The white ape had forgotten how he got down the mountain. He never encountered any big insects or monkeys. When he returned to the small forest occupied by his tribe, he still always looked at the heavy clouds at the top of the mountain.
This time it was no longer in a daze, it was thinking.
What do I want?
Its wisdom increased, its thinking speed became faster and faster, and its thoughts gradually became deeper. Not only that, a lot of knowledge also emerged in its mind.
It knew what animals were and what humans were. On this day, it thought, it turned out that those on the mountain were not apes, but humans.
Another day, it saw the old ape picking fruits to make wine. It suddenly knew what spirits were, what monsters were, and even what immortals were. It thought again that the people on the mountain were not humans, but immortals.
But even so, it still doesn't know what it wants.
It tried planting, but in this natural forest and mountain, there were abundant products and there was no risk of food shortage;
It tried weaving and wrapping vine leaves around its waist, which became popular among the tribe for a while, but was soon forgotten. It was not comfortable, and there was no need to keep warm in the mountains, which were like spring all year round.
It even learned to make its own fire, no longer needing the fire left by lightning striking the tree, but it accidentally caused a mountain fire... Fortunately, it happened to rain heavily that day, otherwise the creatures in the mountain would have suffered a disaster.
Its wisdom is not without merit, but it cannot bring about earth-shaking changes in this mountain forest. The gap makes it feel extremely frustrated.
Could it be that it is not suitable for mountains and forests, but where should it go? It has never left this green mountain, and even the furthest point it reaches is only the peak.
Perhaps wisdom is not what it seeks.
The white ape was still thinking and looking at the heavy clouds, but rarely tinkered with his own inexplicable ideas. He began to pick fruits with the old ape and learn to make wine; he learned to pick herbs to treat similar animals who were injured due to play and accidentally fell ill; Flowers and plants that emit special smells drive away wild beasts and create a place for the tribe to survive...
This kind of life can't be said to be satisfying, but it is still peaceful. Day after day, just when Bai Yuan'er thought that it would be repeated forever, an unexpected thing happened.
An ape-eating eagle came out of nowhere and continuously attacked this peaceful group, causing panic.
On this day, the ape-eating eagle fell from the sky again and took away a young ape. The cruel scene of blinding the eyes and disembowelling the ape was vividly reflected in the eyes of the white ape.
On this day, the white ape went deep into the forest again. It swayed farther and farther, running faster and faster, as if there was a fire burning in its heart. It was night again, and the white ape came to the foot of the mountain peak.
It wasn't raining heavily in the mountains, but it still made the already dark forest at night even deeper. The white ape didn't pause, took a breath, and rushed directly into the mountains. Maybe it was good luck, and he carefully walked through the forest all the way. During the period, it did not encounter a big insect, but a brand new problem was before it.
The rain has not stopped yet. Although it is not heavy, it has also slipped on the already dangerous climbing stone steps. Can it still reach the top this time?
Bai Yuan glanced at the smoke and clouds still lingering in the rainy night, and resolutely stepped onto the stone steps.
Braving the rain, the white ape's hair was completely soaked, and it fit softly. It maintained a steady speed, and did not dare to stop or look back for a moment. It did not know that the steps behind it had been shortened at the most dangerous moment. When you reach your back heel, climb up step by step with determination.
….
Gradually, the wind and rain stopped, and the sun rose again. The white ape climbed to the top of the mountain. As expected, the immortal was still here, with the same demeanor. It seemed that nothing in the world could shake his existence.
"Bai Yuan'er, you're here again. Do you know what you want this time?" the immortal asked.
White Ape knelt on the ground and responded: "Ape..."
It turned out that it had already learned human language, but now it spoke for the first time, saying word by word with difficulty: "I want to protect the tribe."
The immortal came to the white ape again and asked, "So, what you seek is strength?"
Bai Yuan nodded repeatedly.
The immortal smiled, patted its head twice with the palm of his hand, and said, "In that case, this time
I will give you the skill of the sword. "
The white ape went down the mountain, shouldered a long steel sword, and returned to the group.
Every day, it danced its sword in the forest clearing, as if it turned into a round glow, attracting many apes to watch. Several extremely smart apes followed the dance with branches.
On this day, the sky was clear and blue, with no clouds in the sky. A black dot flew close from nowhere, and with the sound of chirping, the ape-eating eagle hovered in the sky again.
For a time, there was a lot of noise among the tribe, and they all hid.
But the white ape suddenly grabbed the sword, climbed up the branch, and jumped freely between the tree crowns.
The raptor's eyes immediately locked onto the desperate ape. The ape-eating eagle gradually lowered its height. The white ape still didn't know what was going on and squatted down on a branch with its back to the raptor.
The ape-eating eagle did not hesitate, swooped down and grabbed the white ape.
Seeing that he was about to be killed by the sharp claws in the next moment, the white ape suddenly twisted his body, like a dragon out of the sea, jumped up from the branch, did not retreat but advanced, and went straight to meet the ape-eating eagle. Cold light was exposed from its arms, and the reflected sunlight flashed the raptor's eyes for a moment.
The white ape showed a weird posture in the air, twisting its whole body like a python. He sent out the long sword with both hands. With just one strike, the sword edge wiped a line of blood from the ape-eating eagle, and one ape and one eagle fell together. Enter the forest.
The white ape climbed up from the pool of blood and saw the ape-eating eagle falling to the ground. The body was still twitching slightly, and he seemed to feel a sense of joy in his heart.
It has solved the threat to the group. Not only that, from now on, it feels that it can handle all kinds of snakes, insects, tigers and leopards. It loves swordsmanship to the extreme. Even though it has solved the threat to the group, it still dances with the sword every day.
The white ape felt that he had got what he asked for.
One day at noon, while he was dancing his sword in the clearing in the forest, a gray monkey suddenly came swinging from the tree and interrupted his movements. He picked it up and hurriedly followed the gray monkey to a cave.
There is nothing special about this cave. If I have to say it, the old monkey lives here. In the past, when the younger members of the tribe came here, they would steal the wine brewed by the old monkey and drink it. On this day, the monkey wine was They were piled up in the cave, but no ape moved.
The old monkey was lying in the cave, his eyes were closed, his mouth and nose were groaning, and he could not get in or out. It was obviously the right time.
When the white ape came to the cave, the old monkey raised his fingertips, but did not move his arm. After all, he still had nothing to entrust to him.
The white ape watched for a day and a night, staring blankly at the old monkey who finally failed to survive and died.
This scene shocked it extremely. It was the first time it witnessed the natural passing of life. For no reason, it felt extremely scared.
It was afraid of life and death. It was even so scared that it couldn't close its eyes and fall asleep. It tossed and turned. It got up and wielded a sword. The cold light and sword energy were strong, cutting rocks and branches, but it couldn't give it any sense of safety.
That night, the white ape left his sword behind, left the group alone, and came to the foot of the mountain again.
This time, it did not experience any difficulties. Even when it stepped on the stone steps, it only felt light and easy. It climbed faster and faster, but no matter what, it still reached the peak on time when the sun rose in the east.
It knelt down at the feet of the immortal. The immortal patted its head gently and asked, "What do you want from me this time?"
White Ape replied: "I want to seek immortality."
There is another chapter later. Let’s read it tomorrow.
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