books44 Chapter 176 Spiritual Deer
Chapter 176 Spiritual Deer
Inside the temple, every building seems to be natural, as if carved out of the rocks, without any trace of artificial masonry. All buildings are built along the mountain, with winding steps, palaces and houses clustered together, and the gaps between them are tight and seamless.
There are dense green trees and exotic flowers and plants growing everywhere. From time to time, you can see lively deer wandering among them, white cranes flying gracefully, and monkeys shuttling between the trees. The place is full of spiritual energy, like a fairyland on earth.
However, everyone knows that just over three years ago, this place was just an ordinary barren mountain. Even though the mountain was often covered with a layer of white fog during these three years, those who know it well know that there has been no large-scale construction activities during these three years, and it can even be said that there are few people here.
"How could such a large-scale architectural layout be completed in such a short time?" Everyone was confused and shocked by this, and their admiration for Zhang Liang became even deeper. Even Tian Meng, the calmest person in the group, could not hide the surprise in his eyes.
At this time, Zhang Li smiled and said, "Everyone, please follow me. The young master is waiting for you on the mountain." After that, everyone followed Zhang Li up the mountain.
Next to Tian Meng, a chubby boy of seven or eight years old rushed straight to a spirit deer strolling leisurely on the roadside. There were no animals living in this temple originally, but Zhang Liang felt it was too deserted, so he asked the spirit deer to bring a group of wild deer and monkeys to the forest, and asked the white phoenix to attract a group of white cranes to settle here. The deer being chased by the chubby boy was the spiritual deer that Zhang Liang brought back. It was smart and had no fear of strangers. It was curiously looking at the group of people at this time, but it didn't expect a chubby boy to rush towards it.
Although the spirit deer was still young, its strength had reached the level of a second-grade spirit beast, equivalent to a human master. Although the little fat boy was agile, he was ultimately unable to catch the spirit deer. The spirit deer leaped lightly, flicked its tail lightly, and actually hit the little fat boy's body directly.
The little fat boy rolled on the ground like a rolling ball for several circles before he stopped. "Ci'er..." Tian Meng immediately picked up the little fat boy and was relieved to see that he was safe after a careful examination. It turned out that the little fat boy was named Tian Ci. He was born with a special physique and had a high aptitude for martial arts. Unfortunately, his mental development was not much different from that of a three or four-year-old child.
Tian Meng looked at the spirit deer that was still curiously watching them and was unwilling to leave. He was surprised and impressed. The speed of the spirit deer just now was so fast that even an ordinary master-level expert would not be able to match it.
"This is..." Tian Meng couldn't help but stare at the spirit deer with wide eyes, feeling a little alert.
Zhang Li smiled and said, "This is the young master's pet. It won't hurt anyone unless you provoke it."
The spirit deer glanced at the fat boy with a triumphant look, and ran towards the top of the mountain. Since the spirit deer came into being, the animals on the mountain have had a richer and more colorful life, and sometimes fights would break out. For example, the spirit deer often fights with the little golden monkey, but unfortunately it always loses. Recently, the little golden monkey was sent to guard the strange building and no longer stays on the mountain, so the spirit deer has become the leader of all the animals on the mountain. In addition, Zhang Liang likes it, so no one on the mountain dares to hurt it. But today, a fat boy suddenly appeared, which immediately aroused the spirit deer's interest, and it planned to play with him. However, when Tian Meng glared at it, the spirit deer felt that it was no match, so it ran to Zhang Liang to complain.
Although this spirit deer was born not long ago, its intelligence level is only equivalent to that of a three or four-year-old human child, far less intelligent than the little golden monkey. After being subdued by Zhang Liang, it has developed a deep dependence and trust in Zhang Liang like a child.
When Tian Meng and others climbed to the big tree on the top of the mountain, they saw an even more magical scene: Zhang Liang was actually communicating with the spirit deer, and the spirit deer seemed to understand what he meant, sometimes calling and sometimes nodding in response.
"Hello, everyone!" Zhang Liang bowed with a smile and patted the deer gently, signaling it to go play on its own.
The spirit deer did not move away, but continued to stare at the chubby boy Tian Ci. Tian Ci also stared at the spirit deer closely. The two seemed to be attracted to each other.
"Greetings, Master Zhang!" The three hall masters of the Nong family saluted in unison. As for the others behind them, they only bowed slightly and did not speak.
Zhang Liang observed the farmers in front of him and found that Tian Meng's strength had reached the peak of the middle stage of the Grandmaster, Tian Mi was a half-step Grandmaster, and Situ Wanli had just been promoted to the early stage of the Grandmaster. However, what really caught Zhang Liang's attention was the girl next to Tian Meng - Tian Yan. He clearly noticed that Tian Yan had no trace of practicing martial arts, but her natural and powerful spiritual power was obvious, and she was using this power to perceive the surrounding environment.
"What a great aptitude!" Zhang Liang couldn't help but admire in a low voice.
"Ci'er is indeed gifted, but Master Zhang should have also discovered it... This time Tian Meng came to visit me, actually I want to ask you to help my child with his illness." Tian Meng sighed.
"No, I mean your daughter Tian Yan. Her talent is even better than Tian Ci's!" Zhang Liang corrected with a smile: "But Miss Tian Yan, please don't try to find out the secrets I have set up here. Even Senior Bei Mingzi couldn't fully understand it in the past. If you accidentally touch any restrictions, you may be counterattacked and injured!"