This is an old camphor tree.
The trunk is so thick that it takes two people to enclose it. The mottled bark covers it, and the branches are as complex as horned dragons, criss-crossing.
It can be seen that he also looked down on the wind, frost and snow, and stood tall and straight in the mountains.
But after all, it is a pity that the towering tree in the past has long been uprooted, and the roots are rotten. It seems that ants and insects are still crawling in the middle, and the whole tree falls to the ground.
Most of the leaves have fallen and the whole is almost dry.
“Tuk…tuk…tuk…”
Wang Yan waved his axe and chopped down the dry branches one by one. After cleaning the whole tree, he could get a few bundles of firewood.
The autumn equinox has just passed, but the weather is gradually turning colder.
After a while, Wang Yan threw down the axe and stopped cutting. Instead, he picked up the dry wood scattered on the ground and tied it with rattan.
An hour has passed since I arrived here in the early morning.
"Junior Brother Wang is not bad today, there is progress!"
A young Taoist priest with his hair in a bun, carrying two large bundles of firewood on his shoulders, passed in front of Wang Yan and smiled at him.
"Senior brother, don't make fun of me. It's only been over an hour, and you've already run back and forth twice. Junior brother really sighs."
Wang Yan responded while continuing to sort out the dry wood.
"Ha ha ha, it's more than a prize, practice makes perfect!"
The young Taoist snorted and walked away towards the mountain road.
In the past few days, this junior brother Wang has changed quite a bit, and the image of Wenhuaxuan in the past no longer exists at this moment.
It's just a lot of weird stuff, saying things they don't understand.
After tying up two bundles of dry wood, each about 40 to 50 jin, Wang Yan sat down and took out a water bottle to take a few mouthfuls.
The lush mountains and forests hide the sky and the sun, and there are occasional birds playing on the branches.
"Seeking immortals to learn Dao, it really isn't that easy!"
With his thoughts flying, Wang Yan couldn't help sighing in his heart.
Everything before and now is really like a dream.
For decades, he was unfortunate and fortunate at the same time.
At the age of less than 30, although he had achieved little in his career, he was terminally ill and passed away before he could enjoy life well.
Fortunately, God has mercy on him. After his death, his soul does not disperse, and he wanders to the other world, and is possessed by a scholar.
His life continued in another way.
Combining the memory of the original owner, he basically figured out his current identity, where he was, and even his worldview.
As far as he knows, this world does not belong to any dynasty in history, but the political culture is similar to that of ancient China. Even before that, Qin, Han, and Jin had all three kingdoms.
The dynasty's national name is Dasheng, and it has enjoyed national fortunes for more than 600 years.
This person has the same name as him, also called Wang Yan. In the age of the weak crown, he has a handsome face. He came from a famous family and ranked seventh in his family. He was a five-year scholar in Yuanmu, Zichuan County, Yunzhou.
Shao Mudao, a good immortal, more than a month ago, he resolutely bid farewell to his family and went to Laoshan to learn Taoism. He finally entered the Sanqing Temple, but the master not only did not teach the immortal method, but only let him chop wood.
After this month, my hands and feet were calloused and I couldn't bear the pain, but the master didn't mean to teach him the Taoist method at all, so he wanted to retreat, and when he was worried, he accidentally fell and hit his forehead.
In this way, the earth's Wang Yanjiu occupies the magpie's nest and borrows the corpse to bring back the soul.
As a generation of senior bookworms, he is no stranger to the book "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai". Although he hasn't read it much, he is still dabbling in it.
"The Age of Rebirth"
After all, stories of this subject matter have been adapted into many film and television dramas in previous lives.
In addition to the more classic stories such as the beautiful girl and the painted skin, his impression of the Laoshan Taoist priest's article is not bad at all.
After all, this article appeared in the Chinese textbook, and the puppet show is also very famous, which can be called a childhood memory.
Combined with the identity of the original owner and various experiences, he was very sure that he had transmigrated into the Wang Qi of Laoshan Taoist priests.
It has been five days since I came here. There is no system, no plug-ins, and some just left the hustle and bustle of the city all at once, and I am not quite used to it, but the quiet life of cultivating in the mountains has a different flavor.
Especially when he learned that there is a Taoist world in this world, and the old Taoist priest in the Guan is a living fairy who knows magic.
Two nights ago, he had entertained guests, cut paper for Haoyue, and cast chopsticks into palace maids. He had seen and experienced these things with his own eyes, and he couldn't help but believe them.
With such a great opportunity in front of us, how can we not cherish it
So no matter how hard he was, he had to pass the master's test.
After resting for about half an hour, Wang Yan felt that his strength had recovered a lot. Although this body was healthy, his physique was still a little weak.
And this is also the reason why he can't compare to those senior brothers. He has quick hands and feet. He can chop four or five bundles of firewood in an hour, two or three hundred catties, and he can still transport it back to the Taoist temple. At most, he only has two or three bundles.
Standing up, Wang Yan inserted both ends of the drill pole into the center of the two bundles of firewood, the kettle was wrapped around the drill pole, and the axe was inserted into the firewood.
I tried the weight on my shoulders, but it was bearable.
The strength of this man who leaves early in the month and returns late has naturally increased a lot. At most, he will take a break in the middle, and there will be no problem in returning to the Taoist temple.
At this moment, Wang Yan picked up a whole load of firewood and was about to leave, but before taking a few steps, suddenly a scream came from out of nowhere, followed by a white shadow, rushing towards him with lightning speed.
Wang Yan didn't have time to react and couldn't dodge. The white shadow just hit his right leg, and he rolled back several times.
And Wang Yan also felt a burst of pain in his right leg, he couldn't help but gasped, put down the firewood, and stretched out his hand to rub the sore spot.
At first glance, he saw that the white shadow hitting him was actually a rabbit.
The rabbit was covered in snow-like hair, very fat and strong, with a pair of ears pricked up high, but with such a violent collision, it was obviously a little stunned.
There are many kinds of animals in the mountains, and he often encounters them when chopping firewood. Originally, this was nothing unusual, but the next operation of the fat rabbit really surprised Wang Yan.
After seeing Wang Yan, the rabbit was not afraid. Instead, he supported his body on the ground with his two hind legs, and his front feet were formed together.
A pair of eyes were pitiful, and more tears fell down.
"What's the situation? Has it become sperm?"
Seeing this, Wang Yan was shocked.
He pulled the axe out of the firewood and tried to scare it away, but instead of hiding, the rabbit rushed up and hugged his leg.
One front foot was waving left and right, as if very anxious.
Wang Yan took a few steps back, bent down and stretched out his hand to pull the rabbit away, but the fat rabbit hugged him tightly, and at the same time looked up at Wang Yan, his watery eyes were full of hot tears, as if he was pleading.
As a result, Wang Yan was stunned, and an inexplicable feeling of unbearable arose in his heart, and gradually calmed down.
The behavior of this fat rabbit is too weird.
Even if an ordinary animal is not afraid of strangers, but he just raised his axe to signal, he should be able to sense the danger and flee, not to mention this is a rabbit, intelligent and agile, there is no reason to send it to the door instead of escaping.
If it's not a dumb rabbit, then there must be a reason.
After all, everything in the world is spiritual.
As the saying goes: If the wolf turns back, there must be a reason, either to repay his gratitude or to take revenge.
Now that the fat rabbit is blocking the road and kneeling and begging, it is obviously extraordinary.
With the mentality of giving it a try, Wang Yan asked.
"You... have something to ask me?"