The little spirit monkey king was severely wounded and fled with unsteady steps.
A large gray monkey seized the opportunity and pounced forward, baring its sharp fangs and viciously tearing into the little spirit monkey king’s thigh.
Screech!
The little spirit monkey king cried out in pain.
The large gray monkey was relentless, clinging to the little spirit monkey king and refusing to let go.
Blood gushed out, and a gaping wound was torn open on the little spirit monkey king’s thigh, a horrifying sight.
Seeing this, the other large gray monkeys became even more excited and frenzied, rushing forward to tear at the little spirit monkey king.
The little spirit monkey king was in grave danger.
At this critical moment, a gray staff shadow shot out.
Bang!
The staff shadow mercilessly struck the head of a large gray monkey.
The staff shadow unleashed its full power without restraint.
The large gray monkey’s head exploded like a rotten watermelon.
The remaining large gray monkeys were stunned by this sight.
What’s going on?
What happened?
Before these large gray monkeys could react, more sharp staff shadows rained down.
Bang bang bang!
The staff shadows swept across, carrying immense force!
Any large gray monkey struck by a staff shadow was sent flying, either their heads exploded or their bones were shattered.
In less than ten seconds, all the large gray monkeys were knocked down. A large portion of them were killed, while the rest lay on the ground, moaning and screaming.
All of this happened so quickly that the little spirit monkey king was stunned. It stared blankly at the scene before it, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
At this moment, a gentle smiling face appeared before the little spirit monkey king.
“Monkey, how did you end up in such a sorry state?”
The little spirit monkey king was startled at first, but when it saw the face of the smiling person, it relaxed.
It’s that hateful human, that’s great!
The little spirit monkey king’s tension eased, and it tilted its head, losing consciousness.
Looking at the unconscious little spirit monkey king, Hao Ren frowned.
This guy is seriously injured!
He bent down and reached out, picking up the little spirit monkey king.
“Alas, forget it, I’ll take it back to the cave to heal. Who made me such a kind person! I’m always too soft-hearted, too soft…”
Hao Ren sang a couple of lines in his raspy voice, then frowned.
This is too damn awful!
Well, I shouldn’t sing anymore in the future!
As Hao Ren carried the little spirit monkey king past several heavily injured large gray monkeys, his eyes flashed with cold light, and he stomped on them, sending all those large gray monkeys to their doom.
Monkeys are meant to be bullied by you?
Monkeys can only be bullied by me!
It’s not allowed for others to bully them!
Hey, hey, hey… Why does this feel like a “domineering CEO and his sweet little wife” scenario?
Damn it!
Illusion!
It must be an illusion!
Hao Ren carried the little spirit monkey king back to the cave. The little spirit monkey king’s injuries were too severe; it remained unconscious and had a fever.
What to do?
Hao Ren wasn’t a doctor, and even if he were, it wouldn’t help. To treat the little spirit monkey king, he needed a veterinarian.
With no other options, Hao Ren took out a Qi Gathering Pill and forced it into the little spirit monkey king’s mouth.
A dead monkey is better than no monkey to treat!
He hoped the monkey could pull through on its own.
After doing this, Hao Ren frowned again.
Come to think of it, the monkey was fine a few days ago. How did it suddenly become so miserable and get chased by other monkeys?
At this moment, the system’s prompt sounded in Hao Ren’s mind.
[Ding! Because you saved the life of the "Little Spirit Monkey King," the "Little Spirit Monkey King" feels grateful towards you. Favorability towards you +100.]
[Ding! The "Little Spirit Monkey King's" current favorability towards you is 70, automatically classified as a friend.]
[Ding! Host can open the "Friend List" to view the "Little Spirit Monkey King's" detailed attributes.]
Oh!
This monkey is quite sensible. After saving its life, its favorability immediately soared from -30 to 70.
Hao Ren commanded the system to open the main interface and found that the "Enemy List" was now empty, and the "Friend List" had a new entry: "Little Spirit Monkey King."
View detailed attributes.
[Name: Little Spirit Monkey King (Cursed)]
[Bloodline: Ancient Spirit Monkey Bloodline (Awakening First Level)]
[Description: The Little Spirit Monkey King was originally a carefree little monkey. Because you cursed it, it has been plagued by misfortune. Its territory was invaded by over a dozen external monkey troops. The Little Spirit Monkey King was severely injured while protecting its clan…]
[Favorability: One Star (Casual Acquaintance)]
Uh…
Hao Ren was speechless.
So, the monkey’s injuries were because of his curse!
The monkey’s territory was invaded by over a dozen external monkey troops.
Miserable!
Quite miserable!
Hao Ren really didn’t know what to say.
He had cursed the Little Spirit Monkey King, largely for fun.
Hao Ren had thought the curse’s power would at most cause the Little Spirit Monkey King to fall from a tree, trip on flat ground, or get food stuck in its teeth while drinking water…
He never expected the curse to be so potent, leading over a dozen monkey troops to attack the Little Spirit Monkey King.
Hao Ren looked at the unconscious Little Spirit Monkey King, a sense of guilt rising in his heart.
Monkey, so, I’m sorry!
“System, is there any way to remove the curse?”
[Ding! System friendly reminder, there are two ways to resolve the curse. First, the curse currently cast by the host is not very powerful and will disappear on its own after ten days. Second, the host can actively erase the name and birth details from the "Book of Curses" to immediately lift the curse.]
Wait ten days for the curse to disappear on its own?
No, no, at this rate, the monkey won’t last another ten days, perhaps even two days.
Hao Ren immediately took out the "Book of Curses," infused it with his true essence, and erased the Little Spirit Monkey King's name and birth details from it.
Whether it was an illusion or not, after the curse was lifted, a layer of dark aura seemed to have vanished from the Little Spirit Monkey King’s brow, and its complexion gradually became rosy.
After doing all this, Hao Ren had no other recourse. He could only wait and see if the monkey was strong enough to survive on its own.
The next morning, Hao Ren was asleep, but he felt uneasy, as if a pair of "lecherous" eyes were constantly staring at him.
Who dares to covet my peerless beauty!
Hao Ren suddenly sat up and was shocked to find a face in front of him, a monkey face.
Holy cow!
Hao Ren was startled. He squinted and looked closely, only then realizing it was the monkey’s face.
“Monkey, you’re awake!”
Hao Ren impatiently slapped the Little Spirit Monkey King on the head.
The Little Spirit Monkey King winced in pain and glared fiercely at Hao Ren.
It was intelligent and knew that Hao Ren had saved it yesterday. Upon waking up today, it had intended to thank Hao Ren properly, but instead, Hao Ren hit it the moment it woke up.
The Little Spirit Monkey King immediately felt that humans were still so hateful, and thanking them was a waste of precious emotions.
Seeing this, Hao Ren laughed and scolded.
“You stinking monkey, you dare to glare at me? Do you know I saved you yesterday! In our human world, a life-saving debt is repaid with marriage… Pfft, of course, even if you wanted to repay me with marriage, I’m not interested!”