Wanbao Lady

Because she had heard the story of Lady Wanbao from Qiao'er, Qin Lingshan naturally recognized who the mule demon in front of her was.

I guess it must be Luo Cheng'an, the patron saint of this place in the story!

"Girl, why do you want to take the Queen as your master?"

Listening to the question from the guardian god in front of her, Qin Lingshan put away her usual playful smile and said solemnly: "I want to learn skills and become a heroine who protects the people and is admired by everyone, just like General Feng Changying did hundreds of years ago!"

Hearing this, Luo Chengan nodded with appreciation.

"At such a young age, you have lofty ambitions. That's good."

Hearing the affirmation from the inhuman being in front of her, Qin Lingshan lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Since you have this ambition, go for it!"

Qin Lingshan was delighted and immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Luo!"

She waved to Hu Ling, and Hu Ling jumped lightly onto her shoulder.

"Then let's go! Goodbye, Grandpa Luo!"

She politely bid farewell to Luo Cheng'an and set off again.

Watching the man and the fox gradually walking away, Luo Cheng'an turned into a black light and disappeared.

-

Perhaps there were so many people coming here to seek immortals and learn about the way of Taoism that a path was trampled out on the mountain where there was originally no path.

Qin Lingshan simply climbed the mountain along the road.

A few hours later, when Qin Lingshan was about to move forward, she was stopped by Hu Ling.

It jumped off Qin Lingshan's shoulder and sat upright on the ground.

Yan said: "I may not be able to accompany you any longer. The rest of the journey depends on you."

Qin Lingshan pursed her lips.

She didn't ask why, but just nodded heavily.

Hu Ling has done his best by accompanying her here.

She couldn't ask for more.

She looked into the fox's eyes and said sincerely, "Hu Ling, thank you."

The fox wagged his tail.

"See the white marks on that tree?"

Hu Ling pursed his lips.

Qin Lingshan followed its line of sight and saw a thick white line drawn on the trunk of a large tree beside the road ahead, using something unknown.

Very conspicuous.

"what is that?"

"The entrance to the maze."

Qin Lingshan:?

Seeing Qin Lingshan's puzzled expression, Hu Ling explained, "In order to prevent those who do good things from disturbing us, the Queen has set up a maze ahead. No matter which way you go, you can't reach the top of the mountain. Legend has it that only people with firm beliefs and noble character can remain unaffected."

It smiled and said, "When I first came here, I was also trapped for a long time!"

It went on to say, "Perhaps because too many people came here, they slowly figured out the edge of the maze and drew a white line on the tree to warn future generations."

In other words, as long as you pass this tree, you will enter the maze!

Qin Lingshan nodded, "I understand. Hu Ling, thank you for your reminder!"

Hu Ling shook his ears and said with a smile: "Then I'll wait for your good news!"

It stretched out its furry paws.

Qin Lingshan immediately understood.

She also stretched out her palm, and although they couldn't touch each other, the man and the fox clapped their hands lightly in mid-air.

"Whether I succeed or fail, I will go to Luohua Town to find you and tell you the news."

"It's a word."

"It's a word."

Watching Hu Ling gradually walking away, Qin Lingshan tightened her bag and resolutely stepped into the white line.

-

An hour later.

Qin Lingshan stopped.

She scratched her head and said, "I really can't get to the end!"

This maze is too difficult!

The top of the mountain is clearly right in front of me, but I just can’t get up!

She couldn't help but begin to doubt herself.

Is it because my belief is not strong enough?

Or am I not a high-minded person?

Then she put down her bag, knelt on the ground, clasped her hands together, and said devoutly:

"Your Majesty, I, Qin Lingshan, would like to become your disciple and learn all the skills so that I can become a useful person who can eliminate harm and protect the people in the future. I hope Your Majesty will grant my wish!"

After saying this, she kowtowed three times respectfully towards the top of the mountain.

However, after waiting for a long time, no changes occurred.

She sighed.

He stood up and moved forward again for a while unwillingly.

Until the sun rose and her legs were a little sore, she was still turning in the same place.

"Maybe I'm not that lucky!"

She laughed at herself.

Finally, he looked at the top of the mountain reluctantly and unwillingly, then turned around and left resolutely.

It's already this late, it's time to go back.

Otherwise my mother would be worried.

After walking for nearly two hours and reaching the mountainside, she suddenly heard a groan of "Ouch, ouch" coming from not far away.

When I walked over, I saw a woman in straw hat and plain clothes sitting on the ground with a small medicine basket on her back.

She covered her legs in pain, and the sound came from her mouth.

Qin Lingshan hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Sister, what's wrong with your leg?"

When the woman saw that she was just a little girl, she let down her guard and told her situation one by one.

She called herself Zhao Huaner and was from Luoye Town.

Her mother was accidentally bitten by a rare venomous snake yesterday. The doctor said that she needed double-leaf shepherd's purse to be saved.

But upon asking around, I found out that the herb was only available in the largest pharmacy in town, and it cost twelve taels of silver!

She and her mother depended on each other for survival. Their family was poor, so how could they afford such a large sum of money as twelve taels of silver?

But the doctor said that if her mother wasn’t treated within three days, she would die!

She hurriedly ran to the largest pharmacy in town and asked the owner to give her a herb first and pay her back later.

But the boss refused to agree.

In desperation, she asked the doctor where she could pick the herb, thinking about picking it herself.

The doctor said it’s on the nearest Yudu Mountain.

However, double-leafed shepherd's purse is rare and difficult to find, so I specially showed her the drawing of the herb.

So she set off immediately.

After a long journey, we finally arrived at Yudu Mountain at dusk.

But it was too dangerous to go up the mountain in the middle of the night, and the visibility was poor, so she simply stayed at a local farmer's house for one night.

We went up the mountain before dawn this morning.

But unexpectedly, on the way up the mountain, her foot slipped and she accidentally fell down the hillside.

My leg just hit a protruding rock.

Having said that, Huan'er gently lifted up her trouser legs.

They are both women, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

The trouser legs were lifted up to the knees, causing Huan'er to grimace in pain.

Her knees were covered in blood, bruises and purples, and looked quite scary.

In addition, she had a lot of scratches of varying sizes all over her body.

Obviously unable to move.

Qin Lingshan frowned, "How did you get hurt like this?"

Huan'er let out a small sigh and asked, "What about you, girl? Why are you also on the mountain so early in the morning?"

Qin Lingshan waved her hand, "Hey, I'm here just to ask for advice from the gods. What about you? How are you going to go back like this?"

Huan'er pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "Maybe it will be better in a while. If you have something to do, please go down the mountain quickly and don't worry about me."

Qin Lingshan pursed her lips and squatted in front of the woman.

"How about I carry you down the mountain! I've learned martial arts, so I'm in good shape!"

Although she is young, she is almost as tall as an adult woman.

It was early in the morning and there was no one else on the mountain except them.

It's not good to leave my sister here alone.

She didn't see that Huan'er smiled meaningfully behind her.

"Then please."