Chapter 169: Avoiding Disaster in Monkey Valley

Xiao Jie walked very carefully. Without the speed advantage of a warhorse, he felt a little unsure when moving in the wild. Fortunately, he had a magic talisman in his bag, coupled with his own lightness and galloping skills, if he really wanted to run away, most monsters would not be able to catch up with him.

Xiao Jie was somewhat worried that the Tianxia Hui would hunt him down again, but luckily the game map was big enough and the Tianxia Hui had just been nearly wiped out, so he probably didn't think the remaining few would dare to hunt him down alone.

After walking for more than an hour and finding no signs of being followed, Xiao Jie felt relieved.

Cross the avenue and continue walking southwest, avoiding the more dangerous maps. Along the way, I also killed a dozen monsters, all of which were lone beasts or something.

At noon, Xiao Jie saw the top of the Pagoda of Rebirth again.

This time Xiao Jie didn't dare to get close. The cannibal monk also knew martial arts, so it was better not to get close without a horse.

After a long detour, we finally arrived at the entrance of Monkey Mountain.

The woodcutter was still sitting under a big tree waiting, and he stood up immediately when he saw Xiao Jie appear.

"Hey, brother, you're finally back. Did you find anyone to help you?"

"I'm sorry, man. I can't find it. But don't worry. I can go in and help you find it. It's just that the monkeys in there are too fierce. I have to be careful. You just wait here slowly. Don't worry."

The woodcutter burst into tears, "Brother, this is really hard for you. Don't worry, as long as you can find Maomao for me, I will definitely teach you my ancestral martial arts."

Xiao Jie didn't take it seriously. What kind of martial arts could a level 8 NPC like you have? Besides, there were so many monkeys in the valley, who knows which one Maomao was.

This task is just something I do out of the blue. If I get familiar with the old white ape, maybe he can help me ask for help. If not, forget it.

Walking to the entrance of the valley, Xiao Jie used the magic to transform into a human form, turned into a savage, and walked into the Monkey Valley again.

The trees at the entrance were still full of stone-slinging monkeys, which made Xiao Jie feel a lot more at ease. Even if the Tianxiahui tracked them here, they would probably not be able to pass this level.

Invisibly, I added a barrier to myself.

From a distance, I could see the old white ape wearing a wide robe with big sleeves, sitting at the tea table, drinking tea and eating steamed buns, looking leisurely and contented.

Suddenly he sighed, as if something sad happened.

"Senior Yuan, I am here to visit you again. I hope I am not disturbing you."

"Hehe, I can sense you are more than a hundred steps away. Sit down and tell me what you are looking for me for."

Xiao Jie was not polite either. It is better to be direct when communicating with animals.

"I may have to stay here for a few days this time. I hope Senior Ape can take me in."

"Oh, why are you doing this?"

"Why else? I got into trouble and was being hunted by my enemies, so I had no choice but to run to your place to hide."

"So you are here to escape as well? Haha..." The old white ape laughed at himself, "You are really honest. You actually said it out loud. Aren't you afraid that I will worry about getting into trouble and kick you out? Tell me why I should keep you here."

A dialog box suddenly popped up in front of Xiao Jie.

Option 1: Since Senior Ape said so, I will just leave.

Option 2: Old monkey, don't be so shameless. I will stay as long as I want. If you don't obey, I will beat you up. (Intimidation).

Option 3: I have a reason for asking you to take me in. Please listen to me. (Persuasion)

Option 4: Listening to Senior Ape's words, you are deeply touched, right? (Human relations and worldly wisdom).

Hey, it actually triggered the worldly wisdom. He compared the four options and decisively chose 4.

"Hearing what Senior Ape said, you are deeply touched, right?"

The old white ape stared at him for a while, then suddenly sighed, "Ah, I was also chased all the way here, and I was a fugitive just like you. Your appearance reminds me of myself back then. Well, since we are both wanderers in this world, I will let you stay for a while."

[System prompt: The nameless white ape's favorability towards you has increased by 3 points, and is now 77.]

Haha, this talent is really useful.

It can be seen that among these four options, this social skill should be the best solution. Of course, if there is no such option and Xiao Jie chooses the third one, he will be sure to convince the old white ape, but there will probably be no reward for favorability.

"Haha, thank you very much, Senior Ape. By the way, Senior Ape, I brought you some gifts this time..."

As Xiao Jie spoke, he took out the things he had bought earlier from his bag, and kept bringing up conversations, trying to see if he could trigger some social etiquette.

Unfortunately, the plot dialogue option seems to be able to be triggered only in some key plots, and it didn't work after trying several times.

Fortunately, the things I bought came in handy.

Not only that, Xiao Jie worked hard to dig into the point of [escape], constantly playing the victim, and actually succeeded in gaining the favor of the old white ape again.

With the addition of the gifts, the two of them got along better and better as they talked, and their favorability level kept rising. By the afternoon, it had reached 92.

"Haha, you are really brave, you dare to believe that the chivalrous man is willing to help you. If it were me, I would not dare to trust strangers to help me. I suffered a lot when I was escaping."

"I am also forced to do this. By the way, Senior, if I want to take revenge, I must practice martial arts diligently. May I borrow your precious land to practice my sword skills?"

"It's no big deal, just practice your skills."

As the old white ape spoke, he picked up the candied fruit that Xiao Jie bought for him and started eating it, smacking his lips as he ate, obviously very satisfied.

Xiao Jie walked to the open space and began to practice the Kuangfeng Sword Technique.

If this Gale Sword Technique is used in battle, a large amount of sword technique experience can be gained. Practicing against a wooden stake can also increase experience, but it will be slower. If you practice against the air, the experience will increase even more slowly.

But Xiao Jie has plenty of time anyway, and he will be able to reach LV10 sooner or later.

The old white ape looked at Xiao Jie slashing wildly at the air, but shook his head.

"Your swordsmanship looks impressive, but it really doesn't have any skills. That's not good. Besides, how can you improve your swordsmanship by just slashing at the air? Why don't I practice with you?"

After saying that, he jumped in front of Xiao Jie and casually drew out the Yanling Knife.

Xiao Jie was exactly what he wanted, but he was somewhat worried that if he got hurt, the enemy might become hostile.

"Senior, this sword has no eyes. What if it cuts you?"

“Hahahahahaha, you’re really funny. If you could hurt me, you wouldn’t have to hide here. Come on!”

"If the senior hurts me——"

"Stop talking nonsense. Just cut me if you want to hurt me. As long as you don't kill me, that's fine."

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot in an instant, and appeared above Xiao Jie's head the next second, slashing down with a knife.

(End of this chapter)

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