Chapter 232: Ascending Monkey Mountain (2)
The forest fire was quickly extinguished by the white monkey’s power. It returned to the depths of the forest with its spoils, examining the items in its hands. The Thunder-Controlling Divine Whip seemed like a good thing, so it kept it to play with. As for the wood and the mirror, it decided to bury them as before.
Soon after, the white monkey arrived at its den deep in Monkey Mountain. It moved aside a grass mat, then dug up the soil beneath, where it had buried many things it had collected, including that mirror it found disgusting.
After digging up the pit, an identical mirror lay in the soil. Looking at the mirror in the pit and then at the one in its hand, the white monkey’s eyes clouded with confusion. But it couldn’t be bothered to think too much and threw the wood and the new mirror into the pit as well. Then it covered everything with soil, placed the grass mat on top, and lay down to sleep. This way, no one could take these things away.
After waiting for a long time, Zhanyue sensed that his avatar had stopped moving and carefully tunneled towards its position. However, even while burrowing, he couldn’t escape the white monkey’s perception. The white monkey suddenly awoke and charged towards Zhanyue.
Seeing the white monkey appear, Zhanyue dealt with its attacks while quickly retreating. Once he had put some distance between them, he activated his avatar technique again. The purple wood buried in the soil transformed into the Ghost Shark avatar, taking the mirror from the soil and fleeing in another direction.
“Ah~” The white monkey let out a fierce cry. It sensed something appearing in its den and abandoned Zhanyue to rush back.
“Trying to escape? Your opponent is me!” Zhanyue controlled his flying sword to block the white monkey. Even with its speed, the monkey couldn’t outpace the flying sword.
The white monkey still held Zhanyue’s Thunder-Controlling Divine Whip, using it to fend off the flying sword. Sensing the thief in its lair getting further away, the monkey became anxious. The whip in its hand now seemed cumbersome, so it threw it forcefully. Zhanyue caught it steadily.
“You’re quite polite for a beast, understanding the principle of returning lost items to their owner,” Zhanyue joked. But the white monkey was now truly angry. It distanced itself and hugged the mirror from its back.