When King Du got angry, the monsters in the cave didn't even dare to breathe. Even the ones who were delivering wine just hurriedly brought it and left. King Du was left alone, sitting on a stone couch covered with animal skins, drinking alone. He was both envious and uneasy about Ruyi's money.
"Gulp... Gulp... Gulp... Ahem... Hiccup..."
King Du drank another jar of wine, burped longly, and sat on the bed with the empty jar in his hand in a daze. Although he looked dull, his mind never stopped working.
"Why does this old landowner have twelve pieces of Qiankun Ruyi coins that are so coveted by people in Lingbaoxuan? Why would an expert give him so many? Was it the virtue he accumulated through his practice? Or did he help someone?"
"Even the City God Temple in Kuinan County is an empty temple, and there are no masters in the city. Could it be that something happened that attracted a master to pass through, and I don't know about it..."
King Du's face was red and a little drunk, with some boar bristles appearing on his face.
"Coyote, come here and die—"
"Yes, yes, my king, I am coming, I am coming..."
The guy called mountain dog by King Du was the subordinate he had driven away before. When he came in, he still had a dog-skin plaster on his face, but half of his face was still swollen. He approached King Du cautiously, shrank his body and asked.
"My lord, you called me?"
The wound on the mountain dog's face was certainly not so serious that a transformed monster couldn't reduce the swelling, but doing so was a kind of protective color that he had developed over a long period of time, which could reduce the probability of being beaten again to a certain extent.
King Du couldn't help but be attracted by the swollen area on his subordinate's face and the dog-skin plaster. He looked at it for a while before asking.
"Has anything noteworthy happened in Kuinan County in recent years?"
"Well, there's nothing noteworthy. Maybe the recent plan to renovate the Wen Temple and Wu Temple is one of them?"
Upon hearing his men say this, King Du frowned.
"The Wenmiao and Wumiao are not just a matter for Kuinan County. It is said that they are being built everywhere in the human world. And it has only just started recently. When did the God of Land get the Ruyi Money? What happened at that time?"
Shan Gou forced a smile, but the muscles on his face were pulled and he felt pain, and his face twitched a few times. But it was his fault for deliberately not reducing the swelling.
"I don't know about that, but it should be alright..."
"Hmm? Think about it carefully!"
King Du raised one hand again, and Shan Gou's face changed color with fear. He felt that the other half of his face was about to be lost. He quickly racked his brains to recall, but Kuinan County City was just a mortal city and so far away, there was no way he could know much information.
"There's none?"
King Du asked again, and Shan Gou shouted immediately.
"My Lord, this Kuinan County City is quite far from us. If it is at the foot of the mountain, I might know some trivial matters. It is so far away, please allow me to go to the market to ask around!"
King Du then put down one of his hands.
"Okay, go and ask around, and come back soon."
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll take my leave now. I'll be back when I find out what happened!"
The mountain dog felt as if he had been pardoned. He quickly left the cave and ran straight to the mountain market outside. Once he was outside, he breathed in the fresh air and spiritual energy brought by the mountain breeze, and he felt better.
This mountain market is a mixed bag, and there is no fairy port or the like nearby, so Du Kui Peak is considered a famous market far and wide. In addition, some rules have been established, so there are visitors from all sides, and even mortals can be seen occasionally. Of course, there are not many mortals who dare to come here, and if you are not a mortal who is familiar with the place, it is easy to leave Du Kui Peak and never get down the mountain again.
At this moment, Shan Gou was looking for this kind of mortal in the Du Kuifeng market, and also looking for monsters closer to Kuinan County City. This naturally scared some people, but fortunately, after two quarters of an hour, he had a better understanding of Kuinan County City.
King Du was sitting in his cave. He hadn't drunk any wine, but was just gnawing on a large bowl of meat.
"My king, my king, I am back..."
The sound of the mountain dog came from outside, and its figure soon trotted in.
"Did you find out anything?"
"I found out that there hasn't been any major incidents in Kuinan County in recent years..."
"Um?"
"Well, there are a few small things in the mortal world that I can talk about. The first is the construction of the Wenwu Temple. The second is that a few years ago there was an unsolved injustice. A poor guy named Zhao was persecuted and used as a scapegoat. His family went everywhere to seek justice but to no avail, and he was eventually persecuted to death..."
King Du looked thoughtful and was about to ask about this in detail, but Shan Gou continued.
"There is another interesting story. There is a wealthy Li family in Kuinan County. The head of the family was a high-ranking official in the court, but was later demoted. Then his wife was pregnant for three years before giving birth to a son, which almost killed his mother..."
"Hiss... This is quite interesting. It's not a stillbirth after three years... What else?"
King Du looked at the mountain dog, who forced a smile and spoke carefully.
"No, there's nothing else worth mentioning. If you want more details, you can only go to Kuinan City..."
"Okay, let's go to Aoi-nan City!"
The mountain dog was stunned for a moment and pointed at himself.
"Let me go?"
"Nonsense, are you still going to let me, the king, go?"
As King Du spoke, he grabbed the mountain dog by the scruff of the neck and pulled him close to him, almost face to face, and admonished him in a slow and serious voice.
"Be smart, just think of it as you going to buy the money from the landowner, but don't force him to buy it. If he really wants to sell it, that's great. If he doesn't agree, forget it. Well, you have to leave something as compensation. I'll tell you in detail how to deal with it. Remember it clearly, like this... like this..."
King Du whispered a lot into Shan Gou's ear, and the latter nodded continuously. After King Du had explained everything clearly and tested Shan Gou again to confirm that he had remembered correctly, he let him go.
…
A distance of nearly a thousand miles was not too far for a monster like Shan Gou that could control the evil wind and fly. It had landed outside the city of Kuinan County before dawn.
Ji Yuan, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, moved his eyelashes but did not open his eyes.
At dawn, several gates of Kuinan County City opened at about the same time, and Shan Gou followed the crowd into the city. After arriving in the city, he did not go directly to look for the God of Land, but went to the list at the city gate to look at the posted things with the crowd.
The most popular thing is of course the renovation of the Wenwu Temple. Other things include posting wanted criminals, but they do not arouse the interest of Shan Gou.
After wandering around the city, Shan Gou finally went to the land temple.
It cannot be said that this land temple has few visitors, but recently all the attention paid to other temples has been taken away from the Wenwu Temple. I don't know who spread the news that if you pray more starting from the groundbreaking ceremony, your family will have a top scholar in the future. As a result, many people go to the Wenwu Temple every day, while the construction site of the Wu Temple and the land temple are a little deserted.
When the mountain dog walked into the land temple, only the temple keeper was basking in the sun in the yard and didn't notice that the mountain dog had slipped into the temple.
There was still a plaster on Shan Gou's face. He took out a few incense sticks he carried with him, lit them, and inserted them into the incense burner in front of the statue of the land god. He also bowed to the statue several times.
"God of Land, please show yourself quickly. I am here on the orders of my king to pay you homage and apologize!"
Ji Yuan, who was already standing outside the land temple, frowned slightly and looked thoughtful, while the land god on the side looked up at him.
"Mr. Ji, this..."
"Go ahead, I'm here."
"yes!"
After the God of Land responded, he dived into the ground, and then the statue in the temple seemed to blink, which was noticed by the mountain dog who was worshipping. He cursed in his heart, "What a new old thing!", but a look of joy appeared on his face.
"God of Land, you are finally here!"
"Ahem, ahem... What do you want from me?"
Seeing that the God of Land did not show up, the mountain dog could only continue to talk to the statue.
"Lord of the Land, I was wrong before. I said those threatening words and my king knew about it and beat me. You can see that my face is still swollen. The king also said that I got a big advantage, but in this deal, both sides are willing to fight and suffer. Although this time the advantage is great, the king has his own rules and it is impossible to return it. So he ordered me to bring some compensation, and it is all here!"
As he spoke, Shan Gou placed the package he was carrying on the altar. After unwrapping it, he revealed the contents, which were all earth stones, some large and some small, and of different qualities.
The God of Land didn't speak for a while, but finally said something.
“That’s thoughtful.”
Seeing that the other party didn't even say thank you, Shan Gou's face turned gloomy, and his evil spirit became a little irritable, but he still restrained himself and continued.
"I heard that you still have six coins in your hand. Your Majesty means..."
"No, no, no more!"
"Well, God of Land, please listen to me. What the king means is that if you are willing to sell, we will definitely show our utmost sincerity this time. As long as you nod, he will find a way to get the Mountain God Stone. If you don't want to sell, we won't force you!"
The God of Land was stunned for a moment, wondering why the monster was so easy to talk to today. When he heard about the mountain god stone, he subconsciously asked a question.
"Isn't it the Mountain God Jade?"
Even the mountain dog was stunned for a moment. Wow, this old thing really dared to speak. Even his king had never seen what the Mountain God Jade looked like.
"Lord of the Land, this magic money is good, but I'm afraid it's not worth the Mountain God Jade. Besides, we can't get it... If you insist on having the Mountain God Jade, we have to give up this deal!"
"I don't have it in the first place. Even if you have the Mountain God Jade, I can't afford the magic money."
"Oh, then may I ask where did the God of Land get the magic money? My king also wants to try to see if he can get it. Please teach me!"
"A passing immortal saw that I was practicing diligently and gave it to me."
The God of Land said this and then stopped talking. After the mountain dog spoke a few words and saw that the other party was ignoring him, he also said goodbye and left.
After a while, Ji Yuan stood outside the land temple and looked at the direction where the monster went away, his eyes thoughtful, and the land god also appeared beside him.
"Sir, it seems that the previous incident had nothing to do with King Du. It was the monsters below who were rude. Now the matter has been resolved!"
The God of Land breathed a sigh of relief, holding the package in his hand, and kept turning over the earth stones. He felt much better.
"Is it."
Ji Yuan said this and turned to leave the land temple. However, the mountain dog had not left Kuinan City yet. Instead, he was wandering around the city, wandering around here and there. Finally, he went to visit Li Mansion, but he couldn't see Li Feng.
But Shan Gou did not give up. Instead, he waited in a teahouse on the street near Li's house. Around dusk, he finally met Li Feng, who was holding a small wooden pole. He was running home excitedly, waving his hands. Today, he specially invited Mr. Ji and Hero Zuo to his home for dinner, and asked the kitchen to prepare a large table of dishes. He wanted to go home first to see how the preparations were going.
Shan Gou was not sure at first that the child was Li Feng until he entered the Li Mansion. The second young master of the Li family was very old, and only the eldest young master Li Feng was this old.
"There's nothing unusual about him, he's just an ordinary kid..."
Just as Shan Gou was frowning, a man wearing a gray hood and a wolfskin draped over his shoulders and neck slowly walked down the street, then glanced in the direction of the teahouse. There seemed to be fire in his eyes, and his gaze was like a steel gun stabbing at him.
"Gu..."
As soon as Shan Gou swallowed the tea in his mouth, his whole body stiffened. He wanted to stand up but found that the other person was walking towards him.
Who is this? A mortal? Impossible? An immortal cultivator who has hidden his energy? Not likely!
There was no aura of spiritual practice revealed, but the other party's eyes had a strong oppressive power, and even at this moment Shan Gou had some hallucinations, as if there was a heavy evil spirit above the other party's shoulders, but when he looked closely, there was no evil spirit.
'Is this person a righteous or evil person? How come he is even more evil than a monster...'
Seeing people approaching, Shan Gou hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"Sir, I was just drinking tea and didn't do anything bad..."
Zuo Wuji nodded.
"It seems to be as you said, but how can Zuo believe you?"
"I, I, yes, the God of Land can testify that I am here to apologize to the God of Land on behalf of someone else... If you don't believe me, we can go to the God of Land Temple together!"
Zuo Wuji stared at the mountain dog and smiled only when he saw sweat on his forehead.
"No, you should leave now. You are not allowed to stay in the city."
"Yes, yes, let's go right away, right away!"
Shan Gou got up quickly, and did not forget to leave money for the tea. When he left the teahouse, he turned back and asked another question.
"May I ask your name, sir? I..."
"roll."
"Yes Yes Yes!"
The mountain dog didn't dare to stay for a moment. He ran across several streets and in a secluded place, he created a gust of dark evil wind and flew into the sky, heading straight towards Dukui Peak.
On a quiet street in the distance, Ji Yuan looked up at the evil wind leaving, thought for a moment, and patted his chest.
"Chiu~"
The little paper crane came out of the brocade bag, spread its wings and flapped them. Ji Yuan pointed to the sky. Ji Yuan looked at it and nodded, then turned into a streak of white light and disappeared into the air.