Free Web NovelChapter 304: Chapter 302: Meeting a Little Monkey
Xu Jiali, who had been interrupted by Song Jiayan, looked at him happily. "Song Jiayan, I knew I wasn’t wrong about you! I thought you were going to try and talk me out of it."
Song Jiayan’s expression was firmer than ever before. "I am indebted to Sister Wen Ying."
That one simple sentence was enough to express Song Jiayan’s resolve.
Xu Jiali looked at him with admiration. "I knew it! Sister Wen Ying wasn’t wrong about you either. Don’t worry, I did some prep before I came. Do you remember the bracelets Sister Wen Ying gave us?"
Song Jiayan raised his hand. The bracelet, woven from red string, was still on his wrist. He had never taken it off.
"Right, that’s the one. Sister Wen Ying never does anything without a reason, so I think this bracelet will definitely protect us!"
Song Jiayan nodded. He had thought so too.
"And this. Take it."
Song Jiayan saw Xu Jiali take two yellow pieces of paper from her pocket and hand one to him.
"What’s this?"
"A peace charm. Sister Wen Ying gave it to me before. I only just remembered it last night, otherwise I wouldn’t have dared to just rush into the woods at a time like this."
"A peace charm?" Of course, Song Jiayan understood what those two words meant.
Talisman paper to keep one safe.
When he traveled, he had also seen peace charms in some temples. They had profound patterns drawn on them that he couldn’t make sense of anyway.
Song Jiayan had never bought one, and in the past, he hadn’t believed in such things.
But now, looking at the peace charm in his hand, Song Jiayan felt a particular sense of peace.
This was a sense of reassurance he had never experienced, not even when burning incense and praying to buddhas.
He looked down at the talisman paper. The pattern on it...
...was quite simple. A seven-colored fish was drawn on it.
It was definitely Sister Wen Ying’s style. After all, a fish like that could only be seen in a drawing.
Other than the fish, there were no other patterns.
No, wait. The fish seemed to be holding something in its mouth, but looking closely, he didn’t recognize it.
"Keep the peace charm close to your body, and we can set off."
The two of them soon found a boat to cross the river. This time, they would have to row it themselves.
Song Jiayan and Xu Jiali took turns. By the time the boat reached the other side, both were drenched in sweat.
The entire trip was uneventful.
After docking and getting off the boat, they rested for a while and ate the two chocolate bars they’d bought to replenish their energy.
Then, the two of them set off.
Arriving in this forest again, it felt familiar, but they also felt a sense of apprehension.
The forest was very quiet.
Perhaps because it was morning, a thin layer of mist was also rising.
As they walked, they didn’t see any animals, only some fragments of things left behind from when they were filming their show.
"Jiali, where are we supposed to look for Sister Wen Ying? This forest is huge. A small mistake at the start could lead us miles astray. If we go in the wrong direction, not only will we be wasting our energy, but we could also get into trouble ourselves."
"Don’t worry, I’ve thought about that too. I think I remember Little White saying something about looking for some kind of mist. We can’t go wrong heading towards the mist. If we run into the monkeys, maybe they can even show us the way."
As soon as Xu Jiali finished speaking, a monkey came running over from not far away.
It was probably just passing by and happened to see Xu Jiali and Song Jiayan.
The monkey immediately screeched to a halt, perching on a nearby branch and tilting its head to look at Xu Jiali and Song Jiayan.
’These two good-looking humans seem a little familiar, don’t they?’
’But humans are so annoying. Should I get closer?’
’What if these two humans throw something at me too?’
With its head tilted, the monkey looked at Xu Jiali and Song Jiayan with a cute and goofy expression.
Xu Jiali’s face lit up with joy when she saw the monkey. ’Talk of the devil! What amazing luck!’
’The heavens must be taking pity on me! It’s fate helping me find Sister Wen Ying quickly!’
Xu Jiali quickly walked toward the monkey with the tilted head, a delighted smile on her face.
She held out her hand and started to greet it. "Hi there, little monkey! I’m a nice lady, and I definitely won’t hurt you. We’ve probably met before, you know?"
The little monkey was unmoved, just staring at Xu Jiali.
Xu Jiali wasn’t discouraged and continued, "Starting to ring a bell? We know your boss! Remember that super pretty sister? She’s your boss’s friend, and maybe even your boss’s boss! Your little buddies even did a mission with us. Remember now?"
Strangely, though the little monkey at first couldn’t understand a single word of the human’s chattering, some images suddenly flashed through its mind.
Those images depicted exactly what Xu Jiali was talking about.
The little monkey remembered!
’They’re the friends of the boss’s human friend!’
’These two always seemed to be following our boss’s human friend, and the boss treated them pretty well.’
’So, they shouldn’t be enemies!’
The little monkey nodded, looking at the two humans who had been left behind.
’They’re kind of like me. I can’t stay by the boss’s side anymore either.’
’I heard from the other monkeys that the boss went on a dangerous mission. I wanted to go too, but I wasn’t qualified.’ frёeωebɳovel.com
’But I know which direction the boss went.’
’These two humans must not be able to find their leader either.’
The monkey took the initiative and jumped over toward Xu Jiali, then perched on the nearest branch and nodded.
Its eyes sparkled.
"Song Jiayan, look! The little monkey can understand me! What did I tell you? We’re definitely going to find Sister Wen Ying!" Xu Jiali shouted excitedly.
Song Jiayan nodded. Everything Xu Jiali said was right.
Even though Xu Jiali hadn’t actually said those things, she was still right.
"See, Song Jiayan? It’s all true! I can actually communicate with the little monkey!"
Song Jiayan smiled faintly.
Xu Jiali calmed down a bit, took a deep breath, and looked at the little monkey. "Little monkey, do you know where Doctor Wen went?"
"No, I mean, do you know where the super pretty sister went?"
Xu Jiali looked at the little monkey, her eyes full of expectation.
The little monkey shook its head. It didn’t know.
Xu Jiali’s heart instantly sank.
’It doesn’t know?’
’How could it not know?’
’If the monkey doesn’t know, then where am I supposed to look?’
’Wait!’
"Little monkey, then do you know where your boss went?"
This time, the monkey shook its head, then nodded.
Xu Jiali somehow understood what it meant. "You’re saying you know the general direction, but not the exact spot, right?"
The little monkey nodded and even hopped a few times to express its excitement.
"So you know which direction it went?"
The monkey stretched out its paw and pointed in a certain direction.
Xu Jiali was instantly filled with confidence.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her. "Have you seen a little fox that’s pure white all over?"
The little monkey’s body froze, as if it had remembered something terrible.
But it still nodded.
’That fox has become a spirit!’
’It’s terrifying! Even our boss couldn’t beat that fox, and that fox can even speak human language!’
