Chapter 747
Fighting for Monkey Wine
He simply smiled and said, "Everyone, please be patient. After I finish what I'm doing today, we can all sit together and have a chat. I will definitely give you all a reasonable explanation. Don't worry, my livelihood is all here, I won't run away. You can all trust me."
Seeing that Chen Qinzhi spoke sincerely, the crowd stopped bothering him and making things difficult for him.
Xu Bo'an smiled coldly to himself.
Just kidding. If Chen Qinzhi really had a way, he wouldn't be resorting to this fake alcohol act at such an important first birthday party for his child. His financial situation must be dire; he certainly doesn't have the ability to repay his debts right now.
Xu Bo'an originally didn't bother with him, after all, Xu Bo'an's reputation had also been ruined by this guy, who had used his identity to deceive his fellow disciples.
But Chen Qinzhi had already fallen to such a low level that Xu Bo'an had no intention of arguing with him anymore.
If Xu Bo'an really does something to Chen Qinzhi, it will be even harder for these fellow disciples to get their loans back.
However, to Xu Bo'an's surprise, Chen Qinzhi said mysteriously before leaving, "Don't worry, everyone. I borrowed money to raise funds to acquire the distribution rights for the currently popular hangover remedy. As you all know, the sales of our Dongjiang Kangtai Pharmaceutical's newly developed hangover remedy are skyrocketing. I've already secured the regional distribution rights. If any of you have any needs in this area, I'll definitely think of you!"
Upon hearing Chen Qinzhi's words, the fellow disciples present were immediately astonished.
Kangtai Pharmaceutical's hangover remedy is currently the most popular hangover product, especially among those in the civil engineering industry, where the demand for this hangover remedy is particularly high.
Unfortunately, the demand for this product is so high that it's extremely difficult to find.
Hearing that Chen Qinzhi actually possessed such abilities, these people were genuinely astonished.
Most of the people came from other cities and counties in the province. Chen Qinzhi has been working in Dongjiang for so many years, so everyone subconsciously believed his words more.
Only Xu Bo'an was moved by these words, but then scoffed at them.
He is the big boss of Kangtai Pharmaceutical. Although he is a hands-off boss and basically doesn't care about the company's affairs, Lin Kangtai is a sensible person. Every week, he will compile the latest situation of the company into explanatory materials and send them to Xu Bo'an.
Therefore, Xu Bo'an is very clear that the agency rights for Kangtai Pharmaceutical have not been opened up at all yet. In the next step of the plan, the cheapest agency rights are priced at more than 20 million.
It's no wonder that Chen Qinzhi, who even uses fake alcohol to make a show of his wedding, could come up with this much money.
Just as Xu Bo'an was thinking about how to subtly remind everyone, he suddenly felt a series of urgent calls coming from the bonsai world. Xu Bo'an made an excuse to go to the bathroom and left temporarily.
Xu Bo'an walked out of the banquet hall, found an empty private room and went in. After closing the door, he focused his attention on the Bonsai World. Then he saw a little monkey scratching its ears and cheeks in the mountain god temple of the Bonsai World, looking very anxious. Xu Bo'an looked closely and saw that the monkey in the mountain god temple was one of the monkeys that had brought him monkey wine in the previous times!
Xu Bo'an spoke in a language the monkeys could understand: "Little monkey, what brings you to me in such a hurry?"
Upon hearing the voice of the Mountain God, the little monkey quickly cried out, "Mountain God, Mountain God, many jackals have surrounded our...our monkey den...our monkey den because they want to steal our brewed monkey wine! Please save...save the monkeys!"
Upon hearing what the monkey said, Xu Bo'an knew the situation was urgent, so he didn't ask about the cause and effect, and directly said to the monkey, "Then you quickly lead the way, and I will go with you to take a look!"
After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, the monkey nodded and made an "hmm" sound. Then it rushed out of the mountain god temple, with Xu Bo'an's phantom following closely behind. After about three minutes, Xu Bo'an followed the monkey to the entrance of a cave on a cliff not far from the mountain god temple.
Then they saw several jackals surrounding the cave entrance. The jackals' extremely keen senses also alerted them to the arrival of the little monkey. One of the jackals glared at the little monkey with extremely fierce eyes and pounced on him at lightning speed.
Now that the little monkey had the protection of the mountain god, it was no longer afraid and easily slipped into the tree branch.
Then the little monkey pointed a finger into the cave and said urgently to the mountain god, "The monkey...the monkey king is inside!"
Monkey King? When did a monkey king appear in a monkey troop? Xu Bo'an had never heard of it before, but now was not the time for him to be curious.
Upon hearing this, Xu Bo'an immediately lifted the monkey that had just jumped onto the tree branch and carried it into the monkey's den. The pack of jackals were very puzzled when they saw the monkey fly into the den.
The jackals knew that the monkey could leap through the air, but it had to pause in one place to gain momentum before leaping to another. However, the monkey flew straight in, leaving the jackals guarding the gate completely unable to stop it from entering.
If it were just an ordinary monkey that accidentally wandered in, the jackals certainly wouldn't care, because the monkey is weaker than a jackal in terms of size, strength, and aggression. There's no comparison between the two. But since they encountered a flying monkey, the jackals had to be on high alert.
One of the jackals quickly followed the flying monkey inside, howling incessantly as it ran, its purpose being to signal the other jackals in the cave.
The jackals, who were fiercely fighting the monkeys inside the cave, became even more alert upon hearing the signal from their companions.
Xu Bo'an had initially thought that the monkeys, being such a weak group, were no match for the jackals, and that they wouldn't last long against their attacks. That's why he rushed over after hearing the little monkey's words. He hadn't expected these creatures to be so clever. When Xu Bo'an arrived, he saw several jackals staring at the monkeys with dark, fierce eyes, ready to launch a fierce attack. But at that critical moment, one of the monkeys pulled on a hidden vine, triggering a "chain reaction of falling stones." Pine cones covered in sharp spikes rolled out of a tree hollow. As the pine cones fell and stuck to the jackals' fur, they instantly caused intense itching.
Several jackals suddenly lost their balance and rubbed their bodies vigorously against the corner of the cave wall, trying to rub off the things stuck to them.
Seeing that the monkeys were not in immediate danger, Xu Bo'an refrained from making a move. Everyone said that monkeys were clever, and he wanted to see just how clever these monkeys were. He would wait until the necessary time to take action, so Xu Bo'an continued to observe the battle.
The other jackals that were not attacked by the "chain of falling stones" were immediately enraged. They looked up and howled in protest, and then tried to launch an attack on the monkey troop from another direction.
Seeing this, another older monkey quickly began to tap the hollow tree trunk, causing it to emit regular infrasound waves. The frequency of these waves happened to resonate with the jackals' internal organs. Before long, several jackals began to vomit and feel dizzy. Their limbs became unsteady, and they staggered back and forth in place.
Only one of the wolf kings was not greatly affected by the monkeys' actions. Seeing that the other jackals had lost their fighting ability, it then used all its strength to leap and pounce on the monkey that was knocking on the hollow tree trunk.
To protect his troop and their precious monkey wine, the old monkey, seeing the ferocious jackal pounce on it, didn't try to flee. It knew this was their last and most powerful weapon against the jackal; if it ran away now, all the monkeys would surely die.
However, if I stay here and continue to attack the jackals, I can buy some time for the other monkeys to escape. Even if I sacrifice myself, it is better to give the other monkeys a chance to survive than to have all the monkeys wiped out.
So the old monkey put on a righteous and awe-inspiring look, as if it were determined to defend this place to the death.
As the old monkey faced the wolf's pounce, its nimble body swiftly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the wolf king's attack. The wolf king missed its target and came to a steady stop behind the old monkey.
Although the old monkey managed to evade the attack for the time being, this action thoroughly enraged the jackal king. The jackal turned around and stood behind the old monkey, its eyes bloodshot as it stared intently at it. Then, it raised its head and roared furiously, "Awooo!" before shooting out like an arrow towards the old monkey's back.
It was far beyond Xu Bo'an's expectations that these small monkeys could fight against the ferocious jackals for so long with their intelligence.
However, the wisdom of jackals should not be underestimated. Moreover, compared to monkeys, they are several times larger and stronger. Even if monkeys are very clever, if this stalemate continues, monkeys will definitely not be a match for jackals.
Seeing the ferocious appearance of the jackal king, Xu Bo'an knew that if he didn't intervene, the old monkey would surely die!
Just as all the monkeys were holding their breath and looking at the old monkey with heavy hearts, Xu Bo'an took a pair of tweezers that he had prepared in advance, swiftly reached into the air, and grabbed the jackal in one fell swoop.
The jackal's claws, which were about to reach for the monkey, suddenly stopped in mid-air. All the monkeys and jackals in the cave were stunned by this sight.
The enraged jackal was suddenly restrained and was extremely frustrated. It tried its best to break free of its predicament, but no matter what it did, it could not break free of its restraints.
At this moment, Xu Bo'an spoke to it in a language that the Jackal King could understand: "Little fellow, you have been subdued by me. Stop struggling in vain! Quickly order your companions to stop!"
Upon hearing the voice, the Jackal King said rudely, "Hmph... I am the leader of the jackals. Who are you? How dare you call me a little guy?"
“Hey, you little guy, I’ve got you under control, and you’re still so arrogant?” Xu Bo’an said.
When the jackal king heard the other party still calling him "little guy," he angrily retorted, "What an overconfident fool! If you've got the guts, come out here and let's face each other head-on and settle this once and for all. Don't try to play dirty tricks on me from the shadows!"
Xu Bo'an directly revealed his identity and said in a majestic voice, "You little brat are quite arrogant. I am the mountain god of this place. How dare you be so rude to me?"
The jackal king showed no fear upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, but instead said disdainfully, "Heh, so what if you're a mountain god? Our jackal tribe is suffering from a severe food shortage, and our population has drastically decreased. If I, as the leader of the jackal tribe, can't even find food with them, our tribe will face extinction in the near future. What's the point of me being the leader then? Even if the Heavenly King himself came, I wouldn't be afraid unless he could solve our predicament. Otherwise, I wouldn't put anyone in my eyes."
Xu Bo'an said, "Oh, I really didn't expect you to have such backbone, little guy. Not bad! You are a very excellent leader! I am the mountain god of this place. Even if you use all your strength, do you think you can defeat me?"
The jackal king said, "You are the mountain god, so of course I can't fight against you. But if we don't get the monkeys' monkey wine today, we'll still starve and die of thirst. Either way, we're going to die anyway, so what do I have to be afraid of!"
It must be said that after chatting with the jackal king for a while, Xu Bo'an really grew to like the jackal king. If it weren't for his obstruction today, such a brave, skilled, and responsible wolf king would have wiped out the monkey troop and seized the monkey wine for himself in no time.
Xu Bo'an came to help the monkeys because he knew them beforehand, and the monkeys even gave him precious things like monkey wine, so Xu Bo'an couldn't stop them from doing so.
But in fact, as the Mountain God, Grandpa is a being who blesses all living beings, and the law of the forest is "survival of the fittest". Xu Bo'an would not show any favoritism towards any animal, as that would break the ecological balance of the forest, which would not be good for the development of the bonsai world in the long run!
Therefore, Xu Bo'an did not blame the jackals at the moment. On the contrary, he admired the jackal king and wanted to bring it into his possession to further strengthen his own power.
Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an said to the Jackal King, "Little fellow, you don't need to fight so desperately. As the mountain god of this place, and since you have the chance to meet me, I will protect your wolf pack and help you through this difficult time!" (End of Chapter)