I looked at the monkey, and it was looking at me too. Seeing that I didn't object or struggle, it simply put its furry little hand in my palm, and then, pulling me along, it skipped and hopped into the depths of the forest.
To be honest, I was still a little scared and worried, but seeing him like this, he didn't seem to want to hurt me, so I turned around and called out to Wang Ping and the others, "You guys go back first."
After saying that, I followed the monkey into the depths of the forest.
After walking for about 20 minutes, the path ahead became narrower and narrower, and overgrown with thorns.
By the end, I had several cuts on my arm, and it was bleeding profusely.
But the little monkey kept pulling me along, moving forward as if it really wanted to take me somewhere.
After walking for a few more minutes, I suddenly saw a place that looked like a nest, made of piled-up stones.
The monkey pulled me to a stop, then stood in front of me and started squeaking.
But we can't communicate because of the language.
Seeing that I was standing motionless in front of him, the monkey seemed to get a little anxious. It grabbed my trouser leg and jumped onto me. Then, with great intelligence, it pointed to the pile of stones.
I looked up at the stone tablet in the direction he was pointing, and saw something moving inside the pile of stones, making a very faint sound. The sound was so soft that it was almost inaudible unless you listened carefully.
"You want me to go into this cave?"
I looked at the monkey, who was scratching its head in frustration, and tentatively asked it a question. To my surprise, after listening to what I said, the monkey was first stunned, and then it actually nodded.
I was shocked. Could it be that this monkey can understand human speech? That would be so incredibly sophisticated!
The monkey was clearly getting impatient. Seeing that I hadn't made a move, it jumped off me and went into the hole.
Not long after, a small black animal burst out of the hole. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the small black animal was actually a little monkey.
It was only then that I finally realized that the monkey that had dragged me here was actually a female monkey.
And this little monkey must be his child.
However, judging from the current condition of this little monkey, it seems to be sick.
The mother monkey was very anxious and wanted to hand the baby monkey to me. Although I couldn't quite accept her actions, seeing such a little life about to disappear filled me with an indescribable grief.
We are also stranded on this deserted island, not knowing what the future holds. If I can really help this monkey save its life, it will be a good deed.
But I don't know what illness he has, and we don't have much medicine right now, so how can we help him?
While I was still in a daze, the mother monkey hurriedly stuffed the baby monkey into my arms.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the little monkey had a large wound on its hind leg that had become infected and was oozing yellow fluid.
Moreover, the little monkey's eyes were wide open, and it looked listless. It seemed that if it didn't seek treatment soon, it wouldn't live much longer.
I looked at the mother monkey, squatted down, and looked directly into her gurgling eyes.
“I can save your child, but not here. You have to come back to my camp with me. Do you trust me?”
I know it's foolish to reason with a monkey, but in this situation, if I try to take it by force, the monkey will probably go berserk.
I repeated this sentence over and over again, and gently stroked the little monkey's head with my hands.
The mother monkey seemed to finally understand what I was saying, and she actually climbed right onto me.
I tentatively turned around and took two steps. Seeing that the mother monkey did not struggle, I breathed a sigh of relief and then quickly returned to the top of our cave.
When they returned to the mountaintop, Liu Jiaojiao and the others had already arrived and were anxiously looking down the mountain.
They were all excited to see me return, but when they saw that I was carrying a small monkey in my hand and dragging a large monkey on my back, they were all dumbfounded.
Wang Xiaoxiao was the first to rush to me. She looked at the monkey, but the monkey clearly didn't like the others. It was still baring its teeth and making threatening noises, as if it didn't want Wang Xiaoxiao and the others to get close.
Wang Xiaoxiao and the other girls were also a little scared at this moment.
It stood not far from me, looked at the monkey in my hand, and then looked at me.
"Where did you catch it? What are you going to do with the monkey?"
"This little monkey is sick. See if Xiao Qiang is inside. Tell her to go out and gather some herbs. We need to save this little monkey's life! I remember we had some anti-inflammatory medicine here before, didn't we? Get it out quickly!"
Hearing the noise from the treehouse, Xiao Qiang came out and frowned when she saw the little monkey on my back. However, she must have heard what I said, because she quickly went back to the treehouse and soon returned with the clean water and the anti-inflammatory medicine that we had left over.
The mother monkey on my back was still baring her teeth. I reached out and tentatively touched her back, which was already bristling with fur, and whispered, "We are rescuing your child, don't be afraid."
I had to repeat myself many times before the mother monkey gradually calmed down.
I gently placed the little monkey on a wolf skin, while Wang Xiaoxiao and the others took out strips of cloth and carefully cleaned the little monkey's wounds.
However, because it had been festering for so long, and the bones had even started to show, the little monkey would weakly cry out every time it was touched.
The mother monkey seemed very anxious; she stood on my shoulder, her paws digging into my flesh until it hurt.
By the end, the little monkey was in so much pain that he couldn't even make a sound. I was very worried, afraid that he wouldn't survive this ordeal. If he died, the mother monkey would definitely resent us, and things would get really complicated.
Fortunately, Xiao Qiang and the others acted swiftly. After cleaning the wounds on the little monkey, they crushed the anti-inflammatory medicine and sprinkled it all on the wounds. They also gave the little monkey a few mouthfuls of water and bandaged his injured leg with a strip of cloth.
The mother monkey relaxed a lot at this point, jumped off my back, and hugged the baby monkey tightly in her arms.
I was worried that he was being a bit rough with his movements, and that if something went wrong, the little monkey might really die.
I quickly grabbed the mother monkey.
“Your child’s condition is not good. Trust me, don’t take him away. Stay here, we will take good care of you and make sure he survives.”
The mother monkey stared wide-eyed, seemingly considering something. After a long while, she finally gently placed the baby monkey back into my arms.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and was even more amazed that I would one day be able to communicate with monkeys.
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