C23 Colorful Face Mountain Monkey

Suddenly, a fist-sized rock flew towards Jiang Ruoyun's face from above.

"Be careful!" Lu Feng shouted as he pulled Jiang Ruoyun and retreated quickly.

The sudden pull made Jiang Ruoyun blush, but she didn't have the time to think about it. Instead, she looked in the direction of the rock.

In the distance, a Mountain Monkey was climbing up a large tree. The rock that attacked just now was thrown by this Mountain Monkey.

Jiang Ruoyun looked at the Mountain Monkey in surprise. At the same time, she also looked at Lu Feng in a different light. She was surprised that the latter's senses were so sharp. If it wasn't for the latter's quick reaction, she would have been knocked unconscious by the rock.

"What kind of monster is this?" Jiang Ruoyun exclaimed.

The Mountain Monkey that was climbing up the tree in the distance was covered in a layer of grayish-white fur. Its head was bare, and its face was extremely strange. It had a bright red nose and sharp fangs that were as long as fingers. It would occasionally let out a furious roar, making it look extremely irritable.

Its curved and sharp claws were grabbing onto the vines on the tree. It kept jumping and waving its hands, and it was holding a fist-sized rock in its hand, ready to throw it at Lu Feng and Jiang Ruoyun at any time.

"Colorful Face Mountain Monkey! It likes to throw rocks to attack its enemies." Lu Feng reminded Jiang Ruoyun after recognizing the species of the Spirit Beast.

"A Rank One Spirit Beast?!" Jiang Ruoyun heard the name of the monster in front of her and remembered some of the records about it in the book. It turned out that this Mountain Monkey was actually a Rank One Spirit Beast.

The Colorful Face Mountain Monkeys were far more ferocious than the tigers and wolves. They could easily throw a tiger or leopard to death with a stone.

"Shu..."

Another stone fell from the sky. The strength and speed of the stone were terrifying. It smashed into the tree and created a deep hole.

Lu Feng felt the power contained in the stone. It was at least forty Stone Power. If he was hit by it, he would either die or be crippled.

"It's too agile on the tree. I can't hit it at all!" Jiang Ruoyun said angrily as she raised the long whip in her hand. She had only lashed out a few times, but all of them missed.

Besides the terrifying stone thrown by the Colorful Face Mountain Monkey, its speed and agility were not bad either. It jumped down from the tree to pick up the stone and then jumped back up to hide on the tree. It only needed a blink of an eye to do so.

As for the prey that was tangled up by the Colorful Face Mountain Monkey, few of them could escape alive.

"When it falls next time, you will attract its attention." Lu Feng said as he pulled open the bow in his hand and placed a sharp arrow feather on it.

"Alright." Jiang Ruoyun cooperated with him and whipped towards the place where the mountain monkey was falling.

Seeing the long whip coming towards him, the mountain monkey was stunned for a moment. With a jump, it dodged Jiang Ruoyun's attack.

At this moment, Lu Feng seized the opportunity and released the arrow. The arrow flew towards the mountain monkey.

The mountain monkey jumped away from the ground in order to dodge Jiang Ruoyun's whip. It was in the middle of the air, so it was in an awkward situation. No matter what, it could not dodge Lu Feng's ingenious arrow.

Jiang Ruoyun's eyes were filled with joy. As long as Lu Feng's arrow hit, then this Mountain Monkey would definitely not be able to escape the second attack of the long whip.

There was no way to avoid it.

At this critical moment, the Mountain Monkey actually threw out the rock that he had just picked up and threw it in Lu Feng's direction.

"Ding…"

The two of them looked at the scene in front of them in surprise. The rock in the Mountain Monkey's hand accurately hit the flying arrow that Lu Feng had shot and broke the deadlock.

In the blink of an eye, the Mountain Monkey picked up the rock again and made a more resounding sound. It was obvious that it was angered.

Lu Feng was a little absent-minded. He had full confidence in this arrow, but who would have thought that it would end up like this? He was a little disappointed as he recalled the scene from before.

"Speed, strength, if it was a little faster, and a little stronger…" Lu Feng thought about it, but he understood in his heart that with his current strength, this speed and strength were already his limit.

"Boom, boom, boom…"

After the Mountain Monkey climbed up the tree, it continuously threw out a lot of rocks. Lu Feng used the Exquisite Step to dodge them nimbly, but he did not get hurt at all. However, Jiang Ruoyun seemed to be in a sorry state.

Although the long whip had shattered the rocks that the Mountain Monkey had thrown, it was still hit by some small pieces of stone and suffered some minor injuries.

"I'll hold it back. You retreat and find an opportunity to hit it." Lu Feng indicated. Then, he drew his bow again. The difference was that this time, there were two arrow feathers on the bow.

This was not the first time that Lu Feng had used his bow to shoot arrows. He had tried it when he was hunting with Huo Gen in the Carefree Village. Although he still did not understand what was going on, the Archery Skill that he had learned was indeed something.

Seeing that the Mountain Monkey was about to throw it, Lu Feng loosened the bowstring and two arrows flew towards the Mountain Monkey's shoulders and legs. If it continued to throw it, it would be unable to dodge one of the arrows.

Before the arrow arrived, Lu Feng had already quickly changed its direction. After that, two more arrows were shot. Unlike the previous two arrows, Lu Feng did not aim for the Mountain Monkey's current position. Instead, he blocked the path in front and behind it with two arrows.

After all, the Mountain Monkey was a Rank One Spirit Beast with a weak spiritual wisdom. Seeing the four arrows flying towards it, it did not stop throwing its stone. It first threw the stone in its hand towards Jiang Ruoyun, then dodged Lu Feng's initial two arrows.

The rapidly approaching arrow feather brushed past the Mountain Monkey's shoulder and left a bloody wound. However, it did not injure its bones. Instead, it managed to dodge Lu Feng's two fatal arrows with minimal injuries.

After that, it jumped down to pick up the stone. Unexpectedly, Lu Feng's two arrows had already arrived. The path of the Mountain Monkey's jump was blocked. While dodging, the Mountain Monkey fell down from the tree.

At this moment, Jiang Ruoyun ignored the stone that was flying towards her. She turned her body sideways and swept her whip diagonally, twisting the Mountain Monkey's feet.

"I told you to throw me with a rock. See if I don't beat you to death!" Jiang Ruoyun shouted arrogantly.

"Aiya…" The Mountain Monkey let out an angry roar.

Jiang Ruoyun did not continue to hold the whip in her hand and wait for the enemy to approach. Instead, she quickly inserted the handle of the whip into the ground and pressed a huge rock on it with her palm.

After the Mountain Monkey landed, it quickly rushed towards Jiang Ruoyun in anger. Just as it was about to hit her, it realized that its hind leg, which was entangled by the long whip, felt a huge pull. Then, its entire body flew back.

The Mountain Monkey, which was restricted in its movements, was no threat to Jiang Ruoyun. Lu Feng stepped forward and quickly shot an arrow, killing it easily. After a simple treatment, he signaled Jiang Ruoyun to put it into the Storage Ring.

"No, you should keep it for me first. It's all blood. It's too dirty!" Jiang Ruoyun took a few steps back and handed the Mountain Monkey's corpse to Lu Feng to deal with.

Lu Feng smiled helplessly and put it into the Storage Ring. The Storage Ring originally did not have any items stored in it. It was the most suitable place to store the beast's body.

"Come, let me help you relieve the bruises on your hand." Lu Feng took Jiang Ruoyun's hand over. Without waiting for Jiang Ruoyun's rejection, he pulled the latter's white wrist and gently touched the bruises on her snow-white skin with the tip of his finger. He used the Spiritual Energy to slowly dispel the bruises.

Jiang Ruoyun's face flushed red. She instinctively wanted to retract her hand, but she suddenly remembered that she had been held by Lu Feng before the battle, so it shouldn't be a big deal if she held him again.

Furthermore, the warmth from the bruises made her feel very comfortable. She couldn't help but stop her embarrassment and let Lu Feng hold her.

"Do you feel guilty when you kill a Spirit Beast?" Jiang Ruoyun asked casually as she diverted her attention.

Lu Feng was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why Jiang Ruoyun would ask such a question. However, he still replied, "Even humans and beasts have to follow the law of the jungle. Only the strong survive. Take this Mountain Monkey for example. If we don't kill it today, do you think it will let us go?"

"To us, it is a prey, but to it, we are also its prey. The savagery of the Mountain Monkey is far from this. It has killed countless humans in the dark night. Killing one of them might save a few humans."

Jiang Ruoyun felt a lot less guilty after hearing Lu Feng's words. She asked, "What should we do if we encounter creatures that are not dangerous?"

Lu Feng was amused by Jiang Ruoyun's naivety. He laughed and said, "Since they are not dangerous, why should we think about what to do?"

Jiang Ruoyun realized that her question seemed to be unreasonable. She could not help but smile awkwardly. The bruises on her hand had also healed a lot under Lu Feng's guidance.

After dealing with the battle traces, Lu Feng took back the arrows that could be used again and continued to walk forward with Jiang Ruoyun.

"It's getting late. If we can't find any more Spirit Beasts, we should go back. We'll come back tomorrow." Jiang Ruoyun looked at the darkening sky and said.

Lu Feng was about to nod in response when he noticed something strange. He said, "Be careful. We seem to have been targeted."

As soon as Lu Feng finished speaking, three Soul Masters in black clothes suddenly appeared in the distance. Their faces were covered in black cloth, and their appearances could not be seen clearly.

The leader of the group teased Jiang Ruoyun, "Young lady, what are you doing in this desolate place? Why don't you accompany me to have some fun?"

Before the three black-clothed men could get close, Lu Feng shot an arrow at the person who had spoken rudely.

Disdain flashed across the black-clothed man's eyes. He dodged the arrow easily, revealing his cultivation level.

"Five-soul Stage!"

"They are not friendly. Retreat!"

Lu Feng and Jiang Ruoyun reacted immediately. They understood the difference in strength between them and the enemy. They immediately ran towards the depths of the forest.

Even if there was only one Five-soul Stage expert, Lu Feng and Jiang Ruoyun would not be able to fight him, let alone two more black-clothed men.

Besides running, they had no other choice.

Fortunately, the speed of the black-clothed men was not very fast. In addition to Lu Feng's and Jiang Ruoyun's decisive reactions, they managed to shake off quite a few of them.

"What should I do?" Jiang Ruoyun gasped for breath, her expression somewhat panicked.

"If we run deeper, there might be a chance of survival. If we turn back, I'm afraid it will be dangerous."

Lu Feng made a decision decisively. Although he had a fifty percent chance of injuring the three of them with the help of the Archery Skill, if he failed, he would probably implicate Jiang Ruoyun, so he chose to retreat first.