Chapter 28 What happened in the book at this time (please add more monthly tickets) "I heard that the mountain king here is seeking a place in the temple, probably wanting to become a local god. Also, because the gods in heaven are particularly harsh on demons and ghosts, and the court on earth is also particularly wary of demons and ghosts, so this mountain king is particularly cautious at this time. The reason he sniffs you is probably to smell whether there is any evil spirit or impure air on you." The old Taoist smiled and said to the two of them: "no need to worry." Lin Jue nodded and said "hmm", and the girl listened obediently, without saying a word, and continued walking forward. There is no road here anymore, and it is overgrown with grass. It is very difficult to walk on it because you have no idea if there will be potholes or rocks underneath. Lin Jue climbed and scrambled, following with difficulty. From time to time, he would reach out and help the girl. The old Taoist walked as if on flat ground. Until the wild boar brought them to the top of the mountain. "Roar……"
The wild boar growled and turned away. Lin Jue climbed to the top and still pulled the girl up. He stood up and looked forward, but was shocked. This is already the top of the mountains, with a very wide view. The mountains and rivers in the distance are all at your feet, and only the sky and white clouds are still above your head. And on top of this high mountain there is a flat land, which is not very spacious, but there are a few ancient pines and green grass. At this time, the prototype of a banquet has already been formed here. Monsters. Lots of monsters. There is a monkey sitting on the ancient pine tree in front. If you only look at its appearance, it is just an ordinary monkey, just a little cleaner. However, its demeanor and expression are too dignified. It is sitting cross-legged with its eyes closed on the ancient pine tree. Therefore, even if it does not show any other unusual signs, you can know that it is extraordinary. It opened its eyes only when it saw a group of people approaching. On the silky green grass on the right, a leopard was sitting and a wild deer was standing, but they were close together, with their heads close together, as if they were talking to each other. They turned their heads only when they saw a group of people. There was another big snake on the left hand side, coiled in the shade cast by the umbrella canopy of an ancient pine tree, spitting out its tongue, turning its head and staring quietly at the group of people approaching, its vertical pupils looking extremely cold. There are also sparrow hawks, civets, pangolins, black eagles, yellow cattle and black bears. They all look like birds and beasts. Some are slightly different in size from ordinary birds and beasts, while some are exactly the same. However, even if they are exactly the same, you can roughly tell that they are monsters from their expressions. They probably formed a circle. There was a piece of granite in the front, about one meter tall, which looked like a tiger's seat. On it sat the only monster that looked like a human. A dark and strong man with a black wild boar head on his neck and a chest full of bristles. The scene was so fantastic that Lin Jue opened his eyes wide. Also, because this is the top of the mountains, not deep in the mountains or old forests, it is bright and not dark. The sun has not set yet, the summer sun is still scorching, and the blue sky and white clouds are hanging overhead. So this scene does not look gloomy at all, but rather has a sense of solemnity because of the order. As for this mountain king... It looks like a wild boar that has become a spirit? Yes, there are no tigers here. The so-called mountain king is naturally the one with the highest level of spiritual practice. Lin Jue couldn't help but turn his head and look at the old Taoist and the girl, but saw that the old Taoist was still as calm as ever, as if he was used to such scenes. The girl was so scared that her eyes widened and her face turned pale, but she kept her mouth tightly closed and still didn't make a sound.
"Another guest?" The mountain king sitting at the top waved his hand and spoke in a powerful voice: "Dear guests, please make room for me." The deer leopard, which was closer to Lin Jue and his group, immediately moved to the side when he heard this. The big snake looked at them coldly and also moved to the side, but it seemed that it did not want to be exposed to the sun and only moved to the edge of the shade of the tree. Lin Jue was silent for a moment, then walked over and sat down. The old Taoist came over and sat cross-legged beside him. Then the girl walked between the two of them, still trying her best to remain calm. But when she wanted to sit down, her legs suddenly went weak and she fell to the ground with a thud. "brush……" It was quiet at that moment. When she sat down like this, all the mountain spirits and monsters turned their heads at once, and many pairs of different eyes stared at her. "!" Although the girl's legs were weak, she was smart enough to keep her mouth shut and just lower her head to stare at the grass on the ground. Lin Jue also became nervous for a moment. I don't know if there are any other rules for the goblins and ghosts in these mountains, but even if you are a human, it would be impolite to visit and show fear of the host. "Don't be nervous, fellow Taoists. This is my new disciple. He hasn't started practicing yet. Climbing all the way up the mountain has made his legs weak." The old Taoist laughed, his voice dragging out. "It's all because the mountain king's temple is too high. It's like the mountain king's mind, which is in the clouds of gods and is difficult for mortals to reach." When the tiger heard this, he felt happy and laughed out loud. "Isn't the guest familiar?" "I am He Xianyu, Taoist name Yunhe Daoist, and I have been practicing in the distant mountains. Now I am old and I don't know how many years I will live. I want to see my old friend for the last time while I can still walk." The old Taoist straightened the hem of his Taoist robe, "It is fate that I can meet Shanjun here." "My name is Lin Jue. I have always longed for the wonders of the gods. I happened to hear that the mountain king was holding a banquet here, so I dared to come and see it for myself." "It's good to have fate! Fate is the best!" The mountain king was quite enthusiastic and seemed to have a simple and honest personality. After saying this, he looked down and said, "Are there any other guests who haven't arrived yet?" There was a sudden sound in the grass. A wild boar ran over to check. Another falcon flapped its wings, creating a strong wind, and flew up two or three feet high from the ground. It looked around and then fell down. It then spoke in a human voice that was both hoarse and sharp: “No one is going up the mountain anymore.” "Brother Daoist Ying is still far-sighted! In that case, let's prepare for the banquet!" "I have a treasure to present to the mountain king." The monkey on the old pine tree spoke immediately and jumped down from the tree. Holding a bright red fruit, it walked to the granite stone where the tiger was sitting and placed the fruit respectfully under the stone. "Some time ago, I caught a thousand-year-old ginseng and brought it over to give to Master Shanjun." "I also have something..." Many fairies and ghosts came forward one by one and presented the gifts they brought. Some of them spoke, while others seemed unable to speak. They held or caught all kinds of natural treasures and placed them under the bluestone, then saluted the mountain king before returning.
The scene became increasingly fantastical. Finally, only Lin Jue and the other two were left. "I heard that the mountain king wanted to seek the way of incense and gods, so I brought a pot of holy water from the Cinnabar Well with my disciple for the mountain king." "Ok?" Some seemed to have no idea what it was and their voices were filled with confusion, while others seemed to know that this water was quite precious and their voices were mostly filled with surprise. The tiger was the latter and was very surprised. After being surprised, he was overjoyed and kept being polite and thanking him, almost treating him as a distinguished guest. "I happened to get some peach gums, which were given to me by a virtuous peach tree. I will give them to the mountain king as well." The last one is Lin Jue holding peach gum. This didn't have much of a response. But no one said anything gossipy. At this time, the sun was gradually reaching the horizon, and was about to touch the edge of the distant mountain. With a wave of the tiger's hand, a group of macaques immediately climbed up from below, all holding food. Some took a rabbit, some took half a lamb, some took a bundle of fine hay, and some took a pile of fruit. There were many varieties. Another group of macaques worked together to carry up a few wine jars, and some macaques brought firewood and piled it up. Lin Jue stared at it intently. The wine jar was opened, revealing a turquoise liquid that was a bit sticky and gave off a winey and fruity aroma. Then the last macaque who looked a little strange came up, holding a flint, bent down and beat it for a long time, and after a lot of tinkering, he finally lit the firewood into a fire. It is worthy of being called a tiger, using so many macaques. I’m afraid all the macaques in the entire mountain are here? It seems that these monsters and tigers do not have the magic to spit fire and light fire? Or maybe they feel that lighting fires by themselves is a bit lower than their status, so they sit still and let this macaque do it? Lin Jue thought so. He glanced to the side casually and found that the girl had also come out of her fear. Like him, she was staring at the situation around her with a thoughtful look on her face. But I don't know what she is thinking. As if she felt his gaze, the girl turned her head and looked at him. Her eyes were clear and showed obvious doubt. "..." Lin Jue smiled and looked away. However, I saw that there was a banana leaf in front of me, with a handful of raspberries and a handful of ground fruits piled on the leaf. The raspberries were very big, each almost the size of a thumb, bright red and black, of the quality that the children of Shu Village would exclaim in amazement when they accidentally saw them while playing and working in the mountains. The ground fruits were also about the same size, and each one was a fine product that was hard to find even if you looked for a whole basket. There are also a few peaches, plums, and loquats, all of which are in season and look great. The aroma of the fruit is already wafting towards you, mixed with the aroma of wine emanating from the jar, making you intoxicated.
Lin Jue did not act rudely, but looked to the side first. These things are also in front of the old Taoist and the girl. The same things are in front of the monkey on the ancient pine tree. It seems that the treatment of the few of them is based on that of this monkey demon. As for the grass, raw meat, fish and loaches, they were provided to different spirits respectively, and avoided the original species of the guests. “It’s quite exquisite…” Lin Jue couldn't help but mutter to himself. However, few monsters focused their attention on the food in front of them like he did. Instead, almost all of them looked at the jars of wine in the middle of the open space. "Oh my! I make a batch of Thousand Days Wine every ten years, and today is the first batch!" The tiger stood up lazily, wearing a coarse cloth robe and a belt made of vines. It was very simple, but it matched his rugged appearance very well. He strode to the center of the open space, in front of the wine jar, reached into his waist, and took out two small bottles, one black and one white. "Since we are inviting you all to the banquet, we naturally have to add the essence of the heaven, earth, sun and moon." "boom……" All of a sudden, many spirits could no longer hold their poses, revealing their animal natures, and either stretched their heads to stare at what was in his hands, or anxiously turned around on the spot, unable to sit still, and scratching their ears. I saw the tiger's wrist turning. A bottle of liquid poured out, like flowing rock, emitting a fiery glow, just like the sunset at this moment. Pour into a wine jar. A bottle was like black satin, with thousands of bright spots in the darkness, like the Milky Way in the world hanging upside down, also poured into the wine jar. "..." There was suddenly a strange fragrance in the aroma of the wine. This fragrance seems to be not only smelled by the nose, nor is it the perception of a certain organ, but it is a deeper nourishment. Just the aroma it emits makes people feel comfortable, so the fragrance they smell is more like a deeper pleasure. The tiger king himself scooped up the wine, put it in bamboo tubes, and handed it to the macaques, who then delivered it to the guests. These macaques walked with bamboo cups in their hands, but they couldn't help sniffing constantly. The things in their hands brought great temptation to their instincts, but the majesty of the tiger urged them to continue delivering wine. They had no choice but to use this compromise method to taste the charm of the wine. When they walked to the back, everyone's steps became weak. There was also a cup placed in front of Lin Jue. The emerald green wine was slightly thick, with impurities in it, like small black ants, and countless fine sands, emitting a faint glow like thousands of stars, with flames flowing, like the sunset in the sky. Lin Jue lowered his head and saw his own reflection in the wine. I still feel a little unreal. The tiger king held a banquet, monsters attended the party, presented treasures and shared wine. It sounded like a strange story from the mouths of the village elders, but no one expected that such a wonderful thing really existed in the world.
And I was at the banquet. (End of this chapter)