Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 108 Calm
It rained in the mountains, and the plants on the roadside are growing well.

After Tian Buli returned home, he found that there was nothing he could say to Lady Rabbit and the little rabbit.

What’s happening outside has nothing to do with these five rabbit monsters.

Tian Buli smiled and led the five rabbit monsters up the mountain. "What do you want to eat in the morning?"

The rabbit lady replied, "I made porridge, boiled egg mushroom soup, heated up some flatbreads, and prepared a lot of pickles and fermented tofu."

Tian Buli had eaten too much meat and fish in the city recently, and had also tasted a lot of delicacies from mountains and seas. Now when he heard about these simple meals, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

"Eat first in the morning, and then have something good at noon."

After hearing this, the little white rabbit rushed to say: "It's hot at noon, so we eat cold noodles. Little Tiger's mother at the foot of the mountain taught us how to make noodles with gravy!"

Tian Buli knew she was talking about the damselfly, "Hu'er's mother is the damselfly, you know that, right? Just say damselfly."

The little white rabbit stopped talking.

The rabbit lady smiled and said, "They think Xiaohu's mother is more powerful."

The four rabbits all thought so. Little Tiger’s mother was so powerful and majestic, and the damselfly was not good at all.

Tian Buli found it very interesting. "I was the one who taught Dou Niang how to make noodles with gravy. She used to think it was troublesome and refused to make it. Now she has time to make noodles with gravy. It's really good."

"Then continue to eat noodles with stewed meat at noon, and make chicken soup in the afternoon."

The little white rabbit said happily: "Okay! I know there is a chicken that doesn't like to lay eggs. Today I will eat that lazy fat chicken."

The weather was getting warmer, and Tian Buli went home and changed into a comfortable, loose cloth shirt.

The daily practice is in the morning and evening, and most of the time at noon is spent on cultural classes and rest, avoiding the scorching summer heat.

After Tian Buli got home, he suddenly remembered that he still owed his neighbors a meal. He had agreed to treat them if he passed the imperial examination.

But there is no rush about this matter. Let's wait until autumn when we have some free time.

After they returned, they started to eat breakfast. During the meal, the four rabbits went back to change their clothes and came out to eat.

Tian Buli asked curiously, "Why are you eating like this?"

The little black rabbit said, "It's easy to lose hair."

The little gray rabbit said, "It's hot when I eat."

The little yellow rabbit said: "It takes four or five hours to transform, and I can take a nap at noon to make up for it."

The little white rabbit said: "People eat a lot."

Seeing that all the reasons were reasonable, Tian Buli nodded and said, "Okay."

It is indeed easier to eat in human form, but in the summer it is very hot with fur.

No one likes to talk while eating. They only start talking when they have almost finished eating and only a little rice is left in the bowl.

The little black rabbit said, "Master, we encountered many wild animals when we were planting crops these days. We smashed the frogs and toads away with stones, and we also chased away some snakes and rabbits."

Tian Buli thought for a moment, "Do you hit rabbits too? Can you talk to those rabbits?"

The little black rabbit shook his head, "No."

The little yellow rabbit said seriously: "The people down the mountain asked us the same question. They are human beings, but they may not be able to talk to dogs."

Tian Buli said: "This analogy is wrong. There are some differences between humans and dogs, rabbits and rabbit monsters."

At this time, the rabbit lady said: "Rabbits can't talk to each other. If they don't have anything to say, then naturally there is no way to talk."

"We rabbit demons have only learned human language, not rabbit language."

Tian Buli understood what this meant.

If rabbits have their own language, then the rabbit demon can naturally communicate with rabbits.

If the rabbit itself does not have a language, then no.

"So, the wolf demon and dog demon can command ordinary wild wolves and dogs?"

"Yes." The bunny girl said, "It's always possible, but when you don't eat much, there's not that much."

Monsters born in tribes that already have order and command habits tend to gather together after they have cultivated themselves to the right path.

Most rabbits live alone. Even social animals like cattle and sheep are not considered collectives, and they tend to live alone after becoming spirits.

Whether one is intelligent or not affects his abilities and habits after becoming a spirit.

The rabbit monsters did not regard ordinary rabbits as their own kind. When they saw them coming to steal vegetables from the vegetable garden, they naturally treated them as enemy rabbits.

After the little white rabbit had eaten its fill, it told Tian Buli about what had happened in the past few days. "Master, I found a spring on the mountain, not far above where we usually get water. Why didn't we go to the spring to get water before?"

"I don't know." Tian Buli asked curiously, "I see that place is a crack in the rocks where clear water flows down. Is there a spring above it?"

The little black rabbit said quickly, "Yes! It's just a few meters ahead. We can jump up in seven or eight steps."

Tian Buli was not familiar with this mountain. His usual activities were very fixed. He was busy practicing and studying every day and really had no time to explore the places on and behind the mountain.

"That's good. I heard there are more mountains behind the mountain. There are several counties around the Yanshan Mountains behind us."

The little white rabbit asked, "Can we get to the mountain we were on from this mountain?"

"No." Tian Buli replied, "This is the east, and your side is the west. We are in the mountains, and behind the mountains is another province."

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, there aren't many people living on this mountain and the nearby mountains. You should be careful of wild beasts and monsters. If you want to play, just play in front of our door."

The five rabbit demons nodded quickly.

The rabbit lady said: "These places in front of the mountain are enough. Places too far away are not safe. As long as we concentrate on practicing Taoism here, we will definitely be able to achieve success!"

Tian Buli took the opportunity to ask, "Have you made any progress in your cultivation recently?"

The rabbit lady said, "My swordsmanship is much better than before, and my strength is a little stronger. Now I can lift a stone weighing a hundred pounds."

The black-haired girl raised her hands. "When I was a rabbit, I could lift a 20-pound rock and throw it. Now I can lift 40 pounds and throw it."

The girl with gray hair and gray clothes said, "I can run faster than before! I'm stronger too!"

The yellow-haired girl whispered, "My current transformation technique can last an extra hour."

The little white rabbit looked at her good sister and said anxiously: "I know a lot of words, I can recite the text, I can write and grow vegetables, and I can distinguish many kinds of vegetables and herbs."

Little White Rabbit said a lot, but they were all skills that the sisters looked down upon.

Tian Buli did not have high expectations for the five rabbit monsters and praised them: "You are all very good. You have followed me for more than a year and your strength has improved compared to before. This is a good thing."

The rabbit lady said respectfully: "Thank you, Master!"

The other four rabbits also followed suit to express their gratitude. Indeed, after following their master, their life and training became comfortable and orderly, no longer as dangerous and difficult as before.

After finishing their meal, they meditated and rested together. Shang Tian Buli was unable to teach others the way of cultivation.

This is not just a problem for Tian Buli alone. Cultivation is very dependent on aptitude. Unless one is a great and powerful person, he cannot teach ordinary people.

At noon, people came down from the mountain and cooked a stew mainly composed of meat and black fungus. They put the hot noodles in a basin of clean water to cool and picked some fresh vegetables to go with the meal.

Summer is a time for rest and growth. After eating and drinking, we spread a blanket under the shade of the trees and take a nap together to enjoy the cool air.

At dusk, we started to stew chicken soup, prepared by Chef Tian Buli.

The little rabbits became rabbits again.

While the other rabbits were practicing and busying themselves, the little white rabbit came in with a few pieces of wood to make a fire. He threw the wood on the ground, bent down, picked up a thick piece of wood with both hands, and inserted it into the stove.

Tian Buli was preparing chicken soup and found it interesting to see the little white rabbit seriously making fire.

Soon, Tian Buli picked up two slices of fried pork liver next to him, put them in a small plate, and walked over to put it on the small stool where Rabbit was standing to make a fire.

"Eat."

After seeing the pig liver, the little white rabbit excitedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"My benefactor!"

Tian Buli smiled and whispered, "Eat quickly."

The little white rabbit naturally understood that he should not make a sound, so he quickly moved over and stuffed both slices of liver into his mouth, looking at Tian Buli happily.

Tian Buli picked up the plate, stood up, and continued to cook.

The little white rabbit was also happy to light the fire and add firewood.

Dinner not only includes chicken soup and chicken, but also pork and pork skin, pork liver, pig ears, and pig lung soup.

After half a month of meditation, Lan He came over.

"Sir, the Taoist priest from Yanxia Mountain has arrived at Qitian Mansion. The princess knows that you are having a lot of trouble here, so she wants to ask if you want to go over there?"

Tian Buli felt that he really needed to get in touch with the real Taoism, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

The old and young in the family had long been accustomed to Tian Buli's frequent going out. After Tian Buli arranged his summer homework, he went to Qi Tian Mansion again.

This time, I will meet a real Taoist.

(End of this chapter)