Chapter 169 Creation of Faith (2)
The clay figure replied, “Since my birth, I have never done evil. I enjoy the sacrifices and offerings of all races. I diligently save lives and protect the dying. If I am not a god, then who can be called a god?”
“You’re right! If you don’t want to live, then keep saying that,” Ji Rong said. “If you want to live, you have to listen to me.”
The clay doll pursed its lips, and after a while, it opened its mouth and said softly, "I understand. You bought me, what do you want me for?"
"If you want to live, that's good!" Ji Rong laughed loudly towards the sky, then said fiercely to the little mud figure, "I bought you four, of course I'm going to raise you well and have you serve me as my servants!"
Hahaha, a local deity from Liangzhou, now serving as my servant in Zhongzhou, just thinking about it makes me feel so proud.
Remember this: from now on, all four of you are goblins, demons. Of these four, only you seem to be smart. If the other three wake up, you should give them a good talking-to.
"By the way," Ji Rong asked, "what's your name?"
The clay figure said, "They all call me Lord Baosheng."
"From now on, you'll be called Baoshan. Erase the words on those two land beasts. As for the one on the ground, call it Baoshui. You two can each take one land beast."
Then she tied the three goblins to Shanshui, sat back on Shanwu's back, straightened the Xuanhuan wooden plaque on her chest, and pointed to Yuxu Peak not far away with high spirits, saying, "Uncle, come, come with me to recognize my father. In a while, you just watch from the side, don't make a sound and don't hit him with your claws, understand?"
Shan Wu nodded and said, "I understand, I'll do whatever you say."
Upon arriving at the foot of Jade Void Peak, Ji Rong activated the Xuan Huan Wood on her chest, then sat down on the ground to wait, with Shan Wu lying beside her.
Before long, a man with a topknot and a yellow face appeared in the sky, waving a handkerchief. As soon as Ji Rong saw Shan Zhongfeng, she immediately flapped her wings and stood up, shouting, "Godfather, I'm here!"
Shan Zhongfeng stopped, put away his handkerchief, glanced at Shan Wu, performed a polite bow, and said, "Fellow Daoist." Shan Wu immediately transformed into a celestial being and returned the bow.
Then, Shan Zhongfeng came to Ji Rong and looked at her in astonishment, saying, "Are you Huang Da's chick? What kind of experience did you have to improve your cultivation so quickly!"
And besides, when did I become your father?!
Ji Rong chuckled and said, "You asked my brother and me to carry the signs so that it would be easier for us to move around. People always ask us what our relationship is with you, and we can't exactly explain it from beginning to end, can we?"
So we said that our ancestors had a past relationship with you, and that after all the elders in our family died, we were adopted by you as your godsons.
"You and Aunt Huang have a past relationship, so what I'm saying isn't entirely a lie."
"Aww..." Shan Zhongfeng was still not satisfied.
But since Ji Rong had come, she naturally knew Shan Zhongfeng's preferences. She had heard Aunt Huang say that Shan Zhongfeng was someone the Kun Dan Fang master of Yu Xu Palace had found in the wilderness before he took over the Kun Dan Fang. He had developed a bad palate from eating too many pills when he was young, which was why the pills he refined were all very strange.
However, Shan Zhongfeng, having been exposed to alchemy since childhood, has a particular fondness for it.
All the little ones that Kun Danfang took in later went up to become alchemists, except for Shan Zhongfeng, who remained a fire-tending boy.
Ji Rong took out the ginseng doll and presented it to Shan Zhongfeng with both hands, saying, "You won't regret accepting me. Look, this ginseng doll is something I specially bought for you from Da Dan City."
Look at it, it has lost all its vital energy, yet its vitality is incredibly strong. What other living being could be like it? If you want to refine new elixirs, especially those that can bring the dead back to life, wouldn't it be perfect to use it as a test subject?
Shan Zhongfeng's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but quickly went dark again.
Upon seeing this, Ji Rong took out another storage ring. She took one off and tossed it to Shan Zhongfeng, saying, "Father, are you worried about the money?"
Look, I'm a wealthy bird now, I'm not here to freeload off you.
"What materials are you missing? I'll go to Great Dan City and buy them for you, won't that solve the problem?"
Shan Zhongfeng glanced at the simple storage ring without any restrictions and chuckled, "How could I possibly accept that? How could I keep taking a child's treasure?"
Ji Rong laughed and said, "Why not? I'll tell you something else: I didn't waste the pills you gave us back then."
When I came over, I gave the guards at Cangmang Pass more than ten bottles. If you have time, let's go and see how they reacted after taking them.”
Upon hearing this, Shan Zhongfeng was even more pleased. He said warmly, "My dear daughter, you really are Huang Da's daughter, thinking of your father so much. Where is your brother?"
Ji Rong pointed to the sky with her wings and said, "Father, have you forgotten? I not only have an older brother, but also an older sister. A new god has taken a liking to them and summoned them to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace to serve as attendants."
"Godfather, I'll talk about my brother later. There's another piece of good news. Look, this is the uncle I recognized outside, and the brother you've recognized." Ji Rong pointed to Shan Wudao, who had returned to his bed after exchanging greetings.
"Uncle Shanwu has two younger brothers. All three of them are at the Emperor level. Now, those two uncles are serving as divine servants under the Arrogant God. They are very generous. When I first met them, they gave me a storage ring full of treasures."
The mountain rises without rising, but man rises upright. The mountain's central peak also transforms into its original form. Two tigers meet, one with a straight head, the other with a simple, honest head.
They locked eyes again, simultaneously unleashing their regal auras, which disrupted the spiritual energy in the air.
With such cultivation and so much money, Shan Zhongfeng thought to himself. If he could accept them as his allies, he could secretly refine pills again. So he withdrew his oppressive aura first and asked, "Brother, which mountain are you from?"
Shan Wuhui said, "I grew up in Tiger-shaped Mountain, which is part of the Canglan Mountains and their waterways."
Shan Zhongfeng exclaimed happily, "There is also a Tiger-shaped Mountain in our Jade Void Mountain Range. I was picked up and taken back to the Kun Dan Room of Jade Void Palace on Xiaobozi Mountain next to this Tiger-shaped Mountain."
"We're truly destined to meet. I, Shan Zhongfeng, acknowledge you as my elder brother."
And so, Shan Wu became the eldest brother again.
The two large yellow tigers with black stripes began to call out to each other. Ji Rong, standing to the side, asked, "Father, now that I'm back, where should I stay?"
Upon hearing this, Shan Zhongfeng narrowed his eyes, stared at Ji Rong, and said, "Speak, have you gotten into any trouble?"
Ji Rong did as instructed and released the few creatures of faith, and also placed the mountains and rivers on the ground.
Shan Zhongfeng flicked his tail, examined it for a while, and asked, "Where did you get this thing from?"
Ji Rong honestly said, "When I was traveling in Da Dan City, I bought it at the shop of the White Tiger Clan in Lianyun Mountain. The tiger in charge there said that they were the cleanest in their work and told me to buy it and use it with confidence. I saw that they were very different, and I thought that I had reached the King Realm, but I didn't even have a follower, so I bought it to make a good impression in the future."
"What else? Since you're coming up the mountain with me, you have to tell me clearly what's happened to you all these years. If you don't explain everything clearly, and the trouble you've caused outside is exposed, this old man won't protect you."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately sensed something was amiss. This old Taoist priest from Gulin was protective of his own, so she asked, "What will happen if we can't protect him?"
Shan Zhongfeng grinned and sneered, "Drain the bones and skin, bleed out the blood to make pills."
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