Chapter 9: Whispering Shadows in Qianqiu's Footpath (Part 2)(1/2)
"Next, I will always be with you. When this generation of people has almost lost their lifespan, I will leave the village and never return." After the Qingniu Village villagers present received a turn of longevity pill, they were filled with unconcealed excitement. After all, the temptation to increase the lifespan of thirty years is too great!
"Oh, thank you so much! Qingniu, you gave us this elixir directly. I am really sorry!" An old woman with gray hair said in a trembling voice.
Qingniu looked at the old woman for a long time before recognizing that she was one of the aunts who sent her to the sect back then. She couldn't help but sigh that the years passed by, like a flash of time.
"Aunt Li, this pill is very precious to mortals, but we cultivators cannot use it... Except for such pills, those hundreds of years and thousands of years of heaven and earth treasures are the real treasures! The age of the age can even increase a person's life span!"
"Hiss." The people present couldn't help but breathe when they heard such a horrifying thing.
It is already scary to increase the life span of decades. I didn’t expect that there is something that can increase the life span of a thousand years!
...
Next to the big locust tree.
Qingniu looked at the big tree that had experienced countless winds and rains and fell into thought.
He just stood here quietly, motionless.
At this time, an old woman with a kind face came from somewhere. She smiled at him and said nothing.
Qingniu paused, looked at the big locust tree, then looked at the strange old woman, and suddenly realized...
"I am really confused. How could an ordinary locust tree survive for so long? I didn't expect that you had already learned the Tao. Then everything makes sense... Could it be that the kid's wood spirit root was given by grandma?"
The old woman looked at Qingniu with a smile, looking at the "newbies" who had just entered the world of cultivation: "The little guy, I have grown up and become smarter. If I fall on me again, I will not be able to catch it!"
Qingniu looked excited, and after tidying up his clothes, he bowed deeply to the old woman.
"Grandma Huaishu, thank you for everything you did for the village!"
The sunset is setting, and the sunset is splashing.
Everything in the world seemed to be drunk in this warm moment, stopping all the sounds.
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A few days later, Qingniu's house.
The family had already been filled with people from the village.
"Qingniu, do you think our ideas can work?"
"You use your magical power to obtain a lifespan from the long-lived old locust tree in the village... and then make our lifespan longer. Can this be done?"
After learning that the treasures of nature can increase their lifespan, all the villagers can't sit still. Although the treasures of nature are difficult to find, isn't there a big locust tree in the village? It's definitely not ordinary to live for so long!...
Qingniu's father longs for more time to spend with Qingniu, while other villagers long for immortality.
For a moment, the father's family affection and the villagers' desires were intertwined. They woven into a solid net and enveloped the green cow, making him almost suffocate.
During the chat with Grandma Yu Huaishu, he learned that Grandma Huaishu has been guarding here for almost a thousand years!
Naturally, he could not let everyone hurt the big locust tree.
"Let me do this. I will take some leaves the day after tomorrow to refine some elixirs to see if it works. This big locust tree has been here for thousands of years... She has sheltered us from wind and rain for so long, so we must not hurt her! Have you heard it clearly?"
Everyone looked at each other, frightened by the age of the big locust tree.
Then, I was filled with joy.
——This means that they can increase their lifespan will definitely be more!
They nodded.
"good."
...
"In my opinion, Qingniu is too soft-hearted and nostalgic, and can't bear to start... After all, he is still a child. We still have to do this by himself."
Under the night, the whole village came to the old locust tree with various tools.
"Qingniu has opened a cave in the mountains. I don't know that we will come to pick up the old locust tree now. Let's take it with confidence!"
"The leaves should be useful, let's get some!"
This locust tree is so big!
There is an area with a unique groove on it. Seven or eight people climbed into that area, but even one person would not be able to fall down!
This made the villagers feel an illusion.
Just like,
This is a place specially made for whom... so that he can climb the area safely and not fall.
The villagers smiled and gave up this ridiculous idea.
After a while, countless baskets were filled with leaves.
"The branches should be useful, let's get some more."
Another busy time...
The panting people stood on the tree with axes, looking at the bare locust tree under their feet, and admiring their "fruits".
Then the villagers climbed down from the trees.
"Village Chief, what's next?" A villager asked happily, looking at the baskets full of flowers.
"Well, next... Oh, there's it! The tree trunk will definitely be useful. Let's just cut down the tree."
"...What's the matter with this broken tree growing so big? It's going to be cut for so long!"
...
Not far away, an old woman they had never seen before was staring at them. She seemed to be suffering trembling unconsciously.
"Why?" she murmured softly.
This faint sound naturally could not awaken the villagers with red eyes. The old woman seemed to be in pain, and a red light flashed in her eyes.
She seemed confused and helpless.
"Why...why..."
The voice is weak, and the air is like a fucking spring...
"boom."
It was the sound of a huge branch falling to the ground.
Then, countless branches fell to the ground, making one after another, with a loud and dull sound.
Like a drumbeat,
One sound after another,
Inspire the fighting spirit of the villagers,
Arouse the desire for immortality.
In order to live forever and to enjoy a longer life, they are willing to tear this big locust tree that has protected the village for thousands of years into pieces.
"Village Chief..." A young man, who was not old, came to Qingniu's father and stammered.
"I think this is not good..." The young man looked at the big locust tree that had experienced countless winds and frosts in sadness, and said reluctantly.
Who knew that this sentence seemed to touch the village chief's reverse scale...
"What's wrong with it? Little brat, can't you come and help!" Qingniu's father widened his eyes and stared at the young man in front of him, extremely angry.
The young man lowered his head and left sadly.
Qingniu's father...the village chief, looking deeply at the young man's lonely back, his thoughts fluttered.
"I have protected it for thousands of years..."
He raised his head and looked at the huge locust tree and murmured to himself. The anger in his eyes gradually disappeared and turned into melancholy.
"How can I bear to bear it?"
A hint of hesitation in his eyes was fleeting, replaced by incredible determination!
——"Qingniu, don't leave me..."
His eyes froze, and he opened his mouth and shouted loudly: "Hurry up! Cut down this tree quickly! Let's... live forever together!!!"
Although he was no longer a senior, his voice was very loud at this moment. The sound echoed in this noisy place and did not disperse for a long time. Everyone smiled excitedly and cut down the huge locust tree even harder.
In the end, no one could see the expression of the old woman standing not far away...
confused,
helpless,
sad.
Finally, under the village chief's shout, the red light in her eyes filled her entire eyes...
...
Qingniu sat on the stone in his cave and opened the many bamboo tubes given by his master.
To be continued...