I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 196: Guardian of the Mountain, Nezha and his Pair

It was a sunny day in Liangjie Mountain. Immortal Huo Ling looked at the newly built official road at the foot of the mountain. Groups of Tang soldiers in neat rows and full of helmets and armor were crossing Liangjie Mountain and entering Xiniu Hezhou.

"Since Emperor Tang took office, he has conquered Juluzhou in the north, Niuhezhou in the west, and Shengshenzhou in the east. The strength of his military force is rarely seen in ancient and modern times," said the True Immortal Huo Ling.

The man beside him, who was wearing cloth clothes, a felt hat and carrying a longbow, smiled and said, "I'm afraid only the Emperor of Han ten thousand years ago can be compared to him."

The Fire Spirit Immortal nodded slightly, and then stopped paying attention to the affairs of the mortal world, and asked the man: "Shan Jun, do you really not want to go further?"

The man smiled heartily and said, "Thank you Shangshu for your appreciation, but I am fine being a mountain god here. I am free and worry-free. I would feel constrained if I went to heaven."

Fire Spirit Immortal nodded and said, "Well, since the mountain king wants this, I can't force him."

This man is none other than Liu Bochin, the mountain god of Liangjie Mountain, also known as 'Mountain Guardian'. He has been the mountain god here for 50,000 years.

The accumulated merits of these 50,000 mountain gods were enough for him to ascend to heaven and become an official, but he just didn't want to go to heaven and only wanted to be a mountain god in this lower world.

Liu Bochin smiled and said, "I don't have any hobbies. I just like to watch the world go by, the clouds gather and disperse, and the four seasons change in the mountains. In my spare time, I go hunting, fishing, meeting friends, and sleeping in. For me, this is the ultimate freedom."

Fire Spirit Immortal said with a smile: "Daoyou are free and unrestrained, carefree and carefree, really enviable."

Liu Bochin waved his hand and said, "I just have no ambition and love to play around. You are overpraising me, Minister."

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled, then her eyes fell on the mountains below. After a moment, she pointed to a forest below and said, "Daoyou, here comes the one who returns the favor."

Liu Bochin looked down upon hearing this, and saw a figure riding on the breeze and landing on the mountain forest. After seeing clearly, Liu Bochin smiled and said, "It turned out to be him. One year he stayed overnight on this mountain and was attacked by a man-eating tiger. I saved him."

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled and said, "That's why I said he came to repay his gratitude."

After saying that, Fire Spirit Immortal said to Liu Bochin: "Daoyou, I will go back upstairs first. Goodbye."

Liu Bochin hurriedly bowed and said, "If you have time, you can come to the mountain to be my guest. I will definitely serve you good tea."

The Fire Spirit Immortal smiled and said, "It's a deal." After saying that, he rode on a auspicious cloud and went up to the sky.

After seeing off the Fire Spirit Immortal, Liu Bochin looked towards Zhidu at the foot of the mountain.

After Zhidu learned how to ride the wind, he returned to Liangjie Mountain alone to look for his hunter benefactor.

Unfortunately, he searched for a whole month, and searched every town and village within a thousand miles of Liangjie Mountain, and even searched all the mountains and rivers in Liangjie Mountain, but he couldn't find his benefactor.

Finally, the bewildered Zhidu could only return to the mountain where he was attacked by the tiger that day. More than a year had passed, and the mountain had changed a little.

Zhi Du stood at the place where the fire was lit that night and looked around. Looking at the vast mountains and forests, he couldn't help but sigh: "I wonder where my benefactor has gone and whether he is healthy now."

"Young man, you're back." At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the front.

Zhidu looked up and was overjoyed to see Liu Bochin still dressed the same as he had been that day, standing on a large bluestone and looking at him.

Zhidu hurried forward and came to the big bluestone to kowtow and bow, "Benefactor, where do you live? I have been looking for you for a whole month but there is no news from you."

"Hahaha." Liu Bochin laughed loudly and said, "I am not an ordinary person, I am the mountain god here."

When Zhidu heard this, he was shocked and bowed, saying, "So the benefactor is the mountain god here. Thank you for saving my life."

"Mountain God, please accept my greeting." After saying this, Zhidu bowed and saluted.

Liu Bochin asked with a smile: "Why did you come here today?"

Zhi Du said: "Xiao Dao came here to repay the life-saving grace, but because of the long journey, I was a little late."

Liu Bochin shook his head and smiled, "I am the god of this mountain. It is my duty to protect all living beings. Don't talk about repaying your gratitude. I see that your nine orifices are now open and your spirit is complete. Have you entered the path of cultivation?"

Zhidu said, "God of the Mountain, I have now become a disciple of the Great Immortal Zhenyuan of Wuzhuang Temple."

"Oh? Zhenyuan Daxian?!" Liu Bochin couldn't help but smile and praise, "What a great opportunity. You should practice hard in the future, cultivate your mind and character, accumulate good deeds, and become an immortal as soon as possible."

Zhidu bowed and said, "Thank you, Mountain God, for your teachings. I will keep them in my heart."

After saying this, Zhidu took out a green gourd from his sleeve, offered it with both hands and said: "Mountain God, this is the top-grade longevity pill given by my master. I thought the benefactor was a mortal, so I wanted to repay him with this pill. But I didn't expect the benefactor to be the mountain god. I hope you don't despise it. When I succeed in my cultivation in the future, I will definitely repay you in another way."

Liu Bochin laughed, then raised his hand and the green gourd immediately flew into Liu Bochin's hand.

Liu Bochin opened the gourd and took a whiff. He was immediately filled with the fragrance of the elixir that was so strong that it touched his heart.

After a gentle shake, a sound like frying beans came from inside. It sounded like there were thirty-six pills. Liu Bochin smiled slightly, covered the gourd and said, "Good, it is worthy of being the pills given by Zhenyuan Daxian, it is indeed extraordinary. Don't despise it, don't despise it, this is very good, just right to use it to soak in wine."

Zhidu heard this and said, "It's good as long as the mountain god likes it." Liu Bochin smiled slightly, looked at Zhidu and said, "Okay, now that you have repaid my gratitude, you can go back. Remember my words and practice well."

As he spoke, Liu Bochin's figure slowly faded away, and a moment later he disappeared without a trace, leaving only his voice still echoing in Zhidu's ears.

Zhidu bowed and said, "Yes, the mountain god's words will be remembered."

There was no response from my ears, indicating that Liu Bochin had already left.

Zhidu knelt down, took out three incense sticks, lit them and stuck them on the ground, then kowtowed three times towards the mountain.

After the three incense sticks burned out, Zhidu took off into the air and flew back towards Wuzhuang Temple.

Zhuang Yan was wearing a simple and elegant Taoist robe and was lying on the rooftop of a tavern in Chang'an City to bask in the sun.

He had his left hand behind his head and was holding a half-eaten ginseng fruit in his right hand, eating it bite by bite.

From below came the hustle and bustle of worldly life, with people clinking glasses, toasting each other, noisy streets, talking and singing; all these sounds intertwined together to form a picture of the world.

The eleven ginseng fruits given by Zhen Yuanzi had long been eaten. The ginseng fruit in his hand now was created out of nothing by him using the function of "creating all things".

The ginseng fruit tastes good, and has a sweet and fragrant texture. Zhuang Yan likes it very much, so he used the Creator of All Things to transform some of it and placed them in the infinite space so that he can take them out and eat them whenever he wants.

At this moment, a burst of passionate and majestic music suddenly came from below, as if a band was playing.

Zhuang Yan listened carefully for a while and found that the music was majestic, passionate, and grand. It was definitely not a piece of music that could be produced by ordinary people, let alone the rich and powerful.

When the song below was finished, the crowd cheered. Zhuang Yan heard the conversation of the people below and realized that it was a band playing the "Breaking Formation Music".

Zhuang Yan smiled. At this moment, everyone below asked the band to play again. After a while, the band started playing again.

Zhuang Yan listened to the music and hummed softly: "According to the law, I resigned from the head of state and will go to fight against the traitors. Let's sing "Pozhen Music" together and enjoy the peace."

In this prosperous scene of the world, two divine lights suddenly fell from the blue sky.

After the two divine lights fell in front of Zhuang Yan, two officials, Li Bing, the God of the Year, and Huang Chengyi, the God of the Month, appeared.

The two officials saw Zhuang Yan and hurried forward to ask, "Master, you are so carefree. Are you listening to music here?"

Zhuang Yan sat up, looked at the two Gongcao and said with a smile: "You two Gongcao are not on duty in the palace, why did you come down to the world?"

Li Bing, the God of the Year, said, "True Lord, we came down specially to look for you."

Huang Chengyi, the Moon God, also said: "The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King is almost going crazy and is looking for you everywhere. We were ordered to come down to find you. Thank God, we finally found you."

When Zhuang Yan heard this, he immediately asked, "What happened? Is it so serious?"

At this point, Zhuang Yan suddenly asked in surprise: "Could it be that the pagoda of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King has disappeared?"

Li Bing said: "It's even more serious than this."

Zhuang Yan was shocked when he heard this: "Is it more serious than this? Could it be that Nezha the Third Prince wants to pay respect to Li Tianwang in advance?"

Huang Chengyi said: "It's not that serious."

"What exactly happened? Tell me quickly." Zhuang Yan asked.

Li Bing said, "Two Nezha were created in the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun, and they are now fighting in Tushita Palace. If it weren't for Taishang Laojun suppressing them, they would have caused unrest in the heavens long ago."

Huang Chengyi said: "Taishang Laojun said that you, the True Lord, have a way, so the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King sent all the heavenly generals to look for you everywhere, and that's why the two of us are here."

Zhuang Yan slapped his forehead upon hearing this and said, "Oh no, I forgot to tell Laojun that his furnace has been blessed by me, so whatever is put into it will come out double."

"Ah?!" Hearing this, Li Bing and Huang Chengyi were shocked. So this matter was caused by you, the True Lord?

Thinking of this, the two men hurried forward, one on each side helping Zhuang Yan to stand up, and said, "Master, please hurry up and return to heaven with us, or else something terrible will happen."

Zhuang Yan said, "Don't worry, don't worry." As he spoke, he finished the remaining half of the ginseng fruit in three or two bites. Then auspicious clouds rose under his feet, and he went straight up to the thirty-sixth heaven with the two officials.

Obviously, such a big event as the occurrence of two Nezhas in the alchemy furnace was known to almost all the gods in heaven.

Seeing Zhuang Yan and the two officials coming, Zhangzhang Tianwang, the Heavenly King guarding the South Gate of Heaven, welcomed them in without saying a word.

When Zhuang Yan arrived at the Tushita Palace, he found that it was already crowded with people. The heavenly generals from the Thunder Department and the gods from various departments were all crowded outside the Tushita Palace. Some even climbed onto the eaves of the gate, wall and roof of the Tushita Palace, stretching their necks to look inside.

(End of this chapter)