Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 75 Bull Head and Horse Face
Near dusk, on Jindou Mountain.

Niu Yi was sitting opposite the Earth God at the stone table in the pavilion.

Niu Yi slapped the mud seal of the wine jar on the stone table, and the fragrance of peach blossom wine immediately came out of the wine jar, which made the Earth God's eyes light up and he exclaimed:
"You're brewing this wine with increasing skill. Just by smelling it, it's even better than last year's batch."

"Then the Earth God will have to enjoy a good meal today~"

As Niu Yi spoke, he picked up the wine jar and filled the two bowls of wine on the table.

But he saw this crystal clear pink wine rippling in the wine bowl, emitting bursts of fragrance. The God of Land couldn't wait to lift the wine bowl and take a sip, feeling the fragrance and freshness of the peach blossom wine in his mouth. He closed his eyes to savor it for a moment and nodded with satisfaction.

"Good wine, really good wine~"

Niu Yi smiled, turned his head and looked at the largest peach tree in the peach blossom forest, and said:
"After all, it's brewed with the peach blossoms that first planted the peach tree's spiritual root. Over the years, it has grown quite a bit."

"Haha~ Yeah, I've definitely grown a lot."

The Earth God put down his wine bowl, nodded with emotion, then looked at Niu Yi and said with a smile:

"I gave the new yellow talisman paper to Liu Gui this morning, and peace has finally returned to Shangtang Village."

Niu Yi nodded, but his expression was strange.

"I never thought that the female ghost would actually tear up the yellow talisman right in front of Xiang Feng. Not only did she scare Xiang Feng half to death, but she also caused a lot of trouble for the entire Shangtang Village."

Ever since Liu Gui learned that the magic talisman had been destroyed, he immediately became extremely disgraceful. Xiang Feng was even dragged out by a group of angry men and beaten up!
This scoundrel hasn't changed his ways! Not only did he steal the talisman, he even destroyed it!
This concerns their own safety, how can everyone not be angry!
Xiang Feng was also scared silly. He didn't explain at all and just held his head and let the group of people beat him.

Finally, it was the village chief Liu Gui who called everyone to a halt and picked up the talisman, which had been completely broken into pieces, from the house.

However, this talisman has completely turned into a pile of fragments. Although the ink scroll on it is still glowing faintly, who knows whether it still contains the divine power of the Earth God.

Liu Gui really had no choice. As the safety of the village was at stake, he could only shamelessly lead the villagers to worship the God of Land again, praying for another talisman.

Naturally, Tudigong and Niu Yi were delighted by this. They drew a new yellow talisman, and Tudigong sent it to Liu Gui early in the morning. Only then did peace return to Shangtang Village.

Niu Yi originally intended to use this talisman to reassure the people in Shangtang Village, but he never expected that such a farce would be caused because of Xiang Feng, the scoundrel.

At this moment, Niu Yi's expression suddenly changed. He turned his head and looked towards the direction of the peach forest. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he shouted sternly:
"Who dares to trespass into Jindou Mountain?!"

This shout carried with it streaks of golden light and magical power, spreading in that direction!

At this moment, a cold wind blew past, and two steel forks quickly stretched out from the cold wind and crossed each other, colliding with the magic power mixed with the sound!
"clang!!!"

Seeing that the two steel forks easily blocked his magical attack, Niu Yi moved his hand slightly and was about to take down the newcomer again, but he heard a voice from the land god beside him and the voice from the gloomy wind at the same time.

"Don't do anything!"

"We have no ill intentions!"

The God of Land came to Niu Yi quickly, leaning on his wooden staff, and whispered:

"Don't take action yet. These two are the soul-collecting messengers from the underworld, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced! Let's see what they are here for!"

Niu Yi raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the two figures that appeared in the gloomy wind. He saw that both of them were surrounded by yin energy, holding steel forks, and were wrapped in chains. One had an ox head and ox hooves, and the other had a horse head and horse hooves. They were the legendary soul-collecting messengers, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced.

At this time, the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons were looking at Niu Yi with some doubt and suspicion. Not to mention the opponent's strength, just the pure Buddhist magic power in the opponent's magic power made them both frightened.

This orthodox Buddhist power, could it be that this person before him has some connection with those Bodhisattvas and Arhats, or even with Mount Lingshan?

Well, they hit a wall this time.
The Ox-Head and Horse-Face exchanged glances, then both looked at Niu Yi and said with a quick smile:

"Sir, Immortal! It is truly wrong for the two of us to trespass into your precious land. This is our fault, but we also have an urgent matter to attend to with the Earth God of Jindou Mountain! Please forgive us!"

"Yes, Immortal! I was a little impatient just now and barged in. This is actually our fault, but there is a reason. We two really had an urgent matter and were a little anxious! Please forgive us!"

After the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Demon finished speaking, he held the steel fork in his hands, clasped his fists together, and bowed to Niu Yi with a very sincere attitude.

Niu Yi didn't know that these two people had already guessed in their hearts that he was probably related to the Bodhisattva Arhat of Lingshan.

He looked at the bowing Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Monster, his expression relaxed slightly, but he was thinking quickly in his mind.

These two guys look honest, but they are definitely two shrewd people. If he hadn't shouted to stop them just now, these two guys would definitely not be so polite. Didn't they see that the Ox-Head and Horse-Face just rushed in?

This was because they saw that Niu Yi had great magical powers, so they immediately came down respectfully and apologized to him sincerely.

To be honest, he was a little unhappy that these two guys suddenly broke into his house.

But at this time, the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demons had already apologized humbly and were very humble. If he insisted on being serious and having a fight with them, it would really be unnecessary.

Even though the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons were frightened by Sun Wukong and fled in fear in the underworld, they actually have the strength of a true immortal.

Moreover, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face are the soul-collecting messengers of the underworld, and are directly under the jurisdiction of the underworld. Even if he fights with them, he may not be able to do anything to the Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

The God of Land did not say a word. He just spoke to prevent the two from fighting when they met and causing misunderstandings. Now that the situation was clear, he could not say anything again.

It is also true that the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Monsters broke into someone's cave without permission. Everything depends on Niu Yi himself.

The Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Demons who bowed looked at each other secretly again, but they didn't hear the man's voice for a long time. The Horse-Faced Demons gave the Ox-Head a secret look, and the Ox-Head understood and nodded slightly, and his hand quickly reached towards his waist.

Niu Yi was about to open his mouth, but he saw the movement of the bull head and couldn't help but pause slightly.

But the Bull Head skillfully took out a piece of black iron surrounded by Yin Qi from the black leather bag at his waist, looked at the Bull Head and offered it with both hands, and said with a somewhat flattering smile:

"Master, this is Yin Iron, a substance unique to the underworld. If it is refined into a magical weapon, it can specifically injure souls, but it can also be used to defend against attacks from souls. This is my brother and I'll take it as an apology. I hope you will accept it."

These two are quite smooth.
Niu Yi raised his eyebrows, his expression quickly softened, and he smiled and said:

"Hahaha~ What are you talking about, my two envoys? Since this matter has its reasons, why would I keep harping on it?"

"Two envoys, your meeting is fate. How about drinking some fine wine with me and the land god, and discussing important matters in detail?"

Niu Yi originally wanted to be polite. After all, the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Demon was indeed a little anxious just now. He must have something urgent to do to see the Earth God. Why would he be drinking leisurely with them here?
Unexpectedly, when the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Demon heard about the wine, their eyes lit up instantly. They sniffed twice with their nostrils trembling at the same time, and looked at Niu Yi and bowed again, saying:
"How dare I refuse the invitation of the Immortal Master?"

(End of this chapter)