Although Director Zhao did not mention any names when he prayed to the gods, Jing Cheng knew that the "Master Jing Tian" Director Zhao was referring to was probably himself.
This made him feel a little ashamed.
It’s not because others regard him as a dead person, but because he actually has believers!
Director Zhao had previously mentioned that he "grew up listening to the legends of Master Jing Tian", and Jing Cheng was quite surprised.
It was because during the time when he entered the world to practice in his "previous life", he used a pseudonym most of the time. Few people knew what he had done, and even he himself would not deliberately remember these things - this was what surprised Jing Cheng, who on earth wrote an "autobiography" for him, so that he, who was once so low-key that he was almost "unknown" in the world of heavenly masters, became a "legendary figure" a hundred years later?
When Jing Cheng thought about how Yan Xiu excitedly said a few days ago in a star-chasing tone that he would soon star in a movie called "The Last Heavenly Master", which tells the legendary life of the protagonist Lingsu Zhenren of the Heavenly Master Jing family of Taiyin Mountain, who was born in the Republic of China, he couldn't shake off the inexplicable feeling of awkwardness.
Yan Xiu had mentioned this matter when he went to Bijia Village. At that time Jing Cheng only felt it was weird, but now he felt an indescribable embarrassment.
Jing Cheng knew that people nowadays had a habit. Whenever someone achieved amazing success in a certain field, this person would be "probably" on the news, on the test papers of candidates, publish books, give speeches, and make TV series or movies to publicize this person's achievements.
This is almost the norm for celebrities in today's society.
But Jingcheng declined the offer, as it went against their Taoist code of conduct of "purity, tranquility and inaction".
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Director Zhao didn't notice the "person involved" approaching, and he was still chanting like a spell: "Master Tianshi, Master Lingsu is in power, please protect your disciple on this journey. When I return home, I will definitely serve you a full banquet, thousands of gold ingots, countless beauties..."
Jing Cheng's mouth twitched, and he was about to interrupt his unrealistic "dream talk" when he heard someone screaming and said anxiously: "Oh my God, what is that?!"
It seemed that more than one person saw the scene. Someone turned on a flashlight, and the bright light scattered irregularly in the woods. It seemed that some strange scene was seen. Several gasps of disbelief were heard from the crowd, and immediately a commotion broke out.
Jing Cheng turned around suddenly, only to see a huge black shadow swiftly passing by his eyes, creating a strong whirlwind. If he had not faintly smelled a strong fishy odor from the whirlwind, he would have thought he was having an illusion.
He couldn't help but tense up and quietly took out a sharp dagger from the backpack behind him. This was an antique that was hundreds of years old and he had found it in an antique shop when he was visiting the night market in the ancient city.
The dagger had been sharpened and was filled with an extremely ominous aura. The blade was six and a half inches long and reflected a cold light under the moonlight.
Jing Cheng held a knife in his hand, staring at a certain place in the jungle vigilantly. Unlike the place next to it, it was pitch black here with no end in sight. He knew that there was a creature living in the dark night hiding there with its ferocious fangs bared, watching them.
Qin Yan caught a glimpse of his movements from the corner of his eye, his heart tightened, and he unconsciously touched the amulet hanging on his chest.
"Damn! Was that black shadow a ghost just now..." Fu Le wiped the sweat off his forehead, and remembered Jing Cheng's previous warning of "Don't talk about ghosts in the middle of the night". He paused before saying anything, and quickly changed the words, "Is it the troublemakers who are here?"
"Troublemakers?" Director Zhao and the others were trying to hide behind Jing Cheng. They were stunned when they heard the words, "What do you mean by troublemakers?"
Could it be that the thing that flashed by just now and seemed to be deliberately scaring them was actually a local resident?
Who are the people living in this place? This is too weird.
As a childhood friend, Qin Yan understood Fu Le's train of thought in an instant. He glanced at Jing Cheng with an unspeakable look, and said with a twitch in his mouth: "What he meant is that the thing coming may not be a human, but it may also be a monster in the mountain."
"..." Jing Cheng was originally wondering why Fu Le said "troublesome people". After he reacted, he coughed lightly. It was obvious that he just remembered the meaning of his casual explanation of "poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people". He felt guilty for some reason and suddenly felt that he seemed, perhaps, to be misleading the young people.
The people in the program crew had never heard of Jing Cheng’s “popular science” and were even more confused after hearing it. So what does this have to do with the troublemakers?
Perhaps because he felt that he had performed the "stunning appearance" as rehearsed, but did not receive the due presence, the "troublemakers" hiding in the dark were not happy about it.
There were a few suppressed roars coming from the woods, and the jungle shook violently. A black shadow suddenly appeared, and once again rushed towards the crowd. With the help of the flashlight, everyone saw the "true face" of the black shadow this time - it was a creature as tall as an adult. It was pitch black, covered with brown-black hair, had well-developed muscles, and had extremely long arms, looking particularly majestic.
What’s weird is that it has a “human face”.
What's even more strange is that it is not the face of an ape, whose facial features resemble those of a human but can still be seen as an animal, but rather the face of an adult male!
When you get closer, you can vaguely make out the outline of its delicate facial features, but its expression is extremely ferocious, and combined with its dark, hairy, and sturdy body, it looks a bit vicious.
Perhaps it didn't expect so many people from the program crew to stand here, so it seemed a little hesitant. After it appeared, it stopped a little further away from them.
Its huge body was bent and it was breathing heavily. Its two big furry paws were anxiously pulling at the grass on the ground, and its eyes were fixed on their movements.
Fu Le was stunned for a moment and muttered, "What the hell is this? An orangutan? A baboon? Or an ape?"
The others were also shocked.
After a burst of exclamations, someone speculated: "Isn't it a caveman?"
"That's not right. How can this monkey grow a human face? Can monkeys in this era still evolve?"
"This face and body don't match at all. A deformed monkey? A monkey child? No, it's a bit disgusting to me..."
"The forest is big, there are all kinds of things. This thing looks like it has bad intentions. What are we still discussing? We should hide quickly!"
After seeing the true face of the person who came, a male cameraman seemed to relax and said with a smile: "It should be an animal, right? In such deep mountains and wild forests, wolves, tigers and leopards are most likely to appear. Fortunately, it was only a monkey. Monkeys are just a little naughty, but they don't eat people. Don't be afraid."
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"Who said it doesn't eat people?"
Professor Fu walked out from the circle of bodyguards, frowned and said in a deep voice, "I have seen similar descriptions in ancient books. This should be a mandrill, one of the hundred ghosts in ancient legends."
Everyone looked over when they heard the sound.
After the bloody incident in Bijia Village last time, the only "heavyweight" guest invited by the program team was Professor Fu, except Jing Cheng: Yan Xiu and Yang Hong got into accidents; Xin Guang thought the program was too dangerous and withdrew from the program; the two weak women, the movie queen and the young actress, suffered from various mental and psychological discomforts after witnessing the "mountains and plains" of corpses buried underground in Bijia Village. The brokerage companies behind the two companies argued with the program team for mental compensation and almost fell out, so naturally they refused to participate in the program again.
However, capital is so ruthless that no matter how chaotic the outside world is, as long as the show is popular, the show will always be there.
Furthermore, a certain department praised them for their courage in exposing the evil incident in Bijia Village, and also expressed the hope that the program team would "take the risk" again so that they could solve the problem in the future (…).
Therefore, Professor Fu, who is well-informed and has a strong psychological endurance, chose to stay. (Professor Fu shook his head inwardly: No!)
"Mandrill? A world-class rare protected animal?" Xiao Qu was surprised at first, then asked in confusion, "No, that's not right. I've seen mandrills in the zoo. They have long faces and red noses. The largest ones are only one meter tall. They don't look like this."
The staff member next to him also said, "Ah, I've seen what you're talking about in Animal World, and it's indeed not very big, so is what we're seeing just a mutation?"
Xiao Qu stroked her chin and said, "Maybe it's because the wind blowing in nature is free, so I grow as I please."
A female staff member smiled mysteriously: "He looks pretty with delicate features and a slender body. Maybe his paternal lineage is human..."
The female colleague next to her covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Ah! Isn't that a human-beast (beep——)!"
Before they finished speaking, they looked at each other, as if they had found some organization, and immediately hugged each other and burst into laughter.
Director Zhao couldn't stand it any longer and said, "You ladies, please tone down your voices. The camera is still working. Don't add to the burden on the post-production!"
Fu Le whispered, "Fuck, what kind of restricted conversations are these sisters talking about? Do they still remember that there are three pure and innocent flowers of the motherland here?"
Qin Yan squinted at him and said, "The fact that you can associate it with restricted content shows that you are not pure or innocent either. Are you still calling the flower of the motherland a dogtail flower?"
Fu Le: “…Damn.”
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"This mandrill is not that mandrill. The two cannot be compared."
Jing Cheng held the short knife tightly in his hand, and quietly walked out from behind the crowd, standing at the front, and said seriously, "Professor Fu should be talking about the Xiao ghost recorded in the ancient book "Classic of Mountains and Seas". It is a man-eating spirit. When it is in beast form, it is the overlord of the mountains. Ordinary wolves, jackals, tigers and leopards are no match for it."
"Indeed, when I was young, I heard from my elders that the mandrills people used to talk about were actually lonely ghosts roaming the mountains. They feed on souls and spirits and are good at deceiving people."
Professor Fu nodded, and while explaining, he raised his phone and turned on the flashlight, taking a photo of the huge dark shadow from a distance. He looked at it curiously for a few more times, and said with deep emotion, "In the past, I only heard of it but never saw it. I thought it was a story that old people told to fool children. Now I know that there are so many wonders in the world, and humans are so insignificant."
Jing Cheng didn't understand why Professor Fu knew that the mandrill was extremely dangerous, but was still fearless enough to take pictures of it, and spoke in a tone as if he had seen a rare antique. What's wrong with him?
Later on, the mandrill ghost will keep calling me Professor Fu. Is he going to sigh that "human beings are so insignificant"?
He didn't understand the curiosity of modern people, so he looked at him incomprehensibly, pushed the man back, and warned them: "This thing is very cunning and difficult to deal with. You all should be careful and don't be too careless."
Professor Fu: “…”
I was too excited and got scolded by a kid. I'm so ashamed.
Although everyone was not as frightened as before, and could even joke around easily, they began to panic again when they saw the only non-scientific person in the team had a serious face but did not make any movements, while the mandrill ghost opposite was gradually approaching them.
Director Zhao carefully considered his words and asked first: "Master Jing, this monster is blocking the road, should we take him in?"
“It cannot be contained,” Jing Cheng shook his head, his eyes still staring at the mandrill ghost. “The mandrill ghost is a spirit transformed from the mountain, bred by the mountain spirits. It is neither a demon nor a monster, but an existence recognized by the heavens. It cannot be sealed, only driven away.”
After a pause, Jing Cheng turned around and said to them in an apologetic tone: "If it really wants to confuse a human, I can't stop it, so you'd better wish you the best."
"What?!!"
Everyone was shocked and looked up suddenly.
The mandrill ghost seemed to understand what Jing Cheng had warned them. It tilted its head very intelligently, grinned, and gave them a weird smile.
"!!!"
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Irresponsible Little Theater:
Director Zhao said devoutly: Master Tianshi, please bless me to make a fortune! I will offer you a full banquet, thousands of gold ingots, countless beauties, and endless handsome men...
Jing Cheng touched his chin, as if considering it.
Qin Yan was angry: This person has evil intentions, he must be expelled from Master Jing Tian's fan club!!!
Thanks to the cute little "Zangshenghua?Xinliang" for the nutrient solution.
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