Chapter 469: Tea Mountain Strange Talk

The treasure-seeker introduced by the Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce was the Yu father and son.

The old man was called Yu Shangen, and the son was called Yu Bao.

They, like Zhao Zhao Lu Zi before, were of the treasure-seeking and mountain-chasing lineage, shuttling between the wild mountains and ridges of Shu, looking for treasures.

And, they were also of the nature of keeping rules.

The only difference was that this lineage of the Yu family also learned some Meishan Dharma inheritance, so they were always dressed as hunters.

Sha Lifei and Zhao Zhao Lu Zi were also familiar, knowing the taboos of these people, so in a short time, they won the favor of the father and son.

They came to this place naturally to seek treasures.

Hearing Sha Lifei's inquiry, the old man Yu Shangen narrowed his eyebrows and shook his head, "Treasure-seeking is seizing the fortune of heaven and earth, so there is no count. The old man is also guessing."

"This matter is too strange. If it weren't for the news from the Daoist of Green Ox Temple, the old man wouldn't dare to believe it..."

Green Ox Temple gave several clues about heavenly spiritual and earthly precious items.

One of them was on this Mount Bayue.

That was not long after the Great Xuan Dynasty was founded, a Daoist from Green Ox Temple passed by Mount Bayue and was invited by the Daoist temple on the mountain to lecture on scriptures.

The Daoist temple was not far from the tea garden.

This Daoist had the supernatural power of hearing. In the middle of the night, he heard movement, so he got up to check and actually found Yin wind swirling in the tea garden.

He was curious in his heart and followed secretly. Who would have thought he encountered a ghost wall? In a daze, he saw an old man with green hair bathing in the moonlight, the spring water under his feet emitting tea fragrance, and men, women, old and young dressed in red and green were all drinking water by the spring.

This Daoist vaguely knew he had encountered a treasure, so he hurried to appear.

Who would have thought that a strong wind would blow, and everything disappeared.

The Daoist regretted it endlessly, but waited for several days and it didn't appear. Later, he went several times, but didn't find it, so he had to record it.

To tell the truth, among the several clues given by Green Ox Temple, this one was the most mysterious, and the chance of finding it was the smallest.

Even to this day, he didn't know what it was.

But Sha Lifei inexplicably felt that this thing might have the highest value, so he brought people up the mountain to investigate directly.

Lu San on the side also asked dully, "What does Senior Yu think that thing could be?"

Yu Shangen took out his dry tobacco rod, lit it, sat on a tree stump, smoked a few mouthfuls, and said, "Perhaps it is a Tea Immortal."

"The tea custom of the Divine Land originated in Bashu. After the Qin people took Shu, it expanded outward. There are many famous teas in Shu, all growing in places with lush forests and misty clouds."

"Regarding the Tea Immortal, it occasionally circulates among the people. In the 'Tea Classic' by Lu Yu, the Tea Saint, when commenting on famous teas in the world, he mentioned 'Mengding is first, Guzhu is second'. There is a Tea Immortal matter in the Mengshan area."

"Immortal?"

Sha Lifei was somewhat dumbfounded, "Is it an Earth Immortal? We can't deal with that thing."

"Not an Immortal."

Yu Shangen knocked off the tobacco ash and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps it is a spirit charm."

"Tea has spirituality. In 'In Search of the Supernatural', Xiahou Kai died of illness, but his soul still wanted to drink tea, asking his family for tea..."

"In 'Strange Records', Chen Wu's wife in Shan County loved drinking tea. Every time before drinking tea, she would first worship the ghost in the ancient grave..."

"To this day, many places also offer tea at funerals. Spirit charms gather in the mountains, seemingly drinking tea, but it is more like sacrifice."

"That old man should be an ancient tea tree that has become a heavenly spiritual and earthly precious item and has turned into a spirit charm, so he can summon the group of charms in the mountain."

A series of words left Sha Lifei dumbfounded. He couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "You are this, your knowledge is extraordinary."

"What knowledge..."

Yu Shangen shook his head, "The mountain-chasing lineage are all local snakes, inseparable from the four methods of looking, listening, asking, and occupying. They are all intelligence collected by ancestors from generation to generation."

"To tell you the truth, the Tea Immortal thing is just a guess. The old man has never really seen it. According to the record, it is the day when the moon is most intense on the fifteenth, so tonight is the best chance."

Sha Lifei was already covered in black ointment, unable to help but scratch his itchy head, "Never seen it, what should we do? Do you know how to take the treasure?"

Yu Shangen was lost in thought, "If it is really a Tea Immortal, it cannot be taken, only exchanged. Otherwise, if the spiritual treasure is startled, the spiritual rhyme of the obtained tea leaves will be scattered, and it will be bitter to drink."

As he spoke, he looked at the little white fox and revealed a mouthful of big yellow teeth, laughing, "If it were just the old man, I'm afraid I would be at a loss, but with Brother Lu San, things have a turning point."

"Tonight, let's go up the mountain to buy tea!"

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Night fell, and a bright moon hung high in the sky.

Casting soft and clear silver radiance.

On the hillside of the high mountain, the tea garden spread out along the mountain trend, with distinct layers. In the cold moonlight, faint night mist swirled.

At this moment, the mountain was quiet.

Occasionally, there were insect chirps and the sound of mountain stream water.

As a royal tribute tea garden, not only did the Shu Prince's Mansion send people to look after it, but walls were also erected around the tea garden, and there were guards patrolling with vicious dogs.

In the distant dense forest, Sha Lifei and the others poked their heads out.

Their styling was very strange.

Yellow talismans were pinched into balls and stuffed into their nostrils, and there was a paulownia leaf on their heads, threaded with red rope, like a hat.

This was not to be strange, but a kind of invisibility technique.

The art of concealment is broad and profound, and every sect has unique skills.

Like the Baopu lineage has the way of hiding, the Shangqing Sect has the eight arts of hiding in the earth, and other sects also have "Five Elements Escape" and "Five False Methods".

What they used was called "Thirteen Form Escape", excluding gold, wood, water, fire, and earth escape, there were also human, insect, bird, beast, and fish escape, as well as fog, cloud, and wind escape.

This method was called "Human Escape", which was a secret transmission of treasure-seekers.

It seemed ridiculous, but it was extremely clever.

Escape technique doesn't need to be completely invisible, it only needs to make the things you are guarding against unable to see you, which is a powerful escape technique.

Their "Human Escape Technique" could be used to cover up human Qi.

If they really encountered a Tea Immortal, they wouldn't be afraid of being scared away by the human smell.

"Snort..."

The dog led by the patrol soldier seemed to have sensed something, lowered its body, and growled at the wall.

Lu San frowned slightly, suddenly pinched the Dharma seal, and chirped in his mouth, like a night owl circling in the air.

The patrol fierce dog heard it and immediately turned and left.

After the patrolling guards left, Sha Lifei shook his head and said in a low voice, "A broken tea garden, the guards are so strict, could there be ghosts?"

"This is not an ordinary tea garden."

Yu Laohan lowered his voice and shook his head, " 'Shuinan Tea' is not only tribute tea, but also of great value. I heard that when the sea was opened in previous years, it was transported overseas for sale, comparable to gold."

"Some little thieves from the Empty Gate stole a lot of tea on the mountain, and the Shu Prince was furious, so he added manpower."

"No need to pay attention to them, just follow the things inside when the time comes."

Sha Lifei asked, "What is inside?"

Lu San on the side pinched the Dharma seal, listened carefully, and touched the tree branch beside him, saying in a low voice, "It is the old tree roots underground, stained with the resentment of the dead, turned into spirit charms, practicing in the tea garden."

He learned the "Lanzhi Classic", completely supplementing the mountain ghost inheritance. Whether it was animals or plants in the mountain, they could become his eyes and ears.

Facing this magical ability, the Yu father and son still had shock and curiosity in their eyes, although they had already seen it.

Asking about the inheritance without permission is a taboo, so Yu Laohan didn't want to ask more and said, "If it is a spirit charm, then this method can be hidden."

"That thing should appear at the hour of the Rat. When the time comes, we will follow, and we can find the hiding place of the Tea Immortal."

"Remember, do not use Dharma techniques."

"Except for drinking tea, don't do anything else."

"No matter what happens, don't open your mouth to speak. Once you speak, you will reveal the secret. Just exchange things for things..." The old man was tireless, exhorting carefully.

After all, treasure-seeking, no matter how detailed the preparation is in the early stage, a slight mistake will lead to failure.

Sha Lifei and the others had also sought treasures several times, knowing the severity, and carefully remembered all the details.

After a while, Sha Lifei took out his pocket watch, looked at it by the moonlight, and said in a low voice, "The time has come."

As soon as the words fell, a Yin wind blew out of thin air in the tea garden.

Everyone held their breath and widened their eyes.

But seeing the night wind blow, a faint tea fragrance seemed to appear in the air, and then in the shadow of the tea garden wall, a group of white flames appeared, flickering.

The Yu father and son pinched the Dharma seal at the same time, their eyes like night cats, actually emitting faint green light in the dark.

They were also lucky, both awakened the eye supernatural power, and with the secret method of treasure-seekers, they refined the night cat eyes.

Don't underestimate this. Cats and dogs can often see things that ordinary people can't see, and they are the same.

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In the eyes of the two, the white fire was blurry, revealing the appearance of an elderly woman, and she was dressed as a tea-picking woman.

Spirit charms born from resentment are often in the appearance of the bitter master.

No one knows what the tea-picking woman experienced.

Spirit charms only get their form, and they don't inherit hatred.

Yu Laohan naturally wouldn't care about these things, nodded slightly to the others, signaling them to follow.

The white fire flashed and flashed, heading toward the hillside on the side.

With the Yu father and son leading the way, they naturally wouldn't lose them. The four accelerated their pace and followed closely.

The spirit charm in front was fast. Fortunately, they used escape techniques and weren't afraid of being discovered by the other party, so they ran wildly and didn't fall behind.

Only Sha Lifei suffered.

This old boy had just been stung by poisonous bees, and it was much better after applying ointment. Running wildly like this, it was inevitable that he would be itchy and painful.

But he knew the severity, grinning and not daring to make a sound.

Finally, everyone arrived at the back mountain.

Arriving here, there was already no one around. The hillside was steep, shrubs were overgrown, and there were only beast paths left by wild animals passing by.

And without knowing it, mist also rose around them.

The forest and hillside all became blurry.

Everyone knew that this was encountering a ghost wall.

It was not that there were evil things making trouble, but that heavenly spiritual and earthly precious items often occupied the earth vein acupoints, and they themselves could form arrays to cover their tracks.

They only chased the spirit charm in front, not knowing that in the depths of the clouds and mist, their figures also suddenly disappeared in the mist...

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Sha Lifei only felt a blur before his eyes, and the scene changed greatly.

On both sides were bamboo forests. The night wind blew, withered yellow bamboo leaves flew, revealing the ancient road of unknown era below.

The moon overhead was surprisingly large, scattering over the mountains and fields.

Although the thick fog dissipated, everyone only felt their eyes somewhat astringent, and everything they looked at became somewhat blurry.

Sha Lifei had just heard Yu Laohan say that this was being confused by Yin Qi, commonly known as "ghost covering eyes".

Although the state was wrong, they could also see some things that ordinary people couldn't see. If they forcibly removed it, they would probably miss the opportunity.

And he finally saw the woman in front.

That was a tea-picking woman, in white clothes and coarse cloth, covering her head and hurrying on her way, her feet fast, seemingly moving on flat ground.

He looked to the side again and was shocked.

Only to see a little old man hanging from Lu San's waist, with yellow skin, arms crossed, legs crossed, a small hair bun on his head, and red rope tied to his belt.

As Lu San walked, the little old man swayed left and right, and even narrowed his eyes and yawned.

And behind Lu San, there was a little white girl jumping and jumping, following with a leather bag hanging from her waist, inside which sat two fat men, the fat on their cheeks shaking...

Demon Gourd, Chuji, Rat Da, Rat Er!

Sha Lifei instantly knew what these were. Except for the falcon Lidong who went to deliver the letter, almost all of Lu San's spiritual pets were here.

He didn't expect that they could see them turn into human forms in this state.

Not only that, more figures appeared around them.

There was a little brother in gold robes with a blue face, holding both hands, twisting and jumping...

There was an old man in a burial suit with a dead face...

There was a big man in a tiger-skin patterned brocade suit with a fierce face...

Good fellow!

This is the monsters in the mountain having a meeting...

Sha Lifei was secretly vigilant, but couldn't help looking around.

After all, this kind of scene was really hard to see.

No matter what the original body of these things was, they were all silent, didn't pay attention to each other, and hurried on their way.

Finally, they arrived in front of a forest.

But seeing under the moonlight, a pool of water emitted faint mist, with a stone platform above, and an old man with green hair sitting cross-legged.

Looking at his appearance, he was already very old, his beard seemed to be made of branches, and there were dense leaves growing on it.

As soon as the four arrived here, they felt a burst of tea fragrance hitting their faces, like a cool breeze washing the brain, making people feel refreshed.

Without knowing it, there were more and more figures by the pond, five colors, red and green, all silent, waiting quietly.

Woo~

The evening wind blew through the gaps, seemingly playing the flute as accompaniment.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but the moonlight in the sky became more and more intense. The old man seemed to be bathing in the moonlight, and the tea fragrance in the pond water became stronger and stronger.

Finally, a woman in white bent down and drank the water in the pool, and other figures followed suit, drinking water by the pond.

As for the dead face in the burial suit, he squatted by the pond, eyes slightly closed, sucking desperately, full of intoxication...

No one was crowded, and no one spoke, everything was orderly.

After drinking the water in the pool, figures left one after another, either using hands and feet to drill into the forest, or fluttering their sleeves and floating into the air.

Such a scene was simply bizarre.

Sha Lifei's eyes became more and more astringent. He wanted to rub his eyes, but was afraid that everything in front of him would disappear, startling the Tea Immortal.

Suddenly, the little white fox Chuji pulled Lu San's clothes, full of surprise, signaling them to drink the water in the pond.

Lu San stepped forward without hesitation, lay down and drank two mouthfuls, his eyes instantly brightened, and he nodded slightly to them.

The Yu father and son and Sha Lifei also followed and drank.

Sure enough, this thing could be considered a kind of opportunity.

After the cold pond water went into his stomach, Sha Lifei immediately felt comfortable all over, his brain clear, and even the pain on his body seemed to have eased.

The effect of this thing was comparable to the Bai family's Wushan Divine Tea.

As more and more figures left, the pond side gradually became empty, leaving only a few extraordinary figures.

But seeing that big man in the patterned brocade suit pass through the pond, spit out a spiritual mushroom from his mouth, and carefully place it on the stone platform.

And that "Tea Immortal" didn't speak, didn't even open his eyes, just a few leaves on his beard fell, which were taken away by the big man.

Everyone knew that this was the beginning of the treasure exchange...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 470 =====