Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 117 - 103: The White Ape in Distress

"Don’t worry. Now my strength far surpasses our teacher’s. Besides, to save him, I don’t have to barge straight in!"

Lu Chang’sheng reassured Li Nangua.

The next day, Lu Chang’sheng entered Great King Mountain again.

A light, misty rain was falling from the sky.

He reached the valley, stopping on the rock where he often stood before, searching for the exotic beast White Ape. Suddenly, a shocking scene unfolded: the White Ape, looking battered and ragged, stood beneath the little stream. Behind him lay a regular ape, its belly swollen, looking weak and on the brink of death.

In front of the White Ape, a massive black python, thick as a barrel, flicked out its tongue, locking eyes in a tense standoff.

"What a huge python! So the White Ape does have natural enemies—it’s just that I never noticed before!"

"From the look of the ape, it must’ve been attacked by the giant python. And now, just as it’s about to give birth, that’s made things even harder for the White Ape—so now he’s forced to take the python head-on!"

"And that ape—if no one helps her, she’ll almost certainly die."

In an instant, Lu Chang’sheng grasped the situation playing out not far off.

Normally, he’d just watch from the sidelines, letting these two exotic beasts fight to the death.

The python’s body is tougher than the White Ape’s, but if the White Ape fought with everything he had, even if the python came out on top, he’d be badly injured—and then, if Lu intervened, he could claim both their corpses.

Exotic beast bodies always hold certain miraculous properties—a fantastic tonic.

Though for someone at the top level of the True Qi Realm like him, it wouldn’t be much benefit, but if used for future generations, it could enhance their root bone talent.

But—

"The White Ape and I, you could say, are bound by fate. And before, we killed one of his offspring. If I now stand here, watching another one die and do nothing—well, that’s just not me."

Last time, killing its offspring was unavoidable. This time, it’s different.

"Alright then—I’ll call it my debt to you."

After truly understanding the essence of the Martial Dao, Lu Chang’sheng realized he owed the White Ape a favor, so he turned and left.

Before long, a pile of freshly picked medicinal herbs appeared in his hands.

With Medical Mastery, any herb recorded in the medical books, he could recognize at a glance.

Great King Mountain was rarely touched by humans, but Lu often traversed its wilderness—so he knew exactly where to find what herbs.

Now, even without official status, just relying on these medical skills, he could thrive anywhere and more than provide for a family. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

When he returned, the black python and the White Ape were already locked in a deadly, frenzied battle.

Snake scales, snake blood, the White Ape’s blood—they splattered everywhere.

With his offspring behind him, the White Ape could only fight to the death—he couldn’t even use his agile body techniques.

And those regular apes? Over a dozen had already been bitten to death by the python, others caught by the snake horde—how could they care about anything else at this point?

If this went on, the White Ape would either have to abandon the mother ape or lose his own life.

The struggles of the wild are no less fierce than those of humankind.

"Roar~"

The White Ape seemed to sense the danger, eyes reddened, his roar full of grief and defiance.

Just then, all of a sudden, a figure dropped onto the stone where the mother ape lay.

The White Ape instantly recognized Lu Chang’sheng’s figure. Ignoring the danger behind him, he charged over in a frenzy.

"If you want to save her, don’t attack me. Otherwise, even if you manage to drive off the python, she won’t survive."

"And that goes for the baby in her belly, too."

Lu Chang’sheng said calmly.

He had fought the White Ape countless times. Hurting him wasn’t so easy—but under these circumstances, there’d be no way to save the mother ape.

The White Ape froze slightly, as if he understood the meaning in Lu Chang’sheng’s words.

To Lu Chang’sheng’s astonishment, the White Ape dropped to his knees and knocked his head on the ground—a kowtow.

The result, of course, was that the python’s tail sent him flying with a heavy blow.

Sighing inwardly, Lu Chang’sheng thought, "So your intelligence has reached this level... What happened in those earlier years, that was our mistake. Still, every cause meets its effect—your child, I’ll make sure he survives."