When Yunxi resumed human form, she was perched atop a towering pine-cypress tree that reached into the clouds. She stared wide-eyed at the little white ape in her arms for a long while before tentatively asking,
"Are you a Six-Armed Ape?"
The little white ape, barely half an arm's length long, blinked and obediently nodded.
Yunxi looked at the little fellow, who possessed only one pair of ape arms, then coughed lightly. "Why did you follow me out of your clan territory? Your elders will chase after me because of this."
The little white ape did not react this time. It merely curled up quietly in Yunxi's arms and slowly let out a breath, leaving Yunxi at a loss as to what to do with it.
Though she had not intentionally taken a Six-Armed Ape cub out of its clan territory, the little thing was now in her arms. The Six-Armed Apes would certainly track her down. Yunxi felt like scratching her head. In the end, she released Dian Dian and had him communicate with the white ape.
The moment Dian Dian saw an unfamiliar white ape occupying his master's arms, he was immediately displeased. He chattered "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" at the little white ape. The little white ape only responded now and then, as though it had exhausted all its strength and could only lean against Yunxi's chest.
Yunxi frowned and sent a thread of divine sense into the little white ape's body. The white ape, which had been lying against her, suddenly lifted its head. Its large eyes looked at Yunxi, and it gave a weak whimper before closing its eyes again and leaning back against her.
Yunxi's divine sense swiftly made a circuit through its body before withdrawing. This time, however, her brows drew together slightly. This