Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess-Chapter 307: Monkey King

Taiyang, Shen Jueyang, and the monkeys covered in dust and mud like them saw the golden light falling from the sky. The monkeys knew that the direction where the light was coming from was where their village was located and thought something was happening in their village while they were away.

Taiyang stopped one of them and said, "No. That’s not an enemy. Not an enemy. It’s a skill. No, a blessing. Yes! It’s a blessing from the Moon Goddess. She is healing your kin!"

These monkeys are smart enough to understand Taiyang’s words. Though they can converse in human language, at the very least they can understand it when spoken to them. Most monkeys in the group stopped running back to the village when they heard Taiyang’s words.

Though it was somehow unbelievable, at least there is no way a golden light means danger. According to their inherited memories, light from the sky is a good thing. Thus, they took their time returning to the village and hunted a lot for their families.

Shen Jueyang and Taiyang also hunted enough and wanted to gather ingredients for dinner. It seems they can only stay at the monkey village for tonight as the sun is about to set.

At the village entrance, Tan Bingyu had taught the elder monkey, who accompanied her while waiting for the others to return, how to speak the human language. Sentient monkeys are extremely smart, and it didn’t take that long for the elder to know how to speak the human language, albeit it’s more like a broken sentence, like the eldest sentient monkey in the village.

Tan Bingyu noticed a group of monkeys returning to the village with them: Shen Jueyang, who was clean as always, and Taiyang, covered in mud like the rest of the monkeys and gorillas. One might think he had played sumo with them looking at how much mud he got on him.

She welcomed them, "You guys are finally here. The Mistress should be done with healing the patients soon. She even used his divine healing skill, so the patient must be in dire danger."

"We should wait then. They should be coming out soon," said Taiyang.

Shen Jueyang glanced at him with disdain and said, "Clean yourself and change your clothes. Who told you to roll in the mud?"

"That’s not rolling. Just playing a round a bit," retorted Taiyang.

Before looking at his brother monkey, he asked, "Little one, I want to take a bath. Is there a clean river somewhere nearby?"

The elder sentient monkey taught by Tan Bingyu how to speak pointed him out.

"North. Edge. Village. Clean. River. Piranha," said the elder monkey.

Taiyang and Shen Jueyang didn’t look surprised to see a monkey speak. After all, they had met all kinds of races in their lives and seen more bizarre things than a monkey-talking human.

Tan Bingyu completed the words of the elder monkey and said, "At the edge of the village to the north direction, there is a clean river, but be careful of piranha."

"Oh, I see. Thanks," said Taiyang as he ran with the other monkeys and gorillas toward the river to clean up.

Shen Jueyang, on the other hand, was looking at the treehouse where he could feel Yue Xuexia’s presence and glance at Tan Bingyu.

"I’m going to where Xue’er is. You handle Taiyang," said Shen Jueyang before disappearing on the spot.

The sentient elder monkey beside Tan Bingyu was shocked and looked around, trying to find the human with a weird and warm aura. Seeing him suddenly disappear before his eyes left him surprised and confused. However, Tan Bingyu cleared his confusion.

Tan Bingyu said, "Elder, he just left to find my mistress. It’s impossible to stop him anyway. If the mistress hadn’t said anything and you had grabbed her like that, that man would have killed you on the spot. The reason he didn’t was only because the mistress says not to do anything unless they are truly in danger."

The sentient monkeys might have gained intelligence and ego; however, they still rely on their instincts more. The scent Shen Jueyang and Taiyang possessed was close to nature; however, the scent of strong blood was also there. That’s why they only took away the two ladies whose scent is dimmer compared to the two male humans.

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Meanwhile, in the treehouse...

After the golden light had faded, the sleeping monkey king finally woke up. All his wounds had been healed and cured. Not even a trace of the wound was left. Finally, as the monkey king revealed his eyes, he looked around and was welcomed by the scene of his crying subordinates, who all jumped on him.

Translation of monkey language used by the sentient elder monkeys who were talking to their king in their own way. In Yue Xuexia’s ear, all she hears is the ordinary sounds monkeys make.

"Keke, King!"

"King, you’re finally awake! Keke!"

"Keke! Awake. All wounds are gone!"

The Monkey King called Sun Wukong by Yue Xuexia was actually surprised to survive his last battle. He was prepared to die after losing against that ancient tree before fainting. He didn’t even know how he was able to return to his village alive.

Upon seeing the Monkey King awake, Yue Xuexia stood up from the chair and said, "I’ve finished my treatment. You guys had a lot of things to talk about. I will go out for a while."

The monkey king noticed Yue Xuexia, who is a human female, and frowned. However, when he heard about her curing him, he immediately lost his vigilance. After all, she is now a person who helped him cure his injuries and pulled him out of his grave.

The monkey king said to Yue Xuexia, "Thank you, Doctor."

"Let’s talk later. Talk with your people first. My group and I will stay here for tonight. I hope you don’t mind," said Yue Xuexia.

The monkey king said, "Feel free to stay. I will ask someone to provide you with a treehouse to stay in."

"You must still rest even after getting healed. I’ve healed your wounds through a blessing, but fatigue is still left in your body. Don’t overdo it," said Yue Xuexia before coming out of the private room in the treehouse.

Shen Jueyang was waiting for him outside the room while Yue Xuexia was welcomed by the scene of the other patients waking up and hugging their families and friends. The moment these monkeys saw Yue Xuexia come out of their king’s room, they realized that the golden light was from her and that she was their savior. They all bow their heads towards Yue Xuexia. As they couldn’t speak her language, they could only show through their actions alone.

Yue Xuexia just smiled and told them to rest for a while and go home once the energy in their bodies had returned. She and Shen Jueyang left the treehouse to find Tan Bingyu and Taiyang.

Outside the treehouse, a monkey that received the command from the monkey king had shown them the way to an empty treehouse that was prepared for the guests. Some food was also delivered and rested until the monkey king came over for a visit.

Inside the treehouse where the Monkey King temporarily resides...

The monkey king started asking what was happening to his subordinates. After all, the last thing he could remember was being defeated by the ancient tree and almost dying under his branches.

The king of monkeys asked, "What happened after I lost consciousness?"

The serious expression on his face made the other monkeys lower their heads in guilt. However, the Monkey King already has guesses in his heart, especially when he can feel the presence of other monkeys outside his room.

He asked, "You tried to save me. We lost many of our kin just to bring them back, and only those outside this room were the ones who survived after you took me away from the ancient tree."

"My king, we cannot lose you. All the monkey and gorilla warriors that day made the decision to save you no matter what," an elderly sentient monkey said.

Another elderly sentient monkey said, "None of them hesitated to sacrifice their lives just to save you, my king!"

The monkey king said, "I know. That’s why it’s more painful to hear the facts now."

"How many had we lost?" he asked.

The elder monkeys hesitate in answering this question, and silence spreads in the whole room. The Monkey King felt a bad premonition and once again asked this question.

"I am asking how many of our people had died just to save me?" The King of Monkeys asked.

An elder finally honestly gave him an answer: "My King, half of our warriors had perished and been wounded. After the divine doctor healed them, only a quarter who couldn’t hold one had died."

The monkey king couldn’t believe what he had heard. A quarter of their whole population in the village was at least a hundred, as there are more or less four hundred monkeys and gorillas in their village. Many had sacrificed themselves just to save him.

The monkey king realized something: "A quarter is already more than enough. There are also the injured. Don’t tell me!"

He hurriedly jumped up from his bed and opened the door of his room. Outside the main room in the hall, countless beds were spread, and all of the monkeys were happily hugging and talking to one another. It’s very easy to distinguish the patients among the group and realize that another hundred monkeys and gorillas were injured like him.

The only reason they survived was like his; they were also healed by the blessing the divine doctor had summoned. The elder monkeys who come to drag their king back to his bed are stunned by the scene in the hall. All monkeys in his treehouse had been healed and returned to normal. They couldn’t believe what was happening.

They could only mutter a few words.

"Did the divine doctor heal everyone in this treehouse and not just the king!?"