Chapter 13: The Mountain King and the Test (7K)
Zhang Xiao stood on the stone platform paved with bluestone slabs, looking up at the tall mountain gate in front of him.
If it is said that when he was in the Ministry of Magic before, Zhang Xiao saw how incredible the wizards could do with the blessing of magic.
Now he has seen how deep the historical heritage can be.
The vicissitudes of time can be clearly seen in the huge mountain gate, and there are traces of swords and axes on it, and it seems that a fierce battle broke out in front of the mountain gate.
There is a huge plaque hanging above the mountain gate, on which are written in seal with the three big characters of "Heavenly Master's Mansion".
This plaque has a shining light all over the body, and there is a sense of grandeur and awe-inspiring atmosphere.
"It's new, and it seems to be put away the old one."
Zhang Chengdao saw that his son's gaze stayed on the plaque, so he spoke and then explained.
"Let's go, let's go up first, your room mom has already cleaned up for you."
The family went up the stairs and told some interesting stories, and Zhang Xiao told her about her life in school and the experience along the way.
Especially what happened in Wangjiang County, although I watched the whole process that time, I almost didn't do anything.
Li Qingshu listened with a smile, glanced at her husband from time to time, and Zhang Chengdao said with an indifferent face.
In a small scene, it is not easy for him to go out as a young celestial master.
My mother told me about the Neville family's journey across the sea to China, and their encounter with a 'ghost ship' during the voyage.
As soon as the young heavenly master lady showed a few very energetic 'talismans', the ghost ship fled in a hurry.
It made her extremely regretful that she couldn't get on the boat to see what kind of ghost it was.
If it weren't for Neville's family, I would have gone up long ago! β
She said regretfully.
"Mom, are things going well with the Neville family? How are uncles and aunts doing? β
Li Qingshu touched Zhang Xiao's head and said with a little pride:
"It's all in Longhu Mountain, can it still be cured? However, it is indeed very tricky, the time of being out of the body is too long, and the Heavenly Master has stabilized the soul, and several elders have been added to assist.
Only then did they put their souls back again, because they needed to rely on their own slow recovery after returning to their positions, so they fell into a deep coma, and they recuperated for nearly a month before they woke up.
All that's left is to recuperate. β
"Is that so? That's great. I'll go find him later! β
Zhang Xiao is also happy for Neville, in this way, Neville will definitely be able to shine more dazzling than in his previous life, right?
"However, your friend is no longer in Longhu Mountain, and your grandfather thinks he has a good talent, especially for Wudang.
contacted the head of Wudang Zhou and sent him to be a layman, but I heard that the head of Zhou seems to like Neville and intends to accept him as a registered disciple. β
Yes? Neville went to Wudang Mountain?
This. Isn't this style a little wrong?
Wudang Nawei, meet the Heavenly Master?
Zhang Xiao smacked his mouth, Neville was afraid that he was about to soar into the sky!
The three of them continued to talk and laugh and walked up, and suddenly another loud cry sounded.
A blue light flew down from the top of the mountain, landed on Zhang Xiao's shoulder, and rubbed Zhang Xiao's cheek affectionately.
But it was Qingluan who returned to Longhu Mountain one step earlier.
Zhang Chengdao immediately came to his senses, stretched out a hand, and had a 'flattering smile' on his face:
"Senior Qingluan, I want Xiaoguoguo!"
Qingluan's crystal eyes looked at him, and finally shook her head humanely, like an aunt who was asked for candy by a child, and took out a small red fruit from under her wings and put it in his hand.
Zhang Chengdao put it away.
At that moment, a strong wind rose from the ground, and the surrounding trees shook incessantly, making a loud 'rustling' sound.
This was followed by a tiger roar that shook the mountains and forests.
I saw a huge black tiger with four claws stepping on the wind, galloping from a distance, this black tiger was so large that it could almost catch up with a van.
Before he got closer, the huge sense of oppression made Zhang Xiao tremble.
Zhang Chengdao was as happy as a child, stretched out his hand and waved vigorously:
"Shan-kun!
Mountain-kun! I am back! β
The black tiger jumped forward, trampled twice in the air with its four paws, and the breeze seemed to have life, carrying it lightly over a distance of dozens of meters.
When the huge body landed, it was as silent as a cat.
Zhang Xiao never knew that the tiger creature also had such a gentle side, and it gently pushed its nose against Zhang Chengdao's face.
It seems to be smiling.
Li Qingshu stretched out his hand and scratched Shanjun's chin, and said with a smile:
"When I came back, Shanjun came over, and I told Shanjun that you would come back after a while, and it was waiting here.
I've been waiting for you for more than a month. β
Zhang Chengdao paused, hugged Shanjun's head and rubbed it fiercely, pulled Zhang Xiao over in a show-off tone and said:
"Shan-kun, this is my child!
Do you remember? We said okay, if Sister Shu and I have a baby in the future, we will play together! β
Like an old man who has gone through the vicissitudes of time, Shanjun looked at Zhang Chengdao kindly and nodded lightly.
Then, it stretched out its head again and sniffed the smell on Zhang Xiao's body vigorously.
Zhang Xiao stood up in a proper manner and saluted to Shanjun:
"Shanjun senior, I'm Zhang Xiao, senior!"
Zhang Xiao only felt that his collar was suddenly lifted, and he suddenly left the ground, and a thick tail gently wrapped around his waist.
Didn't wait for him to react.
He had already ridden to the neck of the mountain king, and the satin-like fur was soft, and it was extremely comfortable to sit on.
Li Qingshu jumped up and jumped up with a smile.
Zhang Chengdao is the same, after riding up, he touched the fur under his body with remembrance:
"Xiaoxiao, which position of yours is my favorite thing to do when I was a child, and your mother always grabs it with me."
Shanjun glanced back at Zhang Chengdao, as if waiting for something.
Zhang Chengdao's eyes were bright, and he didn't look like a young heavenly master at all, just like going back to decades ago, when he and Li Qingshu lived a carefree life on the mountain.
He knew what Shanjun was waiting for, curled his fingers, and let out a loud whistle in his mouth.
As he did decades ago, he pointed ahead and shouted:
"Chong, Shanjun!"
Shanjun's mood suddenly lifted, and it shook its body and raised its head to let out an equally pleasant whistling.
Spread his talons and run forward with all his might.
Zhang Xiao has never seen her father smile so happily, it is a kind of comfort from the heart, just like a child who is not mixed with other things, only pure happiness.
Qingluan also spread his wings as he did in the past to accompany Zhang Chengdao, accompanied by Shanjun, and flapped his wings in the sky.
The mountain king ran faster and faster, the clouds from the dragon, the wind from the tiger, and a strong wind accompanied the mountain king, whistling from the foot of the mountain.
The Shan Jun was obviously equally happy, and let out a tiger roar from time to time.
As before.
Soon, the remaining half of the mountain road was completed in the vertical leap of the mountain monarch, and there was already a group of people waiting there in the square in front of the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
The family jumped off the tiger's back, and Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu hugged Shanjun's head and rubbed it again:
"When Xiaoxiao is busy with the award, Sister Shu and I will go to play with you, and we will go to the back mountain to fight with the big black bear as before!"
Shanjun nodded lightly, his ears twitched, and he turned around and left.
When its figure was completely invisible, Zhang Xiao and her parents put down their waving arms,
It was only at this time that the people waiting in the square coughed lightly twice.
"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Sister! Oh, how embarrassing is this, I actually bothered all the brothers and sisters to come to greet me. β
Zhang Chengdao turned around and said in surprise.
Zhang Xiao raised his eyes and saw that these people were tall, short, fat and thin, but they looked very familiar.
If you think about it carefully, isn't this the 'Heavenly Regiment' of Longhu Mountain that wore a mask and a banner on Shafiq's mansion last time?
The senior brother is a Taoist who looks wooden, and he is a little happy at this moment: "Chengdao, it's good to come back." β
"Come on, come on, don't say anything for decades, last time there was a big event in the capital, I didn't have time to drink and talk, this time it must be - good! Good! Assemble! Assemble! β
The second senior brother is short and fat, quite naΓ―ve, but when he speaks, he is like a bell.
In particular, "good gathering" seems to be squeezed out of between the teeth.
"Xiaoxiao, hey, show it to my aunt." The fifth senior sister was a tall and beautiful woman, who looked to be in her forties, but it was said that her actual age was over eighty.
The fifth aunt stopped Xiaoxiao and walked towards the gate:
"Xiaoxiao, the first time I went back to Longhu Mountain, my aunt and my uncle prepared some gadgets for you, and my aunt took you around, and they happened to give it to you together."
As he said this, he gestured behind him.
Those senior brothers who had been waiting for a long time suddenly rose with a rich golden light.
"Sun thief! I've put up with you for a long time! β
"Phew! Split the empty palm! β
"Suffer death! Zhang Chengdao! β
"I'll dazzle you, I'll dazzle you! I'll hammer you to death! β
Zhang Xiao couldn't help but want to look back, but the fifth senior aunt firmly clamped him, sped up her pace and pulled him inside.
After Zhang Xiao came back with a bunch of gadgets, his father was lying in a quiet courtyard, crying out heavily.
Li Qingshu forced a smile to give him medicine.
The originally handsome face was swollen like a pig's head, and his 'screams' could be heard every time the powder was sprinkled.
"Ma'am, why did they only beat me? Obviously, you also showed off. β
Zhang Chengdao looked at Li Qingshu with resentment, only to feel that he was so aggrieved in his heart, it was obvious that the husband and wife were showing off together.
But a few brothers were stunned and only grabbed him and beat him.
Zhang Xiao put the gadgets on the table on the side and glanced at his father, but he was embarrassed to say it.
Mom is at most a circle of friends, but Dad, you are a private chat!
This hatred does not pull to the death?
"Dad, you're okay with this injury, right? It looks pretty serious. β
"Little thing" Li Qingshu pulled Zhang Xiao over, pointed to Zhang Chengdao who was holding a pig's head and said:
"It looks serious, in fact, it is a skin injury, the main thing is to make him swollen, if it weren't for the shame, your father, now he can go out and ride the mountain king for a walk."
Zhang Chengdao snorted twice, and agreed with Li Qingshu's statement.
"Mom, these are all given by the fifth aunt, and they are said to be meeting gifts from several elders."
Li Qingshu looked at it: "Gold bricks, thrown out to beat people, because there are only two functions: flying out and flying back, so it is very strong and quite durable."
Streamers, Xiaoxiao, have you seen the portraits or statues of those ancient immortals, and you often have something like a ribbon floating on your body.
This is it, through the armpits, you can fly with it, but the speed is slower and the steering is not so dexterous.
Yo, isn't this a small Qiankun circle, it can also be big and small, similar to gold bricks, except that this can be put on people and can trap people. β
Li Qingshu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly chuckled:
"They're going to turn you into little Nezha."
Zhang Xiao thought about it, this gold brick, small Qiankun circle, and streamer are not the monkey version of Nezha.
At the moment, Mei Zizi put things away.
"Xiaoxiao, the day after tomorrow is the test, you don't have any pressure, after all, the award is only quite qualified to walk down the mountain, and it is not a vital thing.
Just because some people have been in the mountains for decades and still can't pass the ordination doesn't mean they can't.
It's just that everyone is good at something different. β
Hearing her mother say this, Zhang Xiao's pressure suddenly became even greater, isn't this just like someone who repeats the college entrance examination dozens of times and still can't go to college.
In the end, it was concluded that the child was not fit to go to school
The pressure comes from the unknown, and in any case, the award has been waiting for so long, and it must be passed no matter what.
'Tick'
The sound of water droplets sounded in his ears, and Zhang Xiao opened his eyes suddenly, and his wand was still in his hand.
An invisible barrier was already in front of him, and his other hand had already clasped a few yellow talismans.
Look around vigilantly.
It was a cave, and the tip of a convex stalactite was dripping with water, and it was the sound of the water that woke it up.
Not far away there was a small bonfire on the ground, the fire had been extinguished, but there was still a faint spark.
There was also a small cover on the ground that had just been turned up, and in the distance there was a wooden box that seemed to contain some miscellaneous items.
Where is this?
Zhang Xiao was a little puzzled, he cautiously looked around, threw out a fire talisman and re-lit the fire.
Am I not sleeping in my room? Longhu Mountain is still not safe?
Who has the ability to bring me here under the noses of my parents and the Heavenly Master?
Zhang Xiao cast a phantom spell on himself, and pasted a charm to dispel his breath, which relaxed a little.
Zhang Xiao cast a phantom spell on himself, and pasted a charm to dispel his breath, which relaxed a little.
Start thinking about what the hell is going on.
I always feel that it is unrealistic to take myself away here, and when I think of my parents, I always hide my own assessment.
Except for the golden light three inches and the ten kinds of passes, I was stunned and didn't tell me what the other tests were.
Is it because telling me will affect the test?
So what I'm in now should also be part of the test, and this is a fantasy? Or is it real?
Zhang Xiao felt the real touch and the scorching heat of the flames, and took a little bit of stalactite dripping.
The cold and sweet taste reminded him that it was all real.
If it's a fantasy. That's all too true.
At this moment, a faint voice suddenly remembered in his mind:
"Before March, there was a major disturbance in Xiaoyang Village, and the disciples of Longhu Mountain went to three people to investigate.
There was no news.
In a hurry, Zhang Xiao, a disciple of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, went to Xiaoyang Village to find out the truth and find out the whereabouts of my disciple of Longhu Mountain.
If there is a trick to make trouble, cut it! β
Zhang Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was really a test.
It's just that I don't know what kind of place this Xiaoyang Village is, and it actually made the three disciples lose their news.
Zhang Xiao muttered, I guess this is also the reason why my parents didn't tell me?
I'm afraid that I will be prepared when I know it, and I won't be able to achieve the effect of the test?
After pondering for a while, Zhang Xiao walked to the fire and began to check his salute.
The inside seems to have been expanded, and it seems to be a wooden box the size of a school bag, but it is actually not small, at least the size of two large suitcases.
In addition to some daily necessities such as clothes and bedding, Zhang Xiao also found a lot of things used in rituals.
For example, incense candles and the like, in addition to the compass commonly used by Taoist priests, wooden swords, as well as Taoist robes, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and even a pile of scattered silver taels and gold beans.
Well. This background should not be modern.
But where is this Xiaoyang Village?
Zhang Xiao closed the wooden box and walked towards the entrance of the cave.
It's dark outside, and it seems that it's late autumn, and the mountain wind carries a cool feeling unique to autumn.
Whirling through the cracks in his clothes, he took the heat from his body.
Zhang Xiao couldn't help but shudder, and pulled her clothes tight with both hands.
It is customary to feel out your brass telescope to look at the stars so that you can confirm your bearings.
But the place where the Qiankun bag should have been hung was empty, and Zhang Xiao realized that only one person and a wand had come in.
Magic wand?
He carefully looked at the wand in his hand, although it looked exactly the same, but it lacked the sense of agility of flesh and blood.
The corners of Zhang Xiao's mouth turned up, and it was determined that this must be an illusion!
Daomen changes the seasons in a small area, and it must have this ability.
But when viewed from the mountainside, the autumn scenery is everywhere you look, and it is not easy for the power of the Daomen to do it.
In other words, even if it can be done, it will not be used in a disciple's small trial.
At the foot of the mountain there is a common small village, perhaps because of the mountain forest and the river.
The scale of this village is not small, and it is almost catching up with the small town.
This is Xiaoyang Village?
Zhang Xiao looked at it for a while.
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind hit, and the whole person unconsciously rose a chill.
This chill is different from ordinary cold, more like it rises from the bones.
It was as if the whole person had fallen into the cold and biting well water.
Zhang Xiao looked around, and at some point, a faint mist had filled the valley.
Fog is fog again, and when these demons and monsters appear, there is nothing but fog?
raised his head and glanced at the moon, but at some point, the originally bright moon seemed to be covered with a layer of frosted glass, emitting a dim moonlight.
Zhang Xiao's brows furrowed slowly, although he hadn't learned Dao Techniques and Dao Techniques, he had read a lot of some commonly used Dao Miscellaneous Books.
Of course, there are also records about Mao Yue.
For example, in the "Book of Ghosts": "Where all powerful demonic things are, there must be visions."
The most common thing to find is the hazy moon, which seems to be covered with raw edges.
The appearance of the hairy moon shows that the resentment of this ghost has become visible to the naked eye, so remember, if people in my generation encounter the hairy moon, they must not be careless. β
To put it simply, the moon has not changed, and the reason why it looks like a hairy moon is because the resentment is too big, diffused in the sky above the area where the ghost is located, and the moon has become a hairy moon through this resentment.
But Leng Qianyu, who was in Wangjiang before, was already comparable to a powerful ghost for many years, and her resentment was so big that she could easily control the people in the entire square.
Force them to sit down and listen to themselves sing.
Qiang Cheng didn't make a hazy moon like this.
In other words, this trick in Xiaoyang Village is much stronger than Leng Qianyu?
How did this Xiaoyang Village survive until now?
Although Zhang Xiao was a little surprised, he was not too flustered, and at this time it showed the importance of experience.
I have a general understanding of my own strength level, at least Leng Qianyu's level of trick is extremely easy to take.
At this moment, Zhang Xiao only felt that the back was like an overelectricity, and there was a feeling of numbness.
Golden light burst out from his body in an instant, and the whole person rushed forward quickly.
When I turned around, I saw a 'woman' wearing a bright red wedding dress with her head bowed standing not far away.
She was wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes, which seemed to be on tiptoe, and most of the soles of her feet were hanging in the air.
The fingers painted with bright red dancΓ΄me stretched straight and pressed against the sides of the body, and the cloudy liquid dripped down the long nails of the fingers.
A female ghost again?
"Little Taoist priest, don't be nosy"
Although the female ghost in the wedding dress did not speak, a voice with warning and boundless hatred did not come from nowhere.
Don't meddle? I'd like to, but this is my assessment!
"I'm sorry, I'm here on the orders of my master, and I'm looking for it."
As soon as Zhang Xiao spoke, the resentment on the female ghost suddenly increased by three points, and she let out an ugly cry.
raised his head, his hideous face covered with lead powder and blood and tears on his hideous face, and his completely dark pupils stared at Zhang Xiao deadly.
Then vanished.
The fog cleared, and the moon in the sky regained its pure light, and it was clear that the fierce female ghost had departed.
Zhang Xiao stayed in place in silence for a while, then returned to the cave, lay down on the cover and began to ponder.
What exactly is this test to test?
Early the next morning, Zhang Xiao packed up his things and set off towards the village at the foot of the mountain.
In the end, it was a Taoist priest, and the foot was quite fast, and he came to the village after a while.
Sure enough, it's almost the same as I saw it halfway up the mountain.
This village is quite prosperous, and there is even a torii that you can't see in ordinary villages.
At this time, it was early in the morning, and there were already many people walking back and forth on the bluestone road.
There are merchants and peddlers with carts, and there are farmers who seem to be going out with hoes.
The shop had already been opened, and large streams of white water vapor came out of the steamer, with the tempting aroma of meat buns, and rushed straight to the nose.
In the match, the shouting of the guys has a strong market atmosphere.
Zhang Xiao swallowed her saliva, and she didn't know how the door did it, but she could simulate the feeling of hunger so realistically in the illusion.
I couldn't help but open my legs, walked to the front of the shop and asked:
"Man, how do you sell this bun?"
"3 wen money a, 10 wen 4 pcs!"
Yo, it's still standard Mandarin!
Zhang Xiao touched the loose silver in his pocket and found the smallest corner:
"Four!"
The man took the corner of the broken silver, skillfully checked it, pinched it again, and quickly wrapped four hot meat buns with lotus leaves.
"Dao Chief, this dimes of silver are counted as 90 Wen for you, and I am looking for you for 80 Wen, is it feasible?"
Zhang Xiao doesn't care, is it a test, why do you care so much?
After taking the bun, Zhang Xiao just wanted to bite, but saw a dirty little girl at the mouth of the alley holding her fingers, staring at the meat bun in her hand.
Zhang Xiao groaned for a while, but still asked for a lotus leaf again, wrapped two buns, and prepared to hand them to her.
It's just a test, though.
But not for anything else, just for the comfort of the heart.
Unexpectedly, the little girl took the bun and turned her head directly and ran towards the alley.
also cautiously signaled Zhang Xiao to follow.
Zhang Xiao was curious, and walked into the alley while biting the bun.
But I heard the little girl say: "Little Taoist, get out of here, it's not a good place." β
After speaking, the figure flashed to the side, and disappeared like this.
The bun wrapped in lotus leaves also fell to the ground and shattered into powder, as if it had been dried for a long time.
Zhang Xiao suppressed the horror in her heart and was silent for a while, only to feel that the whole thing was becoming more and more confusing.
The test of the door. In addition to catching ghosts and slaying demons, including detectives?
What's next?
It's impossible to walk, the test is still here, and the trick in Xiaoyang Village seems to have been seen last night.
But the three missing brothers still have no clues.
Zhang Xiao thought about it silently, but suddenly remembered that when he looked at the river, his father told him that when he used to walk the world.
I often use the phrase 'look, hear, ask, and cut', and when I first go to a place, I first ask someone about any bizarre news here.
These messages often hide the truth.
Zhang Xiao stood at the intersection and looked at it for a while, and after a while, he locked down a store.
'Izumo Teahouse'
It's hard to imagine that in such a place, you can still see the existence of a teahouse!
But in addition to the teahouse, Zhang Xiao also saw wine shops, gambling houses, and even a 'Yichun Building'!
It's outrageous, a village has Yichun Tower? I'm afraid this is a weaker town, right?
In short, there is an abnormal prosperity in this village.
Wine shops, teahouses, spring buildings, these kinds of places are natural information stations, and it is easiest to find out the news.
It's just that in the early morning, the wine shop has not yet opened, and the benefactors of the Spring Building are still resting.
However, the teahouse has already begun to become a master, and some leisurely and wealthy guests rush to have morning tea and eat snacks to pass the time.
If you decide, go to the teahouse!
Zhang Xiaosan ate the meat bun in two bites, cleaned himself up with his magic wand, tidied up his clothes, and walked towards the teahouse.
As soon as he entered, a neatly dressed guy greeted him and led Zhang Xiao to a private room with beaded curtains.
After quietly glancing at Zhang Xiao up and down, he said with a smile on his face:
"What kind of tea would you like to drink, this little leader? Here's a new tea here, why don't you try it? β
Zhang Xiao was quite curious about this novel experience, and it was also an illusion to return to the right, so he nodded and agreed:
"Make me a pot of good tea."
The guy gave a dozen towels, agreed with a smile, and shouted: "A distinguished guest, a good pot of tea!"
Tea ββ! β
After a while, the guy held the tea tray and performed the tea art for Zhang Xiao with skillful skills.
Under the watchful eye of the guy, Zhang Xiao finished the first sip of tea, and still had no taste.
I only felt that the world was spinning in front of me, and then my eyes were black.
A faint male voice sounded again:
"You're dead."
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I'm going to die???
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7000 completed, no broken promise~~~emmm will continue tomorrow
(End of chapter)