Don't farm, cultivate immortality!

It seems that where they originally lived was quite close to Qingxuan Mountain.

Zhuang Xing saw the direction they were heading up the mountain and realized that these five little guys had come up from the uninhabited area opposite the mountain gate in a daze.

Chapter 150: Meals and Accommodation Included

Zhuang Xing finally understood the situation of this group of red pandas. They had just become spirits by chance and had accidentally run into two Taoist priests.

Although they have become sentient beings, they actually have little fighting ability and dare not fight with humans at all.

As for the distinction between good and evil, they understand it even less.

They're just a bunch of naive little red pandas trying to survive in this world.

Zhuang Xing thought of the pig demon he had killed in the spring and sighed.

This world is truly unbearable for both humans and demons.

"Yunling, put them down," Zhuang Xing said.

Yunling nodded, waved her hand, and the tightened heart-protecting vine slowly fell to the ground, releasing the five little red pandas.

The five little creatures crawled onto the snow and had just regained their freedom. Before Zhuang Xing could even say a few more words to them, they suddenly ran off to the side.

They were just calling me "Your Majesty," and now they're running away?

Did it really scare them a little?

As Zhuang Xing was pondering this, he was taken aback by what the five little red pandas were doing.

"mine!"

"mine!"

They didn't run away; they just went to fight over the flatbread on the ground again.

It seems they weren't full yet, or perhaps they thought the guokui (a type of flatbread) was delicious and wanted to have a few more bites.

It could also be because they feel the food is rare and shouldn't be wasted.

After all, a group of red pandas wouldn't think that a biscuit that fell on the ground is no longer edible.

So pitiful...

If we release them back into the mountains and fields, they won't find any food in the dead of winter.

Moreover, they are a group of uneducated little demons, and if they are not guided, they may do something wrong in the future.

Zhuang Xing watched the five little creatures chasing and playing in the snow, and pondered for a moment.

You could also take them back to the Taoist temple and let them live with you.

Once you become a disciple of Aoho, you can move out of the place where the Shiraho disciples live.

He had originally planned to move out at the beginning of the year after Da Chun and the others attended the kowtow ceremony.

It's not impossible to prepare for the move now, and we can arrange the living space for the five red pandas at the same time.

The place he is currently living in is the special dormitory for Bai Sui disciples. It is a temporary place for disciples in the temple who cannot go down the mountain or follow their seniors to exorcise demons and earn money.

Generally speaking, once you officially become a disciple of Qinghui, you should move out of there.

Zhuang Xing lived there because none of his peers had yet been promoted to Qing Sui.

He felt that the place was quite nice to live in, and he never thought about moving until the next generation of disciples came up the mountain and were forcibly driven away.

But now, it's almost time to move out.

I'll have to move out sooner or later. Although the dormitory is lively, it's still quite inconvenient to live there.

Each room contains only a bedroom, and the space is very small.

It's barely enough for sleeping, and that's all it can be used for.

Even finding a desk to write talismans is difficult.

Moreover, there are many people living nearby, so it's inevitably a bit noisy on weekdays.

The woodshed and the bathing area were a bit far apart.

Just as he was thinking this, several red pandas ran over again.

They devoured all the flatbread on the ground, their mouths covered in snow, and they even ate a couple of bites of snow to quench their thirst.

"Your Majesty, do you have a very, very large cave?" the blind red panda asked.

"Do you really want to come with me?" Zhuang Xing asked.

"Is there a place to stay and food?"

"You can work if you're willing."

"I'm willing to work, I love working the most!" shouted a red panda. "But what is work?"

"I'm just asking you to help me with some things, like carrying firewood and sweeping the floor. Later, I might have you learn some more difficult things." Zhuang Xing made it clear, "Think it over. If you come with me, you won't be allowed to go playing in the mountains anymore. You have to listen to me."

"You are the king, and we should listen to the king."

“If you come with me, you can no longer go to play in the mountains,” Zhuang Xing emphasized again.

What's fun to do in the mountains?

Red Panda stood up and spoke, his tone tinged with confusion.

“Exactly, exactly,” the red panda chimed in. “There are leopards and tigers in the mountains; it’s not fun at all.”

"Then why did you stay in the mountains before?"

"Because we live in the mountains, we've never been anywhere else."

"Moreover, there are people outside the mountain who want to turn us into jerky. I've seen it before when I came down the mountain; people hung up the meat. It was terrifying!"

"That's called cured pork. Cured pork is made from pork, not your meat."

"really?"

Why would I lie to you?

"Your Majesty is very clever."

"I'll say it again, I have a place to stay and food to eat, but if you come with me, you must listen to me. If you really want to come with me, then come to my side."

Several red pandas looked at each other and then followed Zhuang Xing closely.

There's really nothing to think about; life in the mountains isn't enjoyable at all.

People might think the wild is their home, but only they know that in that great forest, their howls can be heard every night.

Those were the howls of predators, the screams of prey. They had witnessed their mothers being killed by leopards. Even the red pandas, who had become intelligent beings, were powerless to resist when they encountered leopards.

When they are searching for food in the mountains, they dare not relax for a moment, their bodies ready to leap up at any time, or fight for their lives.

The reason they learned the magic to transform into tigers was because they witnessed firsthand how tigers disemboweled the leopards that had eaten their mothers, and they realized that even such terrifying leopards could be subdued by tigers.

Every day they live in the mountains is filled with caution and trepidation.

That's why they're so united when they encounter danger; if they weren't united, they wouldn't have survived to this day.

When they were little, their mother told them that there was a king in the mountains who would share food with them and let them sleep in a large cave where they wouldn't have to worry about leopards or tigers.

Today, they finally found the king their mother had told them about.

The king has already said that food and lodging are included, so what is there to hesitate about?

For a red panda, having food and shelter is happiness and fulfillment.

When Zhuang Xing saw that all five red pandas had followed him, he nodded.

Looks like I really need to start preparing to move.

There are many vacant houses in the temple, some of which even have courtyards. Let's find an old house and buy it.

The demon cores he exchanged with the female knight with the jade slip are still in his hands. These demon cores are quite valuable. Taking out one or two would be more than enough to buy a slightly older, more spacious house.

He plans to set up a practice room, a quiet study, and of course, a kitchen.

Chapter 151 Preparing to Move

Zhuang Xing and Yun Ling walked in the snow, with five red pandas following behind them, crawling on all fours.

Tiny dots, like plum blossoms, dotted the snow, and the Taoist's footprints left small imprints.

"There are many people where we are going. You must not leave my side. If you are captured by others, it could be very troublesome," Zhuang Xing earnestly instructed Red Panda.

Red Panda walked to Zhuang Xing's feet, his eyes filled with doubt.

“The place I live in is called Xuanqing Temple,” Zhuang Xing continued to explain. “The people there mainly do nothing but exorcise demons and cultivate themselves.”

“There are many people in Xuanqing Temple who are more powerful than me. If you are captured by them…” Zhuang Xing said in a tone that was meant to scare children, “you might be turned into jerky.”

The five red pandas were taken aback by these words. Their fur stood on end, and they quickly moved between Zhuang Xing's legs, getting very close.

It's as if they're afraid that if they go too far away, they'll be hung up like cured meat and smoked.

“There’s no need to get so close,” Zhuang Xing added. “In short, just don’t leave my sight and definitely don’t wander off.”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Red Panda answered energetically, but still clung tightly to Zhuang Xing.

Seeing their reaction, Yunling smiled faintly and walked forward with light steps.

The snow gradually intensified, and the already overcast sky made the day even more gloomy.

Dark clouds pressed down heavily; it wasn't dark yet, but it felt like nighttime.

Zhuang Xing opened his paper umbrella to shield Yunling from the snow, and also used his body to shield the red panda at his feet from the wind.

After walking for about an hour, we finally saw the gate of Xuanqing Temple.

Zhuang Xing and Yun Ling led them inside. The five red pandas looked around curiously, seeing things they had never seen before.

They used to live in the mountains, and they had never seen such green tiles and blue bricks.

The red panda hesitated at the door, somewhat reluctant to take a step. Only when it saw the Taoist calling from inside did it chase after him.