Chapter Nineteen: The Wounded Monkey

  "Bring out all the treasures on your bodies!"

  Li Chen's eyes didn't even blink.

  "What?"

  "Are you kidding me?"

  "Looking for death!"

  The two brothers were furious at the same time. Don't look at their bright clothes and good origin, but they are just ordinary disciples of the Qiu family.

  What I carry on me is what's left from my usual frugal ways, how can I bear to part with it?

  "Bring it out!"

  Yang Rongfeng shouted sternly and turned to look at Li Chen, "I hope brother will keep his word, otherwise..."

  Before he could finish speaking, he rummaged through his chest and took down the backpack from his back.

  The two brothers reluctantly took off their backpacks when they saw the situation.

  Ding-dong-dang-dang, a burst of clinking sounds, and on the ground appeared four backpacks and several bottles and jars, as well as a considerable amount of scattered gold coins.

  "There's also a weapon!"

  Li Chen glanced over and said calmly.

  He's no fool and is very astute. Having been taken advantage of in the forest before, and being plotted against multiple times due to his soft heart, he won't make the same mistake again.

  "Isn't brother being too much?"

  Yang Rongfeng's face turned gloomy, a weapon could be said to be the second life of a martial artist, this was an extremely great insult, for a martial artist, only next to killing one's father and stealing one's wife.

  "Whether it's excessive or not depends on whether you have a life to spare!"

  Li Chen didn't say yes or no, he just applied a slight force in his hand, and suddenly made Qiu Qianhua cry out in pain.

  "Hello!"

  Yang Rongfeng gritted his teeth and pulled out the long sword from his waist, throwing it to the ground.

  The other three had no choice but to do so.

  "Unwilling? Break your arms! Others pack!"

  Li Chen's eyes rolled over and after a moment of consideration, he thought that if he were to escape, these weapons would be a hindrance.

  "Hello!"

  Yang Rongfeng's eyes were about to spew fire in anger, but looking at Li Chen's 'thief-like' bright eyes, he had no choice but to follow his words.

  With a few crisp sounds, several long knives and swords of good quality were completely destroyed, and the remaining items were packed away one by one.

  "Throw it over!"

  Li Chen said lightly.

  "Let him go!"

  Yang Rongfeng restrained his dwindling patience, just about to throw out his backpack, but stopped.

  "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

  Listening to his nonsense, Li Chen couldn't help but roll her eyes.

  "Hmph!"

  Yang Rongfeng coldly snorted and threw the package at his feet.

  "Get out of the way, what are you still standing there for?"

  With her toes, she lifted the backpack and looked at Yang Rongfeng who wanted to take advantage of the situation to save people, adding more force to her hand.

  "We made way for you, how can you guarantee my junior sister is safe?"

  Yang Rongfeng's eyes twitched slightly, but he didn't move his feet.

  "You just have to trust me!"

  Li Chen twisted Qian Hua's arm behind her back and grasped it, picked up his backpack, and pushed her to stand up.

  "Good!"

  Yang Rongfeng blocked the three junior brothers who were about to move forward and slowly retreated to the side.

  "Don't follow me, otherwise... I won't guarantee her safety!"

  Li Chen twisted the Qianhua, slowly moving towards the entrance of the cave, until they reached the corner, Yang Rongfeng and four others didn't dare to move forward, until two figures disappeared.

  "Ah!"

  In just an instant, a miserable cry was heard outside the cave. The four of them rushed out and saw that Qiu Qianhua's mouth was oozing with blood, and he was lying on the ground. Li Chen's figure had already disappeared from sight.

  "Sister, are you okay?"

  "How are you, junior sister?"

  "Junior sister..."

  Three people wanted to move forward, but Yang Rongfeng took a step ahead and rushed to the front to check her injuries. After finding out that she was only slightly shaken, he finally let out a sigh of relief. He wanted to use Dan medicine to treat her, but then realized that all the Dan medicine had been taken away by Li Chen.

  "Go, hurry back to town!"

  The injury was not serious, but if it dragged on, it would become a hidden danger. Yang Rongfeng immediately carried Qiu Qianhua back to the road they came from.

  "Damn it, next time I meet him, I must kill this villain!"

  Three people had their hearts set on taking over the business, but it was clearly not the time to fight for it, and in the end they could only curse at the air and leave.

  Hula hula!

  Rushing water slaps against the dark reefs and rocks, stirring up layers of foam.

  Not far away, a buzzing sound came, and when I looked around, it was a waterfall that was dozens of meters high.

  Under the sunlight, the seven-colored rainbow is like a misty bridge, covering the entire waterfall with breathtaking beauty.

  "It's comfortable, really comfortable!"

  Li Chen was leisurely soaking in the pool, his entire body exposed as he splashed cold water on himself. "This time out, not only did my cultivation break through to the sixth layer of internal energy, but my Tiger Roar Fist has also become more refined. It seems it's time to put the practice of the Violent Storm Fist on the agenda!"

  After grooming for a while, I confirmed that there was no more strange smell on my body after the breakthrough, and then I swam to the edge of the pool with satisfaction.

  Squeak!

  At this moment, several thin gray shadows flashed by, taking away the clothes and backpacks placed on the giant stone, but it was a few mischievous monkeys.

  "Bastard!"

  Li Chen rushed out at dawn, too anxious to care about what he was wearing, and suddenly jumped out of the water, chasing after him.

  Seeing those four monkeys jumping up and down, they leapt towards the nearest ancient tree. If they entered the thicket, it would be impossible to catch them.

  Whoosh!

  In a flash of lightning, Li Chen bent down and picked up two walnut-sized stones, shook his hand and threw them out.

  Squeak!

  A shrill cry rose, and two monkeys fell to the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of dust.

  The two slightly larger monkeys in front suddenly panicked, wanting to turn around and rescue the monkey, but seeing Li Chen bending down again to grab stones, they let out a few shrill cries and darted into the thicket, disappearing from sight.

  "Damn it!"

  Those two monkeys grasped his backpack, which was his harvest for the past half month. It's strange that Li Chen's mood could be good.

  As he approached the two monkeys that wanted to climb up, he grabbed one in each hand and lifted them up close, wanting to say a few harsh words before throwing them to their deaths. However, upon closer inspection, he found that among the two little monkeys, there was one with golden eyelashes, the smallest in build, gazing at him with a pair of dark brown eyes that were filled with tears and grievance.

  "This is ridiculous! Even monkeys have human nature these days?"

  Li Chen's hand hesitated for a moment, his heart unwilling to give in. He pouted and put down the two monkeys, "Go on, go on! Today I'll consider myself unlucky!"

  After all, Li Chen is just a 14 or 15-year-old kid, and when he sees cute little things, he naturally has the same sympathetic heart as his peers.

  He grabbed his shirt and hastily put it on, slung his bag over his shoulder, and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

  Two little monkeys were on the ground, stumbling and staggering. The golden eyelashed monkey was even more seriously injured, with its right leg swollen high and oozing blood.

  The other one was just injured on the shoulder blade and is still able to move around without much trouble.

  But for two monkeys living in trees, such injuries are almost as good as taking their lives.

  "Hmmph!"

  Li Chen let out a cold hum, scaring the two little monkeys to shiver and move forward quickly, but they didn't walk for a few steps before being caught by two strong hands, startling them into squeaking loudly.

  "Don't be ungrateful! You've ruined this young master's good mood today and you still want me to save you!"

  Quickly walked to the lake, tore off a few strips of cloth, wiped the wounds of the two monkeys, fed them Yiqi Dan, applied Huayu San, and scratched Li Chen, looking at the two monkeys in a daze.