Super Zoo

From the Monkey King's roars, Suming sensed a mix of complex emotions: anger, fear, and a profound sorrow.

Suming quickly crouched down and made a few gestures with his hands, pretending they meant something even he wasn't sure of, then surreptitiously used his "Friend of Animals" to communicate with the Monkey King using his spiritual power.

The Monkey King was now blocking between him and the little girl; he couldn't take the girl away without handling the Monkey King first.

Unlike the other monkeys, the Monkey King's emotional fluctuations were very intense. When Suming communicated with it using his spiritual power, he felt continuously bombarded. It didn't take long for fatigue to wash over him.

"Hand over the little girl, and I'll spare your life!" Suming glared and issued a direct command to the Monkey King, hoping to control it.

But Suming's spiritual power was pitifully weak. Controlling little creatures like flies or mosquitoes was one thing, but to control primates closely related to humans, like monkeys, was completely out of the question.

The Monkey King countered with a strike and broke free from Suming's spiritual power.

Although he couldn't completely control the Monkey King's actions, the surge of spiritual power did have some effect. The Monkey King seemed to be influenced and slightly shifted its body to the side.

Suming seized the opportunity, darting past the Monkey King in an instant, scooping the little girl into his arms and shielding her with his body from the Monkey King.

All he needed was that moment to grab the girl and go.

Seeing Suming succeed in rescuing the girl, the crowd that had gathered around finally erupted into cheers.

"Big brother, you're so awesome! Even the bad monkey listens to you!" the little girl in Suming's arms said with wide eyes, admiringly, her small face still streaked with tear tracks.

"Heh heh," Suming chuckled dryly. What was this little girl saying? If the bad monkeys all listened to me, wouldn't that make me the baddest of them all?

"Su, come back quickly!"

Mr. Song had already crossed from outside the fence into the territory of Monkey Mountain, bringing along several zoo staff to 'support' Suming. He shouted from the foot of the mountain while hurrying up to help.

However, they didn't receive the same 'treatment' as Suming; as soon as they approached Monkey Mountain, they were immediately subjected to a ferocious attack.

Just as Suming was about to turn around and leave, the Monkey King zipped over from the side. Instead of attacking Suming, it wrapped its forelimbs tightly around Suming's legs, shaking them continuously and emitting a series of pitiful squeaks.

The round monkey eyes looked up at Suming, doleful and pleading.

"Buddy, she's not your kid; I can't give her back to you!" Suming hugged the little girl tighter in his arms and shook his head at the Monkey King.

The Monkey King, too, shook its head and then freed one arm to point toward the depths of a cave, all the while tugging forcefully on Suming in the direction of the cave.

"You want me to go into the cave with you?" Suming asked, puzzled.

The Monkey King seemed to nod very human-like with determination.

After contemplating, Suming thought, it was just a Monkey King's cave, not some frightful dragon's lair or tiger's den. With his "Friend of Animals" ability, what was there to be afraid of?

"Are you scared if big brother and the monkey go into the cave together?" Suming asked the little girl.

The little girl had just escaped from the Monkey King's clutches, and upon hearing they might return to its lair, she was clearly fearful, pouting her tender little lips.

"Then, will big brother protect Chengcheng?" she asked tentatively.

"Of course, with big brother here, the monkeys won't hurt you. En, your name is Chengcheng, right?"

"En, like sweet orange!" Chengcheng nodded vigorously, her little round face flushed and looking indeed like a ripe sweet orange.

Impatient, the Monkey King took the lead and rushed toward the cave. Upon reaching the cave entrance and seeing Suming had not followed, it turned back and waved at Suming urgently, its demeanor one of pressing anxiety.

Seeing the Monkey King like this, Chengcheng couldn't help but burst into a giggle.

Suming waved to the people outside Monkey Mountain, signaling that it was safe and there was no need to worry. Then he carried Chengcheng into the cave, following the Monkey King.

There were many caves on Monkey Mountain, not exactly the 'homes' of the monkeys, but rather places for them to play and shelter from the wind and rain.

This cave at the top of the mountain belonged exclusively to the Monkey King and served as a symbol of its status and position.

Inside the cave, there was a stale smell of rotting hay. The cave was probably seven or eight meters deep and pitch-dark.

The Monkey King's red butt served as the best guide light, leading them all the way to the end of the cave.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak..." The Monkey King pointed anxiously at the wall at the far end of the cave and started calling out.

By the dim light, Suming noticed a crack over a foot long on the floor of the cave.

A newborn baby monkey, with most of its body trapped in the crack, hung its fluffy little head down, one arm lying limp against the wall outside the fissure, its condition unknown.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, chirp, chirp..." The Monkey King frantically tried to pull out the baby monkey, but it was stuck too tightly and he couldn't move it, so he turned to tug at Suming's pant leg.

However, with this tug, the baby monkey quivered slightly, seeming to still be alive!

Suming suddenly realized that this was the Monkey King's offspring, somehow fallen into this crack, and it seemed to have been a long time. The Monkey King probably despaired and found solace in Chengcheng, treating her like its own child.

Now that it had found that Suming could understand its intentions, it wanted him to help rescue the baby monkey!

"Big brother, please help the Monkey King, look how worried it is. The baby monkey looks so pitiful too..." The little girl had a kind heart. Seeing the baby monkey barely clinging to life, Chengcheng bravely said to Suming.

"Squeak, chirp, chirp..." The Monkey King seemed to understand and nodded vigorously, then surprisingly put its hands together and bowed earnestly to Suming.

Suming was taken aback for a moment but then remembered the gesture of joining his palms together he had made on the hillside earlier. The Monkey King was indeed clever and had picked it up instantly.

"The baby monkey is seriously injured; it might not survive!"

Suming wasn't sure, as young animals are very fragile. Who knows how many days the baby monkey had been trapped here, injured, and it must have been forcefully pulled by the Monkey King. It might have internal injuries, and even if rescued, it probably wouldn't survive.

He sent a trace of spiritual power toward the baby monkey and indeed, its life force was very weak. If the Monkey King's life force was like a flame, the baby's was like a tiny spark from a soybean, ready to extinguish at any moment even without a breeze.

Just then, Suming unexpectedly discovered the baby monkey seemed to be 'absorbing' his spiritual power!

As the spiritual power was absorbed, the baby monkey's vitality seemed to surge!

"Eh, the Animal Friend has such ability to heal?" Suming was surprised and quickly released more spiritual power, actively letting the baby monkey absorb it to aid in its healing.

As the baby's vitality progressively surged, Suming felt increasingly exhausted, his eyelids growing heavy.

But he bit his lip and continued releasing spiritual power. With the Animal Friend, spiritual power could regenerate, and rest would replenish it.

After about half a minute, the baby monkey's finger twitched suddenly!

Following that, the feeble baby monkey managed to lift its head with effort and let out a soft "squeak" at Suming.

"That's wonderful, the baby monkey has come back to life!" Chengcheng cried out joyfully, hugging Suming's neck and giving him a big kiss on the cheek with her little lips.

The Monkey King was dancing with joy as well.

From the entrance of the cave, Mr. Song's anxious voice came in, "Su, Su, are you all right?"