"good!"
Wu Xiao, holding a beautiful oil-paper umbrella, kept his distance from the Princess of Huainan, the wine gourd, and Luo Yabai.
I walked to the farthest stone tablet and looked around with my peripheral vision.
“I have a panoramic view from here. If they notice you, I’ll give them a hint. Do you remember what the text on the broken stone tablet I translated for you last time was?”
"Remember."
Wu Xiao remembers it very clearly.
Zuo Xiang once took a broken stone tablet from here and asked Jiu Hulu and the Princess of Huainan to decipher it, but they couldn't.
On that very day, Li Ming was able to communicate with her through writing.
"You told me about the ancient demonic language on that stone tablet. It says, 'Mount Gouwu, where jade abounds on its slopes and bronze at its base. There dwells a beast there, with the body of a sheep and the face of a human, eyes under its armpits, tiger teeth, and human claws. Its cry is like that of an infant; it eats people…'"
Li Ming didn't expect her memory to be so good; even after several days, she still remembered everything clearly.
Wu Xiao asked, "What's wrong with that?"
Li Ming's expression was complicated: "The stone tablet in front of you describes another monster."
Wu Xiao stared at the text above: ??????????????????????????????????…
"What monster?"
Li Ming translated: "There is a fox that, at fifty years old, can transform into a woman; at one hundred years old, it becomes a beautiful woman, a divine sorceress, able to know things a thousand miles away, skilled in bewitching and enchanting, causing people to be bewildered and lose their minds; at one thousand years old, it communicates with Heaven."
Wu Xiao said, "This is about the nine-tailed fox."
"right."
“Last time it was about the Taotie, and this time it’s about the Nine-Tailed Fox. Why are they all these terrifying mythical beasts and monsters?” Wu Xiao frowned and rubbed his temples with his index and middle fingers.
"It's not over yet. The stone tablet on your left tells the story of another monster."
Wu Xiao frowned.
Li Ming continued translating the ancient demonic language inscribed on the broken stones.
"In the Great Wilderness, there is a mountain called the Northern Helmsman. The sea flows northward into it. There is a god with nine heads, a human face and a bird's body, named Nine Phoenixes."
"...There is no grass or tree on it, but mostly jade and green. Water originates there and flows west into the river. There is a beast there, which looks like a leopard, but has white markings on its body and is named Mengji. It is good at hiding and its cry is its own call."
"Two hundred li further north is Mount Beiqiu. It is full of thorny and hard trees. There is a beast there, which looks like an ox, but has four horns, human eyes, and pig ears. Its name is Zhuhuai. Its cry is like that of a wild goose. It eats people. The Zhuhuai River originates there and flows west into the Xiao River. There are many fish in it, with the bodies of fish and the heads of dogs. Their cry is like that of an infant. Eating them will make you mad."
"The first mountain in the Southern Mountains Classic is called Que Mountain. Its first peak is called Zhaoyao Mountain, which overlooks the Western Sea. It is rich in cassia trees, gold, and jade. There is a grass there, which looks like chives but has blue flowers. It is called Zhuyu, and eating it will prevent hunger. There is a tree there, which looks like a jujube tree but has black veins. Its flowers shine in all directions. It is called Migu, and wearing it will prevent you from getting lost. There is a beast there, which looks like a monkey but has white ears. It crawls on its back and runs like a human. It is called Xingxing, and eating it will make you run fast. The Li River originates there and flows westward into the sea. It is rich in Yupei, and wearing it will prevent diseases."
Li Ming translated several broken stone tablets in succession, his face grave.
He finally realized where the problem lay.
"Why does this feel like the Classic of Mountains and Seas?" As Wu Xiao listened, it seemed familiar. Was this the monster book he read when he was a child?
"Do you know the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"
"How could I not know?"
The Classic of Mountains and Seas is a book of unparalleled wonder.
Legend has it that it comes from a distant mythological era.
It contains a wealth of knowledge in many fields, including history, astronomy, calendar, witchcraft, geography, meteorology, zoology and botany, geography, mineralogy, medicine, and pharmacy, making it all-encompassing.
It records the names and geographical locations of more than 500 famous mountains, and the names, sources and directions of more than 300 rivers.
The names of more than forty states and the customs and traditions of distant peoples.
More than one hundred historical and mythological figures.
More than one hundred kinds of medicinal plants and animals.
More than 400 kinds of gods, monsters, and ancient myths and legends.
It depicts ever-changing famous mountains and rivers, trees and flowers with miraculous effects, demons and gods that can summon wind and rain, frightening beasts and strange birds, unheard-of strange fish and snakes, and treasures rich in gold and jade.
When she was little, her grandmother loved to hold her.
Read her the demons and monsters from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
He even lied to her, saying that if she didn't practice her swordsmanship properly, demons and monsters would appear at night and eat her up.
She was so frightened at the time that she had no choice but to practice swordsmanship regardless of the weather.
Li Ming asked in surprise, "You've read the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"
Wu Xiao said, "When I was a child, I came across the Classic of Mountains and Seas and I liked the mythological figures in it the most. Most of the monsters in my intelligence organization, Hundred Birds Gate, and assassin organization, Hundred Beasts Gate, are from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but they are not as ferocious as described in the book, and they do not eat people at the drop of a hat."
"It's very simple to determine whether it's the Classic of Mountains and Seas."
"Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Whatever you like, I'll give you my answer in about two incense sticks' time."
Li Ming used the immortal technique "One Mind, Six Uses" to adjust the angle of the Boundless Bowl and quickly scan the broken stone tablets here.
Yingyu, Shuhu, Qiongqi, Bo, Ranyiyu, Qitu, Huan, Dijiang, Bifang, Zheng, Shengyu, Jiao, Xiwangmu, Luanniao, Yingwu, Jueru, Haozhi, Shenling Nuwa, Lushu, Xingxing, Qianyang, Yong, Fenghuang, Hujiao, Quru, Gudiao, Zhi, Huayu, Chiru, Guanguan, Boyi, Lei, Lu, Xuangui, Huodou.
As he expected, the broken stone tablet recorded the monsters that had appeared in the "Shan Hai Zhong" (Classic of Mountains and Seas).
The stone tablet records the habits and preferences of the monsters.
When he saw the "Huodou" monster, he looked at the black dog and said, "In the south there are people who hate fire and beasts that eat fire. Their country is near the Black Kunlun Mountains, and the people can eat fire and charcoal. The fire-eating beast is called Huodou."
"Woof woof woof..." The black dog barked a few times. If you're going to talk, then talk to me, but can you please not talk to me?
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