Five Frozen Centuries

The old monkey led a group of people into the village. The monkeys who had returned from outside walked to their wives and children’s side. Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Bin was amazed.

As they walked, they saw a huge statue. It was a carved giant bear with the head of a monkey.

Wei Huo was curious. “What is this?”

The old monkey bowed deeply before the statue and said, “This is the Saint who gave us the monkey civilization. Legend has it that he has the head of a monkey and the body of a bear. He taught us how to hunt, grow, and manufacture. Most importantly, he enlightened us and gave us intelligence. In other words, without this Saint, there would not have been a monkey civilization.”

Wei Huo looked at the gigantic statue silently and felt emotional. 500 years had passed just like that. Even if something had been left behind, it would already be beyond recognition.

The old monkey slammed his crutch against the ground and the ground shook. Soon, a group of monkeys ran over with plates of fruit.

“This is our main course. The peach is very sweet. Please try it.” The old monkey pointed at a peach that was about the size of a lychee.

Wei Huo grabbed one and threw it into his mouth. As he bit it, the juice splattered in his mouth. The juice was sweet and delicious, and there was sufficient water. After he swallowed the fruit, a cool aura surrounded his body, making him feel comfortable. It would be better if he could eat this in the summer.

The Tree-Man picked up a plate and poured all the fruit into his mouth. He was so huge that this plate of peaches would not be enough for him.

Xiao Bin tasted one too. He was left speechless.

The monkeys had brought seven to eight types of fruit. Each of them tasted very good and contained extremely powerful energy. They could be considered natural treasures.

Wei Huo thought about it. “Are you going to trade the seeds of these fruits? I can trade with you.”

The old monkey laughed out loud. “There are all sorts of wild things on the mountain. It doesn’t matter if I give you some. It’s just that I’m curious about your experiences along the way. I originally planned to travel around the world to witness all sorts of miracles, but I can’t leave the other monkeys unless they give birth to a second Epic-ranked creature. I’m very curious about this world!”

During the conversation, the Tree-Man was the first to tell his story. He used the imposing field to emit information. As long as one was at the Epic stage, one could understand this information.

Xiao Bin had no imposing field, so he did not know what the three of them were talking about.

Wei Huo tried to use this method to concentrate enough information and transmit it out of the imposing field. It was a new communication method that was more efficient than words.

Which Epic-ranked creature did not live for hundreds of years? If a story was described in words, how long would it take for it to travel? Transmitting information through the imposing field was much faster.

It was just like compressing information on a computer and sending it through the Internet. The speed depended on the proficiency and strength of the Epic-ranked expert at using the imposing field. The process could be completed in three minutes by using the imposing field to transmit information for three days and three nights without saying anything.

Not only could they transmit words, but also images, videos, scents, and senses.

Wei Huo, the Tree-Man, and the old monkey were communicating through the imposing field. Xiao Bin did not know what they were talking about and did not dare interrupt them. He just ate quietly and soon finished the whole plate of peaches.

At that moment, a monkey walked over with a plate. This time, there were bird eggs the size of marbles on the plate. They were bird eggs nonetheless.

The old monkey said, “These are the eggs of the Gugu birds we raised. Have a taste. This is a delicacy that none of you could taste otherwise!”

The three of them did not move, mainly because they did not know how to eat the eggs. The Tree-Man was too big-mouthed and could not taste anything. Xiao Bin, on the other hand, was not used to raw food. The old monkey demonstrated before the three of them. It picked up one egg and threw it into its mouth to chew it.

It ate the egg directly.

Wei Huo was curious. “You raised the birds and made them lay eggs?”

What else is different about you other than your appearance?

The old monkey nodded. “That’s right. A few hundred years ago, a group of Gugu birds came to Monkey Mountain. I was not an Epic-ranked being at the time. We planned to kill them all and steal all their eggs. However, a monkey appeared among us. It said that not only could we not kill them, but we instead had to protect them. Every time we eat eggs, we have to leave one.”

Xiao Bin was shocked. He finally understood. Was this how the monkeys had been born?

At that moment, a group of monkeys came to the square with bronze drums. The bronze drums were about the same size as an Old Godmother[1] glass jar. They were made of bronze and they were covered in pig skin. When one used a wooden stick, they would sound like drums when they were used.

Even Wei Huo and the Tree-Man were shocked.

The Tree-Man asked in shock, “Is this a legendary musical instrument?”

A few monkeys ran away from the group. Accompanied by the drums, they started flipping and jumping. It seemed like they could not keep up with the rhythm, but there were rules they had to follow.

“How terrifying!” Xiao Bin frowned deeply.

“Interesting!” The Tree-Man was very happy.

“That’s right,” Wei Huo said calmly.

After the three of them finished their conversation, Wei Huo said that he wanted to visit the mountain village. The old monkey welcomed him eagerly. The Tree-Man walked to the gate of the mountain. He was not interested in looking around. He was thinking about musical instruments, songs, and dancing alone.

Wei Huo and Xiao Bin started looking around the mountain village. Xiao Bin said softly, “These monkeys are really scary. They are almost no different from humans. If they were given a few hundred years, would they run around in spaceships? Fortunately, they are all friendly.”

“Friendly?” Wei Huo stopped in his tracks and said, “If it were not for me and the Tree-Man, you would have met the monkeys alone. What do you think would have happened then?”

Xiao Bin was stunned.

Wei Huo said, “Let me ask you another question. If you were an Epic-ranked expert and the old Monkey King of the monkey group died, what would you do?”

Xiao Bin suddenly fell silent.

Wei Huo said, “Why did the old monkey say that he cannot leave the monkey group until a second Epic-ranked monkey is born? That’s because if it leaves, the monkey group will be exterminated today!”

Xiao Bin thought about it for a long time before saying, “I understand. There is no good or evil in this world. There are only weak and strong creatures. All the living creatures and humans we have encountered have been very kind to us. That is because you are strong enough, Big Brother Wei.”

He had trained his body to become stronger so that others would reason with him calmly.

[1] Old Godmother is a brand of chili sauce made in China.