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The mountain forest was hard to traverse, and Song You’s body was still weak. He could only lean on a bamboo staff and walk slowly.
Dongyang pointed out a general direction by which he might leave the mountains, escorted him part of the way, but as Dongyang himself had never gone out since arriving here, he could not be entirely certain.
This place was about three li from where Song You had sat in meditation to rest the previous night.
Song You passed that spot once again.
After walking a few more li, a mountain spirit revealed itself to present him with wild fruits and fresh water, showing the utmost respect, and even escorted him a while.
Along the way, the mountain spirit told him that it was a spirit naturally nurtured by this stretch of forest, and that this was its domain, hence no other fierce beasts or monsters came to cause trouble.
Many years ago, when that cat had arrived here, the spirit had found her so lively and beautiful that it could not bear to harm her. They had lived alongside each other in the mountains for a long time, becoming friends despite being of different kinds. Many years later, the cat brought back a man named Dongyang from outside. Seeing...
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