I was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "You also know the Ancient Tree of Life?" ”

The old man smiled and said that such a big tree is standing in the Butterfly Valley, can you not know? Not only that, but speaking of which, I have some connections with the one who lives in the ancient tree of life.

I said Old Man Yu Qianer?

He was stunned for a moment, and said You really know him?

I nodded and said I didn't know if you were with him......

Seeing my expression, the old man laughed and said Don't get me wrong, I have no enmity with him, not only that, two years ago, the vine clan was exterminated, and I fell here, it was he who reached out to help me and saved me from dying; If nothing else, this alone is something I can remember in my heart. Unfortunately, he had a strange temperament, and after saving me, he stopped showing his face and let me go, and the ancient tree of life was heavily defended, so I never saw him again.

Hearing the words of the old man, I couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

It can be seen that Yu Qianer's temperament is actually very kind, but because of his physical defects, he seems to be more resistant to contact with the outside world.

If I weren't a fellow countryman with him, I might not be able to be so favored by him.

It's just that I finally failed him, and all my emotions were buried on this lightning strike wood.

Thinking of this, all my inspiration collapsed and disappeared at once, and his face became depressed, and the old man was old and fine, and when he saw my expression, he asked, "I ask you, how did you know Yu Qianer?" ”

I am full of regret and have nowhere to speak, and I can't bear it at the moment, so I will explain the ins and outs of the matter to the old man.

Hearing my words, the old man shook his head and said Lu Yan, although you are my granddaughter's savior, but to be fair, you are not doing this authentically......

I nodded, saying that I regret it now and don't know what to do.

Seeing that I was sincere, the old man showed a smile on his face, saying that young people, if you don't experience some things, you will definitely not grow, and you can now know that it is wrong, which means that you have matured, which is gratifying. When you turn back, you return the things intact, and how you dispose of them depends on the attitude of the people.

When I heard this, I was immediately relieved.

It stands to reason that my carving skills are inherited from Master Yelang, and it is impossible for me to tie my hands to a piece of wood, and I have thought about it for such a long time without starting it, in the end, because I have not been able to pass it through my own psychological barrier.

I nodded and said yes, but he was far away and didn't know when he would be able to return, so I'll keep it for the time being.

The old man looked at my posture and asked me, "What, you still know how to refine weapons?" ”

I shook my head and said no, I knew some carpentry.

An had just put away a bunch of small snacks at this time, and when she heard it, she couldn't help but be very interested, and asked me, "Brother Lu, show us quickly, open your eyes?" ”

The old man also nodded, saying yes, show his hand to take a look.

I'm not a shy person, since everyone is so enthusiastic, and don't twist, look left and right, see that there is firewood piled up next to it, pick a few good materials, the moment is the master craftsman leaned over, carving knife flying, first warmed up, like a lathe, made four or five delicate and round wooden bowls, not only that, but I can also show off my skills, and make a lot of miniature reliefs outside, lifelike.

I made some household supplies, my hands were warm, and then I began to carve the portrait of the person I was good at, the carving knife flew up and down, and did not stop, first carved a bust for An, and then made a full-body for the old man.

Seeing my hand, the old man was very excited, pulled me, and said, "Lu family boy, can you help me carve a wooden statue of a person according to my description?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said it should be possible, I will carve a prototype first, and then you tell me about the characteristics, and modify it little by little.

The old man restrained his mood and said, "Okay, I said, you carve ......"

Next, under the narration of the old man, I worked slowly and meticulously carved the image of an old woman, and then polished it little by little under his guidance.

When the last words were finished, the old man snatched it from my hand, two lines of turbid tears suddenly flowed down from his eyes, and he choked up and said: "Old woman, I saw you again, it's so good, it's so good, I'm afraid I'll forget what you look like after living in a mess for the past two years......"

And Ann also burst into tears, holding the old man's arm and shouting, "Grandma......"

Yes?

It turns out that this woman is Ann's grandmother, the wife of the old man?

I was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered what I knew about the Linhu clan before, and I couldn't help but ask: "I understood before, didn't you have no father and no mother here, only the patriarch?" ”

The old man was furious and said how could it be? The Linhu clan, the evil demons and outsiders, treat people as animals, and there is no humanity at all, so it is like this, as for other tribes, where can there be such chaos? Pity my vine clan, but they were exterminated by those wolf cubs as an evil and filthy place, which is really hateful......

When I heard this, I sighed in my heart, and felt that what the old man said was not wrong, maybe the Linhu clan's methods could indeed cultivate a lot of strong warriors, but they lacked a lot of humanity.

Man is the spirit of all things, but if there is no human nature, how can he exist in this world, and how can he be distinguished from beasts?

With the previous foreshadowing, Ann also gave birth to hope, and cautiously asked me, if she could help her make two statues?

I laughed, did you say it was your parents?

Ann nodded seriously, yes, I often see them in my dreams, but they are all vague, as soon as I get closer, they disappear, if I can make two statues, I can see them every day.

I was very happy that my craft could give people comfort, and I also felt the unique happiness of Nannan, and nodded and said yes.

Just as I was about to make a move, the old man stopped me.

I was a little surprised, but he laughed, stood up, and said that I, an old woman, have been rough all my life, and keep it, if I leave it to Ann, I still have to get some good wood, I saw a piece of ebony when I came back before, and now I will go and cut it.

Hearing this, I also stood up and said, old man, I'll go with you, right?

The old man shook his head and said no, I'll go alone, I'm familiar with the road, you have just recovered from a serious illness, rest for a while.

As he spoke, the man left the cave.

Seeing his slightly rickety back, I don't know why, but I was inexplicably moved.

Although I have no relationship with this old man, his actions always remind me of my own elders, just like my late grandmother and grandparents.

They are simple and kind, and although they are not rich, they always want to give me all the best of themselves.

Just as the old man of Tongchi didn't want a drop of Naluo Shanmei's essence and blood, he gave me all of it, that kind of love made people have a kind of warmth that couldn't help but cry.

After the old man left, Ann came over and pestered me, saying Brother Lu, can you teach me how to do wood carving?

Naturally, I said yes.

Because I had the experience of teaching people in the Huangquan Dao cage before, I didn't have too much difficulty, and I explained the truth to An in simple terms, and what surprised me was that An's ability to learn and understand was simply amazing, not only did he quickly understand the meaning of my words, but also was able to draw inferences from one another, and derived many things.

She was even able to say details that I hadn't even cared about, but it made me feel a little more insightful.

I only now understand what the old man said before, it turns out that An is really a delicate and transparent jade, even if it is not affected by the medicinal power of Naluoshan Mei, it will inevitably have an excellent future.

It's just that she is still young and still owes a chance.

I don't know how long it took to teach like this, but just as I was about to let Ann get started, suddenly there was an explosion outside the cave.

Then the old man rushed in like a whirlwind, shouting at us, "Hurry up, there is an enemy." ”

Hearing this, An and I were stunned, and when we saw that half of the old man's face was actually blue, I immediately knew the seriousness of the problem, I didn't hesitate any longer, jumped up, rushed to the old man, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The old man said anxiously: "The people of the Linhu clan are ambushed outside, I fell for the plot and blew up the exit, but they should be killed soon, we must leave through the other exit." ”

People from the Linhu clan?

My heart jumped, and at this time, while packing her luggage, An said in horror: "Grandpa, isn't your method of hiding your whereabouts very powerful, you haven't been caught by them all the way, why is it like this now?" ”

The old man slapped his chest to control the injury, and said suspiciously: "I don't know, it's a little inexplicable......"

As he spoke, he threw me two pieces of black wood, and I took them, feeling heavy and of excellent material.

I took it absentmindedly, then put it in my bag, thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I know where the matter is." ”

The old man led us in the other direction of the cave, until we came to a mud cave for only one person to crawl, and then asked, "Do you know? What the hell is going on? ”

I pointed to the heart part of my chest, and then said: "I'm here, I have been hit by a soul-chasing blue bee needle from that guy Jing Ke, and the other party can search for hundreds of miles and find me; I thought that this thing would be eliminated after he died, but I didn't expect it to stay here forever......"