120: Chapter 120 I can let you ride me!

Old Crocodile's Wife's words undoubtedly made Little Scar and the other monkeys nervous.

Old Crocodile had met An Ke first, and their relationship was quite solid.

But his wife was different.

Once she knew that Old Crocodile had been injured by The monkeys, she would likely be infuriated, leading to a conflict between the two sides.

Old Crocodile gave a chuckle. "dear one, don't worry, I'm fine."

"No!" Old Crocodile's Wife refused flatly.

"What do you mean 'fine' or 'not fine'? This mother must know who caused this."

"Is This mother's man someone anyone can just touch if they want to?"

Old Crocodile began to hesitate.

He knew his wife's temper all too well.

Once she was upset, no amount of reasoning would do any good.

She would explode without hesitation.

Even Old Crocodile couldn't stop her.

Right then, An Ke stepped forward and spoke directly to Old Crocodile's Wife:

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. My monkey partners mistakenly thought Old Crocodile was an enemy, so they launched an attack on him."

Standing to the side, Old Crocodile's eyes widened.

He hadn't expected An Ke to just tell the truth directly.

He didn't even try to sugarcoat it.

If his wife's temper flared up now, there would be big trouble.

However, An Ke remained calm and composed, continuing to explain the sequence of events. At the end, he sincerely apologized to Old Crocodile's Wife:

"Sister-in-law, on behalf of my monkey partners, I express my deepest apologies to Old Crocodile."

Beside him, Old Crocodile sighed inwardly, thinking An Ke was being too impulsive.

He knew his wife better than anyone.

If reasoning worked, he wouldn't have spent all these years living in fear of her.

And he wouldn't have gone out to travel the world.

Old Crocodile was already thinking about how to stop his wife in a moment.

To Old Crocodile's surprise, however, his wife actually chuckled after hearing this.

She said to An Ke, "Oh! So it was just a misunderstanding."

"Since our little friend has apologized, we'll consider the matter settled."

"It's fine, it's fine!"

Old Crocodile's eyes bulged. Huh???

This wasn't how he expected it to go at all.

He was dazed for a moment, then tentatively asked:

"Wife, I'm actually injured..."

"Didn't you just say you'd take on whoever hurt me?"

His wife immediately glared at Old Crocodile and snapped:

"What does this little scratch of yours matter?"

"Our little friend already said it was a misunderstanding. What more do you want?"

Old Crocodile: "???"

He was completely bewildered by the scolding.

What was the situation?

How did it suddenly become his fault??

Old Crocodile's Wife ignored the stunned Old Crocodile and beamed at An Ke, soothing him:

"Little friend, you needn't worry. If Old Crocodile dares to be disrespectful to you or your monkey partners, This mother will give him a Death Roll immediately."

"I'll let him experience what his little uncle felt."

Now it was An Ke, Little Scar, and the other monkeys' turn to be bewildered.

They had originally thought Old Crocodile's Wife would be a difficult hurdle to clear.

They hadn't expected her to side with outsiders.

Not only did she berate Old Crocodile, but she also comforted them, saying it was fine.

What kind of logic was this?

However, Old Crocodile's Wife thought nothing of it.

An Ke and his monkeys were the creators of delicious roasted meat; how could they have a falling out?

If they fell out, how would she eat roasted meat in the future?

Since it was just a misunderstanding and Old Crocodile was fine anyway, she might as well let the big issue become small and the small issue disappear.

Coming to their senses, Little Scar and the others breathed a great sigh of relief.

They immediately offered to roast meat for the Sister-in-law.

Old Crocodile's Wife beamed instantly. "Oh my! Isn't that too much trouble for you?"

"Haha! Thank you for your hard work!"

Little Scar and the others didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but they didn't mind and immediately began roasting meat for Old Crocodile's Wife.

As for An Ke, he was very curious—what happened to Old Crocodile's little uncle?

Old Crocodile's Wife looked indifferent. "Since we're just idling, I'll chat with you guys for a bit."

"Back then, Old Crocodile's little uncle was sunbathing on the shore. Then his wife, trying to catch a bird, accidentally bit his little uncle's leg."

"Then she performed a Death Roll on his little uncle."

"Because of that, his little uncle lost a leg."

An Ke and the group of monkeys gasped in unison.

Wasn't Old Crocodile's little uncle too pitiful?

Everyone present chatted while roasting meat and then ate.

It was as if the previous accidental injury had never happened.

The two sides got along harmoniously.

Old Crocodile and his wife were both very happy about the arrival of the many monkeys.

Because of this, the roasting speed became faster.

They didn't have to wait as long anymore.

About an hour later, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, including Old Crocodile and his wife.

However, because they had hunted so much prey, there was still a lot of food left.

This was why An Ke had asked King Kong to temporarily dispatch the Monkey troop.

Having more hands allowed them to divide and carry the food.

An Ke began mobilizing the Monkey troop to cut the roasted meat, with each monkey carrying a little bit.

Meanwhile, Old Crocodile also made preparations before departure.

An Ke looked at the wounds on Old Crocodile's body and asked, "Do you need to rest for a few days?"

Old Crocodile shook his head. "To me, this little injury is nothing."

"I see that you're in a great hurry, little friend. We can set off directly."

An Ke nodded.

He was indeed in a hurry; after all, there was only one mysterious reward.

If someone beat him to it, he would have to fight for the mysterious reward of the next progress milestone.

That would cost much more time and energy.

An Ke's guess was entirely correct.

Every country was fighting tooth and nail for exploration progress.

Everyone wanted to be the first to get the mysterious reward of the first milestone.

Currently, the person with the highest exploration progress wasn't An Ke, but a National Destiny Bearer from a small country.

Because he was an indigenous person, he had a significant advantage.

He was currently putting all his effort into reaching the one percent mark.

On An Ke's side, Sister-in-law Crocodile saw the actions of An Ke, Old Crocodile, and the others.

She couldn't help but ask, "What are you all planning to do?"

Old Crocodile immediately replied, "Our little friend wants me to lead the way to the far north."

"dear one, I'll have to trouble you to wait here for a while."

"After all, you've said before that you don't like being too far from the lake."

Sister-in-law Crocodile began to hesitate upon hearing this.

She indeed didn't like it.

But after being a lone crocodile for so long, suddenly having such a group of harmonious partners made her feel very good.

If she continued to stay here as a lone crocodile, she felt it would be too lonely.

Just then, Old Crocodile feigned a sigh and said:

"Sigh! What a waste of all that delicious roasted meat."

"In the future, I'll just have to eat it all myself with tears in my eyes."

"dear one, I will definitely bring some back for you."

Hearing this, Sister-in-law Crocodile couldn't hold back anymore.

She no longer hesitated and glared at Old Crocodile. "This mother is going too."

"And right now, This mother really wants to use a Death Roll on you!!"

Old Crocodile chuckled. Actually, he really wanted his wife to go with him.

It was just that An Ke was the leader of this trip.

Everything had to be based on An Ke's opinion.

"dear one, why don't you ask our little friend if he agrees to you coming along?"

Before An Ke could even speak, Sister-in-law Crocodile immediately said to him:

"Little friend, you must let me go with you."

"I can let you ride me~"

An Ke: "???"

Old Crocodile: "?"

Why did that feel a bit strange?