Zhong Zhengyuan led Chen Changsheng towards a road covered with thorns. As he waved his hand, the weeds blocking the road retreated to both sides.
From what you can see, it's as if these plants and trees are alive.
Every time I walked forward, the vegetation in front of me spread to both sides.
Wherever you go, the weeds will quickly gather up and cover the way you came.
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "Mr. Chen, follow my steps. If you go wrong, the vegetation and monsters on both sides will point to the wrong path, making it difficult to get out again."
Chen Changsheng asked: "Is this the maze formation?"
He looked around and saw that the vegetation and the formation were one. This formation was indeed extremely exquisite.
"The ancestors were close to the vegetation, so they set up this formation. Firstly, it was to protect the tigers and prevent people with bad intentions from entering this place. Secondly, they were also afraid that the disciples in the mountains would take the wrong path and collide with the tigers."
"What should I do if a disciple of the sect gets lost here?"
"There are spirits in the plants and trees, and they will tell us. Confirming the identity will point out the way for those disciples."
"I see."
The two of them walked deeper until they came to the back of Tianji Mountain.
Looking around, there are groups of grass and trees here, covering the entire mountain. You can't see anything in the mountain. There are endless chirping of insects and birds, and you can hear the gurgling sound of streams.
Zhong Zhengyuan's steps stopped in front of a stream.
He turned around and said, "Mr. Chen then remember not to look at your feet. You and I will walk up this stream. This is a phantom formation. Don't look at the soles of your feet. There is a road under your feet. Otherwise, you will fall back into the stream."
"good."
The two stepped into the stream.
Chen Changsheng seemed to be on the ground.
This formation is also mysterious.
This shows how profound the foundation of Tianji Mountain is.
Going up the stream, I saw the distant stream flowing out of the dense forest.
Zhong Zhengyuan's steps stopped, and then he raised his hand, pointed two fingers and said: "Please ask the mountain to clear the way, the road is in front of you."
As his voice fell, another rumbling sound was heard.
The hillside in front of us seemed to be split in half, split into two, and the trees spread out into a deep path. At the deepest part of the path, a temple could be vaguely seen, with some green smoke rising from it.
Zhong Zhengyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Chen, please."
"please."
After walking on the quiet road for another half-quarter of an hour, we finally arrived in front of the temple.
Chen Changsheng looked up and saw that there was a plaque hanging on the temple, but there were no words on it.
At first glance, it looks somewhat similar to the mountain temple.
Chen Changsheng asked: "The tiger is also the god of the mountain?"
Zhong Zhengyuan nodded and said: "Exactly."
This probably explains why tigers have been around for so long.
After entering the temple, he saw Zhong Zhengyuan taking out three incense candles from the desk beside him.
But Chen Changsheng looked at the beam on the left side of the temple.
In his gaze, there was sitting a child in a white shirt with red lips and white teeth. The child swayed his legs and was eating a peach leisurely in his hand.
"What is Mr. Chen looking at?" Zhong Zhengyuan asked.
Chen Changsheng withdrew his gaze and was about to speak.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the child on the beam put his hand to his mouth and hissed, as if to remind Chen Changsheng not to speak out about him.
It's not that Zhong Zhengyuan didn't look where he was looking, it's that he couldn't see the child at all, which was probably a ploy.
Chen Changsheng saw this and said: "Nothing, just take a look."
Zhong Zhengyuan nodded, not paying attention, and then said: "Zhong will ask the tiger to show up now, and Mr. Chen will just stay aside for a while."
"good."
When he came to the statue, he burned incense with a candle and kowtowed three times.
Chen Changsheng's eyes fell on the statue.
It is indeed as Zhong Zhengyuan said, looking like a child, wearing simple clothes, holding a Ganoderma lucidum in his right hand and twisting a fruit in his left hand.
But the weird thing is that this statue has no facial features, only a blank face, which makes people feel a little weird.
Chen Changsheng couldn't help but take another look at the child eating peaches on the beam. The figure of the statue was the same as that of the child. It should be him. But why didn't the statue have any facial features?
Zhong Zhengyuan knelt down and kowtowed, and breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Zhong Zhengyuan, the contemporary lantern holder of Tianji Mountain, would like to see Mr. Tiger."
He waited quietly, but saw no response from the temple.
Zhong Zhengyuan paused for a moment, then kowtowed again and called out: "Troublesome tiger, please show up."
Chen Changsheng looked away.
The child was eating the peach, as if he didn't want to pay attention to Zhong Zhengyuan, who was offering incense and kowtow.
Chen Changsheng blinked at the child.
The child shook his head, as if he didn't want to see Zhong Zhengyuan.
Chen Changsheng didn't understand why, but he didn't say anything.
Zhong Zhengyuan then tried several more times, but in the end there was no response or any movement.
Chen Changsheng said: "Mr. Zhong, could it be that the tiger is resting at the moment?"
Zhong Zhengyuan smiled helplessly and said: "No, maybe the tiger is playing somewhere in the mountains and doesn't have time to come here."
Tigers are always playful, and as a lantern holder, Zhong Zhengyuan knows this all too well.
"The tiger seems to be very playful." Chen Changsheng said with a smile.
Zhong Zhengyuan said in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, please speak more quietly. Tiger occasionally has a temper, so you should keep it in mind."
"Yeah?"
Chen Changsheng's eyes inadvertently glanced at the child on the beam.
The child had finished eating the peach and heard Zhong Zhengyuan's words.
He pouted and said, "Nonsense."
After saying that, a peach stone fell down.
"Plop." With a click, the peach core fell on Zhong Zhengyuan's head.
Zhong Zhengyuan was stunned for a moment, then looked around,
At this time, the child also revealed his figure and jumped down from the beam.
"If you say bad things about me, I will remember it and slap you on the head next time you come." the child said.
Zhong Zhengyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Zhong knows his mistake, and I hope you won't mind it."
"Go ahead." The child waved his hand, then looked at Chen Changsheng and said, "I want to talk to him."
After hearing this, Zhong Zhengyuan glanced at Mr. Chen.
Chen Changsheng said: "Chen is fine, Mr. Zhong, please go ahead."
Zhong Zhengyuan nodded, said something to the tiger, and then exited the temple.
After Zhong Zhengyuan left, Chen Changsheng and Tiger Tiger, the children in front of them, were left in the temple.
The child came to sit on the tuanfu.
"sit."
His voice was childish, seemingly childish, but also seemed a bit mature and strange.
Chen Changsheng immediately sat down, first cupped his hands and said, "Chen has seen the tiger."
The child raised his eyebrows, but suddenly leaned forward and came closer to Chen Changsheng, until his nose almost touched Chen Changsheng's chin before he stopped.
"How did you become like this?"
"Didn't you call me me when you last saw me? Why are you so polite this time?"