Huaguo Mountain, where the peaks are lofty and majestic.

At the harbor, a crowded throng of people chanting slogans, eagerly awaiting Daji's arrival.

"Great King, it's a sea of people again!"

Aboard the Floating Ship, a Fox Demon said excitedly to Daji, "This performance is bound to be a success."

"Perhaps."

Daji nodded slightly, looking at the dense crowd at the port, feeling somewhat bored.

"Great King, it's rare you come home, how come you're not happy?"

The Fox Demon asked. In the past two years, Daji's cultivation had come to a halt; she was not in a good state and had not smiled in a long time.

Everyone was worried about Daji, which is why they arranged for her to come home to perform.

"It's not that I'm unhappy."

Daji shook her head: "Just a bit bored, that's all."

The crowd at the port was shouting her name, but Daji felt as if she was detached from it all.

She knew these people were all waiting for her, that some had even traveled thousands of miles, coming from other parts of the Divine Continent just to see her.

And to make her happy, the demons of Huaguo Mountain had prepared for months, setting up a huge stage for her.

However, Daji felt no excitement for any of it.

No matter how huge the crowd, no matter how grand the stage, after seeing it all too frequently, one grows tired of it.

A vague restlessness surged into Daji's heart. Starting a few years ago, she began to grow weary of her life, losing interest in everything.

Now, this feeling of weariness had almost reached its peak.

Daji was somewhat at a loss, her heart couldn't take it.

Why was she performing everywhere?

Initially, it was for the love of others, for their adoration.

But along the way, she got everything she wanted, and even things she didn't want were offered voluntarily by others.

She could possess anything, yet nothing seemed important; she didn't even know what she was chasing after anymore.

To be watched and adored by people every day... What meaning did such days hold in the end?

Daji felt irritable.

Her cultivation stagnated, joy lost from her heart; life seemed increasingly boring, with seemingly nothing able to pique her interest.

"Today's performance is canceled."

Daji suddenly said.

The surrounding Fox Demons were taken aback: "Great King, it hasn't even started yet, why cancel it?"

"I said cancel it, there's no need for reason."

Daji turned and leaped off the Floating Ship, her figure flashing before disappearing from the Fox Demons' view.

The Fox Demons looked at each other in stunned silence, no one knew why.

Daji left the Floating Ship, returned to her cavern abode, shut the door, and did not come out all day.

She lay on her bed alone, thinking of the crowd at the port.

This wasn't the first time she had canceled a performance.

Every time a performance was canceled, how many would be disappointed? How many would be saddened?

Whenever she thought of these people, guilt stirred within Daji.

She wanted to make amends, but each attempt at making amends only brought her more irritation.

She felt something was off about herself; she felt that she could no longer sing beautiful songs.

Perhaps others still found her songs pleasing to the ear.

But Daji knew well, her songs had long since lost their soul.

Without any aspiration in her heart, how could she possibly sing a good song?

"What's wrong with me?"

Daji pondered in distress.

Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.

This time, she had a dream.

She sat under a pine tree, with a little monkey sitting in front of her, telling her a story.

"Great King..."

A tremor went through Daji's heart.

How long had it been since she last dreamed of Sun Wukong?

"Great King, tell me, where should my path lead now?"

Daji grasped Sun Wukong's hand, confiding in him her confusion.

She finally remembered that whenever she felt lost in the past, Sun Wukong would always give her the answer.

"Great King, what should I do!"

Daji pleaded with Sun Wukong.

However, Sun Wukong in the dream did not answer her; he withdrew his hand, turned his back to her, and walked forward.

Daji tried hard to chase after him, but no matter how she chased, she couldn't catch up.

After the dream dissipated, she opened her eyes, looked around for a while, feeling a sense of emptiness in her heart.

"It was just a dream after all."

Daji muttered to herself, Sun Wukong was no longer in the Three Realms, how could he possibly appear in her dream.

"Great King, Great King!"

A series of urgent knocking sounds came from outside.

Daji collected her thoughts, got up, and opened the door: "What happened?"

"Great King, one of the young ones in the clan has transformed."

An elder Fox Demon reported.

"Transformed?"

Daji frowned, looking displeased: "So what if it has transformed? What's there to fuss over?"

"This little one is different from the ordinary clan members."

The elder Fox Demon bowed, speaking carefully: "Great King, you should come take a look."

Daji, curious, followed the elder Fox Demon out of the cave abode.

In the territory of the Fox Demons, a girl was surrounded by people by the lakeside.

"The Great King is here, make way!"

The elder Fox Demon led Daji through the crowd.

Upon seeing the situation, Daji realized it was a newly transformed Fox Demon, with a pair of fluffy yellow ears, and below the fox ears was a delicate and pretty face.

Fox Demons transformed usually turned into beauties, but this girl had an air about her that made her particularly endearing.

Seeing her, Daji instantly understood why the elder Fox Demon had made a special report to her.

She was a little Mei Hu – just like her.

"Great King, look at her..."

The elder Fox Demon asked Daji what to do with the little Mei Hu.

With the special status of a Mei Hu, improper arrangements could easily lead to conflict.

"I will be her teacher."

Daji looked at the little Mei Hu, feeling a ripple in her calm heart.

"Do you want to learn the Dao with me?"

Daji bent down to ask the little Mei Hu.

"Mhm."

The girl nodded quickly, her eyes bright and clear, shining like stars, untouched by any impurity.

In the Three Realms now, Demons could transform at a very young age, far better off than in her own time.

Daji showed a smile.

"I will give you a name."

She touched the girl's head: "Hmm... from now on, your name will be Xi Mei."

"Great King, that must not be!"

The other Fox Demons were startled; they had all heard the origins of Daji's name and also had impressions of the name Xi Mei.

The Fox Demons quickly cautioned: "That's not an auspicious name."

"What's inauspicious about it."

Daji glanced at them: "Is my name auspicious?"

The Fox Demons immediately fell silent.

"But Great King..."

The elder Fox Demon couldn't help but say: "Isn't Xi Mei the name of the Nine-Headed Pheasant Demon? How can our Fox Clan use such a name!"

"I say it's okay, so it's okay."

Daji stroked the girl's head: "From now on, you're Xi Mei."

"Xi Mei?"

"Yes, Daji and Xi Mei."

Daji said: "That's the name of sisters."

"Sisters?"

The girl blinked, shrinking a little: "Am I the Great King's sister?"

"Just like sisters."

Daji said, not knowing why, but felt a sudden happiness in her heart.

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