Although a hundred-year-old willow tree is rare, no one cares if it grows in the yard. It belongs to the family. Whether to keep it or cut it down and burn it is the business of other families.
So when Bailang cut down the tree, no one was around to stop him. However, people passing by outside the wall would murmur from time to time, wondering why such a big tree should be cut down if it would not be good to keep shade. Lose.
Fortunately, it was winter and the trunk of the willow tree was bare. After Bai Lang cut it down, he didn't spend much time cleaning up all the details. According to what the female ghost Lingyu said before, only the main trunk was left.
After doing this, the sky darkened slightly. Bailang went out to prepare a bowl of oily noodles at a small noodle stall on the street. When he came back, he saw the female ghost Lingyu, who had not shown up today, standing coldly. Next to the regular willow tree trunk, I tried to touch the trunk with my hand but passed through it, unable to touch the entity.
Even when Bai Lang walked into the yard, closed the door, and walked to the edge, the female ghost Lingyu still didn't raise her head, as if she was completely indifferent to Bai Lang's approach.
Bai Lang stood quietly on the side for a while. As far as he could see, he saw the ghostly white dress in his yin and yang vision. She had an exquisite figure. Coupled with her exquisite appearance, Bai Lang had a feeling of looking at the cold but elegant figure. It looks like a particularly beautiful painting.
This strange feeling made Bai Lang stand there in a daze for half a cup of tea before he came back to his senses, secretly alert in his heart. He quickly said: "What should we do next?"
But the female ghost Lingyu did not directly answer Bai Lang's words, but asked seemingly irrelevantly: "Do you know what the willow tree means to ghosts?"
Without waiting for Bailang's answer, Lingyu continued to ask and answer herself: "Willow trees naturally attract yin, and they have very good similarities with ghosts. And the older the willow tree, the more yin energy it gathers, attracting ghosts to step on it. It can even become a ghost. Natural shelter.
But it is precisely because of this characteristic that a century-old willow tree will be affected by its own yin-inducing characteristics. Under extreme yin, the balance of yin and yang in all directions will be disrupted, and thunder and punishment from the sky will be imminent. Use the extreme yang of thunder to counter the extreme yin of the willow tree.
Ninety-nine percent of the century-old willow trees were directly destroyed by thunder and ceased to exist. Less than 10% of the remaining ones can survive and sprout again. It's just that after the thunder punishment, its extreme darkness was no longer publicized. This kind of willow is also called thunder willow, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is rare in the world. "
Bailang was surprised when he heard this. It was the first time he knew that there were so many things to say about willow trees.
"According to what you said, this willow tree is the rare thunder willow tree in the world?"
"That's right. I was injured and escaped here many years ago. I wanted to use the road to pass by. Who would have thought that I bumped into this willow tree and experienced lightning punishment. Then I found that it did not become annihilated by lightning but retained a trace of life. So I hid and waited for this new thunder willow to take shape. You don't know how rare this kind of new thunder willow is outside. What's more, I was in such a situation that I couldn't even imagine that I would have such an opportunity. .
It's a pity that although I know how to prepare and use Lei Liu, my injuries are too serious. There is no single strength at all. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is dying. There is no way to interfere with the core of Lei Liu, let alone make full use of it. He could only recover slowly with the help of Lei Liu's Yin Qi. But now that Lei Liu has fallen to the ground, there is no way out.
Either I take advantage of the situation and get a big opportunity. Either the work is in vain and the losses are huge.
Having said so much, I just hope you can understand that you must listen carefully to the next thing and do it seriously without making any mistakes. Once my opportunity fails because of you, not only will you not be able to obtain the next exercise, but you will also be remembered by me. In the end, a bad death will be your only end.
do you understand? "
Bailang: "..."
He didn't say a word, but Bailang was already scolding him in his heart. I've heard of people who cross rivers and demolish bridges, but now the river has not even been crossed yet and they are planning to have evil intentions? Yesterday, they were all talking softly, laughing and joking, but today their appearance has completely changed.
They say women are fickle, but this female ghost can change much faster than women.
As for saying harsh words or retorting, Bailang didn't act out of emotion. There's really nothing he can do against the other party now. Not only can't it be hurt, but it can't be kept either. Once this trouble was gone, Bailang felt that he would not be able to sleep well until the injury in its mouth improved slightly. It's better to wait and see what happens. If you are stubborn, you have to stick to it. Don't pretend and pretend, and you will end up with nothing.
Seeing that Bai Lang didn't say a word and just nodded with a serious expression, the female ghost Ling Yu smiled sweetly, but there was no warmth in her smile, and her cold makeup made it even colder to the heart.
"Now, I'm going to tell you how to dig open the trunk and take out the heart of the tree. You must remember every word clearly. Do you understand?"
"Yeah!" Bailang continued.
Half an hour later, the female ghost Lingyu finally explained the steps that were far more complicated than Bai Lang had thought.
"So I can't hit it hard with an ax, right?"
"certainly."
So Bailang curled his lips, pulled out a low-quality short knife from his waist, and then started to dig open the willow tree as Lingyu said.
As a former social worker, Bai Lang is no stranger to complicated and cumbersome processes, and is even accustomed to them. Coupled with his current knife skills and skills, it is not too difficult to deal with the other party's request, but it is very cumbersome and troublesome.
Bailang felt like he was doing a delicate job similar to anatomy. He squatted next to the tree trunk and first removed the bark, then followed the grain to remove the wooden structure bit by bit. Finally, it was not until more than an hour later that he finally found the center of the tree trunk. I found the "heart of the tree" mentioned by the female ghost Lingyu at the bottom.
"Is this the heart of the tree?!"
Bai Lang looked at the purple jade-like prism in front of him. It was about four inches long and as thick as a wrist. It was completely embedded in the wood of the tree trunk, but it was incompatible with the wood. With the help of the three lanterns lit beside it and the moonlight, the crystal clear space actually gave the illusion of being emitted light.
"Yes, this is the thunder willow tree heart! The main material for making shade umbrellas. Now follow the last part I said and peel off all the three inches of wood around the tree heart. Be careful not to hurt the tree heart." Originally The female ghost Lingyu, who had a cold tone, was obviously trembling when speaking, and it could be heard that she must be extremely nervous at this time.
After another time of burning incense, Bailang took out the wood around the heart of the tree as required, and held it with both hands. It looked like a cylindrical wood carving with a jade inlaid in the middle.
"I will show some light and shadow on the wood of this willow tree later. You use the knife in your hand, gather the sword energy to copy and carve the lines. Remember, do it bit by bit. There is no need to rush, but there must be no trace of it. wrong!"
After Bai Lang nodded in agreement, pieces of complex line structures appeared in the form of phantoms on a piece of wood that he had cut out in an orderly manner...
