35. Chapter 35
However, seeing the half of the branch that Lu Oh Oh had brought over, Chu Xi also remembered one thing, and asked Lu Oh while continuing to clean up: "Oh Oh, where is the devil tree you are talking about?" ”
Lu Oh tilted his head, a little reluctant to speak, pulled the small stone on the ground with his paws, and said, "Why are you asking this?" ”
"We only have this half of the branches left. Before leaving, let's go and find more of them, and take them with us when we go to find them, so that if anyone is seriously injured, they can be rescued in time. Chu Xi got up and stared at Lu Oh, and his heart sank while explaining. Lu Oh Oh This weak look must be hiding something from himself, isn't the Devil Tree as easy to deal with as Lu Oh Oh said, but what's wrong with it?
Lu Oh was stared at even more empty, rubbed his paws towards the entrance of the tree hole, took a step to glance at Chu Xi's face, and muttered in his mouth: "Then you wait for me here for a while, and I'll go and find you some back." ”
"I'll go with you." Blocking the entrance to the cave before Lu Oh tried to sneak out, Chu Xi reached out and pressed his right paw that had already stepped out of the cave.
"Oh-"
As soon as Chu Xi became stronger, King Lu was cowardly again. He honestly paced back to the nest, looking at Chu Xi packing up his things, but his eyes were dripping and turning, scratching his ears and cheeks and moving his careful thoughts--my daughter-in-law actually remembered to go to the devil's tree together, what about my mighty image of the king?
The more Lu Oh Oh looked restless, the more sure Chu Xi over there was that this guy must have something to hide from him, and it was not a good thing. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so afraid that he would be angry, and he wouldn't even use the trick of coquettishness, thinking about it like this, Chu Xi's hand moved a little faster.
Soon, Chu Xi packed the belongings of the two of them, and a bunch of boxes of all sizes were tied into a string with rattan ropes and neatly placed at the door of the tree hole, which looked like the formation was not small. In addition to the boxes containing tools and collectibles, there are also a lot of daily necessities.
Two stacks of cut clean animal skins, one stack is used as a towel for Lu Oh Oh to wipe his paws, and the other stack of softer and tougher animal skins is used to wipe his mouth, next to it is a wooden barrel specially used for Lu Oh Oh to bathe, and in the big basket next to it, there are things that Chu Xi made for Lu Oh Oh in his spare time, rolling circles, rattan balls, wood carving models, etc., and on the side is a box specially for various colored scarves, and ......
After counting it like this, most of the things are reeds, and Chu Xi's things only have two boxes, one containing various tools, and the other containing simple clothes and living utensils.
When I live a life, the nest of the reeds can basically be described as the four walls of the house, there is only a big burden wrapped in animal skin at will in the hole, and if there is anything good, I will stuff it inside, and usually the claws are stained with blood and I will rub it on the ground and drill into the nest, which is so rough that there is no edge.
Since he had Chu Xi, every time he came back from hunting, Chu Xi would first wipe Lu Oh's claws and mouth clean, and then clean his feathers. You have to wash your claws before and after eating, you have to wipe them before entering the nest, and you have to rinse your mouth before going to bed, Lu Oh Oh likes to stuff things casually, Chu Xi stared at him and put everything in a neat place, Lu Oh was afraid of water and didn't like to take a bath in the water, Chu Xi used a wooden bucket to get water, and gave him a shower every three or five times.
Unconsciously, these habits were all raised by Chu Xi, and King Lu also became a chicken who loves cleanliness and stinky beauty.
Usually he didn't notice it much, but now that he put everything out to take a look, even Chu Xi was a little surprised. He didn't even realize that he had put so much thought into Lu Oh. In fact, before this, Chu Xi had never imagined that he would be so meticulous about a person, worrying about all aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation, for fear that he would not be able to take care of something.
Looking at these things, Chu Xi was rarely stunned. Lu Oh Oh paced around them several times, very proud, couldn't help but come to Chu Xi's side to rub, his eyes turned, and suddenly turned into a human form again, he ran over with a roar, grabbed the edge of the box, and leaned out from the bottom to take out a wood carving model that was about the same height as himself.
This is a wood carved rooster less than two meters high, the whole is carved from a white hardwood, the appearance is eight points similar to the original shape of the chicken body of Lu Oh, is holding its head high and leading the neck to roar, vivid, majestic and domineering posture is full of spirit. From the cockscomb to the claws, every vein and every feather are delicate, and the workmanship is exquisite, which shows that the carver is a master in this area.
Lu Oh Oh put this wood carving on the ground, his movements were cautious, his expression was full of love, he rubbed and rubbed his hands lovingly around the neck of the chicken, and turned his head and complained to Chu Xi dissatisfiedly: "Chu Dabai has to be put alone, can't stuff so many things together, what if it breaks!" ”
This woodcarved rooster was made by Chu Xi on a whim, and at that time, he gave Lu Oh Oh Mei a bad name, and he named it Chu Dabai, usually hidden in the nest, and the baby is very good. Because he was afraid that his claws and beak were too sharp and might scratch it, he was willing to do it when he wanted to touch it himself.
Chu Xi came back to his senses, crying and laughing, the density of the white hardwood used in this wood carving is higher than that of ordinary alloys, when he carves, he has to pour internal force into the knife to carve it, and he can stun a giant bird if he pulls it out.
When Chu Xi first learned the knife, the old marshal asked him to learn carving with a traditional wood carving master, so as to sharpen his mind and knife skills, he had a high understanding, and when the knife skills were first formed, he also made a small success in carving, and then he never put it down.
At that time, it was just a whim, and he carved such a wooden chicken for Lu Oh Oh to play, but he didn't expect to lift a stone and hit his own feet, Chu Xi panicked every time he saw this thing. Lu Oh Oh, this heartless little bastard has never been so gentle with him, and he is not light or heavy, and when he is not prepared, he can be slapped down with a wing, compared to Lu Oh even touching this wood carving has to deliberately change back into a human form, Chu Xi He doesn't want to see this thing.
"What are you doing with it?" Chu Xi had a dark face, walked over and picked up Lu Oh Oh and the wooden chicken, and scolded: "Quickly stuff it back, put the things here first, let's go find the Devil Tree." ”
Lu Oh Oh hugged the wood carved chicken and didn't let go, kicked his legs, he was too short to step on the ground, so he had to step on Chu Xi's knees, trying to argue: "Then I want to put a separate box for Chu Dabai!" ”
"It's just a hand-carved wood carving." Chu Xi snorted, and wanted to say that as long as Lu Oh wanted, he could make it a thousand times better than this, but after thinking about it, looking at Lu Oh Oh's baby, if there was really a bunch of space, he might be squeezed out, and he wouldn't even have a nest. Thinking about it like this, Chu Xi regretted even more that he owed it for a while, so he had to keep a cold face and move to free up a box.
Lu Oh Oh put Chu Dabai in and put it in it, touched it and touched it lovingly, and the condemning little eyes swished straight to Chu Xi behind him. The daughter-in-law is so domineering that she even eats her own vinegar, and I am also very distressed by the king!
That's right, the reason why I cherish this wood-carved chicken so much is because Lu Oh regards him as a statue of Chu Xi, in his imagination, if his daughter-in-law can become a chicken, she is such a beautiful big white rooster, and she is vigorous, majestic and beautiful, and she can be hugged by herself - this small body that becomes a human form can only be carried around by Chu Xi, and Lu Oh's resentment has turned into love for Chu Dabai.
It can only be said that King Lu's brain circuit is the rhythm of breaking through the sky minute by minute.
Chu Xi cruelly interrupted the goodbye between Lu Oh Oh and Chu Dabai, covered the box, out of sight, and walked out with Lu Oh Oh. Lu Oh Oh jumped down, turned over and turned back into a big rooster more than three meters tall, looking down at Chu Xi with his height advantage, and still struggling unwillingly: "Do you really want to go with me?" ”
"Let's go." Chu Xi didn't give him a chance to struggle anymore, and took the lead in the forest with a knife, this is Lu Oh's territory, no giant beast dares to come and spread wild, and those belongings are not afraid of being passive when they are placed there.
"I'll just go alone, just break some branches."
"I'll go by myself, I'll be back soon, you wait for me at home, whoosh!"
"There's nothing nice about the Devil's Tree, it's not interesting at all."
"Chu Xi - Chu Xi - "
Along the way, Lu Oh Oh kept babbling and muttering, humming and chirping, trying to make him change his mind and give up the idea of going with him. But until he was about to arrive at the place, Chu Xi didn't let go, let alone wanted to go back.
Led by Lu Oh, they passed through the territory of the Scaly Beasts, over a mountain range, and finally into a rolling mountain range. Stopping on a cliff, Lu Oh flapped his wings and jumped up to an ancient tree on the edge of the cliff, pointed to the bottom of the cliff and said to Chu Xi, who also jumped on the branch: "It's here, that's it!" ”
Below was a huge valley, densely packed with countless giant trees with leaves and branches of tan, all covered with tan as if as far as the eye could see. When a gust of wind blows, the branches and leaves of the trees on the surrounding mountains sway and rise and fall like green waves, and only the valley is motionless, as if it is a huge and hideous reef standing in the green ocean.
On the mountain, you can still hear the birds singing and the beasts roaring, but there is no movement in the valley, and it is eerily quiet.
"This is what you call the Devil's Tree?" Chu Xi's gaze was fixed on the valley below, and there was no trace of any beast activity as far as his eyes could see, and he couldn't help but be more vigilant in his heart. He retracted his gaze and looked sideways at Lu Oh, and the thought of holding Lu Oh Oh and beating him up was about to move again: "There is no trace of any living creature in the whole valley, such a strange forest, there is no danger?" Oh, why didn't you tell the truth when I asked you before? ”
"What's the ...... I'm telling the truth, it's not that dangerous! Lu Oh crooked his neck and pretended to be innocent, thinking that he would go down to the valley to steal branches and be seen by Chu Xi for a while, he was a little embarrassed, and muttered: "I'm not afraid of this devil tree that has just opened its wisdom, it can't do anything about me!" ”
"This one?" Capturing the meaning of Lu Oh's words, Chu Xi's pupils suddenly contracted, and he turned his head to look at the valley below again, his voice was a little stagnant: "Are you saying that there is actually only one tree in the entire valley below?" ”