"Eeee eeee eeee!"

On the peak, the little monkey chattered away.

It would chatter "eee eee" then switch to "waa waa", followed by "woo woo".

Flailing limbs, shaking all over, and even doing multiple somersaults on the spot.

Chen Xu watched from the side as Wei Yuan sat on a rock and unconsciously burst into laughter.

After laughing, Wei Yuan felt it was inappropriate, so he clasped his hands in front with slight restraint.

But the joy in his eyes gave away his current mood.

After drinking, the little monkey even forgot human speech. It took the bamboo tube and drank repeatedly until it had consumed all the wine. Finally, it staggered and yelled loudly:

"Ah, this wine, obviously, obviously doesn't taste as good as, as my home's wine, why, why does drinking it, make me, me so happy!"

Why so happy?

Naturally, because this wine is named "Joy and Sorrow."

[Joy and Sorrow Wine: Based on Flowing Clouds Wine, it is a beautiful wine containing faint Spiritual Qi. Though not enough to be called Spirit Wine, it does possess some subtle mystical qualities.

There's a weak chance for the drinker to face life's sorrows openly and joyfully forget troubles, which is why it's called Joy and Sorrow.]

The most remarkable thing about Joy and Sorrow Wine is that it can make the drinker feel open-minded and joyfully forget worries.

Although the chance is "weak", interestingly, the little monkey drinking it just triggered the "joyfully forget worries" effect.

Perhaps it was fate, or maybe because the little monkey's life was simple, which led to such "Joy and Sorrow"?

But the little monkey was stubborn, even after being so joyful from drinking, it insisted that Joy and Sorrow Wine wasn't as good as its homebrew.

This angered Wei Yuan instantly, who couldn't help but stand upright and exclaim angrily:

"You've gone too far! Clearly it was you who came to ask for something first, my family... my family Brother Chen kindly gave you wine to drink, yet you insist his wine isn't as good as yours.

You demon, how can you be so ungrateful!"

The little monkey was taken aback, its eyes widened but it was not willing to appear weaker:

"I, I didn't! My home's wine really is tastier, if you don't believe… don't believe, I'll go back right now and fetch some wine for you to see!"

The little monkey became agitated and its speech became fluent.

Wei Yuan didn't believe it and just sternly said: "I think you're very cunning, surely you're fooling us casually, and you won't come back once you leave."

The little monkey was so anxious that it scratched its ears and exclaimed loudly: "I will definitely come, you wait for me, whoever doesn't come back is a scoundrel!"

"Aooo aooo aooo!"

Before finishing its sentence, another series of excited cries came from its throat.

Its agile body quickly leaped away, disappearing into the dense forest on the eastern side in an instant.

Only the sound of leaves rustling in the forest was heard, and as the sunset lingered, the echo of the little monkey's excited cries seemed to remain, yet the swaying branches appeared mysteriously distant.

Wei Yuan tiptoed to glance in that direction, then couldn't help but turn his head to look at Chen Xu.

The hedgehog showed a slightly apprehensive and embarrassed expression, causing Chen Xu to smile instantly: "What's wrong, after driving it away, are you feeling embarrassed, Ah Yuan?"

Wei Yuan said shyly: "It's just a little monkey with newly awakened intelligence, quarreling with it makes me seem petty."

But then he puffed up with anger: "But it said Brother Chen's wine is bad..."

If the little monkey only criticized Wei Yuan, Wei Yuan wouldn't be angry, but it said Chen Xu's stuff was bad—

Even though it was just talking about Chen Xu's wine, and not Chen Xu himself, Wei Yuan wouldn't stand for it.

Thinking about this, Wei Yuan immediately felt justified.

All previous unease vanished as he quickly said: "I won't be embarrassed, if it comes, I'll criticize its wine!

If it doesn't come, then it's just chickened out and ran away."

Wei Yuan quickly reconciled with himself, but as he scanned the surrounding forests, he suddenly became cautious:

"Brother Chen, are we really going to wait here for that monkey?

If we stay here waiting for nothing, could that monkey bring some Great Demon to harm us instead?"

Unbeknownst to him, his address for Chen Xu changed from Mr. Chen to Brother Chen.

It's hard to say which is closer, but in Wei Yuan's heart, Chen Xu truly felt like a brother, someone very close.

And after the Xiaopo Village incident, Wei Yuan had become more cautious about everything unconsciously.

This reaction is normal post-trauma, which Chen Xu saw and felt a bit heartache.

Yet, Chen Xu wasn't going to expose Wei Yuan's current overly nervous mindset, for one, this world is inherently dangerous, learning to be cautious isn't bad.

Secondly, some things need to be pondered on their own, and some wounds require time to heal.

Forcing comfort isn't meaningful, better to do something more practical.

Chen Xu merely smiled slightly and said: "Ah Yuan, look, what's that?"

He pointed towards the eastern dense forest.

Suddenly there was a foot-high little doll wielding a long spear, leaping into the forest.

It entered with silence, unlike the little monkey's noisy antics, almost like a ghost stealthily infiltrating.

Wei Yuan watched in surprise, then realized and said: "That, is Brother Chen's Daoist Soldier?"

Chen Xu nodded: "I dispatched the Daoist Soldier to follow the little monkey, my Daoist Soldier can conceal itself, and now can operate within thirty miles from me."

This tactic was indeed wondrously extraordinary, envied by both people and demons.

Wei Yuan became thoughtful immediately.

Chen Xu spoke calmly: "Ah Yuan, in this world, whether it's the mountain breeze, the sunset now, or the upcoming moonlit night, all are beautiful.

If you're constantly tense and unable to simply enjoy the beauty of the world, this cultivation loses much of its pleasure.

Thus, instead of living in constant fear, we should learn to sense dangers and how to respond to them."

He shared his view in a gentle manner, clearly aiming to teach Wei Yuan something, but his tone never felt preachy.

Wei Yuan gradually absorbed the message and stood atop the stone listening gladly, feeling his chest fill with something again.

This fullness was different from when Chen Xu previously told him "you are like the clear wind and bright moon."

Wei Yuan couldn't speak, simply stared at Chen Xu dumbfounded.

Until Chen Xu extinguished the flame of the Red Mud Small Stove, lifted the Pottery Jar above, and took out a white porcelain bowl, pouring the emerald-green soup into it.

The green soup cascading like a jade ribbon from heaven, tinkling and splashing down.

In mere moments, the bowl was distinct with Jade Liquid.

Chen Xu handed this bowl of Jade Needle Grass Soup to Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan hastily reached out with both hands to receive it, wondrously discovering that this soup didn't burn upon touching, instead, it was warm.

He looked at Chen Xu again, feeling reluctant to drink the soup.

Chen Xu encouraged: "Drink it quickly, hurry and feel better."

Wei Yuan then suppressed the surge of emotions and swiftly raised the bowl to drink it all.

As the soup entered his throat, his buried feelings broke free.

Beside Chen Xu, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book opened.

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