Chapter 95: Fellow Travellers
"Pomegranate, help me get something."
In the study of Liu's house, Jiang Xia was choosing clothes for tonight's banquet, but suddenly he remembered something. He turned his head and said to the little mountain monster who was sitting cross-legged on the desk, immersed in the game of eating elixirs, stepping on monsters, and saving immortals:
"It's in Pit No. 7 at Fengshan. My friend left a gift for me. I can't leave right now, so I'm worried about letting someone else pick it up."
"I don't have time!"
Pomegranate was still angry at the moment, but didn't want to get into trouble. Except for the night when Jiang Xia and Liu Ruyi dueled, it always deliberately avoided Jiang Xia during this period of time.
Besides, it will be really busy now.
Pomegranate, with red eyes, stared at the flashing screen and said without raising his head:
“It took me a month to reach the deepest part of the monster’s lair. I met the evil turtle ancestor monster and was about to rescue the Peach Fairy who was imprisoned by it.
How can you be distracted by such an important matter? "
"Damn, your imagination ability."
Jiang Xia's eyes twitched slightly.
He lifted his clothes and took a look. Pomegranate had been playing with it for nearly a month and had become very proficient in controlling it. The gargoyle on the screen, which looked very similar to it, was jumping flexibly in the lava.
It seems that he not only ate the Earth Spirit Mushroom, but also the Invincible Star Treasure Medicine. He can also control the supreme magic weapon, constantly throwing out big fireball spells, running wildly all the way, and beating those chestnuts and little turtles who were deliberately set up to look like monsters.
It's just as it says.
This magical game of the little mountain monster saving the fairy is about to end.
"Such poor image quality and such an ordinary story can be turned into a fairy drama in your mind. I really underestimated you, Lord Pomegranate."
Jiang Xia complained.
Shi Liu snorted, feeling that Jiang Xia was annoying, so she turned around, with her back to him, and continued to immerse herself in her mission of saving the fairy.
The gargoyle on the screen that kills anyone who stands in its way makes the game really immersive.
"Hey"
Just when Pomegranate was about to have a decisive battle with the Evil Turtle Ancestor, a finger reached out and pressed the pause button. The cheerful music also stopped, causing Pomegranate to look up angrily.
As a result, I saw that Jiang Xia was holding a new game console in his other hand.
It looks cooler than the one in its hand.
On the startup screen, there is also a gargoyle protagonist, holding a steel fork, with wings, a holy sword on his back, and a more ferocious body.
People with thick eyebrows and big eyes are also more handsome.
It is obviously designed based on the image of a pomegranate, but it is slightly exaggerated.
The background of the picture is a demon castle.
There was also a terrifying monster like a blood demon, laughing loudly towards the sky in the rain of blood.
The background music is no more cheerful than the game of saving Peach Fairy. Instead, it presents a gloomy, low and captivating feeling.
"You are my friend, Pomegranate. How can I let you work for nothing?"
Jiang Xia had changed his clothes. He blinked his eyes, bent over, and said to Shi Liu in a gentle tone:
"I brought you a gift. Believe me, this new one is more fun than saving Fairy Peach. It also has better graphics, props... uh, I mean, there are more skills you can use.
The plot is also more varied, more exciting, and more playable.
I call it 'Demon City.'"
"Really?"
Lord Pomegranate, who has fully understood the fun of the game, will be tempted.
It glanced at the paused game in which the gargoyles were beating the evil turtle monster, and then looked at the new game console in Jiang Xia's hand.
It said suspiciously:
"Are you sure it's more fun? Is there really a more fun game in the world than saving Fairy Peach?"
"Believe me!"
Jiang Xia said to Shi Liu confidently:
"If it's not fun, you can come and beat me up. I won't resist."
"Then I have to return this to you."
Pomegranate looked at the old game console in its paw with some reluctance and said:
"After all, it's borrowed. If you get a new one, you have to return it. I haven't even finished the game yet."
Jiang Xia blinked.
This pomegranate is really a well-mannered and kind-hearted person at heart.
But he knew very well that although there was Mr. Crow's strange oath that bound Pomegranate from telling his secrets, if he did not handle this relationship carefully, Pomegranate might develop a dislike for him.
These monsters are straightforward and never hide their likes and dislikes.
During this period of time, Shi Liu deliberately avoided him, which shows that Shi Liu is also trying to distance herself from him, which is not good.
When it comes to connections, Jiang Xia never has too few.
"Take it."
He stuffed the new game console in his hand into Shi Liu's bag and said to the mountain monster:
"You can play with yours . This little thing is not a magic weapon or spiritual tool. It will always be the same. If you get tired of playing with the old one, you can give it to your good friend to play with.
Since you like it, your fellow mountain monsters will definitely like it too.
Besides, you have just entered the Taofu Academy as an inspector, and you don’t understand many of the industry’s rules and some of the unspoken rules. This won’t do.
I'll take this opportunity to send you games to have more exchanges with your peers..."
At this point, an idea suddenly flashed through Jiang Xia's mind. He pursed his lips and glanced at Silly Pomegranate, who was smiling happily after getting a new game.
He put on a smile again and whispered to Pomegranate:
“I went there this time and took more than one game console from there. I wanted to rent it out and make some money, but I couldn’t find a suitable partner to do this.
Why don't you and I do business together, Shi Liu?
I'll give you all those game consoles, and you can rent them out to your fellow countrymen. Good things can't be kept to yourself, right?"
"rent?"
Pomegranate blinked and said:
"How do you rent it?"
"Simple."
Jiang Xia snapped his fingers and said to Shi Liu:
"As for the deposit, let me think, one or two cents will be enough.
It costs one cent to rent for a month. If you damage the game console, your deposit will be forfeited. If you get tired of a game, you can exchange it for a new one.
Since I won't be in charge and you are the one taking care of everything, you and I will split the money we earn 50-50."
He said to the pomegranate:
"Pomegranate, you don't have to worry about violating the rules of Taofuyuan. This is not a spiritual object transaction, it's just a toy. It's harmless. With the money, you can buy games from me.
This way you don’t have to borrow every time, saving you the trouble.
What do you think?
Shi Liu glanced at the game console in his hand and was obviously interested.
But it glanced at Jiang Xia and said:
"Ahem, well, I'll need to think about it for a few days and give you an answer then. I'll go get that thing for you first. Where should I put it?"
"Just put it in the study."
Jiang Xia raised his hand to check the time and said to the little mountain monster:
"I'm going to a banquet soon. After I finish eating and drinking, I'll come back to see what my friend left for me. You go and have fun first."
"good."
Shi Liu stood up, flapped its wings, circled around Jiang Xia, and was about to leave when Jiang Xia called him back.
"It's fine to save Fairy Peach, there's no challenge there, but the new game I'm giving you has many ways to play, and it's hard to master the fun if you play it alone."
Jiang Xia smiled and said to Shi Liu:
"As for games, they are only fun . Find some fellow mountain monsters to play with you. There should be some Taofuyuan inspectors like you nearby.
It never hurts to spend more time with them and make more friends. "
Shi Liu didn't say anything. He jumped into the ground and moved along the earth veins. He soon returned to Fengshan and found a wooden box in Pit No. 7. He fiddled with it for a while but couldn't open it.
It didn't take any trouble to carry the box to Jiang Xia's study, then quickly returned to its nest in Fengshan and sat on its bed made of spiritual wood.
First I wanted to try out a new game.
But when he saw the evil ghost ancestor whose screen on the old game console had stopped, and the Peach Fairy who was waiting to be rescued by it, he put down the new game console and continued to rescue the fairy.
"Ah, this evil turtle monster is really powerful. I have cultivated so much and obtained so many magic weapons, but I am still no match for it. Fairy, you have to wait a little longer."
Pomegranate died once in the game.
It was very unconvinced and said something to the Peach Fairy on the screen.
Then I started the second game at the save point, and then the third and fourth game .
I played until late at night and finally managed to finish the game.
Seeing the gargoyle he controlled, holding Fairy Peach in his arms, walking out of the magic cave, Shi Liu suddenly felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
With the potential of the mountain monster clan, in the reality of the Bitter Wood Realm, it would be impossible for it to defeat the ferocious monsters in its lifetime, let alone save a fairy lady in distress.
But the game makes up for its regrets and allows it to experience the feeling of being a hero in the game.
"yeah!"
The pomegranate flapped its wings, soared into the air, and shouted excitedly. The joy filled its heart and it had nowhere to release it, so it wanted to share this joy with others.
Unfortunately, there are only a bunch of silly rabbits in the nest that have not yet become monsters.
I totally cannot understand Mr. Pomegranate's fun.
It rushed to the altar, lit a stick of incense, and after a moment, shouted to the smoke rising in front of it:
"Shimao, Shidou, and Shipi, I have rescued the fairy. Just now, I defeated the evil turtle ancestor and his lackeys and rescued the fairy.
The fairy lady also wants to be my Taoist partner.
Hahaha.
I am really awesome now."
"Tsk, bragging! You told us that a few times before, and I said you were bragging and hysterical."
"That's right, Shi Liu is the best at boasting. When you were still here, you were the biggest braggart in Yandang Pond. With your small stature and arms not as thick as mine, how could you defeat the demons and save the fairy lady?"
"Hahaha, Pomegranate, please stop bragging. You're making my stomach hurt from laughing."
Several giggling voices, very similar to the sound of pomegranate, came from the smoke. They were obviously its good friends when it first hung out in Yandang Pond.
They all ridiculed Pomegranate in various ways, making the Inspector look unhappy. He then remembered what Jiang Xia had just said, that games are fun only when played with friends.
"You three idiots, you have no idea how happy Pomegranate is right now."
Pomegranate was ridiculed by his friends and felt angry. He crossed his arms, snorted, and said slowly to the smoke:
"If you don't believe me, just come over here and I'll show you. Anyway, you have nowhere to go now, and it will take a long time for Grandma Zhenshan to arrange a way out for you.
You might as well come and hang out with me and give me a hand or something.
Just say you miss me and come to see me, the mountain guardian mother-in-law won't stop you. Quickly use the earth veins to come to my side, it's very safe here, there are not many monks.
I still have a lot of good things here. If you don’t want to stay, I will send you back. It’s just right…”
The pomegranate touched its heart and said:
"I have something else to ask Granny Zhenshan. Wait until I take a bath, and then we can go back together."
"Come if you want. Who's afraid of who? Just wait. Let's go talk to the mountain guardian lady."
A teasing voice came from the smoke.
"Just wait there, we'll take a good look at how you save the fairy lady and even ask her to be your Taoist partner. Shi Liu, you really dare to think so.
If what you say is true, we will stay and help you.
If you lie, we brothers will beat you up and take your protective steel fork away. Tsk, the mountain guard is biased, giving it to you and not to us...
Huh? Grandma, when did you come?
Don't be angry, I was just talking nonsense... Oh, don't hit my head! If you hit me again, I'll be even more stupid. Don't hit my butt, it hurts!
Mother-in-law, we dare not say anything careless.
Don’t hit me.”
The sound of chaos came from the smoke.
Hearing this, Shi Liu held her belly and laughed out loud, somersaulting several times in the air for joy. Those bad guys were caught by the mountain guarding grandma for saying bad things.
OK.
What a bunch of unlucky people.
While Shi Liu was gloating over his misfortune, in Fengyang County, Jiang Xia, who had changed into a long black gown, was getting out of a parked carriage, driven by a lieutenant colonel from the New Army.
He was very good at talking and kept trying to get close to Jiang Xia. Perhaps he had seen that Old Jiang was personally invited by Governor Hong and knew that Old Jiang was about to take off, so he wanted to make himself familiar with him.
Boss Jiang got off the carriage and was led into the courtyard by his servant, where he saw the monk Ma Tishu from Sanque Mountain, who had a sage-like appearance and excellent looks, waiting in the courtyard.
Jiang Xia stepped forward to greet him, and heard Master Ma twisting his beard and saying with a smile:
"Your sea of consciousness has been opened, and you will become a cultivator. From now on, my friend, you will be a fellow cultivator. There is no need to be so polite."
“I heard that you were kicked out of Mo Shuang Mountain some time ago and are now a free man, so I will not hide anything. Although Sanque Mountain is a small family, it also has a sect inheritance.
I know you are a man of ability, a rare gem in the world. I wonder if you are willing to join my sect?"
