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Perhaps Mao Mao was originally snatched from these mountains, and now it has returned to seek recognition from its ancestors. That's why the White Ape gets annoyed whenever it sees anything related to the Woodcutter.
Seeing Xiao Jie remain silent, the White Ape thought he was being defiant.
"Good, then today I'll make you admit defeat completely," it said as it sheathed its Yanling Saber and casually picked up a tree branch— "Come at me again."
"Hold on, let me heal up first."
Xiao Jie restored his health to full and then charged forward with his saber once more, this time initiating the attack himself.
He had realized that the White Ape's strength was completely out of his league, forgetting about defeating it, he might as well treat this as an opportunity to get pointers on saber skills from a martial arts expert.
He lashed out furiously, attacking without defense.
