Hidden Mountain Demon

Chapter 17 Questions and Answers
The mouse demon led Ban Cang, Mahu and Chizui across the mountains and ridges.

Turning over another mountain, Ban Cang and Ma Hu winked, and hurried up a few steps, catching up with the mouse demon, Ban Cang bowed his head to the mouse demon respectfully and said: "Brother led us to travel hard, it's better for me to carry you on my back." Just let my brother go, and my brother will show us the direction."

When the mouse demon heard this, his thin legs were tired from walking, and he fell asleep and touched the pillow. He smiled and returned to "how can that be?", while talking, kicked his hind legs, and jumped onto Ban Cang's back.

"Should be, should be." Ban Cang secretly rolled his eyes, "Brother tell me the direction, so I can go."

"Just follow the beast path ahead, the cave is still far away, and you have to climb three hills."

The rat demon sat on the leopard's back and said leisurely.

Then continue to move forward, with a reason, Chizui and Mahu chatted with the rat demon on both sides, this one said that the rat demon riding on a leopard is really a horse, and the other said that the rat demon must have extraordinary knowledge after practicing for a long time.

For a while, the rat demon danced on the leopard, and the bark-like old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.

Seeing the rat demon happy, the three monsters gradually asked about the situation on the mountain.

"Brother Lao Cang, we used to be closed and had little knowledge. I don't know which king is in charge on our mountain. My brother will explain it to us. If we see the king, we can meet him."

This time, the rat demon was comforted by the three talking, so he crossed his legs on the leopard's back, twisted the mouse's beard and said:
"Since you guys want to ask for advice, I will explain it to you. There are two great kings on our mountain. The great king's title is King Huangyun, and his name is Panshan; the second king is King Huangfeng, and his name is Panling. The two great kings are brothers and sisters of compatriots, and they are very big. They can ride the clouds and ride the fog, and call the wind and rain. You can't gather energy!"

The three of Ban Cang hurriedly nodded and said yes, Chi Zui was curious, and asked, "Brother Lao Cang, what do you mean by saving energy?"

Look at Chizui who is hopping on the crow's legs beside him. It turns out that Chizui is afraid of breaking taboos and dare not fly, so he hops along beside him.

The mouse demon went on to say: "This "gather energy" is the local dialect of our mountain. According to the people who look like monkeys outside the mountain, it is not much different from "powerful". What we monsters practice is demon energy. Strength, the stronger the strength, the higher the ability, so naturally you have to "gather energy". Do you understand?"

Chi Zui nodded again and again.

"So that's it, my brother is really knowledgeable." Ma Hu also flattered a little beside him.

Recalling the scene when he entered the mountain just now, Ma Hu continued to ask: "Just now when I entered the mountain, I happened to meet my brother and Mr. Nasi. I don't know what the official position of Mr. Nasi is?"

Hearing this, the mouse demon sat on the back of the leopard, and returned solemnly: "Master Si, that's my chief officer, the famous captain patrolling the mountains. Those of our own school are called masters, and the rest of you , and when you see him, you will be called an officer.”

"I don't know how many officers there are on our mountain, and what kind of work are they in charge of?"

"Sir, besides the two great kings, there are three generals on our mountain. The great general is Grandma Wolf, the second general is General Cat, and the third general is General Jin Bao. The next are the captains and commanders of each family. The two relatives of the king Then, one staff officer, there are three school lieutenants, three school lieutenants under the second king, one is accompanying him, one is the warehouse, and the last one is in charge of the construction on the mountain. Kitchen and elixir. The second general has two food collection schools, five mountain patrol schools, and with his personal followers, there are eight school lieutenants. The third general has three, one for mining, and two for patrolling the river. Captain, there are three commanders, one is guarding Izumo Peak, the other is in charge of guarding the cave gate mountain road, and the last one is in charge of inquiring about news."

"Is there any difference between the commander and the captain?"

"This commander was ordered by the king himself, and he only obeys the orders of the king. It is the same as the generals, and they are all in charge of important affairs on the mountain, but their cultivation level is lower than that of the generals."

"How many little monsters are under the control of these officers, what's the point of each job?"

"The number of little monsters depends entirely on the voluntary of the chiefs. It doesn't matter how many. If there are few things and it's troublesome, like the warehouse school, there are only four or five little monsters in total. If there are many workers, like the mining man, there will be four or five little monsters." A dozen or so little demons are not uncommon, and our mountain patrol school usually has seven or eight fewer, and thirteen or four more."

After struggling with bare-mouthed jumping, he asked again: "How big is our mountain farm? Why is the cave so far away? Are there any other caves nearby?"

The mouse demon replied with a smile: "Qijueling mountain farm stretches for seven hundred miles, and our mountain farm is the closest to people. It is more than 200 miles southeast along the mountain. Izumo Peak is guarded by the newly-promoted Chi Commander, there used to be a black pine forest in Izumo Peak, and beyond that is the territory of King Dali and King Moon Moon."

Then, Ma Hu asked: "As the saying goes, do as the Romans do, I don't know if there are any rules and regulations on the mountain, brother tell us, so we can pay attention."

"It's the rules."

The rat demon turned his head and thought for a while, then began to say:
"We monsters act freely, not as troublesome as those people. There are only three rules on our mountain that matter, you guys should remember. The first one is to keep the sound low and clean after entering the cave. Our second king He is a person who loves to be clean, and whoever doesn’t have eyes, no matter whose subordinates he is, will be slaughtered and served as meat for everyone.”

The Rat Demon stretched out two dry fingers, and continued:

"The second rule is that the birds, beasts, fish and insects that have enlightened the wisdom of this mountain are not allowed to be killed. If any one commits a crime, it will be slaughtered; the third rule is that the orders of the king and the general must be followed. The little monsters on the mountain have their own ways. If the assigned affairs are delayed and made trouble, it is still a slaughter."

Listening to the three mountain rules, if one violates them, one's life will be in danger, Ban Cang and the three couldn't help but slander them in their hearts.

After being silent for a while, Ban Cang couldn't help asking from below: "We entered the mountain just now, I don't know what taboo we committed, why did Master Si want to kill us, does brother know?"

"Uh..." The rat demon immediately froze the dancing arms,

"Ahem, take a good look at the road and turn left in front of the big willow tree in front of you. That... dog demon, what's your name?"

The rat demon rolled his eyes and threw a question to the dog demon, not wanting to discuss this topic.

Ma Hu hurriedly returned: "My name is Ma Hu, this leopard is called Ban Cang, and that red-billed crow is called Chi Zui."

"Huh?" Hearing that the three monsters had names, the rat demon was surprised.
"Little demons who have just attained the Tao rarely have a name, which one will you get?"

"When we were cultivating in Da Cang Mountain, there were also several farmers at the foot of the mountain. I heard that everyone had a name, so we thought about picking a joke for ourselves." Ma Hu said casually.

Lao Cang, the rat demon, was speechless when he heard this, and nodded his head to understand.He turned his head and thought for a while, then said:

"After entering the cave, don't speak too much, if you break the rules, you will be killed with two blows."

Ban Cang and the others hurriedly agreed again.

Talking without realizing the time was passing, Ban Cang and the others asked about the situation in the Mouse Demon Mountain, and they had already climbed three mountains before they realized it.

I saw a lonely mountain not far away, and a mountain stream flowed around the foot of the mountain.

Lao Cang, the rat demon, looked up at the sky, seeing that the golden crow was about to fall on the top of the western mountain, and a faint moon had already risen in the east of the sky.
"Hoo hoo, nanny, the sun hasn't set yet, and the two kings haven't rested yet, so it's still too late."

Pointing to the lonely mountain to the three of them,

"Our family's cave is on the mountainside, so hurry up to get into the cave before the sun goes down."

When Ban Cang heard this, they didn't dare to delay, so they didn't ask any more questions, and quickly ran towards the lonely mountain.

(End of this chapter)