“Speak. Where did you come from?”0

Ye Qing was sitting on a horse carriage. He looked at the Water Demon Ape crouching next to him and asked it a question.0

They had split up with Xue Qiurong and her people before continuing north.0

The Water Demon Ape replied, “Bei Yuan… I came from Bei Yuan.”0

Ye Qing anticipated this answer, of course. He asked another question, “Why did you leave Bei Yuan?”0

“Es… Escape…”0

A bit of fear leaked into the Water Demon Ape’s eyes. “They killed my mother, my older brother, and my older sister. I was scared, so I ran all the way here.”0

“They? Who are they?” Ye Qing asked even as realization struck him. This would explain why the Water Demon Ape was so far away from its home. However, he wondered what on earth...0