C174 The Philosopher Who Was Beaten up

Daytime at the Gate of Hell stretched on interminably, or so it seemed to Alps. A month on Earth flew by, and at night, they'd seek out a place to 'rest'—a euphemism Gu Xian used for robbery, which inevitably led to locals bringing them food and water.

Alps was puzzled by the transformation of those once-menacing figures into docile sheep