Chapter 160 Buzhou Mountain (Part 2)
In fact, Lu Ren did not rely on his physical strength to climb Mount Buzhou. You should know that theoretically Mount Buzhou is higher than Mount Everest. Although Lu Ren has good physical strength, he is not a superman and has no way to withstand the climate at such a high altitude.
The reason why he was able to walk safely on Mount Buzhou was mainly due to the fact that his colleagues from the Immigrant Household Survey Bureau took turns to cast many barriers on him before he set out, which prevented the thin air, the biting wind, and the extremely cold snow from causing damage to his body. If someone could see the invisible barriers, Lu Ren would look like a giant onion on the move.
Lu Ren himself also made some preparations within his ability - although most of them were useless.
In order to save the leader who paid him, he spent a lot of money this time.
As a human being, he had only heard of the legend of Mount Buzhou in mythological stories, so his understanding of Mount Buzhou was limited to "a very high mountain."
Since he was going to climb a mountain, it would be a good idea to buy some climbing equipment, so before he set out, Lu Renlin went to the largest local sporting goods market and bought a set of climbing equipment. As a layman, he didn't know which equipment was more suitable for him, so he bought whatever the merchant recommended, which resulted in him being fully armed from head to toe - sunglasses, jacket, trekking pole, sports shoes.
After Lu Ren finished his meeting and went home to report that he was going on a business trip to Buzhou Mountain, Qilin Cub clamored to go with Lu Ren. But Lu Ren was not going on a hike this time, and if he was not careful, he would lose his life. He had difficulty protecting himself, so how could he take Qilin Cub with him?
Facing the Qilin cub that looked at him with sparkling eyes, Lu Ren could only comfort him softly: "But if you go with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."
After hearing this, the Qilin cub tilted his head and asked Lu Ren in a puzzled tone: "I can protect myself, and I can also protect Ah Ren at the same time."
Lu Ren, who sometimes
Lu Ren: I’m sorry, I overestimated my own abilities.
When one plan failed, Lu Ren came up with another one.
He presented facts and reasoned with the Qilin cub, telling him what he had heard before about the repulsion of the four realms.
Unexpectedly, before the Qilin cub spoke, the mountain ghost who had been pondering for a long time suddenly said, "This is feasible. The Qilin cub is not yet an adult, so the spiritual power in his body is relatively small, and the repulsion he receives is relatively small. Taking him with him is not a bad idea."
"Oh, by the way," Shan Gui added, "don't forget to go to Tianlu Bank. Take out your interest for the past few months in the form of a wish box."
Tianlu Bank is where the salaries of the employees of the Hukou Investigation Bureau are kept. They can be raised in the form of a wishing box. Whatever the person who opens the box thinks of, the things in the wishing box will become.
After hearing this, Lu Ren asked Shan Gui in confusion: "Do you have any good ideas?"
Shan Gui shook her head and looked at Lu Ren seriously, her eyes filled with worry.
"This journey is dangerous and there is a high risk of death. No one can be 100% sure that they can escape unscathed. Although Pixiu doesn't look like a good guy, the things that can be opened from his box are real. Take it with you, and when you are in a critical moment, you can use it as a last resort to save your life."
Not only Shan Gui wanted Lu Ren to keep something to save his life, but other people in the Immigrant Household Registration Investigation Bureau also thought so.
So, when they sent Lu Ren to the foot of Mount Buzhou, they all took out their most valuable life-saving talismans and hung them around Lu Ren's neck.
Some were wooden plaques, some were jade pendants, some were bronze plaques, and some were beads. In short, there was a dazzling array of everything. It was hard to refuse such a generous offer, and Lu Ren couldn't refuse. In addition, Lu Ren himself was not sure. One more thing meant one more way to save his life, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take all these amulets.
So under Lu Ren's orange down jacket were hung all kinds of amulets. Although these amulets were small, they were indeed a bit too heavy when there were too many of them.
It was fine at the beginning when you had plenty of energy, but as you climbed for a long time, the side effects began to show up. The result was that the light Qilin cub was walking briskly in front with A Bing in his arms, while Lu Ren fell behind alone as if he was carrying a heavy weight.
The wind and snow were blinding, and Lu Ren just kept crawling forward, unable to see clearly what was ahead. When he finally reached the location of the Qilin cub, panting, he looked up and saw two eagerly expectant faces.
Lu Ren was stunned, but this was Buzhou Mountain, how could there be a child in such a heavy snowstorm?
But before Lu Ren could ask anything, Qilin Cub spoke first: "Ah Ren, the snowman he made is so ugly! Show him your skills."
Lu Ren was confused by Qilin cub's incoherent words.
"snowman?"
"Yes." Qilin cub pointed at the two snowballs stacked together in front of him and said, "This is the snowman he made."
Lu Ren looked down and found that it was a crude snowman, but he commented: "It's not ugly. In such a harsh environment, it's amazing to be able to make such a cute little snowman!"
After saying this, Lu Ren looked at the child of unknown origin next to Qilin cub, and found that the child, who was originally three parts resentful and seven parts aggrieved, had a gloomy expression relieved after hearing these words, and became smiling.
Lu Ren breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Although he didn't know Ling Bao, as an adult, Lu Ren had no reason to destroy a child's young dream.
Although the Qilin species itself is an auspicious beast that is omnipotent, but for the Qilin cub, Lu Ren's words are the truth of the world. Since Lu Ren said that this snowman is very powerful, then this is a snowman, and it is very powerful.
After hearing what Lu Ren said, the Qilin cub opened his mouth wide and exclaimed: "Wow, really? It turns out he is so powerful!"
After hearing this, Lingbao also raised his chin in cooperation, showing a proud look: "Of course it's true."
Thus, Lingbao successfully gained the admiring gaze of the Qilin cub.
Lu Ren did not expose Ling Bao, but just cooperated with a smile: "But little boy, where are your parents? Why are you here alone? It's very dangerous."
Lingbao scoffed at such a statement. "It's not dangerous at all. This is my home."
"Your home?"
"Yes, I have been here since I was born."
After hearing this, Lu Ren made a judgment: just as there are residents of various races living on Mount Sumeru, and they all regard Mount Sumeru as their home, the celestial beings in the heavenly realm also regard Mount Buzhou as their home, and the one in front of him now should be a young celestial being.
At this time, Lingbao finally realized and asked the uninvited guests in front of him: "What about you? I don't think I have seen you before. Who are you?"
If the person standing in front of Lu Ren was an adult, he would probably get flustered and scared when facing such inquiries. But when a young child questioned him harshly, Lu Ren felt like he was watching a kitten waving its paws at him, and he would only find it cute and funny.
Lu Ren raised his hand to slightly cover the upturned corners of his mouth, in order to prevent Ling Bao from noticing that he was not taking him seriously.
"My name is Lu Ren, what's your name, kid?"
This question was answered by Qilin cub: "His name is Lingbao."
Lu Ren realized that in this short period of time, Qilin Cub had made new friends, so he smiled silently. Maybe Lu Ren himself didn't realize it, but his gentle eyebrows and eyes would inexplicably make people feel very comfortable when he smiled.
It's like the spring water is just beginning to flow and the spring forest is just beginning to grow.
Lingbao rarely saw anyone smile like that. In fact, he rarely saw anyone smile in the heavenly world. He stared at the smile for a while. Then he heard Lu Ren's gentle voice: "Hello Lingbao, nice to meet you."
Lingbao would never admit that he was really like an ignorant child who let down his guard against a stranger he met for the first time.
He raised his chin even higher, looking like a smug interrogator: "What are you doing here?"
Lu Ren told the truth: "I'm here to look for someone."
This answer was beyond Lingbao's expectation, because he had not heard of anyone going to Buzhou Mountain to look for someone for a long time. He asked doubtfully: "Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?"
Lu Ren said, "Looking for my colleague. He's in a place called Wutonglin, do you know him?"
This is the location that Dong Jun told him. According to Dong Jun, the heavenly realm wanted to place Si Yuan in a place where he would not go berserk, and that place must be Wutong Forest - that was the old place of the Divine Phoenix, and the residence left by Si Yuan's mother. In that place, even if Si Yuan wanted to make trouble, he would be restrained because he was reluctant to leave.
Lingbao seemed very puzzled when he heard the three words "Wutonglin". If he remembered correctly, Wutonglin could be considered a wasteland now. Why would anyone think of going to that place?
However, Lingbao still cooperated and said to Lu Ren: "I know where Wutong Forest is. I can take you there."
As soon as he said this , Lingbao felt a little annoyed: being led by the turbid realm of Shangqing was the greatest honor in the heavenly world. He actually agreed so easily. If Li Boyang and Yuanshi knew about this, they would definitely laugh at him for not knowing how to be reserved and rushing to be a tour guide for someone of unknown identity.
But Lingbao couldn't go back on his word since the words had been spoken, so he could only regret while waiting for Lu Ren to accept it with gratitude.
But he heard Lu Ren say: "Thank you, but just tell me how to get there, no need to lead the way."
Normally, if Lu Ren were in an unfamiliar place and his life was in danger at any time, if he met someone who was willing to show him the way, he would certainly accept it with pleasure. But after hearing what Lingbao said, Lu Ren shook his head.
Lingbao seemed very surprised by this unexpected answer: "Why?"
Lu Ren smiled, bent down, touched Ling Bao's head, and said seriously: "Because you are a child. Children can't just follow strangers. Although I'm not a bad person, I can't guarantee that you won't meet a bad person next time. So I can't give you the illusion that there will be no danger if you follow strangers."
