Surrounded by undulating green mountains and swaying woods, birds flew down from branches and landed on the green rocks, chirping crisply. The scholar opposite who was bowing and saluting slowly stood up, shook his wide sleeves, and walked straight towards the cliff.
The chirping bird preened its feathers and tilted its head. The scholar instantly disappeared in front of the cliff. He blinked in confusion and jumped around chirping.
The Toad Taoist patted the old donkey on the head and urged him, "Let's go in too."
Zhu Ganglie on the side also nodded, and went straight through the stone wall, and then... With three bangs, the two monsters and a donkey crashed into the rugged cliff together, sticking tightly.
The old donkey stepped back, wagging its nose and mouth, turning around and kicking its hooves in pain. The Toad Taoist who fell to the ground rubbed his hands and climbed up, spreading his short legs, sitting on his hips and cursing in anger.
"That mother, back when I was traveling all over the world, there was no place I couldn't go..."
Zhu Ganglie, who was squatting on the ground with his head covered, gasped and quickly reached out to press the toad.
"Keep your voice down, my mother is a bit stingy, if you learn from your apprentice, maybe you can get in."
Behind, the old donkey was circling around and stepped on a stone, which squeezed it and shot out.
Over there, the Toad Taoist rubbed his face and climbed up. He raised his toad face to look at the cliff that seemed to reach the sky to him. He snorted coldly and hugged his flippers.
Bow? I bow to the heaven and earth above, and to the sun and moon below. Why should I bow to her
The moment he thought of it, a black shadow came flying and hit him on the back. His body became unstable and he fell forward, falling to the ground.
Zhu Ganglie, who was praying with his hands folded, heard the noise and looked at the ground, snorting and laughing like a pig.
"Ha ha ha ha, old toad, I, Old Pig, will let you bow down to me. There's no need to prostrate yourself on the ground with such great respect."
"I am pleased."
The Toad Taoist buried his face in the ground, squeezed out a sound with difficulty, turned over, quickly got up and brushed the dust off his short coat. Then he heard Zhu Ganglie next to him reaching his hand into the stone wall, and his huge body disappeared in a flash.
"Wait a minute, old man!"
Without even bothering to brush off the dust, the toad whistled at the old donkey who was still jumping around, jumped up, grabbed the dangling rope around the donkey's neck, and followed closely behind.
Chirp chirp~~~
A few birds on the rocks blinked curiously, spread their wings and flew over, then they hit the cliff with a few bangs and twitched slightly.
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At the same time, there was another scene inside the mountain wall. The fragrance of flowers and plants spread all over the mountain. Lu Liangsheng, who came in first, carefully stepped on several flowers of different colors under his feet. A light yellow butterfly flew towards him from the pistil. Lu Liangsheng subconsciously stretched out his hand, and the dancing butterfly landed on his finger.
In the distance, there are green forests like the sea, and flocks of birds fly up and across the clouds outside the mountains.
"It's really a wonderland..."
Lu Liangsheng looked at the sea of clouds and the green grass around him and couldn't help murmuring. The butterfly that had rested on his finger suddenly flapped its wings, flew into the air, turned twice, and flew towards one.
'You're taking me there?'
While quickly following the butterfly, he was worried that his master would come in and not be able to find him, so he performed a small magic to raise some flowers and plants along the way so that he could easily identify the direction of the path.
After walking for a while, the spell stopped and the butterfly that was following stopped in front of a jade forest. Suddenly, a soft light of magic came out and it fell to the ground, turning into the woman in the yellow dress. She smiled and bowed to Lu Liangsheng.
"Saint Ancestor Zi Yuanjun is inside, Mr. Lu, please go in on your own."
She actually knew my name. Did the old mother of Mount Li already know that I would come to Mount Li to find her
Lu Liangsheng exhaled lightly, bowed to the woman in front of him who must have been transformed from a butterfly, and calmed down. Just like in the past, he walked into the woods where the woman pointed. As he passed by, the trees blocking the way moved away by themselves, revealing a wide forest path.
The forest was quiet, with the sound of birds and cranes everywhere, and flowers, grass and green pines everywhere. After walking a hundred steps or so, it felt like I had walked through a small path, and the view became wider, with spreading green grass and colorful flower beds everywhere. In the distance, an old woman in a khaki and black checkered robe, with a jeweled jade ring on her head, leaning on a dry vine and wooden stick, bending down to prune branches.
"I have not cared about human affairs for a long time. If Yang Xingtian doesn't scream, I won't see you."
It was too far away, so Lu Liangsheng couldn't see the old woman's appearance clearly. When he heard this, his face couldn't help but be moved. The affairs of Chang Yang and Xing Tian were only known by his master, the pig demon, and the Taoist priest... That's right, that's right. Since they knew I was coming, what else could they not know
Lu Liangsheng suppressed his surprise, raised his hands and bowed, saying: "Saint Ancestor Zi Yuanjun has great magical powers. I, a cultivator from the human world, Lu Liangsheng, dare not offend you. I only came here to ask for a favor, which is to save my disciple Qu Yuanfeng. If you have any orders, I will do my best to repay you."
"Your disciple is a man of honor who fought for his country. He won't pollute my pond." The old woman trimmed a few branches, cut off the side branches and dead leaves, and waved to the scholar: "Come, come and help me pick up the flowers."
"yes!"
Lu Liangsheng stepped forward and took it with both hands, then followed the old woman slowly. Seeing that she was trimming the hair slowly, he did not dare to talk to her casually. He had heard some rumors about the Old Mother of Mount Li, and it was not something a mortal cultivator could neglect.
After a while, the old woman slowly spoke:
"Your disciple is a cultivator. It is inappropriate for him to interfere in human affairs. It goes against the will of heaven. However, it is not impossible. But you have to promise me one thing, and I will help you."
"Saint Ancestor Zi Yuanjun, please give me your orders. I will do whatever I can."
"Don't call me that. I don't like it." The old lady walked in front and waved her hand with a smile, "Just call me mother like they do. It's more intimate."
Lu Liangsheng bowed slightly while holding the branch of flowers.
"yes."
"Don't be so nervous. I won't ask you to do anything against your conscience."
The old mother of Mount Li stopped, bent down with the help of her rattan stick and continued to prune the branches, but the voice continued to be heard.
"It's just a matter of running errands. I have a sworn brother who was full of vigor and got into trouble. He has been trapped under a mountain for many years. For some reason, I can't go to visit him. Why don't you do me a favor?"
Pressed under the mountain... Why does it sound so familiar
Lu Liangsheng suddenly remembered that when he set up the Qixia Mountain Spirit Gathering Array, wasn't the center of the array a picture of a giant monkey pressed down under the mountain? He had seen that picture in the "Illustrated Records of Mountains and Seas", and it seemed to be called Wuzhiqi.
"Liangsheng, what are you thinking about?"
When he came to his senses, the old mother of Mount Li turned around and looked at him. She raised the cane in her hand and pointed to the west of the forest. "Wait a minute, take your disciple from here to the west. There is a pool of water and a stone platform in the water. Put it on it and leave."
"Wait a moment, mother. Where is your adopted brother now? What's his name?"
"Liangjie Mountain is the one that looks like a human finger. Once you get there, you will find it. After you see how it is, come back and tell me. Remember, if you see Jie Di on it, do not go and uncover it."
The old mother of Mount Li gave a few instructions, took the pruned branches from the scholar, turned around and walked away slowly with her rattan stick, and her figure disappeared among the flower beds.
"Liangsheng!"
"Mr. Lu!"
At this time, the voices of Toad Taoist and Zhu Ganglie were heard outside the forest. Lu Liang came to his senses suddenly. From afar, he saw two monsters and a donkey running towards him. All around him, he found himself back to the place where he entered the forest.
The woman in the yellow dress stood aside with a smile on her face.