Chapter 17: Planning
Gong Mengbi looked at Grandma Shi in surprise.
Granny Shi blinked her eyes, revealing a cunning look. "You are my cousin, and besides, that golden toad has taken over Jingtan Mountain. It has been a long time since I have tasted the silver star fish in Jingtan."
Gong Mengbi bowed and said, "Please give me some advice, Granny Shi. If this is successful, I will definitely treat you to a fish feast."
Granny Shi smiled and said, "Okay."
Granny Shi invited Gong Mengbi out of the cave. They looked out from a high point, gazing at the vast mountains. She pointed to a small river flowing through the mountains and said, "This river is called the Jade Belt River. It flows out from the depths of Longpan and eventually merges into the E'nu River. This river flows past Wuhuan Peak, and up the river, there is another peak called Chixia Peak."
Atop Chixia Peak lies a crimson-feathered snake. Ingesting a strange fruit, it has grown a pair of crimson feathers, allowing it to soar through the air. This snake, possessing a potent fire venom, suffers from yin fire burning around the time of the new moon and full moon. To alleviate this suffering, it devours yin-gathering creatures.
The golden toad is a kind of evil spirit that gathers evil. Now it is the new moon and dark moon. You only need to provoke it a little and then you can reap the benefits.
how? "
Gong Mengbi naturally understood that this was a good plan. "Thank you, Granny Shi, for your advice. Although I want to live in Wuhuan Peak, the Golden Toad is not evil. I feel uneasy about this plan."
Granny Shi glanced at him and asked, "Are you feeling uneasy?"
Gong Mengbi said, "That's right. If this golden toad is a vicious wolf and the red-feathered snake is a ferocious tiger, I wouldn't hesitate to let the tiger devour the wolf and reap the benefits. But from what you said, the golden toad didn't take the initiative to cause trouble after occupying Jingtan Mountain. If I lure the snake here, he will surely die.
Although I want Wuhuan Peak, I don't want to harm anyone, and I don't want to kill anyone just because of a cave.
Besides, the Red Feathered Snake has suffered from the burning Yin Fire for so many years and has never attacked the Golden Toad. Could it be that it doesn't know? I'm afraid it's trying to conquer its greed and temper its mind. If I take advantage of its suffering and tempt it to kill its own kind, it would be a loss to its Dao heart.
At this moment, Granny Shi Fanggao glanced at Gong Mengbi. Instead of getting angry, she laughed: "Well, the old woman was right about you."
Gong Mengbi looked at Granny Shi's expression and realized that this was Granny Shi's test. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Why did Granny Shi test me?"
Granny Shi said, “Because I was just about to ask you to do something, and this matter is related to this.
The Qi and Veins of Longpan Mountain are entangled, and here they are just some branches, not considered a treasure land. However, there are always people with great ambitions, wanting to become kings and ancestors, intending to conquer all the mountains and establish themselves as kings.
A hundred miles west of here, a mountain king rules over all demons, driving his minions to cause trouble. If you don't want to provoke the Red Feathered Snake, the mountain king has already sent his minions. In a day or two, the Red Feathered Snake will be deceived and go to Wuhuan Peak to fight the Golden Toad.
When Granny Shi said this, Gong Mengbi already understood what she meant: "It seems that Granny Shi wants to ask me to do the exact opposite. Not only is it not to harm the golden toad, but it is to save the golden toad?"
Granny Shi smiled and said, "Exactly. Why not make enemies and repay favors? If you can help the Golden Toad resist the Red Feathered Snake, you can not only keep the Red Feathered Snake from killing, but also help the Golden Toad survive the snake disaster. If both parties do good, then it will be easy to talk to the Golden Toad about sharing Wuhuan Peak, right?"
Gong Mengbi had to admire Granny Shi's shrewdness, but he had to ask about the most important person: "Who is that mountain king?"
Granny Shi knew that if she didn't explain things clearly, Gong Mengbi would definitely not rashly agree and make an enemy of Shanjun. So she told him a story: "Shanjun is a tiger. Originally a vicious beast in the mountains, it was later subdued by Elder Qixiu and taken as a mount. As a result, it learned to cultivate and master magic. Before his death, Elder Qixiu wanted to kill the tiger, lest it become untamable and cause harm to the people after his death."
But this tiger had already become psychic, and it knelt down and begged Elder Qixiu to let him live, swearing that he would never do evil, saying that just because he was an evil beast without any spiritual intelligence before, it did not mean that he was an evil monster.
Elder Qi Xiu, mindful of his loyalty to his master, let him go after he swore a poisonous oath. It’s a pity…”
Gong Mengbi said, "It seems that Elder Qi Xiu was right. This tiger demon has returned to its old ways and committed many murderous crimes."
Granny Shi said sadly, "That's exactly what happened. Elder Qi Xiu practiced Taoism in the previous dynasty and has now attained the Dharma. He is a sixth-rank immortal. He lived an upright life, but who would have thought that his reputation would be ruined by this evil creature after his death."
Gong Mengbi knew from her appearance that she must have had a close relationship with Elder Qixiu. It was a pity that Elder Qixiu had passed away, and Granny Shi was also very old. Asking her about the past would be a bit embarrassing.
Gong Mengbi asked, "How is the evil tiger's ability?"
Granny Shi said, “I’m already a seventh-rank cultivator now. I’ve exhausted the paths of the lower three ranks and have no way forward, so I want to gather my strength in order to advance further.
If you decide to settle down in Longpan Mountain, you will have to confront him sooner or later. If you refuse to submit, you will end up dead."
"Seventh rank..." Gong Mengbi frowned. The doctor who taught the various subjects at the Heavenly Fox Academy was only a seventh-rank immortal official. Although his official position was seventh rank, his cultivation must be at the sixth rank. Otherwise, it would be difficult for a seventh-rank official to teach the foxes scattered across the world.
To ease his mind, Granny Shi told him everything: "Don't worry about his revenge if you ruin his plans. With me here, he won't dare come in person. He can only use his minions to warn me.
I have the secret method that Elder Qi Xiu used to control him. Unless I am about to die, he will definitely not dare to show up."
Since Grandma Shi said so, Gong Mengbi had no reason to refuse.
Seeing that he agreed, Granny Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank goodness for you, otherwise an old woman like me would have to go through this, which would be too much suffering."
Gong Mengbi gave a bitter laugh. If he had known that something like this could happen in Longpan Mountain, he might not have set his sights on Wuhuan Peak. But at this point, Gong Mengbi was not someone who would retreat easily.
Forming a bond with a human is a bond, but forming a bond with a demon is not a bond?
Especially the Grandma Shi in front of me, she is a senior who is very worth interacting with.
Granny Shi was a fox who was eager to support her younger generation and was also willing to help him. In fact, if Gong Mengbi had agreed to Granny Shi's initial scheme of "driving the tiger to devour the wolf," he could have reaped the benefits without even having to do anything. Given the nature of most foxes, such schemes of using the power of the tiger to bully others are quite welcome. One cannot expect foxes to have a high moral compass.
After Gong Mengbi refused, Granny Shi looked at him with a higher regard, not even angry. Giving bad advice to a person of high moral character and being rejected would have most people been furious.
But Granny Shi seemed to have anticipated this and pointed out a second way for him.
From this, we can see that Granny Shi is very optimistic about this young man. The old fox has experienced many hardships and is very good at judging people. If they are not fellow foxes, she doesn't even need to test them.
But after trying it out, I became even more satisfied.
Although clever and selfish foxes live longer, foxes that know how to govern themselves and respect their fate are more likely to become immortals.
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