Walking into the foot of the mountain of Oni Liu, Aoyama found a birch floor and sat down.

Unbiased, sitting right in the middle of a square plank.

Comfortable, energetic.

Compared to the boss sofa chair, in the middle of this square, Qingshan sits comfortably.

It's rare to be busy and take a sheath away, this is a good day for Taoguang to keep his eyes on it.

And without the noisy crowd around, Qingshan can finally be quiet and quiet......

Looking around, the three people around him have long been gone, and he is the only one left.

Yixin and Alice should go and clean up their respective rooms, so that they can rest, too, after all, it has only been after the fierce battle that night.

You need to replenish your physical strength and mind......

What about Zilong?

Speaking of which, Zilong seemed to say that he was going to take a bath before leaving, and asked Qingshan not to go back to the room for a while.

The huge dojo of Oniliu had three rooms, one of which happened to have two beds, and after thinking about it, the four of them decided that it would be better for Qingshan and Zilong to share a room.

But why ......? It's all big men, why didn't Zilong let Qingshan go back to his room to rest while he was taking a bath?

I don't know, maybe Zilong is a shy person, this kind of thing is easy to be shy.

Thinking about it, Qingshan looked at the spring and white snow outside the corridor and felt a little dazzling.

Qinghui under the eaves is a little cool. But the sky is long.

This couldn't help but remind him of the days when he practiced swords in the Taoist Temple and Green Water that afternoon............

Allure dances and shows off the neon dress, and the two swords are fragrant............

No, you can't think about it anymore, if you are too immersed in memories, you can't move forward, you can never get out.

Just like the snow outside, although it was beautiful. But if you look at it this way, you will become snow blind.

The snow is so pure white that the ice crystals have a strong ability to reflect sunlight, which is why they don't melt immediately.

All those bright lights are irradiated into the eyes of people, and they slowly cannot adapt to the darker environment, and the visibility becomes low.

In order to avoid snow blindness, Aoyama twisted his ass and reluctantly leaned back on the floor to see the slightly dark interior of the dojo.

............ Alas?

When his pupils gradually adjusted to the dim environment in the dojo, Aoyama couldn't help but be shocked by the scene in front of him and let out a sound.

Looking from the elevation angle lying on the floor, Aoyama saw ......

It's like a hill...... Buddha statues, wood carved Buddha statues.

They are jagged and varied, ranging from large to small, and of different shapes.

But the only thing that is the same is ...... Those 'Buddha statues' are all hideous.

It's as chilling as a demon coming out of hell............

What's going on?

Aoyama couldn't help but be confused in his heart.

Why is Oni Willow's Dojo ...... There will be so many Buddha statues? And what this Buddha statue looks like......

"How's that? Isn't that weird?"

Tread, tread.

After a few words, Aoyama's ears were filled with vibrations from the floor.

Looking sideways in the direction of the sound, there was a kind old man standing there.

The old man's beard was white, and his eyes were squinting, looking in the direction of the Buddha statues.

Though...... I really care.

But now Aoyama has another, more doubtful question in his mind.

When did he, Oni Willow, start standing here?

Why didn't I notice his breath at all?

And...... Why did you hear his footsteps only when you were so close?

After thinking about it, it only took a moment for Qingshan to conclude that the ghost willow was unfathomable, and for the sake of safety, he immediately sat up with a fierce man.

In order to maintain the etiquette of the guests, he did not put the vigilance on the outside, and still turned his legs towards the corridor, and Aoyama just turned around and continued to talk to the ghost willow.

"Well, senior, these Buddha statues...... Did you carve it all by hand, or did it ......?"

Oniyanagi removed his face from the Buddha statue. After smiling at Aoyama, he slowly paced over to him and sat down.

"Yes, you're right, I carved it all by hand, how do you feel?"

Looking at the spring snow outside the corridor, Ghost Willow's expression showed a sense of loneliness and pity.

Aoyama looked at the gentle ghost willows, and then looked at the Buddha statues intently.

Even those Buddha statues are all fierce and vicious, like ghosts seeking their lives......

But surprisingly not annoying.

"I always feel ...... It's as if they're guarding something, and it looks surprisingly reassuring......"

"Wow......!"

Hearing Aoyama's unexpected speech, Oni Liu looked much more energetic.

This was the first time he had heard this kind of opinion, and it was the first time he had thought of it.

I didn't expect anyone else to look at these statues like this..................

"Looking at them with fierce gods, I somehow feel an indescribable peace in my heart, different from those Buddha statues with kind eyebrows, these fierce expressions...... It made people look very calm, and even wanted to understand why they were so angry. ”

Aoyama continued to add with a flat face.

I couldn't help but think about the answer and fell into a sense of calm. ”

"Ha .................."

Ghost Willow was happy, but he didn't show it.

He groped in his arms, and had already decided to take this opportunity to have a good conversation with Qingshan.

"Senior, what are these ......? or ......?"

Aoyama stopped halfway through his words because he saw it. He saw Oni Willow shudder and pull out a square piece of wood from his bosom.

The birch was not big, and it looked like a milky white brick in the hand.

Just when he thought that Oniliu was going to do something, Oniliu slowly stretched out his hand.

Signaling that this piece of birch is for Aoyama.

Squeak, the branches outside the corridor kept screaming, flapping their wings and flying high, causing the snow on the pine trees to shake off and merge with the white earth.

Qingshan took the square birch under the corridor with a white light, still not understanding what the ghost willow wanted to do.

In the afternoon sun, the kind old man also looked shining.

"Why don't you try it?"

After saying that, he took out a chisel from his trouser pocket and wanted to hand it to Aoyama.

This time, Aoyama didn't pick up.

But he was also eager to try, not knowing if he could do it.

Wood carving, this kind of work requires care and effort.

The mastery of strength, every exploitation of wood, is unrepentant.

If you fail once, the work is ruined, just like life.

Looking at Aoyama's thoughtful expression, Oni Liu no longer sat upright, but stepped on the porch with the sole of one foot and yawned at the sun.

The leisure of the afternoon passed quietly, and Qingshan decided.

Chisel against wood, like cutting tofu.

Aoyama waved his hand, rejecting Oni Liu's kindness, and then used the hand that was still waving just now to compare the sword fingers.

！

After feeling a sword aura, Oni Liu no longer relaxed, but carefully observed Qingshan's movements.

I saw it in an instant............

At the tips of those two fingers, a cyan short sword appeared.

"Thanks to the love of my predecessors, I can use this. ”

This is...... Huashan Qi Sword!

Ghost Liu's eyes widened a little, and he looked suddenly bright.

I see...... I see!

No wonder this young man was so good at swordsmanship and Taoism at such a young age......

Surprise to surprise, admiration to admiration.

Ghost Liu didn't forget what he wanted to do, and watched Qingshan diligently move up and down the wooden block.

He didn't stop his hand, he took out another piece of wood from his bosom and began to carve his Buddha statue.

Qingshan also slanted his eyes between swinging his sword, and looked at Ghost Willow with a concentrated look.

The wrinkles on his face were no longer moving............

But then again...... Why did this old man carry a few wooden bricks with him?

But looking at the number of Buddha statues in that ashram, I'm afraid he will keep carving as long as he is free............

For what............

"When you carve a Buddha statue, you will always carve the shape of your heart. ”

There is no idle ghost willow in the hand, and there is no idle mouth in the mouth.

He had a calm expression, as if he had separated his mouth from his hands, and gave his hands to his heart to do.

It's like, when Qingshan swings his sword, he also slashes people with his heart............

Aoyama listened silently like this, concentrating on trying to carve a Buddha statue.

A knife goes down, no more, no less.

If there is more, the shape will be finished, and if there is less, the next sword will be difficult.

This is a good hobby for Aoyama, who is in the late stage of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

As the sawdust peeled off piece by piece, he couldn't help but think to himself.

If...... People can make the best choices at every moment, if everything is just right......

Is it possible to live a perfect life?

Carving wooden blocks like this strips away the unnecessary little by little...... People will become what they want to be, right?

"It's incredible, isn't it? It's just ordinary wood, but after being infused with emotion...... It's like you can see through me. ”

Oniya Ryu noticed Aoyama's contemplation, and as a person who had come over, he knew it very well.

People, as long as you calm down, you will start to think, think about your own affairs, and think about the meaning of life.

Some people can see themselves while fishing, and some people can see themselves when they are puzzles.

Some people can see themselves when they are doing wood carving.

“...... I don't know if I'm crazy or not, but when I carved the Buddha statue, I don't know if the sky has become higher or the earth has thickened, and my heart seems to have gone far away. Everything in the world has nothing to do with me. ”

"It's as if I'm no longer here, maybe that's Tranquility. ”

Qingshan listened to Ghost Willow's self-talk, and his eyes lit up.

This feeling...... Isn't it the one I entered last night...... Selflessness?

The two Buddha statues have been carved almost completely, and Aoyama still still doesn't understand the reason why Ghost Willow carved these Buddha statues, and he thinks to himself...... Maybe Ghost Liu didn't want to say it, or maybe these things were a little difficult for him to talk about.

Indeed, Aoyama guessed correctly.

Looking at the sad look of the ghost willow, you can know what these Buddha statues are carrying...... will be such a look.

Incredible, a man's sword, a man's work, a man's words, a book.

can show a part of that person.