[The mage Yama, summoned into this mess by his ancestors: I swear on pickled vegetables and radishes, this is a story about a mage saving a mountain. If you don't believe me, keep reading]
When the villains of the immortal sect attacked Flowing-Long Mountain, the mage Yama said, "Don't panic. The defensive magic circle left behind by my ancestors will keep Flowing-Long Mountain safe for nearly a hundred years!"
As soon as he said it, the magic circle shattered...
Mage Yama, jaw dropping: "No way! Weren't you supposed to last nearly a hundred years? How could you give out after just eighty?!"
A bunch of scallions, ginger, and garlic: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! We hear that if you round it up, eighty years counts as nearly a hundred!"
A bunch of radishes and greens: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The defensive barrier around Flowing-Long Mountain has gone kaput. Shouldn't you go out and face the immortal sect's villains in single combat?"
"Single combat?" Yama looked at the thousand or so people gathered in front of the mountain gate. "Uh... maybe we should talk about that next time."
Back to the day the immortal sect's villains attacked Flowing-Long Mountain. The mountain king Yama declared, "How dare you run wild on my mountain! I'm no pushover either!"
The little mountain demons: "Heaven knows the truth! Our king usually eats dirt!"
Mountain King Yama: "If you've got the guts, come into the mountain and fight me! After today, I'll still get to see yesterday's sun!"
The little mountain demons: "The sun and moon can attest! Our king just won't get to see tomorrow's sun!"
Back again to the day the immortal sect's villains attacked Flowing-Long Mountain, a young immortal cultivator saw Demon King Yama gathering all the mountain demons on the peak, looking ready to lead them into battle!
The immortal cultivators: "Everyone, stay alert!"
The little mountain demons: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! How's the signal?"
Demon King Yama, sitting before the television left by his ancestors with a handful of melon seeds and peanuts: "If you're going to binge a show, the signal's best up on the mountain!"
Who knows how many times later, back on the day the immortal sect's villains attacked Flowing-Long Mountain, Yama finally couldn't stand the boring repetition any longer and shouted, "I'm going down the mountain!"
The little mountain demons panicked: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! When will you come back? What if those villains break through Flowing-Long Mountain's defensive barrier?"
Yama: "Don't worry. Once the defensive magic circle breaks, even if I don't want to come back, I'll be sent right back. Then I'll open my eyes and hear..."
Your Majesty, this is bad! The immortal sect's villains are coming to attack Flowing-Long Mountain!
[The Yama trapped in a time loop: So this is a story about a mage saving Flowing-Long Mountain again and again and again and again and again...!]
The "important" thing bears repeating three times: This story is purely fictional. Whether Flowing-Long Mountain is saved is not "important." What's "important" is having fun~
Theme: Stay true to your original aspirations and keep moving forward
It feels like this has been going on forever