Chapter 144 Mountain Tricks and Incense Ash
Crash.
The gurgling rain fell to the ground, and the rolling thunder disappeared into the clouds.
The leaves rustled, and the weeds seemed to be bent down by a mysterious force.
Zhang Hao turned his head and looked into the depths of the mountain forest, with a vague smile gradually forming on the corner of his mouth.
He held Xiaobai, who was wearing a raincoat, in his arms and asked softly: "Xiaobai, go in and catch ghosts?"
It wasn't that Zhang Hao thought that Shan Bao was a ghost, but he just casually came up with an operation codename.
"Woof woof woof! Oooh~" Xiaobai raised his head and screamed with all his strength.
On the side, the mountain god deer looked at Zhang Hao with disdain, then at Xiao Bai, snorted angrily, and looked away.
Zhang Hao turned his head and looked at this mountain god deer, which was a bit unruly and had a weird temper. He smiled and said: "It's raining heavily now and there's nothing to eat outside the forest. Don't be anxious. Besides, what did I promise you?" If you don’t believe it, ask Xiaobai, how do I treat it?”
"Woof woof woof, woof woof~" Xiaobai shouted with certainty.
The mountain god deer looked at Zhang Hao and then at Xiao Bai. In the end, he still held his head up proudly.
Zhang Haocai ignored it, hugged Xiaobai, turned over and got on the deer's back, then gently stroked the mountain god deer's neck: "Let's go! Silly deer, take me back. As long as you take me back, I promise to find you a lot of delicious food." Yes, don’t worry, I will never break my promise!”
"Hmm~"
The mountain god deer barked reluctantly, and then used all four hooves to run in the opposite direction, deep into the forest. The speed was so fast that in the blink of an eye, he could already see the mudslide coming down.
However, the potential energy of the mudslide here has weakened a lot. In addition, this time there are only Zhang Hao and Xiaobai, a man and a dog. It is a piece of cake for the mountain god deer. It is no longer the same as running around in the mountains. It makes no difference if you go.
The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that he didn't get to eat the delicious food. He kept working and eating the cakes drawn by Zhang Hao. Before he could finish one cake, the next one came.
But there is no other way. If you part ways with Zhang Hao at this time, you will really not be able to eat all the cakes you had before.
After all, although the Mountain God Deer has spiritual intelligence, it does not have much spiritual intelligence and cannot be compared with humans.
Zhang Hao naturally knows what the Mountain God Deer is thinking, but he doesn't say it or point it out. Of course, it's not possible to find good food for the Mountain God Deer now because of the environment.
The real good things are all deep in the mountains and forests. The peripheral things can only be said to be pretty good, and the Mountain God Deer is a tricky master, so he naturally looks down on ordinary things. It is better to wait until everything is over. After that, he carefully prepared a bunch of delicious food for the mountain god deer so that it could eat as much as it wanted.
With this in mind, he quickly focused all his attention on what happened today and the suspicious incident where Shanbao was suspected to be there.
If it is really a mountain treasure that appears, it can be said to be a good thing, but it is not entirely a good thing.
After all, he had no idea about the properties and characteristics of this mountain treasure. Although he had obtained mountain treasures several times before, he had encountered them suddenly and found a way to solve them, but they were all related to this mountain treasure. Different times.
If the mountain treasure is really causing trouble this time, then the mountain treasure this time, it can be said that none of the mountain treasures encountered before are in any way comparable to this mountain treasure.
It can even be said that the mountain treasures we encountered before are relatively difficult to obtain at best, but it is not impossible to obtain them. You can still obtain them by trying your luck or using certain methods.
But the mountain treasure he encountered this time was able to change the trend of natural disasters to a certain extent. This was very magical, and it was also extremely unpredictable for him.
The most important thing is that there are too few details that can be detected now, and he cannot use the [Mountain Travel Notes] to pinpoint what this mountain treasure is.
It can be said that if it is really a mountain treasure, Zhang Hao's eyes will be darkened and he has no understanding of the mountain treasure, so naturally he will not be able to start.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, there is no mountain treasure causing trouble, but he is just too sensitive and mistakenly thinks it is a mountain treasure.
However, whether it is a mountain treasure or not, you can actually tell it all by taking a quick look over there.
Thoughts flashed.
The mountain god deer carried the man and the dog and returned to the big rock as quickly as possible.
At this time, the momentum of the mudslide has weakened, as if it has entered the final stage, and there is not much possibility of resurgence.
However, the big rock they were standing on before was covered by a mudslide, and a large amount of soil was sliding down the slope of the hillside.
This also shows that Zhang Hao's judgment at that time was correct and there was no problem. The mudslide had indeed covered this place. If they continued to stay here, they would definitely become part of the mudslide.
Seeing the mudslide getting weaker and weaker, Zhang Hao did not step forward immediately. Instead, he got off the deer's back and looked around.
In his previous focus on rescuing people, he forgot to observe the terrain here and the layout of this dense forest.
To put it simply, at first glance, this place looks like an ordinary forest. It is almost the same as the dense forest scene you usually see.
But Zhang Hao soon realized something was wrong.
Just in the northwest corner of this mountain forest, there are two trees that seem to have been broken by a mudslide. The bare and uneven tree stumps are left alone in the soil, and even the roots of the trees can be seen faintly emerging.
None of the trees in the southeast corner were broken in any way, but Zhang Hao clearly remembered that the debris flow in the southeast corner was the strongest and most turbulent, and its destructive power was definitely enough to destroy those trees.
It was obviously the northwest corner where the mudslide was weak, and two trees were broken. It was obviously the place where the potential energy of the mudslide was strongest, but not a single tree was broken... This is unreasonable. However, Zhang Hao did not focus all his attention on this, but continued to look in other directions.
After a few casual glances, Zhang Hao squinted his eyes, thoughtfully, and some of the formulas of "Guanshan Jue" had already appeared in his mind.
[The mountains are strong in the northwest and extreme in the east. The mountain tops change infinitely and become extremely strong due to the west. The mountain spirit takes advantage of the momentum to rise, fall, dodge, and become a treacherous part of the mountain...]
The explanation of this formula, simply put, is that every mountain has a mountain, and the northwest corner of the mountain is the most prosperous, which means the mountain is strong, while the east pole means that the mountain reaches its peak in the southeast direction.
The situation he just saw can be explained quite well. Two trees in the northwest corner were broken. That was because the mountain was strong. However, several trees in the southeast were not broken. That was because of the mountain. It is extremely strong, and a small mudslide cannot break those trees.
But the problem is that in the following words, the change at the top of the mountain is endless!
To put it simply, a change of momentum at the top of a mountain means that a large number of changes occurred in the mountain. For example, the dragon veins in the mountain changed, something happened to the mountain god in charge of the mountain. Similar to this situation, a change of momentum at the top of the mountain will occur.
Of course, there is another possibility that can change the situation of the mountain, and that is a mudslide.
Because the debris flow takes away a large amount of soil from the mountain, and even completely disrupts some of the patterns in the mountain, or it can be understood as the layout of the mountain, it will cause the top of the mountain to change.
After all, some of the layouts in the mountains, or the patterns in the mountains, are not formed randomly, but have their own reasons. Ordinary people cannot see it, but Zhang Hao, as a mountain walker, still knows it.
Once the top of the mountain changes, the extreme point of the mountain will also disappear. It makes no sense that the trees in the southeast are still there, unless there is something protecting those trees and preventing them from growing. The tree broke.
And if at this time, the two trees in the northwest are broken, it means that the strong mountain will no longer exist. The mountain is endless and has no prosperity. Naturally, there will be the possibility of breaking the balance, that is, In this strange state, a reversal occurred and a huge change occurred.
In the southeast, there will be a place between the two without mountains, but extremely mountainous, a wonderful but inexplicable balance.
According to the formula recorded in [Guanshan Jue], mountain spirits, or mountain treasures, in this environment can use this subtle, strange, and unexplainable mountain balance to grow rapidly, or master more. ability.
Of course, it is also possible to use the power of this mountain to get rid of excess baggage or some burdens, or you can take advantage of the situation to escape, that is, to break away from the current body and become the most basic mountain treasure again, and then grow little by little, this It's a bit like the settings of nine turns, eight turns, etc. mentioned in the fantasy online novels that Zhang Hao read during his lifetime.
And taking advantage of the situation to form a strange mountain is a more mysterious existence.
It is recorded in [Mountain Travel Notes] that mountain ghosts are different from mountain spirits and wild monsters, from mountain spirits, and even from mountain gods, but they belong to a unique type.
Shangui is good at exorcising demons and killing evil, and upholding justice for the people. At the same time, Shangui is also responsible for guarding all living things in the mountain. Together with the mountain god and the land, he protects the same side. He is a god or not a god.
In ancient times, there were also records of mountain spooks, most of which appeared in travel notes or strange stories. The previous mountain walker, Mr. Xu Xiake, also recorded mountain spooks in his travel notes, but only with a slight hint of them. The pen didn't leave a deep impression.
At the same time, there are many rumors about mountain ghosts. For example, if you encounter a ghost fire, that is, a phosphorus fire, in the mountains, it can be regarded as a mountain ghost giving guidance to people, not to approach, and to leave quickly.
After gathering his thoughts, Zhang Hao squinted his eyes, the expression on his face was solemn, and there was horror in his eyes.
It was almost certain that this mudslide... No, his previous guess was not wrong, and there was nothing wrong with everything he was thinking.
It can be said that a mountain treasure, or a mountain spirit similar to the mountain treasure is behind the scenes, and the purpose of this mountain treasure is not for himself. His purpose is just to grow, or to become a mountain ghost? Or reincarnation?
It's possible.
Anyway, I and the program team came here by mistake, and happened to catch up with Shanbao's "practice" here.
However, regardless of whether this mountain treasure is targeting him or not, Zhang Hao is very curious about what kind of thing this mountain treasure is, and it can actually take advantage of this heavy rain and trigger a mudslide. Planting a place and completing this series of plans, I have to say that this mountain treasure has a bit of brains, or that this mountain treasure is a bit smart. At least it is much higher than a fox, and a little higher than the mountain deer...a little higher?
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao's lips curved into a smile.
I have to say that he really came back this time. If he went down the mountain like this, he would be completely separated from this mountain treasure, and he might not meet him again.
After all, for things like mountain treasures, each type of mountain treasure can only be encountered once in a lifetime, so when there is only one chance of encounter, all mountain walkers will choose to do their best to take away the mountain treasure.
This thing was born to be collected by people, and making the best use of things is the rule of the world. Otherwise, how could the profession of mountain walker be passed down?
"Xiao Bai, silly deer, wait for me here, don't go forward." Zhang Hao turned his head and warned.
Then, he rolled up his trouser legs, adjusted his raincoat, and prepared to walk forward along the mudslide in front of him.
Now that the mudslide is sliding slower and slower, he can completely step on this mudslide with little potential energy and walk forward.
Of course, as long as you pay attention to your feet and don't fall, you'll be fine.
Zhang Hao raised his feet and stepped into the quagmire-like mudslide. Feeling the slow, almost stationary flow of the mudslide, he breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward boldly.
At the same time, as he walked, he grabbed a handful of ashes from his pocket.
This handful of ashes was the incense ashes he obtained from the Immortal Temple at home yesterday before he went up the mountain. He had always kept some with him for emergencies.
Now, it's time to use these incense ash.
The ash of the first incense has many uses. For example, if it sticks to a certain part of the body, it is easy to meet ghosts. The ash can be mixed with rice and eaten to see the ancestors. It can also be used to apply to some parts of the body, which can make people feel better. Xie Sui cannot see himself.
Of course, incense ash has many functions, but it also has side effects. It can be said that it has advantages and disadvantages, depending on how it is used.
However, Zhang Hao could not use any of these functions this time. He only used the incense ash for one thing.
That is to use this incense ash and smear it under your eyelids, you can see traces that you may not notice normally, and among these traces, there may be traces left by mountain treasures. If you can find these traces carefully, you can judge, Whether there are mountain treasures around here can increase the probability of finding mountain treasures.
Without thinking too much, Zhang Hao picked up a bit of incense ash with his fingers and gently smeared it under his eyelids.
(End of chapter)