Chapter 146: Go to the Mountain God Banquet Again Another bonfire was lit on Hammer Mountain. At this time, the once-in-a-decade mountain lion banquet had not yet arrived, and there were far fewer guests present than before. There were only the mountain god, Lin Jue, the fox, and some spirits near Hammer Mountain who had responded to the mountain god's call and come here tonight to have worked in vain. They also formed a circle as they did before. There were also monkeys carrying fruits and meat, and they also carefully avoided the original races of all the guests present. There is also the thousand-day wine of the tiger. "You have all heard Brother Lin's lectures and explanations here. We have never repaid that friendship, so it's a good opportunity for us to have a good drink together tonight." The mountain god was still sitting on the same huge granite stone, and said to the many monsters below: "Thank you all for coming to help me tonight. Please don't be polite. Don't leave until you are drunk." All the monsters showed expressions of joy. Lin Jue couldn't help but recall what happened before. When I came here last time, I was still a scholar who didn't know any spiritual arts and only learned one fire-repelling technique. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, it was already the spring and summer of the fourth year. I could fight against the bear monster, and my skills were better than most of the monsters present. The fox didn't have any such thoughts in his mind, he just kept turning his head around, his eyes sparkling with curiosity, as if he found it very strange.
Sometimes he lowered his head and ate two grapes and two pieces of meat. Jars of Thousand-Day Wine were quickly brought up. The expressions of many spirits became obviously strange—— They first glanced at the jars of Thousand-Day Wine, then looked at the Mountain God, and then quickly looked away, as if they wanted to look but didn't dare to. The same thought was in their minds: they wanted to think but didn't dare to think. Then the mountain god laughed a few times, stretched out his hand, and took out two bottles, one black and one white. The eyes of many monsters suddenly became hot. Even the fox turned his head and looked over curiously. "In theory, this Thousand Days Wine mixed with the essence of the sun and the moon is only available at my banquet that is held once every ten years. But now that I have obtained the position of Mountain God, this essence of the sun and the moon is still extremely precious, but it is not as rare as before." The Mountain God's voice was very rough. "It just so happens that we have distinguished guests coming again today, so I would like to invite you all to drink again." After saying that, he slowly rotated his wrist. A bottle of wine poured out like flowing rock, emitting a blazing glow, just like the setting sun, pouring into the wine jar. It was as if the wine in the jar had become hotter. A bottle is like black satin, with thousands of bright spots in the darkness, just like the upside-down Milky Way in the world, also poured into the wine jar, and neutralized with it. Lin Jue is no longer the same person as before. He can naturally feel that the two bottles contain the purest essence of the sun and the moon. Especially after the essence in the second bottle is poured in, the yin and yang are balanced, and a mysterious feeling arises. That indescribable charm is very attractive to him even now. Even more attractive than when I was ignorant. I don’t know how this mountain god obtained the essence of the sun and the moon. The strange fragrance has spread everywhere, making people salivate. "Haha! Enjoy your drink, everyone!" Cup after cup of Qianri wine was poured into bamboo tube wine cups and then carefully brought to the guests by the macaques. There is a cup in front of Lin Jue.
There was also a cup in front of the fox. The fox's eyes were full of curiosity. It moved closer to look at the Thousand Days Wine, as if its head was about to stick into the bamboo tube. Then it turned around and looked at Lin Jue. "Drink, drink. You are not allowed to drink too much in the Taoist temple, but this is a good thing, and it's a gift from the mountain god. You can drink as much as you want today." Lin Jue said to it with a smile. "Yes, yes, yes! Drink as much as you want! Drink as much as you want!" The mountain god said hurriedly, and then he realized that something was wrong, so he turned around and asked Lin Jue honestly, "Did you give this person a name, fellow Taoist?" "I named it Fuyao." "Fuyao? Why?" "The wind is blowing, it is blowing straight up to 90,000 miles." "Okay! What a name!" The mountain god's expression suddenly became solemn, as if he was an old farmer who had been baptized by the books of sages, and he became solemn involuntarily. "Drink as much as you want!" Lin Jue also smiled, but even though he was aware of the preciousness and rarity of this cup of Thousand Days Wine, he did not rush to drink it up in one gulp like many other monsters. Instead, he took his time and slowly sipped the wine from the bamboo cup, drinking the spirit of the wine and the flavor of the Thousand Days Wine itself. The fox still stared at him, and imitated him, licking it with its tongue. Everyone chatted and drank happily, and before they knew it, the night was late. All the mountain spirits and monsters became drunk. They said goodbye to the mountain god and Lin Jue, transformed into their original forms, and went down the mountain. No one knew where they went. The mountain god was actually a little drunk. "Fellow Daoist Lin, Fuyao, Your Highness, I am also drunk. It is almost four o'clock in the morning. How can you two sleep?" The mountain god asked, "I don't have any caves. I used to find a place on the mountain to spend the night. Now I have become a mountain god. There is a temple at the foot of the mountain. I sleep in the temple every day. The temple is a bit narrow, but it can shelter from the wind and rain. You two can go there to make do for one night." "I can't walk anymore." Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "I appreciate the mountain god's kindness. People who practice Taoism are close to nature. Let's sleep on this mountain for one night. Tomorrow morning, we can enjoy the scenery." "This mountain is good. I used to like sleeping on the top of this mountain, but it's a bit cold before dawn." "It's a little chilly, not worth mentioning." Lin Jue said, "Mountain God, please go back to the temple." "Farewell." "Walk slowly." The top of the mountain soon became quiet, with only one man, one fox, a sky full of stars and the silhouettes of the mountains. Lin Jue didn't mind and fell asleep. The fox also lay beside him. There were fewer guests today than at the last Mountain God Banquet, but there was still the same amount of Thousand Days Wine and the Essence of the Sun and the Moon. After everyone finished drinking the first cup of Thousand Days Wine, the macaques would continue to bring them wine after each drink, but the other guests drank ordinary Thousand Days Wine, while the man and the fox still drank Thousand Days Wine with the Essence of the Sun and the Moon added in. My mind is already a little dizzy now. The man and the fox used the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed, and fell asleep with the night breeze blowing. Fortunately, there was no wind or rain, just a little chilly late at night, and the night passed lightly.
When Lin Jue woke up, he opened his eyes and sat up. He was still on the top of the mountains. It was the season between spring and summer. The ground was covered with green grass, half a person's height, which became a green canvas, drawing the shape of the wind. The bonfire on the top of the mountain had long been burned out. There was nothing around, only flattened grass. There was no sign of any mountain spirits, monsters or macaques, and naturally there was no sign of the mountain king who had become the mountain god. Suddenly, it seemed as if everything last night was just a dream, and it seemed as if we had returned to a few years ago. Or maybe both banquets were just dreams. "..." Lin Jue shook his head and turned around to look. The fox in my house woke up earlier than me. It was standing on a stone in the green grass at the edge of the mountain. It was snow-white, with its front feet standing higher than its hind feet. It raised its head as if looking out, with its tail hanging down casually to the left and right. It seemed that it was also attracted by the beautiful scenery of the mountains in the early morning, and was looking intently into the distance. The wind blows the grass, and naturally blows its hair as well, which is really beautiful and cool. Lin Jue found something wrong—— The fox has two tails behind it! At the same time, Fuyao seemed to realize that he had woken up, so she gave up looking at the vast mountain view and turned to look at him. "what?" Lin Jue stared at its two tails and asked curiously, "When did your tail become two?" Hearing this, the fox turned his head and looked at his tail. The tail wagged, attracting its attention. Resisting the urge to bite it, the fox raised its head again and continued to look at Lin Jue. Normally, it would stare at Lin Jue and then tilt its head to show that it didn't know either. However, it looked at Lin Jue, then at its tail, tilted its head, and actually opened its mouth: "Tail?" It was a voice as light as a child's, as if imitating, full of uncertainty, but it was the serious speech of a human being. "Can you speak?" When Lin Jue heard this, he was even more surprised. The fox withdrew its gaze from its tail again, still staring straight at Lin Jue, tilted its head and spoke: "say?" "How did you get two tails?" "Coming?" "Ah." "Ok?" The fox tilted his head to the other side. "..." Lin Jue looked at the mess on the ground and roughly understood. Maybe the fox had reached a certain level of spiritual power, so it naturally grew a new tail and refined the horizontal bone. As for why it grew today, it could be the effect of the Thousand Days Wine, or it could be natural, or it could be a wisp of spiritual energy absorbed from the bear monster last night. Lin Jue couldn't understand these mountain spirits and monsters. "But……"
Lin Jue looked at his own fox and frowned: "If we parade it around like this, it might scare people." "Human!" The fox obviously understood and imitated the words habitually, while turning its head to look. The two tails shook a few times, then came together and turned back into one, which was extremely fluffy and swayed in the wind. "The art of transformation?" "The technique!" Lin Jue thought it was normal. Not to mention the descendants of Goddess Yaohua, even ordinary fox demons, according to folk legends, have always been good at changing and confusing people. Lin Jue thought for a moment, looking at Fuyao, who had obviously grown larger than an ordinary fox, and said, "Since you can transform, why don't you change to the same size as an ordinary fox?" "Small!" The fox tilted its head and thought for a while, then suddenly exhaled smoke and shrank in the smoke. When the smoke disappeared, its body had become as big as a cat. "A little bigger." "a little!" Lin Jue adjusted for a long time and finally it was almost right. "That's good, let's go." "Let's go!" Lin Jue picked up some wild fruits from the nearby as his breakfast, and then went down the mountain with the fox. "I'll teach you how to speak some other time." "Speak~" "You fox..." "You fox..." "..." "..." Lin Jue looked at the fox. The fox also looked at him. "Eat grapes without spitting out the skins; eat grapes without spitting out the skins!" "?" The fox stared at him blankly.
(End of this chapter)