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This through-armed ape was considered an old person among the monkey crowd; thus, its understanding of the monkeys would surely surpass Feng Lin's.

Maybe, he would be able to find out some answers from it.

”Elder through-armed, how have I fared as the Monkey King?” Feng Lin calmly asked.

The through-armed ape smiled. ”Great King is intelligent and majestic. Why are you puzzled? You managed to seek out such a paradise for us. From now on, the monkey tribe wouldn't have to face calamities or difficulties. Great King, your act brings about the greatest virtue for all of us. Maybe your current strength still cannot be claimed as the strongest out of all the monkey kings that have led us before, but your achievement has already far surpassed any of the past kings. Even the old monkey king who fought the Green Wolf King and Blood Jackal King couldn't compare to you.”

”Just this achievement alone far surpassed the past monkey kings?” Feng Lin couldn't help but feel astonished.

Although he was confident, it didn't mean that he was egotistical.

Just by finding a Water Curtain Cave, his achievements already surpassed the past monkey kings? Wasn't this too simple?

”That's precisely it.” The elder smiled. ”The meaning of a king is to protect its tribe. The past kings had no way to break through the waterfall barrier, no way to lead us into the Water Curtain Cave. Only you, our current Great King had managed to do so. You give us a place of safety, we would never have to be afraid of invaders ever again. Just this point alone makes your achievement surpass the past kings!”

(I'm actually so outstanding!)

Feng Lin touched his chin, could being overly outstanding be a mistake?

(If I reach the pinnacle of being a monkey king so easily, wouldn't the future be meaningless?)

...

He sank into deep thoughts once again.

What was the meaning of the monkey king's existence?

He couldn't find any way to continue and seemed stuck here in the cave.

...

Some time later, the through-armed ape spoke again, ”The Water Curtain Cave is very good, but there's one thing…”

”What thing?” Feng Lin asked.

”Mhm, it isn't a bad thing though.” The elder furrowed its brow. ”It's just that in the past, the monkey tribe suffered threats every day and had vigilance in their hearts, not daring to slack off. Now that the entire tribe has migrated into the cave, there's no pressure on them at all. If too much time was spent in safety, they would all become lazy—sleeping after eating, eating after sleeping. There would be no differences between the monkey race and the pig race then. We might lose our wild nature and no longer have the motivation to do anything.”

”Isn't this a good thing?” Feng Lin was unconcerned. ”Monkeys are vegetarians by nature. There are countless peaches in the peach forest to eat, so there's no need for them to fight against the other races anymore. When the old monkey king was alive, wasn't he filled with doting love to the monkeys? In addition, based on innate talent, the monkeys of our tribe would never be the opponents of the other wild beasts. Even if our wild natures were lost, there's nothing much to worry about.”

”It's not like that.” The elder shook its head. ”Our monkey race was born with four limbs. We can walk erect, we can climb trees, and we can travel through the air by leaping, akin to birds. We have all sorts of unique characteristics. Just based on the toughness of our bodies, we would naturally not be the opponents of other wild beasts. But us monkeys are able to make use of tools and have our own strong points. Once, the monkey race was the largest in population in the Flowerfruit Mountain. But because we grew too powerful, the other demon kings of the various races decided to join forces and start a war with us. That war led to our foundation being weakened greatly. Countless killing occurred and the old monkey king was one of the lucky survivors of that war. It's just that during that war, all the monkeys and apes with potential died while fighting the enemies. The remaining ones were all ordinary members with no talent, resulting in the potential of our monkey tribe to decline until you, the new great king, appeared. This is pretty strange; there's only a single tribe of monkeys remaining in the Flowerfruit Mountain. I still cannot understand how great king was born.”

This touched on the birth of the spiritual stone monkey. Other than the old monkey king knowing about this, Feng Lin wasn't prepared to reveal anything to others.

After he heard the elder's words, Feng Lin sank into deep contemplation once again.

The Monkey King had to protect his tribe, but was his duty really as simple as finding a place of safety?

One must know that in the legends, the monkeys under Sun Wukong were courageous and powerful. They even dared to fight against a hundred thousand heavenly troops, killing their way into the heavenly court and wreaking havoc in the three realms. They weren't weak like the current monkeys in the Water Curtain Caves at all.

In that case, there must be something he, the Monkey King, still had to do.

After understanding the crucial point, Feng Lin suddenly stood up in shock. He stared at the monkey tribe whose attitudes grew lazier and lazier.

So this was the case.

He completely understood now. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Who was he?

He was the Monkey King of the Water Curtain Cave in the Flowerfruit Mountain! He wasn't a babysitter for these monkeys.

What was a king?

Kindness doesn't make a king!