Chapter 40

The old man did not expect for him to agree so quickly. He was taken aback for a moment, then he pulled him into the woods by the wayside, pointed at the most verdant and sturdiest tree and said, "On the top of that tree, young lad, be careful."

You Shu shaded his eyes with his hand as he looked up, and saw that a coarse cloth bundle hung on a branch at the top. A group of monkeys squatted among the branches were playing around and bared their fangs at the people standing by the base of the tree as they crushed the wild fruits, as if they were demonstrating their strength.

"This group of monkeys is completely out of control! Gathering here and robbing everyone all day long, they’re more ruthless than mountain bandits." The old man sighed helplessly.

You Shu didn't comfort him, instead he hugged the tree trunk and started to slowly climb up. Feeling threatened, the monkeys began to jump and scream, but seeing that they couldn’t scare You Shu away, they shook the branches in an attempt to make him fall. You Shu had already maxed out his field survival skills, so he was not afraid and quickly climbed to the highest point to take the package.

Seeing that their spoils of war were being taken away, the monkeys shrieked with their mouths wide open. They also climbed over to where he was to pull at his clothes and pants, some even jumped onto his back to pull his hair. It took You Shu almost no time at all to climb up, but now his hair and clothing were messy, and his appearance was completely disorderly.

But he was neither scared nor irritated, he just steadied his hands and feet and slowly slid down. Monkeys are the most vengeful animals. If you ignore them, they will leave after a while. However, if you try to resist, or injure any one of them, they will gather together and attack. He was grabbed at and bitten, and was soon covered all over with cuts and bruises, his entire appearance could only be described as being completely miserable. What's more, this was ancient times and the level of medical treatment was very low. If you accidentally get infected, you’ll meet your doom.

Therefore, You Shu just dodged and did not attack. The monkeys poked at him a few times, then tore off his headband and trousers, and scampered away. When You Shu finally reached the ground, his pants had slipped down to the crooks of his knees, revealing the small four-corner shorts that he made himself inside.