Chapter 4: The Spirit of the Giant Tiger
The language used by the man was simple, mostly monosyllabic. With a lot of body language, Zhang Shiping understood the reason for the matter.
This tribe originally lived in the dragon's den where the wild boar's family was. Five years ago, they were taken over by wild boars who had migrated from Sanyo.
It was nothing at first, until later, when the survival rate of newborn children in the tribe was greatly reduced. Even if they survive, their physique is much weaker than before. In addition, it is always difficult for an injured person to recover, and basically an injury represents death.
Within a few years, the tribe had lost half of its population.
The people of the tribe believed that it was only because of the loss of the protection of the mountains that all kinds of disasters occurred. They believe that as long as they can capture the dragon's lair, then it is possible to gain the protection of the mountain again.
Over the course of several years, they fought several times with the owners of the three dragon's dens, but all of them failed, and they lost many young lives.
In despair, the tribesmen almost thought that they could only wait for the death to come, and hope came to them.
In the battle between Zhang Shiping and the giant tiger that night, the wailing of the giant tiger was heard by the tribesmen who were hunting in the mountains and forests. They searched for sound and came to the place of battle, and under the pressure of the giant tiger's spirit, they went forward to investigate, and found the body of the giant tiger. At the same time, the stone axe left by Zhang Shiping was also found.
They believe that perhaps someone from another powerful tribe has migrated from afar to fight the giant tiger for the land of survival.
They were both happy and afraid of this. The good news is that if it is a powerful tribe, they may be able to cling to the past. The fear is that the new tribe will not accept them. If they are not accepted, then their tribes must migrate elsewhere, otherwise it will be a never-ending war.
They sent men to squat beside the giant tiger for a day, and when they saw that no one had come to collect their prey, they began to wonder if the tribe was just flowing through the area. It's gone now.
They began to cut the flesh of the giant tiger for food, and they also sent people to the tiger's den to investigate. happened to meet Zhang Shiping, who had returned.
After a little thought in his mind, Zhang Shiping used a small snake to gather some grass and tree essence and send it into the man's body to treat the injuries he suffered from falling from a tree branch. Then he said to the man:
"From now on, this is the territory of me, Taiyi, and if you are a first-time offender, I will not punish you and step back. ”
Zhang Shiping said this, not giving the man the slightest chance to defend.
As for why he calls himself "Taiyi", this is because Zhang Shiping will use this name as a god name in this world. "Taiyi" or "Taiyi" is one of the supreme Chinese gods on earth, second only to Haotian God. It is Chu, the supreme god worshiped by the Han Dynasty. It can be traced back to the god recognized by the Shang Dynasty established by the Dongyi people. According to a certain theory, its source is the Taishan Mountain, which was later known as the supreme of the Five Mountains.
Of course, this does not mean that the name Zhang Shiping will be completely abandoned. Zhang Shiping is the mark of his monastic life for the past twenty-four years, which may be as short as a snap of a finger compared to the long years of the future god's name. But this is the starting point of everything, the root of Zhang Shiping, and an inseparable part of the earth, China, and Taoism. Otherwise, no matter how much glory it has, it is incomplete.
Sitting in the tiger's den, Zhang Shiping sensed the man who was still wandering not far away.
In fact, Zhang Shiping originally wanted to let them live near the tiger's den directly. But after a little consideration, I feel that this is not the law.
There is a saying on earth called God-man seclusion. This is not simply God's mystery.
Human beings are complex beings. They can sacrifice for some noble ideal, and then the splendor that shines in the depths of the soul makes even God bow his head, but they can also show all kinds of ugliness for the sake of petty profits, and make people stunned.
Humanity is great, and the history of the earth has said it all without a doubt. They have the courage and strength to change the world. If they can use their power, then Zhang Shiping's path to the gods will undoubtedly be greatly accelerated.
But human beings are also a double-edged sword, and if you are not careful, you will hurt yourself.
Keep a certain distance, give the right amount of help, and wait for the season to receive the goods.
This is Zhang Shiping's way of getting along with human beings.
He will come again.
Sensing the man who was slowly moving away, Zhang Shiping muttered to himself.
For the tribe that has fallen into despair, Zhang Shiping is like the straw seen by the drowning man, and the survival instinct will make them desperate to grab him.
For the rest, it just takes some patience.
However, the people of the tribe did not let Zhang Shiping for too long. Early the next morning, the man led two companions to escort a slightly old man to Zhang Shiping.
Zhang Shiping surrendered most of the eyes to the old man.
No matter what the era, the old man represents the existence of wisdom. Especially in this primitive era when survival is difficult, being able to live to old age is itself a proof of ability.
Three men were holding some food and a piece of jade in their hands. They were handed over to Zhang Shiping by the old man.
"Thank you for your kindness, these are the apologies for the young man who entered your territory rashly yesterday, and I hope you will accept it. ”
Zhang Shiping glanced at it, took the piece of jade, and then smiled at the old man and said:
"In that case, then I'll take this piece of jade. As for the food, I don't need it, so take it back. ”
When the old man heard this, his eyes lit up. He immediately fell to his knees and pleaded loudly:
"Save our tribe, O mighty witch from afar, and we will worship you for generations to come. ”
The remaining three men glanced at each other and knelt down as well. This caught Zhang Shiping a little off guard, mobilized the local qi in the mountains, and held up the old man who was kneeling on the ground. Then asked:
"Why do you think I'm going to be a witch?"
The old man's expression became more and more respectful, and he lowered his head and replied:
"When I was young, I had the opportunity to serve a witch from Kongsang Mountain, Hua Xu, and she came to find this kind of stone. Hua Xu once told me that this stone, called jade, is the bone marrow of the mountain. The witch can use the power within. ”
Kongsang Mountain, Wu, Huaxu, Jade.
Zhang Shiping chewed silently.
There's something interesting about this world!
"I'm not a witch, but I can help you. You must collect ten of these pieces of jade for me, within a year. Would you like to?"
Zhang Shiping asked the old man.
"Yes, I can bring it to you tomorrow! There are quite a few of these jade stones at the top of the mountain, and I collected a lot of them when I was young. I'll bring it all to you tomorrow. ”
The old man's face was ecstatic, and his body involuntarily took a step forward excitedly, as if he wanted to grab Zhang Shiping's hand. However, Zhang Shiping's lazily spitting snake letter in his hand made him restrain his excitement a little.
"No, you just need to bring me ten dollars. ”
Zhang Shiping said indifferently.
In fact, this jade is not of much use to Zhang Shiping. However, Zhang Shiping can't give them a feeling that they can get something for nothing. If that's the case, it's not a good thing for either the tribe or Zhang Shiping himself.
Silently, he turned around and walked towards the place where the giant tiger's corpse remained.
When he saw the old man, Zhang Shiping roughly understood the source of all kinds of disasters in their tribe.
As mentioned earlier, the place where Zhang Shiping and the others are now is the land of Yinshan Shanyin. Except for the three dragon dens, the entire San'in is in a state of vigorous yin energy.
The qi and blood of the living soul belong to yang, and under the consumption of yin and yang, there is naturally some discomfort. But it won't make much of a difference. After all, the yin qi here has not reached the point of extinction.
The yin qi is strong, and in the shade of the mountain, the sunshine is scarce. All this has turned this mountain forest into a paradise for yin spirits.
The spirit of the giant tiger that Zhang Shiping saw yesterday was achieved because of the unique environment here.
Yin spirits tend to subconsciously absorb the yang energy of living beings. If they are physically strong, these little yin spirits naturally cannot be offended. But if it is the old, weak, sick and disabled, the yin spirit can take advantage of the void to enter.
As soon as he saw the old man, Zhang Shiping found wisps of yin qi on his body. As soon as he reasoned a little, he understood the beginning and the end. It happened that I found a giant tiger spirit yesterday, so I responded casually.
Come to the location of the giant tiger's corpse. The body that was only half cut off already had a pungent smell. But the giant tiger spirit still clung to its own body, not roaring in mid-air and intimidating the surrounding animals.
Zhang Shiping frowned, because he didn't need this giant tiger spirit for the time being, he just gave it a chance. Now that there is a place to use it, Zhang Shiping will not let it slowly dissipate in the world.
However, Zhang Shiping's frown made the hearts of the four people next to him jump. They can't see the spirit of the tiger. I thought that Zhang Shiping would settle accounts after the autumn and be angry that they took Zhang Shiping's prey without authorization.
But Zhang Shiping didn't pay attention to their expressions. I saw him take out the soul nourishing stone tablet that he had placed aside yesterday from the ground. Then he used the blood of his fingertips to draw a soul gathering spell on the reverse side. Then when he shone at the giant tiger spirit, a suction force was born from the stone plaque, dragging the giant tiger spirit inward.
However, Zhang Shiping's talisman level is really not very good, and the giant tiger can't stop roaring in mid-air, and it is actually deadlocked.
Fortunately, the four people on the side didn't know how to do it, otherwise Zhang Shiping would have lost his face.
With a thought in his mind, the spirit snake wrapped around his left hand suddenly raised its broken golden snake pupils, which originated from the majesty of the mountain god's authority, and directly punched the giant tiger spirit into the stone tablet.
The giant tiger was not honest after falling into the stone plaque, so he tried his best to collide in the stone plaque. But he is also the monkey in the palm of Rulai's palm, and he can jump a few times.
On the contrary, the four people on the side looked at the stone plaque in Zhang Shiping's hand that suddenly jumped a few times, and they were shocked and inexplicable, and shouted.
Throw the tablet at the old man, and tell him that as long as he hangs the tablet where he lives, he will leave the rest alone.