Just as Lao Mandrill finished shouting, Ban Nu had already jumped out of the hall and approached the young man with a wary face.
Behind it, the monkeys who had been frightened by the strange snake all ran out again with a roar, all of them arrogant and smiling, and the copper coins on the ground jingled when they stepped on them.
Qi Jingzhi turned over and jumped on Bannu's back, pointing in the direction of the front yard.
The black and white tiger-striped beast immediately jumped up and flew down from the stone platform.
It spread its four claws, like a black and white whirlwind, rolling through the empty courtyard. Not only did it ignore the fierce and powerful tiger smoke, but it also crushed the group of strange snakes that were reuniting. Most of the time, only then did he jump proudly and easily jump over the courtyard wall.
Standing in the front yard was a one-legged ape that was as tall as two people. It had yellow eyes, a red nose, protruding fangs, and bulging muscles. It was covered in long white hair and exuded a fierce and fierce aura.
It lightly stretched its ape arms, picked up a big snake worth ten thousand dollars, held the snake's head tightly with its claws, as if holding a long whip, swung it twice slowly and quickly on the top of its head, and then whipped hard at another huge snake. Snake body.
In an instant, there was only a crisp sound, like the collision of copper and iron.
The big snake that was hit suddenly expanded in a circle, and then exploded, turning into thousands of copper coins and flying everywhere.
The Ten Thousand Money Snake, which had made a long whip, was naturally not spared. First, it made a roaring noise all over its body, and then it exploded inch by inch from its bald tail to its pointed beak, also throwing away nearly ten thousand dollars of loose money.
There are only a few snake bodies that have never appeared in the shape of copper coins. They are struggling and squirming, trying to gather together again.
"senior!"
Qi Jingzhi, with a face full of joy, greeted loudly, and his eyes fell on Lao Mandrill's forehead, because there was a jade-white mountain pattern emerging there, shining and eye-catching.
Illuminated by the jade-white brilliance of this mountain pattern, the broken snake bodies at Lao Mandrill's feet stood still and lost their aura, as if they had turned into dead objects in an instant.
Then I saw the old mandrill opening its mouth and sucking hard, and then a faint cyan light separated from the snake's body and even the copper coins on the ground, and they were thrown into its huge mouth.
Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but be slightly startled.
In his perception, these cyan fluorescence seemed to be the aura of the mountains contained in the mountain money, faintly carrying the mysterious rhythm of the pine wind in the mountains.
He clearly remembered that when he first met Senior Mandrill, the mountain pattern on the forehead of this servant of the mountain god was cyan, but now it has turned into jade-white color, and he even feeds on the cyan aura of mountain money. Could it be that he has really changed it? Gate?
At this moment, except for the two big snakes that were intercepted and killed, all the other strange snakes that fled to the front yard had escaped without a trace.
Lao Mandrill smashed his mouth, and he still had some unfinished ideas.
It stared at Ban Nu for a while, then looked at Qi Jingzhi, then looked past the young man and looked behind him.
Qi Jingzhi looked back in surprise, and saw that the courtyard wall behind him had been shrouded in smoke from the belated tiger evil. Two green boys were standing on the wall, and more than a dozen flesh-winged flying tigers were like ornaments, hanging on their green clothes. superior.
"Senior, please don't misunderstand. These two tiger ghosts are dead. Now they are just two soulless corpses."
Qi Jingzhi said, and struck the jade chime with the chime hammer.
"clang!"
As the crisp sound of the chime spread, whether it was the more powerful boy, the flying tiger, or the much stronger tiger smoke, they immediately acted upon the order and quickly poured into the tiger chime.
Lao Mandrill stared at the jade chime in the young man's hand for a moment, then grinned at him, and then all his ferocious aura subsided, revealing his original peaceful and calm demeanor.
Qi Jingzhi's heart suddenly relaxed and he took back the tiger evil jade chime into his palm.
Although he didn't know what happened to Xiaosongshan during the more than half a year since he left his hometown, Senior Mandrill's temperament was obviously the same as before, and there was no big change.
I saw Lao Mandrill leaping in front of Qi Jingzhi. He was not in a hurry to get close to him and reminisce about the past. Instead, he stretched out an ape paw and stroked the white mane on Bannu's neck. It seemed that he couldn't put it down. .
Bannu saw Lao Mandrill for the first time. He was quite wary when he heard its roar before. Now he was stroked by the ape's claws. Instead of avoiding it, he felt quite effective. He narrowed his eyes slightly and was beaten comfortably. There was a snort.
"Senior Goupi Taoist of Tianyi Sect once said that there are mandrills who have tigers as their sons, and even call their tiger sons 'Banzi'. Now that I see them, this statement should be true. It's a pity that senior Mandrill can't speak. …”
Just when Qi Jingzhi had this idea, he suddenly heard Lao Mandrill exhale and say, "What... is this... a horse?"
The voice of the servant of the mountain god was quite deep and resonant, making Qi Jingzhi's ears buzz.
Seeing the surprised look on the young man's face, Lao Mandrill grinned, showing a bit of pride, but he stumbled a bit when he spoke: "I have been blessed by my ancestors, and I was able to speak three months ago."
"Senior, are you a descendant of Baiyundong Lord Yuan Gong?" Although Qi Jingzhi asked, his tone was quite certain.
His eyesight has now been broadened, and his knowledge is no longer comparable to that of the young man in the mountains a few months ago. There are sacred objects such as the Crane Monument in his Immortal Feather Mountain. Lord Baiyundong, as the disciple of the Yin Mother, gives gifts to promising descendants from afar. It is normal to find some benefits.
What's more, as a servant of the previous generation of mountain gods, Senior Mandrill has guarded Xiaosong Mountain's Hades Palace alone for decades. His loyalty is evident. Without the manifestation of his ancestors, he would never have been able to change the palace so easily.
Sure enough, Lao Mandrill nodded and pointed at the white hair on his body: "When I'm old enough... I have merit... I dream about my ancestors."
Qi Jingzhi understood immediately and knew that the so-called age was enough. It should be that Senior Mandrill had a strong bloodline and was sensed by the great power of Baiyundong Lord or even Mr. Yuan himself. As for having merit, it was obviously another matter. threshold.
Speaking of which, Senior Mandrill and the golden-eyed water bug on the Xunjiang River are both servants of the gods, but their behavior is completely different. Not only have they never disturbed the mountain people around Xiaosong Mountain, but they have also devoted themselves to their duties and protected them. The spirit and the ghost are willing to fight to the death.
Thinking of this, the joy in Qi Jingzhi's heart became even stronger. He immediately imitated his master and bowed his head to Lao Mandrill: "Junior Qi Jingzhi, a disciple of Xuandu Guanmen in Xianyu Mountain, is also a member of the Taoist sect. Better than senior!"
Seeing this, Lao Mandrill also clasped his fists with his paws and returned the salute in a strange manner.
After bowing, it scratched its head again and said hesitantly: "The ancestors said that I am still young. If you meet someone from the Taoist sect, those with beards should respectfully call them senior, and those without beards..."
It seems that because he doesn't speak often, Lao Mandrill was a little unfamiliar at first, but he became more comfortable as he spoke.
He paused, widened his strange eyes, and squinted at Qi Jingzhi's slightly green chin: "Anyone without a beard is called Taoist Brother!"
Qi Jingzhi was startled, and quickly waved his hands and said: "Senior, you are joking, you are probably older than my grandpa, not to mention that I have been a senior since we met!"
However, Lao Mandrill shook his head resolutely and solemnly said every word: "The ancestor is the greatest! I am not a senior, you are a Taoist brother!"
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi was quite dumbfounded, but he also knew that this senior had an upright temperament, and since his ancestors had given orders, he would not give up easily.
He had an idea and pointed at the long, messy white hair on Lao Mandrill's chin: "You have a beard, so it's only natural for me to call you Senior!"
Hearing this, Lao Mandrill was obviously taken aback. He quickly touched his chin with his paws, and then froze in place, his eyebrows even more twisted into a ball.
Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject: "Senior seems to like my mount very much? Its name is Bannu. It was originally a mortal horse. By chance, it got the tiger evil and the golden evil, and it became a This appearance now seems to have revived a trace of the blood of the ancient benevolent beast Zuowu."
After saying that, the young man's heart suddenly moved, and he thought to himself: "Bannu has been recognized by the Zuowu Banner Spirit, so it's impossible to say that the bloodline will grow. Although the quality of this so-called benevolent beast is a bit different, it may not prevent green spots on the ancestral graves." Smoke. How about...be kinder to this guy from now on?"
Lao Mandrill was distracted by Qi Jingzhi's question. He couldn't help but stretched out his paw to touch Bannu's mane, and grinned: "We, the ape clan, like horses the most."
"I heard from my ancestors... I have a distant relative. His true form is a Hush Ape. He is best at healing dragon colts. He now works in the Mulong Academy of Biluo Palace. If I succeed in my practice in the future, I can join him. I wish I could have a decent career..."
When Lao Mandrill revealed this news that even Qi Jingzhi was quite surprised, he suddenly changed the topic: "The principles of our ancestors are always good. I have a beard and I am a senior!"
The mountain mandrill with deep heels first pointed at himself, and then at the young man: "You don't have a beard, you are a Taoist brother!"
Sorry, I am writing a book part-time, so weekends and Mondays may be quite busy. If nothing else, normal updates will resume tomorrow.
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