Yinshan Record

Chapter 55 The Pizhi Legacy
Based on Su Che's understanding of the little fox, there was absolutely no way that the "Mysterious Nether Dao True Pill" in Old Song's hand was real.

There's probably some hidden danger.

If it were true, Su Che would be willing to call the little fox his godmother.

"Where did you go?" Su Che looked at the little fox. "I was wondering what would happen if I arrived late."

"Uncle Liu is really ruthless; there are corpses everywhere."

The little fox chuckled, "I thought you were a gentleman who wouldn't kill anyone unless absolutely necessary."

“My dear wife still doesn’t understand me well enough,” Su Che said, looking at the bright moon hanging high in the night sky. “Let me reintroduce myself. Back in Jiankang, I had two nicknames: Outlaw and Scarface.”

"Eh? Isn't my husband's nickname in Jiankang Iron Whip Little Tyrant?"

This fox is good in every way, except it has a mouth.

Su Che looked at the little fox: "What's the background of this Old Song? And what's the deal with the big tomb in Niushou Mountain?"

"Song Qi comes from the Shangqing lineage, though not the Shangqing sect, but a branch of the Shangqing sect. He also has a junior brother in Guobei County. They are in the business of coffins and paper offerings, and are considered funeral masters, half secular and half Taoist."

That must be Lin Jiugong.

"Do they have some kind of conflict? Like, they broke off their friendship over a junior sister, or it's about the title of direct descendant..."

"Oh dear, my husband, how can I even begin to explain?"

Su Che felt that the little fox's gaze towards him was a little strange.

"The two brothers simply don't want their shops to be located together. Wouldn't it be better if they each took charge of one of the two areas, Shanyin and Guobei?"

After all that fuss, it turns out the goal was to avoid involution, so everyone was in charge of their own area.

Su Che felt that he was still bound by the mindset of his previous life, and that there must be some story behind why his fellow disciples were not together.

There aren't that many stories.

"The imperial court's troops will arrive soon. Once they arrive, I may not be able to find the time to meet. If we always meet like this, there will inevitably be some oversights."

Su Che proposed a very effective method.

"How about this? I might make a little money recently. I'll have someone buy a house in Shanyin County, where you can live during the day. That way, I'll have an excuse to leave the government office every night. What do you think?"

The little fox pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "My husband is so thoughtful. He's taken me as his concubine in no time."

"I am ashamed, I am ashamed," Su Che continued, "It can be considered a foolish thought of mine. But what is the connection between the great tomb on Niushou Mountain and that person in the heart of Xuan Mountain?"

The little fox didn't answer; instead, a paper figure floated straight into the City God Temple.

Inside the City God Temple, two groups of blue-faced, fanged little devils stood on either side, their faces contorted in a ferocious manner. Some held iron chains, while others wielded axes and saws, and each group's instruments of torture were covered in a thick layer of dust.

On either side of the City God statue stands a civil and military judge. The civil judge is thin and holds a vermilion pen, seemingly pondering who to record in the book.

Judge Wu, with his leopard-like eyes and beard, and a face as black as charcoal, held the scabbard with his left hand and the hilt of his sword with his right, staring wide-eyed at the people below.

At the very top of the City God Temple, there stands a young general, dressed in heavy lion-skin armor and wearing a purple-gold crown, exuding heroic spirit.

Judging solely from the perspective of wood-plastic clay sculptures, the craftsmen who created the statues back then were indeed highly skilled.

These statues still seem alive a century later.

"The City God of Shanyin County was originally a general from the previous dynasty. He died on the battlefield and became a vengeful ghost. By chance, he became a local ghost general. The previous dynasty was grateful and appointed him as the City God, who has been protecting Shanyin County ever since."

"Shanyin County is bordered by the Cang River to the north and the Xuan Mountain to the south. It is the location of the dragon vein. In the previous dynasty, many prominent families opened up the mountains here to build mausoleums and bury their ancestors."

The little fox was carrying two seemingly unrelated things.

"The Black Mountain Monster wasn't famous during the previous dynasty, but after the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty, he rose rapidly and achieved the fifth rank of cultivation. Among the monsters near Xuan Mountain, if we're talking about strength, he is still the most powerful."

Su Che understood the refined meaning from the sound of the stringed instrument.

This background information was clearly something the little fox had diligently gathered using its own advantages. If we think about it carefully, we can roughly piece it together chronologically.

During the previous dynasty, Shanyin County was already a burial ground for wealthy families because of its excellent feng shui.

The conferment of the title of City God in Shanyin County occurred during the later period of the previous dynasty.

The old lion served as the national advisor of the previous dynasty and passed away in Shanyin County at the end of the previous dynasty.

The Black Mountain Monster rose rapidly in the early years of this dynasty and became a local tyrant.

Meanwhile, a lineage of the old lion's disciples came to Shanyin County and built the Kulin Zen Temple.

The first thing the Black Mountain Monster did after establishing his power was to kill the city gods of Shanyin and Guobei.

A strange case occurred at Kulin Temple, where the entire family was slaughtered, and it later became the lair of a one-eyed demon.

Buddhist monks once laid a trap here, targeting a demon king within Xuan Mountain.

On his way to take up his post, he passed by the Kulin Zen Temple and injured the monster known as the One-Eyed Demon.

A strange event occurred at Kulin Temple, and he obtained a wine vessel that appeared to be made by the Azure Emperor.

"Regardless of what happened to that person back then, after his death, the local City God should have been fully aware of the whole matter."

Su Che suddenly had a realization: "The Black Mountain Monster rose to power so quickly because he received the benefits left behind by the old lion, or rather, he was originally a backup plan left by the old lion. The city gods of the two places were killed because they knew too much."

The little fox's beautiful eyes sparkled.

"My lord has only been in Shanyin County for a short time, yet he has managed to sort out the situation to this extent. I think that when we have children in the future, we should entrust them to your care."

Um, there's a technical question: how do we name the new species born from the offspring of humans and demons?
"My lord, I am a cloud fox, Lord Dushan and Lord Yutu are tigers, Feng Jiunan is a wild boar, and Master Qing is a giant snake. The true forms of the famous demons near Xuanshan are generally known to everyone. What is the true form of this Lord Heishan?"

Su Che frowned slightly.

I hadn't thought of this angle before.

"Similarly, you also tested your sword against that one-eyed man. May I ask, sir, did you discern the origins of that one-eyed man?"

Su Che probably already understood what his cheap concubine meant.

Black Mountain Monster, like One-Eyed Monster, may be a backup plan left by the Old Lion, or perhaps they both have a deep connection with the Old Lion.

They might not even be considered monsters.

"I have exhausted all my efforts and finally found out that the source of the single eye is in the large tomb at Niushou Mountain, and it is hidden there."

The little fox licked her lips: "Husband, do you think if we capture that one-eyed killer, everything will be solved? Moreover, according to my elders, he took three treasures with him when he went to the East Sea."

"The first item is the most mysterious. It is said that he obtained a secret treasure from the treasury of the previous dynasty, which was said to have been forged by the Azure Emperor. The other item is a supreme Buddhist lineage that he brought from the Western Lands, which is connected by golden pages and isolated from all external laws. The last item is a primordial divine talisman, which can instantly transform an ordinary person into a god."

"There might be clues to these three treasures in that large tomb on Niushou Mountain. How about it, are you tempted, my husband? They are all magic treasures that can directly point to the essence of the Great Dao. With them, there might be a chance to reach the third rank of immortality."

"I think we should separate our belongings as soon as possible and go our separate ways."

The little fox frowned: "Husband, are you going to abandon me after seducing me?"

"If we're not mistaken, then our opponent this time should be that Black Mountain Monster, and perhaps even the Buddhist sect that has already set up a network here."

Moreover, if the old lion really did leave behind a few benefits, they would basically all have already fallen into the buddy's pocket.

There's really no need to risk your life anymore.

Secure your profits, secure your profits.

I will resign my post tomorrow and return to Jiankang, and then report the mess of the Zhongshan Society to my cheap master.

Let's part ways amicably and each find our own happiness. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
(End of this chapter)