At night.
The mountains were quieter than usual. It seemed like the sounds of demons had vanished.
Li Nianfan was slightly surprised but he also did not care. He prepared to go to sleep.
As time passed, it was midnight.
Daji walked out of her room and bowed at his room. She thought to herself, 'Master, tonight's the night I help you with your worries!'
She looked up at the bright moon in the night sky. Then, she snuck out of the four-part architecture.
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The bushes were thick in the deeper parts of the forest. The ground was caved in at the center, like a natural giant bowl created by Mother Nature.
In the middle of the 'bowl', there was a single spot that was illuminated. It was rowdy and noisy with laughter.
Countless demons had gathered there. They had human bodies but animal heads.
A few of the demons that refused to be in the half-human-half-animal state were still in their animal form.