Approaching Danger?

"You went to the other side of the river? You were supposed to only stay on this side of the river.  Did Lang Shun not explain how dangerous the other side was for the mortals like us?" Ma Rong started scolding him, rightfully so. 

"But master, I am a body cultivator. So it was mostly fine going to the other side. As long as I didn't go very far away, the monsters wouldn't be very strong," Alex explained. 

"Still, the desert is an unknown ground, we don't know what lies over there," Ma Rong said. "You were supposed to stay on this side of the river because there were no monsters here. Why would you go looking for monsters on your own?" 

Alex was a little surprised at this question, and a little confused too. "I remember both you and martial uncle telling me that the monsters were on the other side of the river, but that's not true."