Chapter 23: Kill the Chicken to Warn the Monkey
Rocks rained down on the bamboo raft, instantly crushing it and sending it underwater. But Li Mang didn't have time to lament the loss of his hard work, instead he dove into the water with all his might, swimming back in the direction he came from. Apart from the rocks still falling from above, he was even more afraid of the monstrous fish lurking beneath the surface, the scene of Gong Yuan's gruesome death still vivid in his mind.
Great strength, Li Mang's dive into the water was also extremely fast, and since the strange fish nearby were already full, they did not come to attack him, so he dived very smoothly to the opposite shore.
"Whoosh!" Li Meng burst out of the water and quickly climbed up to the shore, panting heavily. As he looked back, he found that the bamboo raft had not sunk, but was already unable to withstand the pressure and had scattered apart, with each bamboo pole quietly drifting away with the current.
Li Mang's mouth twitched, and he secretly cursed in his heart. Not to mention that he almost lost his life tonight, but the bamboo raft he had worked hard to make for three days was also ruined, making him feel stifled.
The ancient white ape opposite was still roaring, its roar made Li Meng inexplicably annoyed. With such a group of white apes around, how could he get through the second mountain? As for his current strength, this was simply an impossible task. He could defeat one, but facing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, he could only retreat as far as he could go.
"What is the monkey afraid of?" Li Mang muttered to himself.
There is a riddle that asks what monkeys are most afraid of. The answer is quite absurd, it's the horizon, because the horizon doesn't intersect (bananas).
"Dog... blood!" Li Meng cursed with a smile, thinking back and forth but couldn't find an answer, could only temporarily leave the Shan Hai Jing space.
The next day, Li Meng was dazed all day long. He only had one question in his mind: What is the monkey afraid of?
Troubled Li Meng saw the little kid wandering in front of him and couldn't help but ask: "Little kid, what are monkeys most afraid of?"
He had only casually asked, not expecting the little kid to give him an answer, but unexpectedly the little kid looked at him with a disdainful face and said: "Li Meng you're really stupid, monkeys are afraid of chickens!"
" Afraid of chickens..." Li Meng's face turned slightly darker.
The little kid thought he was wrong and muttered in a wronged tone: "Isn't it 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey'?"
"...kill the chicken to scare the monkey!" In an instant, Li Mang's eyes lit up! Right, how could he have forgotten this, Zhaoyang Mountain is the first mountain of Nanshan Jing, with a danger level almost equal to zero. The second mountain, Tangting Mountain, shouldn't be particularly difficult to pass through.
And, in the first mountain of Zhāoyáng, there were wild chickens. Isn't this precisely preparing to enter the second mountain? How did he not think of this! Lǐ Mǎng slapped his forehead in regret, feeling even more ashamed than a little kid.
"The monkey is still afraid of sesame seeds!" The stone opposite him couldn't help but interrupt, this man doesn't talk much, and can even be said to be stingy with his words, usually just diligently working, he's Yang Fan's absolute confidant, it's said that his life was also saved by Yang Fan.
"Sesame?" Li Mang looked at him in confusion.
"Sesame seeds are like fleas, if you sprinkle them on a monkey's body, the monkey will go crazy!" Stone finished speaking and left the big yard with his face still expressionless. However, this was already the most interesting joke Li Mang had heard since he knew him.
"That makes sense!" Li Meng's muddled brain suddenly cleared up, and although he was already certain that the "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" trick was effective, if he could also prepare the "sesame seed jumping flea", at least he would have a backup plan, just in case. At this moment, he couldn't wait to try it out again on the bamboo raft.
Of course, it's just a thought, the bamboo raft is damaged and needs several days to be remade, and at this point he still has to go to the training base for training.
Back in Training Room 44, Li Meng was no longer as entangled as he was when he left last night, and instead had a spirited attempt, which is the kind of performance that comes from tasting success.
Cheng Wei stared at Li Mao, who was beaming with energy across from him, and didn't react for a long time. He hadn't forgotten the terrified look on Li Mao's face when he left yesterday, and it was really unexpected that just one day had passed and suddenly there was such a huge reversal, even his normally calm demeanor felt eerie.
What shocked him even more was Li Meng's condition! Yesterday, he seemed to be ignoring Li Meng's life and death, but in fact, he had a plan in his heart, and he knew exactly about Li Meng's injury. Although it wasn't serious, it wouldn't heal in just one or two days... But now, where did Li Meng's injured look go?
Cheng Wei's eyes narrowed, and then he expressionlessly said: "From today on, I'll start teaching you ancient martial arts techniques!"
Cheng Wei's teaching method, Li Meng has experienced it, one word can be summarized - ruthless!
Even when teaching ancient martial arts moves, he didn't let Li Meng practice slowly. In his words, the usual training methods were too slow and not very effective!
Each move he only taught Li Meng twice, and then immediately let Li Meng use this move to fight him in a real battle! Although there was some leniency from Cheng Wei, his hands were still merciless, and his blows were even heavier than yesterday.
A few hours later, Li Meng dragged his battered body out of the training base. In this state, he couldn't eat anything and simply pulled out a bottle of fresh milk from the refrigerator to fill his hunger, without even taking a bath, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down, he really didn't have the strength to take a bath.
In the following days, Li Meng spent his time in this way: working and training during the day, and entering the Shan Hai Jing space at dawn to eat wild game and make new bamboo rafts. His schedule was full, his life was very down-to-earth, and he felt stable.
Three days later, the new bamboo raft was finally made successfully. Li Mang set out on his journey again, but this time he brought two wild chickens with their feet tied up and a bag of sesame seeds in his pants pocket.
"Ahhhrooooaaaaar!!!"
This time, Li Meng's bamboo raft had only reached halfway when the ancient white apes on the opposite bank of Tangting Mountain had already gathered at the water's edge, holding stones in their hands. Some of them could no longer hold back and threw them over, but since they were too far apart, the most that happened was that the water vapor splashed onto Li Meng's body.
Unable to move forward, Li Mang used a bamboo pole to prop up the bamboo raft and took a deep breath. He then picked up a wild chicken beside him, facing the direction of Tangting Mountain, with a vegetable knife in his left hand.
"Hahaha!!!!!!"
The wild chicken seemed to know it was in danger, and struggled with all its might, but unfortunately its legs were tightly bound, and Li Meng's strength was too great. No matter how hard it struggled, it would be futile. As Li Meng's knife slashed down on its neck, blood splattered everywhere!
"Clang clang clang clang……"
The dying struggles' power surged instantly, and Li Mang felt it was difficult to grasp even with all his might. His wrist was actually stretched red. But he didn't notice, only staring tensely at the ancient white ape in front of him. If 'killing a chicken to scare the monkey' couldn't work, he really didn't know what to do next.
It's strange to say, but when the wild chicken's fresh blood sprayed out of its broken throat, the originally noisy monkey group across from it suddenly became quiet, with a terrified emotion flowing through their expressions.
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PS: Where have all the recommendation votes gone?
