Chapter 1280: Chapter 1275: A New Rival Appears
"With the heavens above, I, Xinmu, swear here and now, if I don’t take revenge in this life, I won’t consider myself human..."
On the ground, Xinmu, with panda eyes, looked sadly at the sky, muttering under his breath.
Suddenly, his expression turned to self-mockery: "Revenge? Damn, I can’t even withstand a slap from a dead monkey. When will I ever get my revenge? I might as well just get to know myself better here..."
As he thought about the pain, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Hehe..."
A somewhat familiar chuckle echoed from nearby.
Xinmu’s heart skipped a beat, realizing it was his acquaintance, Vini Jones.
He looked up and saw Vini Jones and a tall, pretty girl walking toward him.
Even from a distance, he could see the sarcasm on Vini Jones’ face: "Yo, isn’t this the fearless Hero Xinmu? Why are you lying on the ground napping in broad daylight?"
Xinmu nearly spat blood from anger.
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Now being ridiculed by his nemesis, he got up immediately, yelling, "Western girl, you learn only the bad things, look at your face, how is it different from those old shrews in Huaxia?"
"Oh dear, Hero Xin is quite imposing when he scolds!"
Vini Jones couldn’t help but cover her mouth: "And just now, your heroic posture when you were being beaten is deeply etched in my heart!"
"You saw everything just now?"
Xinmu was dumbfounded, so this woman was watching from the side while I was being beaten?
Thinking this, he was furious: "Were you just watching me get beaten? Are you even human!"
Vini Jones burst into laughter: "Didn’t Hero Xin always brag about how amazing he is? Of course, I chose to believe you... See, isn’t Hero Xin unharmed?"
"Bitch!"
Xinmu spat in anger, thinking how swollen his face must have looked, making his expression ridiculous.
Beside Vini Jones, Ah Sang couldn’t help but snicker, "Sister Vini, he’s just as funny as you said."
"See, sister told you this big silly guy is really a riot..."
The two women chatted away, making Xinmu grind his teeth in anger but utterly helpless.
"Alright, stop bickering, this is Brother Monkey’s territory, come and pay your respects to Brother Monkey quickly."
Qin Hao walked over and said to the three.
"Pay respects?"
The three were at a loss.
Xinmu said angrily, "You want me to pay respects to a thieving monkey..."
Halfway through, he noticed the intimidating gaze from the Monkey King and immediately changed his tone, "Paying respects isn’t out of the question..."
Vini Jones was speechless: "Night Emperor, you’re the king of the Dark World, isn’t this too embarrassing?"
Qin Hao didn’t think it embarrassing at all.
He jokingly thought, in the face of an overwhelming power difference, courage is just stupidity.
It’s better to cling to a strong ally and live well.
Moreover, the Monkey King treated him quite well. The two drank happily together; if not for being of different species, they might have been sworn brothers.
Besides, the Monkey King was another king of the forest, seemingly on par with the giant elephants.
With this ally, if the elephant cubs bullied him again, he wouldn’t be without support.
"Stop wasting words, my Brother Monkey doesn’t like humans much, it’s only because I pleaded that he’s sparing you."
Qin Hao patted Xinmu’s head and said to the two girls.
"Chirp chirp!"
The Monkey King, with arms crossed, waited proudly in place.
"Sister, let’s go over; the Witch said the Monkey King is a very powerful beast, and he advised us to make friends with it..."
Persuaded by Ah Sang, Vini Jones had no choice but to walk over with her, bowing gracefully to the Monkey King: "Hello, Monkey King..."
Listening to the girls’ simultaneous greeting, the Monkey King’s heart was pleased, and it reached out a furry hand to pat the tops of their heads for a while.
Ah Sang closed her eyes joyfully; to her, being touched by the Monkey King was a supreme honor.
Vini Jones, however, gritted her teeth, enduring the discomfort, afraid she might suddenly yell out.
Just as she reached her limit, the Monkey King moved his hand away, contentedly patting its belly, its eyes fixated on Xinmu.
Xinmu intended to brush it off, but being stared at, he had no choice but to muster the courage to step forward, bowing his head slightly: "Hi!"
"Chirp!"
The Monkey King got upset, and Qin Hao gave Xinmu a pat on the back: "Show some respect, what do you mean by ’hi’? Are you trying to brush it off?"
Xinmu trembled with rage, but under Qin Hao and the Monkey King’s oppressive power, he could only grit his teeth and say: "Hello, Monkey King, you’re truly great!"
"Chirp chirp!"
Only then did the Monkey King look happy, patting Xinmu on the head as if soothing a cute pet dog.
After the simple process, the Monkey King ignored Xinmu and gestured vigorously in front of Qin Hao.
Qin Hao’s face lit up with joy: "Brother Monkey, are you inviting us to a Monkey Wine feast?"
"Chirp chirp!"
The Monkey King nodded emphatically.
Xinmu curiously asked: "Feast?"
Before Qin Hao replied, Ah Sang exclaimed with glee: "The Monkey King is really inviting us to drink Monkey Wine? The Witch mentioned that Monkey Wine is the Monkey King’s masterpiece, a rare fine wine with effects of increasing inner strength and eliminating bodily impurities. Especially for martial artists, long-term consumption increases potential and extends life!"
Hearing this, Xinmu’s resentment vanished.
He loved drinking alcohol.
And hearing so many benefits of the Monkey Wine, he jumped up: "Can I really drink it?"
"Chirp chirp!" The Monkey King proudly patted its chest, and Qin Hao explained: "Brother Monkey said that if you listen to it well, in the future, drinking wine and eating meat, strutting around the forest is no dream!"
In the next moment, Xinmu knelt on one knee before the Monkey King, filled with sincerity: "Monkey King above! Please accept my bow!"
The Monkey King was so amused it burst into a smile, while Qin Hao’s face darkened—damn, this guy’s even better at flattery than me?
Looks like I’ve got competition in the future!
The moon was bright and the stars sparse.
The valley was brilliantly illuminated.
Drunken monkeys hung among the peach trees.
On the ground, the bonfire blazed.
Vini Jones and Ah Sang sat side by side by the fire, their faces glowing red from the firelight.
They gazed ahead, smiles playing on their lips.
"Come, come, drink this cup, there’s more to follow!"
Xinmu held his cup, his face blurred with intoxication yet boldly confident.
"Chirp chirp!"
The Monkey King raised its cup, clinked it against Xinmu’s, and gave a thumbs up.
By now, Xinmu had proven his drinking capacity.
The Monkey King had always had no resistance towards humans who could drink.
Therefore, it forgave Xinmu’s rudeness.
"Master Monkey! I apologize for my audacity, here, I down this cup!"
As Xinmu said this, he raised his cup and downed it in one gulp.