The night was gloomy and the moon was half hidden in the clouds, revealing only a vague outline.

The monkey park was dark and silent, with a few mosquito-trap-like street lamps hanging there. The lighting range did not exceed two meters. Instead of bringing light, they added a bit of eeriness and gloom.

After hearing the monkey speak, Zhang Yuanqing could no longer take another step.

The Palace Master of Zhisha and Princess Yin Yao in front also stopped, looked at Zhang Yuanqing, and then looked at the monkey.

At this time, the big monkey on the rockery spoke again:

"If you can't put it in the inventory, it won't recognize its owner. This is a rule-based prop you made. In ancient times, it was a life-defining magic weapon. As long as the original owner is alive, the life-defining magic weapon will not recognize another person as its master. Zhang Tianshi, you are making things difficult for me."

The big monkey paused for a few seconds and then said:

"I told it that I had something important to deal with and would be away for a while, maybe a few days, a few months, or even a few years. During this time, you will be the administrator, and it agreed.

"Elder Dog, if you don't want to accept this responsibility, I can find another way, but you know what is suppressed in the zoo. I don't feel at ease handing it over to unreliable people, and you won't feel at ease either."

This is a conversation that took place twenty years ago, or even longer, and was "recorded" by the monkeys in the garden.

The two parties in the conversation were Zhang Tianshi and Elder Gou.

The monkey paused for a few seconds as usual and continued:

"You four shouldn't have entered that ruins in the first place. If you did, you would have released those terrible things. You couldn't send them into the spirit realm, and it was difficult to completely annihilate them. Now you've built this prop to contain them. It's so embarrassing."

"The secrets of the spiritual realm are hidden there, we must go there."

The conversation ended here, because the big monkey let out a strange "squeak", jumped off the rockery, raised its tail, and ran quickly into the depths of the monkey park.

Zhang Yuanqing was still immersed in the conversation, standing by the bushes beside the fence with his eyes downcast in deep thought.

There was too much information, and he needed to think about it carefully.

"What's wrong?" The voice of the Palace Master of Stop Killing interrupted him, "What on earth are you daydreaming about?"

"Sister, what do you think of what the monkey just said?" Zhang Yuanqing suddenly raised his head, as if he had just reacted, and stared at the Palace Master of Stop Killing with a strange expression: "The monkey just spoke, didn't you hear it?"

At this moment, the Palace Master of Zhisha Palace's expression changed.

Princess Yin Yao also wanted to change her expression, but she was a Yin corpse and could not make any expression.

"We only heard the monkey's 'squeak'." Princess Yin Yao raised her trumpet and her voice faded away. She looked at Zhang Yuanqing cautiously:

"Are you okay?"

Am I the only one who can hear the monkey talking? Zhang Yuanqing was shocked. When he heard the monkey speak human language, he had a bad feeling in his heart, but the monkey had already started talking, which became an unchangeable fact.

So I continued listening with the mentality of taking it one step at a time.

But he was the only one who heard the monkey speak, and the nature of the matter was different.

Why could he hear it?

After examining him, the Palace Master of Stop Killing did not notice anything unusual about Yuanshi Tianzun, so he asked:

"What did you hear?"

Perhaps there will be a hint in what the monkey said.

Zhang Yuanqing then told the two exactly what conversation the monkey had "played".

Princess Yin Yao was an outsider. She didn’t know Master Zhang, and wasn’t familiar with Elder Gou either, so she just listened to the story as a curiosity.

The Palace Master of Stop Killing had a tone of shock:

"This zoo was built by your father? It didn't come from the spiritual realm? No wonder Elder Dog hasn't been able to completely control this item for more than 20 years, because he is obsessed with his first owner."

In shock, he almost blurted out "Zoo" and "Zhang Tianshi", which would have violated the zoo's taboo.

It missed my dad so much and waited for more than 20 years, but it didn't know that he would never come back... Zhang Yuanqing finally understood why the zoo was so resentful.

"Night Walker doesn't have the skills to create props. My dad probably wasn't the leader, but he definitely participated in the creation of the zoo. None of this matters. What really matters to me is the weirdness suppressed by the zoo and the ruins explored by the foursome."

He did not dare to mention the Xiaoyao Organization for fear of causing bad changes.

However, based on the current situation, the weapon spirit in the zoo does not seem to take the initiative to attack. This weapon spirit should also follow its own rules. Considering the last time the weapon spirit mistook him for Zhang Zizhen, it complained resentfully while watching him leave, it seems that the weapon spirit itself does not have the means to attack.

All its capabilities are hidden in its rules.

The Palace Master of Stop Killing pondered and said:

“While they were searching for the secrets of the spirit world, they found a relic that existed in reality, but accidentally released the evil creature sealed inside. In order to stop the monster from wreaking havoc on reality, they built this garden to contain the weirdness.

"The purpose of the staff patrolling is to prevent the ghosts from escaping the garden? But they will also be affected by the ghosts and change from blue uniforms to black uniforms."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded. His previous doubts were explained. The "love-hate relationship" among the staff was not the evil taste of the spirit of the artifact, but the result of this rule-based prop competing with the evil things in the garden.

The ancient god of war in that thick fog should be one of the evil creatures.

At this time, Princess Yin Yao raised her trumpet and said:

"Each garden holds an evil creature. The evil creature in the Dodder Garden is related to the inner demon (the Void), and the thick fog is related to the ancient god of war. That..."

She looked towards the monkey park: "What evil thing is this place related to?"

Zhang Yuanqing was about to make a guess when he suddenly felt itchy all over. He raised his hand to scratch his neck and actually grabbed a tuft of dark brown hair.

He suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, and then he heard the Palace Master of Stop Killing exclaim:

"Yuan Yuanshi, you've turned into a monkey!!"

Princess Yin Yao was also stunned and stared at him blankly.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart sank and he immediately took out the ghost mirror. The bronze mirror reflected a half-human, half-monkey face that was rapidly turning into a monkey.

The hair follicles on the face have dark brown monkey hair growing rapidly, the brow bones are raised, the irises turn into broken gold, black hair grows on the backs of the hands, the fingers become longer, the palms become narrower, and the spine begins to bend.

He understood.

The consequence of hearing monkeys speak is to become a monkey.

The root power is a curse!

He had encountered a similar incident in the Yin Yang Town dungeon, and that time everyone in the team turned into cats.

The Palace Master of Zhisha and Princess Yin Yao were at a loss as neither the curse nor the purification curse was their forte.

"Yuanshi, purify the curse!" the Palace Master said quickly.

Without her reminder, Zhang Yuanqing had already activated the Pure Yang Cleansing Record, mobilizing the power of the sun to suppress the curse.

However, alienation only stagnated slightly, but did not stop.

This was different from the Dodder Garden. He did not break any rules that time, so the power of the sun suppressed the desire of his inner demon.

The alienation of the body was still going on, and Zhang Yuanqing's thinking was also changing. His intelligence declined rapidly, and climbing, eating and sleeping became the things he desired most at this time.

The change is not simply a change in appearance, but a change from the inside out.

Once his alienation is complete, he will completely turn into a monkey and lose his human personality.

Zhang Yuanqing tried his best to think of a solution, but his IQ had fallen into the abyss, his brain was a mess, and he had no idea what was going on.

Although monkeys are smart animals, they are far inferior to humans.

"Yuan, Yuanshi Tianzun, your eyes have become stupid."

Princess Yin Yao was quick to notice this phenomenon and became extremely anxious, but what else could she do if even the power of the sun couldn't solve the problem?

The Palace Master of Stop Killing strode over, a glimmer of illusion appeared in his eyes, "Look at me!"

The half-human, half-monkey Zhang Yuanqing instinctively raised his eyes, and the palace master's eyes were reflected in his pupils, so his eyes were also tinged with a hint of illusory light.

"You are Yuanshi Tianzun, not a monkey. You are Yuanshi Tianzun, not a monkey."

The soft and ethereal voice repeated over and over again.

Zhang Yuanqing's eyes were empty and his expression was dull, but his IQ, which had been sliding into the abyss, came to a halt at this moment, and humanity's self-awareness awakened.

The next second, his pupils flashed with light and he recovered briefly.

Without hesitation, Zhang Yuanqing immediately opened the inventory and took out the perfect human skin and the Eight-foot Mirror.

Without a handle, the bronze mirror shaped like a full moon reflected the figure of a half-human, half-monkey. Then, a yellow light popped out from the mirror and turned into another half-human, half-monkey figure, Zhang Yuanqing.

"Ah, you lost sanity right after you came out. You are already level 6, why are you always in danger?"

This half-man, half-monkey complained as he grabbed the perfect human skin and smeared it on his face.

The human skin melted like wax and covered his body. He was still half human and half monkey, without any change. However, the real Zhang Yuanqing began to lose his hair, and the alienated parts such as his irises and palms gradually recovered.

The clone created by the Eight-foot Mirror bears the cause and effect of the original body.

Without the power of the sun and hypnosis, the clone quickly turned into a monkey, scratching its ears and squeaking.

Zhang Yuanqing grabbed the monkey and after a preliminary inspection, he found that it was a real monkey, with all the same bone strength, muscle toughness, etc. as those of a monkey.

If I turn into a monkey, I will probably never be able to recover. This curse is definitely at the master level, or even higher. Zhang Yuanqing felt a little scared and exerted force with his fingers, and "clicked" broke the monkey's neck.

The brown-haired monkey stopped struggling, its limbs fell limply, and then turned into yellow light and dissipated.

There was only a piece of human skin as thin as a cicada's wing left in Zhang Yuanqing's hand.

At times like this, the benefits of having more props become apparent.

There are many professions in the Spirit Realm Walker, and each profession has special abilities. In the zoo with complex rules, having many means is more important than a high level.

Even though the Palace Master of Stop Killing is the master, she had no idea what to do when faced with the situation just now. Her profession has its limitations.

"This prop is very useful. Where did you get it?" The Palace Master of Stop Killing heaved a sigh of relief, stared at the perfect human skin, and said with a smile: "Lend it to me to play with."

Zhang Yuanqing quickly retracted his inventory and cleared his throat:

"Let's go, it's important to get down to business."

The palace master wrinkled his nose: "Stingy!"

The two men and two corpses continued to move forward, trudging through the quiet park. After the previous episode, they became more cautious.

Along the way, Zhang Yuanqing looked around, hoping to see the camphor tree that sealed the Demon Eye in a green area somewhere. He was the only one in the team who had seen that tree.

Not long, but very thick.

We passed another fork in the road, and this time, the road signs showed "Panda Park" and "Giraffe Park".

At this time, the mud on the ground was so sparse that it was difficult to detect, and it pointed to the panda park.

"The goddess of luck really favors me." Zhang Yuanqing said happily.

The rules of the panda park were in the employee handbook, but the giraffes knew nothing about them.

At this moment, a deep and powerful roar was heard from a distance.

It's far away, but I can still hear it vaguely.

Zhang Yuanqing was delighted when he heard the roar: "It's the roar of the white lion. We are not far from the tree."

The Palace Master Zhisha and Princess Yinyao were cheered up.

Complete the task as soon as possible and leave this damn zoo as soon as possible.

Although they never complained about anything, in just over ten minutes, from the Dodder Garden to the Monkey Garden, Yuanshi experienced two life-and-death crises. If the road ahead is long, who knows how many more difficulties there will be.

The target tree is right in front of us, which is undoubtedly the best shot in the arm.

Soon, they arrived at the panda park.

The panda park has a large bamboo forest, rockery and ponds. Zhang Yuanqing saw from afar a panda with dirty hair sitting in the forest, holding a bamboo in its arms, dozing with its head down and snoring.

Very silly and cute Zhang Yuanqing felt relieved, seeing the silly and cute panda meant that everything would be calm.

He thought to himself, that's right, how can I be so nervous that everything goes wrong? That's too unlucky, the lucky necklace on my neck is not a fake one.

Immediately walk forward quickly and easily.

But at this moment, Princess Yin Yao raised her trumpet tremblingly:

"That panda is so scary"

Princess Yin Yao's mental fluctuations were very violent, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

Scary? Zhang Yuanqing was startled and looked at the panda in the bamboo forest in the distance again. There was no change. It was still dirty and stupid. Even when it fell asleep, it didn't look very smart.

He immediately looked at the Palace Master of Stop Killing, who said softly:

"I see the same thing as you do."

The palace mistress looked quite calm, without any worries, because the one in trouble was not her lover after all.

Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment and whispered:

"What did you see?"

The trembling voice of Princess Yin Yao came from the small speaker:

"A three-meter-tall panda, very sturdy, with sharp claws. Its eyes are red, somewhat similar to the eyes of the Bewitching Demon, very ferocious and scary. It is staring at me, as if it wants to tear me apart."

Zhang Yuanqing's heart trembled, his adrenaline surged, and without thinking, he immediately took out the perfect human skin and said:

"Leave immediately. If it chases you out, I will let Blood Rose take your place."

The function of the Eight-foot Mirror is still on cooldown, so I can only use the Blood Rose as a scapegoat.

The team immediately took action and ran along the viewing path. In just over ten seconds, they rushed out of the panda park and came to an open area.

"I didn't catch up." Zhang Yuanqing stopped by the street lamp and looked at Princess Yin Yao: "How is it? Is there any change in your body?"

Princess Yin Yao shook her head: "No!"

Strange, nothing happened?

Zhang Yuanqing looked around Princess Yin Yao suspiciously, and when he walked behind the princess, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

A mottled black spot appeared on Princess Yin Yao's back.

PS: Typos will be updated first and corrected later.

(End of this chapter)