The more you believe me, the more real it becomes.

Chapter 151 Taking Your Homeland by Imperial Decree
The old monkey kept scratching his head, and finally asked in confusion:
"A broad road, a great highway?"

Du Yuan nodded:

"Yes, a broad and prosperous road!"

Having received confirmation, the old monkey hurriedly began rummaging through the tattered bag behind him.

This time, it pulled out not just one book, but several, and frantically flipped through them.

But it couldn't find a corresponding explanation, and after a long while, it could only scratch its head and ask:
"Immortal, please speak plainly?"

Du Yuan turned around and pointed to the more than one hundred children:
"I wish to entrust these children to you, to find them a suitable home. Once it is done, I will appoint you as the mountain god of this mountain!"

Mountain god?

The old monkey quickly flipped through another book, skimmed over a few pages, and stopped in front of a picture.

The painting depicts about a dozen people worshipping at a shrine by the roadside.

There is a note beside it: "When you encounter a statue of a deity on the road, you should offer incense."

Its face immediately lit up with joy:
"Mountain God, good! Mountain God, good!"

He was so excited that he started gesturing wildly, and the monkeys around him joined in with excited shouts.

But in the blink of an eye, its movements suddenly stopped, and it shook its head repeatedly at Du Yuan:

"Immortal, no."

Du Yuan asked curiously:

"Why not?"

The old monkey pointed to himself, then to the group of children:
"Too many people, too small monkeys, won't work."

Du Yuan pondered for a moment before realizing:
Are you worried that you're not up to the task?

When the old monkey saw that the immortal understood, he immediately nodded repeatedly with delight.

Du Yuan chuckled and waved her hand:

"Don't worry, it's not difficult. These 106 children are blessed with literary talent, which is a natural advantage. Besides, I won't let you go empty-handed."

The ancestor of the Liu family dispersed the literary fortune of the Liu family for six hundred years, although only a small part of it went to these children.

Even so, they should not be underestimated!

I think that in the future, these children will definitely be able to learn something from reading.

Having said that, Du Yuan gripped the wine gourd tightly and asked seriously:
"You only need to answer me, yes or no?"

There's no reason for the old monkey not to nod in agreement:
"Yes! Yes! Mountain God, good! Monkey, deliver it!"

Du Yuan's smile deepened, and he nodded as he uncorked the wine gourd. Then, he took out the yin virtue coins given to him by the children's parents.

The coins were piled up so densely that they were taller than the wine gourd.

The old monkey's eyes immediately glued to the pile of money. It could sense that these were rare treasures, though it didn't know exactly what made them so special. But it thought to itself: if it could exchange for just one piece, it would gladly give up all the gold and agate that the monkey troop had gathered.

Du Yuan picked up a Yin Virtue Treasure Coin and said to the old monkey:
"Listen carefully, since you're willing, you have to take full responsibility. If you back out halfway, you'll be held accountable. So, are you really willing?"

Du Yuan couldn't be careless about the fate of more than a hundred children, so she asked another question.

After carefully examining the hundred-plus children, the old monkey nodded even more, saying:

"Yes, yes!"

Du Yuan said no more, but simply held the Yin De Bao Coin in her hand above the mouth of the gourd, squeezed it, and the Yin De Bao Coin immediately shattered, falling precisely into the wine gourd.

“These were given to me by the children’s parents and elders. Now that I am entrusting them to you, these should naturally be given to you in full.”

Once the Yin De Bao Qian (a type of precious coin) fell into the gourd, the already strong aroma of the wine became even more mellow and rich, making the monkeys nearby feel dizzy after just a few sniffs.

Then, Du Yuan kept taking out precious coins and crushing them. With each coin added, the rich aroma of the wine became even more mellow.

Later, around Du Yuan and the old monkey, many monkeys collapsed and lay down in a disarray simply because they smelled the aroma.

Only a few people a little further away, hiding in the woods, could still twitch their noses to smell the aroma of the wine.

Du Yuan only stopped when the 106th coin fell and the wine just overflowed to the mouth of the gourd.

"This gourd contains exactly one hundred and six items, so from now on, for every child you find a suitable home, you may drink a sip. However..."

But after thinking for a moment, Du Yuan beckoned to the little monkey next to her and asked for a lotus leaf, on which was filled with a mouthful of clear spring water.

After placing the coins in front of and behind the old monkey, Du Yuan picked up two more coins from the Yin De Bao Qian coin in front of her and crushed them on top of the old monkey in the same way.

"I'll add two more for you, making a total of one hundred and eight! This number can be used to counter the Heavenly and Earthly Fiends, for the purpose of righteous law!"

As Du Yuan spoke, she held up the lotus leaf and addressed the old monkey:

"Here, drink up! This is a prepayment for you!"

The old monkey quickly suppressed his excitement, hurriedly wiped his hands on his body, and then respectfully accepted the lotus leaf, bringing it to his lips for a delicious sip.

As the nectar entered his throat, the old monkey's eyes suddenly widened.

What a refreshing and sweet fairy water!!!

Overjoyed, it eagerly poured the remaining dew along the veins of the lotus leaf into its mouth.

After drinking it, he held the lotus leaf and savored the taste until he could hardly remember it anymore.

Just now, reluctantly putting down the lotus leaf, he said to Du Yuan:

"Thank you so much, immortal, for bestowing this treasure and showing me the way!"

Upon hearing this, the children's eyes widened, and the old monkey covered his mouth in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

A moment later, it looked at Du Yuan with increasing excitement.

He didn't speak, because he was too happy to be spoken.

Du Yuan smiled and nodded.

This made it immediately realize that it truly was the effect of the divine water given by an immortal!
The old monkey, not daring to delay, hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to Du Yuan, saying:
"Thank you Immortal, thank you Immortal!"

After it kowtowed three times, Du Yuan reached out and pulled it to continue. She then instructed it:
"You must remember, one hundred and six children, one hundred and six sips of immortal wine. Do not be greedy for quick results!"

The old monkey nodded repeatedly.

Only then did Du Yuan allow it to turn around.

Said:

"Since that's the case, I won't say any more. But to prevent you from not being able to find me after you've achieved your goal, and thus having nowhere to receive your title, I'll issue the imperial edict to you now."

Du Yuan raised her hand and summoned another lotus leaf filled with clear spring water. After a moment's thought, Du Yuan dug out a clump of yellow mud from beside her and mixed it into the water, stirring it thoroughly.

As his body swayed, the small seal at his waist also swayed and shone.

However, its color is not vibrant, and no one can see it.

The children nearby also curiously gathered around.

What was originally an ordinary yellow muddy water slowly changed color as Du Yuan stirred it.

From its initial muddy state, it has transformed into its current golden lacquer color.

Du Yuan stopped after seeing it with satisfaction, and then dipped her brush in the golden mud and began to write on the old monkey's back.

"At that time, you will surely be far from your homeland, so today I borrow the land and water of your hometown to issue an edict for you. Once the task is accomplished, you will be able to attain enlightenment!"

(End of this chapter)