fictionpage Chapter 88 Tian Jinzhong's Battle Against the Monkey Troops
Chapter 88 Tian Jinzhong's Battle Against the Monkey Troops
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley, the heartland.
As soon as we emerged from the narrow and oppressive "Nine-Bend Cave," the view in front of us suddenly opened up.
But before they could even appreciate the scenery at the bottom of the valley, they were stunned by what they saw.
Dozens of golden monkeys stood neatly in a clearing in front of them.
Unlike ordinary wild animals that roam freely, they formed a formation similar to a "flying goose".
Each monkey was holding a weapon.
Some were holding wooden sticks, some were holding stones, and some were even holding rusty iron pieces.
The most outrageous thing is that these monkeys actually faintly emanate... the light of Qi!
"Holy crap?"
Zhang Chulan rubbed his eyes, his chin almost hitting his foot:
"Am I seeing things? This monkey... can use Qi?"
"That one! That very one! Was it circulating its energy through its body just now?"
"You read that right."
Wang Ye also had a look of utter disbelief on his face, his Feng Hou Qi Men perception fully activated:
"The Qi in this valley is too special, and with someone deliberately guiding it... these monkeys have been nourished by Qi for many years. Although they haven't developed intelligence, their physical fitness and instincts are already comparable to those of ordinary martial arts practitioners."
"Squeak!!"
Among the monkey troop, a slightly larger male monkey gave the order.
"call--"
Dozens of stones came hurtling down with a whoosh.
This isn't just random throwing; these stones are all enveloped in Qi, with a power comparable to bullets!
"Ouch! That's fierce!"
Feng Baobao picked up the shovel and, like hitting a baseball, swatted away all the flying stones with a "clang, clang, clang":
"Zhang Chulan, these monkeys look delicious; their meat must be very firm."
"No! Sister Bao'er, don't do it!"
Grandma Jin Feng immediately shouted and stood in front of them to protect them:
"We can't kill them! These monkeys were the sect leader's favorite creatures back then; they're guarding this place! We just need to get through; we can't harm them!"
"Without harming lives?"
Tian Jinzhong was delighted upon hearing this.
He threw his backpack on the ground, cracked his wrists, and they made a series of crisp snapping sounds.
"I'm very familiar with this job!"
"When you fight a human, you have to hold back for fear of killing them. Fighting these thick-skinned monkeys... is a good opportunity to practice!"
"Don't move! Let me do it!"
Tian Jinzhong shouted and, before Zhang Zhiwei could speak, he shot out like a cannonball.
"Squeak!!"
The monkeys did not panic when they saw people charging.
Three strong monkeys wielded wooden sticks and actually performed a set of seemingly professional "stick techniques," attacking Tian Jinzhong from three directions: upper, middle, and lower.
"Wow! They're even cooperating?"
Tian Jinzhong laughed loudly, and the Golden Light Mantra instantly covered his entire body.
However, he did not use his Qi to blast the monkeys away, but instead used pure physical skills to wrestle with them.
"That hit missed! Little monkey, didn't you eat?"
"Get out of here!"
Tian Jinzhong grabbed a monkey by the tail and threw it into a tree.
"Ouch! You dare scratch my face? I'll pluck all your fur off!"
The scene was chaotic and comical at one point.
An old man over a hundred years old was jumping around among a group of monkeys.
One moment the monkey was hugging my leg, the next I was lifting the monkey high in the air.
There was no bloody slaughter, only hand-to-hand combat... and playful antics.
"this……"
Zhang Chulan's lips twitched as he watched this scene:
"Has the Second Master... become young again?"
"Let him play."
Zhang Zhiwei stood with his hands behind his back, watching his junior's energetic back, his eyes behind his sunglasses gentle:
"This kind of exercise, which doesn't require thinking and doesn't involve life or death, is the best form of rehabilitation for him."
Su Wuxian stood aside, watching the monkeys' movements, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
"Senior brother, did you notice?"
Su Wuxian pointed to a monkey that was confronting Tian Jinzhong:
"That monkey's posture... doesn't it resemble the 'Smashing Stele Hand' of the Yan Martial Arts Hall?"
He then pointed to another one:
"That one with the wooden stick looks a bit like the techniques of the Natural Gate."
Zhang Zhiwei nodded:
"It seems those thirty-six bastards caused quite a bit of trouble in this valley back then."
"They demonstrated these techniques to the monkeys, and the monkeys imitated them, passing them down from generation to generation."
"This can be considered... an alternative form of inheritance."
Just then.
Tian Jinzhong has already taken down a large group of monkeys.
Although he didn't kill him, he was still a top expert in the world of supernatural beings. These monkeys may know Qi, but they were no match for him.
They were all beaten black and blue, lying on the ground groaning.
"Who else?!"
Tian Jinzhong stood in the pile of monkeys, hands on his hips, looking smug:
"There's not a single one who can fight!"
"I want to take on a hundred of them!"
The monkeys seemed to be intimidated and retreated, making way for them.
At the end of this road stands a broken stone tablet.
The stone tablet was covered with moss, and the words carved on it were faintly visible.
"That's... a boundary marker?"
Grandma Jin Feng stepped forward excitedly.
The group followed.
Su Wuxian reached out and brushed away the moss on the stone tablet.
On the stone tablet, in extremely cursive script, a line of characters was carved in a crooked and distorted manner:
[No human or ghost allowed.]
To cross this boundary, first ask the staff in your hand.
"Neither human nor ghost?"
Wang Ye stroked his chin: "This Senior Wugensheng, his words are really... philosophical."
"Philosophical nonsense."
Su Wuxian scoffed:
"He's swearing."
"He's saying that anyone who can find their way here is either a madman or a devil with ulterior motives."
"As for the sentence that follows..."
Su Wuxian hadn't finished speaking.
A massive and violent burst of energy suddenly erupted from the deepest part of the valley!
The strength of this Qi is no less than that of an ordinary sect leader!
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Heavy footsteps approached, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.
The monkeys, who had been howling on the ground, immediately got up upon hearing the sound and respectfully stepped aside, as if welcoming their king.
"squeak--!!!"
A long howl echoed through the mountains and forests.
A golden figure leaped down from the treetop and crashed heavily in front of the stone tablet.
The smoke and dust cleared.
A giant ape, nearly two meters tall, with bulging muscles and golden fur like silk, stood proudly.
It held a dark, unidentified iron rod in its hand, its eyes gleaming with golden light as it stared intently at the crowd.
Its aura is majestic, domineering, and even carries a hint of... human spirituality.
"This...this is a monkey?"
Zhang Chulan swallowed hard.
"Is that Sun Wukong?"
Tian Jinzhong was also taken aback for a moment, then the fighting spirit in his eyes intensified:
"Good heavens! They beat up the young one, and now the old one's showing up?"
"This one looks interesting! Should we fight it?"
He was about to rush forward.
Su Wuxian reached out and stopped him.
Su Wuxian looked at the giant ape, at the iron rod in its hand, and at its eyes, which were full of vigilance yet seemed to be searching for something.
Su Wuxian's gaze softened considerably.
He took a step forward without releasing any pressure, as if he were greeting an old friend.
"Second Senior Brother, stop hitting me!"
Su Wuxian said softly:
"You can't hit this one."
"Why?" Tian Jinzhong asked, puzzled.
Su Wuxian didn't answer. Instead, he looked at the giant ape, slowly stretched out his hand to his mouth, and whistled a strange tune.
"Great Sage".
Su Wuxian called out that name:
"I am coming."
"Bring some wine, and... peaches."
The giant ape, which had been fierce and ready to strike with its club, stopped the moment it heard the whistle and the words "Great Sage".
Its tall body suddenly froze.
(The pacing of the plot I wrote yesterday was a bit off. I didn't give enough screen time to the parts in the valley, which made it harder for the later plot to develop. I've now revised chapter 87. You can go back and read chapter 87 again. Thank you, dear readers! You can leave a free gift if you like!)