The Spirit World

Chapter 492 Thought Work Before Departure
We are going to find a ring from the mountain clan god [Emperor Yao]: [Heart of the Mountains]

First of all, I think this matter is very mysterious, because among the three of us, only Zhang Xiaohu knows the legend of the Heart of the Mountains. I can ask Zhang Xiaohu whether this matter is a good thing or a bad thing, but I cannot ask more details about this matter.

I guess Zhang Xiaohu wanted to give it a try, and he already had a plan in mind, but plans are like this, sometimes they can only be kept in the heart, because speaking them out would break the secrecy of the plan.

Without telling us, it was clear that Zhang Xiaohu really wanted to do this well.

I understand him. He is afraid to say it out loud. If Niu Er and I keep arguing with each other, he will change his mind. So he simply doesn't say anything. This idea will stay with him forever and he won't change it.

We prepared a lot of dry food, made simple pumpkin pie, and then pickled and dried the meat. The villagers didn't really understand why we did this, but every time I saw Yu Zhi's silly look, I felt a little sad. I didn't know if he was really stupid or just pretending.

I was thinking whether I should listen to Zhang Xiaohu or not. I didn't have much doubt. I didn't care much about Yu Zhi's matter. Whether Yu Zhi was pretending to be crazy or not, I didn't care much, because Yu Zhi was superior to me since birth. His surname was Yu and mine was Li.

This is Yujia Village, and I am an outsider.

It seems normal to me that Yu Laosan's son is rich and powerful. Just think about it, with the accumulation of several generations of his family, compared to someone like me who has been helpless since childhood, it is normal for him to have a wealthy family background, and it will last forever.

My son and my grandson may never live as well as Yu Zhi's son and grandson. I bow and nod in front of Yu Zhi, and my son and grandson, or generation after generation, bow and nod to the Yu family. This seems to be very normal and there is no reason to explain it.

But Zhang Xiaohu doesn't think so. He told me that nowadays all people care about is fame and fortune. As long as I, Li Xiaolang, have money, I am the best. You don't need to have great morals. A little bit of your charity will be praised by others. While you care about your descendants, others have already obtained money from you to live for their descendants.

I said, I have no way to go... People with other surnames like us only learned a few words when we were young, and then went to farm. How could we understand such things? By the time we knew the importance of literacy, it was already too late to regret.

Zhang Xiaohu looked disdainful and pointed his finger at himself.

Isn't everything I know also learned?

When he said that, I was also stunned.

"As long as you still have this heart, it's not too late. If you don't have this heart, then even if you study for a lifetime, it will be useless."

I nodded in great agreement.

Zhang Xiaohu is indeed educated. Oh! I understand. He was lazy because he was studying and learning to read. When I was working hard in the fields, he was also working hard and learning to read.

No wonder he looks so cunning.

Reading is good, I said.

"But I have no way to study... everything is blocked... Where will I get food to eat if I want to study and go to school? Where will I get the gold coins to study?" This was all I could ask, but I didn't know whether I should ask or not, after all, I really didn't learn to read and write well.

I have no choice, but Niu Er has the money to study. He was very noisy when he was a child and refused to study. Let me mention Yu Zhi again. When he was learning to read and calligraphy, he read by lamplight at night. Once when I went to the toilet and passed by his house, he was still being urged and scolded by Yu Lao San to read aloud, as if he never got tired.

Isn't the difference between him and me obvious... So, I think what he got was what he deserved, and isn't it also right for him to inherit Yu Lao San's family business...

I will never be able to make a breakthrough, isn't that just as it should be...

Zhang Xiaohu scolded me for being unambitious and brainless. He said that the parents of Yu Laosan at that time, and even the generation before him, were all poor. How could there be any distinction between noble and humble, and between their children? Didn't they only become rich and powerful after they became rich and powerful?
Superior people have their own way of playing, and those who save themselves have their own way of living.

You can't live without money. I could tell that all Zhang Xiaohu said and gave me psychological counseling was just one sentence or even a word he wanted to say.

"money!"

"Let's not seek fame first. If we have money, we will be famous. We are only concerned with making money now."

I nodded vigorously.

The psychological shock that Zhang Xiaohu gave me was no less powerful than the shock I felt when I first learned that men and women could have sex.

Well, I don't have any psychological burden anymore.

How could I have ever thought that my descendants would also bow and scrape to Yu Zhi? I am such a nobody.

What I want to make the most right now is something that is commonly used in this world, right? Gold coins! Silver coins! Copper coins! Money!

"Bang!" I hammered the table.

"You farm for a hundred years and see if you can make money!" Zhang Xiaohu pointed at our noses and cursed: "I told you two to learn to read and write! It would be good if you understood some principles, but you didn't listen. Now that you've grown up, you still think you've been a loser all your life. Many brothers from the same village need to learn to read and write to be useful, but you only thought about playing and playing. Now look what you have done, you have played so much that you can only think that your descendants will be as losers as you! And you still bow and scrape to Yu Zhi! Ugh! You are such losers!"

Zhang Xiaohu spat on the ground. His indignant look scared us.

Niu Er didn't believe it. He said, "Aren't you the same as us now? You didn't farm but went to study, and got a bad reputation for being lazy. You're not even as good as us..."

"Ah! If I were as stupid as you, I would be fine. I've read books and know a little bit about the crooked principles of the world. There is no way out for the poor in this life! I'm talking about people like you!"

"Xiao Hu, don't be angry... We understand! But we have passed the literacy period, and it will be difficult for us to achieve anything if we really want to." I didn't dare to say more, for fear of angering Zhang Xiaohu.

Zhang Xiaohu now really looks like the old gentleman who advised us to study hard when I was learning to read.

I sigh...

I am sad...

I really didn't learn to read and write well, there's nothing I can do about it. I wasn't smart enough then, and it's too late now. If I had someone like Yu Lao San who urged me to study, I wouldn't have ended up like this.

After all, it's fate, isn't it?
Zhang Xiaohu said, "How can this be called fate? Are you really willing to farm for the rest of your life? To be controlled by Yu Lao San for the rest of your life?"

He called me useless...

I admit it, but I am angry! How can I be so useless! If I could read and write well, I wouldn't have to work as a farmer. I could teach those children to read and write! I want to tell them that as a human being, you must be a promising person!

Let alone fame, wealth and power! Even to give your children a good future, you have to work a hundred times harder!

After doing a good job of ideological work for Niu Er and me, Zhang Xiaohu started talking.

"Let's go find the Heart of the Mountains! We're looking for the real Heart of the Mountains!"

"I don't understand." Niu Er and I answered calmly and looked at each other.

"Having money is just the first step! Having money can't lead to bad luck! If having money leads to bad luck, I think it's better to have no money! I feel ashamed of doing all kinds of sneaky things..." After Zhang Xiaohu said this, I didn't know how to hypnotize myself. I have heard that there are very few people who don't become bad even if they have money...

When you have copper coins, you think about silver coins. When you have gold coins, you think about mountains of gold and silver! It's endless! There is no end. The only thing that supports your desire to become bad is the little bit of kindness in your heart.

I can't answer them whether they are right or wrong, I can only tell them not to forget the kindness in their hearts. Giving money to the righteous can also be regarded as an explanation to oneself.

“The purpose of our search for the Heart of the Mountains cannot be for money! The purpose of our search for the Heart of the Mountains is to find the Heart of the Mountains! Do you understand what I mean?” Zhang Xiaohu looked at us, wanting to ask for our answer.

We slowly shook our heads.

"That is to say, my purpose must be pure! We three are brothers! We must never do anything just for money! Because no one can easily resist money! Of course, this includes us! We must be cautious of the temptations that money brings us! Therefore, our purpose must be pure! We should even walk the next path with the intention of only getting the heart of the mountains, not gold, silver, and jewelry."

I seemed to understand what Zhang Xiaohu said, but when it comes to money, I definitely don’t have as deep an understanding as Zhang Xiaohu.

For example, I have no interest in how much money I can use to get things I don’t want… But if I can get… things I want, I’ll really be tempted…

I really can't resist the temptation of money... Zhang Xiaohu said that no one can resist it, so I don't have that much psychological pressure.

But if I really have to resist the temptation of money...it doesn't seem so easy, I can only try...and give it a try.

Zhang Xiaohu said that the pure goal should be to find the heart of the mountains, and other things should be put aside. There should be no quarrels. I agree with him.

Without a doubt, we are going to look for the Heart of the Mountains. If we find it, how much benefit can it bring us? That is... something from the gods.

But if we go our separate ways halfway, and even have our own ulterior motives because of something we haven't gotten yet, it would be really ridiculous.

This is Zhang Xiaohu's concern, and I understand it. Therefore, in any event that happens next, I have reason to believe in Zhang Xiaohu's decision and execute it. Niu Er is simple-minded. Although he can't think of my level, he will never do anything to let us down if he stays at the level he thinks of.

We both nodded.

After finishing the psychological work, Zhang Xiaohu calmly drew a simple map on the table with his hands dipped in water.

He was on the east side of the map. Oh, I was opposite Zhang Xiaohu, and that was on the west side of the map, where a place was marked.

"We look at the sun and walk in the opposite direction of the sun in the morning and rest at night. We don't have to rush. When we pass by a village, we ask for some dry food. When we ask, we tell the people we are going to the [Ghost Country] to look for someone. After passing through the [Yellow Spring], we will reach the Netherworld Gorge..." Zhang Xiaohu's words shook our joy a little. We looked at each other blankly, and we couldn't figure out what this man was talking about.

To go to the Netherworld, you have to cross the Yellow Springs before you can reach the Netherworld Gorge!
"You didn't say this!" I was scared. I looked at Zhang Xiaohu stupidly, while Zhang Xiaohu was looking at this point very seriously.

"We Chinese people are just born with a longer lifespan, but compared to the Netherworld Clan... it's too... Will they let us pass?" I asked Zhang Xiaohu. The Netherworld Clan is what we often call the Ghost Clan...

They were not real ghosts at that time. After all, demons and monsters are all superstitions, and superstition is not allowed, so they could only be called a "tribe".

In the end, there is nothing good about the Chinese, except that they are born healthy and free from disease and disaster, and live two years longer than some other tribes, especially the Beast Tribe. Then there is the Human Tribe, the Nether Tribe, the Monster Tribe, the Royal Tribe, the Mountain Tribe, the Feathered Serpent Tribe, the Bronze Jade Tribe, the Ancient Dragon Tribe, the Giant Dragon Tribe, the Elves Tribe, and even the rare and exotic beasts. They are absolutely incomparable.

Some tribes can live well just by relying on sunlight, so how can we compare with them...

However, one thing is very important. Our knowledge inheritance is relatively complete. Like humans, we study everything, whether it is available or not, and we use paper records more frequently. In other words, we are smarter, as the saying goes.

Other ethnic groups are either too powerful to care about these things, or they are delayed due to problems within their own ethnic groups.

In general, I was indeed scared. The Nether Clan were all mysterious and seemed to be aloof by nature and did not like living things.

I mean, they don't like living things, because they, the Nether Clan, are dead themselves... Even after death, they rot and become unrecognizable due to the disappearance of their bodies.

The living must be afraid of the dead... You want me to go to the Netherworld, I won't do it, I tell you. What I fear most is the Netherworld Clan...

How can a living person not be afraid of the dead?

The other thing is that their way of "staying alive" is very scary, that is, harvesting other people's souls. I'm not sure how they harvested them, but it seems to be a long-handled sickle used to harvest rice...

If I dreamed of such a big sickle coming to cut off my head, I would be scared to death in my dream.

"We won't go directly through the Netherworld Country. We'll go around it. There shouldn't be anyone guarding the Netherworld Gorge. After all, who would have the leisure to go there..."

"Yu Zhi..."

"Tsk..." Zhang Xiaohu looked at us with disdain.

"The Yellow Spring River is difficult to cross. We need to prepare some dead animals and then go there. We will use a rope to pull the Netherworld Gorge. One person will go down and grab the glowing object and pull it up quickly! Regardless of whether it is the Heart of the Mountains or not, we will only do it once!"

"What?"

Zhang Xiaohu spread his hands helplessly and said: "If we don't succeed, then we can only do it once!"

"what?"

I... was scared, because, if I didn't succeed, I would become a corpse.

Oh my god...

You are so good, Zhang Xiaohu. You did some psychological work on me and inspired me to fight, but it turned out to be such a deadly job.

"Don't worry, I'm here! Everything will be fine! I have already thought of the specific steps!" Zhang Xiaohu's words still made me feel uneasy, and now I was in a dilemma.

I……

I won’t keep you in suspense, we did go there happily, and we really found the Heart of the Mountains.

But before that, we met a man, without whose help we would never have found the Heart of the Mountains.

That person is Yilongzhi, the peerless king of Kongyu, one of the three gods of the royal family. For the royal family, this king can be said to be dispensable. When we met him in the Netherworld, he seemed to have encountered some troubles...

He even talked to ordinary people like us without any airs of being a god. To be honest, our Hua clan's god Hua Yin is high above us and we can only look up to him. The royal clan is indeed very strange. Their gods always... give me the feeling of being ordinary people who are approachable... although they are very powerful...

(End of this chapter)