Chapter 13: The Pit Beast

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Ruan Xiaoer carried two baskets, followed a team of good men and women, and walked towards Longhu Mountain. I ran into a gray nose at the admissions office of Bailu Academy, and even almost became a street rat who everyone shouted at "forging the letter of the Heavenly Master", let alone registering for admission, and almost couldn't even find a place to stay.

Helpless, he had no choice but to leave Shinshu first and return to Longhu Town. In the town, he bought some things and followed the group of pilgrims up the hill with him.

People inside and outside the Shangqing Palace are not allowed to trespass, but the people are kind and very religious, so the Shangqing Palace set up a grand Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain, called the Heavenly Master Temple, for people to worship incense.

The road in front of the Heavenly Master Temple is divided into two, one goes up the mountain to the Shangqing Palace, not far away is the mountain gate, and the other goes to the west, winds to the back mountain, which is steep and difficult to walk. Ruan Xiaoer walked towards the back mountain without hesitation.

Immediately, a well-wisher in front of the watch reminded behind him: "Young man, that road leads to the back mountain of Longhu Mountain, it is said that there are fierce beasts, snakes and tigers, only those who collect medicine and a few hunters dare to go, and they dare not go deeper." ”

"Uncle, don't worry, I have my own magic weapon to protect my life. Ruan Xiaoer looked confident. He came out of this path the other day. What kind of fierce beast snake and tiger, isn't it just those two second-class mountain beasts or something? It's good to meet them early, and I'm looking for them on this trip.

"Young people, listen to people, eat well, and don't go your own way. There was also an old lady who tried hard to persuade her.

"Thank you, Auntie. Ruan Xiaoer had to light up the short sword on his back, "I have a sword to defend myself, but I'm not afraid of beasts, and when the beasts see me, they can only take a detour." ”

But when they could not persuade him, they stopped trying to persuade him.

Ruan Xiaoer walked along the road, the mountain path behind this is extremely narrow, leading to the northwest distance, the terrain is getting higher, and the surrounding grass is also getting deeper. From time to time, you can see ancient trees on the road, and you can hear the birdsong quietly. Occasionally, you can encounter a few spirit hunters, medicine men, and a few wild beasts.

Moving forward according to the route of memory, after the afternoon, I finally came to the place where I was separated from the two "divine beasts" who guarded the mountain, the big white snake and the tiger, and saw the place where the Void Jing Heavenly Master had grazed in the distance. But today, there is no Heavenly Master grazing, and the surroundings seem very quiet.

I found a flat place and put down the flat pole and basket. From one of the baskets, four jars of good wine were taken out and put away, and from the other basket were taken out two braised geese and four roast chickens, which were laid flat on the ground. Then he opened the four jars of wine and wine seals, smiled slyly, and waited with peace of mind.

The aroma of wine and cooked meat gradually filled the air around us. The air seemed quieter, too.

Suddenly, a fishy breath came, and in the long grass on the left and right, a spirit beast arched out.

"Brother Tiger, Brother Snake, don't come to harm?" Ruan Xiaoer bowed to each of them, looking at ease.

"You're back again?" the big white snake circled around the wine jar again and again, and just between saying these few words, the gluttonous saliva in his mouth fell like raindrops. The tiger was clumsy in words, but his eyes widened and he stared at the roast chicken, and his throat moved.

"I remember that day, I ate up the food of the two eldest brothers of the divine beast, and I was very sorry in my heart. When passing through the town, he bought some food to compensate the two eldest brothers. Ruan Xiaoer's demeanor looked very sincere.

When the two beasts heard him say this, they immediately pounced on the wine and meat. They have been guarding the mountains for many years since they were children, and they are bound by the rules and precepts of the Shangqing Palace. It's just that they don't usually see it, but now that good wine and meat are in front of them, how can they endure this huge temptation.

The tiger picked up the fragrant roast chicken with one paw, licked it lovingly, and then opened its bloody mouth to swallow it in one gulp.

"Slow!" a sudden shout stopped it. The voice came from the big white snake, which was much calmer, "You ate this meat, and then drank the wine, you violated the rules of the Shangqing Palace, you can think about it." ”

"Come to think of it, I can't stand that life anymore. The tiger said, with tears in his eyes, that miserable Ruan Xiaoer couldn't bear to see, "How can there be a tiger who eats fruit all day long, in the past, he couldn't go down the mountain, and he couldn't see it, but now, it's right in front of him." As he spoke, he took a bite of it, and a chicken didn't even chew the belt bones and went into his stomach.

This sound suddenly fluttered eyebrows, and his spirit was much better, and another jar of wine was poured into his mouth, and he drank it in one gulp.

This Ruan Xiaoer was also stunned, brother, that is a ten-pound bottle of high-sorghum wine, did you dry it in one gulp?

The wine was slightly up, the tiger burped, slightly drunk, and shook his body, "Comfortable! For this wine, this meat, even if the precept elder knows, it will be worth hanging me up and beating me." I grabbed another roast chicken, but this time I cherished it a lot, and I was reluctant to swallow it in one bite, but tore and ate it piece by piece. Despite this, in the middle of three and two, the second chicken also went for the most part.

The big white snake saw that the situation was not good, and he didn't care about the rules and precepts, and after a while, he was afraid that all the things in front of him would enter the belly of this second-class tiger. So he didn't hesitate any longer, the snake tail rolled up a jar of wine, took a big sip beautifully, and then picked up a braised goose and stuffed it all into his cheeks.

A snake and a tiger let go of their scruples and ate and drank, and Ruan Xiaoer stood by and watched them, smiling all the time, like a kind mother looking at a greedy child.

After a while, he began to move, slowly putting the remaining two jars of wine, a braised goose and two roast chickens back into the basket. Then slung it over his shoulders and prepared to leave. The second beast stopped eating and drinking, and stared blankly at his slow motion.

"That. The tiger hiccuped, "Little brother, didn't you give us this wine and meat as compensation?"

"yes. Ruan Xiaoer said, "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, it's delicious. It's just that it was given to us, so why did it take it away again?" the tiger was puzzled.

"I didn't say I would compensate you all. Ruan Xiaoer said seriously, "You have already eaten up the compensation for you." The rest was my own dinner. What's more, aren't you the mountain guardian spirit beasts raised by the Shangqing Palace, you can't break the rules. ”

The two beasts were huge, as if their bodies were thin and thin, and this wine and meat completely made them lose the dignity of the mountain-guarding beasts. Where is Ruan Xiaoer willing to leave with the rest of the wine and meat.

The tiger was just blocking it, but the big white snake was crying with a sad face, it had long known that Ruan Xiaoer would not be so kind, and he would definitely have a backhand. It's just that he eats people and has a short mouth. But not only the tiger, but he was also itching, but he had to pretend to be sad and say, "Change, let's change!"

Hearing a word change, the tiger's eyes lit up, "Yes, let's change!"

After waiting for a long time, just waiting for you two to say this word out of your mouth. Ruan Xiaoer smiled hesitantly, put down the flat pole and basket, and looked at the two beasts with a smile: "What do you get in exchange?"

(Ask for collection, ask for recommendation)