"Monkey, what are you staring at!"
Hao Ren rushed out of the cave menacingly, glaring at the monkey.
As expected.
The monkey puffed out its chest, staring back defiantly.
So what if I stare!
Hao Ren was overjoyed.
Here it comes, the monkey's reaction was exactly as he had envisioned.
This is great!
Hao Ren glared fiercely.
"Monkey, try staring again!"
The little spirit monkey king chattered indignantly, hopping with rage and glaring at Hao Ren.
However, the little spirit monkey king suddenly seemed to remember something. It dejectedly lowered its head, gave up glaring at Hao Ren, and instead took out two wine gourds from its waist, throwing them at Hao Ren impatiently.
Two bottles of "Monkey Wine"!
Then, the little spirit monkey king took out a bottle of "Qi Gathering Pills" and tossed it to Hao Ren.
It was here to do business on behalf of Yun Zhaozhao!
Uh...
Hao Ren took the "Qi Gathering Pills," feeling a bit dejected and speechless.
The script had gone wrong. The monkey had transformed from "So what if I stare" to a "business partner."
This way, Hao Ren couldn't beat it up.
He couldn't possibly beat up a "business partner," right!
What a shame!
Such a shame!
Hao Ren sighed, opened a bottle of "Monkey Wine," tossed in a "Qi Gathering Pill," and then performed the "Spirit Opening Incantation." The "Qi Gathering Pill" melted into the wine, upgrading the "Monkey Wine" to "Monkey Spirit Wine," and a wine aroma infused with spiritual energy wafted out.
So fragrant!
Smelling the wine's aroma, Hao Ren's eyes lit up. An idea struck him.
Flash!
Hao Ren's eyes were like lightning, his gaze almost tangible, as he looked at the little spirit monkey king.
The little spirit monkey king.
(⊙＿⊙)
Completely bewildered!
Human, what do you want?
The little spirit monkey king snapped back to reality, instinctively shrinking back, and glared at Hao Ren with a face full of wariness.
Human, don't do anything rash!
Hao Ren smiled, a brilliant smile, revealing six white teeth that sparkled in the sunlight.
"Monkey, your Monkey Wine contains rich heaven and earth spiritual energy. Did you use a lot of rare medicinal herbs to brew it? Hehe, can you get me some medicinal herbs too!"
Medicinal herbs?
The little spirit monkey king.
(⊙＿⊙)?
Human, what on earth are you talking about?
Completely clueless!
Hao Ren frowned. Had he guessed wrong? Did the little spirit monkey king not use various rare medicinal herbs to brew its "Monkey Wine"?
No, that's not right!
The "Monkey Wine" contained pure heaven and earth spiritual energy, it was just in an unactivated state. During the brewing process, a large amount of rare medicinal herbs must have been used.
"Monkey, do you know ginseng, ganoderma, notoginseng, angelica..."
Hao Ren listed over a dozen medicinal herbs.
The little spirit monkey king's expression remained unchanged.
(⊙＿⊙)?
Completely bewildered, it had no idea what Hao Ren was talking about.
Stupid monkey!
Hao Ren muttered inwardly. He picked up a twig and quickly began to draw on the ground.
Considering that the little spirit monkey king might recognize the medicinal herbs but not their names, Hao Ren decided to directly draw their shapes.
Let's start with something simple, like "ginseng"!
Hao Ren unleashed all his "drawing talent," his brushstrokes like dragons and snakes, a flurry of activity as he drew a "ginseng sketch" on the ground.
The sketch was, indeed, very sketch-like!
A straight cylindrical shape... and that's it!
Isn't ginseng just a straight cylinder?
The little spirit monkey king.
(⊙＿⊙)?
Had no idea what he was drawing!
It even pointed its finger at the "Formless Cudgel," implying that what Hao Ren drew was the "Formless Cudgel"!
You dead monkey, you have no imagination!
Hao Ren grumbled inwardly, and he added a few more strokes to the "sketch."
Doesn't ginseng have thin roots? Hao Ren drew a few root-like strands at the top of the cylinder.
Hmm, looking at it this way, the "ginseng sketch" was lifelike, just like real ginseng.
Hao Ren was satisfied.
The little spirit monkey king.
(⊙＿⊙)?
Still utterly bewildered, still had no idea what he was drawing!
"Monkey, are you messing with me? You don't know what this lifelike soul-sketch is?"
Hao Ren got angry, and the little spirit monkey king shivered, its brain working furiously.
Then... a miracle happened!
The little spirit monkey king thought with all its might for three minutes, and suddenly its eyes lit up. It seemed to have guessed what Hao Ren was drawing.
The little spirit monkey king was very excited and chattered twice.
Hao Ren was very pleased. This darn monkey had finally gotten it.
He said.
"Monkey, go and get me this thing!"
Upon hearing this, the little spirit monkey king's monkey face immediately fell.
It looked disgusted and kept shaking its head.
Hey, monkey, you're being so hesitant about doing a small favor. Do you still want to do business or not?
Hao Ren's eyes flashed with light, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he put on a gentle smile.
"Monkey..."
As soon as Hao Ren spoke, the monkey "swooshed" backward.
The spirit monkey's intuition told the little spirit monkey king that this human was even more dangerous when he smiled.
Cherish life, stay away from smiling humans!
Hao Ren.
(╬￣皿￣)
Hao Ren's smile froze abruptly.
Immediately, Hao Ren resumed his smile, and he said to the little spirit monkey king with a chuckle.
"Monkey, you really like my Formless Cudgel, don't you? If you help me find the ginseng, I'll lend you the Formless Cudgel to play with!"
The Formless Cudgel!
The little spirit monkey king's eyes darted back and forth, and its expression became hesitant and conflicted.
It was wavering!
The attraction of the "Formless Cudgel" to the little spirit monkey king was too great!
It couldn't resist at all!
Finally, the little spirit monkey king succumbed. Gritting its teeth, it nodded and agreed to Hao Ren.
The little spirit monkey king burrowed into the depths of the jungle to search for ginseng.
Hao Ren was in a great mood.
With the little spirit monkey king as free labor, searching for medicinal herbs seemed to have become very simple.
"Alchemy Grandmaster" was beckoning to him!
Hao Ren clasped his hands behind his back, humming a little tune.
"Today, we common folk, are so, so happy..."
I sing so terribly, Hao Ren frowned. I really shouldn't sing next time.
The next morning, the little spirit monkey king arrived, looking exhausted, its golden fur seeming a bit dull.
Seeing this, Hao Ren's smile widened.
Monkey, you're so tired, how big a ginseng did you find? Could it be a "Ginseng King"?
"Monkey, quickly take out the ginseng!"
The little spirit monkey king bared its teeth and pulled out a lotus leaf package from behind it.
Hao Ren's eyes lit up.
Oh, considerate!
Monkey, such a considerate creature, oh wait, considerate monkey, you even wrapped it in a lotus leaf.
Judging by the shape, it must be a very, very large ginseng!
Hao Ren was full of anticipation. What kind of "premium ginseng" would this be?
The little spirit monkey king unwrapped the lotus leaves layer by layer, and Hao Ren's anticipation reached its peak. Then, he saw... a bloody and mangled cylinder!
Holy crap!
My titanium alloy dog eyes are going to be blinded!