Under Lin Ze's puzzled gaze, Zhuang Zhou suddenly realized, "By the way, I almost forgot that Mount Tai is the territory of the God of Mount Tai."
Lin Ze frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "God of Mount Tai? Junior brother, I seem to have heard of this name somewhere?"
Zhuang Zhou replied nonchalantly: "This Divine Lord of Mount Tai is inherited from the ancient Shinto. His Shinto cultivation is unfathomable, comparable to the third realm of heaven and man. How could my junior brother have heard of his name?"
Comparable to the third realm of heavenly beings?
Lin Ze said in a faint tone: "Senior brother, didn't he say that there are only four heavenly beings in the third realm: Mo Zhai from the Mohist family, Jiang Shang from the military family, Bian Que from the medical family, and Xu Xing from the farmer family? Why did another Mount Tai God Lord appear?"
A look of uneasiness suddenly appeared on Zhuang Zhou's face, but he said firmly: "Junior brother is asking about the strength of each sect. The Lord Taishan is not a member of the sect, so of course he is not included in it."
Lin Ze's face turned dark. I believe you, you are a ghost. If a god like Mount Tai appears today, you may not know who will appear tomorrow.
For some reason, Lin Ze suddenly had an image of him being struck by lightning when he sacrificed his life to the heaven and established his country. Didn't someone swear to him that there was no danger?
Lin Ze swore that next time what Zhuang Zhou said, he would only believe half of it at most.
Seeing Lin Ze's helpless expression, Zhuang Zhou couldn't help but feel guilty, and said quickly: "My master has already invited me. Junior brother and I will go down to visit as soon as possible, so as not to make people think that the Taoist palace is being rude."
After saying this, without waiting for Lin Ze's reaction, he ran towards the source of the sound as if running away.
Lin Ze sighed, moved, and followed closely.
After a while, the two of them followed the direction of the sound and arrived at the top of the main peak of Mount Tai, in front of a magnificent palace.
There is a red plaque hanging on the palace gate with the three characters "Mountain Temple" written on it.
As soon as the two landed, the originally closed palace door suddenly opened, and a voice came from inside: "Sheng Zhuang and this fellow Taoist, please come inside."
Zhuang Zhou adjusted his Taoist robes a little, crossed the threshold, and strode in.
Lin Ze followed slowly and looked around at the mountain temple.
After just a few glances, Lin Ze couldn't help but secretly praise: What a trench.
The entire mountain temple is made of red gold, jade and other precious objects, and even the top-grade jade used to pave the way was the high-grade jade that Lin Ze had searched so hard for.
This Mount Tai god really took sitting on the mountain and eating the mountain to its extreme.
After walking about a few hundred meters, Lin Ze suddenly saw a majestic middle-aged man wearing a bejeweled crown and a gold-threaded yellow dragon robe, standing at the door of a hall with a familiar-looking white tiger.
Seeing Zhuang Zhou and Lin Ze, the middle-aged man bowed slightly and said, "Little God Taishan Monarch, I have seen Zhuang Sheng and this fellow Taoist."
Lin Ze was stunned when he heard this, "Tiger of Mount Tai"? Isn't he a divine king? Isn't Tiger of Mount Tai the great power that Emperor Qin wanted to find when he visited the East to seek enlightenment?
Thinking of this, Lin Ze suddenly had an idea in his mind. It turns out that's the case. No wonder that white tiger looked familiar. Wasn't it the same white tiger that he had cheated out of a piece of warm jade back then?
Just when Lin Ze was thinking a lot, Zhuang Zhou bowed and said in return: "The poor Taoist Zhuang Zhou pays homage to the Lord God. This is the poor Taoist junior brother Lin Ze."
Lin Ze suddenly came back to his senses, followed Zhuang Zhou's example, bowed and said in return: "I have seen the Lord God."
The Lord Taishan smiled and said: "He is a Taoist saint and a high disciple. No wonder the little god thinks that this fellow Taoist is extraordinary."
After saying this, the God of Mount Tai stretched his right hand towards the main hall and said: "Two fellow Taoists, please take a seat inside."
Zhuang Zhou cupped his hands and replied: "Shenjun please come first."
Lord Taishan smiled and without too many excuses, he entered the hall first and sat on the main seat.
The white tiger followed behind the Lord of Mount Tai, raised its two front paws, and looked at Lin Ze and Zhuang Zhou with a wary expression, just like a loyal guard.
Lin Ze couldn't help but smile a little more on his face when he saw Bai Hu being so humane.
Seeing Lin Ze's expression, Lord Taishan looked back and said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, fellow Taoist, Xiaobai has such a nature, there is no malicious intention."
Lin Ze waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Speaking of which, Pindao still owes this little Taoist friend a favor."
The God of Mount Tai showed a surprised look on his face: "Oh, there is another matter?"
Lin Ze looked calm and told the story of how he came to Mount Tai in search of jade and was finally given a large piece of warm jade by White Tiger.
At the end, Lin Ze said with a serious face: "I have always kept this friendship in my heart. I have wanted to come to Mount Tai several times to find fellow Taoist Xiaobai to repay you. Today we are destined to meet together, so I will tell you directly. Fellow Taoist Xiaobai may also be the divine king in the future."
If there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to ask."
Hearing this, the God of Mount Tai said with a gentle expression: "A piece of warm jade is nothing. Fellow Taoist Lin Ze doesn't have to be like this."
Lin Ze replied resolutely: "I, a disciple of the Taoist Palace, have always been true to my word. I hope that Lord Shen will not refuse, otherwise the poor Taoist will feel uneasy."
Taishan Divine Monarch was startled when he heard this, and could only nod his head and said: "Since Fellow Taoist Lin Ze insists, the little god will make a note of it for the time being. If he needs anything in the future, he will definitely go find Fellow Taoist."
Lin Ze smiled and said, "That's exactly what it should be."
Zhuang Zhou, who was standing aside, had a flash of doubt in his heart. When did his junior brother change his gender?
After thinking about it carefully, Zhuang Zhou immediately showed a look of astonishment. The younger brother didn't want to repay others. This was clearly an excuse to set up a line with others.
Duan was too embarrassed for his younger brother. In order to close the relationship, he even revealed the story of Chen Ma's rotten millet. No wonder he has achieved today's achievements.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Zhou looked at the God of Mount Tai with a slightly strange look.
Taishan Shenjun, who felt something was wrong in Zhuang Zhou's eyes, asked with a smile: "I wonder why Zhuang Sheng and fellow Taoist Lin Ze came to Mount Tai?"
Zhuang Zhou turned to look at Lin Ze, who immediately rushed to answer: "To be honest with God, my brothers and I received an unknown invitation, saying that various factions were preparing to hold an alliance in Mount Tai. I came here today to accept the invitation.
Come, I wonder if the Lord God knows about the alliance between the various factions?"
The God of Mount Tai said calmly: "Of course the little god knows that. Before the Confucianists invited the various sects, they specially greeted the little god and asked to borrow the place."
"But you two seem to have arrived a little early. The time set by Confucianism is noon, and it is only Mao hour now. There are still two hours left."
Confucian invitation?
Lin Ze and Zhuang Zhou looked at each other vaguely, calmly, and replied with a smile: "You and I have been fine recently. My two senior brothers were here earlier. It just so happened that my senior brother remembered that the Lord Shen was here, so he wanted to pay a visit."
Zhuang Zhou responded quickly: "Don't be offended if you come uninvited and invite the gods."
The Lord of Mount Tai waved his hand and said: "Where are you, the Lord Zhuang is here, and it's not too late for the little god to welcome you, so why should I be surprised?"
"To be fair to Zhuang Sheng, the little god has returned to the human world for the first time and is looking for someone to find out about the current situation. Has the catastrophe begun?"
"The Taoist Saint used his supreme cultivation to break through the barrier between heaven and earth, and brought the disciples of the Taoist Palace to the human world in advance. He must have collected a lot of information. I hope Zhuang Sheng will not hesitate to inform me so that the little god can be more confident to survive this disaster safely.
"
At the end of the story, the God of Mount Tai even stood up and bowed to Zhuang Zhou.
Zhuang Zhou stood up quickly, waved his hands and said, "There is no need for the Lord God to do this. Just ask the Lord God what you want to ask. If the poor Taoist knows, he will definitely not hide it."
The Lord of Mount Tai bowed again and said, "The little god is so grateful to Zhuang Sheng for his kindness. I wonder how the little god would like to be repaid by Zhuang Sheng?"
Before Zhuang Zhou could speak, Lin Ze suddenly interjected: "There is no need for God to repay you. How about this? My senior brother told God to tell him what is going on in the world now. God told me and brothers what the situation is in this alliance. We are all equal."
How about an exchange?”
The Lord of Mount Tai was slightly surprised and said: "Aren't you two here by invitation? How could you not know the status of this alliance?"
Lin Ze said without changing his expression: "I know a little, but I still want to know more. I hope Shenjun will tell you as much as possible."
After saying this, Lin Ze winked at the God of Mount Tai.
The God of Mount Tai was a little puzzled at first, but suddenly he "realized" that the other party had done it on purpose. In order to repay the favor of the piece of warm jade, he deliberately spared him from paying the price.
The God of Mount Tai said righteously: "No, little gods cannot take advantage of this..."
Lin Ze immediately interrupted: "If the Lord of God is unwilling to exchange, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for me to say more."
The Lord Taishan was stunned and smiled bitterly: "Okay then."