Chapter 23: Building a Mansion
Gong Mengbi and Quexian both felt so.
It seems that he is extremely afraid of cause and effect, so he avoids favors and righteousness like the plague.
I would rather dislike Gong Mengbi than owe him a favor.
Gong Mengbi still didn't help Jin Chan clean up Jingtan. These were all trivial matters and he was actually not needed.
At the request of the Golden Toad, he searched for a suitable place to open a cave on Wuhuan Peak. Of course, he wanted to stay as far away from Jingtan as possible, and it would be best if they never had any contact or met each other for the rest of their lives.
Gong Mengbi ignored him. What he wanted was suitability, not distance.
If you follow the Mirror Pond upwards, you can see the crystal clear stream flowing, which originates from the top of the mountain.
The peak of Wuhuan Peak is also above the clouds.
Gong Mengbi did not go to the top of the cloud, as it was extremely cold and desolate there.
Instead, he found a cliff with strong earth energy that could draw in the moonlight, and opened a cave on the cliff.
On the cliffs, all kinds of things flourish and ancient trees are deep and secluded.
Gong Mengbi borrowed bamboo from Quexian and used ancient trees in the mountains as beams to build a wooden building.
The building is six stories high and can be worshipped in all directions.
Gong Mengbi wrote a plaque and called it "Shou Yue Tower".
It took Gong Mengbi half a month to build the Shouyue Tower, mainly because of the time spent on designing and finding suitable wood.
During this period, something unusual happened.
After Gong Mengbi selected the location of the cave, he began to dig the foundation.
But when they were halfway through digging, a ghost official in green clothes came riding on a crow.
This Yin official was dressed in green clothes, had a white face, and a tuft of beard. He had a rather elegant appearance.
Gong Mengbi was just wondering when the green-robed Yin official said with a smile, "Gong Huhui, I am Yu He from the Yue Mansion's Sinful Soul Bureau."
Gong Mengbi suddenly remembered that he had previously escorted Xu Banxian's soul to Taishan Prefecture. At that time, the underworld officials had said that they would send him to the Criminal Soul Bureau for investigation. Now it seems that there is a result.
Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "Greetings to Priest Yu. Has there been any conclusion to the matter of Xu Banxian?"
Yu He said, "That's right. The Guilty Soul Bureau has examined the souls of the five ghosts' families and compared the files with the mortal world's government. They've verified everything is correct, so I've come to report."
Gong Mengbi said, "That's good, it puts an old matter to rest."
Gong Mengbi invited Yu He to sit opposite him, offered him a pot of wine, and asked him about things in the underworld.
It is rare for Yu He to come to the human world to breathe some fresh air.
Taishan Mansion is different from other underworld offices. It has strict laws and cannot easily interfere with the world of the living. Officials from the underworld rarely come to the world of the living.
After a few drinks, he couldn't help but say, "The Taishan Prefecture has been very busy lately. It's a lean time right now, so people are dying everywhere. There are also demons and ghosts killing people and stealing souls. There are injustices everywhere."
Gong Mengbi said respectfully, "The Taishan Prefecture is in charge of the underworld. They are busy with official duties, but they also help sentient beings eliminate disasters and resolve grievances."
Yu He was silent for a moment, then drank another glass of wine. "They say they are in charge of the underworld, but now the underworld is also at war. The old ghosts of the previous dynasty are causing chaos, and the new ghosts of today are difficult to tame. There are also some remnants of the ancient times who want to occupy the mountains and become kings. They are all bad debts."
Gong Mengbi said, "I just hope that once this calamity is over, the seas and rivers will be at peace and tranquility will return."
Yu He glanced at him and said, "Don't say anything nonsense, drink."
Gong Mengbi smiled and didn't ask any more questions.
Some things can be done but not said, and some things can be said but not done.
Yu He started to gossip, "You should be careful when you build your residence in Longpan Mountain. There are many sinful souls here with great magical powers and they don't obey the rules."
Gong Mengbi thought of something: "Are you talking about General Zhao from the previous dynasty?"
Yu He said sympathetically, "He's one of them, but he's also a poor guy."
Gong Mengbi became interested and asked, "How do you say that?"
Yu He said, "He was a loyal minister to the crown prince of the previous dynasty. After the previous dynasty fell, he protected the crown prince all the way to Longpan Mountain, leading 800 soldiers to cover the rear. However, this loyal and righteous man was betrayed by his deputy general, who leaked military information from inside and outside, and was easily defeated. He himself was ambushed by the deputy general from behind, and the credit was obtained by cutting off his head. All 800 of his soldiers died in the battle at Longpan Mountain."
Gong Mengbi sighed: "Poor thing."
Yu He said coldly, "Even if he died, the prince didn't escape either. He just died in Zhenshan, not Longpanshan."
Gong Mengbi looked at him with a strange expression, as if there were tears in his eyes, but it seemed to be just an illusion.
"No more talking, no more talking, let's drink." Yu He poured himself another large glass.
Gong Mengbi didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to have a drink with him.
Yu He drank a cup and then staggered to his feet: "Don't drink anymore. If you get drunk, you will be punished."
Gong Mengbi said, "Then I respectfully bid farewell to Priest Yu."
Yu He waved his hand and said, "Also, since you have the Five Ghosts serving you, you must keep them under control and not let them cause any trouble."
With that, he rode his crow and disappeared into the darkness.
"He is quite warm-hearted." Gong Mengbi exhaled, looked into the depths of Longpan Mountain, and then looked at the place where Yu He disappeared. He felt a lot of emotion for a moment.
How many of the joys and sorrows, and ambitions of the world are ultimately buried in these green mountains?
Gong Mengbi just continued digging the foundation, intending to build his own cave as soon as possible.
A good cave should be both safe and convenient.
As for safety, of course we must guard against thieves and bandits, but more importantly, we must guard against fellow practitioners.
Convenience should be able to assist in spiritual practice and be conducive to daily life.
A mere six-story building cannot meet these two key points.
It took half a month to build the building, which was just enough for daily living.
After the tower was built, Gong Mengbi spent another seven days carving beams and painting rafters, and engraving fox characters and fox scripts on it. The patterns were exquisite, as if thousands of foxes were worshiping the moon and tens of thousands of foxes were offering sacrifices to the sky.
This is to attract the moonlight, which is equivalent to a constant fox sacrifice to the moon spell.
Another seven days were spent using his magical powers to penetrate the carvings, refine the pavilions, and make the pavilions' energy merge with Gong Mengbi's, transforming them into a simple Taoist temple.
In this way, the six-story, eight-sided Shouyue Tower barely achieved convenience and safety.
But to assist in spiritual practice, one also needs to build medicinal fields and plant aromatic herbs.
To ensure safety, we also need to plan and refine the formation.
This is not a one-day job and requires gradual improvement.
In this way, a month passed.
The beauty of April has faded, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom.
This is the time when the mountains are beautiful and the flowers are in full bloom.
During this month, Jin Chan was also busy repairing Jingtan.
Fortunately, Jingtan is full of running water. The water flows down from the top of the mountain, cascading down like waterfalls, replacing the old with the new, and gradually smoothing out the impact of the red-feathered snake.
The golden toad buries the dead fish and shrimp in the water in the soil, and they naturally rot into mud, nourishing the plants on both sides of the river.
Even the grass and trees that were charred by the Red-Feathered Serpent showed signs of vigorous vitality. Some dead trees with only roots and branches left sprouted new branches and leaves, gradually hiding the charred surface deep inside.
In just one summer, the old days will surely be restored.
The day when Shouyue Tower was completed happened to be the first day of the lunar month, and Gong Mengbi offered sacrifices to the Goddess of Mount Tai.
The tablet of the Goddess of Mount Tai was placed on the top floor for permanent worship, and a prayer was offered: "The Fox Fairy Gong Mengbi has established a fairy palace on the Wuhuan Peak of Longpan Mountain. Please ask the Goddess of Mount Tai to take charge of this place. I wish to worship you constantly and practice with all my heart."
An invisible spirit should descend.
Gong Mengbi was satisfied and after he arranged the altar, Shouyue Tower was truly completed.
With the spiritual response of the Goddess of Mount Tai, she can suppress all evil and make all spirits obey, and then your practice will be more successful.
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