Volume 3 Chapter 8: The Monkeys

The big monkey king looked at me, kept cracking his mouth open, exposing his white fangs, and at the same time making a threatening sound, as if to warn us.

Me and Old Itch and I each picked up a burning log and waved it around furiously, pushing the monkeys back. A few of them were a little slow and I burned their bottoms, making them scream and run away.

But At the same time, a few particularly clever monkeys were sneaking up on our luggage. By the time I realized what was going on, it was too late. A few waterproof bags that Lao Yan hadn’t put in the backpack were grabbed by a little monkey. I looked and exclaimed, “Oh no!” I hurriedly went to grab them, but as soon as I walked away, a monkey appeared behind me, trying to grab my luggage.

Fortunately Fortunately, my luggage was very heavy. After dragging it a few times, I found that it was impossible to drag it away smoothly, so I gave up and instead reached into the bag to take out the small items inside.

I was shocked: these monkeys were very skilled in their movements, and this must not be the first time they have surrounded humans like this. I always thought that even if monkeys were very smart, there was a limit to how smart they could be. Now it seems that if we only consider the profession of robbery, we may not be able to compare with them.

I I was distracted for a moment, and the monkey had already taken a box out of my bag. I looked and saw that it was a pack of compressed biscuits. I didn’t care about the one chasing me, and I rushed back, kicking the monkey away with a flying kick, then picking up the box and quickly stuffing it into my bag.

At this At this moment, a yellow flash appeared in front of my eyes. The monkey king had already jumped up and grabbed my face with one claw. I had seen monkeys hunt rabbits before, and their claws were very sharp. If I was caught, I would be disfigured.

In a panic, I didn’t have time to move sideways, so I swung the firewood stick to block it. The monkey scratched a long bloody mark on my hand. I gritted my teeth in pain, and the firewood stick fell out of my hand.

The monkey king After landing, it immediately counterattacked. I didn’t have time to pick up the firewood stick, so I kicked it away in a hurry. Who knew that it suddenly hugged my leg and bit me hard.

This was really terrible. I was in pain and almost went crazy. I slapped it and it reacted quickly, turning over and immediately jumping away. I grabbed it at random, and by some strange coincidence, I grabbed its tail.

The The tail of a monkey is very important. If you get caught by the tail during a fight, you are sentenced to death. It panicked and let out a scream, rushing towards my face recklessly.

I had already decided to kill it, so I dodged its last attack and swung its tail, slamming it to the ground. I estimated that the monkey weighed at least 40 kg, so this blow, although not fatal, was enough to knock it out.

However The monkey was surprisingly strong. Although I felt that I had used a killer move, it was fine, and it screamed and tried to pounce again. I was a bit overwhelmed and quickly swung it hard, slapping it against a tree. This time I used too much force and my arm couldn’t hold it. It was thrown several meters away, rolled a few times, jumped up, and climbed a tree.

Old Itch He was still chasing the hungry monkeys that had just robbed us of our bags. The monkeys, seeing that the monkey king had just suffered a loss, would not fight him head-on, and they scattered in an instant. But they didn’t run far, but continued to make threatening gestures. He chased one of them, and the others followed behind him, throwing stones at him, making him very depressed. In this way, he moved from east to west, but he didn’t hit a single monkey, and he himself was already panting.

I secretly I looked around and thought it wasn’t good. These wild monkeys are huge. They move very nimbly, and the most troublesome thing is that they are not afraid of people at all. I was already very hard-pressed dealing with one monkey king, and if two monkeys attacked me at the same time, I was afraid that I might suffer a great loss here today. Moreover, monkeys have a very strong memory. We have inexplicably gotten involved with these monkeys this time, and if we can’t solve it completely, I’m afraid we won’t have peace in the future.

Old Itch After chasing for a long time, he was exhausted and panted as he ran back and said, “No, no, these monkeys are too fast. Let’s not get into it with them. Let’s just go. If we lose something, we’ll just give it to the mountain god as a gift.”

I thought there was really no way. We really don’t have a chance of winning against the monkeys in the forest. If we waste time, we might lose something else. Besides , although some things were lost, they were not very important. For example, the flashlight, we can just use a torch instead.

So I nodded and said to Lao Yang, “You’re right. It’s very deep in here. Once it gets dark, our path will be even more difficult to walk. But you little bastard, you have to watch the things better and don’t get lost on the road.”

Lao Yang thought of what had just happened and was furious. He waved his hand at me and said, “That’s enough. Don’t mention it. The grudge is settled.”

We We tied our backpacks tightly, shouted loudly to drive away the monkeys, and continued to walk down the narrow path. When the monkeys saw us leave, they thought we had escaped and jumped onto the cliffs on both sides to chase us. While chasing, they made mocking sounds at us. Lao Yi was furious and turned around to scold, “Don’t be so smug, you monkeys! If I have the chance to come back, I’ll catch you all and eat you!”

When the group monkeys saw him yelling and chased even more vigorously. The monkey king in particular, in a gesture of triumph, followed very closely, trying to pounce on me when I wasn’t paying attention. Lao Yang was furious and picked up a stone on the ground and threw it at the monkey king’s nose. The blow was quite heavy and almost knocked the monkey king off the cliff.

What to think that the monkeys were so angry that they picked up things on the ground and threw them at me. Soon I was hit in the head by several stones and mud blocks. Fortunately, no one saw it, otherwise I would have to die by head-butting to save face.

We We ran all the way, and it took us half a cigarette to stop. I looked and saw that we had completely entered this trap, and the “one sky” above had become a “line of sky,” because the distance between the two mountain walls was narrower, and there was a feeling of being crushed down from the top of the cliffs on both sides, making people’s backs cold and wishing to get out of here as soon as possible.

It seemed that what the old man Liu had said was true, and I thought to myself that this mountain gap might really lead to the road to the underworld.

As we the feeling was even stronger. If I hadn’t asked in advance, I would have thought that the two mountains were joined together.

I recalled what the old guide had said and thought about the legend he had told me.

I had heard many legends about the “Yin soldiers,” and many people had made speculations about them. One of the more famous ones was the “Horse-Terrifying Stables” in Yunnan. It was said that the barbarian king Meng Huo had someone dig it, and the place still exists. During During the thunderstorm season, the sound of weapons clashing and killing can be heard. Another one is during the Tangshan earthquake, which is even more mysterious. It is said that many people saw a long column of horse-drawn carriages carrying 100,000 heads of horses coming out of Tangshan. They happened to meet the PLA transport team that was going into the city to provide relief, and then I don’t remember anything else.

Old Itch He also said that since the formation of this ditch, almost no one has walked through it, but not a single weed has grown, as if it had been trampled by horses every day. A few years ago, someone wanted to build a scenic spot here, but as soon as the construction team arrived, it started to rain heavily here, and it was always like this. The few leaders were at a loss, and since it was so far from the village, they had to give up.

We We continued to go deeper, gradually becoming numb. We didn’t know how long this mountain crevice was, and the further we went in, the darker it got, and the temperature dropped. It felt eerie, and we felt like we were being spied on for some inexplicable reason. And we didn’t know when the monkeys behind us stopped following us. All of a sudden, the entire mountain crevice was quiet and a bit scary, with only the sound of the wind whistling and some other strange sounds that we couldn’t name. This feeling made us all very uncomfortable.

My Lao Yi and I tried to distract ourselves by talking about brain teasers, but I still felt very uneasy. As we went deeper and deeper, the uneasiness became more and more obvious. I even felt several times that the sky above our heads might disappear at any time, and that we would be trapped forever in the dark inside the mountain.

I was I was thinking about all sorts of things, and I didn’t know how long we had been walking. Suddenly, Lao Yang, who was walking in front of me, stopped. I was so surprised that I bumped into his back. It was a very hard bump, and I was a little angry. I asked him, “What’s going on? You just stopped without saying a word.”

He turned He turned his head, his face was pale, and his mouth trembled for a long time, stuttering, “Lao Wu, there is a person in front of you.”

I was stunned, wondering what kind of “person” it was. This place is at least 40 kilometers from the nearest village, so how could there be someone here? I looked over quickly, and my scalp went numb, my brain buzzed, and I almost bit my tongue. I stumbled and sat down on the ground.

It turned out there really was a “human” shape in the shadow of the mountain in front of us, with its face hidden in the black shadow, staring at us blankly.