Deep in the mountains and forests.
The young man in blue was confronting the man. There was a bundle of green grass at the mouth of the donkey next to him. The atmosphere was solemn and tense, and it seemed that a fight might break out at any time.
When the man saw his wife being humiliated in this way, his face immediately became ferocious, his veins were exposed, his bones swelled, and his clothes were torn into pieces.
In a moment, a tree demon about three or four meters tall appeared before his eyes. It waved the thick branches and vines on its body, looking as arrogant as a crab with bared fangs and claws.
"Let my wife go, and don't force me to hurt you!" The tree demon's voice was buzzing, like the sound of having cowhide covering its head.
Zhang Ling was not afraid at all. He looked up at the tree demon and said, "I see that you are not like other demons who are bloodthirsty and wantonly causing harm. Why are you so stubborn in this matter and even want to use your power to suppress others?"
"Tree demon, listen to my advice and stop!"
Unexpectedly, the tree demon refused to listen and instead stretched out seven or eight thick vines to pounce on Zhang Ling, apparently determined to fight to the death.
"presumptuous!"
Zhang Ling shouted loudly, and his true form was revealed. The divine rainbow was brilliant, and the fairy mist was gushing out, shining brightly. Purple air surged, covering the mortal world and enveloping the entire deep mountain forest. His momentum rose to its peak.
He swung his sword finger and pointed it at the tree demon. A bright point of light shot out and hit the tree demon with a whoosh. The tree demon immediately became weak and his spirit was depressed. He fell to the ground with a thud, gasping for breath. The two tree demons looked at the immortal in front of them in horror, and the trunk and branches trembled: "Immortal... Immortal!"
Zhang Ling shook his head and pointed his finger at the donkey and the bundle of green grass beside him. After two or three breaths, the donkey turned into a bamboo man and the green grass turned into a woman, who was the wife of the tree demon.
The bamboo man's body is slender and made of bamboo poles. His arms and legs are no different from those of a human, and are made of green bamboo. He has a round and big head, pointed eyes, a face like tree bark, and hair that is made of small standing bamboo shoots.
This is the old friend I met once in a pavilion in a bamboo forest, a bamboo with lush tendons and longevity!
"My benefactor!"
Jin Zhufanjiu looked at Zhang Ling with tears in his eyes, feeling mixed emotions. He felt fortunate that if fate allowed him to see his benefactor again, he would probably be trapped here for the rest of his life, living in sorrow like a donkey.
"Jinzhu Fanjiu, you and I went in completely different directions after we said goodbye that day. We weren't going in the same direction at all. Why are you here today?"
As Zhang Ling was speaking, the woman ran sadly to the tree demon lying on the ground, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.
"Ah! Benefactor, after I parted with you that day, I lost my way not long after I started walking. I wandered around and around, and unexpectedly, I came across this tree demon deep in the mountains. I thought we were of the same tree family, so we drank and sang, and had a long conversation.
Who knew that after talking with me, these two or three tree demons knew my secrets. Seeing that I was alone and had little spiritual practice, they became malicious and transformed me into a donkey and tied me to the door, hoping to bring prosperity and longevity.
The bamboo has been crying for a long time, which shows the dangers of the world. The tree is not as honest as before. It will deceive even its own kind and have evil intentions. It really makes the tree feel disheartened.
Zhang Ling nodded, understanding the whole situation. He looked forward and saw a woman lying on the tree demon crying. Soon, a girl from the hut ran out, heartbroken, "Dad!"
"Immortal, please see that we have never committed any crime. We have only lived here, oblivious to worldly affairs. Please spare our lives! My husband and I were blinded by lard and shouldn't have harbored such evil intentions and treated Jinzhu Fanjiu like this. I am willing to abandon my Taoism and apologize for my sins."
The woman knelt in front of Zhang Ling and begged bitterly. The tree demon beside her also transformed into a man, dragged his seriously injured body to the ground, and knelt down to beg devoutly.
"Grandpa God, please let my father and mother go. They really know they are wrong. Uncle Jinzhu Fanjiu, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
The little girl also kowtowed to Zhang Ling and begged for mercy, hoping that he would show leniency and show mercy.
Zhang Ling pondered for a moment, then heard Jin Zhu Fanjiu say with pity beside him, "My benefactor, why don't you let them live? Even though they turned me into a donkey, they still provide me with good food and drink every day, and have never abused or neglected me."
"Especially this little girl. She usually takes good care of me. She tried to let me go secretly several times, but her parents caught her and scolded her in vain. Ultimately, it's just that her parents have gone astray. So, give her a chance!"
Zhang Ling was not surprised that Jin Zhufanjiu took the initiative to plead for mercy.
This natural spirit has a pure and flawless mind and a very broad heart. Unless there is a deep blood feud, it will just let it go and will not care about it. However, it is easy to be deceived and its kindness will be used to bring disaster upon itself.
Zhang Ling pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and flashed a beam of divine light towards the two giant tree monsters. "This time, I'll slash a thousand years of your cultivation as a small punishment, a big warning."
After saying that, he stretched out his left palm, and wrote and drew on his palm with the sword finger of his right hand, performing the magic of the seventy-two earthly evil powers - talisman water, muttering something, and soon imprinted talismans into the bodies of the two tree monsters.
"If you harbor evil thoughts again, the talisman within your body will unleash unbearable pain upon you. You should reflect on how to cope with this."
Zhang Ling's words made the two big tree monsters agree with him, saying that they would no longer harbor evil thoughts or make any evil plans, and that they would practice virtue and behave honestly in the future.
"Thank you, Grandpa Fairy!"
The little girl smiled happily, hugged her parents and cried with joy.
Zhang Ling looked at this innocent face and remembered what Jin Zhu Fanjiu had just said. This little girl was kind-hearted. Not only did she take good care of Zhu Ling, she even secretly helped her escape.
It can be seen that this little girl is fundamentally different from her parents who gave birth to her and raised her. She is kind by nature and has a pure heart. She is a good seedling and should be encouraged to continue to do good.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ling took out a bright red fairy date the size of a baby's fist from his sleeve. The date was full of spiritual energy and surrounded by fairy air. It flashed with rainbow light from time to time, which was extremely strange.
"Little girl, this immortal date is given to you for your wisdom and kindness. I hope you will practice virtue and be diligent in your practice in the future. Don't forget your original intention. But don't forget to remind your parents to remember what happened today and not repeat the same mistakes."
Zhang Ling walked up to the little girl, handed the fairy dates in his hand to her, and signaled her to eat them now.
The little tree demon had her hair tied into a bun. She looked at the fairy dates in her hand with some curiosity, and then took a small bite of the fairy dates carefully in the excited and happy eyes of her parents.
Unexpectedly, the whole fairy date was warm in the mouth, and immediately turned into a soft and abundant spiritual energy that went straight into the abdomen. Soon, the pores all over the body absorbed and exhaled the spiritual energy, and a faint glow was revealed.
The little tree demon suddenly felt that his body had endless energy, and he was full of energy. His six senses were extremely sharp, and his spiritual roots were pure. From now on, his path of cultivation would be much easier!
"Thank you, Grandpa God!"
The little girl thanked Zhang Ling, then came to Jinzhu Fanjiu and bowed her head to apologize again.
Every cause and every effect, every drink and every bite, are all the law of karma.
After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Ling finally left with Jin Zhu Fanjiu.
No more words here.
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