Sword Sect!" Fei Hou frowned.

Huang Xiaolong looked at Fei Hou.

Fei Hou explained, "Young Master, the Starry Sky Academy is the top academy in your Luotong Kingdom, and you should have heard of it. The Purple Robe Sword Sect is the top sect in the Yunhai Kingdom! The young couple in front are from the Starry Sky Academy, and the group behind are from the Purple Robe Sword Sect."

Starry Sky Academy!

Purple Robe Sword Sect!

Huang Xiaolong couldn't help but look at the two parties fighting as they approached. He had indeed heard from his father that the Starry Sky Academy was the gathering place of all the talented disciples of the major families in Luotong Kingdom. If a family's disciple could enter the Starry Sky Academy, it would be the greatest honor for the entire family.

As for the Purple Robe Sword Sect, he hadn't heard of it, but since it was the top sect in the Yunhai Kingdom, its power must be strong, at least not weaker than the Starry Sky Academy.

At this moment, the two parties also saw Huang Xiaolong, Fei Hou, and the Spirit Devouring Purple Monkey. They were all taken aback. The young couple from the Starry Sky Academy hesitated for a moment and then flew towards Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou, urgently calling out to Fei Hou, "Senior, please save us!"

Fei Hou frowned. Originally, he didn't want to get involved, but it seemed they couldn't avoid it now. However, Fei Hou didn't act; he and Huang Xiaolong stood up, waiting for Huang Xiaolong's decision.

The young couple arrived at the campfire, panting and looking fearfully at the Purple Robe Sword Sect disciples who were closing in.