Chapter 692: Mind Connection
Gong Mengbi woke up refreshed, and guessed that it was probably because Kang An had left the wine for too long, and the smell of alcohol had settled and had a strong aftertaste.
In a trance, he seemed to remember that every time Kang An brewed wine for him, he would let him drink it all in the same year and brew new wine the next year. The jar of wine he drank last night had been stored for a few years, but fortunately he didn't find any problems when he drank it.
Thinking of this, it seemed like it had been a long time since I saw Kang An.
Not only Kang An, but also Xiangjun, Shi Yi and a group of foxes from the Lanyin Mountain Fox Courtyard have not been seen for a long time.
It was a rare opportunity to take a break from his busy schedule. Gong Mengbi informed Kang Wen and then went to Jinhua and headed straight for Lanyin Mountain.
Spring has arrived, and the spring orchids in Lanyin Mountain are gradually blooming. The faint fragrance spreads, making people feel a bit of coolness.
Gong Mengbi came riding on a cloud. When the cloud reached Lanyin Mountain, it slowly dissipated, and Gong Mengbi had already slowly landed in front of the Niangniang Temple.
Gong Mengbi first went in to burn incense for the empress, and then went to the Fox Courtyard.
As soon as I left the Niangniang Temple, I heard a joyful cry, "Brother, you're back!"
Gong Mengbi looked up and saw a bamboo sparrow flapping its wings and falling from a branch. As it fell, it began to spin, its legs stretched out, its feathers became ethereal, and its wings turned into arms. When it landed, it had turned into a young man wearing a green robe and a brocade coat.
"Wen Xiu, long time no see."
Wen Xiu rushed to Gong Mengbi and grabbed his robe, saying, "I just saw a cloud coming and wondered if it was you. I didn't expect it to be you! You've been in seclusion for a long time!"
Gong Mengbi rubbed his head, patted his shoulder, and said, "It's been a long time. Fortunately, I have made some progress in my practice, so I hurried back to see you."
Wen Xiu narrowed his eyes happily and said, "You have no idea how much we miss you. Big Brother Kang misses you, Sister Xiang misses you, and Fatty misses you too. Mr. Zhu, Mr. Huangfu, and Sister Xiaoqian often mention you, and so do Niang and the others."
Gong Mengbi couldn't help but feel a little moved, just like the immortal Jinting celebrating the New Year in West Dongting Mountain. Every festive occasion would inevitably bring a lot of thoughts to his mind.
The person you think of is also thinking of you. Although we are separated by thousands of miles, fate still pulls us together and our hearts are still connected.
Gong Mengbi said, "Then please tell my brother Kang to reserve a private room for me so we can meet them tonight."
"Okay!" Wen Xiu was very happy. He kicked his legs and jumped up. Wings and feathers grew on him and he turned into a flying bird and flew away on the wind.
The noise of their conversation had already alarmed the students of the Fox Academy. One fox, unable to suppress his doubts, secretly climbed up the wall to look over. The sight startled him and he shouted, "The Master is back!"
This sound was so earth-shattering that it caused countless foxes to howl. They stopped reading and jumped onto the wall to see Gong Mengbi.
Even the teacher couldn't help but hurried to the courtyard gate, stretched out his long nose and big ears to look outside the courtyard, and saw that it was indeed Gong Mengbi who came, and he said happily: "Master! You are finally back!"
Gong Mengbi looked at Zhu Zhengxin's fat head and big ears, and smiled with satisfaction, saying, "Mr. Zhu, you have achieved success in your pursuit of self-improvement."
The Zhu Zhengxin in front of him was still fat and big-eared, but he was much more pleasing to the eye than his previous ferocious and brutal appearance. His originally hard and prickly mane gradually became soft and smooth, and his rough skin also became soft. He looked more like a human being than the pig demon before.
Zhu Zhengxin thanked Gong Mengbi and said, "If you hadn't taken me in, I would have been beaten to death as a demon."
Gong Mengbi smiled, looked at the heads lying on the wall, and said, "Are you teaching scriptures?"
Zhu Zhengxin nodded, and Gong Mengbi said, "That's great. I'll come and see how they're doing."
Zhu Zhengxin laughed, looked at the foxes, and said, "Did you hear that?"
The foxes scattered and quickly retreated from the wall. They sat in the courtyard and read books with their heads down, hoping not to be noticed by Gong Mengbi.
Only a few of them looked expectant, hoping to perform in front of Gong Mengbi.
Gong Mengbi gave the foxes a little warning, but didn't make it too difficult for them. He picked a few confident ones to ask, and sure enough, they all learned well.
With Gong Mengbi in charge, Zhu Zhengxin suddenly felt that the teaching efficiency had increased. It seemed that these little foxes had suddenly learned what curiosity was, what it meant to learn and think, and what it meant to respect teachers.
Gong Mengbi had been away for so long that Zhu Zhengxin vaguely remembered that these foxes could be so well-behaved at one time.
Huangfu Yuliu and Huangfu Jiaona came over when they heard the sound, so Gong Mengbi shifted his gaze from the liberal arts and economics classroom and headed towards the cultivation department.
As soon as he left, the foxes in the yard could be heard breathing a sigh of relief.
Gong Mengbi paused as he was about to leave, turned around and looked around the entire room. The foxes who had relaxed their bodies immediately sat up straight and kept quiet.
Yuliu and Jiaona laughed softly and said, "We were just about to give them a lesson."
Yuliu and Jiaona bowed to Gong Mengbi, and while talking, they took him to the Zen temple of the practice department.
"During the time that Fox Zheng was away, we've examined all the foxes near the county town one by one and recruited two years of foxes. Now we're teaching them separately. Niang and the others have already passed the annual exam, and she, too, has passed three of the internal exams. This year's annual exam will surely yield even better results."
After reporting everything that happened after Gong Mengbi left, Fox Court maintained its relationship with the Great Immortal Temple and the Great Buddha Temple. This friendship was preserved after the Locust God incident, and they would often invite them to give lectures.
It is not limited to the methods of cultivation, but also includes some rituals and precepts, so that all foxes can understand the spirit and avoid breaking taboos.
"Nowadays, many people worship foxes, and countless people worship the Goddess of Mount Tai. This move is the right one, and it demonstrates the great wisdom of Hu Zheng."
Yuliu and Jiaona admired Gong Mengbi very much. When they were left behind to manage the Fox Courtyard for Gong Mengbi, they initially regarded it as an exchange of interests - this was really too common.
Foxes, especially those from prominent families, often rely on marrying or even giving away their daughters to establish relationships with their targets. They would also consider sending their sons out to work like slaves for others.
Although they had stayed behind with the excuse of asking Gong Mengbi for advice on how to tame the wild fox, they did not think that they were any different from their previous brothers and sisters.
But Gong Mengbi treated them with courtesy, supporting them as a teacher and a leader, teaching them how to build the Fox Courtyard, and leading them into the world to accumulate good deeds. In this process, they truly felt Gong Mengbi's magnanimity.
It's not about using wild foxes for personal gain, but about having the ambition and foresight to promote education, change customs, and replace old conventions.
The former is nothing more than a power struggle, while the latter is something that people can truly respect.
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