Chapter 184

Ryan planted his knife in the ground and carefully removed the sharp stake from the monkey's leg, causing fresh blood to flow. Although the monkey didn't make a sound, Ryan could tell from its teary eyes that it was in pain. But regardless of the pain, he had to remove the stake, or else the monkey would die in the trap. Ryan then picked a handful of grass, chewed it in his mouth to crush it, and then applied it to the wound on the monkey's thigh. After that, he tore off some fabric from the shirt on the monkey and used it to bandage the wound. At this point, the monkey seemed to have lost its strength to resist and allowed Ryan to tend to its wound quietly. After dressing the wound, he fetched a wooden stick and extended one end toward the monkey, signaling for it to follow him back to the campsite. The monkey held onto the stick compliantly and followed behind Ryan. Every now and then, Ryan glanced back at the monkey. Watching it hobble along with a comical, swaying gait, he