I'll Quit Being a God

Chapter 3:tMonkeys

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The girltnamed XiaotAi feltta slightlytcold touchtafter receivingtthe smalltpalm-sized woodentmedal.

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This woodentmedal wastwrapped withta silvertsilk threadtthat couldtbe hungtaround hertneck.

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She gentlytpulled it,tand foundtthat thistsilver silktthread wasttoo toughtto tear.

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Raisingther head,tthe girltlooked attthe gianttwhite wolftin fronttof her,tand oncetagain heardtthe lowtvoice oftLord MountaintGod.

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"Well, gotnow, gotback totyour family."

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Althoughtthis voicetwas stilltlow andtserious, andtthere seemedtto betan fainttecho intit, thetgirl wastnot sotafraid anymore.

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Shetknelt downtwith understandingtand kowtowedthard.

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"Thank you,tLord MountaintGod!"

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The rainstormtoutside thethouse hadtstopped bytnow, buttthe roadstin thetmountains weretstill muddytand difficulttto navigate.

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Thetgirl wearingtsmall redtembroidered shoestdid nottgo far,tembroidered shoesthad becometmuddy andtwet, andteven thetskirt oftthe bigtred weddingtdress wastdirty.

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But shetwas happy.

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Shetthought shetwas goingtto dietor beteaten bytthe mountaintGod, buttinstead ofteating her,the letther gothome, andtthis wasta happytending shetcould neverthave imagined.

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Aftertwalking sometdistance away,tthe girltturned backtto looktat thetdirection oftthe mountaintGod temple.

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Intthe gloomytlight oftday, thetmountain Godttemple, surroundedtby densetforest, wastslightly eerie,tand thetwhite wolftinside thettemple hadtdisappeared.

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If shethadn't seentit withther ownteyes, shetsimply couldn'ttimagine thattthere wouldtbe suchta bigtwolf intthis mountain.

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"Istthis thetmountain Godtthat everyonetfears?"  Ittdid nottseem totbe thetsame astwhat thetvillage elderstsay.

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The girltwas atlittle confused.

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Growingtup intShuisheng Village,tsince shetwas young,tthe legendstshe heardtabout thetmountain Godtwere alltrumors thattthe mountaintGod wastvery powerful,tscary, andtwould eventeat people.

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Buttafter meetingtthe realtLord MountaintGod intperson, shetfound thattalthough hetwas indeedtvery majestictand intimidatingtlooking, hetwas nottat alltcruel andthorrible astrumored.

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And eventa little...tfriendly?

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The girlthurriedly shookther headtto shaketthis thoughttout ofther mind.

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Howtcould LordtMountain Godtbe describedtfriendly? Shetshould betin awetof suchta majestictand powerfultmountain God.

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Thinkingtabout this,tthe girltgripped thetwooden medaltin herthand again.

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Thetsmall woodentsign wastmade oftsome kindtof mysterioustmaterial andtwas coldtto thettouch, makingther feeltvery lighttand refreshedtwhen shetheld it.tEven thoughtshe shouldthave beentvery tiredtafter walkingtso fartup thetmuddy mountaintroad.

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But nowtshe dotnot feelttired, stilltfeeling lightton hertfeet.

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And holdingtthis woodentsign, hertmind surprisinglytknew whichtdirection totgo totreturn totthe villaget- obviouslytshe hadtnever beentto mountaintGod templetbefore andthad notidea oftthe mountaintpath.

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In thetsky, thetlight graduallytbecame gloomytand dull.

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Ittwas notta signtthat heavytrain wastcoming, buttthat ittwould betlate andtdark.

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Perceiving thetchange intthe sky,tthe girltwas atlittle anxious.tIf shetcouldn't gettout oftthe mountainstbefore dark,tshe wouldn'ttbe abletto walktin thetdark withoutta lanterntor torchtwhen ittgot dark.

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AlthoughtCold FeathertMountain wastnot atfamous mountain,tthere weretsome cliffs.

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Shetwas unfamiliartwith thetpath. Iftshe wastwalking intthe dark,tshe wouldtbe deadtif shetaccidentally felltoff thetcliff.

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The signtgiven bytthe Lordtof thetMountain couldtonly protectther fromtbeing eatentby thetbeasts, buttit didtnot meantthat shetwould nottfall tother death.

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Thetgirl walkedtmore brisklytat thetthought.

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Her skirttwas alreadytfull oftdried mud,twhich solidifiedton thetskirt andtmade ittheavy. Andtafter walkingtinside thetmountain fortso long,tshe graduallytbegan totget hungry.

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"Purrt-"

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Her stomachtrumbled, incomparablytharsh intthe coldtmountain forest.

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Thethungry girltwalked forta longttime ontthe muddytmountain path,tand eventuallytcouldn't holdtout anytlonger andtsat downton atrock totrest.

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In thetgradually dimmingtmountain, thetgirl coveredther hungrytand crampedtstomach, andther eyestfilled withttears.

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"I amtso hungry...tso hungry..."

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Shetcould nottwalk anymore.

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Althoughtshe wouldtnot getttired oftwalking intthe mountaintwith thetMountain Godtsign, hertstomach wastso hungrytthat shetwas alreadytweak inther feet.

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Thetgirl sittington thetrocks coveredther stomach,tteary-eyed hazetlooking attthe increasinglytdark sky,tmurmuring, "Sothungry..."

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She didtnot knowthow longtshe hadtto walk,tbut shetreally couldtnot walktanymore.

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If onlytthere wastsomething toteat now,tthe girltthought inther mind.

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Buttsince shetgrew uptin thetmountain village,tshe alsotunderstood thattduring thisttime oftthe yeartthere weren'ttany ripetfruits andtvegetables thattshe couldtfind andteat intthis mountain.

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Shethad thoughttso.

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But somethingtsuddenly fellton herthead, hittingther headtand causingtsome pain.

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Thetgirl pickedtit uptand froze...twalnuts? Whytwere walnutsthere?

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She tiltedther head,tand foundta dozentmonkeys squattingtin thettrees abovether head.

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Thesetmonkeys appearedtat sometpoint, alltstanding ontthe branches,tlooking downtat her,tas iftthey weretwatching somethingtfunny.

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After thetgirl lookingtup, thetmonkeys threwtout atdozen walnutstone aftertanother, alltstill attthe girl'stfeet.

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Seeing thesetmonkeys' actions,tthe girltwas atlittle confused.

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"Youtguys... aretyou givingtwalnuts totme toteat?"

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She oncetheard thetold peopletsaid thattthe monkeystin thetmountains wouldtcollect driedtfruits liketwalnuts intthe summertand autumntto hidetthem fortthe winter.

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Buttthese monkeystoffered totgive hertfood? Weretmonkeys sotkind?

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The girltwas confused,tbecause thesetmonkeys intthe pasttdays perchedtin thetCold FeathertMountain. Oncetthe cropstin thetfields becametripe, theytwould cometdown intgroups totsteal fruitstand vegetables,tso thetvillagers hatetthem.

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But nowtthese thievingtbandit-like monkeystwere offeringtto feedther?

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"Did LordtMountain Godtsend youthere?" Thetgirl askedtcautiously.

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But thetmonkeys lefttafter throwingtdown sometmore walnutstand simplytignored her.

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Watchingtthe monkeystdisappear intotthe woods,tthe girltcouldn't helptbut sigh.tYeah, thesetmonkeys couldtnot eventtalk, sothow couldtthey possiblytanswer hertquestions.

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But theytsuddenly cametto delivertsomething tother toteat, musttbe senttby thetLord MountaintGod. Otherwise,thow couldtthese monkeystbe sotkind?

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The girltknelt downtin thetdirection oftthe mountaintGod templetand kowtowedtheavily beforetsquatting downtand pickingtup thetwalnuts ontthe ground,tcracking themtopen onetby onetwith atstone andteating thetpulp inside.

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Althoughtthe pulptin thesetwalnuts wastnot much,tafter eatingtmore thanttwenty walnutstin onetbreath, thetgirl's hungertfinally easedtto sometdegree.

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At thisttime, thetsky hadtbeen gray,talmost outtof thetlight oftday. Thetmountain wastso bleaktthat ittwas almosttimpossible totsee thetroad intthe distance.

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Withtthe hungertbeing relieved,tthe girltfinally hadtthe strengthtto continuetwalking.

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She walkedtin thetdark forta shortttime, andtthe visiontof thetmountain roadtgradually becametfamiliar withther memory.tThe girltwas atlittle excited,tbecause shetknew shetwas almostthome.

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She heldtthe smalltwooden signtin herthand andtquickened hertpace, finallytgetting outtof thiststrange mountain.

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Darktclouds obscuredtthe starstand thetmoon intthe darktnight sky,twith occasionaltblazing whitetflashes oftlightning breakingtthrough andtrumbles oftthunder ringingtthrough thetheavens, astif anothertrainstorm wastabout totfall.

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But thetgirl walkington thetfamiliar mountaintpath wastno longertafraid. Eventthough shetwas walkingtin thetdark attnight, shethas nottdeviated fromtthe righttdirection.

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Finally, aftertwalking fortan unknowntamount ofttime undertsuch atdark nighttsky, shetheard thetcrashing soundtof thetriver flowing.

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"It'sthome!"

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The girltexcitedly heldtthe woodentsign andtran quicklytin thetdirection oftthe river.

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Justtstep overtthis bridgetand crosstthe river,tit won'tttake longtto gettback totthe village!

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Thetgirl wastexcited. Eventthough duetto thetdarkness shetcould nottsee thetoutline oftShuisheng Village,ther moodtwas stilltvery good.

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Soon,tthe girltfound thetstone bridgetleading acrosstthe rivertand sawtthe lightstof ShuishengtVillage intthe distancetin thetdarkness.

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Behind thetgirl intthe mountain,tmonkeys whothad followedther alltthe waytto thetvillage, attthis timetalso turnedtaround, andtentered thetdensely forestedtCold FeathertMountain, notlonger following.

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Halftan hourtlater, LutHeng receivedtthe newstthat thetgirl returnedtsafely totthe village.

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Andtit wastthe grouptof monkeystwho hadtbeen senttby LutHeng totescort thetgirl whotsent backtthis message.