Outside the stone chamber, the ape bounced around with an ingratiating look. Then, as if seeing its birth father, it nearly got on its knees.

Registering Li Mu's nonplussed look, the ape hastily fetched from the side a load of peaches, mountain treasures, magical herbs, gold, and many other assorted articles that Li Mu did not know the names of. It lay all those things in the doorway of the stone chamber and made a bow with hands folded in front, looking just like a treacherous ...