"It must have become a spirit! Otherwise, how could it have grown so big? Otherwise, how could it kill all the bandits with weapons in just a few hits!"
"It didn't eat those bandits! It also let us go!"
"Isn't he the mountain god in this mountain?"
"Oh, the gods appeared to save people..."
Everyone was shocked, but also noisy.
"Sir! Sir!"
Some people gradually came to their senses, remembered what happened just now, and looked at Song You and his party: "May I ask, sir, who you are talking to over there...that person..."
"Tiger."
Song Youti nodded and said.
"Oh, yes, yes! Tiger! Sir, do you know that tiger?" someone asked.
"We knew each other many years ago."
"No wonder I often hear that people are being killed by bandits on this road, but I have never heard of this tiger coming to save me. After all, we are all grateful to him!"
The man said this and quickly gave him a big gift.
Only then did the others come to their senses and hurriedly followed suit.
"Don't do this." Song You shook his head and said, "You should be polite to that tiger."
"Oh, yes, yes..."
The man turned around and saluted where the tiger left.
Everyone else also turned around.
"The mountain bandits have been eliminated. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time." The Taoist had pulled Xiao Jianghan in front of him from just now and kept covering her eyes. At this time, he turned around and looked at the bloody scenes around him. Either he had been filmed.
The corpses were soft and rotten, or the torso was half bitten off. The woman was so frightened that she cried, and the man hid his face and did not dare to look, so he said, "We'd better leave as soon as possible."
"Yes Yes Yes……"
"Go, go, go!"
"Don't stay here anymore..."
Everyone quickly picked up their bags and left quickly.
When leaving, don't forget to look back at the Taoist.
The Taoist picked up Xiao Jianghan and still covered her eyes with one hand. She kept reaching out to pull down the Taoist's hand, which was very similar to the Sanhua Empress back then.
"Look~"
There were also vague words coming out of his mouth.
"Be good, don't look."
The Taoist said to her gently.
"Let's go."
This sentence was said to Empress Sanhua.
The group then continued on their journey.
But while everyone was walking, Sanhua Empress would stop and look back from time to time, looking into the mountains and forests behind her. The Taoist could also feel the eyes from the mountains and forests behind her that were continuously directed towards her.
At first, he just thought that the tiger was kind-hearted and wanted to follow and protect him all the way. However, when he saw that the tiger was far away and sometimes near, he stopped after walking for a long time.
When everyone saw him stop, they stopped too.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. It's just that this tiger has been following us. I'm afraid he still wants to say a few words to me. It won't be able to come over if you are all around." The Taoist said to them, "Please go ahead and come back later."
Chase you all."
"There are more than one family of thieves in this mountain. Without Mr., we are all afraid."
"Yeah yeah……"
Everyone's expressions were very nervous, as if they regarded the Taoist as a wise man.
"Don't worry, everyone, I will catch up to you soon." The Taoist said to them, pointing to the sky, "Besides, there are pathfinders below to follow and protect you, so don't be afraid."
Everyone looked up after hearing this.
"Puff puff..."
A swallow flew down and landed on the treetop above.
"But don't underestimate him. This is a descendant of An Qing Yanxian. He is very powerful and has great magical powers. Not to mention ordinary mountain bandits, even mountain monsters and minor gods are not as good as him."
"A descendant of An Qingyanxian?"
Everyone has obviously heard of An Qingyanxian.
They gathered at Nianping Ancient Ferry and headed towards Yizhou. Most likely, they came from the lower reaches of Liujiang River, which is the direction of Anqing. What's more, Anqing Yanxian has become a household name, and the more he can't afford to eat,
The more people remembered the merits of his old man, he had already become a god whose reputation was no less than that of Zhou Lei Gong.
After a while——
The group of people walked farther and farther behind Yanzi, while Taoist, Sanhua Empress, and Xiao Jianghan stayed behind.
"brush……"
A big tiger suddenly sprang out of the forest behind him. Because of its huge size, it made an obvious sound when it squeezed through the forest and grass.
The Taoist stood on the roadside and looked at it.
Sanhua Empress also stared at it seriously.
The tiger approached slowly, as if taking a leisurely stroll in a courtyard. Just one tiger occupied half of the official road, and then people stood up and saluted the Taoist.
"Your Majesty, long time no see."
"I haven't seen you for many years. Tiger Tiger has improved a lot in his practice." The Taoist also quickly raised his hand and returned the greeting, "Thank you very much Tiger Tiger."
Empress Sanhua remained expressionless and also raised her hand to salute.
"It's just a bunch of evil people who can't embarrass you. I'm just trying to save you some trouble." The tiger kept its salute and bowed to him again. "When I was patrolling the mountains today, I could see you in the mountains.
The sight of Jiao was really an unexpected surprise. I came here specifically to look for him at this time, just to express my gratitude to you in person for what happened back then.
"First of all, I would like to thank you for your kindness in not killing me back then.
"Secondly, I would like to thank you for your admonition back then. If it hadn't been like this, even if I hadn't died in the hands of Thunder Lord on a thunderstorm night, or been killed by soldiers or demon slayers on a certain day, I still wouldn't be where I am today."
"What the tiger said is wrong. When the tiger came down from the mountain, he only ate one livestock. At that time, the tiger was already hungry, but he could still control himself from eating people casually. How could I harm the tiger because of this?
Precious moral conduct and life?" Song You said, "As for the advice back then, it was just a few words, the tiger does not need to be so polite."
"At that time, I was still ignorant and my wisdom was just beginning. I didn't know anything else. But it was only later that I realized how much your patient words of advice helped me. Without you, I would never be where I am today."
After the tiger finished saluting, he lay down again, sat down on the same spot, looked at the Taoist, and then at the girl and baby next to him.
"If the tiger insists on thanking you, I will accept it shamelessly. The tiger's help today will be written off in one stroke."
"Thank you for your honor."
The tiger's words and deeds are quite polite.
Song You looked at it and couldn't help but be surprised that this was the tiger from twenty years ago.
After a short pause, he asked again: "I see that there is some aroma of incense on your body, but I don't know where it comes from?"
When the tiger heard this, he immediately sat upright.
There was vigilance and uneasiness in his eyes.
A few glimmers flashed in its bean-like eyes, and after hesitating three times, it decided to tell the truth: "After being shown the way by my husband, I went back to the mountains to practice meditation, and my spiritual wisdom gradually became full. I don't know why in recent years.
What happened was that there were more goblins and ghosts in the mountains, and my spiritual skills were improving rapidly. In order to learn human language and get closer to the next level, I secretly went to Liujia Village at the foot of the mountain, lay down behind people's houses, and eavesdropped on the people in the village.
If you talk to rich people for a long time, you will sometimes be discovered.
"Later, there were monsters in the back hill of the village, and zombies in the village. I stepped in to subdue them. It was not only a way to repay the livestock that I had harmed back then, but also to repay their kindness for teaching me how to speak.
"I don't know if they know that I am the demon tiger that came down the mountain twenty years ago. They only regard me as a tiger or the incarnation of the mountain god, but they actually enshrine me and pray to me for protection.
"Later on, I occasionally walked in the mountains, hunted and practiced, and was seen by others. In addition to the legend of Liujia Village, I was also regarded as a tiger and mountain god. Every time I came and went, I became more or less incense."
The tiger sounded a little worried.
At that time, it was just instinctively wary of the Taoist. It understood the Taoist's words in a daze, and felt that what the Taoist said made sense, so it went back to the mountains to practice. However, it did not understand until much later that the Taoist who must have practiced Taoism was not shallow and proficient.
Spell, if his temper had been more violent, he might have been killed at that time.
Although the world has changed greatly, his cultivation has increased greatly, and the tiger is naturally strong and good at fighting, it is still not sure whether it can escape from this man.
"Tiger, don't be nervous. Although I am a Taoist, I don't care about this. The Sanhua Empress next to me once had a scent of fragrance. What's more, what the tiger did was a good deed. If you punish me for doing good, it would be too cruel for me.
So ruthless." Song You said, paused, and then touched the head of Empress Sanhua next to her. "I'm just curious. The tiger has such skills and is also very popular. It just so happens that there are often bandits and thieves on this road.
, even after someone is killed, he may be thought to be the victim of a tiger. Why doesn’t the tiger clean it up to get more incense?”
"How dare you do this?"
The tiger suddenly became more vigilant and said to him: "I have heard people say that those who do good deeds and collect incense without the permission of the Heavenly Palace or the imperial decree are the temples of evil gods and prostitutes, and they must be destroyed! I am willing to do so.
Doing such a thing, but now this incense has made me very worried. If I want to get rid of the bandits again, even if I attack at night without letting anyone see it, many people at the foot of the mountain will pray to me for this matter.
Knowing that all the evil people in the mountain are dead, they will definitely become more pious, and if they are covered in heavy incense, won't it bring trouble for me?"
This sentence brought back the memories of Empress Sanhua, and her eyes began to sparkle for a moment.
"Hahaha, the tiger is worrying too much." The Taoist laughed, and at the same time he rubbed Sanhua Empress's head and said to the tiger, "The Lei Department of the Tiangong has changed its chief officer. The current Lei Department Chief is
The official Zhou Lei Gong was more tolerant of monsters and evil spirits, investigated more carefully, and never killed them randomly. Secondly, the Heavenly Palace has changed. After that, even if the local gods have not been enshrined, as long as they are not causing trouble, the Heavenly Palace will not
Then send out gods or inform the government to eradicate it."
"really?"
"I dare not lie."
The Taoist smiled and said to it: "Now that the tiger has the scent of fragrance, go ahead and do good deeds. Maybe one day, you can really achieve the status of a mountain god in the world, and you will be considered a righteous person."
The tiger was suspicious and his eyes flickered, but it didn't take long before he chose to believe in him.
But its expression became even more tangled, and it stood up again: "I just thanked you for your advice twenty years ago, and now I have some advice, what should I do?"
"I am a human being, representing humanity. If the tiger can listen to my advice, it will benefit others. How can I talk about gratitude?"
"this……"
The tiger thought about it and thought it made sense.
It's just that the phrase "representing humanity" didn't take it to heart, it just felt like an ordinary statement.
After talking for a few more words, the tiger saluted several times, then turned around and went back into the forest, gradually disappearing away.
The Taoist watched it, then looked away and looked at Sanhua Empress, feeling quite emotional: "Unknowingly, Sanhua Empress was not afraid at all when facing this tiger."
"..."
The girl also looked over there, her eyes flickering, and she turned back to look at him. Apparently she was also deeply impressed by the scene of her first meeting with the tiger, and she said after a long time:
"It can even talk!"
"It's been so long, hasn't Sanhua Empress's changes been tremendous? Even more so than the tiger's."
"But it seems to have grown a lot, but Sanhua Empress is still the same size, and she hasn't grown much taller when she becomes a human." Sanhua Empress looked at him expressionlessly.
"..."
You can actually pull it back here.
The Taoist thought it was a little tricky.
"How can one's ability be explained by height and size? If so, in the eyes of Empress Sanhua, wouldn't I be less powerful than this tiger, less powerful than the crane, even less powerful than the willow demon, and not as powerful as the thousand-year-old dragon on the sea?
"
"no!"
There was no hesitation in this answer.
"Isn't that what it is? The power of Sanhua Empress has nothing to do with her height and shape." The Taoist walked forward and said as he walked, "No matter how petite Sanhua Empress is in her original body or how short she is after she transforms into a human being, she cannot change Sanhua.
The fact that the empress is very capable cannot conceal the talent of the Sanhua empress in practice and learning. Twenty years ago, the tiger was stronger than the Sanhua empress, but twenty years later, she has changed her position."
"!Yes!"
"This is the power of Empress Sanhua."
"!!"
The girl's expression became condensed again and again.
I finally started to feel comfortable in my heart.
"I'll carry Xiao Jianghan!"
"Thank you, Miss Sanhua."
"Hey! Bah! Sanhua Empress is so big!"
"That's not Sanhua Empress, that's a tiger."
"Old Lake~"
"Tiger. Stupid."
"Stupid~man~"
"tiger!"
"tiger!"
The Taoist smiled slightly and continued walking forward.
As I walked, I seemed to see the Liujia Village back then. The village was not much different from what I remembered, so I remembered the timid and brave cat back then who was deeply shocked by the size of the tiger. Then I thought about it now.
Sanhua Empress, who is now able to stand alone and has more and more other skills, can't help but feel in a trance.
Thank you to the leader of "Want to Hold the Galaxy in My Arms"!