Because the six wooden edges of the six natural trees are attached to Manjushri, the six wisdom swords of Manjushri can cut off human troubles, or symbolize the six-character proverb (i.e., the six-character mantra "Om Mani Horn Mi Yin"), which is believed to be used to ward off evil spirits.

So when he heard the Dragon Descending Wood, not only me, but the third uncle was also shocked, he grabbed a piece of wood and asked, "Old Xiao, do you mean that this kind of wood is the Dragon Descending Wood?" ”

Lao Xiao nodded: "I think it's very similar to the legendary Dragon Descending Wood." And it does have the effect of warding off evil spirits. ”

As he spoke, Xiao pointed to the entrance of the cave, and we looked down through the cracks in the wood, and found that the strange woman was gone.

I asked, "Uncle Xiao, where is that woman?" ”

"She must have hung back up on it."

"Old Xiao, what's going on here? Liang Yue, what about the girl? The third uncle asked.

Lao Xiao waved his hand: "This is a long story, let's go into the house and talk about it." It's almost late at night, and the temperature can freeze people to death, so the house is warmer. ”

Old Xiao rearranged the scattered wood piled up around him, and led us back to the room where there was a telephone.

I followed behind and secretly asked the third uncle, "I said what's the matter with you?" How did you see that I was in danger and hid aside, but Lao Xiao saved me. ”

The third uncle smiled bitterly: "Eldest nephew, is your third uncle a person who can't be saved when he sees death?" The main thing is that I was looking for a rope at the time, but where can I find it for a while? I was about to jump in to save you, but who knew that I was about to make a move when I heard footsteps. I was afraid it would not be good for us, so I went into hiding. When I saw that the man was Lao Xiao, and he was holding a reel of rope to save you, I was relieved. ”

I snorted, "Something in your mouth always makes sense." ”

The third uncle chattered beside me: "What I said is true, you have to believe your third uncle." Besides, is your third uncle a person who is afraid of things? ”

At this time, Lao Xiao had already entered the house and lit two candles.

Old Xiao took off his hat, and when I saw Xiao Bohe and saw him in Tianyou Square, he was a lot haggard. It should have been a few days since my face was washed, and my face was red from the wind.

I hurriedly asked, "Uncle Xiao, you called Mr. Wu and asked us to come over, is there something wrong here?" What about Liang Yue? ”

Lao Xiao listened to my question, his expression was a little gloomy, and he nodded slowly: "Yue girl, something happened......

I was a little dazed when I heard it, and seeing that Lao Xiao's expression was wrong, I quickly asked, "Ah?" What's wrong with her? ”

Lao Xiao was also busy waving his hand: "Li Yang, don't worry. Miss Yue is fine for the time being, but if you want to take her away from here, I can't do it alone, so I brought you here. Listen to me tell you specific things......"

The third uncle waved his hand: "That's it, Lao Xiao, can we change places?" It's not much warmer in this room than outside, and if we wait here until dawn, we'll have to freeze to death." Let's go to Sister Hua's hotel, get some soju side dishes, and talk while drinking. ”

Lao Xiao hesitated for a moment, stretched out his fingers and counted it, and reluctantly agreed.

I asked Lao Xiao: "Uncle Xiao, what are you?" ”

Xiao Bo replied, "I'm counting."

Day. The woman in the cave, I have to watch it, or something will happen. ”

Lao Xiao didn't elaborate, and I didn't ask too much, the three of us left the freight yard and found Sister Hua's hotel again.

Sister Hua was a little surprised when she saw us go back, especially when she saw Lao Xiao, she was stunned again. And when she saw the third uncle, her eyes were even more frightened.

I know that Lao Xiao and Liang Yue must have also come to her shop, and she must have an impression.

I asked Sister Hua to prepare some wine and food in the room, and when everyone was seated, I couldn't wait to ask Lao Xiao: "Uncle Xiao, what happened, let's talk." ”

Lao Xiao first picked up the wine glass, poured two sips of wine, first coughed violently a few times, then breathed a long sigh of relief, and leaned back on the chair for a long time without relieving his strength.

The third uncle asked with concern, "Old Xiao, are you okay?" ”

Xiao Bo shook his head: "These days, I am alone here, whether it is my brain or body, there is no pause. I've been waiting for more than a month just at that yard, and I thought you wouldn't come......"

I hurriedly explained: "Uncle Xiao, I have been outside during this time, and I went to see Mr. Wu as soon as I came back, and he told me the news, and we came over immediately." ”

Xiao Bo nodded: "I know this." I didn't expect it to be so serious at first, otherwise, I wouldn't have let Yue Yatou come back here. ”

The third uncle poured Lao Xiao another glass of wine and said, "Lao Xiao, what happened?" You can't hide it from me, your Taoism is no worse than mine, if this thing can stump you, I'm afraid it's not small. ”

Lao Xiao picked up the wine glass, drank it all again, and said, "You all saw the woman hanging in the cave, right?" ”

The third uncle and I glanced at each other, and both looked at Lao Xiao and nodded.

Lao Xiao continued: "That woman is from the goddess village. ”

"Goddess Village? Is it Liang Yue's hometown? ”

Lao Xiao nodded: "That's right." Have you ever heard of the Goddess Village? ”

The third uncle said: "We also got some things about the goddess village from Sister Hua, and she said that the powder she grinded in the backyard was collected by the people of the goddess village." And the goddess village is dominated by women, as if it was a matriarchal society in a primitive society. ”

Lao Xiao explained: "Master Li, in fact, it is a bit serious about the matriarchal society, I think it is more like a bee colony, the worker bees are all male peaks, and the reproduction of the entire bee colony depends on the queen bee." ”

The third uncle waved his hand: "It doesn't matter what it is." You go on to tell your, what's going on with the woman in the cave? ”

Lao Xiao said: "That was rescued by me from the goddess village. Do you know about cicadas? ”

"Cicadas?" The third uncle and I were stunned at the same time, what does this have to do with the cicada's metamorphosis?

Lao Xiao continued: "The molting of cicadas is controlled by a hormone in the cicada's body. The cicada's pupae spend the first two or three years of its life underground, during which time it sucks the liquid from the roots of the tree. Then, after a few years of slow growth, after storing energy, one day breaking through the ground and finding a tree to climb with the instinct of survival. The cicada uses the shell of the chrysalis as a base and slowly frees itself, as if from one

...... crawled out of the secondary armor"

Lao Xiao gushed about the reasons and process of the cicada's metamorphosis, and this topic seemed to be far away. But the third uncle and I didn't interrupt him, and we all knew that he wouldn't give us the knowledge of cicada metamorphosis for no reason.

Sure enough, after Lao Xiao finished talking about the process of the cicada's metamorphosis, he changed his words and said: "The woman you saw is also undergoing a cicada metamorphosis. It's just that strictly speaking, it's a human metamorphosis. ”

(End of chapter)

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