Wu Ma Xin's eyes widened suddenly: "The Divine Tortoise can grow so big, I'm afraid it will take hundreds of years, wouldn't it be a pity to kill it for so many years of cultivation?"

The old man smiled and said, "The growth of all things is the growth of other things, and so on, no species can be left alone." Don't you hear that when a whale falls, all things are born?"

Uncle Pogong said that when whales die and fall into the deep sea, hundreds of millions of fungi and insects will have food. These fungi feed the fish and shrimp again, and the fish and shrimp once again become food for other whales.

All life is worthy of awe, but all life is also accumulated with other lives. There is no higher level of life, it is just a part of nature.

"Yes, I see. Wu Ma Xin nodded, reached out and grabbed a flying bird, and gently placed it in front of the turtle. The bronze right hand was raised high, waiting for it to poke its head out.

The old man said, "Why bother, you just have to turn it over and it will naturally stick out its head." ”

Wu Ma's heart suddenly realized, and he reached out and turned the turtle over. Sure enough, the turtle itself stuck out its head. Wu Maxin's right hand was about to fall, but was grabbed by the old fisherman: "Alas, kill and kill, why do you have to be so cruel." ”

“......”

"There are many ways to die, so why not be gentle. As he spoke, the old man reached out and scooped up a puffer fish from the river and threw it to the turtle.

The turtle raised his eyes to look at the old fisherman, opened his mouth and swallowed it, and it was not long before he bled to death. The turtle is hundreds of years old, and naturally it is extremely intelligent, it knows that the puffer fish is poisonous, but it also knows that it is destined to die.

Wu Ma Xin closed his eyes tightly and silently exceeded. When he opened his eyes again, the old fisherman had taken the shell of the turtle and cut the meat into thin slices and put it in a clay plate.

"Eat it, it's a rare delicacy. The old fisherman said, he had already grabbed a piece by himself, and ate it with a sigh, "When you are full, you have the strength to break through the next level." ”

"Thank you, seniors. Wu Ma Xin grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, and sure enough, the meat was tender and delicious. Wu Ma Xin said: "There is still something I don't understand, and I ask my seniors for advice." ”

"Speak!"

"With the skills of his predecessors, he will definitely be able to take charge of himself, why do you succumb to this?"

"Haha," laughed the old fisherman, "I have no ability, but I beg for a living on this water every day, and I am just familiar with it, and it is different from the oil seller who pours oil, and the archery that practices martial arts, and is not a good point." ”

The two ate for a while, and Wu Ma Xin put away the turtle shell and got up to say goodbye. The old fisherman said, "The old man has something to ask for. ”

"Senior, please speak. ”

"When he met King Qi one day, he took it for me. ”

"Definitely, definitely. Wu Ma was stunned, he seemed sure that I could meet King Qi?

......

On the shore, it was a forest, and Wu Ma couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he thought of the place where he lived as a child.

The forest is even more uneven, mostly tall trees, with trunks so thick that it takes a hundred people to enclose them, and shade a hundred acres, interspersed with thin trees and felled stumps. A middle-aged man dressed in a thick blue cloth was cutting down a one-man tree with a sharp axe.

This man was five feet tall, with a big black face, wearing a green cloth shirt, a white towel wrapped around his head, a cloth rope tied around his waist, and straw sandals on his feet, like a poor woodcutter.

Wu Ma clenched his fists and said: "Brother, I am from Duanguo, can you show me a way up the mountain?"

The woodcutter stopped what he was doing, turned to look at Wu Ma Xin, and said expressionlessly: "All roads can go up the mountain, what is the use of you asking me?"

Wu Ma was stunned. That's right, just now I was in the river, and I needed to find my way, but now that I'm on the mountain, I just need to go to the top. He arched his hand and said, "Then I won't disturb my brother to cut down trees, and I will say goodbye." ”

"Hmm. The woodcutter agreed, and continued to cut down the tree.

Wu Ma couldn't help the question in his heart, and asked out loud: "Brother, there are towering trees here, and one is enough to top dozens of others, why don't you cut them down?"

The woodcutter said without looking back: "These are oak trees, and if you use this kind of tree, you must make a boat that will sink, make a coffin that will rot, make furniture that will be damaged, and make a pillar that will be eaten by insects, such a tree is useless, of course, the longer it grows, the thicker it becomes." ”

"Oh, I see. Wu Ma Xin said and clenched his fists again, turned and walked towards the woods.

There are rugged paths in the forest, which must be the direction of the mountain.

The forest was not very large, and it was quickly crossed to the other side of the forest. How easy it is? Wu Ma Xin himself was a little unconvinced. Further on, he saw a familiar figure.

Hey, it's the woodcutter brother.

Could it be that he went the other way by himself? Wu Ma clasped his fists and saluted: "Brother woodcutter, could it be that I am going in the wrong direction, why did I touch it again?"

"Perhaps, this forest is weird. The woodcutter was still cutting down the tree, and said without looking back, "You may have turned a corner in the middle without knowing it, and it is naturally easy to make mistakes." ”

"Yes, I'll be more cautious then. Wu Ma Xin turned around and continued to walk forward. This time he slowed down, carving markers into the trees along the way.

Sure enough, that familiar figure appeared in front of his eyes again. Wu Ma Xin vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he still pressed the doubts in his heart, and clasped his fists and saluted: "Brother woodcutter, we meet again." ”

"Oh. ”

"I'm very cautious this time, why haven't you walked out of this forest?" Wu Maxin's voice was obviously stiffer, "and ask the woodcutter brother to give you advice." ”

"Haha," the woodcutter smiled, "you're still on the wrong side, and now turn back, maybe get out before the sun goes down." ”

"Uh......" Wu Ma was a little depressed, but after all, there was no good way, so he had to hug his fists and continue to turn around and walk back. The woodcutter glanced at Wu Maxin and smiled strangely.

Wu Ma's heart slowed down again, staring at the path in front of him, even the trampled moss could be remembered clearly.

Although he walked carefully, he still saw the familiar figure in the distance. Wu Ma finally sensed the problem: there was something wrong with the woodcutter.

Wu Ma Xin walked behind the woodcutter and shouted, "Why are you playing with me like this?"

The woodcutter listened to the wrong tone, so he put down the axe and turned his head slowly, still expressionless on his face: "I cut down my tree, you find your way, what does this matter have to do with me?"

Wu Ma Xin sneered and said, "I grew up in the forest since I was a child, so naturally there is no reason to get lost. You must be a lackey of King Shun, and you deliberately set a trap to prevent me from going up the mountain. ”

"You ......" The woodcutter was so angry that his face turned red, and his hand holding the axe trembled, but then he endured it stubbornly, cursed in a low voice, and turned to continue cutting down trees.

Wu Ma couldn't bear it, and gathered a golden knife in his hand and slashed at the woodcutter. When the woodcutter heard the wind behind him, he struck the golden knife with his backhand, and sparks flew in all directions, and the axe and the golden knife were shattered.

"Ah!" the woodcutter shouted, and threw himself at the witch horse's heart, and the two of them scuffled together.

In the distance, there was a sudden sound of Ding Lingling's copper bells. When the woodcutter heard the bell, he pushed the witch horse's heart away, turned and ran into the woods. Wu Ma Xin couldn't let him go, and chased him all the way.

Chased deep into the woods, the woodcutter was gone, and a thatched house appeared in front of him, and the chimney was emitting green smoke, as if it was inhabited. Wu Ma Xin rubbed the wound on his face and walked towards the hut.

Cooking was taking place in the hut, using pots made of mud and cooking wheat straw and straw. The two woodcutters looked at the third woodcutter with a blue nose and swollen face, and laughed.

"Third child, what's wrong with you? Let the tree be smashed? haha. ”

"Alas, don't mention it. I was just about to cut down a tree, when suddenly a brown-haired and blue-eyed guy came up from behind me and accused me and destroyed my axe. ”

As he was talking, Wu Ma Xin pushed the door and walked in, and was stunned, how could there be three identical woodcutters?

The woodcutter with a blue nose and swollen face stood up suddenly, pointed at Wu Ma Xin with his finger and said, "This guy did it!" The other two woodcutters also heard the sound and glared at Wu Ma Xin.

It turned out that it wasn't a woodcutter that I saw, so it seems that I was really lost?

Wu Ma Xin hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Please ask the three elder brothers to atone for their sins, they are all below." ”

As soon as they heard the apology, the three woodcutters were half angry. The woodcutter with a blue nose and swollen face said, "My axe will be compensated first." ”

"Yes. Wu Ma's heart gathered his strength, generated a golden axe, and handed it over respectfully.

The golden axe was thicker and heavier than the original broken axe, and it was easier to use, and the woodcutter liked it, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it." ”

But the other two woodcutters did not do it: "Why, only his and not ours?"

"Yes, yes. Wu Ma Xin hurriedly gathered two identical golden axes again and handed them over, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly eased.

"Come, come, sit down and eat together. ”

"That's it, it's getting late, let's stay here, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning. ”

Wu Ma was flattered, sat on the ground again and again, hugged his fists and asked, "Three big brothers, this is ...... What the hell is going on?"

"Haha," said one of them, "we are triplet brothers, I am Qiao Da, and these are my two younger brothers, Qiao 2 and Qiao 3." ”

Wu Ma Xin saluted one by one.

These three people were really carved out of a mold, and even those close to them couldn't tell the difference, let alone in the situation just now. Wu Ma opened the eyes of the ghost talents, and he could barely distinguish each other. Qiao Da has an extra fine line on his left eyelid, Qiao Er has an extra black spot on his right arm, and Qiao San has an extra horizontal line on his left ankle, which is a little thicker than his two brothers.

It was Qiao San who fought with Wu Ma Xin just now. Although these three people look very much like woodcutters in the mountains, they use an axe to chop wood to break their own golden knives, and they don't seem to be ordinary people.

Qiao Da was silent for a while, and said with a serious expression: "I saw that the mark formed by the sap on the tree must be made by manipulating the nature of the wood. Just now you gathered into a golden axe with your bare hands, could it be that the brothers are from the Wuma family?"