Strange Stories

Chapter 518 Nine Heavens Tendency
During the southern expedition, a general was struck to death by lightning, and the news spread quickly.

In the middle of the night, the trembling military advisors and deputy generals sent a few fast horses to deliver the letter back to the commander's tent.

The Marshal was woken up late at night and was immediately shocked and angry.

Of course, it’s not the gods who are angry and send down thunder to strike people.

The imperial army deserted their posts at night, which was a violation of military orders. Not only did they rob the civilians, they also killed and burned people. They were simply unforgivable crimes and no one could dispute that they were struck to death by a virtuous god from a moral point of view. Even if the news spread to Qinzhou and the capital, the common people would give a thumbs up when they heard about it.

What's more, that was Master Lin, the great man whom the current emperor had followed. This general once rode a horse and followed this master, fighting with monsters in the valley and witnessing his style with his own eyes.

He could not and dared not blame or vent his anger on this real person.

They could only blame the general for ignoring military orders, being blinded by money, and being obsessed with greed. He cursed the general in his tent and even wanted to whip his corpse and hold the general's military advisors and counselors accountable.

At the same time, he quickly called in military advisors to discuss the matter, and sent new generals and personal soldiers overnight to take over and appease the general's troops. He also wrote an order and sent it to several troops by express horses, ordering all the generals under his command to take it as a warning and restrain themselves and their soldiers. He also sent express horses back to the capital to report to the court.

When the morning dawned, all the nearby troops knew about this matter.

The other generals were either delighted or immediately shocked.

This will undoubtedly affect the court's southern expedition.

……

There were five people in total, including his uncle and aunt, his cousins ​​and their wives, as well as the new generation of heirs of the Lin family. Lin Jue left five fairy fruits for them.

It stands to reason that they have no talent for practicing Taoism, nor are they people who practice Taoism or warriors like Luo Gong who practice Taoism through martial arts. It would be a bit of a waste for them to have the original elixir fruit. The medicinal effect of this kind of fairy fruit is mainly to increase the level of Taoism and help with practice. However, now that Lin Jue has become an immortal, the fairy fruit is not that precious to an immortal. He himself would use it as a fruit to satisfy his cravings and entertain guests, so he naturally wanted to share this good thing with his relatives to taste.

This also gave Lin Jue a reminder——

The original idea of ​​"visiting other immortals to ask for some fairy fruit seeds to plant" had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. He remembered that some fairy fruits were very suitable for mortals to eat, and had the effect of prolonging life and strengthening the body.

While the uncle, aunt, cousin and his wife were staring at a plate of five fragrant fruits, the old man in the Wang family mansion in Hengcun woke up and found that he was holding a new talisman paper in his hand. The words of the immortal last night echoed in his mind:

"This is Chen Niu Fu, a spiritual official who served a great sage in ancient times. I found it by chance. Its soul was incomplete before, but I supplemented it later. However, it had nowhere to go, so it became my spiritual official.

“Burning the talisman paper can summon my spiritual officer. In addition to being able to find me through it, it can also be used to bring me messages.

“If you see the monster from the ancestral hall again, please give my regards.

"..."

I am old and confused, and for a moment I was in a trance. I couldn't tell whether it was a dream last night or if the gods really came here.

"Dong dong dong..."

There were knocks on the doors of the old house of the Wang family in Hengcun and the new house of the Lin family in Shucun almost at the same time. The villagers outside the doors were either still in shock or surprised, and continued to ask them about what happened last night, as if they were trying to find out from the head of the Wang family in Hengcun and the Lin family in Shucun who was the deity who had brought down thunder last night.

……

The morning mist shrouded the land of Huizhou, with withered trees dotted with houses, all with pink walls and black tiles, accompanied by peach blossoms, and a red sun rising in the distance.

The two brothers and sisters had already ridden the clouds to Hammer Mountain.

The thunderclouds were rolling, and although they were mighty and swift, they also made quite a noise.

"Brother, your cloud is so majestic. The mountain god has come out to greet us." The little sister pointed downward with her whisk, her expression serious and her words tactful.

It was said to be majestic, but in fact it was just noisy. It was said that the mountain god came out to greet them, but in fact the mountain god heard the thunderclouds in the sky on this sunny day and knew that it was unusual, so he came out of the cave and looked up.

The fox also clung to the edge of the cloud and looked down.

On the top of the mountain that looked like a wolf's head or a hammer, among the gravel and ancient pines, a figure was looking up. Many macaques were also startled and were clinging on the trees to look up at the sky.

"Boo!"

It is the mountain god of Hammer Mountain.

"wrong……"

Lin Jue frowned and stared down.

"What's wrong?"

"Hasn't the mountain god been conferred the title of mountain god? Hasn't he usually lived in the mountain god temple? The last time I came, he lived in the temple. Why did he return to the mountain to live now, and why is the mountain god temple nowhere to be seen?" Lin Jue asked in confusion.

"rational!"

The junior sister was startled.

When he thought about it carefully, he realized that he was already this age and a master, but he was still not as smart and sharp as his senior brother. He was shocked again and almost broke into a cold sweat.

By this time, the fox had found the temple.

"Look!"

The fox raised its paw and pointed somewhere down the mountain.

Amidst the lush vegetation, one could faintly see a ruined wall, the size of a small temple, which was also where the Zhongshan Temple was in my memory. "..."

Lin Jue frowned and slowly descended into the cloud.

He also took out the last fairy fruit in his hand.

When he was halfway down, he walked to the clouds so that the mountain god could see him. When he was only one or two feet above the ground, he saluted the mountain god.

When he saw that it was them, the mountain god breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yesterday I was suddenly touched and went back to my hometown to visit my relatives. Today I passed by here on my way back to Fuqiu Peak. I thought of the mountain god and came to visit him." Lin Jue said, "I didn't inform you in advance. Please forgive me for my intrusion."

"It turned out to be Master Lin and His Highness Fuyao!"

The mountain god looked at the Taoist on the thundercloud. Even though this was the second time he saw him after becoming a Taoist, he still felt a little sad.

When they first met in the mountains, he was just a young scholar who broke into the banquet of the mountain king. He gave him wine to drink, and after drinking, he explained the scriptures to them. At that time, he actually had no Taoist skills. The second time they met, he was just a young Taoist priest who was intercepted by bear monsters and rat monsters, and he had to rescue them. Many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Now the world is full of rumors about him, and he has become a real Taoist and a famous immortal in this world.

"I brought a fairy fruit that I grew in my own mountain. Please have a taste, Your Excellency the Mountain God." Lin Jue still called himself "the one" and addressed him respectfully, and handed over the fairy fruit in his hand politely and respectfully.

"You are so polite, Master!"

"I really don't deserve the title of Immortal. Your Excellency the Mountain God is an old friend of ours and has been very kind to me. I am very satisfied if you can call me a Taoist friend."

The thunderclouds had already descended to the top of the mountain. The mist spread along the silky green grass in the mountain, condensing into crystals on the pine branches. Tiny electric snakes twisted, scaring many macaques so much that they fled in all directions. They stopped and turned around to look, and when they saw the mist quickly disperse and disappear, and saw their own mountain king talking to them, they turned back and looked at each other in surprise.

And because the fruit gave off a strange fragrance, they all stopped here, looking at them while leaning their heads to look at the magical fruit.

Lin Jue and the other two looked at the mountain god.

More than 20 years of incense and offerings have left indelible marks on his body. The sturdy man with a wild boar's head is no longer visible, and in his place is a middle-aged man with a squarer face and a stronger body, who is also wearing a robe of a god.

"What happened to the mountain god? Why did the temple collapse?"

"I am no longer a mountain god. There is no need to call me a mountain god." The mountain god said with a sigh, holding the fairy fruit.

"Why?"

"Of course he was deposed by the new Tianweng, oh, he's called Zidi, anyway." The mountain god sighed, feeling very aggrieved, "Even my temple was torn down by a god."

"Hmm?" Lin Jue frowned, "What's going on?"

“These gods!”

The mountain god gritted his teeth, relaxed again, and said helplessly:
"They say that I drink too much all day, which damages the dignity of the gods! They also say that there was a city god in Cuiwei County who was drunk and caused the plague ghost to sneak into Cuiwei County. The people in the city were all infected with the plague, and he was finally beheaded by the Taoist priest! But heaven and earth can testify that although I love wine, I don't drink it all day. I cherish it very much. I only take a few sips every day. I only drink once every ten years. Don't the Nine Heavens Gods drink more frequently than me at the banquet?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jue turned around and looked at his junior sister in surprise.

Even the fox tilted his head.

They were familiar with the story of the City God and the plague in Cuiwei County.

Coming back to his senses, he realized that the eye contact between him and his junior sister was exactly the same as that between his two current disciples.

Before he could speak, the mountain god said:
“They also said that I once made wine and stole peaches and apricots grown by the people living down the mountain.

"But heaven and earth are witnesses! In recent years, the south has been conscripted, the north has been conscripted, and wars have been raging. The family at the foot of the mountain has long been empty. I don't know if they became bandits or went to the battlefield. Even the house has collapsed, and the weeds have grown so deep inside. If there is no one on the fruit tree, won't the fruit be wild? If the fruit is ripe, even if you don't pick it, won't it just become food for birds or fall to the ground and rot?

“What’s more, it’s right at the foot of the mountain!

"I didn't steal or rob, what crime have I committed?"

Lin Jue listened and looked thoughtful.

It may seem reasonable at first glance that the gods were deposed for being drunkards, but in fact it makes no sense at all.

Not to mention whether the mountain god in front of him is a heavy drinker like the Cuiwei City God, even the gods in the nine heavens have all kinds of banquets, such as fairy fruit banquets and fine wine banquets. Most of the gods who were originally immortals like to drink and are very free and easy on weekdays. It would be unreasonable to dismiss this mountain god if he did not neglect his duties due to alcoholism.

It is relatively difficult to steal peaches and apricots from the common people.

However, if it was really as the mountain god said, Lin Jue would find it difficult to find any major problems after thinking about it carefully.

It's the kind of thing that you can pick up and put down.

Before he could say anything, the mountain god spoke:

"But that's because I'm a demon!"

Yes, with the rise of the Purple Emperor, Jiu Tian’s harshness towards monsters has begun to show a little.

……

It's the end of the month again. If you don't vote for your monthly ticket, it will expire. If you have nowhere to vote, just vote for Jasmine.

Bow and show your breasts!

(End of this chapter)