Spirits nurtured by the mountain forests (3/3)
"Huh?"
Just as Li Boyang wanted to broaden the perspective of the [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land] to a more distant place.
He paused suddenly, then brought the camera back to Li Household Village.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing this, Xiluo quickly asked.
"I almost forgot something."
The [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land] scroll rotated slowly.
Li Boyang eventually parked it at the "Mountain God Reservoir" on the back mountain of Li Household Village.
After so many years of development, the Mountain God Reservoir has changed dramatically.
This area boasts the most comprehensive and extensive water conservancy infrastructure among the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
The Mountain Folk also built a series of workshops and factories around this reservoir.
Here, I have to mention something.
The Mountain God Reservoir in Li Household Village is arguably the closest reservoir to Yunmeng Marsh.
In addition, due to the red color, this place not only has abundant water reserves all year round.
Even various aquatic creatures appeared in an endless stream, creating a vibrant scene of life and competition among all things.
Out of reverence for the red, the Mountain Folk generally do not venture deep into Yongku.
They simply built various canals and bridges along the edge of the reservoir.
After all, everyone knows that this reservoir was built by the Mountain Folk.
However, to truly trace its origins and current scale, the maintenance by Li Boyang and that water god is indispensable.
Occasionally, some daring children would sneak away from their parents to the vicinity of the reservoir and feed the Human-Faced Fish in the water various kinds of food.
Similarly, whenever a child unfortunately falls into the nearby canals or tributaries, the Human-Faced Fish will immediately lift them up and bring them back to shore.
Over time, this has led to the Mountain God Reservoir receiving treatment that is quite different from other reservoirs.
Besides routine maintenance and sacrifices.
Whenever something happens, the Mountain Folk will first communicate with Chi.
The next step will only be taken after obtaining the other party's consent.
From Chi's perspective, she didn't really care about that much, and even found the Mountain Folk a bit annoying.
However, the Mountain Folk's enthusiasm was too much to bear, so they built a huge shrine near the reservoir to enshrine the statue of the Red God.
Behind this shrine dedicated solely to Chi, a large patch of gourd vines had quietly sprouted at some unknown time.
Unlike the gourds that Li Boyang optimized and screened, which were already completely "tool-like".
These gourd vines still maintain the most primitive and rugged way of growing, absorbing nutrients from the soil within a radius of 100 meters, but no gourds have ever grown.
Moreover, the resilience of those gourd vines far exceeds what ordinary people can imagine.
At first, some Mountain Folk tried to remove the gourd vines.
To their astonishment, they discovered that ordinary knives and axes could not cut through the gourd vines at all.
When the Mountain Folk realized that the gourd vines were affecting the shrine and decided to uproot them, Chi appeared on his own initiative.
Chi told them that he had deliberately planted these gourd vines there.
They only grow near the shrine and will not encroach on fields or water sources, so the Mountain Folk should not worry about them.
Thus, these gourd vines remained, and were even given a touch of mystery because of Chi's words.
However, Li Boyang was very clear that these gourd vines were not without fruit.
Rather, it is their fruit that remains hidden deep within the gourd vine, a spirit nurtured by the mountains and forests.
The Mountain God Reservoir, in the midst of a rushing stream.
This is not an irrigation canal built by the Mountain Folk, but a Xiao Xi that flows naturally through Li Household Village.
However, after so many years of expansion and repair, this Xiao Xi has long become one of the main waterways of Li Household Village, supplying water to this village of thousands of people.
And right in the middle of this main river channel.
A huge Single Horn buffalo was swimming leisurely, with only its head and half of its back floating on the surface of the water.
When the villagers along the river saw the large water buffalo, they just laughed and cursed, then ignored it.
Because all the villagers in Li Household Village knew that the big water buffalo was brought back by Li Boyang.
Although this big water buffalo, besides liking to tease children, also really likes to slack off.
But judging from its human-like eyes and behavior, this water buffalo is either a god or a spirit.
So as long as this big water buffalo remembers to go home at night.
Even the usually strict Chen Yun was very lenient with it, and basically didn't care where it went during the day.
Why are you still here?
Just as the One-Horned Incantation closed his eyes to rest and enjoy the pleasure of the water flowing over his body, a slightly shrill voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Hmm? Ginseng Doll?"
Looking in that direction, the One-Horned Incantation saw a familiar Ginseng Doll emerging from the ground.
Of course, the Single Horn recognized the Ginseng Doll.
Or rather, among these Hundred Lands Mountain Range, there are very few deities who do not know about this Ginseng Doll.
Although this Ginseng Doll is not a deity, it possesses a lifespan longer than that of any deity.
Even by the most conservative estimate, this Ginseng Doll has lived for at least a thousand years.
Meanwhile, its adopted son, Jiao, is also the most capable henchman of the Five-Colored Dragon Hound Pan Hu Demon. Several years ago, he even participated in the battle to hunt down the Wuzhiqi's Second Prince.
"What do you mean, 'huh'? Your baby is about to be born! Don't you know?"
Upon hearing the Ginseng Doll's words, the One-Horned Incantation instinctively opened its mouth to refute.
"You old geezer, I'm still single, where would I get a baby from?"
"If you get carried away with your fatherly urges again and take those pesky Huodou from the village away, I'm sure they'll definitely—"
Before the One-Horned Incantation could finish speaking, the Ginseng Doll asked a question with a speechless expression.
"You old ox, you haven't forgotten about that gourd vine, have you?"
After being reminded by the Ginseng Doll, the One-Horned Incantation, which was about to refute, immediately widened its eyes and stood up from the stream.
"A gourd vine? The gourd vine has borne fruit!?"
Unable to hide the mix of error and surprise on his face, One-Horned Incantation quickly went ashore and came to the Ginseng Doll's side.
"You should have said so earlier! If you had, I would have come up already!"
Without giving the Ginseng Doll a chance to refute, the One-Horned Incantation suddenly hoisted it onto its back, then stomped the ground and began to run wildly.
Rumble rumble--·
The commotion caused by the One-Horned Incantation was simply too great.
The Mountain Folk in the nearby terraced fields all stared at him in astonishment.
However, the ecstatic One-Horned Incantation didn't care about anything else. It walked uphill as if it were flat ground, and a faint blue auspicious cloud even appeared under its feet.
It was obvious that this was due to sheer excitement.
For a moment, the One-Horned Incantation forgot to restrain himself and used Li Boyang's signature [Riding Clouds and Driving Mist] Divine Ability.
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