originally posted on tumblr, Jul 20th 2023
All land has its tutelary deity, and Huaguoshan is no different. Elusive and hard to reach, he's still called An-kong by all the creatures in the mountain. After centuries of being bullied and pushed around by local Yao, he's renounced dealing with other beings as much as possible.
However, A-ma Longan's arrival changed things. She established an altar for him deep in the mountain's forest, and made a habit of making offerings and prayers for the sake of the mountain and her troop. Over time, they grew close and though their exact relationship is murky at the best of times, quite a few local animals and demons address her as Tudipo when trying to gain her favor.
He's still rather prickly and standoffish, but Longan's Little Pebble and his unstoppable force of a cheerful and friendly disposition tend to slip under the cracks. He's prone to indulging in the little monkey's requests for cuddles and attention, but only when no one's looking. Can't let the animals of the forest start trying to get too chummy with him after all.
back at A-ma's post, I said that she was close to the mountain's Dijizhu, but that was incorrect. those are landlord deities, a type of tutelary god but not the same as a Tudi. that was my bad xvx
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