Su Mu stormed toward the back garden, with Little Nannan pouting, clenching her little fists, and following closely behind.

Upon arriving at the backyard, he immediately spotted the massive and flourishing Bodhi Tree, shimmering with a touch of Immortal Light.

The colorful Bodhi Fruits, resembling lanterns, hung from the branches, the different hues of Immortal Light interspersed, creating a sacred atmosphere.

The next second, a pair of furry hands swiftly plucked a Bodhi Fruit, tucked it away, and transformed into a shadow, leaping back and forth across the large canopy, continually picking Bodhi Fruits.

Seeing this, Su Mu clenched his fist, walked under the Bodhi Tree, extended his right hand, and grasped at the shadow jumping across the canopy.

Immediately, a creature was caught in Su Mu's hand.

It was a small monkey, which appeared to be a Golden Monkey, with fur of a gentle, deep golden hue, and surprisingly strong hands that kept clawing at Su Mu's right hand, which was gripping its neck.

As Su Mu exerted force, the Golden Monkey showed a pained expression, and stopped struggling, fear and dread appearing in its light golden pupils.

At this moment, Su Mu gave a shake, and seven or eight not quite ripe Bodhi Fruits fell from the Golden Monkey.

Seeing these seven or eight colorful, well-shaped Bodhi Fruits fall to the ground, Su Mu was burning with anger.

Su Mu had poured a lot of effort into this Bodhi Tree, and he hadn't even tasted a single one since they weren't ripe yet, and this damn monkey had wasted seven or eight of them!

First, there were wild boars stealing vegetables, and now there's a monkey stealing fruits. Fine, fine, you all must think my vegetable garden is your personal backyard, coming and going as you please!

Su Mu clenched his left fist and ruthlessly landed dozens of punches on the Golden Monkey's head.

It was beaten until it was bruised and swollen, with several teeth knocked out, looking extremely miserable.

Even after beating it into such a state, Su Mu was still not satisfied.

Luckily he had returned in time; if he had been a few hours late, wouldn't all the hundreds of Bodhi Fruits on the tree have been wasted!

...

Judging from the aura contained in its body and the power it just displayed, this little monkey was definitely no ordinary creature; it was a Spirit Beast.

And it's quite strong, given that even Nannan couldn't catch it.

Don't think that just because you're a little monkey, even if you were the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, you'd still have to compensate me for the fruits!

Furthermore, it's not that easy to die; first, find a way to repay the debt!

Su Mu sneered, "Little Monkey, lower your head and count how many fruits are on the ground."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Monkey was taken aback, frozen in place.

"I told you to count!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Monkey shivered with fright, struggled to move its head but couldn't lower it.

It expressed that it was on the verge of tears, "Brother, my head is being held like this by you, how can I move!"

Seeing this, Su Mu grabbed its legs, hung it upside down, and then had the little monkey count while standing on its head.

There's no need to count, there are a total of eight, I picked them myself, how could I not remember clearly?

"Count seriously, one by one."

Upon hearing Su Mu's words, the Golden Monkey extended its furry finger and counted over and over again, finally confirming there were eight.

"Got it clear, it's eight, right?"

"Listen carefully."

"Listen carefully, one fruit for ten years."

"Either you work for me for eighty years to repay, or you find a way to steal treasures elsewhere that are not inferior to these eight Spirit Fruits to offset the debt."

"In any case, you kid don't think about leaving until you clear the debt."

Su Mu was infuriated.

This damn monkey stole these eight Bodhi Fruits that were just about to ripen.

Originally, in a little while, he could have tasted them, but this damn monkey took them all away.

Now, he'd have to wait again for the next batch to mature.

Upon hearing this, the little monkey widened its eyes, filled with fear.

Eighty years?!

Eighty years on the River of Time!!!!

Might as well just let me die!

And who on earth is this man, living on the River of Time!

It's not the first time it's been to the River of Time, but this time it accidentally discovered a Sacred Garden, thinking it had stumbled upon a great opportunity.

Yet, unexpectedly, this Sacred Garden was actually this man's backyard??

What level of being must he be to live on the River of Time and develop such a large medicinal garden on it?

"I'll give you one second to decide, repay or—"

Before he could finish, the little monkey frantically nodded its head.

Upon seeing this, Su Mu carried the little monkey to the front yard, to the willow tree.

At this moment, the wild boar hung on the willow tree saw the Golden Monkey in Su Mu's hand, was initially stunned, and then broke into laughter.

It's like my brothers in misery have arrived, after all.

What else could it have been thinking? Coming to steal from this man's backyard, if given another chance, no way would it come back.

And it didn't know when this man would let it down.

Su Mu hung the little monkey upside down on the willow tree just like he did with the wild boar that tried to steal vegetables before.

He dusted his hands off and said, "I'll hang you here for a few days, calm down, think carefully, reflect well."

After saying this, Su Mu went off to eat.

That night.

Su Mu, as usual, sat upright beside the campfire fireplace, closed his eyes, and began to meditate, cultivating in silence.

At this time, the wild boar and the Golden Monkey, the two brothers in misery hung on the willow tree, began to communicate.

Wild Boar: "Little Monkey, what's your background?"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Monkey glared at it without responding; what lowly creature, does it deserve to talk to me?

Wild Boar: "Oh my dear Little Monkey bro, don't be stubborn, admit defeat, if you keep being defiant, you might get me into trouble, the man might have nearly cooled down his anger with me, and after keeping me here for a while longer, would probably let me go."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Monkey still didn't plan to respond, remaining silent while deep in thought.

Seeing this, the wild boar chuckled.

I've been through this; I was stubborn too at first.

Give it a few days, and you'll be honest too.

Hehe.....

....

The following day.

Once Su Mu woke up, he stood up and stretched.

He picked up his equipment, getting ready to head out and patrol, and as his eyes glanced over, he saw the little monkey hanging with its lips pouted, looking rather defiant.

Immediately, he drew a willow stick from his sleeve and walked over to the wild boar and the little Golden Monkey.

He raised his hand and whipped the Golden Monkey.

With this lashing, though the little Golden Monkey felt great pain, it endured without making a sound.

Since the two were hung together and were quite close, the lash also hit the wild boar beside it, making the wild boar grimace with pain.

After a few lashes, Su Mu went out.

At this moment, the wild boar was trembling all over, whether it was from pain or anger.

Lil' bastard, I ** your goddamn uncle!

You piece of **!

What are you acting so tough for!

I'm ** being affected by you!!

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