The party did not simply retreat from the nest.


    Instead, they started circling around the perimeters of the nest to gather more information about the terrain.


    And perhaps more importantly, they needed to find out the full scale of what they were dealing with here.


    How big was the nest.


    How many stick houses there were.


    Where were they located.


    How densely populated was the nest.


    All of these were factors that influenced how they had to formulate the plan for tomorrow.


    By the time they were done with the scouting, dusk had already fallen upon the forest.


    The light from the half moon above could barely penetrate the thick canopy of trees, which made the surroundings exceedingly dark.


    Such circumstances would make it difficult to react properly upon encountering danger. Out of prudence, most people would choose to avoid moving around in the forest at night.


    But for the cultivators, this was actually an ideal situation as their senses far exceeded even those of the monkey monsters.


    In a way, the darkness of the night had turned this region into their territory – a region where they possessed the absolute advantage in terms of scouting and detection abilities.


    So how could they not seek to make full use of this opportunity?


    After scouting out the area, Chu Han quickly came up with a plan for tomorrow.


    And with that plan in mind, the party moved without hesitation as they combed through the forest with great speed, quickly setting up various traps and mechanisms as they did.


    Zhao Yunxiao observed them closely to better understand the party’s habits and standards, slowly incorporating his own traps in a similar style to make sure that everything came together in a seamless and mutually complementary manner.


    Armed with his existing knowledge of traps and arrays, this was not a difficult task by any measure.


    Just like that, the party made their preparations with great care, fully prepared to spend the entire night doing so if they had to.


    Zhao Yunxiao could not help but feel impressed when he first heard the full plan – even he would not have been able to come up with anything that was much better than this.


    Out of everything, there was only one point that he disagreed with.


    “What about the possibility of there being other demons?” Zhao Yunxiao asked as they performed the preparatory work. “Isn’t it possible that there are other demons present as well? For example, the parents of the monkey demon.”


    “Unlikely. After all, we didn’t see any of them just now,” Mo Mian explained. “Considering the situation earlier, they would have appeared when the rest of them were making such a big fuss.”


    “Is that really enough of a reason?” Zhao Yunxiao could not help but frown. “Isn’t there a chance that they were not interested, or were simply not around at the point in time?”


    “Demons are mostly territorial in nature, Junior Martial Brother Zhao. So, they tend to leave their offspring after they become adults,” Gui Longcan added. “We have been on various demon subduing missions before, and this happens almost every single time.”


    “Do you think so as well, Senior Martial Brother Chu?” Zhao Yunxiao turned towards Chu Han.


    “I understand your concerns. Your train of thought is definitely the safer way of approaching things,” Chu Han replied with a smile. “However, it would be never-ending if we had to consider every single possibility out there. Sometimes, we just have to look at the probabilities instead. Even if it is possible, how probable is it that there are other demons present, yet they have never acted in the past twenty years while the monkey demon was being kept in captivity?”


    “While it is better to be safe than sorry, it is also not feasible to always act while taking into account the endless possibilities,” Mo Mian continued. “But don’t worry. If it really turns out as you said, we will retreat immediately.”


    “Stop being a worrywart and believe in our senior martial brothers! They have never failed us so far!” Pu Feixiang patted Zhao Yunxiao on the back in assurance.


    “...I understand,” Zhao Yunxiao nodded reluctantly.


    He might have said that, but Zhao Yunxiao still did not agree with the party’s decision.


    Yes, the probability might be low, just like Chu Han had said.


    However, Zhao Yunxiao definitely did not believe that the probability was low enough to be ignored.


    In his opinion, doing so would be nothing short of being negligent!


    The problem here was that it did not seem as though he would be able to convince the party otherwise.


    There was no other way around it.


    In this case, he would just have to go along with the original plan while making his own preparations for the worst case scenario!


    Without telling the others, Zhao Yunxiao secretly set up more preparations than planned. Of course, he only did whatever he could while making sure that these additional preparations would have no negative ramifications on the existing plan.


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    Pu Feixiang was the next to act, immediately raising the spear that had appeared in his hands.


    His essence energy flooded into the spear, and a domineering aura erupted from within the spear as the menacing tip of the spearhead glinted under the sun shining down from above.


    “Die!” Pu Feixiang roared as he thrust his spear forward.


    Bang-!


    The spear struck the stick house in midair, not even giving it enough time to fall to the ground after its supporting tree had been destroyed by Gui Longcan earlier.


    And at the moment of impact with the spear, the stick house exploded into countless pieces.


    Its feeble structure did not stand a chance. It might have been good enough to keep out harsh weathers, but it was as good as meaningless when pitted against the sheer might behind Pu Feixiang’s spear thrust.


    As the stick house crumbled, wooden pieces and broken sticks flew in all directions, right before everyone’s eyes.


    Not even half a minute had passed since they appeared at the monkeys’ nest, yet that was already more than enough.


    In this short span of time, the stick house belonging to the monkey demon had already been reduced to nothing but complete shambles.


    Quick and effective.


    This was the style of the Mystic Cavalry – a party that specialised in demon subduing missions!