Master Kong was shocked.

I have long known that this cat is extraordinary, and it has become a spirit without becoming a god, and when I discussed it this morning, it also fully understood human speech, but now it is the first time I have heard it speak.

A cat really spoke.

The words are clear and the voice is pleasant.

There is a huge gap between what you know and what you have actually seen.

Master Kong was surprised, and after tasting this sentence, he was also a little proud in his heart, and then looked at the eyeless wood carving in front of him and the talking cat, and for a while, he fell into contemplation again.

"Why don't you engrave your eyes when you wait for the edict."

The young gentleman's words reached his ears.

"Why doesn't it have eyes?"

The thin voice moved Master Kong even more.

"If you don't have a charm in your eyes, why bother with your eyes?" Master Kong finally put down the carving knife.

"If you don't have a charm in your eyes, why not stop your eyes?" Song You followed his words, but his voice was very soft, and he used an inquiring tone.

“……”

Master Kong was silent for a long time, and then said: "Mr. and Sanhua Niangniang are both extraordinary, and the old man will tell the truth to Mr. ”

I saw him arching his hand towards Song You, and then towards Sanhua Cat.

"I coaxed the two of you last night, but in fact, it is true that the carved wood is alive, and it is a matter of the old man when he is forty years old. However, the old decay is only a craftsman, although there is this miraculous skill, can bring fame, but this kind of skill is against the heavens, if it is used at will, the wooden people everywhere are walking and the wooden dogs are barking wildly, I am afraid that there will be chaos. ”

"I see."

Song You nodded lightly.

In fact, he knew it last night.

It's just that the old gentleman treats him well, and it is a mountain chicken soup, and he stays with him, and he also says that he wants to give him a wood carving, so courteous, when he knows that the old gentleman is not willing to disclose this matter, how can he be too embarrassed by the old gentleman in order to increase his knowledge and practice?

As for this morning, it is the fate of Sanhua Niangniang and him.

"Besides, when people see the strangeness, they will inevitably have a fear of old decay, and they are afraid to see it as a monster." Master Kong continued, pausing for a moment, and couldn't help sighing, "Therefore, since then, all the things carved by the old decay have a spiritual rhyme, they don't put their eyes on it, and if outsiders come to visit from afar, they all say that it is just three people becoming tigers, and it is just a miscommunication." ”

"What the master said is reasonable."

Song You nodded and paused: "But there is one thing that Song disagrees with." ”

"Please."

"It's true that the master is a craftsman, but there is really no need to be presumptuous." Song You said to Master Kong, "The master's skill is already supernatural, and with this divine skill, he is no different from a god." ”

"Sir, be careful! There are gods in the head! ”

“……”

Song You just smiled.

If this old gentleman really has this ability, even if he is just a mortal, but he is the gods of the Heavenly Palace, the Buddhas of the Western Heavens, how many of them can compare to him?

"Master, please."

"Don't be afraid, sir."

"The master laughed, Song is also a wild person, he knows the miracles in this world, and every one of them is the pinnacle of talent and half a lifetime of hard work." Song You arched his hand as he spoke, "With this magic skill, it means that the master is already the top of the world in this place, Song only admires and admires, how can he be afraid?" ”

"Sir, if you're really an immortal."

Master Kong then took the knife into the wood and carved his eyes.

This wood-carved cat comes to life from vividness and charm.

There was nothing strange about the whole process, as if it was alive in itself, and Master Kong just woke it up with a carving knife. It's like the previous carving process, as Sanhua Niangniang said, as the lifelike wooden cat itself was hidden in that section of wood, and Master Kong just used a carving knife to find it.

Even with Song You's Taoism, he didn't see anything.

When the carving knife stopped, the wooden cat immediately became alive, twisted its head, looked left and right, and was still a little stiff at first, but soon moved freely, and after looking at all the people in the house, it suddenly jumped off the stake and ran out like lightning.

"It ran away!"

Sanhua Niangniang exclaimed in surprise.

"Stop it!"

Master Kong also hurriedly shouted.

Only Song You was unhurried and said to that side:

"Please come back."

The wooden cat immediately stopped, turned its back to this side, but turned its head to look.

When he saw that it was Song You who called it, he turned around and walked slowly over like a real cat hearing the call of an acquaintance.

The cat is really alive.

Song You has sensed its vitality and its desire for freedom.

In the short breath that it has come by, you can even see that some parts of its body gradually turn from wood to hair, one by one, faintly visible different colors, and it seems that it will soon become a flower cat that is difficult to distinguish between real and fake with the naked eye.

Song You stretched out his hand and touched the wooden cat's head, feeling the texture of the wood coming from the palm of his hand, looking at the wooden cat with an expression of enjoyment, opening his mouth silently, he only showed contemplation.

Thinking about a question that I have been thinking about for many years and has not yet been answered-

What kind of world is this?

……

An hour later.

Wooden cats are no different from real cats, and they are indistinguishable to the naked eye.

I saw that this cat was seven or eight points similar to Sanhua Niangniang, and I thought that even if Master Kong carved according to the appearance of Sanhua Niangniang, he also had his own thoughts in his heart. And except for the appearance of these seven points, this cat is almost anywhere similar to Sanhua Niangniang, even its strong desire for freedom is actually given by Master Kong.

The status of a carpenter is considered high among craftsmen, and when he is involved in art, he is sought after by literati and scholars, and it is a little higher, but in this era, in the final analysis, he is only a craftsman.

Coupled with various other constraints, such as worldly vision and inner morality, Master Kong's skills are superb, but they cannot be used at will.

Maybe he also wants to have his own piece of the world.

Because of this, Song You thought twice and did not bring the cat back. Originally, I wanted to send it back to Fulongguan to be the companion of the master, but I also gave up, and only released it back to the mountains and forests after the bamboo house.

"Go and find your world."

Song You whispered goodbye to the cat.

Master Kong stood behind him, staring at him, without the slightest hint of hindrance or reluctance.

Song You seemed to hear his heart.

Your freedom is my freedom.

Seeing that it went away, according to its own thoughts, into the mountains and forests, he turned around, and bowed his hand to Master Kong: "What I have seen and heard today is wonderful, it is really the best in my life, Song Mou's trip is not only worthwhile, but also a great harvest in his own practice, thank you here, master, please accept a certain gift from Song." ”

One person is not in a hurry, but deeply bows.

One woke up and turned around, panicking and supporting.

"Disturbing for a day, thanks to the master's hospitality, I deserve it, now that I know that I am enough, it is time for Song to return." Song You paused, "As for the cat, the master doesn't have to worry, Song has already made up for the lack of spiritual rhyme for it, even if there is a master who is not weaker than Song and is proficient in this way, he can no longer see that it was once a piece of wood." ”

Master Kong was stunned when he heard this.

Song You just smiled and gave up his hand again:

"Farewell."

So he took the cat with him and never looked back.

I only came yesterday and went on the way back, but although this trip was short, it was wonderful to the extreme.

If you ask where the magic is, you can't say it.

Song You himself pondered all the way.

It's still that question.

There are thousands of paths of cultivation, but the paths are the same, and in the end it is just a peep and touch the essence of this world. Just like the Fulongguan generation of the master, in fact, each has its own ability, and even the method of cultivation is different, only one is the same from generation to generation, that is, going down the mountain.

What is the descent of the mountain?

It is to see the famous mountains and rivers, to look for strange people and strange things, to eat, drink and have fun, to subdue demons and eliminate demons, to see peace and tranquility, to sigh the bitterness of people's livelihood, and to watch the world.

……

By the time we arrived at Yidu, it was already dark.

Song You entered from the north city gate, ate a bowl of noodles on the way, passed by the pork shop, and saw that there were still some miscellaneous things left, so he spent a few pennies and bought a small piece of pig and iron for Sanhua Niangniang. This thing Yidu people don't like to eat very much, and it sells very cheaply, but Sanhua Niangniang likes it.

When I returned to the small courtyard, I stayed up all night.

I didn't do anything else, but I felt something faintly in my heart, so I sat under the yellow plum tree in the courtyard, felt the charm of heaven and earth, thought about what I thought in my head, and captured those ethereal things.

Before you know it, the night has passed.

When Song You opened his eyes, it was already early the next morning.

Look up at the sky and pause.

"It's the autumn equinox."

Divide means to divide equally.

At the time of the autumn equinox, the day and night are almost the same length all over the world, the yin and yang qi are strong and weak, and the spiritual rhyme of the world is in harmony to achieve a perfect balance, which is a very mysterious season.

Last night, Song You caught the subtlety between heaven and earth, and also caught this harmonious and mysterious spiritual rhyme.

Turning his head to look—

I saw a three-flowered cat sitting upright in front of the threshold at the door of the bedroom, and I didn't see any expression, just looked at him straight, I don't know how long I looked, and I didn't know what it was thinking.

Are you wondering about this man's behavior?

"Sanhua Niangniang."

Song You thought and beckoned to it.

The three-flowered cat immediately seemed to be revived, stood up, leaned down, cocked his buttocks, opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, stretched his waist for a long time, and then walked towards him slowly.

"Do what?"

The three-flowered cat asked lazily, and the voice was very good.

"Did Sanhua Niangniang sleep well last night?"

"Sanhua Niangniang didn't sleep last night."

"Why don't you sleep?"

"Why don't you sleep?"

"I don't want to sleep."

"I want to see when you sleep."

"I see."

Song You smiled and nodded, then raised his hand and spread it out, and there was immediately a trace of aura floating in his palm, which was very clean grass yellow, like a meteor, and there was a mystery in it, and it was extremely mysterious.

"Sanhua Niangniang is willing to turn into a human form?"

"Sanhua Niangniang's cultivation is not enough, and she can't turn into a human being."

"Sanhua Niangniang wants to turn into a human?"

"Sanhua Niangniang thinks so."

"I'll give Sanhua Niangniang a little creation, and ask Sanhua Niangniang not to dodge, and to understand it carefully."

Song You waved his hand casually, and the meteor-like aura in his hand flew towards the three-flowered cat, which was clearly visible in broad daylight. If it's night, it's even more beautiful.

"Sanhua Niangniang doesn't hide......

"Huh! What's going on?

"It hid on its own!!"

I saw the three-flowered cat jumping to the side unexpectedly, and the meteor also turned a corner, chasing after it, and finally disappeared into its eyebrows.

Song You looked helpless.