Even After My Death
Chapter 154 - 126: The Monkey’s Revenge

Chapter 154: Chapter 126: The Monkey’s Revenge

The distance from the seaside to the safe house might seem short on the map, but it was only when everyone actually measured it with their feet that they realized how far it was!

And this was such a rugged and deserted mountain path!

Nong Chun carried the heavy backpack, feeling as if his legs had been filled with lead, almost unable to lift them.

Everyone proceeded, stopping and going along the way.

Jiang Ning hadn’t planned to reach the safe house in a single day, so around three or four in the afternoon, she began looking for a suitable camping site.

Since they were now in the forest, the towering ancient trees were lush with branches and leaves, and even during the scorching midday, only specks of sunlight like shattered gold managed to filter through the gaps, falling to the ground.

The mountain’s temperature was low, and as soon as the sun set, darkness would fall.

After Jiang Ning found a suitable spot for camping, she started setting up the tent.

Qi Xingzhou, quick-eyed and deft-handed, helped her out.

Seeing Jiang Ning pause, everyone else sighed in relief.

They were almost dead tired from walking!

If Jiang Ning hadn’t stopped, they weren’t sure if they could keep up.

Huo Ziheng slumped to the ground without concern for his image, heaving for breath.

The other guests were in a similar state, completely exhausted.

Jiang Ning, who had been setting up the tent, suddenly raised her head and looked back towards the direction they had come from, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

For some reason, she had felt as if something was following them during their afternoon trek, but every time she turned around, she found nothing.

And now, that sense of being pursued emerged again...

Qi Xingzhou saw Jiang Ning stop what she was doing and approached beside her, gently brushing her elbow as if to comfort her not to be afraid.

The noise grew louder, and then, a group of nimble monkeys appeared in Jiang Ning’s field of vision.

They emerged from the dense forest in the distance, swinging on tree vines or dashing and leaping on the ground. Regardless of how they advanced, Jiang Ning noticed that these monkeys were actually heading in the direction of their campsite!

Jiang Ning looked surprised and then pursed her lips, her expression growing serious.

One shouldn’t underestimate monkeys; if they attack humans, they can be very powerful!

Qi Xingzhou stood beside Jiang Ning, blinking curiously at the group of monkeys, not worried at all.

The approaching monkeys were numerous, roughly a quick count revealed about twenty or so.

Their commotion was not insignificant; rapidly, everyone resting on the ground heard the disturbance.

Nong Chun turned his head casually, and then was almost scared out of his wits—the heck, how did so many Monkeys on Emei Mountain suddenly show up!

He had recently seen news that these monkeys not only attack humans but also snatch children into the forest!

Huo Miao and her three companions turned pale as they saw the group of monkeys drawing closer.

The fur color of these monkeys looked the same as the one they encountered in the afternoon. Although they couldn’t tell if it was the same monkey among them, their unease grew stronger.

Huo Miao wept and hid behind Huo Ziheng and Mu Mingxuan, "Second Brother, I’m a bit scared... Are they coming for revenge..."

No sooner had she spoken, one of the monkeys seemingly understood Huo Miao’s words and pointed in her direction, screeching.

The rest of the monkey troop instantly showed their teeth and snarled, looking aggressive.

Yuan Wei realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise, "What’s going on! Are these monkeys preparing to attack us?!"

Jian Tiantian knew what had happened at noon and guessed that the monkeys might be here for revenge. She started crying, wanting to run, but felt her legs were too weak.

At that moment, the troop of monkeys had already reached them.

Hopping along, they raised their hands to snatch the bags laid out on the ground.

"Damn it!"

No one knew who yelled out.

After that, the scene became chaotic.

Huo Miao, Huo Ziheng, and Mu Mingxuan were the worst off, surrounded and battered by about a dozen monkeys.

The little monkey at noon was excitedly jumping around beside them, as if it was cheering on its aunts and uncles.

Huo Miao felt like she was going to die from fright. During the monkey attack, she had already burrowed deeply into Huo Ziheng’s embrace.

But the monkeys were clever, not only did they scratch Huo Ziheng, they also hooked their claws and grabbed hold of Huo Miao’s hair.

Huo Miao screamed in pain. Even her hands, which were wrapped around Huo Ziheng, got scratched. She stretched her hand inside Huo Ziheng’s coat, her head burrowing forcefully into his chest.

When Huo Ziheng, under attack by more monkeys, suddenly felt a chill at his back, it was too late to stop Huo Miao.

Afterward, amidst the rising screams and curses of the guests, Huo Ziheng became the one who screamed the most tragically.

[Hiss~ this scene... so terrifying]

[Hmm? Did I enter the wrong livestream? Is this the "Survive for 30 Days" show?]

[You’re in the right place! Right now, it’s the Great Human-Monkey Battle!]

[...How miserable, what’s going on, why are Best Actor Ling and the others fighting with a group of monkeys?]

[What kind of monkeys are these, their combat strength is too impressive!]

[OMG, what’s happening with Huo Ziheng? Is he fighting against the monkeys bare-bodied?]

[He’s not fighting, it’s clearly a one-sided beating...]

[Poor guy, these monkeys aren’t bad though. They know Jiang Ning and the other two aren’t with Huo Ziheng’s group, so they only go after Huo Ziheng and his crew]

[This is too magical... even TV dramas can’t make this stuff up]

Exactly!

Audiences who had seen the morning livestream knew that this was definitely the monkeys taking revenge called by that noon monkey’s family members.

Just look at how miserably the Huo Ziheng trio are being beaten by over ten monkeys, swarming around them, grabbing and jumping. Huo Ziheng’s back was almost completely torn up by the monkeys, covered in a bloody mess, whereas Huo Miao, who was pressed beneath him, only suffered minor injuries.

The monkeys came triumphantly and left in a grand manner.

Before they left, they even took away a lot of the guests’ luggage.

Yuan Wei was almost driven mad: "What’s happening! Have these monkeys gone insane?"

He had been surrounded by two or three monkeys and also had several scratches, but when his gaze fell on Huo Ziheng not far away, Yuan Wei exclaimed in shock, "Dammit! Huo Ziheng, where are your clothes!"

Huo Ziheng felt like he was close to death, he had never been in so much pain. Without looking, he just knew the injuries on his back were extremely serious.

He gasped for air and shifted his body with pain, revealing Huo Miao underneath him.

Huo Miao was curled up, shivering violently, while Huo Ziheng’s clothes that she clung to were tightly covering her head.

Mu Mingxuan, who also had many new scratches from the monkeys, still stepped forward to comfort Huo Miao: "Miaomiao, don’t be afraid, the monkeys are gone now, are you alright?"

Huo Miao sobbed and, after being helped up by Mu Mingxuan, she threw away Huo Ziheng’s clothes and plunged into Mu Mingxuan’s arms.

Jiang Ning saw this scene and couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing.

They had just been attacked by the monkeys, naturally too preoccupied to care about others, but Jiang Ning, who had been a bystander to the battle, had clearly seen how Huo Ziheng’s clothes were removed.

Yuan Wei himself had wounds and even a slight movement caused him searing pain, but at that moment, he couldn’t care less about his own injuries and stepped forward, staring at Huo Ziheng’s ghastly back: "You need treatment for that to prevent infection; it could be troublesome."

Huo Ziheng’s entire back was lacerated by the monkeys, not a single spot untorn. The sight was so harsh that Yuan Wei feared Huo Ziheng wouldn’t survive it. He turned his head and looked at Ling Bo: "Best Actor Ling, do you still have some External Injury Medicine? Lend some to Young Master Huo, his back injuries are too severe."

Due to censorship reasons, viewers in the livestream couldn’t see Huo Ziheng’s back wounds, only a blur.

But the fact that it had even been blurred out indicated just how severe and gory the injuries on Huo Ziheng’s back were!

Everyone certainly didn’t forget that Huo Ziheng had just been mauled by the monkeys because he was protecting Huo Miao.

Even though the livestream viewers didn’t have a soft spot for Huo Ziheng, when they saw how pitiful Huo Miao clung to Mu Mingxuan and cried, they couldn’t help but feel speechless.

[What time is this to still be crying? Even outsiders know to be concerned about Huo Ziheng’s condition, yet Huo Miao acts as if she’s blind and deaf...]

[Protecting Huo Miao is worse than protecting a piece of char siu. At least you can eat the char siu when you’re hungry]

[I disliked Jiang Ning as much as I now dislike Huo Miao, can the show just get her off the screen already? Disappear!]

[Not for real? Best Actor Ling is actually lowering his head to search for medicine? His medicine was already used up by Mu Mingxuan and the others this afternoon, doesn’t he know?]