Chapter 14 The Mongols: "Is this some kind of exaggeration?"
"Is this some kind of exaggeration?" Black Hawk shook his feathers, looking completely bewildered.
"Ah...Ah Meng!" Lin Qing'an still felt it wasn't real. He ran over and grabbed Black Eagle's head as he used to. "You...you really are Ah Meng?"
Black Hawk shook its head violently a few times, trying to break free from the iron claw on its head, but the opponent's strength was too great and it couldn't shake it off at all.
"Lin Qing'an!" Black Hawk roared, "Is this how you welcome your senior brother?"
Feeling the solidity and strength in his hand, Lin Qing'an was finally able to confirm that the dark figure in front of him was indeed his senior brother, A Meng.
He pulled Ah Meng into his arms and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Heaven knows how happy and moved he was to meet an old eagle in this strange world.
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you crying, you're a grown man?"
Ah Meng's voice was also a little hoarse, but he still tried to tease Lin Qing'an in a lighthearted manner, "But that's true, you're not a grown man anymore, so cry, cry, I won't laugh at you."
Lin Qing'an was both amused and exasperated, and he lowered his head to use A Meng's fur as a handkerchief to wipe his tears.
Ah Meng lowered his head: slightly dead.
The man and the eagle were so engrossed in the joy of their reunion that they were oblivious to the world around them. Lin Qing'an completely overlooked the fact that A Meng could speak human language.
After wiping away her tears completely, Lin Qing'an asked, "A-Meng, why did you transmigrate here too? When did you arrive? Why didn't you show up sooner?"
While Lin Qing'an wasn't paying attention, A Meng flew away from his embrace and shook its feathers frantically in disgust.
"I came here on the same day as you. When the lightning struck, I flew into the magic bag, which is why I escaped the disaster."
"Huh? Did you see the spiritual spring in the treasure bag?"
“I saw it,” A-Meng said calmly. “I’m taking a bath over there.”
Lin Qingan: ...
"Then why didn't I see you when I went in?"
A-Meng flicked the fallen leaves off the ground and said, "I don't know, but I saw you anyway."
Lin Qingan was shocked: "Then why didn't you call me?"
Ah Meng: "Why should I call you if you didn't even call me?"
Lin Qing'an was speechless, but he was already used to A Meng's attitude. It had always been like this, arrogant and indifferent.
At first, Lin Qing'an didn't notice anything wrong, but gradually he saw that A Meng's big eyes drooped down and he sat on the ground in a somewhat dejected manner.
"I just don't know if Master has successfully overcome the tribulation." A Meng's voice was filled with indescribable melancholy. Only at this moment could Lin Qing'an treat A Meng as his senior brother.
Lin Qing'an was also suddenly confused. "What do you mean by that? Did Master encounter danger during his tribulation?"
"Uncertain, but we can't rule it out." A-Meng stood up again, took a lazy step, and said in a relaxed manner, "But don't worry. If even lowly cultivators like us can be fine, he will definitely be alright. Maybe he's living a good life in some remote corner right now."
Lin Qing'an also sighed deeply: "Alas, it seems that this is the only way to think about it now, but I still hope that Master can really overcome the tribulation, after all, he has waited for so many years."
"Forget it, don't think about it too much. Let's hurry up and dig for bamboo shoots, so it won't be difficult when your man arrives."
Lin Qing'an felt that something was not quite right, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He could only nod and take out a hoe to dig bamboo shoots according to A Meng's instructions.
"Here, here~" A-Meng excitedly shouted, patting a seemingly smooth, unblemished earthen mound.
Lin Qing'an looked at the location it marked and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
But without saying a word, he started digging with a hoe. After only a few strokes, he saw two golden bamboo shoots. Lin Qing'an looked at A Meng with a somewhat embarrassed smile.
Ah Meng generously flapped his wings and said, "Alright, alright, this immortal lord will not stoop to the level of a mortal like you."
Lin Qing'an found Ah Meng's arrogant attitude amusing but held back, after all, Ah Meng was indeed capable.
In fact, Lin Qing'an could accurately locate the bamboo shoots himself, but after searching for several, none of them were as good as the ones Ah Meng found, so he had no choice but to resign himself to following Ah Meng's guidance.
Before long, the man and the eagle had dug up a whole basketful of golden bamboo shoots, which put everyone in a good mood.
"So, are you convinced or not?" A-Meng was extremely proud and arrogant. Seeing Lin Qing'an, he had no choice but to give him a thumbs up.
Only then did Lin Qing'an finally realize what had been bothering him all along. He stared intently at A Meng and asked, "You...you...how can you speak?"
Lin Qing'an's shocked expression disgusted A Meng. "Lin Qing'an, I've discovered you're really a bit of an idiot. No wonder you were so easily tricked by your master into going up the mountain to be a slave."
"No, did you only start talking after you came here, or did you already know how to talk but I just couldn't hear you?"
"Of course I would have said that before, otherwise how would I communicate with my master?"
Wow, it turns out he's always been a Mongolian.
Okay, Lin Qing'an suddenly felt that it made perfect sense. After all, he was a 21st-century person who would encounter a cultivator on an ordinary day when he was unemployed, and after a few words from the other party, he would carelessly follow him up the mountain. In this era where there were so many people, he did not have any other doubts in his mind. Even when he saw a series of strange things about his master and A Meng on the mountain, he was only slightly shocked.
In conclusion, what Ah Meng said does make sense.
"Alright, alright, your man will be here soon. You can find an excuse to explain my origins to them later, but you can't say that I can talk, or you'll be treated like a monster."
"good."
Lin Qingan had just finished speaking when he heard Chen Gengnian shouting.
Lin Qing'an shouted back, "Here! In the bamboo grove to the left!"
Soon Chen Gengnian and Lin Jing emerged from the thicket of thorns. They looked up and saw Lin Qing'an standing with a roe deer. Chen Gengnian immediately panicked and ran towards the person.
She was terrified that the dark shadow would snatch away her husband's emaciated body.
"Wait, wait, wait~" Lin Qingan hurriedly raised his hand to stop Chen Gengnian. "Brother Nian, this eagle is a new partner I just met. It won't hurt me. Not only that, it can also help me identify wild vegetables. It's gentle and intelligent, a good helper."
Chen Gengnian and Lin Jing both found it unbelievable.
Despite saying that, Chen Gengnian still stood over and quietly separated Lin Qingan from Ying.
"A-Meng," Lin Qing'an suddenly called out, "Find me a bamboo shoot, the best one."
As soon as Lin Qing'an finished speaking, the black eagle tilted its head and, under everyone's gaze, swaggered step by step towards a small mound covered by bamboo leaves. Then, it pecked at something with its beak and stepped aside to wait.
Just as Lin Qing'an was about to grab a hoe and start digging, Chen Gengnian took the hoe from his hand. He went straight to the marked spot, swung the hoe and started digging. In no time, he saw a golden bamboo shoot tip. Digging further down, a plump bamboo shoot appeared perfectly in everyone's eyes.
puff puff puff—
With a flap of its wings, a gust of dry leaves swept across Chen Gengnian's face. It was as if A Meng was using this action to slap the faces of those who had just doubted it.
Chen Gengnian's face looked rather sour.
Seeing this, Lin Qing'an was both amused and exasperated. He stepped forward, grabbed A Meng, and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, alright, we all believe you, right? Brother Nian, Sister Jing?"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Lin Jing clapped her hands excitedly and rubbed her hands together as she approached Lin Qing'an. Before Lin Qing'an could react, she snatched the Black Eagle from his hand.
Lifted high, A-Meng swayed in the air like a swing, but his wings were held tightly in someone's hand and he couldn't get away.
"Hey—little guy, you're a bit heavy! Hey... don't move!"
Seeing that it struggled more, Lin Jing became more interested. She used her other hand to tease A Meng's forehead, avoiding its sharp mouth. "I didn't expect you to be so perceptive!"
Lin Qing'an couldn't bear to see A Meng being treated like this, so she stepped forward to take it from him and said to Lin Jing with a slightly serious expression, "Sister Jing, it's too old to take this kind of treatment."
Seeing Lin Qing'an's expression, Lin Jing naturally didn't want to tease him any further. Before she could even ask any of the questions that had been bothering her, she handed the eagle back.
Fearing that A-Meng would retaliate against Lin Jing, Lin Qing'an held it in her arms to prevent it from falling to the ground.
Chen Gengnian glanced at the black eagle in Lin Qing'an's arms before saying, "It seems you two are quite destined for each other."
Lin Qingan nodded, "Yes, that's why I named it Ameng. From now on, we'll call it Ameng."
As long as the other party doesn't harm Lin Qing'an, Chen Gengnian naturally has nothing to say. Although he doesn't have the skill to tame beasts, he does have the ability to subdue them.
Thinking of this, Chen Gengnian suddenly reached out and tightly gripped A Meng's head, and two cold glints collided in the air.
Ah Meng twisted and turned but to no avail. Chen Gengnian suddenly leaned closer and then coldly warned, "Listen, I can let you follow Ah Qing, but if you hurt him even a little bit, I will skin you alive!"
After Chen Gengnian finished speaking, he let go of Lin Qing'an's hand and walked away, completely ignoring Black Eagle, whose belly was bulging with anger.
Lin Qingan was pulled to the pile of bamboo shoots he had dug up, while Chen Gengnian and Lin Jing continued to dig up other bamboo shoots.
Ah Meng was so angry that he squatted there for a long time without showing any intention of helping.
Lin Qing'an glanced at its dejected expression, suppressed a laugh, and comforted it, "Oh, don't be angry. In short, he only said those things to you because he was worried about me. Think about it from another perspective, his kindness to me isn't a bad thing, right? His kindness to me proves that I can do whatever I want, and if we can do whatever we want, we'll have more freedom in this world, won't we?"
Ah Meng remained firmly seated, unmoved.
"Alright!" Lin Qing'an got up, patted the dirt off his backside, and slowly walked towards Chen Gengnian and the others, occasionally leaving a few words behind him.
"Then you should rest well, Meng. I'm going to help with the work. After all, labor is the most honorable thing."
After finishing speaking, Lin Qing'an ignored A Meng's reaction and walked away whistling softly.
Chen Gengnian and Lin Jing were skilled, and they dug up quite a lot of bamboo shoots. Lin Qing'an picked up all the bamboo shoots they had scattered around and put them into his basket. Chen Gengnian told him to take a break, but Lin Qing'an wouldn't listen and insisted on doing it.
Just as they had finished collecting the items, a dark shadow flew past in their peripheral vision, followed by a shrill crowing of a rooster. By the time Lin Qing'an, Chen Gengnian, and the others reacted, A Meng had already landed steadily in front of them.
Most importantly, it was carrying a wild pheasant with black and red feathers in its beak.
"Wow! Meng, you're amazing!" Lin Qing'an was so excited that he ran over, and Chen Gengnian and Lin Jing also gathered around.
The wild pheasant is not very big; in this day and age, most of the edible ones have been harvested by humans, but it is not small either.
Lin Qingan reached out to grab it, but Chen Gengnian lifted it up first.
Its beautiful feathers are smooth and glossy, and its bright red comb is very festive.
"Wow! Well done!" Lin Jing gave a thumbs up and praised without reservation.
Ah Meng held his head high, his eagle eyes fixed on Chen Gengnian.
Lin Qing'an and Lin Jing followed its gaze to Chen Gengnian, who said with his lips moving, "You're really amazing! I'll give you extra food when we get back."
This unexpected praise completely appeased A-Meng, who flew around the three of them like a lively child.
After this experience, the little grudge between A-Meng and Chen Gengnian was completely resolved. Seeing that the bamboo shoots had been dug up, the group packed up and prepared to go down the mountain.
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