“Hahaha, I can’t take it anymore!
I’m dying of laughter!
That monkey is too funny!
It’s giving Su Lin vegetables that Su Lin himself grew.
That’s incredible!”
Monkey: “I’ve brought you a gift!”
Zhu Bo: “You’re the one who took my vegetables and then brought them back to me, Xiao Jin!”
Mommy Bear: “What happened?
Oh, never mind.
It’s none of my business.
I’ll just keep eating my fruit.”
“Hahaha, I’m laughing so hard I’m going to die!
I can practically feel Zhu Bo’s helpless yet amused expression.”
“6!
How does it feel to receive a gift like that, Bo?
Hahaha!”
“I have to say, these Sichuan golden monkeys are incredibly persistent!
Zhu Bo politely refused their kindness, yet they still followed him all the way here.
It’s actually quite heartwarming!”
Su Lin also found it unbelievable that this group of monkeys had followed him all the way from the mountains just to bring him a gift.
The Monkey King sat beside him with its head tilted slightly.
The white fur on its chest fluttered gently in the morning breeze.
It scratched its head with its furry hands, looking as though it understood Su Lin’s words—but also as though it didn’t quite understand them.
Its pale blue face and distinctive upturned nose looked so peculiar that Su Lin couldn’t help reaching out to touch it.
The Monkey King immediately pushed his hand away, grabbed the cucumber, and stuffed it into its mouth.
Helplessly, Su Lin picked up another cucumber and took a bite.
Its sweet and refreshing taste spread across his tongue.
Compared with ordinary vegetables, the cucumber grown with spiritual liquid had a distinctly delicious flavor.
Su Lin nodded in satisfaction.
“It’s delicious.”
Seeing the two-legged creature enjoying the cucumber so much, the Monkey King and the other monkeys became excited.
They grinned and chattered happily, seemingly encouraged by Su Lin’s approval.
Under Su Lin’s puzzled gaze, the Monkey King suddenly stood up and called out to its companions.
Several monkeys quickly rushed over and gathered around him.
“Chirp chirp!
Chirp chirp!”
[Two-legged creature, become our Monkey King!]
Su Lin froze in the middle of taking another bite.
He thought he had heard wrong.
“Monkey King?
You mean you want me to become your Monkey King?”
“Chirp chirp!
Chirp chirp!”
[Monkey King!
Become the Monkey King!]
This time, Su Lin was certain.
These Sichuan golden monkeys had followed him all the way here not only to bring gifts and win over the giant panda, but also to make him their Monkey King!
Seemingly sensing Su Lin’s confusion, the Monkey King called out twice.
Two monkeys immediately scurried forward, stretching out their arms and gesturing excitedly.
Su Lin looked at them carefully.
They were the two Sichuan golden monkeys that had been injured the previous day.
Now, only faint pink marks remained where their wounds had been.
The injuries had almost completely healed.
“Chirp chirp!”
[Okay!
Okay!
Become Monkey King!]
Su Lin blinked several times before finally understanding what the system notification from yesterday had meant by the Sichuan golden monkeys’ “recognition.”
It turned out that, in the eyes of these monkeys, Su Lin’s act of treating their injuries had earned their deep respect.
And their way of showing that respect was to directly offer him the position of Monkey King.
Su Lin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
He had gone into the forest for a routine patrol and somehow returned as the Monkey King.
I’m human.
How could I possibly become your Monkey King?”
Su Lin patiently explained to them.
But the monkeys didn’t seem willing to give up.
The moment the viewers in the live stream heard that the monkeys had directly offered Su Lin the position of Monkey King, they erupted.
“Awesome!
My voice cracked!
These monkeys are too cute!
They’re actually willing to give up their throne!”
“Susu, agree quickly!
From now on, you’ll be the first human Monkey King and the most beautiful Monkey King in the world!”
“The Monkey King!
This reminds me of the Heavenly Horse Keeper!
Hahaha, quickly agree to it!”
“Pass it on!
From now on, Zhu Bo is the Monkey King!”
“Mommy Bear, come quickly!
Your foster father is about to become someone else’s!”
“Hahaha!
Mommy Bear is too busy eating her cucumber to care!”
The netizens began teasing Su Lin, saying that he now had another impressive title to add to his résumé.
Among Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys, the male that occupies the position of Monkey King must possess extraordinary strength and leadership ability.
He has to compete with other males and eventually earn the recognition of the troop before becoming its leader.
For the current Monkey King to voluntarily relinquish its position demonstrated just how highly it regarded Su Lin.
The Monkey King tilted its head, seemingly trying to understand what Su Lin was saying.
“Chirp chirp!”
[Monkey King!
Become Monkey King!]
It was unclear whether it genuinely didn’t understand Su Lin or simply refused to accept his explanation.
Either way, it was determined to make Su Lin their Monkey King.
Su Lin took another bite of his cucumber and decided to stop worrying about whether the monkey understood him.
He pointed toward the vegetable garden and the courtyard.
“Little Jin, this is my territory.
If you want to eat anything, ask me first.
Don’t take things without permission.”
He then pointed at the vegetables they had brought.
“And look at all the vegetables you’ve picked.
We can’t possibly eat all of them at once.”
The Monkey King tilted its head.
The long golden fur around the back of its head swayed gently in the breeze, looking incredibly soft and fluffy.
Su Lin couldn’t resist reaching out and stroking it a few more times.
The Monkey King remained bewildered.
It looked toward the vegetable garden, then toward the courtyard, as if carefully considering Su Lin’s words.
Suddenly, its eyes lit up.
A courtyard this close to the two-legged creature, along with the vegetable garden beside it, was obviously part of his territory.
Then…
Would things farther away also belong to him?
Under Su Lin’s watchful gaze, the Monkey King seemed to have figured something out.
It suddenly turned around and called out several times to its companions before running toward the forest.
“Hey, Little Jin!”
Seeing that the monkeys were leaving, Su Lin immediately stood up.
“Wait for me!”
The monkeys stopped.
They scratched their fur and looked back at him, obediently waiting.
Su Lin returned to the house and soon came back with a backpack.
He walked toward the group of monkeys.
“These fruits are for you.
Eat them.”
The spiritual fruits were rewards from the system.
Although Su Lin had picked the vegetables from his own garden, he had accepted the monkeys’ kindness.
Naturally, he wanted to return the favor.
He took out an apple and handed it to the Monkey King.
“Chirp chirp!”
The Monkey King happily accepted it.
“Mmm.
These fruits are delicious.
Even that chubby foodie over there loves them.”
Su Lin glanced toward the giant panda.
The panda had already finished the cucumber and was now eating a tomato.
Its black-and-white fur was stained with red tomato juice.
The giant panda paused in the middle of eating and looked at Su Lin with a bewildered expression.
Its eyes seemed to be saying:
“Why are you looking at me?”
“I’m dying of laughter!
I can feel the panda’s disdainful stare through the screen!”
“You can give gifts if you want, but why is Mommy Bear acting like this?!”
“Hahaha, so cute!
This foodie is always online.
Nothing can stop her from eating!”
“These monkeys are incredibly clever.
They know how to give gifts, and now they’re even offering Zhu Bo the throne of Monkey King!
Can’t we keep them all?
They’re adorable!”
“I bet they’ll stay here and argue every day.
I really want to see that!”
“A courtyard full of Class I protected animals!
Anyone would be happy.
With these guys around, life would never be boring!”
The giant panda glanced at Su Lin.
Just as it was about to bite into another tomato, its beady black eyes suddenly spotted something bright red.
Apples.
Su Lin had taken several bright red apples from his backpack and was handing them to the monkeys one by one.
Snap!
The tomato in the giant panda’s paws fell to the ground.
Its expression changed instantly.
It hurriedly waddled forward.
But apparently, its short legs weren’t fast enough.
The next moment, it dropped onto all fours and charged toward Su Lin.
Its expression seemed to say:
“Daddy!
Are you going to give all the fruit away to those monkeys?”
“Waaah!”
[Guoguo!
I want Guoguo!]
The giant panda grabbed Su Lin’s hand and then shoved its enormous head into his backpack.
It rummaged around desperately.
Nothing.
Not a single fruit remained.
The panda froze.
It stayed there for several seconds with its head buried inside the empty backpack.
Then its enormous body trembled.
A mournful howl came from inside the backpack.
“Waaaaah!”
[It’s gone!
My Guoguo is gone!!!]
Chapter 20 is here!
Su Lin’s life is getting more interesting with every chapter, and trust me, his animal companions are only going to make things more chaotic—and more adorable.
But I want to hear from you too!
Which animal has been your favorite so far?
Jiao Jiao?
One of the little tigers?
Or someone else?
Drop your answer in the comments—I’d love to know which character has stolen your heart!
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Now, let’s see what awaits Su Lin in Chapter 21!!