Tears shed on Hidden Mist Mountain (IV)
Meanwhile, Ao Tu stayed at White Tiger Ridge for a day.
As the saying goes, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," so naturally, they made love that night.
An ordinary immortal's body is ultimately weak, and Ao Tu took pity on her, so in the end, the White Bone Spirit Demon was able to eat her to her heart's content.
The next day, Ao Tu took Qiao'er back to the Blood Sea, where they stayed for a few more days, enjoying themselves.
That Patriarch Styx was quite ignorant, and every day he would come to Ao Tu with a whole host of matters, big and small.
Before Ao Tu recruited him as the Vice Sect Leader, he managed his affairs very well and was never bothered by anything. But after recruiting him as the Vice Sect Leader, he had a lot of things to do every day, and in the end, he advised Ao Tu not to be obsessed with beautiful women.
Ao Tu asked himself honestly, when did he become so infatuated with beauty?
Ah, no wonder the Empress Houtu said that no one had ever offered him any official position; only Ao Tu, with his broad-mindedness, could tolerate him.
A few days later, calculating that Tang Sanzang and his disciples would soon arrive at Hidden Mist Mountain, Ao Tu left the Blood Sea and rushed to make arrangements.
In a short while, they arrived at Hidden Mist Mountain.
Beautiful mountains: thousands of pines in the forest, a few bamboo stalks on the peaks. Wild monkeys search for fresh fruit, deer climb the verdant hills. The wind rustles, the water murmurs, and the occasional chirping of birds can be heard. Vines entwine and tug at each other, and the stream is filled with Xiang Lan Yao Grass and other herbs.
[Enter the Mission Area]
[Current Side Quest: Tears Shed in Hidden Mist Mountain]
[Quest Requirement: Block the Pilgrim in the Hidden Mist Mountain area. Rewards will be calculated based on the time taken to block them.]
[Quest Reward: 3 days / Flame Jade, Seven Days / Immortal Apricot, Half a Month / Spiritual Root: Yellow Pear Tree, 1/1 month / Grand Supreme Spirit Essence Elixir, Season / Supernatural Ability Taiji Talisman Seal, 1/2 months / Tengshe Wings, 1/1 year / Heart-Piercing Lock, 3/ Merit Treasure: Merit Ship, Twelve Years / Jade Tablet Fragment, Sixty Years...]
[Current Progress: 234 days]
After looking at all the rewards, Ao Tu's gaze lingered on the Merit Ship had been awarded for three years.
The previous Gratitude Bag was a bag containing one's own Self Corpse, so this Merit Ship isn't just a small triangular Small Boat, is it?
This system is incredibly audacious; it dares to reward itself with its own resources!
If it weren't for the fear of disrupting the Karma, Ao Tu would have liked to dismantle it to see how much was left inside.
There's also the Taiji Talisman Seal. I've already grasped the principles of Supreme Ultimate Yin and Yang Dao Principles, but I don't use it much in daily life. If I study it carefully, it won't be long before I can comprehend the supernatural Supernatural Ability of the Taiji Talisman Seal.
However, there are still some good things among them.
Like a one-year-old Heart-Piercing Lock or Twelve Years Jade Tablet Fragment, they are all extremely precious.
Ao Tu then leaped down, intending to search for the Leopard Spirit from the original story. He wandered through the mountains and came across a place with demonic energy. Approaching it, he found several small Demon patrolling the mountain, carrying a Sun-Moon Banner painted with some unknown material, striking a wooden clapper, and singing:
"Black Fog blankets the distant hills, draped in wild grass, I perch on the mountain ridge. At dawn I patrol the steep peaks searching for uninhabited travelers, at dusk I venture into the deep forest to chase wild sheep."
Upon seeing this, Ao Tu followed him, arriving at a Cave Abode called "Hidden Mist Mountain Zheyue Lianhuan Cave".
Ao Tu went into the cave, and the little Demon could no longer see him.
Upon entering the cave, one finds a desolate landscape. A few minor Demon live together there, and inside are the skeletons of goats and deer, the skins of tigers and leopards, and a few human skeletons, though they appear to be quite old, having lost all their marrow and become empty shells.
Ao Tu was puzzled; where had the Leopard Spirit gone?
Just then, two little hunting Demon returned, having caught an old wild boar and brought two piglets with them.
The other Demon were overjoyed. Among them was a Black Dog Spirit who was very cunning. He instructed them to release the piglets so they could eat them when they grew up.
The two hunters released the piglets, while the other Demon gathered firewood to butcher the old wild boar and make soup.
Upon seeing this, Ao Tu revealed himself behind the group of Demon and patted the Black Dog Spirit.
The Black Dog Spirit turned around, saw Ao Tu, and was terrified. It repeatedly knelt and kowtowed, calling him "Third Great King!"
Ao Tu asked, "You recognize me?"
The Black Dog Spirit said, "Third Great King! Don't you remember me? I was a soldier under Tiger Great General King. I fought alongside Tiger Great General King against the Buddhas at Pansi Ridge. I and a few Demon manipulated a Stars in the Southern Waters of the River of Heaven and killed six monks! You were ruthless back then!"
After listening, Ao Tu thought about it carefully and actually remembered that there was such a person.
Ao Tu asked, "Did you travel through Lion Camel Ridge?"
The Black Dog Spirit said, "I was a coward. I was so scared that I deserted. Third Great King didn't abandon me. Not only did he not punish me, but he also rewarded me with several Immortal Elixir. I still haven't eaten those Immortal Elixir and keep them on the table."
Ao Tu laughed and said, "You have rendered meritorious service. Although you are no longer able to follow me due to your limited strength, I cannot treat you unfairly. I heard there was a King of South Mountain here, but what happened to him?"
The Black Dog Spirit said, "Third Great King, you must have a bad memory."
Ao Tu asked, "What?"
A Little Leopard Spirit beside him said, "Decades ago, a subordinate of the Blood Sea King came and demanded that my Great King submit. My Great King refused, but a White Bone Spirit Demon and her men broke down his Mountain Gate. Helpless, he had no choice but to submit, taking a whole cave of Yaoguai with him. Only we little ones were left behind, unable to walk. To this day, my Great King has not returned."
The Black Dog Spirit said, "Third Great King, when the King of South Mountain was at Pansi Ridge, he was killed by a monk with Buddha-Light. He died right next to me, so after I ran away, I came to his Cave Abode. You even said later that you wanted to bestow Investiture of the Gods upon him!"
Ao Tu listened, thought for a moment, summoned the Soul-Scattering Gourd, opened the Gourd, searched inside, and indeed found the Leopard Spirit.
Ao Tu then turned the Gourd upside down, mouth facing down, and shook it, throwing the Leopard Spirit out.
The Leopard Spirit landed, utterly bewildered, still chewing on half of the Evil Souls. Looking around, it saw Ao Tu and hurriedly said, "Your Great King."
Seeing his state, Ao Tu put him back in his clothes and told him to go back and manage the Evil Souls.
That wretched monk!
They actually killed the Leopard Spirit from Hidden Mist Mountain out of nowhere.
Now I have no choice but to play the Leopard Spirit myself.
Ao Tu turned around and looked at the few little Demon, asking them if they had ever eaten people. All the Little Demons said they hadn't.
Ao Tu could tell that although they didn't have much of Evil Qi, they had still eaten people, so he pressed them for answers.
The little Demon were frightened and said that a hunter had chased and eaten two people, but had never come down the mountain to eat them.
Ao Tu nodded, but did not blame them.
Hunters go up the mountain to hunt wild beasts, and the wild beasts eat the hunters; this is the natural Reincarnation, nothing more to say.
They asked about the flag again, and it turned out that the black dog spirit had drawn it himself, based on the design of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array flag, to intimidate monsters from other places.
There are many Demon in the Western Ox Continent. Wherever there is a good mountain or a good place, Demon from one place will surely be replaced by Demon from another place.
With this flag, the Demon, upon hearing that it was the territory of the Demon Dragon, dared not enter lightly.
Ao Tu nodded after listening, thought for a moment, and came up with a plan.
He transformed into a Daoist, seized the Tribute Rice, distributed Talisman Water and blessed water, forced the surrounding people to believe in Daoism, and suppressed the monks.
When Tang Sanzang and his disciples arrived, they sent these little Demon to beg Wukong to take back their Cave Abode.
If Wukong helps the Daoist, he won't be able to get across this mountain.
If Wukong helps the Demon, they will accuse Wukong of Aiding Demons and Extinguishing the Dao, saying that he developed treacherous intentions after removing the Tightening Fillet.