I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

On the wild plain, a woman in red and another in blue were enjoying tea at a stone table, a beautiful scene.

“It is not a small world, but a small space forcibly created by Divine Skills, still far from a complete small world,”

the woman in red said, her eyes filled with mirth as she sized up Li Xiaobai.

“It seems this gentleman must be Li Xiaobai. It’s true that seeing is believing. You really are a youthful hero. I am the Great Family Head of Aolai Country, Huahuo. You may call me Lady Hua.”

“And this is the Third Family Head, Master Rong,”

the woman continued.

“You can call me Rong’er, we’re not so formal here,”

the girl in blue said with a gentle smile on her face, an image of understanding and kindness.

“So you are Princess Hua, Elder Rong. I am Li Xiaobai, at your service!”

Li Xiaobai bowed with clasped fists, performing a respectful salute. The three individuals before him were among the most powerful on the Immortal Spirit Continent, and he dared not treat them lightly.

While saluting, he covertly studied the two figures before him; actually, all three family heads bore some resemblance to each other, yet each had a different charm.

The Great Family Head Huahuo was a majestic-looking woman with stunning beauty, her red attire particularly eye-catching. She exuded an indefinable delicate loveliness, yet because she held power for many years, her face carried an aura of unbending authority, and ordinary people might feel exposed if caught by her gaze.

The Third Family Head in blue appeared as a fragile young girl, both her figure and face resembling that of someone seventeen or eighteen years old, exceptionally petite and adorable.

Yet the flicker of wisdom in her pale blue pupils, brimming with the weight of years, seemed as if it could penetrate the river of history and reach straight to the essence of the world.

A tightness gripped Li Xiaobai’s heart; merely locking eyes for a moment made him feel as if he had been seen through, a feeling he had never even had in the presence of Elder Tianji.

This girl was even more challenging to deal with than Huahuo—she was a veritable Elder Tong!

“Big sister, little sister, I’ve brought the person. I don’t understand the history of our clan, so you ask him,”

Liuren found a stool, sat down without ceremony, and began chewing on an apple with big bites.

“Xiao Liuzi, put the apple down. With such manners, you are no different from a monkey, what kind of image is that?”

Watching Liuren’s behavior, Great Family Head Huahuo frowned slightly, her tone slightly reprimanding as she admonished.

“If you say not to eat, then I won’t eat. Who isn’t just a monkey…”

Liuren’s face fell as she muttered under her breath.

It was the first time Li Xiaobai had seen this female War God show such a girlish side, even capable of acting spoiled.

In this world, perhaps only the Great Family Head could call the other “Xiao Liuzi,” right?

“Young Master Li, since you are on friendly terms with my second sister, we’re practically family. I won’t beat around the bush. Our purpose in inviting you here is to ascertain the truth about the Sea-Calming Divine Needle.”

The blue-robed girl Master Rong slowly began, “Actually, more than a hundred years ago, I had some speculations about the Sea-Calming Divine Needle, but the appearance of another needle summoned by you has further confirmed my conjectures.”

Indeed, it was an Elder Tong from the Tianshan range. Li Xiaobai felt some trepidation in his heart, as their conversation easily spanned centuries as if it were normal, and although she appeared cute and innocent on the surface, she was in reality an old crone. With every frown and smile, there was always something that felt a bit unnatural.

Each of the three leaders had their distinct roles, and despite only brief interactions, he was nearly certain he had figured them out.

Among the three, the Great Family Head held the power, governing the nation; the Vice Leader took on the role of a military general, only concerned with cultivating strength, suppressing unrest; as for this third leader, she was more like a strategist.

“Cough cough, indeed, I can indeed call forth another Sea-Calming Divine Needle, but my views on it are merely speculative,” he said. “I am honored to have the opportunity to meet with the leaders.”

Li Xiaobai, still respectful in demeanor, said with a beaming smile.

He hadn’t expected that Aolai Country of the Eastern Sea was aware of the matters concerning the Sea-Calming Divine Needle.

“Young Master Li is too modest. Let’s not waste words. I will share my findings first, then we can cross-reference them,” said Master Rong, not the least bit afraid that Li Xiaobai might hold back. She began to take the initiative to share her understanding of the Sea-Calming Divine Needle.

“Our Aolai Country of the Eastern Sea descends from the Six-Eared Divine Monkey, carrying the blood of the divine monkey within us, continuing up to today. I once believed that there was only one kind of divine monkey bloodline in the world until, a hundred years ago, I found some lore from the Immortal Spirit Continent within the Dragon Palace of the Old Dragon King on the sea floor.”

“Years ago, I traveled through the Immortal Spirit Continent, poring over ancient texts. In the Library Pavilion of the Old Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, I discovered a rather intriguing claim, possibly known as the Chaos World’s Four Monkeys?”

“However, that was only a fragmentary page, with quite limited information. It recounted anecdotes from my ancestor’s early days, but it confirmed that there were three other monkeys with the ancestor in those times.”

“Thus, learning that Young Master Li could infer there are indeed four Sea-Calming Divine Needles, I was surprised. I wonder, upon what basis do you make this judgment?” asked Master Rong with a smile, looking at Li Xiaobai, and slowly starting the inquiry.

Li Xiaobai knew hard fact she had him cornered, not afraid of any trickery on his part. Master Rong’s wit was extraordinary and any concealment on his part would instantly be uncovered by her.

“Hehe, Master Rong is right. I deduced that there are four Sea-Calming Divine Needles also based on the legend of the Chaos World’s Four Monkeys,” he said.

“Does Master Rong possibly know of these four monkeys and who they are?” he asked, nodding slowly.

“I do not, does Young Master Li know?” asked Master Rong, her eyes briefly flashing with excitement before she composed herself and calmly inquired.

“I too only incidentally saw information about the Chaos World’s Four Monkeys in the Secret Realm. I only glanced over it briefly and didn’t commit much information to memory. Later, that Secret Realm was destroyed by the reawakened Flesh Mountain, and that information could no longer be verified.”

“I know very little. Today, I am but a fool among my superiors,” said Li Xiaobai with a nod.

He could determine that this woman definitely knew the names and basic characteristics of the Chaos World’s Four Monkeys, but as for whether she truly understood these monkeys, that remained to be seen.

He still needed to reveal some truth.

“Feel free to speak, Young Master,” said Master Rong, uninterested in the whereabouts of such information because she knew Li Xiaobai wouldn’t speak the truth. Dwelling on these issues was pointless.

“The Chaos World’s Four Monkeys are the Spirit Stone Monkey, the Six-Eared Macaque, the Red-bottomed Horse Monkey, and the Through-Arm Gibbon,” he declared.

“These four monkeys elude the Three Realms, not bound by the intangible, not included among ten categories, not found within two realms, their powers of flight and burrowing unparalleled, each possessing supreme Divine Skills!”