Chapter 923
The Miraculous Spring
Yan Shouyi couldn't help but laugh when he heard what the second-in-command said. He said to the second-in-command, "Second-in-command, you're really joking. If I were a reincarnated god, I could rule the world by myself. Why would I need to bring the brothers here to suffer with me?"
I only learned of the existence of the Mountain God by chance. The Mountain God is a deity who blesses all things. When we encounter difficulties we cannot solve, we turn to him for help. He usually extends a helping hand to those who are faithful to him—of course, this does not include those who are ignorant and misbehaving!
After hearing Yan Shouyi's words, the second-in-command nodded and said to Yan Shouyi, "I see! This is too amazing!"
After Xu Bo'an brought the leader to the top of the spiritual spring, Xiao Jin, who was hiding under the spring, sensed the arrival of the mountain god and leaped up from below the spring.
Then he said to the Mountain God, "Little Jin is here. May I ask what brings you here today, Mountain God?"
Goodness, this little goldfish has a pretty strong sense of perception. It sensed my presence so quickly? This is much stronger than that 'gluttonous bear'!
Xu Bo'an said to Xiao Jin, "Xiao Jin, I've come here to use the spiritual spring to save people. This is none of your business. You can go back to your cave and rest!"
After hearing what the mountain god said, Xiao Jin nodded and then obediently plunged into the bottom of the spring with a "plop"!
Xu Bo'an then quickly placed the dying leader into the pool of spiritual spring water and waited for the outcome.
After a while, Xu Bo'an indeed saw that the chief's complexion gradually became rosy. It seems that the effects of this spiritual spring are truly miraculous!
Immediately afterwards, the leader opened his eyes, looked around, and muttered to himself in confusion, "Where am I?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he belatedly realized what was happening and pinched his cheek hard. Instantly, a very real pain shot through him, and he gasped in shock. Then, he stared at his body with great surprise and said happily, "I'm alive! I'm actually still alive! But where am I?"
As Long Wanshan looked around, he got up to leave the spiritual spring. Xu Bo'an was amazed by the power of the spiritual spring when he saw Long Wanshan's actions. Just a moment ago, he was on the verge of death, but in just a short while, he seemed to have recovered almost completely and was able to stand up from the spiritual spring on his own!
It seemed that the soaking time was about right, and then Xu Bo'an reached into the spiritual spring and pulled Long Wanshan out of the spring, heading towards the Flying Cliff Waterfall where Yan Shouyi and the others were.
Long Wanshan suddenly felt his body being lifted up by an invisible force, and then he was suspended in mid-air, riding the clouds. Suddenly, a very uneasy feeling lingered in his heart. He had just escaped from the hands of death, so what kind of magical thing had trapped him now?
Then he looked around warily and said, "Who are you? Where are you hiding? I just escaped from the clutches of death. I'm tough as nails! Don't even think about taking my life!"
Seeing Long Wanshan's panicked state, Xu Bo'an advised him, "You've only just recovered, don't move around too much!"
Upon hearing the ethereal yet majestic voice, Long Wanshan looked around and, finding no one there, exclaimed in terror, "Who are you? Where are you? How do you know I've just recovered? Show yourself if you dare, don't hide!" Xu Bo'an replied to Long Wanshan, "I am the mountain god of this place. I've come to save you, not to harm you. Don't panic!"
Long Wanshan was bewildered after hearing Xu Bo'an's words. Mountain God Grandpa? Impossible! He had lived in the mountains for so many years, and while there were indeed mountain god temples on some of the peaks, he had never heard of the Mountain God Grandpa appearing! Could it be some kind of charlatan playing tricks to deceive him?
Long Wanshan thought about it more and more and felt that this was the case, so he said, "You say you are the Mountain God Grandfather, then you are! Don't lie to me, you must be trying to trick me with some kind of trick, don't even think about succeeding!"
Xu Bo'an said, "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do!"
Long Wanshan said, "Hehe, you're definitely lying!"
Seeing his distrustful look, Xu Bo'an didn't bother to say anything more. Anyway, they were already above the Flying Cliff Waterfall, and someone would explain things to him later.
Xu Bo'an didn't speak to him again, and directly swooped down into the mountain god temple of Feiya Waterfall. He then put Long Wanshan down. When the second-in-command saw his elder brother, who had just been on the verge of death and was as thin as a rake, standing alive in front of him, tears welled up in his eyes. He excitedly grabbed his elder brother Long Wanshan's arms and looked him up and down, left and right, his heart filled with indescribable excitement. His voice was choked with sobs as he said to his elder brother Long Wanshan, "Brother, you...you've finally come back to life!"
When Long Wanshan saw himself suddenly appear in front of his second brother Zhao Erma, he was even more puzzled. He said to the second-in-command, "Second brother, what's going on? How did I end up here?"
After hearing his elder brother Long Wanshan's question, the second-in-command briefly recounted the whole incident to him.
After hearing his second brother's words, Long Wanshan finally believed that the Mountain God Grandfather really existed. He couldn't help but slap his forehead and mutter to himself, "I deserve to die! When the Mountain God Grandfather spoke to me just now, I thought he was just a charlatan pretending to be a god, and I even argued with him! Sigh... what should I do?"
Seeing the guilty expression on Long Wanshan's face, Yan Shouyi comforted him, "Boss Long, you didn't do this on purpose. The Mountain God is kind-hearted. If you explain the situation to him, he definitely won't hold it against you!"
After hearing Yan Shouyi's words, Long Wanshan nodded to Yan Shouyi. Then Yan Shouyi said to Long Wanshan, "Just offer a few sticks of incense to the mountain god on the prayer mat, and then sincerely admit your mistake!"
Then, Long Wanshan turned to offer incense to the Mountain God, knelt on the prayer mat, and kowtowed several times. He then said very sincerely, "Mountain God, I, Long Wanshan, was blind and did not recognize your greatness. I did not know that you had saved me, and I have wronged you. I hope you can forgive my mistake!" (End of Chapter)