I looked at Xu Wei and Liu Jiaojiao and asked them softly if they were injured.

The two shook their heads. Xu Wei whispered that they had only come in to pick some wild vegetables, but they hadn't expected to find a patch of mushrooms as soon as they entered the woods.

But before they could pick any, they heard a commotion in the woods.

The two girls were terrified and ran into the depths of the woods in a panic. Fortunately, there was a pile of rocks there, and the two hid under the rocks without daring to move. They thought that if Wang Ping and I didn't come to their rescue, they would sneak out after a while when things calmed down.

It's a miracle that I wasn't injured.

"You stay here, I'll go check it out."

Just as I was about to get up, Wang Ping grabbed me.

"No! This monkey is unpredictable. What if he shoots you when you go out? We don't even have any medicine right now. Going out like this is like risking your life. I think we should wait until the monkey runs far away and then leave. At least we'll know that the person with the gun isn't human, which will give us peace of mind. In the end, we'll find a way to catch this monkey, won't we? No matter how smart he is, we can't outsmart him, can we?"

But what I was worried about wasn't the monkey, but the gun in his hand.

After thinking about it, I figured that monkeys could be lured over if they were given food.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You guys stay hidden and don't hold me back. If I don't call for help, don't come out."

Wang Pingjin advised me not to move, and I finally nodded.

Xu Wei looked worried, but knowing my temper, she just told me to be careful.

The last few people hid behind the pile of stones and didn't move.

I secretly climbed out from beside the pile of stones and carefully observed the movements in the tree.

But this time, the surroundings became quiet and still, without any movement. No one knew where the monkey had hidden itself.

I looked around, but apart from some common wild vegetables, there was nothing else to eat.

Monkeys like to eat fruit. We do have some apples that we picked earlier on the mountain, but we've kept them all in the wooden house.

Because I was feeling uneasy about losing the short-legged bird, I even made two bolts out of sticks and inserted them into the holes of the wooden house to act as locks.

But if we go back to the mountaintop to get the apples and then come back to rescue Wang Ping and the others, it would be a huge waste of time going back and forth.

And who knows if this monkey will suddenly attack us?

If Wang Ping and his men are unarmed, they will be even more of a threat.

I took a deep breath, carefully walked to the place where I had heard the noise, picked up a stone from the ground, and began to tap on the tree trunk.

I tapped rhythmically, and at first I didn't hear any response from the woods. But gradually I heard the sound of tapping on stones coming from not far away, and the sound was getting closer and closer to us.

I was delighted; monkeys are truly curious animals, and they can even imitate humans.

I attracted him by making the sound of knocking on stones.

As long as he gets close to me, I'll find a way to catch him.

I kept tapping the stone, changing the frequency.

Sure enough, not long after, I heard a rustling of leaves coming from the tree. I looked up and saw a black thing perched on a branch, holding a stone in its hand.

I crouched down and sat beside the tree, placing the gun in my hand on the other side, and continued to tap the stone.

The black monkey in the tree, seeing my tapping motion, imitated me, constantly tapping the tree trunk and making a resounding sound.

I dared not stop, guessing that as long as I kept doing this, he would eventually come closer to me out of curiosity.

Besides, isn't he very interested in guns? This long-barreled shotgun I have now is much better than that left-handed gun; he'll definitely want to come and see it for himself.

Actually, I wasn't very sure about this guess, but not long after, the monkey actually carefully climbed down from the tree trunk, and then stood about a meter away from me, tilting its head, holding that revolver in its hand, looking at me and making a squeaking noise.

I stopped what I was doing, looked up at the monkey. It didn't move, and I didn't dare to move or make any noise either.

Seeing that I didn't react, the monkey cautiously walked towards me.

He walked step by step to my side, scratching his ears and cheeks, looking quite excited.

I didn't dare to make any other moves, but instead carefully touched the gun in my hand.

Then he pointed to the gun in his hand. The monkey was indeed clever; seeing me point to the gun, he actually pointed to the gun in my hand as well.

I quickly grabbed my hunting rifle, and the monkey was so startled that it took several steps back.

I didn't dare to make any big movements. I carefully deflected the bullet and then threw the long-barreled gun at his feet.

The monkey was so frightened by me that it climbed up the tree trunk, but seeing that I didn't do anything else, it carefully jumped down. Then, it even threw the revolver next to me.

I was incredibly excited and cautiously moved closer. Just as I was about to grab the revolver, the monkey suddenly let out a scream and then turned around and tried to run away.

Seeing that both guns were lying on the ground, I had no intention of grabbing him. Just as I was about to quickly snatch the two guns, the monkey that had already run away suddenly turned around and pounced back, climbing directly onto my back and reaching out to grab my hair.

I was startled, but after only a brief moment of hesitation, I immediately took the initiative and grabbed his hand.

He then grabbed the monkey by the neck and pinned it to the ground.

The monkey was very unruly and even tried to bite me, but this little thing was only about 40 centimeters tall, and it seemed rather weak in the hands of a man like me.

I didn't want to kill him; after all, this monkey was a primate.

Moreover, he's a wild animal; if he doesn't offend me, I naturally won't take his life.

But when the monkey realized it couldn't bite me, it went limp and started making squeaking, pleading noises, which made me feel very uncomfortable.

They say humans evolved from monkeys. Seeing this creature, who is half my own kind, so pitiful in my hands, I couldn't bear it. I let go of it and patted its head to signal that it could go.

I thought the monkey would run away quickly, but to my surprise, it looked at me and tilted its head in confusion.

Then it started squeaking again and reached out its hand to me.

I was startled, thinking he was going to bite me again, and I almost instinctively tried to dodge.

As a result, when I dodged, he dodged as well, but seeing that I didn't make any other moves, he actually reached out to me again.

Suddenly it dawned on me: did he want to talk to me about something?