As soon as Jian Ruochen walked this way, she was noticed, and Jian Ruochen also looked at the people working under the shed, and at this glance, she understood why everyone stopped what they were doing and straightened up to look at her.

In fact, the canopy is full of sturdy men, it is the height of summer, these men are naked, and there is only a pair of knee-wide pants underneath, and it is naturally very strange to see a female cultivator in a gray robe walking.

A monk sitting in front of a slightly larger house also stood up, his same gray robe, he was also surprised when he saw Jian Ruochen walking towards him, and when he got closer, when he saw Jian Ruochen's cultivation, his surprised expression was replaced by strangeness and confusion.

"This senior brother, in Xia Jian Ruochen, took over the task of cutting down silver pine. Jian Ruochen first showed the monk the jade talisman to take the task, and then his identity wooden card, the monk stared at them one by one, and then looked at Jian Ruochen, still couldn't believe it: "You took the task of cutting down the silver pine?"

Jian Ruochen nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"You ......" The monk looked Jian Ruochen up and down, and he couldn't care about being rude and said: "Do you know what the silver pine is? You can't use spiritual power, you have to rely on your arm strength, and all the people who cut down the silver pine are mortal miscellaneous laborers, what kind of fun are you a female cultivator, no one will tell you that this task is not taken by a female cultivator?"

Jian Ruochen smiled: "The tasks have been accepted, so I have to complete them." ”

The monk was surprised for a moment before saying this, and when he heard Jian Ruochen's answer, he suddenly smiled and said enthusiastically: "It's me who is rude, my name is Zhu He, I am the steward here, this is far from the outer door residence, and those who work here live here, and when the weather is hot, there are also people who sleep outside, does the junior sister live here or go back? If you live here, there is still an empty room, it is simpler, only one bed, oh, the usual three meals are here." ”

"There is Lao Zhu in charge, don't care about my three meals, I don't live here, what else do I need to pay attention to when cutting down silver pine?" Jian Ruochen said politely.

"The higher the silver pine, the longer the year, the more difficult it is to cut down, and the corresponding contribution points are more, and the contribution points for cutting and subsequent treatment are not the same, and the sect requires that only the silver pine that is more than ten years old can be cut. Zhu He said diligently.

Jian Ruochen nodded and thanked her, then glanced at the men around her who were looking at her dumbfounded, turned around and went up the mountain, and suddenly there was a noisy voice behind her, Jian Ruochen turned a deaf ear, and quickly threw the voice behind.

The way up the mountain has been trampled out, and after walking for a short time, he entered the mountain forest, there are almost no too tall silver pines under the mountainside, and there is no one, and after walking for almost half an hour, he saw a shadowy figure, Jian Ruochen's pace accelerated, and soon he crossed these people and walked to a higher place.

It is very tiring to walk on mountain roads, especially for Jian Ruochen, who has been negligent in exercising for more than two years, but fortunately, she has spiritual power by her side, so she will not be strong at this time, and she will use her spiritual power all the way to relieve physical fatigue at any time.

The silver pine grows very fast, ten years old there is half a person hugging thick, more than 20 meters high, the straight trunk to the top has branches, forming a canopy, the distance between the trees is usually twenty or thirty meters, and the middle grows is a tree species that does not like the sun.

Jian Ruochen picked out the thinnest-looking silver pine, lifted the hem of the robe and wrapped it around his waist, and took out the black axe from the storage bag in his arms.

Jian Ruochen has never cut down a tree, let alone cutting a tree, even if he has seen people cut down trees, he has only seen it in the process of going up the mountain, he circled around the silver pine, moved his hands and feet, rolled up his sleeves again, stood with his feet one after the other, held the axe with both hands, raised it high, and slashed hard, the axe smashed down hard, and embedded it shallowly into the tree, not even half a centimeter, and the force of the reaction shook Jian Ruochen's hands numb.

Pulling out the axe, Jian Ruochen puffed up, but after five or six strokes, his palms became weak, and he had no physical exercise for two years, either he stayed in the gym for two hours before, or he could still be energetic after two hours of taekwondo.

Standing in place and resting for a while, running the exercises, the spiritual power circulated in the body, and soon, the strength was replenished, and Jian Ruochen held the axe again.

When Zhu He went up the mountain, what he saw was Jian Ruochen picking up the axe and slashing at the silver pine, the sunlight falling on her face like a fragment of leaves above her head, and her white and flushed face was full of vitality.

"Steward Zhu. Jian Ruochen put down the axe, wiped the sweat with the hem of his clothes, and said hello with a smile.

"Senior Sister Jian, you really do it yourself. Zhu He shook his head disapprovingly, "Senior Sister Jian wants to hand in the task of the outer gate, and let these miscellaneous servants report a silver pine to you a day." ”

Jian Ruochen smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, it's just my first time taking on the task, and I think it's fun to cut down trees, so I'll do it myself for two days first." ”

Zhu He sighed, looked at the mouth on the silver pine and said: "If Senior Sister Jian has a fun mentality, I won't say much, but to be honest, this cutting down of silver pine is really not what we monks should do, if you can't use spiritual power, it should be done by mortals, and the Heavenly Dao Sect can't raise these mortals in vain." ”

People in the two worlds always have different three views, Jian Ruochen never thought of forcing other people's three views to agree with her, but she didn't want to accommodate others, so she diverged and said: "Cutting down silver pine, have you always used this kind of axe?"

Zhu He nodded and said, "Before the silver pine is refined, it cannot be exposed to spiritual power, and it is only this kind of immersion stone that can isolate spiritual power that can obtain a complete silver pine." ”

Jian Ruochen knew that Zhu He didn't understand what she meant, so he continued: "Except for the axe, there are no other tools?"

Zhu He said strangely: "Cutting trees is always an axe, and you can't use spiritual power, of course you can't use magic weapons—do you mean saws?"

Jian Ruochen nodded.

"The Sinking Stone is isolated from spiritual power and cannot be refined into a jagged shape, which is why the silver pine is cut down with such effort. Zhu He said.

So it was, Jian Ruochen looked at the gap that was less than half a foot, no more than a finger deep, and shook her head, if she didn't have spiritual power to warm her body and recover her strength at any time, she wouldn't be able to cut down a silver pine all day.

"Whatever my sister needs, just tell me. Zhu He said politely, but he still stood still.

"Steward Zhu also wants to try cutting down trees?" Jian Ruochen looked at Zhu He with a smile, Zhu He smiled, waved his hand and went down the mountain.

It wasn't until the sun set, and there was only a faint darkness in the mountain forest, that Jian Ruochen finally cut down the silver pine, and had not yet cleared the branches of the treetops.

Sitting down, practicing for a week, clearing away the fatigue, Jian Ruochen put away the axe and walked down the mountain quietly.