The golden toad is really a strange monster.
Gong Mengbi and Quexian both felt so.
It seems that he is extremely afraid of cause and effect, so he avoids kindness like a snake or a scorpion.
I would rather be disgusted with Gong Mengbi than be owed a favor and not repay it.
Gong Mengbi still didn't help Jin Chan clean up the mirror pool. This was a trivial matter, and he was actually of no use.
At Jin Chan's request, he was looking for a suitable place to open a cave in Wuhuan Peak. Of course, we should try our best to stay away from Jingtan. It is best not to interact with each other until the end of our lives and not see each other for a lifetime.
Gong Mengbi ignored him. What he wanted was the fit, not the distance.
If you look up along the mirror pool, you can see the crystal clear stream flowing from the top of the mountain.
The peak of Wuhuan Peak is also above the top of the clouds.
Gong Mengbi did not go to Yundian, which was extremely cold and cold.
Instead, he found a cliff that was rich in earth energy and caught the moonlight, and opened a cave on the cliff.
All kinds of things are prosperous on the cliff, and the ancient trees are deep.
Gong Mengbi borrowed bamboo from Quexian and built a wooden building using ancient trees from the mountains as beams.
The building is six stories high and offers worship in all directions.
Gong Mengbi inscribed a plaque and called it "Shouyue Tower".
It took Gong Mengbi half a month to build a moon building, mainly due to the time spent on designing and finding suitable wood.
A strange thing happened during this period.
After Gong Mengbi selected the location of the cave, he dug the foundation.
But halfway through digging, a Yin official in green came riding a crow.
This Yin official is dressed in blue, has a white face, and a beard. He has a rather elegant appearance.
Gong Mengbi was just wondering, when the Yin officer in green smiled and said: "Gong Huhui, I am the Yu He of the Sinful Soul Department of the Yue Mansion."
Gong Mengbi suddenly remembered that he had escorted Xu Banxian's soul to Taishan Mansion before. At that time, a Yin official had said that he would be sent to the Sinful Souls Bureau for investigation. Now he thought it had a result.
Gong Mengbi smiled and said: "I have met Priest Yu, but has the matter about Xu Banxian come to an end?"
Yu He said: "Exactly. The Sinful Souls Agency has checked the wronged souls of the five ghost families and checked the files with the Yangjian Yamen. The checks are correct, so I came here to report back."
Gong Mengbi said: "That's good, let's forget it and let it be an old matter."
Gong Mengbi invited Yu He to sit across from him, gave him a bottle of wine, and asked him about the underworld.
It was rare for Yu He to come to the human world to breathe.
Taishan Mansion is different from other Yin Si yamen. It has strict laws and regulations and cannot easily interfere with the Yang Realm. They, who are officials in the Yin Division, rarely come to the Yang Realm.
After drinking a few drinks, I couldn't help but lose control of my mouth: "Taishan Mansion has been very busy recently. This is the lean season, where are the dead? There are even demons and ghosts killing people and stealing souls, and there are unjust cases everywhere."
Gong Mengbi said respectfully: "Taishan Mansion is in charge of the Yin Division. He is busy with official duties, but he also helps all sentient beings to eliminate disasters and resolve their grievances."
Yu He was silent for a moment, and then drank another glass of wine: "It is said that the Yin Division is in charge of the Yin Division, but now the Yin Division is also at war. The old ghosts in the past were causing trouble, and now the new ghosts are difficult to tame, and there are still some remnants of the past who want to occupy the mountain and become the king. It’s a bad debt.”
Gong Mengbi said: "I just hope that this disaster will pass and the sea and rivers will be clear."
Yu He glanced at him and said, "Don't dare talk nonsense, just drink."
Gong Mengbi smiled and stopped asking.
Some things can be said but not said, and some things can be said but not done.
Yu He talked about gossip: "You have to be more careful when building a mansion in Longpan Mountain. There are many sinful souls here with great magical powers and are not subject to control."
Gong Mengbi remembered something: "But what about General Zhao from the previous dynasty?"
Yu He said pitifully: "Count him, but he is also a poor person."
Gong Mengbi became interested and asked, "How do you say it?"
Yu He said: "He was a loyal minister of the former prince. After the defeat of the previous dynasty, he protected the prince and fled to Longpan Mountain, leading eight hundred soldiers to cut off the rear. However, the loyal man was betrayed by the deputy general. He cooperated inside and outside and leaked military information, so he was easily defeated. He was defeated. He himself was attacked from behind by the deputy general, and his head was cut off in exchange for credit. All eight hundred of his soldiers were killed in Long Panshan."
Gong Mengbi sighed: "It's pitiful."
Yu He said coldly: "Even if he died, the prince did not escape. He just died in Zhenshan, not Longpanshan."
Gong Mengbi looked at him with a strange expression, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes, but it seemed like it was just an illusion.
"No more, no more, let's drink." Yu He poured himself another large glass.
Gong Mengbi didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to drink a cup with him.
Yu He drank a glass and stood up unsteadily: "Don't drink any more. If you are drunk, you will be punished."
Gong Mengbi said: "Then I will send you off to Priest Yu."
Yu He waved his hand and said: "In addition, since you have the five ghosts here to serve as messengers, you must restrain them and prevent them from causing chaos."
With that said, the crow sitting on him disappeared into the darkness.
"He is quite warm-hearted." Gong Mengbi exhaled and looked into the depths of Longpan Mountain and then at the place where Yu He disappeared. He felt many emotions for a while.
How many of the world's joys and sorrows, as well as our ambitions, are ultimately buried in these green hills.
Gong Mengbi just continued digging the foundation, planning to build his own cave as soon as possible.
A good cave must have both safety and convenience.
Security, of course, means guarding against thieves, bandits, and even more important, fellow practitioners.
Convenience must be able to assist practice and be conducive to daily life.
A mere six-story platform cannot satisfy these two points.
It took half a month to build the terrace, which was only enough for daily living.
After the tower was built, Gong Mengbi spent another seven days carving the beams and painting the pillars, inscribing fox inscriptions and fox scripts with exquisite patterns, as if thousands of foxes were worshiping the moon and ten thousand foxes were worshiping the sky.
This is to attract the moonlight, which is equivalent to a constant fox sacrifice to the moon spell.
It took another seven days to use magic power to penetrate the carvings and refine the tower, so that the Qi of the tower matched Gong Mengbi's and turned it into a simple dojo.
In this way, the six-story Shouyue Building barely possesses convenience and safety.
But to assist in spiritual practice, we also need to build medicinal fields and plant herbs.
To ensure safety, we must also lay out and practice formations.
This is not something that can be accomplished in a day, it needs to be perfected day by day.
So, January has passed.
The fragrance of April in the world is gone, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom.
This is the time when the mountains are beautiful and the flowers are blooming.
This month, Jinchan was also busy repairing the mirror pool.
Fortunately, the mirror pond is living water. The pond water flows down from the top of the mountain, with waterfalls flowing over and over. Replacing the old with the new gradually smoothes away the influence of the red-feathered snake.
Golden toads bury dead fish and shrimp in the water into the soil, and they will naturally rot into mud and nourish the vegetation on both sides of the bank.
Even the vegetation that had been charred black by the Red-feathered Snake showed strong vitality. Some dead trees with roots and branches left sprouted new branches and leaves, gradually hiding the charred blackness in the depths.
It only takes one summer to restore the old scene.
The day when the Moon Tower was built coincided with the New Year's Day, and Gong Mengbi paid homage to the Empress of Mount Tai.
Invite the Goddess of Mount Tai to be enshrined on the top floor, and pray: "Mengbi of the Fox Immortal Palace opened a fairy palace at Wuhuan Peak of Longpan Mountain. Please sit here and pray for the Empress of Mount Tai. I wish to worship her at all times and practice with concentration."
An invisible spirit should fall down.
Gong Mengbi was satisfied and arranged the altar. Only then was the Mengyue Tower truly completed.
The spirit of the Empress of Mount Tai should appear, suppress all evils, and make all Qi obey, and the practice will be smoother.
