Chapter 96

The white monkey looked at Mrs Johnson in Fu's arms, then at the carved monkey stick Naomi carried. It locked eyes with Naomi and bared an impressive set of four razor-sharp fangs, each as long as Naomi little finger.

“I'm not going to hurt you,” Naomi said in a soft voice.

The monkey's upper lip curled back and he looked at the stick again.

“Maybe I should put this down,” Naomi said. He laid the carved stick on the ground and stepped back.

The white monkey rushed over and picked up the stick, then spun around to face Fu. It bared its teeth again.

“Great,” Fu said. “Now it's going to beat me with it. Help me out—I've got my hands full with Mrs Johnson.”

Naomi took a step toward Fu, and the white monkey shrieked. It jumped up and down, slamming the stick on the ground each time it landed.

Naomi stopped. “I don't think it likes me very much.”

“You think?” Fu said, rolling his eyes.

Naomi took two steps back, and the white monkey took a step toward Fu. Seh took several more step