Chapter Nine

The gentleman from Meishan sighed deeply, remaining silent for a long while.

She is still not very clear about what a divine being should be like, but it certainly would not be the appearance of casually draped in a blue silk robe, with disheveled hair, half reclining on a stone.

The fox clan is composed of immortals; how could immortals ever experience hunger or fatigue? Even if they did, it should not be the case that they cannot endure for just four short days. She lacks experience and has been outpaced by him.

The grand monk pondered for a moment and then said, "There are many fine wines in the clan, but I left in a hurry and did not bring a few jars with me. The brewing records are also not at hand, so I can only accompany you for a few drinks.

Last night, he probably finally reached his limit, angrily looking for a flat place to land, starting a fire as if he intended to camp out and search for something to eat

With a rustling sound, its tail shed a large pile of fine golden sand, falling like rain in a gentle drizzle

The fine wine of the fox clan was once offered to the celestial deities! When Lord Meishan recalled the several jars of "Drunken Life, Dreaming Death" that Fu Jiuyun had once brought him, his eyes immediately sparkled, and the wine in his hand suddenly became nothing more than mere dregs in his eyes

Two spirit ghosts stared at him for a long time, until they noticed that he was holding a huge and magnificent paradise bird behind him. Only then did Spirit Ghost B exclaim: "You, you must be a great monk of the fox clan! Have you changed your face again? I almost didn't recognize you!"

The bird of paradise clearly dislikes the feeling of being drenched by rain, letting out a long cry and darting up to the mountaintop like lightning

Tan Yin turned back, only to see that the great monk, who should have been asleep, had risen again. He held a small purple copper incense burner in his hands, adding incense to it. The materials of the incense were unknown, but once ignited, the blue smoke that emerged was exceptionally sweet and gentle. The mountain breeze carried the fragrance to her, and although it had diminished significantly, it lingered softly and distantly, making it even more enchanting and soul-stirring

The grand monk walked over with a smile and sat down opposite him, opening his mouth to say, "So you really do like that mortal girl, Xin Mei?"

The grand monk was filled with questions. He raised a wooden stick and tapped on the small drum beside the door. After waiting for quite a while, two spirit figures, holding umbrellas and wearing mournful expressions, finally opened the door. Upon seeing a stranger standing at the entrance, Spirit A said without any courtesy: "The master has instructed that no guests are to be received these days. Please leave."

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As she pondered, she unexpectedly felt drowsy, unsure whether it was due to the pleasant mountain breeze or the delightful fragrance carried by the wind

She stood far away, gazing at him, uncertain in her heart about his identity

"Your Highness the Grand Monk..." He was led to the backyard, where the little spirits watched him cautiously and whispered, "Please do not mention the name Xinmei in front of him, otherwise Meishan Residence will truly be flooded"

The grand monk, both amused and bewildered, dipped his finger into the emerald liquid and slowly wrote three characters on the table: Ji Tan Yin

Therefore, she was actually outsmarted by that cunning fox

Tan Yin hid in the shadows and saw him aiming at a wild rabbit. She immediately took action to assist. Most of the items in her bag were various tools she had made. She pulled out a small crossbow and loaded it with copper needles, silently administering anesthetic to all the rabbits she could find on the hillside, making it effortless for him to catch them later

Unexpectedly, a sudden "chuckle" came from behind her. She turned around in panic, only to see Tai He, who had clearly just left, reclining on the bluestone, looking at her with a smile.

However, it seems that he was not very pleased with the situation. After encountering the tenth rabbit that had been injected with anesthetic, the monk gave up, randomly picked some wild fruits to eat raw, and after finishing, he fell asleep without even glancing in her direction.

Truly troublesome, Tan Yin secretly shook his head

The situation at the mountaintop seems to have worsened... The grand monk jumped down and looked around; he remembered that there used to be a small wooden bridge over there... What happened? How did the wooden bridge disappear and turn into a river? The flowers planted in front of the door are drooping from the rain, looking as if they might fall at any moment

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The grand monk rolled his eyes in agreement, pushed open the door, and was met with a scene of wine jars and cups scattered all over the floor, the room filled with the strong smell of alcohol. Lord Meishan, half-drunk and half-awake, leaned against a low table, his hand still clutching a jug of wine, which was on the verge of falling to the ground.

The spirits swiftly changed the wine, and the grand monk raised his cup to look at him, saying: "I have heard that in order to ask you for a favor, one must first win in drinking capacity, but is this the case?"

The grand monk looked at the incessant rain pouring down from above and wondered, "How can it be raining here? What has happened in Meishan?"

The weather is not good at this moment, and it is likely to rain soon. Taking advantage of the strong scent, she must quickly find the whereabouts of the great monk

"Be careful," he said gently, "Don't get too playful and fall into the Milky Way; I won't be able to fish you out."

He flew aimlessly in the boundless mountains and forests for more than half a month, sometimes heading south, sometimes west, and sometimes east, until he confirmed that no one was following him behind, and then he instructed the blissful bird to fly slowly towards the west

He suddenly noticed her, gazing at her curiously, his eyes clear and gentle

Investigate this woman

The hazy intoxication in Meishan Jun immediately dissipated, and he exclaimed, "Are you looking for me to do something?"

In a moment of haziness, upon hearing the name Xin Mei, a sharp pain struck my chest, and I immediately burst into tears.

It is said that a clan of foxes is skilled in making incense. Although she only served as a maid for the high monk for a few short days, she was well aware that they usually carried incense burners and incense with them. After traveling for four days and nights, weary and dusty, it was only natural for him to burn some incense at this moment

The grand monk chuckled and said, "When I have some free time, I will come to see you. I did not expect that you are troubled by love and drinking alone in sorrow. How about I join you for a couple of drinks?"

"You, you, you..." The Lord of Meishan, while crying, looked up at this person who was smiling in an extremely irritating manner. Upon seeing that it was a great monk, his cries immediately weakened.

"No problem, no problem!" He wished he could warmly shake the hand of the great monk, "Next time, I can just make up for it with two jars of drunken bliss! What do you want to inquire about? Just say it!"

"Come here, come over." Taihe waved at her, as if calling a strange little wildcat.

Tan Yin took out a palm-sized box from the Qian Kun bag, opened the lid, and inside was an exquisitely crafted small cage, which surprisingly contained a bird that was even smaller than her little finger, entirely emerald green. She slowly fed it the tiny fragments of spices one by one, and the little bird immediately became excited, emitting a clear chirping sound, flapping its wings, turning its head towards the south, and its long, pointed beak comically bobbing in that direction.

Beneath his feet, billions of stars are enveloped in the faint mist of the Milky Way, shimmering like specks of gold scattered upon silk

Tan Yin got up and patted the dust off herself, and she never expected to spend the night in the mountains. She actually forgot to take out a delicate house. How did she fall asleep yesterday?

Taihe is the deity who governs billions of stars in the Heavenly River. At first glance, he seems quite powerful and imposing; however, when I first met him, he was sitting on a stone by the Heavenly River, playing with a small windmill.

Tan Yin arrived at the flat ground where the great monk had camped last night. The fire he had built had long since extinguished; with the departure of people, the fire had died out. It is likely that he left just as she had fallen asleep last night

Unable to find it? The high monk rose with a smile that seemed to be both a smile and not a smile, saying, "Then I shall take my leave"

She waited for a long time, her eyes becoming sore from staring, and only after confirming that there was indeed no one around did she quietly sneak over and snatch the silk pouch before running away

It would be four hours later before reaching Mount Baekdu, and before the grand monk had flown to the summit, he felt the rain beginning to fall, with the raindrops being quite large.

Mr. Meishan said with a wry smile: "You... you also want to make a joke of me..."

She followed the great monk from a distance, flying. When he stopped to rest and eat, she also stopped to rest and eat. When he got up to continue flying, she too got up to continue flying, all the while ensuring that he did not see her. They flew like this for four days and four nights, without either of them sleeping. The great monk later rode on the blissful bird, clearly swaying unsteadily, as if he might fall at any moment

Freedom! Freedom!

The matter regarding Ji Tanyin cannot be dismissed so easily; since Zifei is unable to investigate it, he simply decided to look into it himself

He rested his chin on his hand, reminiscing about his interactions with Xin Mei. Hmm, the young girl is indeed quite attractive, but with that temperament, I fear no one would dare to handle it.

"Not at all, not at all," the high monk shook his hand and chuckled lightly, "Longing is deeply ingrained, it is human nature, why should I mock you? However, it is not a solution for someone to drink alone and cry alone; if you continue to cry like this, the White Head Mountain will surely flood."

The grand monk laughed heartily: "Is it really true?"

Tan Yin yawned, completely unable to resist the enveloping fragrance, feeling so drowsy that his eyes could not open, and without even a trace of vigilance, he sank into a deep slumber

The star sand in the Milky Way is a material that only appears in myths and legends, and she inevitably begins to fantasize about what extraordinary things she could create with it

Who is Xiao Mei? The name sounds quite familiar. The great monk is even more peculiar, as the spirits enter the courtyard. The path is completely submerged in water, and the flowers that once bloomed throughout the yard have all withered. The atmosphere in Meishan Residence is lifeless, and it seems that the flooding is even worse in the backyard. The spirits are busy sweeping the water there with umbrellas, and from time to time, exclamations can be heard, presumably from being splashed and turning into white paper forms.

Is it flying towards the south? Tan Yin rides on the mechanical bird, following in the same direction.

The little spirits pouted and murmured: "It's all for that little Mei..."

Suddenly, a massive fish leaped out of the Milky Way, its color as bright red as blood. It elegantly curled in the air, and with an unceremonious flick of its tail, it seemed to complain that the gusts of wind disturbed it.

Taihe smiled gently and ignored her, blowing on the colorful little windmill in his hand. The thin clouds in the Milky Way rolled up and down with the rhythm of his breath, the starry sea rose and fell, and the constellations shifted, creating a dazzling spectacle.

Tan Yin had no choice but to find a piece of flat ground not too far from him and sat down, lost in thought

The cool breeze of the night forest is gentle, mingled with the sounds of various unknown insects. Tan Yin lowers his head to count the ants on the ground; these fragile little creatures are busy moving, surely anticipating rain tomorrow. Well then, tomorrow, where will the great monk, this fox, wander aimlessly again

This body should have already died, yet she still dreams, why is that

Tan Yin opened his eyes, and what met his gaze was a sky shrouded in thick clouds; it was already bright outside.

Taihe collected the star sand using a silk pouch. After some thought, he placed the silk pouch on the bluestone and jumped down himself, walking away while blowing on a windmill

Her eyes sparkled again, not with the fierce light of vigilance, but with the brilliance of a craftsman encountering a rare and precious material

The number of men she encountered in her lifetime was indeed few. During her upbringing, the Ji family was already sparsely populated. By the time she reached an age of some understanding, only she and her elderly father remained. ... Later ... ... she encountered Taihe and several other deities.

Mr. Zhang from Meishan opened his mouth wide, looking at him with difficulty: "How many people in the world share the same name, this... this..."

Where to go next? He simply does not want to think about this question, anywhere will do! As long as it is a place without Ji Tanyin, it is a good place.

Wait! I will check immediately! Lord Meishan truly cannot bear to part with those two jars of intoxication, so he immediately summoned the little crow and sent it to the Golden Snake clan to borrow their heavenly book for verification

I fear that no one can answer this question

Some extremely fine black powder particles were scattered on the ground. She bent down to pick them up and gently sniffed them in front of her nose—indeed, it was the scent of the spice from yesterday

The grand monk chuckled and said, "Am I not even seen?"

Taihe has a gentle temperament, while the other deities he has had little contact with also exude a carefree demeanor. None of them are as cunning and difficult to deal with as the great monk, who is both suspicious and vigilant, immediately fleeing from those he cannot resolve, making him completely unapproachable

Fragrance

He did not have much interaction with the high monk, unlike Fu Jiuyun and Zhen Hongsheng, who were so unrestrained. Moreover, this person was a high monk of the fox clan, with noble bloodlines. Jun Meishan did not dare to be disrespectful, so he immediately stopped crying, put his hands together, and with a nasal tone, saluted: "Your Highness, the high monk, what brings you here today?"

The grand monk joyfully rode on the back of the blissful bird, and at this moment, the gloomy sky could not dampen his good mood. He had finally shaken off that strange woman! What does it mean to feel refreshed? What does it mean to hold one's head high? What does it mean to be carefree and at ease? He felt that he completely understood the meaning of the monk Xinmao's words about being carefree and at ease at this moment!

He looked up and saw that half of Mount Baekdu was shrouded in smoke and clouds, a sight he had never witnessed before. Mount Baekdu is the place where Lord Meishan transcended the heavenly thunder tribulation and became an immortal. Every blade of grass and every tree here, along with the various changes in weather, are intricately connected to Lord Meishan. Such a sudden downpour, could it be that Lord Meishan has been in a bad mood lately

She hid further away, crouching behind the everlasting tree, revealing only her two eyes that glimmered with fierce light