"We'll sleep here."
After touring the entire kingdom, it was already dark outside.
Although I wasn't sure why there was a sun under the water, maybe some kind of technology?
"Huh? Why is that pole glowing?" Wukong pointed to a glowing pole.
"That's a street lamp."
"Street lamp?" Wukong tilted her head, she had never heard of that term before.
"Just know that it will light up when it gets dark."
I was also quite surprised to see it because I always considered this world to be an ancient cultivation world, so having street lamps was really unexpected.
"Master! Hurry up!" Bajie waved to us when standing in front of the inn door.
We all met the innkeeper and what was even more surprising? It was free!
"How wealthy is this kingdom?!"
Providing free accommodation for one day was crazy, especially when we were running out of money.
I thought I would have to resort to begging if the innkeeper didn't accept us.
I opened the wooden door, and inside the room was quite spacious.
And it had two large beds.
"Alright, is this kingdom too rich or what?!"
I mean, it's so spacious and has so many amenities, if this was a scam, I'd still accept it, but it's free!
"Free better than pay, master!" Wukong said, jumping straight into bed and waving at me.
Bajie also didn't give up, she got on the bed and tried to greet me in the most seductive way possible (I just found it cute).
I looked at both of them and then at Yu Long, then made a decision.
I kicked the monkey onto the pig's bed.
"WHAT THE HECK??" Both of them looked confused at me.
Then I hugged Yu Long, got into bed, adjusted the covers, and closed my eyes.
Yu Long was a bit surprised at first, but then she calmed down and closed her eyes like me.
Wukong and Bajie looked at both of us, then at each other.
"What are you looking at? Want me to gouge your eyes out?"
"Shut up, you monkey."
"You shut up too, it's best not to snore while sleeping."
"Whatever." Bajie undressed and lay on the right side of the bed.
"Tch, can't sleep unless you undress?"
Bajie remained silent, making Wukong uncomfortable.
Wukong lay on the left side of the bed.
They were far enough apart that there was just enough space in the middle for two more people to sleep.
***
Midnight.
Yu Long woke up.
The moon was shining brightly, unlike anything she had ever seen.
She quietly got out of bed, trying not to wake anyone up.
Opening the door, then gently closing it behind her, she went downstairs and out of the inn.
Her crystal blue eyes shone in the darkness.
Ever since arriving in this kingdom, she had felt something uncomfortable
Really, really uncomfortable, as if something were connected to memories she couldn't recall.
She walked aimlessly along the deserted street.
She didn't understand why she was doing this, but instinct told her that the greatest enemy was here, and she would find and eliminate it
For her two senior sisters
And her master.
The street was empty as she continued walking.
"You're still the same, Princess Yu Long," a deep voice came from the shadows.
She turned to look, her crystal blue eyes meeting the gaze of the other person.
"Please don't look at me like that, I know I'm handsome," the man in the cloak, concealing his body and face, teased.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"Oh? Have you forgotten already? That's sad," the man tried to make a sad face but failed.
Yu Long stared at him, raising her hand.
A strong gust of wind blew, causing his cloak to fly off.
Standing there was an old man with a majestic beard, with a scar right above his eye.
"You have no patience," he remarked.
"I'll ask again, who are you?"
"Heh, if you insist," the muscles of his body began to bulge, and fins started to sprout from his body, looking sharp.
"Axin, and I come for your life." he said with a menacing smile, charging at Yu Long with high speed.
Her arm sprouted dragon scales, with sharp claws extending from her fingers.
Axin attacked her face, but she blocked it with her arm.
Axin quickly followed up with a roundhouse kick, which Yu Long dodged, then countered with a direct strike to his spine.
Axin took the hit, but his face still showed a toothy grin.
"You are much weaker than before," he taunted.
He grabbed Yu Long's dragon arm tightly and tossed her into the air.
Axin leaped up, using his fish fins to strike at her weak points. Yu Long quickly blocked, but Axin's speed increased, causing her to sustain more injuries.
Then Axin used another roundhouse kick, aiming directly at Yu Long's ribs, causing her to fall heavily to the ground.
There was a loud crash, and a cloud of dust rose around where Yu Long had fallen.
She stood up, her face still emotionless.
However, her eyes were fixed on Axin, who was now bending his dragon arm's joints.
This time, her body became increasingly covered in dragon scales, with 70% of her body now completely transformed into a dragon.
She charged forward, gathering even more elemental wind energy on her dragon arm.
Her strikes were as fast as bullets.
Axin was equally formidable, matching Yu Long's speed with his own strikes.
Both attacked like a storm, with some of Yu Long's punches being blocked by Axin's while others found their mark.
'What the fuck is happening?!!'
Meanwhile, Tang watched in fear from a dark corner.