After several words, the scholar dared to look up at the person who came, and found that it was a handsome, elegant young man with an extraordinary temperament, fanning himself!
The scholar collapsed to the ground, feeling relieved, and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!"
Zhang Ling reached out his hand to help him up, saying with a smile, "You look panicked, sweating profusely. You're so frightened. Did you run into some mountain goblin or monster along the way?"
The scholar stood up, shook his head and sighed, "One night a month ago, I was taking a break in a forest when I suddenly encountered a weasel that stood upright and walked like a human. It spoke in human language and asked me if it looked like an immortal or a god... Then I realized I might have encountered the legendary mountain spirit seeking a title."
A weasel asking for a title?
Zhang Ling became interested. No wonder he smelled a fishy demonic aura before. The source of the aura came from this scholar. After the contact just now, he knew that this scholar was not a demon, but had just had contact with a demon.
It turns out that the cause and effect are here.
After understanding the whole story, Zhang Ling asked, "How do you answer, sir?"
The scholar said with a dejected look on his face, "I once heard an elder say that when a mountain spirit asks for a title, they usually ask if it resembles a human. If it says no, it will be retaliated against. If it says no, it will share half of its destiny, sharing honor and disgrace, and entangled with it for a lifetime, with gratitude and resentment passing down to future generations."
"But I never expected this creature to actually ask directly whether it was like an immortal or a god. It would have killed me instantly, and wiped out my entire family for generations! So I kept silent and hurried away. I didn't expect this spirit to keep asking questions day and night, over and over again. Although it never hurt me, it was extremely annoying."
Zhang Ling nodded, waved his folding fan, and said, "In that case, I will go with you. I heard that these mountain spirits who are fighting against the Fengfeng Mountain Spirit are not yet strong enough. When there are many people together, the Yang Fire is very strong. It will definitely not dare to get close to them!"
The scholar had been terrified these past few days, and when he heard that Zhang Ling was willing to go with him, his eyes lit up and he said, "Is it convenient for you, sir?"
Zhang Ling replied, "When traveling, one should not ask where to go or when to return. One should take whatever path one takes. There is no such thing as a convenient or unsuitable path."
The scholar was overjoyed and hurriedly introduced himself: "My name is Ning Caijun. A few months ago, I wanted to go to the capital to take the imperial examination, but I was unsuccessful. Since my family is poor, I decided to go to Yongning County to live with my aunt."
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