Chapter 47: Fate and Law

The eighth day of November is the winter solstice.

Outside Hanyu Mountain, heavy snow is falling.

After Lu Heng finished his cultivation, he left the underground palace and returned to the surface.

However, there was not a trace of snow in front of the Wolf Temple.

Gloomy calamity clouds enveloped the sky, but not a single trace of snow fell on the main peak of Hanyu Mountain. So much so that on the vast land covered with silver and heavy snowfall, Hanyu Mountain turned out to be the only place that was not soaked in white.

Lu Heng was a little surprised when he saw this scene.

But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that since the calamity clouds enveloped Hanyu Mountain, let alone snow, not even a drop of rain had fallen on the main peak. And although the dark swirling clouds slowly rotating in the sky are dark clouds, they don't seem to be raining?

Lu Heng became worried. If it doesn't rain, won't the vegetation on this mountain die?

It seems that I have to think of ways to make some changes later...

Lu Heng thought this and continued walking forward.

Although the lack of rain and snow in the mountains is very troublesome, now there are more troublesome things that need to be dealt with by Lu Heng.

Walking along the bluestone path, Lu Heng came to the top of the stone steps leading down the mountain.

The girl named Xiao Ai was sitting on the steps at this time, holding a broom in her arms, holding her chin in her hands, staring blankly at the heavy snow falling outside the mountain, not knowing what she was thinking.

Under the gloomy sky, the girl sitting on the stone steps was thin and frail, with withered yellow leaves falling behind her, giving her a somewhat desolate atmosphere.

Lu Heng walked up to her and asked with a smile, "Xiao Ai, why don't you urge the monkey head to practice today?"

The girl quickly came to her senses and said, "Lord Wolf God."

She said with some joy, "Are you out of seclusion?"

"Well, I'm out of seclusion," Lu Heng walked to the girl, sat side by side with her at the top of the bluestone stairs, looked at the snow falling in the sky outside the mountain, and said, "Why are you so leisurely today? At this time in the past, you Shouldn’t we be teaching that naughty monkey a lesson?”

As he said this, Lu Heng glanced at the girl next to him and said with a smile, "At this time in the past, the wind was really strong in the mountains, and the monkeys were screaming mournfully. I could hear the cry of the monkey head even when I was practicing underground... …Why didn’t the monkey bark and disappear today? Did you give it a day off?”

Lu Heng's teasing made the little girl blush and feel a little embarrassed.

"Lord Wolf God..." The little girl shouted in embarrassment.

Lu Hengze laughed for a while, and then said, "Okay, okay, I won't make fun of you anymore. Tell me, are you worried about anything? I see you have been sitting here for a long time. It's because the monkey is too naughty. Do you think you can’t teach anymore?”

The little girl hesitated for a while, and then said in a loud voice, "Lord Wolf God, you... do you think it is right for me to force it to practice?"

Lu Heng looked at her with a half-smile and asked, "What do you think?"

The little girl sighed longly, her little face wrinkled up, "I don't know..."

She stared blankly at the snow falling in the sky outside the mountain, with a distressed expression on her face, "It is a wild monkey in the mountain. It plays with the monkeys in the mountain every day. It is happy and free of any worries. Although its life span is short, but But carefree.”

"I want to lead it to practice and teach it the method of demon cultivation. Although it is willing to learn, its mind is obviously not on practice. Compared with practice, it would rather play with its group of monkeys."

"I forced it to practice hard with me. Although it didn't complain, it was not happy either. But if I gave up, I felt that I had not done my duty by giving up halfway through teaching...I..."

The little girl looked at the Wolf God helplessly and asked softly, "Lord Wolf God, what should I do?"

The little girl who had always been strong now showed a rare expression of weakness. In the bleak cold wind, she looked so weak and helpless.

It's just that although her weak and helpless appearance was endearing, Lu Heng actually wanted to laugh when he looked at her.

This little girl is still young, but she already has the troubles that only parents have...

Is this why the little girl let the monkey go into the mountains to play around today? She was confused whether she should continue to force White Ape to practice?

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Ai, do you know the reason why there are so many creatures in the world but so few can become refined form-transformers?"

The little girl was startled and shook her head, wondering why Lord Wolf God would ask this question.

Lu Heng looked at the snow-capped land outside the mountain and said, "The monsters in the mountains are different from humans. Humans are born with the five elements and can embark on the path of cultivation at any time. Even the old man, As long as the fate arrives, you can cultivate your body and regain your youth.”

"But the spirits in the mountains are different. Most of the spirits have no one to teach them and they don't know how to practice at all. Therefore, the spirits in the wilderness rely on their innate instincts for their initial practice."

"Everything in the world will have an innate essence in the body when it is born from the mother's womb. This innate essence may be strong or weak, and the weak one is not worthy of the Tao."

"But for those with strong innate energy, the innate energy in the body will unconsciously guide the spiritual energy into the body. Therefore, the monsters in the wilderness rely on this innate energy for their initial practice."

"When the spiritual energy accumulated in the body gradually increases, they will open up their spiritual wisdom, become smarter, and begin to consciously use the innate vitality in their bodies to practice, and gradually distance themselves from ordinary beasts."

"So before transforming into a human being, this innate vitality is the most important foundation for the demon cultivator to achieve enlightenment. If the body is damaged, the whole body's cultivation level will also be gone."

"That monkey is the king of the mountain. The female monkeys in the monkey group are taken away by it at will. It has long lost its primordial energy. If no one teaches it, it will never be able to set foot on the path of demon cultivation."

"Even if you are willing to teach it the method of demon cultivation, without the primordial energy as a foundation, its cultivation before transformation will be difficult and bumpy."

"And the monkey is old. If it doesn't practice well, it will only live for a few years at most."

"You are neither its parent nor its teacher. If you just want to repay your gratitude, there is really no need to force it to practice."

"Because it is so absent-minded, even if it is forced to practice with you, the effect will be limited. At most, it will extend its lifespan a little, but it will lose freedom and happiness. It's not worth it."

"In that case, why don't you just go with the flow?"

Lu Heng said with a smile, "Don't force the monkey too much, just supervise it a little , how far it can go on the path of demon cultivation depends on itself.

"Many things in this world are about fate."

"For those who have no fate, even if you push its head to send benefits to it, it is afraid that it will not be blessed to enjoy it."

"Just do what you should do and have a clear conscience. If the monkey head is not destined, then no one can be blamed. Anyway, you and I in this mountain can also ensure that the monkey head has no worries for the rest of his life."

"Repaying a favor does not necessarily require teaching it to practice, but letting it prolong its life, protecting it for a lifetime, and making it happy every day is also a way to repay a favor."

"What's more, you are not a monkey, how do you know the joy of a monkey?"

When Lu Heng said this, he couldn't help laughing, "Maybe in the eyes of the monkey head, practicing to become a demon and suffering in the mortal world is not as good as being a carefree wild monkey in the mountains."

Lu Heng's words stunned the little girl.

She lowered her head and murmured the words of Lord Wolf God.

"You are not a monkey... How do you know the joy of a monkey..." After a while, the little girl raised her head and looked at the wolf god in front of her, her eyes became firm, "I know what to do, thank you for your guidance, Lord Wolf God." The little girl's expression at this time was finally much more relaxed, no longer the gloomy look before. It seems that the knot in her heart has been untied. Lu Heng smiled and stood up, saying, "In this case, then you continue to sweep the floor. I should go back too... um?" As he spoke, Lu Heng suddenly felt something and looked in the direction outside the mountain. Outside Hanyu Mountain, in the heavy snow like goose feathers, two figures, one in front and one behind, broke through the sky and flew towards this side quickly. Although the distance was very far, ordinary people might not be able to see anything, but Lu Heng and Xiao Ai were not ordinary people, and they clearly saw the two figures, one in front and one behind, breaking through the sky and finally landing in Hanyu Mountain. Judging from the direction, it was probably the direction of the Xifeng tribe camp. Xiao Ai was a little surprised, "Lord Wolf God..."

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "It seems that a guest is coming."

He turned and walked towards the tree-lined path behind him, "Okay, let's put the monkey head aside for now. If I guess correctly, it should be the priest from the Hanhai tribe of the Li people. Go clean up and prepare to welcome the guests."

"Yes, Lord Wolf God," the little girl bowed and watched Lu Heng disappear into the tree-lined path.

In Hanyu Mountain, it was temporarily quiet, with only the sound of the whistling mountain wind.