Gongsun put down his backpack, washed his hands, went to the kitchen to get some food, and made tea to entertain Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang looked at the small building curiously and asked, "Do you live alone?"

The fifth master especially wanted to ask, "Where is your fourth son?" But he held back - there was no fourth son yet.

"I live with a few masters. I might have gone out to drink at this time." After Gongsun finished speaking, he ran to the study and rummaged through the cabinets for a while, then walked out with a book in his hand and sat at the table drinking tea with Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang.

Zhan Zhao curiously looked at the book in his hand, while Bai Yutang held his chin and exclaimed - How amazing, this is Mr. Gongsun in a small size! Also, the posture of holding a tea cup and drinking tea is so similar to that of the fourth son.

, of course... the fourth son is as round as the two young gongsun...

"Ah, I found it." Gongsun turned to a page in the book, handed it to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and asked, "Is this the one-eyed monster you are looking for?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went over to watch...

I saw that what Gongsun brought out was a collection of legends and monsters, and one page was about the introduction of mountain monsters.

"Yes!" Xiao Zhanzhao pointed to the portrait of the one-eyed mountain demon, "That's what it looks like! The one chasing us looks exactly like this one, doesn't it?"

"It's the same." Bai Yutang also nodded and asked curiously, "What kind of book is this?"

"It was compiled by my master. He went to various mountains to collect herbs and heard some legends about demons and evil spirits." Gongsun closed the book and asked Xiao Zhanzhao and Xiao Bai Yutang, "Do you two know what the problem is?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both tilted their heads and looked at Gongsun - question?

"Yes!" Little Gongsun nodded, "My master has never seen this kind of mountain monster, but the one he drew is exactly the same as what you said he saw!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other.

Seeing that the two of them didn't seem to understand, Gongsun tapped the table with his fingers.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both sat upright and listened carefully to the "little master"'s explanation.

"For example, I heard that there was a strange-looking person in the next village, and based on the description of the people in our village, I drew a portrait of that person. But the people in our village have never seen that strange person.

, all based on what others said. But when people from the next village came to take a look, they said that the man looked exactly like my picture! Do you think this is possible?" Gongsun asked.

"Uh..." Both Xiao Zhanzhao and Xiao Bai Yutang thought it made sense.

"What does that mean?" The two children humbly asked the little scholar in front of them who looked very smart and knowledgeable.

Little Gongsun stretched out his hand and poked the two children on the forehead, just like he poked the fourth child when he got older, "It means that the monster you saw may have been disguised based on this picture! Some things don't exist in the first place, but

After many rumors appeared, they suddenly existed! So it’s not the monsters that created the rumors, but the rumors that created the monsters!”

Zhan Zhao nodded thoughtfully, "That makes sense..."

Bai Yutang lowered his head and smiled - indeed, no matter what age Gongsun is, he is always a smart and wise Gongsun.

Little Gongsun took another sip of tea while holding the tea cup, and gave them two sweet potatoes, "Eat it!"

Zhan Zhao thought the sweet potato was not bad, so Wu Ye silently took a look at the sweet potato.

Gongsun was quite serious, "Eating whole grains for dinner is good for your health! Eat less greasy food!"

Zhan Zhao held the sweet potato and nodded.

The fifth master sighed - it was really a three-year-old who saw an old man...

After dinner, the two of them said goodbye to Gongsun and left the small courtyard.

While walking on the road, Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao, "Maoer, is this the mountain monster you are looking for?"

Zhan Zhao didn't raise any objection to the sound of "cat". He seemed to be used to it. He just scratched his head and said troubledly, "I don't know, it doesn't seem to be the case."

Bai Yutang folded his arms and looked at Zhan Zhao, wondering in his heart - is this the Zhan Zhao of childhood or the grown-up Zhan Zhao? Some of his habits are just like the grown-up Zhan Zhao, but his appearance and memories are all those of his childhood.

...Also, Zhan Zhao must have never met Gongsun when he was a child. In other words, they are now in Gongsun's dream or memory! Yin Hou said that Zhan Zhao has the ability to disappear the boundaries between people's memories and dreams.

Doesn't it mean... that they are traveling through other people's dreams and memories at this time?

So, does Gongsun have any memories of mountain monsters in his memory? Did his master indeed compile such a collection of monsters?

What special significance does this mountain demon have that makes Zhan Zhao care so much?

Just as he was thinking about it, Bai Yutang noticed that the front suddenly lit up...

After they left the yard of Gongsun's house, they stepped into another world.
Chapter completed!