early morning.

The east is getting brighter, and the first ray of sunshine is shining on the earth.

The people of Qingyun Town slept until noon before waking up in a daze.

Full of energy and radiant.

This may be the best and most peaceful sleep they have ever had in their lives.

…

Liu San, who had a rare good night's sleep, was stunned for a moment after getting up. In a trance, he seemed to remember something and showed a long-lost smile.

He stood up and placed three incense sticks in front of the statue of the mountain god. He put his hands together, kowtowed and knelt in worship, his heart full of respect.

Suddenly, he heard a chanting sound. Liu San opened the door and found that it was the neighbor's child who was holding a small stool and chanting a nursery rhyme with his head shaking.

"Foolishness is the source of wisdom, the deer calls."

"Fools keep silent, and the land remains peaceful."

…

Liu San was walking on the road and saw that all the people in the town were smiling happily. They gathered together and talked tacitly about their beautiful dreams last night.

"The mountain god appeared last night!"

"I told you that the Mountain God would not abandon us and leave us alone!"

While people were talking on this side, seven or eight men were washing the body and combing the hair of Li Qingyun, who looked like a beggar, on the other side.

Every household also sent food and changed their attitude towards the idiot who had always been hated.

Overnight, everyone became warm and generous.

It seems that the simple and kind folk customs of the past have returned.

"Good morning, Liu San. When you wake up in the morning, I'll help you tidy up the clutter in front of the shop."

The man selling pancakes next door said with a smile that he felt very happy. He was surprised to find that his three-year-old son could recite poems this morning. He could recite them clearly and his mind was bright. He almost thought that his child had been switched.

Similar things are happening in every household.

Everyone was delighted and ran around to tell each other, beating drums and gongs.

The elders led dozens of young men carrying tribute and headed towards Jieyang Mountain.

Everyone knows that the mountain god appeared in a dream last night and told the people in the town that Li Qingyun was the town guardian who protected peace in all directions and hoped that everyone would be kinder to him.

The most important thing is that the literary spirit of Qingyun Town is back!

This is really a huge surprise. Although it will not be as magical as when the immortal turtle was alive, at least the babies born in Qingyun Town will no longer be stupid and foolish, and everyone will have the opportunity to pass the imperial examinations.

Children are the hope of the future. When adults have something to look forward to, their hostility is reduced a lot, and their mentality gradually becomes calmer. They are no longer sad, sighing, anxious and depressed as usual.

Liu San knew that this was all thanks to the Mountain God. Without the Mountain God, there would be no changes in the town.

He wiped the tables and chairs that Zhang Ling had sat on inside and out more than ten times, making them shiny and smooth. Whenever a guest wanted to sit here and have a bun, Liu Sandu would invite them to another table. Only the mountain god could sit here in the future. In the future, this seat would become a family heirloom of the Liu family bun shop and would be passed down from generation to generation.

Hey! These are the tables and chairs that gods have sat on, and gods have also eaten the buns I made myself!

In the days that followed, Liu San would put the twenty freshest big meat buns that were just out of the oven early in the morning on the table every day, and would take them home to eat when closing the stall.

He was very respectful to the mountain god.

For a time, everyone in the town knew that the mountain god had eaten Liu's buns, and their business became more and more prosperous, and became famous far and wide in the surrounding area.

Many people come here to try these buns that even gods have visited. They call it: "Fairy-like buns"!

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It is said that the day when Zhang Ling appeared in the dream for the people of Qingyun Town was the last day of the 100-day deadline for Jinba to survive the tribulation.

In fact, that night was also the last time that Jinba guarded Qingyun Town.

Jinba's body is ugly and it is difficult to reveal its true form, which scares mortals. It originally planned to come quietly and leave silently.

Although the yang body will continue to suffer, and may be beaten to death one day, sleeping in some corner like a stray dog, and then the soul will return to the underworld... the people here will never know the secret.

Zhang Ling felt that Jinba had a hard time. Ugliness was not a sin, at least it shouldn't be like this.

You clearly have a kind heart, so why am I the one who gets hurt?

What is the reason for this?

So Zhang Ling decided to offer him some incense and merit as a token of his gratitude when he left.

Let the people in the town remember the kindness of Jinba.

Children in the town recite nursery rhymes and sing tunes every day, and the people spontaneously erect a statue of the "First Guardian God of the Underworld".

In addition to offering sacrifices to the local mountain gods during the festival, a large tribute will also be made to Jinba.

However, in this way, the merits and virtues originally belonging to Zhang Ling would be divided, and the part he obtained would be diluted a lot.

Zhang Ling's kindness was firmly remembered by the No. 1 guardian deity from the deep underworld, who kept his word. He declared that he would repay the kindness a hundredfold in the future!

Jinba gave Zhang Ling the token of "the first guardian god of the underworld". With this token, he can travel freely in the underworld and no one dares to stop him. If he encounters difficulties and needs help, he can go to Beiyin Fengdu to find him.

"Mountains and rivers will surely meet each other, and we will meet again someday if fate allows."

I say we will meet again, but I don’t know when we will meet again.

In this way, the two bid farewell to each other, one went underground to return to the underworld, and the other went to the mountain to continue guarding the human world.

After properly handling the affairs of Qingyun Town, Zhang Ling not only sat in the Tiger Mansion every day and patrolled the four directions, but also went to the Land of Longevity to take care of the jujube trees and dragon fish.

There is something I have to mention.

The power of thunder and lightning nurtured around the green lotus became stronger and stronger.

Lei Peng on Lingshan Mountain was exhausted all day long. He always lay on the ground to recuperate. As soon as he came to his senses, he would be "drained" by Qinglian again.

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