Chapter 25 Entering the Mountains

At this moment, the video regarding the Mountain Lord of Baijun Mountain was becoming increasingly popular online.

However, most people didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just another movie promotion.

So many terrible films were like this, releasing behind-the-scenes clips or pseudo-documentaries to mislead the masses.

For example, that money-laundering trash film "749 Bureau"—those who watched it wouldn't actually believe that a 749 Bureau exists in this world, right?

"It's just that these special effects seem a bit too realistic."

"Why don't we go take a look at Baijun Mountain? It's close anyway; maybe we could even become internet famous!"

Some young people, fearless and curious, were even thinking of taking advantage of the trend to make some quick money.

Of course, they were blocked by people from the 749 Bureau while still on the perimeter.

After some preparation, Captain Xu Chang had written his last will and testament, and the Bureau Chief had even prepared a First-Class Merit medal for him in advance.

"Captain Xu Chang, go. Once you're inside, I will send your pension and the First-Class Merit medal to your family and tell them that you are no coward!"

Captain Xu Chang gave a bitter smile: "Chief, I'm not dead yet. The way you're talking, it sounds like I'm done for as soon as I go in."

"Pah, I never said that! But the First-Class Merit medal needs to be prepared anyway; at worst, I'll just save it for next time."

Captain Xu Chang: "...So it seems I have no choice but to accept this First-Class Merit, right."

Just as Captain Xu Chang had finished his preparations and was ready to enter, a frantic figure suddenly squeezed out from among the 749 Bureau members.

"Chief, Captain, I want to go in with you too!"

The person who arrived was none other than Ye Qingmei, who had rushed back from the Maoshan Sect in a panic.

The Bureau Chief frowned, "Nonsense! What do you think this is, a vacation? This is a suicide mission!"

Captain Xu Chang: "..." Chief, if you keep cursing me, I'm not going anymore.

Ye Qingmei saluted the Chief, then said: "Chief, I am confident. This Mountain Lord won't hurt people. It is a Mountain God personally conferred by the decree of our Ancestral Master. I am a Disciple of the Maoshan Sect, so it shouldn't do anything to me!"

Her large eyes were bright and radiant, filled with the youthful vigor of a young person.

"Chief, if Qingmei wants to go, let her come along. I trust her intelligence," Captain Xu Chang also said.

This put the Bureau Chief in a difficult position. If it were an ordinary person, Zhang Jianguo wouldn't mind, but in Ye Qingmei's case, her identity was very sensitive.

Her grandfather was a high priest of the Maoshan Sect. Although the Maoshan Sect was currently not as powerful as Mount Longhu or Baiyun Temple, it could not be underestimated.

Her grandfather, Ye Shouzhen, was not inferior to him in strength.

And her father was a member of the Standing Committee of Binhai City, and also possessed cultivation at the Dao Entry Realm.

If something happened to Ye Qingmei, he feared his position would be at an end.

Zhang Jianguo had to consider these things.

But he suddenly thought to himself, what was he thinking about? At a time like this, he was still worrying about trivial matters.

Captain Xu Chang and Ye Qingmei were willing to risk their lives, yet he was still worrying about his own official career.

He really was getting old, Zhang Jianguo thought with a bitter smile.

"Fine, then the two of you go in together. But let me be clear, if there is any emergency, notify me immediately so I can prepare rescue measures."

"Yes!" × 2

After saying this, the two walked into the forest as if facing death, their expressions solemn as if they were heading to the execution ground.

As soon as the two entered the territory of Baijun Mountain, they were both startled.

Because they felt that the spiritual energy within Baijun Mountain was much higher than outside.

And they hadn't noticed it from the outside, but after entering, they discovered that the trees here were lush and green, much more robust than the trees in other mountain forests.

"Many of these trees are thousand-year-old ancient trees. Could it be because there is a Mountain Lord here?" Ye Qingmei speculated.

Captain Xu Chang was not a member of the Daoist community and did not know what benefits a Mountain Lord could bring to a mountain.

But Ye Qingmei knew clearly: mountains have spirits, and that spirit is the Mountain God.

The Mountain God can manipulate the Dragon vein of the mountain and complement the mountain range.

Within the Domain of the mountain range, the Mountain God not only greatly increases in strength but can also mobilize the Essence Spirits in the mountains, and their lifespan will be greatly extended.

This might be one of the reasons why this Mountain Lord has been able to survive from the Tang Dynasty until now.

As they walked further in, Captain Xu Chang and Ye Qingmei discovered that there were many animals heading in one direction.

These small animals were not afraid of humans; there was even a highly spiritual little squirrel that, holding two pine nuts in its paws, hopped and jumped onto Ye Qingmei's shoulder.

It was as if it treated her as a means of transportation.

Ye Qingmei couldn't help but let her girlish heart overflow, reaching out to tease the little squirrel with her finger.

Then the little squirrel chattered and scolded as it left.

Captain Xu Chang said: "The animals here seem to have high intelligence."

If they have all become Essence Spirits, it might have an impact on Binhai.

"They are all heading in that direction. Could there be something there attracting them?"

"Let's go take a look," Captain Xu Chang said.

The two followed the small animals, one after the other, hurrying in the direction they were heading.

But the further they traveled, the more shocked they became.

Because at this moment, it was no longer just ordinary animals appearing; even animals that had become Essence Spirits were appearing, and they were also heading in that direction.

It was a Five-colored Sika Deer that had become a Essence Spirit and had already refined the horizontal bone in its throat. Seeing Captain Xu Chang and Ye Qingmei, it not only wasn't afraid but brazenly came forward to greet them.

"Fellow Daoists, are you also going to listen to the Mountain Lord preach the Dao?" The Five-colored Sika Deer, like a human, raised its two front hooves and bowed in a proper manner, its voice sounding like a milky 7-year-old child.

"The Mountain Lord... preaching the Dao?" Ye Qingmei spoke strangely. She recognized both words, but she truly could not fuse these two concepts together.

"Yes, Lord Mountain Lord Jiang attained the Dao a thousand years ago and is a model for us monsters. Moreover, Lord Mountain Lord does not begrudge bestowing his methods, so we little monsters all go to seek instruction with sincerity."

Speaking of this, the Sika Deer rolled its eyes: "The two Fellow Daoists have already cultivated a human form. Are you perhaps also here to seek the Dao from the Mountain Lord?"

Ye Qingmei was about to say that they were humans, not monsters that had cultivated a human form, but was stopped by Captain Xu Chang.

"That's right, we two also admire the Mountain Lord's demeanor and have come to seek instruction," Captain Xu Chang took the opportunity to acknowledge the Sika Deer's assumption.

"But why can't I sense any Demonic Qi on you two Fellow Daoists?" The Sika Deer's large eyes flashed with super intelligence.

"Uh, we have hidden our Demonic Qi, so naturally you cannot sense it."

The Sika Deer suddenly realized, and the last shred of caution it had towards the two disappeared.

"So that's how it is. Then let's travel together."

"Please."

"Please."

The Sika Deer's cultivation was clearly not low among the crowd of Essence Spirits, but its brain didn't seem to be working well enough.

Some monsters saw the Sika Deer and consciously made way, but then seeing the Sika Deer together with two humans, they were all greatly shocked.

"Why is the noble Lord Deer walking with two humans?"

"What? Lord Deer has betrayed the Mountain Lord and colluded with two humans?"

"What? That deer monster is bringing two humans up the mountain to assassinate the Mountain Lord?"

"Oh my god? That damn deer thief is bringing humans up the mountain to flatten Baijun Mountain?"