After walking for a long time, I came to an open place, and the gust of mountain wind hit, and Shui Ling'er felt cold on her body. Seeing that he was trembling a little, Zhuyue took his little hand, and he immediately felt that his whole body warmed up.

Zhuyue pointed forward and asked, "Ling'er, what do you see?"

Shui Ling'er looked at it and shouted in surprise.

I saw that where he was, the fairy clouds were swirling under his feet, and the emerald green peaks were surrounded by rivers with a faint sapphire color, like countless huge crowns, connecting one after another. Between the peaks is a large open valley, and the meadows and fields are like a vast green sea, flowing and tumbling in the valley without bounds.

The green sea is so green that people in it can feel a strong breath of life and hope.

Zhuyue said: "This is the second peak of Jiluo Mountain, Mingzhu Peak, from here you can clearly see the human world." But what you see is just a place at the foot of Jiluo Mountain. The world is now in troubled times, natural disasters and wars are continuous, and the people are in dire straits, such beautiful scenery is rare. ”

Shui Ling'er raised her head and asked the master: "Jiluo Mountain bears the heavy responsibility of defending the human world, can't it save those ordinary people?"

Zhuyue shook her head, "The boundaries of the Three Realms are clear, if there is a cross-border invasion, Jiluo Mountain will come to the rescue." But if it is a matter of affairs or disputes within the human realm, the immortals can only stand by and let them plan and decide, otherwise they will break the rules of the Three Realms. You remember, if the immortals disturb the mortal world, they will be punished by heaven. ”

Shui Ling'er sounded like the master was saying very strictly, but she didn't seem to understand, so she had to continue to enjoy the beautiful scenery with mixed feelings.

With the mountains and fertile fields in front of him, and the verdant bamboo forests and temples behind him, this kind of enjoyment in nature has made him drunk in it.

Suddenly, he felt a little itchy in his feet, looked down, and screamed in fright, and saw a small green fluffy thing, crawling up and down on the instep, and from time to time sticking out a little red tongue to lick him.

Zhu Yue was afraid that he would throw this thing to the ground and trample it to death, so he quickly reached out with his finger and beckoned it to his palm.

"It's a slug, and there is a slug living in every full-fledged bamboo tree. They are docile, close to humans, and eat mosquito dust, so people here like to keep them as pets, so don't hurt them. Taketsuki explained with a smile.

Shui Ling'er opened her eyes and stared at the bug, "Bamboo slug, slug?"

When the slug heard this, the fluff on his whole body stood up, and before he could come back to his senses, the fluff turned into small thorns and shot on the back of his hand.

Poor Shui Ling'er screamed, and the back of his hand immediately became red, swollen and purple, and the bamboo slug lost its fluff and was bare and exposed to pink skin, which looked even more ridiculous.

On the side, Zhu Yue saw the scene of the water bell fighting the bamboo slug, and couldn't help laughing, and laughed.

Shui Ling'er was rescued by him from Dry Cow Village, and it was the first time to see him so happy, so although the back of his hand was itchy and painful, he felt that it was worth it. But he was unwilling to be bullied by a bug, and still stared at the slug angrily.

Zhu Yue said: "This bamboo slug is very spiritual, if you want to say a bad word about it, it will hold a grudge." Of course, you have to be nice to it, and it will treat you as a best friend. Their fluff is a weapon, containing venom that, when threatened, turns into thorns and shoots at enemies. But they are not harmful, and after two hours the back of your hand will be back to its original state. ”

Shui Ling'er nodded, and understood. He reached out and touched the slippery bamboo slug and said, "You are so cute, let's not know each other if we don't fight." ”

When the bamboo slug heard this, it was immediately in a good mood, and the fluff immediately grew back as if nothing had happened, and then jumped from the palm of the bamboo moon to the back of the water bell's hand, stretched out its little tongue and licked it as a sign of friendship.

Saying goodbye to the bamboo slug, the master and apprentice continued to move forward.

Shui Ling'er asked, "Master, what is a bamboo tree that has become a fine spirit?"

Zhuyue pointed to the bamboo forests all over the mountains and replied, "Generally speaking, a bamboo tree can live for sixty years, and a tree that lives for ten years is considered an adult. But if you become a refiner, you must live for more than 100 years, and give birth to thinking, and know how to think for yourself. In the middle of the night, these bamboo tree spirits will walk around the mountains and talk to their peers. ”

Speaking of this, he changed his tone again: "But the bamboo tree spirit is very timid, once it hears the movement of a person or an immortal, it will immediately hide its roots in the soil and become ordinary bamboo." It is very simple to tell whether the bamboo tree is fine, just look at whether the tree is green and transparent. ”

Shui Ling'er listened to the master's explanation, looked around, and suddenly shouted in surprise: "The bamboo tree over there is different from others, the body of the tree is green and transparent, master, do you say that it is a bamboo tree spirit?"

Zhu Yue looked in the direction he pointed, and instantly felt very happy, and said secretly: This child and his aunt are in the same line, and he is really talented. Even if it is an immortal, it will take some time to find a bamboo tree spirit all over the mountains, but he can distinguish it immediately, so it may not be so difficult for him to refer to the heavenly Zen!"

While she was thinking about it, Shui Ling'er had already run to the tree and began to stroke the trunk.

Having learned the lesson of the slug, he was very gentle with the tree, and gently put his little face on it and said, "Shall we be friends?"

Who knew that this was a hot face on a cold buttocks, and as soon as the words fell, there was a scream, holding his head in both hands, and a few small bags were smashed out of his head, but after a closer look, it was just a few thin bamboo leaves smashed on his head.

Zhuyue shook her head and sighed, walked over and pulled him away and said, "The bamboo tree spirit is no better than the bamboo slug, but I don't like you to have a skin-to-skin relationship with him." If you bow to them politely, they will like you. ”

Shui Ling'er touched her head aggrievedly, and tears swirled in her eyes in pain.

Oh my God, every creature in this bamboo forest has a rule, how many sins will he suffer!

Then Zhu Yue pointed to the green leaves on the bamboo tree spirit and asked, "How are these leaves different from other trees?"

Shui Ling'er took a closer look and found that the bamboo leaves born on this bamboo tree spirit were really different from other trees, the tips of these bamboo leaves were round, compared to other bamboo leaves, almost twice as large, and they were particularly fat.

Zhu Yue continued: "A bamboo tree spirit will produce at least two bamboo leaf spirit children. ”

Shui Ling'er was even more surprised now, her eyes widened, her small mouth opened wide, and three standard circles suddenly appeared on her face, "How did the Bamboo Leaf Lingtong come?

Zhu Yue wanted to laugh again, and held back, "Of course not." The bamboo leaf spirit child does not belong to people, does not belong to immortals, but to bamboo leaf elves. It looks like they are a few years old, but the youngest are over 100 years old. When the wind is calm, they look like children, but when there is a crisis in Jiluo Mountain, they will grow up quickly, and the greater the crisis, the older they appear. If one day they all become strong men in their thirties and forties, it means that Jiluoshan has fallen into a terrible situation. ”

Shui Ling'er's back was cold: "Then I still hope they are the same age as me!"