The human-faced mandrill, a type of yin creature, isn't necessarily powerful, but they are incredibly rare. They only appear under extremely coincidental conditions, and they are extremely cunning, even if they appear, they are difficult to catch.
Chu Liang had been offering a high bounty in Taotie City and Red Cotton Peak for a long time, but it had been fruitless.
After all, catching a ghost like this relies on luck. If you encountered one, you did; if you couldn't, you simply couldn't. If you spent energy to search for it on purpose, it would often not be worth it.
Unexpectedly, it actually appeared in the Imperial Palace this time around. It was truly serendipitous, akin to finding something without even looking for it.