Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy-Chapter 329 - 183, 184. A monkey blocks the way of the world, a giant face reappears in the tower (subscription requested)

Chapter 329: 183, 184. A monkey blocks the way of the world, a giant face reappears in the tower (subscription requested)

King Song’s Mansion, the glazed roof tiles reflected the sky, falling upon the long hair of the girl beneath them. When the wind blew, her hair fluttered, resembling the shimmering surface of a lake with a radiant beauty.

But the girl’s face was cold. Her delicate, mysterious eyes were filled with the words "unhappy."

She brushed swiftly, and in a few strokes, a symmetrical monkey was drawn.

Immediately, she took out a piece of pre-prepared hide, spread it on the Pear Blossom Platform table before her, and skillfully laid the drawing of the symmetrical monkey on it.

The hide had been pre-treated. Its surface hair and debris, as well as some internal attached greasy bits, had long been cleaned, soaked, washed, and dried, giving it a smooth, translucent, and clear appearance.

The girl bowed her head, grasping a carving knife, and began carving along the pattern.

When she finished, she took a beast-shaped paperweight, pressed the carved monkey hide flat, then took out a needle and thread, carefully sewing the little monkey slowly. With a twist of her waist, she turned aside, bent her head down, dipped the edge water from a bucket beside her, then softly blew a breath upon it.

The monkey visibly filled out, then changed, transformed into a fluffy little monkey, scratching its ears, making faces, jumping up and down between the old tree and the roof eaves behind the girl, causing the branches to sway and the tiles to clatter.

The little monkey seemed to sense its owner’s intent. As it jumped, its form suddenly swelled, ballooning into a giant monkey phantom over two zhang high, smashing a rockery in the corner with a "bang bang."

This little monkey wasn’t an ordinary monkey but was made from the hide of the "Su Keshi who had eaten the Immortality Peach," thus named the "Su Keshi monkey."

Su Keshi ate six Immortality Peaches, his strength skyrocketing. Though he had not crossed the tribulation, he had already reached Mysterious Level Grade C. In different circumstances, he might have been the protagonist.

During various treasure hunts, he had extraordinary luck, acquiring precious treasures and escaping numerous encirclements, only to be chased afterward.

If this isn’t protagonist material, what is?

Unfortunately... "The imperial ambition ends in vain." This "villain" was too ferocious. Su Keshi, the "protagonist," had no chance to shine before being directly killed, now reduced to a monkey toyed with by a little girl.

However, if he knew that the grandly scheming, revered "Saint Heavenly Buddha" also ended up as a "rabbit," his mood might improve greatly.

Song Cheng adored Ting, so he developed the habit of "killing and skinning."

No matter which expert he slew, he’d always bring back a piece of skin for his girl.

This habit, odd and twisted to common folk, even holding an extreme sense of terror... But truth be told, it was just a father bringing a small gift for his daughter amid battles.

After a flurry of punches from the Su Keshi monkey, it retracted its fists, then ran to the side, picking up some hides from the washing basin to wash, simultaneously scraping the hides with a knife.

Diligently scraping and washing, the hides gradually became smooth.

The Su Keshi monkey then hung the hides on a nearby rope as if hanging clothes to dry.

On the other side, An Chenyu, hearing the commotion, quickly approached. Seeing the scattered rockery and then the monkey, she grew furious.

But before she could speak, Ting said, "Mother, it’s easy if you want me to meet people. Whoever can defeat my little monkey, I’ll agree to meet."

With that, she beckoned, and the little monkey flipped from afar and jumped onto her shoulder, chattering.

An Chenyu couldn’t see the monkey’s prowess. After all, she didn’t know her daughter had started using human skins to sew animals. Hearing her daughter say this, she thought her daughter had softened and thus spoke gently but still hesitantly asked, "Are you serious?"

"Serious," replied Ting.

An Chenyu approached, gently holding her hand, speaking softly, "Don’t blame Mother. Mother knows you have some abilities, but... you still need to live a good life.

Not finding someone to rely on in youth, not experiencing the joys and sorrows of the human world, isn’t a complete life.

When you’re old, you’ll regret it."

Ting had no cultivation talent whatsoever. In other words, she couldn’t even achieve "Qi Realm’s sixty years," nor "Pseudo-Profound’s sixty years."

She was destined to live only for a few decades.

An Chenyu could, with Song Cheng’s help, break through the Qi Realm, then elevate as much as possible. If all else failed, she could consume Song Cheng’s secret medicine to reach Pseudo-Profound.

To her, the likely ending between her and Ting was "the white-haired sending off the black-haired."

Whenever she thought of this, she felt unbearable heartache. So... she was particularly anxious about Ting’s marriage.

She wished for Ting to have a complete life, not one of isolation and loneliness.

Pity the hearts of all parents. An Chenyu had tasted the bitterness of loneliness in her childhood, so she didn’t want her daughter to experience even a trace of it.

"Where’s Father?" Ting asked again.

An Chenyu replied, "Your father went to pass some tribulation with Third Mother. I’m not very clear either... But since you agreed, your mother will start arranging it."

As a mother, An Chenyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, her wrinkled brow smoothing out significantly.

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...

That day, King Song’s Mansion spread the word about "Miss Song’s dating requirement."

In no time, the mansion was swarmed with young heroes eagerly offering their letters of recommendation, registering for the roster to arrange challenge times...

Among them, whether they had seen Ting or not, they all signed up.