Chapter 72 Encountering a Group of Monkeys

"What happened?" After hearing the sound, the hunting team and Lu Xuan quickly returned to where the women were, only to find that a group of monkeys had appeared in their orchard at some point.

These monkeys shuttled between the fruit trees, constantly attacking the women with fruits, and some even jumped directly onto people, scratching and clawing them, leaving their hands and cheeks red.

Several younger girls were so frightened that they started crying loudly.

Many fruits in the baskets that were originally piled up on the ground were snatched away by monkeys, and some baskets were even overturned. The fruits were scattered all over the ground and were accidentally stepped on by the panicked women, making a mess.

The hunting team was stunned by the unprecedented scene and did not move for a long time.

The people in the live broadcast room were also shocked.

[Wow! Are primitive monkeys so violent?]

[I remember that the monkeys' staple food is various fruits. Perhaps this orchard is their granary. They are certainly not happy that the host brought people to pick their food.]

Lu Xuan was the first to come to his senses. He shouted to the other stunned hunting team members, "Don't just stand there. Go and help save them."

Everyone woke up as if from a dream and rushed over to help drive away the monkeys, protecting those who were targeted the most and the younger ones behind them.

But these monkeys are also very shrewd.

He found that the hunting team was strong and numerous, so he quickly climbed to a height that the hunting team could not reach and used branches to cover himself. Whenever the hunting team attacked with bows and crossbows, he flexibly jumped to other trees and none of them were shot.

As they ran around, they slapped their butts and farted at the people below.

The villagers and the audience were shocked.

[How can there be such a wicked monkey? Has he become a spirit? ]

[My fists are stiff from watching this through the screen! ]

【It’s really too cheap! 】

Lu Qing, whose hair was messed up and even her clothes were torn, was about to explode with rage. She pointed at the treetop and shouted, "Come down if you dare!"

Miao Jinfeng, Chen Da Niang and others were angry and distressed when they found that many fruits were destroyed by monkeys. They couldn't help but cover their wounds and curse at the monkeys.

"These wild monkeys are so annoying!"

"Don't let me catch you! Otherwise I'll skin you alive!"

Just as the monkeys were becoming more and more complacent and getting more aggressive, and the people under the tree were helpless, countless vines suddenly sprang up from the ground and tied up the defenseless monkeys like dumplings one by one.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" The monkeys were frightened and fled in panic.

But no matter where they ran, the vines always followed closely behind them.

But in just a moment, all the monkeys were tied up and thrown into the crowd.

Zhang Chengming, who had several fruits smashed against him, picked up a monkey and sneered, "Run! Keep running! Let's see if you dare to be so arrogant again!"

The monkeys looked at the villagers around them with grim smiles on their faces, and changed their humble appearance from a while ago. Their round eyes were full of water, and they begged for mercy pitifully to the women with ugly faces.

The humane appearance made Miao Jinfeng, Lu Qing and others, who were full of anger, pause.

The audience in the live broadcast room were even more amazed. They thought these monkeys had become spirits, so cunning and clever.

Lei Yan pointed the crossbow in his hand at the monkeys and turned to ask Lu Xuan: "What should we do with these monkeys? Should we kill them all?"

The women felt a little reluctant, but the pain from the scratches on their bodies made them unable to bring themselves to let the monkey go.

If we just let them go like this, wouldn’t their injuries be in vain?

Lu Xuan found a large monkey among more than 20 similar-looking monkeys that was obviously stronger than the others. He pulled it out from the group, grabbed its neck and asked, "Do you want to live?"

The big monkey nodded quickly.

The others looked astonished, "It really understood?"

Lu Xuan continued, "If you want to live, you have to pay the ransom."

Villager: “???”

audience:"???"

What the hell? Demanding a ransom from a monkey? Streamer, please don't be so ridiculous.

Even if these monkeys can understand simple human language, can they still understand what "ransom" means?

[The key is, even if they understand, what ransom can they offer?]

The gathering and hunting teams were also confused.

Lu Xuan did not answer them, but just increased the intensity of his hand movements, scaring the big monkey so much that it squeaked in panic.

"Take me to find the good stuff you've hidden. If I find it, I'll let your tribe go. If not, all of you will be left behind to be used as fertilizer for the forest."

The big monkey didn't understand what fruit fertilizer was, but he could sense the threat in Lu Xuan's tone. Regardless of whether he understood it correctly or not, he continued to nod hurriedly, then stretched out his tied arm with difficulty and pointed in the other direction of the orchard.

This action made others stunned again.

"Could these monkeys really have something good hidden?"

Everyone's curiosity was aroused.

Lu Xuan asked the others to put away the fruits they had picked, reminded the hunting team to bring the other monkeys along, and then followed the direction pointed by the big monkey.

The group walked out of the orchard for about ten minutes, and soon someone spotted the monkey again on the tree.

Probably because they had hostages and the monkey king in their hands, these monkeys did not attack them, but just made "squeaking" sounds from time to time, and no one knew what they were communicating with each other.

After walking for a while, they saw that there were more monkeys in the surrounding trees than the monkeys they had in their hands, and suddenly someone uttered an "eh".

"Why do I smell alcohol?"

The other members of the hunting team were speechless after hearing this: "Where did you get the wine from in this deep forest? I'm afraid you're just greedy."

But soon, the women also said: "Huh? I think I smell it too."

"I think I also..."

Not only them, many viewers with keen sense of smell in the live broadcast room also smelled the faint aroma of wine and fruit.

Wine, fruit, monkey, these keywords were combined together, and some viewers who had watched the live broadcast from other dimensions seemed to understand what Lu Xuan was looking for in an instant.

[It’s wine! Monkey wine, the host is looking for monkey wine, right? ! ! !]

[Oh shit! Why didn't I think of that? When it comes to monkeys and sweets, shouldn't monkey wine be the first thing that comes to mind?]

Monkey wine is said to have all sorts of magical benefits, including beauty, antioxidants, blood pressure lowering, and longevity. It's so incredibly good! It's no exaggeration to call it the ultimate wine.

I've watched a lot of livestreams from ancient times, but no one has ever managed to get their hands on real monkey wine. Could it be that today is finally the day I get to try it?!

[Rubbing my hands together excitedly! Luckily the host has enabled sharing, otherwise I would be so mad I wouldn't be able to sleep if I missed out on something this good.]

While the people in the live broadcast room were howling with excitement, Lu Xuan had already followed the increasingly distinct smell of alcohol and found his target, a tree hole filled with various fruits.

The smell of alcohol wafted from here.

Some of the fruits on the outermost side of the tree hole are still fresh, while some have already rotted. However, if you pull out the fruits on the outer side, you can smell the rich fruity aroma of wine inside.

"What a nice smell!" The people who gathered around exclaimed in ecstasy.

"Did these monkeys stuff the fruit into the tree hole? Can they actually make wine?"

"I think I've heard someone mention this before. Is it the so-called Monkey Wine? It's said to be a rare treasure that only the nobles in the capital can obtain."

"Really? Then wouldn't we be in for a treat?"

The men in the village usually drank cheap muddy wine, and had never smelled such high-quality and pure fruit wine. Their eyes were shining, and they couldn't wait to reach out and scoop out the wine to satisfy their appetite.

Of course, Lu Xuan wouldn't let them mess around and waste the rare wine.

He took out an unused empty jar and a ladle, covered the mouth of the jar with a layer of clean linen, and then scooped out the wine mixed with a lot of fruit residue from the tree hole and poured it into the jar.

While busying himself, he took out a few more jars and filter cloths and handed them to the others. "Look carefully around. There should be other tree holes. Once you find them, pour out all the wine according to my method."

Except for the few people who were guarding the monkey, the others quickly scattered around to search.

Soon, everyone found six tree holes filled with fruits of various colors.

Not all tree holes contain intact monkey wine.

Some of the fruits were obviously stuffed in not long ago and have not had time to ferment. Others have been left for too long and dirt has gotten into them or for other reasons. The liquid inside has become sour and smelly, and even has green bubbles coming out. It is obvious at a glance that they are completely inedible.

After some trouble, including the tree hole that Lu Xuan personally handled, he finally got a total of four jars of monkey wine weighing a total of thirty kilograms.

Thirty kilograms of wine sounds like a lot, but if you really divide it among a group of people, there will be hardly any left.

What's more, this was something Lu Xuan earned with his own ability. Others said they were lucky, but when the time came, they felt embarrassed to actually share a share.

Miao Jinfeng said, "You found the wine, so you can keep it. You don't have to share it with us."

The others nodded, "That's right."

Lu Xuan had only drunk monkey wine once before he came here, and he really wanted to collect this rare treasure, so he didn't refuse. He just poured a small cup for each of them to try, and said, "I'll exchange it for 300 kilograms of grain."

No one refused.

They knew that what Lu Xuan lacked the least was food, and they had consumed a lot of food in exchanging this and that with him, so it would naturally be a good thing to be able to replenish some of it.

After getting the best of both worlds, everyone started to taste the monkey wine.

A wine that can be called the treasure of wines naturally has an excellent taste. It has a smooth texture without being irritating to the throat, a rich fruity aroma, and a mellow taste without being intoxicating. Just a small sip will leave you with an endless aftertaste and a lingering fragrance between your teeth.

Because it is pure fruit fermented wine without a trace of white wine added, the alcohol content of Monkey Wine is not high.

But it's not the wine that makes people drunk, but people themselves. The taste of the wine, which they had never tasted before, made everyone feel a little intoxicated after just a small drink. No one spoke for a long time, just savoring the taste in silence.

The comments in the live broadcast room also froze for a moment. Occasionally, someone would speak up, either praising Lu Xuan crazily or urging him to take out the wine in the jar so that they could drink enough.

Lu Xuan pretended not to see it.

Of course, good wine should be savored slowly. Drinking it all in one breath is like a cow chewing a peony, a waste of food. Don't even think about it.

With the harvest of monkey wine, everyone's anger towards the monkeys has dissipated a lot.

Lu Xuan patted the face of the big monkey, who looked depressed because he lost the wine, in a warning manner.

"I'll let you go this time for the sake of the monkey wine. If you dare to disturb us picking fruit again, I'll chop off your heads. Understand?"

Feeling the increasing force on his neck, the big monkey nodded with tears in his eyes.

I understand, I understand. I won’t dare to do it again. Isn’t it enough that I give you all the fruits? Woo woo woo.

Only then did Lu Xuan release the tied monkeys.

The monkeys, no longer restrained, screamed and quickly fled back to the tree. The big monkey looked at Lu Xuan carefully, and after making sure that he would not stop him, he also rushed up the tree as if his butt was in a hurry, and soon disappeared.

Lu Xuan put away the monkey wine and called to the others, "Go back."

After returning to the orchard, Lu Xuan first took out the trauma spray and treated the scratches on the injured person.

There are many pathogens on wild animals, and it is easy to get into trouble if not handled properly. The trauma medicines sold in the mall can kill many viruses in addition to simple anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects.

After their injuries were treated and the monkeys were no longer an obstacle, everyone quickly regrouped, picking fruit and hunting.

There are hundreds of fruit trees in the orchard. Even though Lu Xuan saved a lot of time for others, the group still spent a whole morning here.

Correspondingly, the results are very encouraging.