Chapter 393 Mountain Scoundrel
The Taiyin Mountains were originally inhabited by mountain rabbits and mountain wolves, but the mountain rabbits are gone.
As soon as Ji Rong landed, the mountain tortoise was slowly extending its claws, preparing to insert them into the soil. Then, on the cliff in front, a wolf-like creature carrying a large, chipped knife was running wildly through the steep mountains and rocks.
Its two front paws were extremely short, and eight long-armed apes wielding various weapons were chasing after it.
The gibbon cultivators were better at climbing mountains and crossing valleys, but just when they were about to surround the wolf-like creature, the creature would shake its body and then appear on another mountaintop.
The mountain tortoise then pointed at the wolf-like creature and said to Ji Rong, "Ji Rong, look, it's a mountain wolf."
Having said that, He spat out the tortoise-shaped seal and handed it to Ji Rong's claws, saying, "Ji Rong, you hold it tightly for me, don't let it fall into the ground, I'm going to help the mountain wolf with a claw."
Ji Rong accepted the seal as instructed, and saw the mountain tortoise's body rapidly grow larger. It moved swiftly through the rocks as if paddling through water, and in just three breaths, it swam to the distant mountain peaks.
With a single swipe of its claw, the mountain tortoise scattered the group of cultivators chasing the mountain wolf, who then excitedly tossed its broken broadsword aside.
He placed his front legs on the mountain tortoise's back and called out, "Yellow Stone, to the left and behind, clap!"
Take a picture of the bushes ahead.
Take a picture about ten feet away from the spirit tree on the left.
Take a picture of the tree trunk that protrudes to the right.
..."
The mountain tortoise did as instructed, using its claws to strike, killing three and allowing five to escape.
The mountain wolf watched the fleeing figures and said regretfully, "Mountain tortoise, you're too slow. You're not as good as the mountain wolf. You've wasted such a good brain of mine."
Having said that, He lifted his two hind legs and stepped forward, flipping over the three gibbon corpses that weren't too badly damaged, before leaping back onto the mountain tortoise's back and cheerfully calling out, "Let's go."
The mountain tortoise swung its tail seven times rapidly before its form became increasingly faint.
As Ji Rong waited in place, she felt the seal getting heavier and heavier. When it became so heavy that she could hardly hold it with both hands, she saw the seal float into the air, and the mountain tortoise carrying the mountain jackal had already glided to Ji Rong's eyes like the wind.
As soon as the mountain tortoise appeared, the tortoise-shaped seal quickly became lighter and fell back into the tortoise's mouth.
The mountain wolf saw this scene and quickly narrowed its eyes, estimating that the bird cultivator in front of it had reached the Emperor Realm. It then pointed to the corpse on the mountain tortoise's back and said to Ji Rong in a very warm manner, "This colorful phoenix cultivator, how should I address you? Do you eat meat?"
Ji Rong glanced at the corpses and immediately ran over.
First, she dug out the Dao Cores of the three king-level apes and sealed them in a jade bottle;
Then, it took out an empty jade bottle that hadn't been used for a long time, and with a nimble claw, it hooked up the ape's head and dripped the remaining essence blood into the bottle.
This action caused the mountain wolf to cry out in distress, "Hey, Cai Luan, stop squeezing! If you lose all your essence and blood, the meat won't taste good."
Ji Rong barely managed to catch the bottom of a small bottle before placing the three gibbon carcasses back onto the mountain tortoise's back, replying, "I am Ji Rong, I eat meat. Where do we go next?"
The mountain tortoise stretched its neck, pushed the corpses aside, and said, "You come up first, the mountain wolf will show you the way."
Ji Rong then flapped her wings and sat on the mountain tortoise's back.
Along the way, the mountain tortoise asked, "Mountain jackal, how come you were being chased all over the mountain by them?"
While pointing the way, the mountain wolf stubbornly retorted, "I wasn't being chased all over the mountain. I was using the terrain to my advantage, I outsmarted them!"
After they turned five corners and crawled through thirteen thickets of grass, the mountain wolf finally exclaimed, "We've arrived!"
He jumped off the mountain tortoise's back, parted the thick grass in front of him, and said, "Come in quickly."
Ji Rong and Shan Gui went inside, and the thick grass they had parted was soon blown away by the wind, naturally erasing their traces.
The mountain wolf also lived in a cave, a very small cave with only a faint spiritual aura around it. Ji Rong looked at the top, which was only two zhang high, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Mountain Wolf God, we are both from the Hundred Sons, how come you are in such a miserable state?"
The mountain wolf raised its two front paws and said, "You don't understand. I'm good at using my brain, so my claws are naturally a bit weak."
The mountain tortoise tapped its belly and said, "Ji Rong, don't listen to his nonsense. The mountain wolf was supposed to be with the mountain wolf, but in the chaos that day, the mountain wolf had the idea of backing out."
He let the mountain wolf charge straight toward Juzhou, where it was captured by Lord Xi. He then climbed onto the talons of the mountain eagle and arrived at the Taiyin Mountains.
The mountain eagle repaired the creatures and spiritual veins of the Taiyin Mountains, and things began to improve. Then, the mountain jackal and the mountain rabbit devised a plan to drive the mountain eagle away.
Now that the mountain hare is gone, the native gibbon tribe probably doesn't want to serve him as their master and wants to drive him away.
While the mountain tortoise was speaking, the mountain wolf went to the nearby ditch to skin the animal. When the mountain tortoise finished speaking, the wolf came over with the cleaned and skinned meat and said, "Mountain tortoise, you're so annoying. You guessed right again. I don't know how to continue making things up with my clever brain."
Look at you, you're so honest, yet nobody likes you.
The mountain tortoise said, "I saw it."
"Come on, you can fool others, but you can't fool me."
"You clearly only see three points, but you use your tortoise shell to calculate five, and then you guess two points yourself." The mountain wolf put its two little paws on its waist and cried out, "Among the hundred creatures, I am the smartest, but unfortunately the mountain wolf was disobedient and insisted on going to Juzhou, where it went to its death. The mountain rabbit was also disobedient, alas."
Then, He placed the washed fresh meat in front of Ji Rong and said, "Come, beautiful phoenix, it's very fresh, eat it quickly."
Ji Rong looked up and said, "I want to eat barbecue."
"Huh? I know how to do this. I'll grill it for you." Then the mountain wolf dragged a piece of wood out of the cave. It quickly spun a small stick on it and soon a fire was lit. It blew a breath on the fire, and the fire grew bigger. Then it used the fire to grill meat.
Ji Rong asked, "Don't we need spiritual fire?"
The mountain wolf said, "The spiritual energy here can't be burned like this, which is why I told you to eat it raw in the first place."
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Ji Rong felt that this mountain wolf exuded a cunning and cleverness, unlike a deity, but more like a real wolf.
She then said to the mountain tortoise, "I have already seen the living mountain jackal. I'm going inside to grill some meat. You two can chat alone for a while."
After saying that, he picked up the meat and went deep into the cave to light a spiritual fire to roast it, leaving the mountain tortoise staring at the mountain wolf with its gentle eyes.
Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Shan Bei impatiently shouted, "Say what you want to say, stop staring at me."
The mountain tortoise then said, "Mountain jackal, why are the gibbon tribe chasing you?"
"Huh?..." Shan Bei said awkwardly, "You know how to read, you'll know once you take a look."
The mountain tortoise said, "I want to hear the truth from you."
The mountain hare sighed and sat down in the seat that Ji Rong had originally occupied, saying, "The mountain hare saw some lively banquets on its way here and fell in love with them."
After the eagle left, He ignored my advice and continued to have the monkeys offer sacrifices. When this happened too often, they tore the mountain rabbit apart while I was away.
"What do you want to do now?" the mountain tortoise said. "My elder brother taught you not to be cunning in the past, and even specially asked the mountain wolf to take care of you, but you abandoned Him and ran away."
"What do you mean I should abandon Him!" Shanbei retorted, "That Lord Xi looks like a difficult person to deal with. Staying with him would mean certain death."
“But we all survived,” the mountain tortoise said. “Only the mountain wolf was burned to death. The mountain rabbit is simple-minded; how could it have fallen in love with feasting?”
With old matters being brought up again, Shan Bei felt he was losing face.
They are all minor gods. Some are naturally strong, some have received the favor of their elder brother, but He was born with shortcomings. Apart from being quick-witted, He is not as strong as the Demon Emperor in a real fight.
After pondering for a while, Shanbei said, "I don't get along with Shanying."
"If you're more capable, summon either Mountain Leopard or Mountain Dog for me. If they come, I will take second place within the Taiyin Mountains."
The mountain tortoise nodded slightly, and poured some of its essence from the tortoise-shaped seal into the mountain wolf, saying, "During this time, you should focus on fusing with the spiritual veins underground. You can come out after the other hundred children arrive."
Shan Bei nodded and watched Ji Rong and Shan Gui leave.
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