Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess-Chapter 306: Sentient Monkeys

After picking up a unique flower for Grandma Hialun, the group continued their journey on foot. On the way, they picked up many ordinary but rare flowers and plants as souvenirs. They kept walking around until they finally noticed that they were suddenly surrounded by something.

With Yue Xuexia sitting on the ground with Tan Bingyu digging around a small, mutated golden apple fruit tree, Taiyang and Shen Jueyang looked around and felt a presence surrounding them.

Shen Jueyang said, "We are surrounded."

"Hm. This annoying presence is very familiar," said Taiyang.

Suddenly, a huge banana was thrown towards them. Shen Jueyang and Taiyang blocked everything that was targeting them. Taiyang punches and kicks the incoming items, while Shen Jueyang only uses the trowel as a blade to cut everything in his path.

It looks a bit funny, but each slash has enough traces on the ground and trees. These are just casual sword slashes left behind with sword intent.

Shen Jueyang’s sword is actually full of blood. This is because, as an Immortal Emperor who led his empire personally on the battlefield, he used his sword to fight against foreign races and prevented them from taking over the Immortal world. However, in the end, he failed because of someone’s scheme.

That’s why he lost his empress, his soldiers, and his empire, with only him and Taiyang remaining as remnants of the Immortal Sun Empire’s Sun Race.

Kek... Kekeke~

Hoh... Hohoho...

A group of mutated gorillas and monkeys appeared from the trees. Some even jumped down and appeared before them. These mutated monkeys were staring at Tan Bingyu and Yue Xuexia, protected by the two behind them.

Taiyang said, "These monkeys are looking at Xue’er! I have a bad feeling about this."

"Keep your guard up. It seems that their goal is indeed Xue’er!" said Shen Jueyang.

However, a black shadow suddenly passed between the two of them and grabbed the two ladies. Before they can catch up and grab whatever was taken away.

Taiyang commented, "Is that a black jaguar?"

Kek... Kekeke~

Hoh... Hohoho...

The monkeys blocked the two men until the two ladies were taken away. It seems they had no intention of harming Tan Bingyu and Yue Xuexia, as they only took them away.

"Annoying monkeys! I’m going to burn you down!"

Taiyang had been annoyed by these monkeys and was about to start a killing spree. But suddenly he was stopped by Shen Jueyang.

Shen Jueyang said, "Don’t kill! Xue’er is still in their hands!"

"But the one who took them is a Jaguar. Are you saying they are on the same side?" Taiyang retorted.

Shen Jueyang reasoned out, "The black jaguar that took them away and a strong scent of blood. It is not his blood but the blood of these monkeys." The scent of these monkeys’ blood was recognized by Shen Jueyang as after beating one of these mutated monkeys, they started suffering from bruises and cuts.

Taiyang asked, "Then why did they take the two of them away!"

"The scent on Xue’er’s body had always been the mutated snow lotus she got from the auction. To animals, that scent is an immortal or divine herb that can heal. That means something is wounded among these monkeys and takes away Yue Xuexia to cure it," explained Shen Jueyang.

Taiyang frowned and asked, "What are we going to do next?"

"Ask these monkeys to bring us to their hideout! Tan Bingyu and Xue’er will definitely be there," said Shen Jueyang.

Meanwhile, in the case of Yue Xuexia and Tan Bingyu, the two of them are hanging under the mouth of this huge black jaguar. However, they were eaten instead and carried away like how a mother cat carried her kittens.

Tan Bingyu didn’t attack right away as her mistress whispered to her before not going to attack even before the jaguar caught them.

"Mistress, what should we do?" Tan Bingyu asked.

Yue Xuexia said, "For now, nothing. They are here to bring us to treat someone important in their tribe who might be badly injured. They wanted our help to cure a patient."

"But how did they know that the mistress is a doctor?" Tan Bingyu asked.

Yue Xuexia answered, "Because of the scent of mutated sentient snow lotus on my body. This is a scent that is considered healing for animals who move my instincts."

As expected, Yue Xuexia’s guess was correct. The Black Jaguar had brought them into the territory of the mutated monkeys. There were some elderly monkeys that stood on two feet like humans waiting for them. The black Jaguar intended to throw the two ladies down but was suddenly given a warning by an elderly monkey.

KEEK!!

The black jaguar froze for a moment and finally gently placed Tan Bingyu and Yue Xuexia in front of the elder monkeys.

Tan Bingyu immediately supported her mistress after they placed them on the ground.

"Are you alright, Mistress?" asked Tan Bingyu.

Yue Xuexia said, "It’s alright. Just a few scratches."

She brought out a healing potion, poured some on her hands, and wiped it all over her scratches. The injuries on her skin instantly closed up upon contact with the healing potion. Yue Xuexia watched the rest of Tan Bingyu do the same thing.

It was only when Yue Xuexia acknowledged the presence of the elder monkeys that things had begun. The lead elder monkey was able to speak.

"Kek, humans... Forgive us for dragging you... in our village. The stars... had told me. Among you, two females is a... Divine Doctor... Please... save... our king," said the elder monkey.

"The monkey... can speak human!?"

Tan Bingyu was startled to hear a sentient animal who could speak. After all, not all animals or plants that gain sentience can speak human language. They need to either learn or copy someone.

Yue Xuexia had somehow guessed that and said, "Lead the way."

"Kek~ Kek~ Thank you, Divine Doctor!" The elder monkeys said.

Yue Xuexia said, "Sister Bingyu, stay here and wait for Jueyang and Yangyang. I will need to treat a patient first."

"Alright!" said Tan Bingyu.

Yue Xuexia looked at the monkey again and said, "I still have two more companions. Please let them in the village as well. Also, please lead the way to the place where the injured one stays."

The elder monkeys communicated with one another and finally decided to leave one to accompany Tan Bingyu and wait for their companions while the elder monkey spoke and the rest of the elders escorted Yue Xuexia to the place where the monkey king was resting.

Yue Xuexia was brought into the tallest and biggest tree in the monkey village. These monkeys are actually a bit knowledgeable. They created treehouses and lived inside. Though it was simple with only an entrance, four walls, and a roof, these treehouses are more comfortable than living on the tree itself.

These monkeys use animal skin as a bed and place the injured ones in the largest treehouse. It seems that the one injured wasn’t only the king but also a few more warriors within the monkey tribe.

Yue Xuexia’s expression turned serious when he saw the situation of the injured animals inside the treehouse. They look at all bones and lack life energy as if something sucked it out of them.

The elder monkey led Yue Xuexia to the largest room, where he saw a monkey that almost looked like a human, not for the furs on his skin and all. He looked like how Sun Wukong was portrayed in the stories. It’s just that the current state of this monkey is so bad. His case is similar to the other animals outside of this room and worse of all, there are traces of bullet wounds on his body. These bullet wounds can only be done by human weapons.

Now Yue Xuexia can understand why the monkeys are throwing boulders towards anything that flies above the rainforest. It is because they have been injured by humans before. They didn’t want to trust them at all. Moreover, she actually noticed in that field of Venus flytraps that the traces of skeletons on the field were not only that of human bones but also of animals, especially monkeys.

It seems that these monkeys believe that they are stronger than ordinary humans, adding the fact that she had the scent of the snow lotus, and the divination of stars made by an elder sentient monkey in the tribe that they are willing to bring a human into their village.

The sentient elder monkey asked, "Elder, I am also a human. Why do you believe that I am able to save your king?"

The elder monkeys looked serious and didn’t answer right away. Even though most of them can understand human language, only two in the village can speak it. One of them is their king, and the other one is the eldest sentient monkey in the village.

The sentient elder monkey said, "The stars... don’t lie. Also, your clothing is different... from the other humans. You and... your group is strong. You... don’t use... that demonic weapon."

Groans

The Monkey King on the bed started groaning in pain. Upon checking, Yue Xuexia noticed that her patient was also poisoned, and it’s the kind that can be gotten from a plant and not from animals or insects.

Yue Xuexia folded her robe sleeves and tied up her hair into a ponytail. She said, "Alright! Let’s talk later. I’m going to cure your king and all the patients in this treehouse."

While the other monkeys are waiting outside the treehouse, the only thing they see after the human female enters inside is a bright yet warm gold light that has fallen from the sky and completely covered the huge tree where all the injured animals are located. Yue Xuexia used her divine healing skills, as the case of the Monkey King is already at a dangerous stage. After reaching the God Transformation realm, Yue Xuexia’s body has completely evolved not to faint every time she uses her divinity and can heal more patients now.