Junior Sister is skilled in subduing demons.

Chapter 172: Encountering Monkey Traffickers?

In the back garden of the Jieyin Hall, flowers bloom in profusion and grasses grow lush and green. The tranquility is filled with a lively atmosphere. Tuantuan and its Emei Mountain monkey cousin met for the first time here, and the two little guys seemed very happy.

Having suppressed his emotions for so long, Tuantuan finally let loose. Seeing this, the monkey troop chirped and chattered around him. The old monkey was like an energetic explorer, running around in the flower bushes in the back garden.

Watching her monkey cousin's comical appearance, Tuantuan couldn't help but laugh out loud. Not to be outdone, she waddled over and joined the chase.

The monkey used its hands and feet to quickly climb the tree, then hid in a tree hole, only peeking out its little head, winking and making provocative noises at Tuantuan.

The little dumpling shook its head, ran to the tree, circled the tree a few times, raised its front paws, scratched at the trunk, and then leaped up and climbed up the trunk...

……

On the ancient tree in the Jieyin Hall, panda Tuan Tuan and his monkey cousin sat leisurely.

This ancient tree, with a trunk so thick that it would take two people to encircle it, has rough bark covered with the marks of time, and deep wrinkles that seem to tell the story of its past vicissitudes.

The large, round body of the creature occupies one side of the tree trunk. Its black and white fur stands out clearly in the sunlight filtering through the leaves. Occasionally, it will slowly turn its head and twitch its ears gently.

Its monkey cousin, on the other hand, is small and agile. It sits on the other side of the tree trunk, its tail hanging down near the edge of the branch, swaying gently in the breeze.

Tuan Tuan gazed at the distant, rolling mountains, a thoughtful look in its eyes. Its ears drooped slightly, and it sighed softly, saying, "Cousin, does Mommy not love me anymore?"

The monkey scratched its head with its little paws, then turned to look at Tuanzi: "Fatty, she's not your mom."

"Nonsense." Tuantuan's eyes looked melancholy.

The monkey tugged at a nearby branch, puzzled as to why a metal-eating beast would recognize a human as its mother. So it said, "Look, what about you resembles a human? Hmm? Fat head, big ears, and a cow's belly."

After hearing this, Tuantuan's already confused heart became even more confused. Indeed, for more than two years, it had called Anzhi "Mama," but it didn't sound like her at all. It looked at the narrow strip of sky in the distance, completely bewildered.

Mom loves it very much, but Tuantuan has always felt that Mom's love is sometimes hot and sometimes cold, sometimes close and sometimes distant.

Seeing that Tuantuan remained silent, the monkey continued jumping around and said, "Hey Fatty, your brother-in-law never lies to bears. How can you be so sure she's your mom? You two aren't even the same breed."

Tuan Tuan turned her head and looked at the monkey, saying, "She is my mom. She has the unique scent of our panda family. Only I can smell this scent, and I'm absolutely certain."

The monkey was speechless after hearing this. Indeed, every animal has its own unique scent, and the monkey couldn't explain it either: "Hehe, have you caught a cold recently? Is your nose not working properly?"

Tuantuan shook her head, still looking into the distance, her ears twitching as the birds teased her.

Tuantuan talked about how Anzhi's mother had been fierce towards her since they left the bamboo forest, especially after they met Ge Wensong in Mala Town. It seemed like her mother didn't care about her anymore. She kept throwing tantrums to get her mother's attention, but her mother ignored her and even scolded her. So she was unhappy along the way. As she spoke, tears welled up in Tuantuan's eyes.

The monkey listened quietly. Although it couldn't fully understand the complex emotions of humans, it could sense the sadness of the little dumpling: "Fatty, it's hard for humans and beastmen to get along."

After saying that, the monkey stretched out its little paw, placed it on Tuanzi's paw, and gently patted it, saying, "You still haven't figured things out." Then, the monkey walked to a thin branch and pointed to the vast and boundless mountain range, saying, "See? Mount Emei has an inexhaustible supply of delicious food, wild fruits, and some tender bamboo. I roam freely in these mountains every day, and I am not bound by those strange rules of the human race."

Tuan Tuan slowly raised her head and looked at her monkey cousin, whose body language was quite expressive, her eyes filled with longing.

The monkey jumped back to Tuanzi's side, mimicking how humans call their pets, then shook its head and said with a disdainful expression, "Fatty, you're an iron-eating beast, how can you be a human's slave?"

"You mean she's really not my mom?" Tuantuan asked skeptically.

The monkey didn't know how to say it. If it was too harsh, it might discourage Tuantuan. If it was too mild, it might make Tuantuan even more confused: "Humans and beastmen live in different worlds. Who knows, one day they might abandon you."

Tuan Tuan fell silent...

The monkey became more and more excited as it spoke. It pulled Tuan Tuan's paw and pointed deeper into the forest, where there were clear streams where people could drink and play freely, hidden tree hollows and caves where they could shelter from the wind and rain and sleep peacefully, and countless new and wonderful things waiting to be explored and discovered.

The monkey tried to convince Tuantuan to leave the human Huo Huo so that Tuantuan could be happy.

As Tuantuan listened to Monkey Cousin's words, a hint of hesitation and wavering appeared in its eyes. It gazed in the direction Monkey Cousin was pointing and fell into deep thought...

This was Tuantuan's first time traveling far from home, and like Shen Anzhi, it was her first time facing the world.

Faced with Monkey's explanation, Tuan Tuan's mood worsened.

The monkey continued, "Fatty, how about this, if you don't believe me, we can try it."

"Want to give it a try?" Tuantuan tilted her head, looking at the monkey on the branch.

The monkey said, "Humans will never be sincere to those who are not their own children. Now that your mother has found a new love, we'll wait and see. You'll definitely not get a good look from her when you go back."

Although Tuantuan didn't believe its mother would do such a thing, it decided to give it a try after being repeatedly encouraged by its cousin.

……

After a long while, Tuan Tuan and the monkey slowly climbed down from the tall tree trunk. As soon as they landed, the monkey, like a mischievous child, quickly circled behind Tuan Tuan and lightly jumped onto Tuan Tuan's back.

The sudden "attack" startled Tuantuan, but it quickly regained its balance. It strongly disliked having something riding on its back, so it wiggled its round body trying to shake the monkey off.

The monkey clung tightly to Tuan Tuan's fur, and Tuan Tuan had no choice but to try to run and shake the monkey off.

With a sudden stop, the monkey, caught off guard, flew forward off Tuan Tuan's back.

The monkey got up, shook its body, and pretended to be angry, barking at Tuanzi a few times. Then it bared its teeth and claws and charged at Tuanzi. Tuanzi was not to be outdone, raising its two front paws and wrestling with the monkey.