Under the bright moonlight,

Although it is deep winter, in the deep mountains, there will be the sound of insects chirping from time to time.

In a relatively vast open space, weasel after weasel made a 'squeak' sound, while constantly running, adding dry wood to the burning fire on the side to dispel the cold and bring warmth.

Next to the fire, next to a flat, wide stump, Lu Zhengyi and Ah Yong sat on the ground.

On the other side, the white-haired weasel was standing at the edge of the stump, holding a hollowed-out wood in the palms of his palms, about the size of a finger, drinking the honey water inside.

"Squeak, squeak."

After drinking the honey water, she also warmly beckoned the person and cat in front of her to drink and see.

In front of Lu Zhengyi and Ah Yong, there was also a hollowed-out wooden cup.

"Well, it's not bad."

Lu Zhengyi was not polite, picked it up casually and drank it in one gulp.

The taste of this local honey is very mellow, which is quite different from the artificial honey outside.

Coupled with this cold, sweet mountain spring water, it is a good delicacy if it is summer.

And Ah Yong, who was next to him, also jumped on the stump, rolled up the cup with his tail, poured it into his mouth and drank it all.

Looking at their big grinning movements, the little face of the old lady Huang showed a humanized smile.

Last time, their meeting was not pleasant.

As soon as we met, I was carried by others.

So just now, as soon as she noticed that Lu Zhengyi was going up the mountain, she immediately packed her bags and planned to run away.

But I didn't expect the speed of the people to be too fast, and they were directly blocked at the door.

But fortunately, this time we met, and the situation seemed to be very stable.

"I apologize for my previous rudeness." Lu Zhengyi put down the cup and looked politely at the old lady Huang opposite, "Anyway, it's also a two-hundred-year-old old-timer, and I was a little too rude when I met before." ”

Later, after learning the cause of the incident from Yu Wenxiu, he could actually understand the situation.

After all, he has such a good-looking old man in his family.

After some old people reach a certain age, the habit of arranging music becomes heavier and heavier, especially people like Mrs. Huang and Dad, who have made some achievements in their past lives, and always hope that young people can respect themselves.

On this point, it cannot be said that it is a good act, but it cannot be said that it is completely bad.

At least that's the case here in Lu Zhengyi.

He does not require everyone to maintain the humility and courtesy of their youth when they are old, and to have a humble demeanor for the younger generations.

It's too noble, too perfect.

What kind of behavior and practices each person has at different ages is a choice that belongs to each person.

Lu Zhengyi is also surrounded by many people with various shortcomings, at most he gives some small guidance, but more importantly, he just respects their own choices, and silently watches them get good or bad results for their choices.

People are a person because they have shortcomings.

"Squeak, squeak."

Mrs. Huang stretched out her small palm and waved, as if to say, 'Don't care' or something.

"Actually, this time, in addition to expressing my apologies, there are two other things." Lu Zhengyi said softly, "The last time we met, I mentioned to you about going down the mountain, I don't know what you think?" ”

"Although the environment on the mountain is a little freer, the city below the mountain, decades have passed, and now it is also developing rapidly."

"All sorts of things, you may ......"

He shouted.

But halfway through the words, I watched Mrs. Huang shake her head and squeak.

Lu Zhengyi could guess the meaning of her previous reaction, but this time, he could only see that the other party had rejected the proposal, but the meaning of the 'squeak' could not be guessed clearly.

He didn't understand the other person's language.

Lu Zhengyi looked at Ah Yong next to him, trying to solve the problem of language barrier through Ah Yong.

But then, the old lady Huang in front of her suddenly squeaked a few more times to the side.

Soon, after filling up the firewood, a few weasels who were playing next to them seemed to have received some order, and 'swished' towards the distance.

After a while, they came from a distance carrying a small bag.

Lu Zhengyi could see that these weasels were unenlightened beasts.

It was only because of the guidance of Mrs. Huang that they could do such humane actions.

He looked at the small bag suspiciously, when they first met, Mrs. Huang was carrying this bag on her back.

Under his gaze, Mrs. Huang took the bag and then took it out from the inside...... A mobile phone with a power bank plugged in.

Then, she deftly turned on the phone and clicked on the screen.

"Although we are mostly going up the mountain now, it is not that we can't go down the mountain, and occasionally we will go to nearby towns and cities to buy some things."

A mechanical voice sounded from the phone's speaker, "Don't think of me as an old lady who doesn't understand anything, I have to watch the news every day when I get up." ”

"And I've searched for the name of this young man of yours, when your previous curse was released, I also went to the county town next to it to see it, and I was tired of running so far."

"After watching the movie, I can probably guess what you want me to help with. But it's a pity, old lady, I've been busy for decades, and now I just want to rest for the time being, unless the boy forces me to help you, I won't be willing, after all, I can't beat you. ”

Wow, I still buy things, and I'm still a fan.

But Lu Zhengyi was not surprised.

After all, what this old lady Huang showed before, the kind of ability that can confuse people like hypnosis, if you really want to go down the mountain, it is quite convenient to act.

"I didn't expect Grandma Huang to be a master of Internet surfing." Lu Zhengyi looked at her with a smile, "In that case, then I don't seem to have any conditions to make you willing to go down the mountain with me, so let's end this matter." ”

This spiritual creature that has lived for more than 200 years is different.

Seeing that she was showing herself as a courtesy, the old lady Huang took the initiative to spread out this matter.

In this way, if you really have a compulsive thought, you will be embarrassed to do it.

"But your movie is doing well, and after it is released, I will definitely go to the theater to support it."

But then, Mrs. Huang continued to use the reading function of her mobile phone to speak, and her words were relaxed, "Don't worry, old lady, I can buy thousands of yuan by digging up some medicinal herbs on this mountain and going down the mountain, and the money for movie tickets will definitely not be less than yours." ”

She casually explained that every time she went down the mountain, she was buying and selling according to the rules, rather than directly robbing people in a confusing way.

"You've lived for so many years, and you're definitely not going to bully those little dolls."

Lu Zhengyi continued with her words, "As for the second point, it actually has something to do with our family Ah Yong. ”

He looked at Ah Yong, who had been staring at Old Lady Huang curiously since they met, "This little guy hasn't seen any other of his kind since he was born with spirituality, and he doesn't even know what is different about him except for surpassing other cats in speed, strength, and wisdom." ”

"So this time, I brought him to meet you, on the one hand, to get to know the senior in cultivation, and on the other hand, I also hope that he can get the guidance of you, the senior."

"Yong has been with me for a long time, and I have already treated him as a member of the family, but unfortunately, I have no experience in this area and cannot help him."

If it's a person, or a ghost, he can still say a few words.

But for a spiritual creature like Ah Yong, Lu Zhengyi has no previous experience.

"No problem, I don't see much of the same kind either, I'm willing to help." Old Lady Huang nodded towards Ah Yong while conveying the words with her mobile phone, "Speaking of the same kind, if you need to find a ...... like me Spirits, I remember you calling us that. ”

"If you're looking for something like me, I have a target for you."

"But that guy is dangerous, and I have to be cautious when I face it. Of course, I think you'll be able to handle it easily, because you're the most special person I've ever met. ”

Monsters, perhaps.

At her age, of course, she had seen cultivators among human beings, and had even worked with some people.

Like the old Taoist priest in the Qingniu Temple, the old Buddha in the Leshan Temple, and the swordsmith in the Longquan Pavilion......

But it was the first time she had met someone like Lu Zhengyi.

When we first met, this guy came directly to a 'séance', and almost shattered her cognition that she had lived for more than 200 years.

Yes, not 'please God', but 'séance.' ’

In this world where spirituality is difficult to exist, Lu Zhengyi can actually bless like those true gods who only exist in ancient books.

"That guy is a snake adult, and it's on a nearby mountain." Mrs. Huang continued to explain, "In the early years, this guy had a good relationship with me, after all, we are both spiritual creatures, and we are both in this mountain range, so we will have contacts from time to time. ”

"But a few years ago, that snake didn't know what kind of madness it smoked, and it actually ate someone."

"Since then, his personality has started to change."

The voice from the speaker stopped here, and she leaned over with her phone and spread it out on the stump table.

"Squeak, squeak."

Mrs. Huang pointed to the chat software on her phone.

Lu Zhengyi took a closer look, and Ah Yong next to him also came over with a cat's head.

In front of him was a chat interface that he hadn't touched, not the SMS function that came with the phone, nor was it anything or anything like that.

In terms of interface, it is a bit like the communication system used by the employees of the light and shadow company.

And in this communication interface, 'Qu Qingfeng', 'Huang Hu', and 'Liu Guodong' appeared...... Names like that, they all look like real names.

As for what they say, most of them are related to spiritual practice.

However, the interval between speeches is very long, and it is often several days before anyone replies after everyone sends messages, or even more than half a month.

Above, Lu Zhengyi also saw a familiar name - 'Baiguan Mountain.' ’

"This is the mountain view of the Taoist who cultivates the mind?"

He looked at the old lady Huang in front of him suspiciously and asked.

"Squeak."

Mrs. Huang shook her head, and then she reached out and clicked the other party's name on her phone.

Subsequently, a simple contact information appeared on the mobile interface, and beyond that, there was no more information.

But if it's just a phone call, it's enough.

Lu Zhengyi is very familiar with this number, this is the mobile phone number of the people of Guanshan Dao.

In this way, he probably knows who is using the software.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhengyi did not go to talk to the chief of Guanshan Dao, but looked at the news records that Mrs. Huang let her read.

After a brief look at the content, he understood.

In addition to Old Lady Huang, there is also a big black snake nearby in this mountain range, which has also existed for hundreds of years.

More than two decades ago, poaching was particularly severe.

And this neighborhood is rarely populated, and of course it has become the target of many people.

At that time, there was a poaching gang that provoked the big black snake and was eaten.

If this matter is only here, probably no one will know about it and will investigate it.

But later, the big black snake didn't know if it was addicted to eating, or what, and began to attack people in nearby villages, which attracted the attention of some people, and almost affected the old lady Huang.

But fortunately, she traveled in the early years and made a lot of friends, and they all knew who she was, so she was excluded when dealing with it.

"Haven't you already dealt with it?"

Lu Zhengyi looked at her suspiciously, "Isn't he dead?" ”

"He's not dead, he's locked up."

Mrs. Huang picked up her mobile phone again and knocked it, "I said that it would cause trouble after I killed it, so I locked it up, and asked me to help watch it." ”

"And what about that?"

Lu Zhengyi looked strange, "Wouldn't that just wait for him to die of old age." ”

But as he spoke, he seemed to remember something, "Oh yes, it seems to be such a statement." ”

When he first met the Taoist of Guanshan, he once said that he would be punished by heaven for harming spiritual creatures.

In his words, he also mentioned that spiritual creatures, whether they are to the surrounding environment or people, are auspicious and beneficial creatures.

But once it is assassinated, even a spiritual creature will become a problem.

"Then you are hoping for ...... now"

Lu Zhengyi looked at her strangely.

"You take him away, I'm not happy to guard this big black snake here all day long." Old Lady Huang pressed the screen with her palm, "Others are not absolutely sure that they can suppress him without killing him, so they can only forcibly lock him up, but you may be able to." ”

“…… Yes. ”

Lu Zhengyi hesitated for a moment and did not refuse, "Then I will report to them now?" ”

Even if people don't ask for help, he will be happy to help.

But after all, it was the people of Guanshan Dao who locked up this big black snake here, and now if they want to take this snake away, they have to inform others about it.

As for whether the black snake could be suppressed, he didn't think about it.

"It's ready."

But as soon as his voice fell, the speaker in Mrs. Huang's hand gave an affirmative answer.

She held up her phone, and in the group chat just now, a message had already been sent.

"I'm going to give away the big black snake."

The words are very short, and it is obvious that they are urgent, but the content is not detailed enough.

"You'd better tell us about the situation here."

Lu Zhengyi reminded, "I don't mind being known by them." ”

Since his own situation has been known to the mountain master.

Most of the other people in this group also understand.

That being the case, there is no need to hide it at all.

"I know you know some of them."

Mrs. Huang knocked on the screen and replied, "The people from the previous crew were the ones they sent to deal with." ”

"But they are very troublesome, a lot of processes, if you want to take this big black snake away, you have to go through a series of discussions and choices."

"You come with me now to release this black snake, let's cut it first, and then I'll come back to guide this kitten."

As she spoke, she jumped off the stump with her phone in her arms.

The moment he took the phone back, Lu Zhengyi clearly saw that there were already a lot of replies on the chat box, but the old lady Huang ignored it, pretended not to see it, and planned to do it first.

Her attitude is already clear.

Lu Zhengyi helps her deal with this troublesome black snake, and in return, she will help guide Ah Yong.

"Let's go."

Lu Zhengyi glanced at Ah Yong and motioned for him to jump on his shoulder.

This matter seems to be a deal, but whether it is Black Snake or her helping to teach Ah Yong, it is in his favor.

As for others, it will probably be troublesome.

After all, the black snake can't be killed, and its strength doesn't seem to be weak, so if it is to be taken away, I don't know what to do with the follow-up.

You can't just find a place to lose it, such as the sea.

So what's the difference between that and dumping sewage into the sea?

Old Madam Huang led the way in front, and from time to time she turned back to see if Lu Zhengyi had followed.

One man and one weasel, she climbed higher up the hill one after the other, and did not stop until she came to a clearing near the edge of a cliff.

"This is it."

This time, Mrs. Huang didn't let the hundreds of sons and grandchildren who were waiting to follow, and began to dig up the soil herself.

The two petite beast paws were pulling in the soil, and after a while, a small pit appeared in front of Lu Zhengyi.

In the pit, you can vaguely see an object similar to a coffin.

The coffin was not buried deep and could have been dug up easily.

"Aren't you afraid that some other person, or an unenlightened animal, will come and dig up this coffin?"

Lu Zhengyi asked curiously.

He thought it would be such a hidden place, but he buried the snake in a coffin.

"This coffin is not something that anyone can open."

Mrs. Huang dug up the soil next to the coffin, but couldn't lift it out, "The kitten came to help, this coffin is a bit heavy." ”

As she spoke, two palms fell from her face, and the coffin was lifted out of it as if it were made of plastic.

"Hum—"

The coffin was placed on the ground by Lu Zhengyi, kicking up a puff of dust.

By the moonlight, he carefully observed the material of the coffin and the lines on the coffin board.

On the pure black coffin, the dark red lines don't know whether they depict a product from Taoism or Buddhism, but this object reminds Lu Zhengyi of something.

Originally, it contained a wooden box that contained noodles returning from Wakoku.

According to the courier brother at the time, that thing was not for sale.

And now Lu Zhengyi looks at this coffin, how do he feel...... It's familiar.

These things were definitely not specially made for the purpose of imprisoning or transporting anything, but they were more like they were originally containing other things or people, but they were later found by the mountain master and his people, and they took away the objects and people inside, or even destroyed them.

Then they made the best use of what they had, and used the wooden box and the coffin on the outside for other purposes.

But Lu Zhengyi didn't study it in detail, after all, the stone statues he picked up and the objects of those wandering gods in Taicheng were actually similar.

Although in today's era, there are fewer and fewer people who practice.

However, those old objects that have been handed down from ancient times, if they are properly preserved, still seem to have a certain power today.

Even the noodles in his hand are probably this kind of special items.

'If this thing is going to be opened, I remember......

Mrs. Huang fumbled around the coffin, as if she was looking for something.

Lu Zhengyi didn't bother her either, so as not to damage it to others.

This black snake is a nuisance, and he should be able to take it with him, but this coffin may be recovered by those people.

"Click-"

For a while, Mrs. Huang seemed to have touched some mechanism.

There was a 'clattering' sound like a roller inside the coffin, and then the lid on top of the coffin was pushed open little by little.

A chill overflowed from this coffin, and even Lu Zhengyi couldn't help but take a few steps back.

He even felt a little cold.

After remembering his past life, this was the first time.

The chill must not have been caused by the black snake locked in the coffin, but the coffin itself.

This couldn't help but make Lu Zhengyi muttered again, I don't know which dynasty and generation this coffin belongs to, and who the owner of the coffin is.

In it, a large black snake was curled up in a circle, like a piece of snake cake.

"This is called the Great Black Snake?"

Lu Zhengyi looked at the old lady Huang next to him suspiciously, this coffin should be prepared for people, it is not big.

Now this black snake is coiled in a circle, this is called a big black snake?

"He was stuffed in, and he got smaller." Mrs. Huang used the speaker of her mobile phone to make a final explanation, "Wait a minute, you can be careful, although he has not lived as long as me, he is much stronger than me, and he is ruthless." ”

As she spoke, she quickly backed away.

"Squeak."

As she ran, she beckoned Ah Yong to come with her, "Squeak." ”

Ah Yong stood on Lu Zhengyi's shoulder, hesitated for a moment, and did not move.

"I'm struggling to deal with it later, it's not too late for you to leave."

Lu Zhengyi casually said to Ah Yong, and then stretched out his hand and grabbed the black snake in the coffin.

However, as soon as his palm reached into the coffin, his face couldn't help but become serious.

Lu Zhengyi could feel that there seemed to be some power in this coffin, which was slowly suppressing him.

Before his strength was reduced, he quickly took the black snake out, and then looked curiously into the coffin.

Compared with this black snake, this coffin made Lu Zhengyi more interested.

But this coffin, like the stone statue and the face, is a dead thing.

Lu Zhengyi looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see anything strange, mainly because his major was wrong.

"Shhhh

It seemed to have left the coffin, allowing the black snake to regain its strength and awaken from its slumber.

Lu Zhengyi could clearly feel that his cold scales were as hard as metal, and he was groping for his arm, and in a short time, the whole arm was already wrapped.

At the same time, as his eyelids opened, his vertical eyes stared straight at him, and he couldn't see any emotion.

(End of chapter)