Chapter 19: Already Behaving
Ye Qinghe had no intention of making a move.
Gibbon apes are not exotic beasts. While they are formidable to ordinary people, they are not much of a problem for martial artists.
She wanted to slack off.
Moreover, she was also a little curious about Ning Qi’s current strength.
When he first stepped into the Martial Way, Ning Qi’s comprehension, which could be called prodigious, was still fresh in her memory. She felt that with her junior brother’s comprehension, he should at least be at the Major Accomplishment of Muscle Refining Realm now, and perhaps even at Perfection.
Such strength should be enough to deal with a few gibbons.
Ning Qi met Ye Qinghe’s smiling gaze and shrugged slightly.
“Alright.”
It felt a bit bad to always treat Ye Qinghe as a fighter. It was just that the enticing prospect he had painted earlier was too coincidental. Now that the opportunity to obtain Monkey Wine had arrived, it would be unreasonable not to take it. It was a trivial matter anyway, just a reward for his senior sister for escorting him.
Ning Qi glanced at the White Ape.
Then he slowly stepped forward.
The White Ape was exceptionally tactful. As soon as its eyes lit up, it immediately flashed behind the two. Upon meeting Ye Qinghe’s gaze, it repeatedly bowed and showed a fawning expression. However, it only earned a roll of Ye Qinghe’s eyes, causing it to sheepishly scratch its head.
At this moment.
Seeing Ning Qi approach, the gibbons bared their teeth ferociously and let out constant low growls.
As Ning Qi took two more steps forward, a gibbon raised a stone and smashed it over. The stone whistled through the air with immense force. All the gibbons swarmed forward. These were highly aggressive wild beasts; even if Ning Qi and Ye Qinghe did nothing, they would still be attacked.
Ning Qi’s footsteps lightly touched the ground, and with a slight sidestep, he dodged the flying stone. He moved with effortless grace, drawing a sideways glance from Ye Qinghe.
But what astonished her even more was yet to come. Ning Qi reached out and grabbed the arm of a gibbon that was smashing towards him. Like a Buddha tossing an elephant, the gibbon was easily tossed away.
However, it looked a bit strange given the contrast between Ning Qi’s small body and the gibbon’s size.
Boom!
It crashed into a tree trunk, emitting a loud sound.
The gibbon cried out in pain and couldn’t get up.
Ning Qi was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, grabbing a gibbon in each hand. The gibbons were flung about, crashing into the mountain forest.
The White Ape behind them shivered uncontrollably. This human child was too ferocious.
Ning Qi’s expression was calm.
With his current strength, fighting gibbons was no different from an adult fighting a child.
Having finished the task, Ning Qi didn’t pursue. Instead, he looked forward.
Ye Qinghe also looked forward, her expression changing slightly.
A low roar sounded, and a dark figure approached rapidly. It stood on its hind legs like a gibbon, but it was much more robust, with explosively developed muscles. Especially its arms, which were as black as iron, like giant hammers.
Iron Arm Ape!
This was an exotic beast, a variant of the gibbon. Its power was astonishing, with each arm capable of at least a thousand jin. Its iron arms were incredibly tough, and the best among them could even contend with experts of the Bone Refining Realm.
Ye Qinghe instinctively took a step forward, but then retreated.
A hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes. Ning Qi had been too relaxed just now, and she realized she might have underestimated her junior brother.
She decided to use this Iron Arm Ape to test his limits, which would also serve to train his combat experience.
However.
Her spirit was also fully focused. If Ning Qi were to lose, she would intervene immediately, ensuring he wouldn’t get hurt in the slightest.
Ning Qi’s eyes also showed a hint of eagerness.
He hadn’t fought many times. On the few occasions he felt like fighting or testing his martial arts, he would find some fierce beasts in the True Martial Realm to spar with, but he had never encountered a creature of the Iron Arm Ape’s caliber.
The Iron Arm Ape’s aura was imposing. Its eyes were also fierce. It stared at the White Ape in the distance and roared, then let out repeated bellows, signaling Ning Qi to leave its territory.
Ning Qi ignored it.
The next moment.
The Iron Arm Ape attacked without any warning.
It grabbed a tree trunk and leaped forward, its attack coming from a height with immense momentum. Its iron arms descended like giant hammers, creating a piercing wind that made one’s scalp tingle.
Ye Qinghe’s expression tightened. This Iron Arm Ape was not ordinary.
The Inner Strength within her body had already begun to mobilize, ready to intervene at any moment.
Ning Qi’s young body seemed like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in front of the Iron Arm Ape, but his expression remained unchanged.
He extended his hands. Without any fancy moves, with a simple pull and embrace, he caught the descending iron arm and, like a hegemon from ancient times, exerted his immense strength to smash the entire Iron Arm Ape down forcefully.
Boom!
The mountain forest shook, and leaves rained down.
“It’s quite sturdy?”
He smashed it down to the right again, and the Iron Arm Ape was completely finished. Its originally ferocious expression turned utterly dumbfounded, feeling as if its entire bones and muscles were about to fall apart.
The White Ape in the distance flinched, its fur standing on end.
Ferocious!
So ferocious!
Ye Qinghe, on the other hand, was dumbfounded. The Inner Strength she had gathered dissipated, and she almost injured herself by suppressing it.
She had considered many possibilities, but she had never expected this one. The sight of the child smashing the ape made her question reality, almost believing she was dreaming.
Was this truly her four-year-old junior brother?
Ning Qi’s voice pulled her thoughts back:
“Hey, big guy, my senior sister wants to drink Monkey Wine. If you hand over the Monkey Wine, I’ll let you go.”
Ning Qi asked, stepping on the Iron Arm Ape’s shoulder. This made Ye Qinghe feel touched; her little junior brother was worth doting on.
The Iron Arm Ape was dizzy and disoriented, its arm muscles on the verge of tearing. It looked at Ning Qi fearfully, completely unaware of what Ning Qi was saying. Exotic beasts have a certain level of intelligence, but they don’t necessarily understand human speech.
Seeing Ning Qi about to make another move, the Iron Arm Ape cried out desperately.
The White Ape in the distance quickly scurried over. It first bowed repeatedly to Ning Qi, then pointed to itself, and then to the Iron Arm Ape, as if to say it would communicate.
Surprise flickered in Ning Qi’s eyes.
This White Ape seemed like an exotic beast, but its strength was pathetically weak; it couldn’t even defeat a few gibbons. Yet, if it were an ordinary beast, it was too intelligent, actually understanding what he said.
He nodded slightly.
The White Ape bowed respectfully and then, taking advantage of Ning Qi’s inattention, kicked the Iron Arm Ape in the face.
The damage was not high, but the insult was extreme.
Ning Qi heard the commotion behind him and smiled.
This Little White Ape was quite interesting.
The Iron Arm Ape’s nose was practically crooked with anger, but it dared not resist.
The White Ape strutted proudly, hands on its hips, then chattered and gestured with various movements. Ning Qi clearly saw resistance on the Iron Arm Ape’s face. Finally, it resigned itself; its circumstances were worse than others, and giving up the wine was better than losing its life.
Having completed its task, the White Ape excitedly rolled and leaped in front of Ning Qi and Ye Qinghe.
Ning Qi smiled slightly:
“Lead the way.”
This translator is quite good.
The two followed the Iron Arm Ape and the White Ape into the forest.
Ye Qinghe finally had a chance to ask Ning Qi. Her voice was a little low, as if afraid of disturbing someone:
“Little Nine, tell me honestly, what realm are you in now?”
Ning Qi pondered for a moment and replied:
“Bone Refining.”
He didn’t mention that he had already reached Bone Refining Perfection, fearing he might shock Ye Qinghe.
Bone Refining Perfection is still Bone Refining; this isn’t lying, is it?
Ye Qinghe was stunned.
To reach the Bone Refining Realm in one year?
What kind of Peerless Prodigy was this!
Now she understood why their Master had always told them not to inquire too much about their junior brother’s martial arts training.
It wasn’t to protect their junior brother, but to protect them!
Ye Qinghe looked at the innocent-looking Ning Qi with a resentful gaze.
I’ve been honest, I won’t ask again!
