The white-furred gorilla was stunned for a moment.
This was their gesture of submission to a leader. A very solemn one, alright?
They weren’t begging for stuff. The way you’re acting is making us all feel super awkward.
But the second it saw the Mighty Strength potions in its hand, its eyes lit up and every white hair on its body stood on end with excitement.
A gift from the god?
And so many bottles?
As expected, all those punching bags weren’t beaten for nothing.
The reward has finally come?
It couldn’t help giving Jiang Nan a big thumbs-up.
Then it bent low, inviting Jiang Nan onto its shoulder while constantly looking back and raising its brows.
Jiang Nan was taken aback.
Was it offering to take him to see something good?
What good thing? A core fragment? Awesome!
He instantly teleported onto the white-furred gorilla’s shoulder. “Everyone follow!”
The white-furred gorilla stood up, thumped its chest and roared, then charged towards the main camp with more than three hundred gorilla underlings in tow.
The scene was magnificent. It truly looked every bit the Gorilla King.
The volunteers were completely dumbfounded.
“Wait, what’s going on? The entire gorilla tribe has accepted Nan Shen as their big brother?”
“How… how did he even manage that? I’m convinced.”
“In all the years since the spiritual energy revival, nothing like this has ever happened.”
“Is Nan Shen about to set a precedent for humans taming spiritual beasts?”
Their eyes were filled with shock. Everything happening before them completely shattered their understanding of the world.
Nobody knew that, to a certain extent, what was taking place today would lead the direction of an entire era.
Wu Liang grinned. “There’s a lot more you guys don’t know.”
“Back when the spiritual beasts at Thousand Island Lake were still bronze and silver rank, Nan bro had already bullied every single one of them.”
Everyone shuddered.
Although the volunteers’ heads were spinning and they had no idea how Jiang Nan had become Gorilla King, they all hurried to follow, wanting to see what on earth was going on.
…
Inside the cave, Glasses Guy was sobbing. The stares from the silverback gorillas around him were terrifying.
Those stares could really scrape the flesh from your bones.
They were cracking their knuckles.
Death itself wasn’t scary. Waiting for death was the scariest part.
He felt so unsafe right now.
Qin Shou curled his lip. “Why are you crying? Are you still a man? It’s just a beating.”
Glasses Guy snapped, “Just a beating? At a time like this, can you stop pretending to be cool?”
Ye Xinghe said bitterly, “Looks like the white-furred one went to pick up its big brother.”
Qi Yu’s face went pale. “The white-furred gorilla’s big brother? That thing’s got to be even bigger. One punch would flatten a person, right?”
Glasses Guy’s little face turned deathly white. He was shaking like a sieve.
“No no no. The white-furred one is better. If big brother comes, they won’t need a queue. One punch and I’m gone.”
Right at that moment!
Excited roars came from outside the cave. Everyone panicked.
Big brother was here!
…
Jiang Nan sat on the white-furred gorilla’s shoulder.
The gorilla pointed proudly at the cave.
Jiang Nan swallowed. “Good stuff? Inside the cave? Is it a core fragment?”
The white-furred gorilla nodded smugly and carried Jiang Nan into the cave.
Jiang Nan excitedly rubbed his little hands.
A core fragment? How much money would that be worth?
They walked all the way to the deepest part of the cave.
The moment Jiang Nan saw the ten people pinned on the ground, he froze solid.
This… this is what you call good stuff?
At that instant, Yu Qingqing and the others who had been caught stared at Jiang Nan sitting on the white-furred gorilla’s shoulder, their eyes nearly popping out.
Yu Qingqing: Σ(Ŏ口Ŏ|||)
Lin Yu: =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)
Du Yue: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!
Nan Shen? How could it be Nan Shen?
Jiang Nan was the big brother the white-furred gorilla went to fetch?
How could he be the boss of the entire gorilla pack?
This was a golden-rank gorilla pack!
At this moment, everyone’s minds went completely blank from shock.
Nan Shen sitting boldly on the white-furred gorilla’s shoulder was just too domineering.
Glasses Guy was on the verge of a breakdown. Since he was being held down, he couldn’t see what was happening behind him.
“What’s wrong? Has big brother arrived? Are his fists huge?”
“Why do you all look like that? Say something!”
Everyone’s bodies stiffened. They nodded mechanically.
Qin Shou and the others freaked out.
Just how strong was this big brother to scare them speechless?
Then they saw the white-furred gorilla place Jiang Nan right in front of Glasses Guy and even give Jiang Nan a little push.
Clearly it wanted Jiang Nan to start the beating.
Glasses Guy: !!!
It’s over. I’m done for.
Jiang Nan’s little face went dark. “You’re serious? Untie them now.”
When Qin Shou and the others heard Jiang Nan’s voice, they were stunned.
Nan Shen? Nan Shen is here?
What’s going on?
The white-furred gorilla looked confused.
Jiang Nan’s face darkened further. “They’re all my friends.”
Who could have guessed that Ye Xinghe and company, who an hour ago were bragging about steamrolling Pear Island, would end up caught and brought here?
Good thing he came.
Otherwise they’d be beaten until they were hopping back and forth across the Naihe Bridge.
The white-furred gorilla was puzzled, but it didn’t dare disobey Jiang Nan’s order. It commanded its underlings to release Glasses Guy and the rest.
Jiang Nan covered his face. “Back then I only let you lot queue up to hit me because I was tired of doing it myself.”
“And look at you. Got addicted to beating people? Even turned it into a tradition? Seriously?”
The white-furred gorilla squatted on the ground hugging its head, looking wronged.
We… we were just hoping to get more gifts, hoping to drink more Mighty Strength potion.
At this point Ye Xinghe and the others were utterly baffled by the scene in front of them.
Are you kidding me?
Jiang Nan? Jiang Nan is their boss?
Is the world this insane?
The white-furred gorilla that was so arrogant just moments ago was this obedient in front of Jiang Nan?
“I’m lost.”
“Nan Shen. You finally came. You have no idea how scared I was.”
“I just want to know how you became their boss.”
“What kind of boss has what kind of little brothers. Makes perfect sense.”
Jiang Nan rolled his eyes. “You’ve got the nerve to talk? You flipped the car, didn’t you? I told you the spiritual beasts here are absolute beasts.”
Ye Xinghe and the others blushed crimson. This wasn’t just flipping the car. They’d driven straight into a ditch.
The group walked out of the cave.
When Wu Liang and the others saw Jiang Nan hadn’t brought back any core fragment but instead led Ye Xinghe and company out, they were stunned.
“What were you lot doing in there?”
Everyone covered their faces. “Don’t ask. We still have dignity.”
It had been a nightmare experience.
At this moment the white-furred gorilla and its crew were still reluctantly eyeing the punching bags, looking eager to have a go.
Jiang Nan was speechless. He slapped the back of its head hard.
“If you want Mighty Strength potion in future, just ask me directly. No more catching people and lining them up in the cave for beatings, got it?”
The white-furred gorilla swallowed, nodded in a daze.
So from now on we get Mighty Strength potion without beating punching bags?
Is there really such a good deal in the world?
The volunteers watching this were lost for words. It really was just like a big brother disciplining his little brother.
Did he have to be this strong?
“Oh right, you lot were the ones who left that stone slab at the starting point, weren’t you? Did Xiong Er tell you to do it?”
“Xiong Er?”
The white-furred gorilla got excited again, thumping its chest and pointing towards the back mountain.
That was also the place with the densest spiritual energy.
Jiang Nan’s eyes sparkled. He teleported onto the white-furred gorilla’s shoulder.
“Xiong Er is that way? Quick. Take us there.”
At this moment Ye Xinghe and the others watched the scene with speechless expressions.
These gorillas can really understand human speech? They even use tricks?
“What exactly is the deal with Thousand Island Lake?”
“Haven’t you noticed some of the spiritual beasts here are incredibly clever?”
“Weird. Oh yeah. Who is this Xiong Er that Nan Shen keeps mentioning?”
Xia Yao snickered. “Wu Liang’s nickname is Xiong Da. So what do you think?”
