"Ask the mountain god to come out!"
The voice was clear and thin, but the tone was serious and solemn.
At this moment, a stone by the river suddenly trembled strangely as if it was moved by some invisible force.
"Ask the mountain god to come out!!"
It was still the same clear and thin voice, but the tone was a little heavier unknowingly.
It seemed that the owner of the voice was in a hurry.
It seemed to be a little harder.
The stone was seen moving again, then a second time, and then it suddenly rolled as if it was pushed by an invisible hand.
Not only this one, but the stones next to it also started to roll.
"Crash..."
These stones do not go from south to north, nor from north to south, but from all directions towards a certain place in the middle. The small ones rolled lightly and quickly, while the big ones rolled harder. After they all got together, they piled up the base one by one with great difficulty, getting higher and higher.
"The mountain god comes out!!"
The owner of the voice seemed to be using extra force. Even without looking, he could tell that he might have gritted his teeth.
This seems to be working -
The stones suddenly gathered together and formed a human shape.
"Wow……"
A sound of exclamation.
The stone soldier had already taken shape and stood by the river. As the cat turned its head left and right, it also turned its head left and right with her, as if it also had a pair of eyes and was observing the world.
A Taoist priest in the distance was sitting cross-legged and motionless.
"Please ask the mountain god to help me get rid of the demon!"
The calico cat still remembers what the Taoist said when he saw the mountain god for the first time outside Changjing City and at the foot of Yanhui Mountain. Now he is following the same example, but he said it to that Taoist.
The stone soldier did not hesitate, strode forward, swinging his arms close to his knees, and ran towards the Taoist.
Until he came to the Taoist.
I saw it raising its right arm high and slamming it down.
"clatter……"
A punch hit the Taoist's shoe.
"..."
Song You opened his eyes, glanced down, a little helpless, then looked at the calico cat next to him, and said: "Congratulations to the Sanhua Empress for inviting the mountain god after only four or five months of study. Such a talent can be placed on someone else's side." In ancient times when there were many monks, it was considered rare. Most people, even if they are talented, often have to practice for several years."
When the cat heard the words, she immediately ran over and looked up at the Taoist. The cat was almost as tall as the mountain god she summoned.
Oh, you can’t raise your head yet.
When he raised his head, he was a little taller than the mountain god.
I just heard her ask seriously:
"How long have you been studying?"
When the mountain god next to him saw that the Taoist was unmoved, he was stunned for a moment and saw that the caster didn't tell it to stop. He stood at the Taoist's feet and punched the Taoist's shoes again and again.
"Da da da……"
"Miss Sanhua, please remove the spell."
"..."
The calico cat turned his head and looked at the little mountain god next to him made of pebbles by the river. It was also the first time he invited the mountain god after five months of hard work in learning magic. He felt reluctant to let it go, so he turned back and looked at the Taoist. , with a serious look on his face:
"Does it hurt you from being beaten?"
"pain."
"Just ask the mountain god to bypass him!"
It was still a very serious and solemn tone.
As soon as the words fell to the ground, the little stone man stopped moving.
The calico cat was extremely satisfied when he saw this.
The more I watch, the more powerful I feel, and the more I watch, the more I like it.
I just looked at it for a few times and then remembered it, turned back and stared at the Taoist, and continued to ask:
"How long have you been studying?"
"Why does Sanhua Empress need to compare with others?"
"How long have you been studying?"
"Miss Sanhua, it's best not to ask."
"..."
The calico cat's eyes flickered a few times, as if it had learned some lessons from its past experiences. It actually stopped asking and turned to look at its little mountain god: "Why is my mountain god so small?"
"Although Sanhua Empress's mountain god is small, she is already very spiritual and can understand human speech, which proves that Sanhua Empress has done an excellent job in understanding the aura of mountains and rocks. This is the most difficult step. It is just because Sanhua Empress is a good person. Qian Yu is not proficient in spells, so he cannot move or gather large rocks, so the mountain god is short." Song You said sincerely, "As long as Sanhua Empress continues to practice diligently, the mountain stone giants she summons will eventually become more and more powerful. The bigger one.”
"Is the one you summoned the first time so young?"
"..."
"Is the one you summoned the first time so young?"
"A little bigger."
"How much bigger?"
"a little."
"oh……"
The Sanhua Cat was somewhat satisfied, and then continued to ask: "Will the mountain gods that Sanhua Empress invites in the future be as big as yours?"
"possible."
"Will it be bigger than yours?"
"possible."
"Will it be as big as a mountain?"
"Theoretically it's possible."
"Theoretically!"
"I'm actually not proficient in the art of turning stones into soldiers. If there is a person who is similar to or higher than me in Taoist magic, and specializes in earth magic, and specializes in the method of turning stones into soldiers, I think he can summon something like a mountain. It's the same size as a mountain stone giant." Song You said to her, "But that may not be called turning a stone into a weapon."
"what is it call?"
"Referring to mountains as gods."
"How long will it take for Sanhua Empress to become so powerful?"
"have no idea."
"How long will it take for Sanhua Empress to be as powerful as you?"
"have no idea."
"You're not smart."
"The rivers and seas are vast, and small streams accumulate in them. The journey is thousands of miles away, and you can reach it with just a few steps." Song You said to her, "Sometimes the road is far, and Empress Sanhua doesn't need to think about how long it will take to get there. She only needs to look at the direction and focus on herself. Just keep your feet on the road, step by step, and each step brings you closer.”
"I don't understand~"
"Then you're not smart either."
"!"
Sanhua Empress raised her head and stared blankly at the Taoist. After a moment, she looked up at the sky, turned around and left. She transformed into a human being, went to collect firewood, then fetched water with a small pot and water knife, and returned Don't forget to ask the little mountain god you summoned to follow you and protect you personally.
It was just that the little mountain god had not followed her for a few steps. Because she was not familiar with the magic, Sanhua Empress was distracted and fell apart on the spot, leaving a pile of gravel.
The calico cat turned his head to look, and could only sigh softly.
The sun is almost on top of my head.
Although the Taoist priest said that he was not smart and talked nonsense, maybe people are just like this and like to talk nonsense. Sanhua Empress has a lot of people, but she still can't starve her.
It's none of her business to bring back the water and start the fire.
Sanhua Empress invited a new little mountain god, talked to it for a while, and then took it to run around on the grassland, either beating insects or stepping on ants. The grass was taller than them, and the cats walking among them seemed to be walking through a dense forest.
Song You didn't care, he only made a fire to cook.
When leaving the military camp, General Chen brought him some military rations, mainly a kind of rice cake.
Millet is a kind of cereal grain.
Mi cake is dry food made from it. It is about the size of a fingernail. It can be eaten directly or boiled in water to make porridge. The taste is average. Song You usually adds some wild vegetables and meat. As for what kind of meat to add, it depends on Sanhua. What did the empress feed him?
No meat today, all because my wife is busy.
…
Thousands of meters above the sky, a swallow keeps flying.
The land below is flat with few ups and downs.
It seems to be Hezhou already.
Amidst the clouds and mist, I suddenly saw a city. The swallow lowered his height slightly and walked around the city to confirm that there was no city god or other city god protecting the city before flying in.
Soon it landed on the roof of a house.
It is late autumn now, and the swallows in Hezhou have already flown to the south, so there are not many that can be seen.
But no one was surprised.
The swallow turned its head back and preened its feathers while resting.
"The veteran guarding the city saw clearly that the immortal took a girl and a horse out of the city. It was not like now. Even in the city at night, no one dared to go out, not even in the Jianghu. Even the masters dare not walk outside the city at night, but that night, the rat demon was eliminated, how can this be false?"
The sound came from below.
The swallow immediately stopped preening its feathers, lowered its head and stared at the tiles below, listening quietly.
"We are in the southernmost part of Hezhou. It's a coincidence. But since then, there are legends of that immortal master everywhere in the five and thirty-nine counties of Hezhou. No matter where, after that person passes by, All the harmful monsters, monsters and evil gods have disappeared, is this also a coincidence?"
At some point, Yan Zi came to the door beam from the top of the building. He opened his dark eyes and listened intently to the people inside.
Listen with gusto.
However, there seemed to be an earth god here, so the swallow could not stay long. After hearing this, he flapped his wings again and continued to fly north according to the story.
After that, I deliberately looked for teahouses and restaurants.
It's a pity that Hezhou was in chaos before. Although it has stabilized now, it has not returned to its original state. Except for the few counties closest to Angzhou that still have teahouses and businesses, only the Hezhou government office and Pujun Jingyu County still have teahouses and businesses. A teahouse is open for business, and business is average.
After hearing this, the swallow continued northward.
Flying over Guijun, still heading north.
The plain had turned back into fertile soil, but the remaining spiritual and demonic power still frightened him, and he couldn't help but fly higher to get away from the land.
At this time, the earth has no ups and downs at all.
However, not long after flying, I saw a big mountain suddenly appeared in front of me.
It was a flat land that could not be seen to the edge, and even the curvature of the surrounding area presented an almost complete circle, but such a huge stone mountain suddenly appeared, which was beyond words.
The swallow flew over blankly, and the closer it got, the more shocked it became.
Then we lowered our altitude and circled the mountain.
Is this the "borrowed peak" that the storyteller said was used to suppress the demons and restore the fertile soil of the grassland from the snow country?
Soon after, the swallow stopped.
I saw a monument erected on the stone mountain. There was tribute incense in front of the monument, and there were words written on it: In February of the sixth year of Mingde, Shu Yifan and Heima borrowed it from the Pingzhou Mountain God to suppress the demon.
"Shu Yifan..."
Yanzi thought of that rainy night in Xuzhou.
It is now the ninth month of the sixth year of Mingde.
More than half a year ago.
The swallow stood on the stone tablet and looked into the distance.
The land is still vast and you can't see the edge.
It's so confusing, how easy is it to find someone?
"Puff puff..."
The swallow flapped its wings and flew up again, and soon flew up into the clouds against the wind, looking all the way north.
(End of chapter)
