Peach Blossom Divine Medical God-Chapter 1856 - 1850: Mountain-Protecting Spirit Beast
The fact is indeed true.
Although Taoist Liu was aware of this matter, when he heard Chen Yang ask about it, he didn’t respond immediately. Instead, he looked at Chen Yang with surprise and asked back, "How did you know about this? As far as I know, this is something from a long time ago. If you haven’t specifically investigated through very old institutions, it’s impossible to know."
"Yes, I did some investigating, and I also saw the mountain-protecting spiritual beasts of Lion Tiger Mountain with my own eyes, so I’m aware," Chen Yang replied naturally.
"What? You’ve seen the mountain-protecting spiritual beasts?" Taoist Liu was even more surprised and questioned further.
Chen Yang then narrated everything that happened that day to Taoist Liu.
After listening, Taoist Liu finally understood.
"So that’s how it is. Young Li and the others did a good job. If they hadn’t brought Qin Feng out, your situation would have been truly dangerous. I’ve heard about that dragon before; it’s been cultivating in that area for hundreds of years," Taoist Liu chuckled.
"Old man, from my investigation, when the Lion Tiger Mountain sect opened, it already had two mountain-protecting spiritual beasts. Could they have lived for over two thousand years, up to now?" After clearing up the matter, Chen Yang asked again.
He was very curious about this matter.
The lifespan of the spiritual beasts lasting over two thousand years? That’s too outrageous.
It always felt unrealistic.
"Haha, Chen Yang, you’re overthinking it. The lifespan of a spiritual beast does increase greatly after cultivation, but it definitely doesn’t last over two thousand years," Taoist Liu replied with a smile.
"What about Qin Feng?"
"It’s no longer the first generation mountain-protecting spiritual beast of Lion Tiger Mountain," Taoist Liu explained, "The first generation mountain-protecting spiritual beast passed away about fifteen hundred years ago. As for Qin Feng now, in terms of lineage, it’s the fourth generation descendant of the first generation Tiger Mountain spiritual beast."
"I see, so I thought Qin Feng looked like it’s in its prime, mighty and impressive, definitely not like an old monster that’s lived for over two thousand years," Chen Yang understood.
He had thought about it before but wasn’t sure.
Now hearing Taoist Liu confirm it, he was assured of his guess—Qin Feng is a descendant of the first generation mountain-protecting spiritual beast.
With the spiritual beast’s physique and years of intense training, its combat power is indeed strong.
"Haha, Qin Feng isn’t actually that impressive. If our lineage’s mountain-protecting spiritual beast were present, it would definitely be mightier than it," Taoist Liu chuckled with a hint of pride.
Listening to this, Chen Yang remembered.
Lion Tiger Mountain got its name from having one lion and one tiger as mountain-protecting spiritual beasts.
Each lineage has one. Currently, the Lion Tiger Observatory has the lion, meaning Taoist Liu’s lineage should have the tiger. But strangely, he’d never heard Taoist Liu mention it before.
"Over a thousand years ago, a major event occurred at our lineage’s temple, causing it to sink underground. The mountain-protecting spiritual beast disappeared with it, otherwise our lineage wouldn’t be so desolate," Taoist Liu, seeming to understand what Chen Yang wanted to ask, answered in advance.
"That’s indeed unfortunate," Chen Yang said.
"Yeah, it’s unfortunate indeed," Taoist Liu shook his head and then stood up, "Well, we’ve chatted for quite a while unknowingly. After a day’s journey, I’m quite tired. I’ll take my leave first. I have to look for a talented apprentice tomorrow."
Their conversation ended here, and Chen Yang also stood up, sending Taoist Liu off.
After a brief rest, he continued practicing the Triple Slash Sword Technique in the courtyard.
The next day.
Early in the morning, Chen Yang went out to stroll around the village.
He had cultivated a habit of this; it’s not that he intentionally did something, but the feeling of breathing fresh air after nights of training felt particularly good.
Moreover, the village is lively in the morning, and walking around, chatting with neighbors allows him to learn various village news.
Recently, it’s the peak tourist season, and the village’s business has begun to gradually improve.
So many of the aunties in the village are busy, rushing to stock up. Some even started hiring workers for private shops that couldn’t keep up.
The village is thriving.
"Oh, Chen Yang, you’re up so early?" As Chen Yang reached the village entrance, he coincidentally met Taoist Liu coming out of the observatory, greeting him.
Upon hearing the voice, Chen Yang turned to see Taoist Liu in full gear, dressed in his Taoist robe, accompanied by Wangcai, clearly about to head out.
"Old man, what are you up to?" Chen Yang asked curiously.
Taoist Liu chuckled, "Of course, I’m going out to recruit students. The observatory is sparsely populated, and having no one isn’t good. This is urgent."
Although he seemed to casually mention recruiting apprentices, Chen Yang knew he was eager to find a disciple suitable for receiving the legacy.
"Haha, that’s indeed urgent. You should go quickly; I’ll have someone watch the observatory for you," Chen Yang smiled.
"Hmm, then I’ll take my leave," Taoist Liu replied ceremoniously and courteously, then departed with Wangcai from the village entrance.
Even in the early morning, there were many villagers at the village entrance, who started discussing upon seeing Taoist Liu leave.
Talking about how Taoist Liu is truly a master and such topics.
Chen Yang found it laughable and helpless. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
He thought, this Taoist Liu, is truly cunning. How long has he settled here? And yet he’s already managed to establish his image.
This is quite difficult for ordinary people.
"Who wouldn’t say so? The last incident in Xiashan Village was handled by Taoist Liu. Our village is truly thriving, having such a master around."
"Haha, indeed. Someone invited by Yang Zi can’t be ordinary. Next time, if my child’s in trouble, I’ll really have to ask Taoist Liu to intervene."
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The villagers chatted, unanimously praising Taoist Liu.
Perhaps his reputation spread due to the recent ceremonies.
After Taoist Liu left, Chen Yang didn’t linger at the village entrance much longer. After chatting for a while, he returned home.
That morning, he didn’t train but tinkered with some herbs and also trained Little Yellow and the two Eagles.
Chen Yang usually lets the spiritual beasts at home roam freely, only giving them taming pills. Apart from that, he doesn’t intervene much, so some interaction is still necessary.
This morning, feeling up to it, he trained and interacted with them a bit.
In the afternoon, when there was nothing to do, Chen Yang planned to continue improving his skills. But at this moment, Jiang Miaoyan and Zhang Xueying came to him.
"Chen Yang, Village Head Wu isn’t around, you better go check this out at the village entrance. I have a feeling something’s off about that person, like a scam," Jiang Miaoyan frowned, speaking to Chen Yang as soon as she arrived.
Chen Yang looked at the two, puzzled.
"Miaoyan, Xueying, what’s going on? Who’s the scammer?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.
"Here’s the deal, Chen Yang," Zhang Xueying began to explain, "Today at lunch, a group claiming to be from an insurance company suddenly came to the village, saying they want villagers to buy their insurance. Pay 100,000 yuan upfront to purchase their insurance, and after five years, you can annually receive 2,000 yuan as a pension fund from their company. Forty years later, you can also get a refund on the principal. Now, many of the aunties in the village, upon hearing such a good deal, are preparing to buy."
"But Miaoyan says it’s a scam, so we came to find you, hoping you’ll go check it out."
