Cha Wenbin had been walking for over ten miles since he left the pond, and everything seemed to be going smoothly. Suddenly, he heard a loud rumbling sound of water up ahead, which could be heard from far away.

  Chaozi added a few more strokes of strength, and the wooden raft arrived steadily at this place.

  Rather than calling it a pool of water, it would be better to say that it is a small underground lake, much larger than the two pools of water encountered previously, and its body is also round in shape.

  Following the bright light of the flashlight, the river flowed to this point, which was the end, surrounded by steep cliffs. Right in front of them was a huge waterfall, with a drop of over 100 meters, pouring down from a hole at the top of the stone wall, crashing into the water pool, causing waves of water flowers, and the loud roar of the impact made it necessary for the three people to shout loudly next to each others ears in order to hear.

  Chaozi shouted with a hoarse throat: "Have we reached the end? What should we do?"

  The two were a little far apart, and Cha Wenbin didnt understand either, so he asked loudly: "What did you say? I couldnt hear it, the sound of the water here is too loud!"

  Chaozi shouted at the front waterfall while waving his hand: "I said we have no way to go!"

  Cha Wenbin did not expect that the path he had chosen would be a dead end, and looking at the high waterfall hanging above their heads, unless they grew wings, there was no way to climb up.

  Anyway, going back to the ancient well, its definitely not possible to go up. He was thinking that if he really couldnt make it, he would retreat and enter from the fork in the road on the right side earlier to find a way out. Just as he was about to discuss with the two of them, "Dong" sounds came, followed by several more.

  Looking up, several black things fell into the water from the top of the cliff one after another. Although they were covered by the sound of the water, due to the great fall, it was still possible to hear them clearly.

  After these ordeals, the three of them were already on high alert, holding their equipment tightly and shining their searchlights back and forth into the water.

  "Ah yo!" shouted Chaozi, who was standing at the front. By the time Zhang Wenbin turned his head to look, that little guy had already covered his head and squatted on the wooden raft, with a rock the size of an egg rolling beside him.

  Before Wen Bin could ask what was going on, he also got hit. A loud "thud" sound came from his forehead, and subconsciously touching it, a big lump had already formed. Just as he wanted to take a look, Zhuo Xiong shouted loudly: "Be careful, theres something in the water!"

  No sooner had the words fallen than another stone came flying over, and Zhuo Xiong dodged to one side, avoiding it by a hairs breadth. He was just congratulating himself on his narrow escape when a hail of stones came pelting down.

  Three people huddled together on the wooden raft, while in the distance came a chorus of "squeaky" cries. Raising the searchlight again, several white furry heads were seen poking out of the waters surface not far away, baring their teeth and waving their paws, with some even clutching stones in their hands.

  "Rascals of Bashu!"

  As expected, a group of white monkeys are causing trouble. Now theyre in the water provoking humans with an arrogant attitude, as if they own the place.

  Chaozi rubbed the egg-sized lump on his forehead, wincing in pain, and shouted: "Monkey?"

  Zhuo Xiong laughed and said, "In our Qingcheng for generations, there is a kind of ape that is all white, Ive heard its very spiritual. In the past, people who went to gather firewood or herbs would often encounter them in the deep mountains and old forests. These monkeys dont harm human lives, they just specialize in being mischievous and stealing food and tools from people. Occasionally, you could still see a few of them in Qingcheng, but now that there are many tourists, no one has seen them in recent years, everyone thought they were extinct, didnt expect to encounter a group here."

  Chaozi picked up a stone from the raft and made a gesture to throw it, but was stopped by Zhuo Xiong: "Chaozi, dont fight with them. If you ignore this kind of monkey, it will get bored and leave after a while; but if you fight with it, it will cling to you until you apologize."

  Chaozi really has the urge to jump into the water and slaughter these monkeys at this moment. Having lived for so long without being bullied, today he is actually beaten by a group of monkeys, thinking about it makes him feel ashamed.

  Those monkeys followed his example, each holding a stone and raising their hands high, as if to say that if anyone dared to resist, they would be pelted with another barrage of stones.

  Although I believed Zhuo Xiongs words in my heart, I still couldnt help but say: "Is that it?"

  "Hey, youre a big man, whats with the monkey business? Listening to Zhu Xiongs brothers is right, monkeys are naughty things, the more you provoke them, the more energetic they become. I think theres no way out here, why not retreat and find a new exit?"

  Chaozi was still scolding in his mouth, saying that he would catch them and peel off their skin if they were careful, but his hands had already grasped the wooden stick to retreat. Those monkeys saw that they had been chased away by humans and were very pleased with themselves, playing and frolicking in the water one after another, making Chaozis teeth ache with hatred.

  The wooden raft had not gone far, and Zhuo Xiong suddenly thought of a question and said: "Here the stone walls are smooth, and the waterfall is so high. How will these monkeys get back after jumping down?"

  Cha Wenbins eyes lit up when he heard this, right! This group of monkeys can jump down, so they must go back later, we just follow them.

  After expressing this idea, everyone felt that it was feasible. So they moored the raft and stayed put on the spot, watching the monkeys frolic in the water.

  Several monkeys saw that the group of uninvited guests had not left yet, and they threw a few more stones over. Except for Chaozi who wanted to make a move but was held back by Zha Wenbin, the several people did not move at all, neither responding nor resisting.

  As expected, the group of monkeys lost interest and followed them, swimming freely in the water, splashing each other, playing with the river water, and some even chasing after small fish. This gave the three people a rare opportunity to rest, and they took out dry rations to satisfy their hunger.

  Before departure, they bought a lot of sausages and corn bread, and with the sweet underground water, the three people started eating and drinking wildly.

  Maybe it was starving for too long, several fierce battles had consumed a lot of physical strength, and a big gulp, but unexpectedly the aroma of this food had already attracted the attention of those monkeys.

  A few monkeys who were closer to the raft smelled the food first and let out a strange cry of "squeak, squeak, squeak". The dozen or so Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys all stopped what they were doing and quietly crept towards the raft. The three people were too busy eating and didnt realize that they had already been surrounded by the monkeys.

  The one in the front, Super Child, took a bite of cornbread and was about to put his hand on the wooden raft to take a drink. Suddenly, his hand relaxed, and the cornbread disappeared! Looking around, the group of monkeys in front had already made a mess, with four or five apes tangled together, fighting over half a piece of cornbread.

  Zhuo Xiong was also regretful at this time, clearly knowing that the thing loved to steal food the most, but somehow forgot to remind everyone. He could only say: "Everyone be careful, the monkey is coming to steal things!"

  That piece of cake was quickly divided into many portions, the monkeys who grabbed it were crunching away, those who didnt grab any were searching for leftovers on the water surface, occasionally picking up a small piece and stuffing it into their mouths.

  Soon, even the dregs floating on the water were scooped up, and this group of monkeys obviously had just tasted something sweet and were not satisfied yet. They rarely ate such delicious things, and they stared at the few people on the raft with wide eyes, looking like they were about to rush over and rob them.

  Zha Wenbin initially thought it was just fun, but now the only thing left in these monkeys eyes is greed. He also knew that things were not going well. Losing some biscuits was no big deal, but if everything in the bag was stolen and they encountered more trouble, they would be in a precarious situation. "Keep an eye on your backpacks," he said, "dont let these beasts get their hands on them."

  As expected, the second one also jumped up, aiming at Chaozis bag. One person and one monkey were pulling and tugging, and the canvas backpack couldnt withstand such tossing, "hiss" and was torn open. The things inside fell to the ground, including a few corn cakes. The monkey saw that there was food, grabbed the corn cake and ran away. Jumping into the water, waving its arms and legs to show off the spoils in its hand to its companion, the other monkeys all shouted "squeak squeak squeak", each one preparing to come up and try their luck.

  Chaozi glared at the shotgun in his hand and cursed: "If I still had bullets, one shot would be enough to blow you all up!"

  As he tidied up the scattered objects on the wooden raft, hey, he actually touched something that was all too familiar to him - a bullet!

  "Ah, I still have one bullet left, watch me blow you beasts away!" With a practiced motion, he ejected the shell and raised his rifle. The monkeys charged forward, but before Zhang Wenbin could stop him, a loud gunshot rang out, filling the entire surface of the water with the smell of gunpowder.

  Before the smoke of gunpowder had dissipated, a strong bloody smell had already risen, and the surface of the water was red. The bodies of three apes were floating on the surface, one with a corn cake still in its mouth.

  Those monkeys had never seen such ferocious weapons before, the huge gunfire and their companions corpses told them that this place was very dangerous. Looking at the black muzzle still smoking, the apes were all frightened, half a minute passed, only a few slightly braver ones pulled away those corpses, seeing that the people on the raft had no movement, they scattered in all directions with their companions corpses, running back desperately...

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