Chapter Twenty Invitation

  Squeak!

  By the waterfall, two little monkeys scratched the cloth strips on their bodies, with curious eyes looking at the cloth strips from time to time, and glancing at Li Chen scratching his ears and cheeks on the giant stone.

  It's as if he's asking how he can be like us and love scratching too?

  "What are you looking at? You're the monkeys! Your whole family is monkeys!"

  Li Chen noticed the gaze of the two monkeys and, as if by some kind of divine intervention, seemed to understand their gaze, and couldn't help but jump up and scold loudly.

  But then he slumped down on the huge rock like a deflated balloon, muttering to himself in a weak and helpless tone, wondering what was the point of competing with two monkeys anyway, now the important thing is how to proceed.

  Wow!

  After thinking for a long time, Li Chen was suddenly awakened by a sudden and urgent movement, and he looked around vigilantly with his head raised.

  Such a big commotion, it must be the presence of some ferocious beast. The coming one is not good and the good one does not come. In an instant, Li Chen has made preparations for battle, and even thought in his heart that if he cannot defeat the incoming person later, should he abandon the monkey and escape alone?

  But what left him aghast was that the two little monkeys, who had previously been listless, were now excitedly chattering and dancing with joy.

  Just as I was lost in thought, the entire forest fell silent at that moment, but suddenly countless ear-piercing squeaks came from all directions.

  "Trouble, I've stirred up a hornet's nest!"

  It's not hard to imagine that this must be reinforcements called in by those two escaped monkeys!

  Seeing the number is not small, it's too late to run, Li Chen's eyes turned around, and he casually picked up two little monkeys in his arms, pretending to be nonchalant standing on the giant stone looking at the scenery, but actually his eyes were darting back and forth, thinking about how to escape.

  In an instant, countless gray and black monkeys appeared on the ancient trees beside the waterfall, chirping wildly and pouncing on the tree trunks.

  Li Chen's mouth twitched uncontrollably, if they were to gang up on him, he would absolutely be left with nothing.

  Seeing the monkey troop arrive, two little monkeys bared their teeth and waved their paws, wanting to rush out of their mother's arms, but how could they resist Li Chen's strange power?

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Several dull thuds were followed by seven or eight large black monkeys jumping to the ground and gathering around the giant stone.

  " Misunderstanding......Hey, misunderstanding......"

  Li Chen laughed dryly and said bluntly, it's also a matter of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

  Of course, if you have the ability, then there's no need to be afraid.

  At this moment, he also recognized the origin of these monkeys. Iron Arm Monkey, a first-class demon beast, lives in groups. The gray-haired ones are at the initial and intermediate levels, while the black-haired ones are at the later and peak levels.

  Looking around at the dense number of monkeys, and the occasional flash of black iron-armed monkeys, it's not hard to imagine that even a cultivator in the Refining Realm wouldn't dare to provoke this group lightly.

  Have to say, this time Li Chen really stirred up a hornet's nest.

  Hehe!

  A robust iron-armed monkey with a head that seemed to be bursting with two red lights in its eyes, staring tightly at Li Chen.

  It wasn't clear if it was an illusion, but when Li Chen felt that it was looking at the two little monkeys in his arms, or rather, the bandages on them, the red glow in its eyes seemed to subside a lot.

  Squeak!

  The little monkey with golden eyelashes seemed extremely familiar with the iron-armed monkey, and kept stretching out its two arms to grab it randomly.

  Oddly enough, this iron-armed monkey first shook its head and finally nodded.

  Such a humanized scene fell into Lichens eyes, and it made him stare with wide eyes, even his arms relaxed at this moment.

  He only felt a sudden lightness in his bosom, and the two little monkeys had already leapt out. When he realized he wanted to stop them, it was too late.

  "Alright, alright. It seems I don't have that good fortune. Grandfather, I'll come to see you soon. Father and mother, where are you? Poor me, only 14 years old, don't even know what you look like, whether you're dead or alive!"

  Lei Chen was stunned, his mind filled with regret as he faced the monkey group. Even if he broke through to the seventh or ninth layer of internal energy, it was unlikely that he would be able to escape.

  But looking up at the sky and sighing for a long time, I didn't feel any pain coming on, and I couldn't help but look down in some surprise.

  What made him jump with fright was a face, enlarged several times, full of jet-black hair, with two brown eyeballs stuck close to the tip of his nose.

  "A ghost!"

  A loud shriek pierced the air, followed by a splash, and Li Chen fell into the water.

  Squeak!

  A troop of monkeys excitedly shrieked, the ancient tree rustled loudly, and they jumped about ceaselessly.

  "You're pushing me too far, I'll make it quick and painful for you. If I frown, I'm not a good man, at most twenty years... no, fifteen years later, I'll be a good man again!"

  Although Li Chen has been living in others' ridicule all his life, how can he stand being ridiculed by a group of beasts?

  At that moment, he burst into a loud scolding, imitating the so-called heroic behavior he had learned from Old Li's head, and shouted loudly.

  He really didn't expect that his anger would be like silencing a group of monkeys, and there was no more chaotic shouting.

  Haha!

  The black iron-armed ape jumped onto the giant rock where he had been standing and beckoned him over.

  "What's wrong?"

  Li Chen gruffly replied, but immediately sensed that the seemingly ferocious monkey leader did not have any malicious intentions towards him, and then climbed up the giant rock with all fours.

  Right after that, the whole troop of monkeys began to withdraw from the ancient tree and rushed into the forest.

  The leader of the iron-armed monkeys beckoned him like a human and moved forward quickly.

  Along with that, the two injured little monkeys in other iron arm monkeys' bosoms, especially the one with golden eyelashes, also kept waving at him.

  "Is it asking me to catch up?"

  Li Chen's eyes lit up, and he hesitated. Just now, he had been ridiculed by this group of monkeys. If he didn't go, he would certainly be teased for being cowardly again.

  Without hesitation, Li Chen suddenly became fierce, spread his legs and relied on his strong physique and agile steps to quickly dash into the forest.

  Looking at the ancient trees swaying in the distance, although he couldn't see the figures of a few iron-armed monkeys, Li Chen knew they were just ahead.

  After all, it's the heart of a young man who doesn't admit defeat, afraid of being looked down upon. Or perhaps now Li Chen is afraid of being looked down upon by monkeys, and has mustered up his strength to move forward with his inner energy.

  After running for a long time, even with Li Chen's strong physique, he felt wave after wave of fatigue coming on, and the internal energy in his meridians was almost depleted.

  Panting and advancing a few steps, his feet felt as heavy as lead, and Li Chen suddenly sat down on the ground with a thud.

  He looked up at the towering ancient tree, and the sunlight shining down from the gap was just right on his eyes, making him feel dizzy.

  Squeak!

  Several grey monkeys jumped down from the trees, holding a few strings of fruit in their hands, carefully walked to the front, put them on the ground, and then jumped back up into the trees, disappearing instantly.

  "Xiangzi Li, you still have some conscience!"

  Li Chen's eyes sparkled as he picked up a fruit and threw it into his mouth, the sweet juice instantly spreading to the corners of his lips.

  As the juice entered my stomach, a strange warm current surged throughout my body, giving me an indescribable sense of comfort and even making me feel like my energy was rapidly recovering.

  Several pears fell into his belly, and he rushed towards the place where those monkeys disappeared in the early morning.

  After a cup of tea, they came to an open space. As soon as they looked around, Li Chen was stunned and his eyes were filled with unbelievable expressions.