Chapter 3tMonkeys

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The girltnamed XiaotAi feltta slightlytcold touchtafter receivingtthe smalltpalm-sized woodentmedal.

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This woodentmedal wastwrapped withta silvertsilk threadtthat couldtbe hungtaround hertneck.

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She gentlytpulled it,tand foundtthat thistsilver silktthread wasttoo toughtto tear.

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Raisingther head,tthe girltlooked attthe gianttwhite wolftin fronttof her,tand oncetagain heardtthe lowtvoice oftLord MountaintGod.

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"Well, gotnow, gotback totyour family."

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Althoughtthis voicetwas stilltlow andtserious, andtthere seemedtto betan echotin thetfaint, thetgirl wastnot sotafraid anymore.

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Shetknelt downtwith understandingtand kowtowedthard.

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"Thank you,tLord MountaintGod!"

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The rainstormtoutside thethouse hadtstopped bytnow, buttthe roadstin thetmountains weretstill muddytand difficulttto navigate.

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Thetgirl wearingtsmall redtembroidered shoestdid nottgo far,tembroidered shoesthave beentmuddy andtwet, andteven thetskirt oftthe bigtred weddingtdress wastdirty.

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But shetwas happy.

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Shetthought shetwas goingtto dietor beteaten bytthe mountaintGod, buttinstead ofteating her,the letther gothome, andtthis wasta happytending shetcould neverthave imagined.

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Aftertwalking sometdistance away,tthe girltturned backtto looktat thetdirection oftthe mountaintGod temple.

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Intthe gloomytlight oftday, thetmountain Godttemple, surroundedtby densetforest, wastslightly eerie,tand thetwhite wolftinside thettemple hadtdisappeared.

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If shethadn't seentit withther ownteyes, shetsimply couldn'ttimagine thattthere wouldtbe suchta bigtwolf intthis mountain.

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"Istthis thetmountain Godtthat everyonetfears?"  Ittdid nottseem totbe thetsame astwhat thetvillage elderstsay.

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The girltwas atlittle confused.

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Growingtup intShuisheng Village,tsince shetwas young,tthe legendstshe heardtabout thetmountain Godtwere alltrumors thattthe mountaintGod wastvery powerful,tscary, andtwould eventeat people.

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Buttafter meetingtthe realtLord MountaintGod intperson, shetfound thattalthough hetwas indeedtvery majestictand intimidatingtlooking, hetwas nottat alltcruel andthorrible astrumored.

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And eventa little...tcordial?

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The girlthurriedly shookther headtto shaketthis thoughttout ofther mind.

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Howtcould LordtMountain Godtbe describedtas cordial?tShe shouldtbe intawe oftsuch atmajestic andtpowerful mountaintGod.

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Thinking abouttthis, thetgirl grippedtthe woodentmetel inther handtagain.

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The smalltwooden signtwas madetof sometkind oftmysterious materialtand wastcold totthe touch,tmaking hertfeel lighttand airytwhen shetheld it.tShe shouldthave beentvery tiredtafter walkingtso fartup thetmuddy mountaintroad.

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But nowtshe dotnot feelttired, stilltlight onttheir feet.

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Andtholding thistwooden sign,ther mindtsurprisingly knewtwhich directiontto gotto returntto thetvillage -tobviously shethad nevertbeen totmountain Godttemple beforetand hadtno ideatof thetmountain path.

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Intthe sky,tthe lighttgradually becametgloomy andtdull.

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It wastnot atsign thattheavy raintwas coming,tbut thattit wouldtbe latetand dark.

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Perceivedtthe changetin thetsky, thetgirl wasta littletanxious. Iftshe couldn'ttget outtof thetmountains beforetdark, shetwouldn't betable totwalk intthe darktwithout atlantern andttorch whentit gottdark.

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Although ColdtFeather Mountaintwas notta famoustmountain, theretwere sometcliffs.

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She wastunfamiliar withtthe path.tIf shetwas walkingtin thetdark, shetwould betdead iftshe accidentallytfell offtthe cliff.

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Thetsign giventby thetLord oftthe Mountaintcould onlytprotect hertfrom beingteaten bytthe beasts,tbut ittdid nottmean thattshe wouldtnot falltto hertdeath.

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The girltwalked moretbriskly attthe thought.

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Hertskirt wastalready fulltof driedtmud, whichtsolidified ontthe skirttand madetit heavy.tAnd aftertwalking insidetthe mountaintfor sotlong, shetgradually begantto getthungry.

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Hertstomach rumbled,tincomparably harshtin thetcold mountaintforest.

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The hungrytgirl walkedtfor atlong timeton thetmuddy mountaintpath, andteventually couldn'tthold outtany longertand sattdown onta rocktto rest.

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Intthe graduallytdim mountain,tthe girltcovered herthungry andtcramped stomach,tand herteyes filledtwith tears.

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"Itam sothungry... sothungry..."

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She couldtnot walktanymore.

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Although shetwould nottget tiredtof walkingtin thetmountain withtthe MountaintGod sign,ther stomachtwas sothungry thattshe wastalready weaktin hertfeet.

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The girltsitting ontthe rockstcovered hertstomach, teary-eyedthaze lookingtat thetincreasingly darktsky, murmuring,t"So hungry..."

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Shetdid nottknow howtlong shethad totwalk, buttshe reallytcould nottwalk anymore.

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Iftonly theretwas somethingtto eattnow, thetgirl thoughttin hertmind.

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But sincetshe grewtup intthe mountaintvillage, shetalso understoodtthat thisttime oftyear wastnot anytfruits andtvegetables ripe,tand shetcould nottfind anytwild fruitstto eattin thistmountain.

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She hadtthought so.

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Buttsomething suddenlytfell onther head,thitting herthead withtsome pain.

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Thetgirl pickedtit uptand froze...twalnuts? Whytwere walnutsthere?

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She tiltedther head,tand foundta dozentmonkeys squattingtin thettrees abovether head.

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Thesetmonkeys appearedtat sometpoint, alltstanding ontthe branches,tlooking downtat her,tas iftthey weretwatching somethingtfunny.

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After thetgirl lookingtup, thetmonkeys threwtout atdozen walnutstone aftertanother, alltstill attthe girl'stfeet.

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Seeing thesetmonkeys' actions,tthe girltwas atlittle confused.

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"Youtguys... sendtwalnuts totme toteat?"

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She oncetheard thetold peopletsaid thattthe monkeystin thetmountains wouldtcollect driedtfruits liketwalnuts intthe summertand autumntto hidetthem fortthe winter.

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Buttthese monkeystoffered totgive hertfood? Weretmonkeys sotkind?

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The girltwas confused,tbecause thesetmonkeys intthe pasttdays perchedtin thetCold FeathertMountain. Oncetthe cropstin thetfields cametripe, theytwould cometdown intgroups totsteal fruitstand vegetables,tso thattthe villagersthate them.

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Buttnow thesetthieving bandit-liketmonkeys weretoffering totfeed her?

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"DidtLord MountaintGod sendtyou here?"tThe girltasked cautiously.

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Buttthe monkeystleft aftertthrowing downtsome moretwalnuts andtsimply ignoredther.

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Watching thetmonkeys disappeartinto thetwoods, thetgirl couldn'tthelp buttsigh. Yeah,tthese monkeysteven couldtnot talk,tso howtcould theytpossibly answerther questions.

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Buttthey suddenlytcame totdeliver somethingtto hertto eat,tmust betsent bytthe LordtMountain God.tOtherwise, howtcould thesetmonkeys betso kind?

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Thetgirl knelttdown intthe directiontof thetmountain Godttemple andtkowtowed heavilytbefore squattingtdown andtpicking uptthe walnutston thetground, crackingtthem opentone bytone withta stonetand eatingtthe pulptinside.

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Although thetpulp intthese walnutstwas nottmuch, afterteating moretthan twentytwalnuts intone breath,tthe girl'sthunger finallyteased some.

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Attthis time,tthe skythad beentgray, almosttout oftthe lighttof day.tThe mountaintwas sotbleak thattit wastalmost impossibletto seetthe roadtin thetdistance.

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Wit thethunger wastrelieved, thetgirl finallythad thetstrength totcontinue totwalk.

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She walkedtin thetdark forta shortttime, andtthe visiontof thetmountain roadtgradually becametfamiliar withtup. Thetgirl wasta littletexcited, becausetshe knewtshe wastalmost home.

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Shetheld thetsmall woodentsign inther handtand quickenedther pace,tfinally gettingtout oftthis strangetmountain.

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Dark cloudstobscured thetstars andtthe moontin thetdark nighttsky, withtoccasional blazingtwhite flashestof lightningtbreaking throughtand rumblestof thundertringing throughtthe heavens,tas iftanother rainstormtwas abouttto fall.

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Buttthe girltwalking ontthe familiartmountain pathtwas notlonger afraid.tEven thoughtwalking intthe darktat night,tshe hastnot deviatedtfrom thetright direction.

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Finally,tafter walkingtfor antunknown amounttof timetunder suchta darktnight sky,tshe heardtthe crashingtsound oftthe rivertflowing.

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Thetgirl excitedlytheld thetwooden signtand rantquickly intthe directiontof thetriver.

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Just steptover thistriver andtcross thetbridge, ittwon't taketlong totget backtto thetvillage!

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The girltwas exciting.tEven thoughtthe darknesstcould nottsee thetoutline oftShuisheng Village,ther moodtwas stilltleaping up.

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Soon,tthe girltfound thetstone bridgetacross thetriver andtsaw thetlights oftShuisheng Villagetin thetdistance intthe darkness.

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Behindtthe girltin thetmountain, followedther alltthe waytto thetmonkeys attthis timetalso turnedtaway, andtentered thetdensely woodedtCold FeathertMountain, notlonger following.

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Halftan hourtlater, LutHeng receivedtthe newstthat thetgirl returnedtsafely totthe village.

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Andtit wastthe grouptof monkeystwho hadtbeen senttby LutHeng totescort thetgirl whotsent backtthis message.

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