Bab 132: Temple in the Mountains

Lin Jin's question was nothing but straightforward as he stared at Shang'er.

Shang'er was evidently stunned by his bluntness. However, instead of attempting to hide from his question, she nodded, answering, "Since you've noticed it, Sir, Shang'er shall not keep it a secret from you. You are correct, we are all monsters."

Following that, Lin Jin struck up a conversation with Shang'er.

Xiao Huo managed to get along with the fox cubs so they were now playing in a corner. Goldy remained aloof as it always would, doing nothing but foraging for worms around the woods.

Lin Jin learned a number of things about monsters from Shang'er.

Although the number of monsters has declined sharply in modern times, they were still far from extinct.

The reason for this was simple. Monsters were originally a variant of beasts, hence, as long as beasts continued to exist, so too would monsters.

However, the birth of a monster was entirely up to chance.