Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 44 Leave a line

After seeing off Master Ding and his party, Xu Yuanchang walked briskly and came to the west hillside again.

The willow fiber wind hovered above the red willow tree, dancing gracefully, its willow skirts flying, and cheerful chuckles of "hee hee" and "hehe" coming out of its mouth.

"I have become the Tree Lady, hehe, there are indeed gains and losses in this world. I like the name Tree Lady..."

She seemed excited and having a good time alone.

Like a dragonfly, it drew a graceful arc in the air and landed on Xu Yuanchang's right shoulder. He said with a smile: "Young man is sincere and never forgets his gratitude. He respects me, the tree empress, and pays three obeisances to break the obstacles. I will stay in seclusion for some days. I would like to thank my Taoist friends for bringing him Bring it, see you later..."

Then he jumped from his shoulder to the tree and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Xu Yuanchang figured out from the messy words that Xiao Shumei seemed to have gained a lot of merit and benefit, and was about to break through in seclusion.

He also received three bows from the young man, but nothing happened.

Is this the difference between spirits and human monks?
The days passed peacefully, and Xu Yuanchang still came to Bailin Valley every day to take a look outside of his cultivation.

When spring comes, the vegetation is new and the mind is calm and dust-free.

As he cultivated without fighting against the world, the aura on Xu Yuanchang's body became lighter and calmer.

The "softness, tranquility, and slowness" he learned from the Taoist Palace lecture hall had a subtle influence on his practice, and his cultivation, wood energy, and mana yuanyin became increasingly refined.

At the end of the first year, it was the eve of the start of the construction of the west slope yard of Bailin Valley.

Xu Yuanchang was walking on the soft grass in the valley. He was considering postponing the construction so as not to disturb Liu Xianfeng's retreat.

The new leaves on the red willow tree were shining brightly, and a slender figure suddenly appeared, laughing and jumping as it landed on the shoulder.

"Fellow Daoist Xianfeng, have you achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation?"

Xu Yuan asked with a smile.

He couldn't tell whether the Tree Lady, whose height had not changed much, had made a breakthrough in her realm?

He had limited knowledge about Jingmei cultivation and did not inquire too much about it.

"It stuck with me for four or five years, but I finally understood it and repaired the damage caused by the disaster last year. I also broke through to a new level and entered a new world."

Liu Xianfeng's excitement was palpable and she shouted: "I can finally run far away to play. There are many ditches and bumps in the area for more than ten miles. I'm tired of playing."

Xu Yuanchang burst into laughter. The Tree Empress has made another breakthrough in her cultivation, and she still has a childish heart that loves to play.

"One hundred and fifty miles to the southwest is Qingping County, where there are many masters. Sixty miles to the west is the territory of Izumo Temple. You should try to go north or east to play, and don't provoke them."

Xu Yuanchang reminded.

Tree Charms have some special abilities, but their shortcomings are also obvious, and they are generally not good at fighting.

If they leave the territory and fall into the trap, even a late-stage casual cultivator in the Qi-entraining realm can catch the second-level spirit charm.

Liu Xianfeng said: "I know that I will not provoke the masters. I will just play around twenty or thirty miles away to see if I can find some rare treasures from the ground."

She was able to wander quietly in Hongliu Village for more than ten years without being discovered by humans, and she had her own way of survival.

She couldn't wait to talk about those shiny treasures.

One jumped onto the tree and disappeared.

Xu Yuanchang smiled and without saying anything else, he climbed over the mountain and walked into the village.

Find the busy eldest brother on the field and hand over part of the money for building the yard. Later, the eldest brother will supervise the brother craftsmen in the village, call on all the helpers, transport the masonry and wood, and start the construction.

He gave him enough money and requested that the project be completed within a month. The rainy season would follow and the project could not be delayed for too long.

On the first day of February, the foundation work started.

Xu Yuanchang's requirements for the courtyard house were simple and he had already made them clear.

After practicing, I would inspect the progress of the house every day, and then go for a walk in the valley to see the budding vegetation and the gurgling streams. I would look up at the sky and stare at the white clouds in a daze. I would not answer the question that the craftsmen did not understand that he wanted to build the house and yard on a barren mountain. More words to explain.

Liu Xianfeng showed up every two days and took out the gold, silver, copper coins, antiques, jade and other small objects she found from underground, pools and rivers. She was as happy as a hard-working swallow.

By the end of the month when the house was completed, Liu Xianfeng had not found the treasure that made Xu Daoyou's eyes light up.

Xu Yuanchang is very satisfied with the spacious rooms and large yard of his new home.

From now on, he will practice flying knives and Gang Steps, and he will be able to perform them freely without being too cramped. The willow tree on her shoulder was chattering in the wind, asking Xu Yuan to plant a red willow branch on the slope outside the courtyard so that she could perch and become a real neighbor.

"You can plant the branches yourself."

"It's different."

"What's different? You've never met me before. Within ten miles outside Bailin Valley, you can see red willow trees everywhere on the waterside and roadsides. I wonder who planted them?"

"In the wilderness, I am just a passerby, leaving only footprints. Bailin Valley is different."

"Okay, okay, I'll go to the bottom of the mountain to break a branch later and stick it outside the yard."

"Let's just say it's good to be weird."

"Fellow Taoist Xianfeng, can you give me a fresh explanation next time?"

"Hehe, I don't like hearing nice things about you."

Liu Xianfeng suddenly stopped speaking, listened for a long time, and said: "Fellow Daoist Xu, three people came to the Gushiling courtyard to look for you."

Xu Yuanchang walked out of the new yard and spent some time. When the muddy dampness dissipated from the house, he asked the shops in the town to send some furniture, beds, quilts and other supplies to decorate the house to accommodate people.

Liu Xianfeng pointed out to him that the location to build the yard was indeed much better than Shigupo.

A place that gathers energy and vitality, which is of great benefit to daily practice.

Liu Xianfeng abides by some ancient rules and does not plant willow branches in Bailin Valley on his own, which makes him very satisfied.

After using the light body technique to rush back to Gushipo, the two hunters calling the door were dressed as men, each holding a hunting fork in their hands, and the other one was a member of the village who was leading the way.

Through conversation, we learned that the two hunters were from Xianqiao Village, thirty miles to the northeast. The middle-aged man was named Zeng Bao, and the young man was named Zeng Lai. They were ordered by the Zeng clan chief to come to greet Taoist Xu.

Xianqiao Village didn't know when it offended Huang Pizi, who became a spirit in the mountains, and suffered from Huang Pizi's nuisance at night.

There are no crowing roosters in the entire village now, all of them have been bitten to death.

Xu Yuanchang asked: "How many Huangpizi are there? Did they hurt anyone and cause blood? How can you confirm that Huangpizi has become a spirit?"

Zeng Bao gave a wry smile and said: "I'm afraid there are more than ten yellow-skinned beasts that are disturbing the village. Those beasts are very fierce and cunning. They don't attack the villagers and I haven't heard of anyone being injured. They only bite chickens and ducks and are not afraid of cats." , dogs, can avoid various traps we set at night.

"One of them stood like a human on the top of the stone archway at the west end of the village in the middle of the night. He was bigger than a dog. His front two paws were bowing in the air, and he made a strange singing-like sound from his mouth. It was scary to listen to it, and he shot it with arrows. If it doesn’t stick, the old people in the village say that the yellow-skinned thing has become a spirit.”

Xu Yuanchang was silent for a moment, and then asked: "You have invited other Taoist priests, how was the situation?"

Zeng Bao laughed sarcastically and said truthfully: "I did invite two local Taoist priests from neighboring villages. Their communication with Huang Pizi was ineffective. Instead, the magic weapon was bitten and made it smell bad."

Xu Yuanchang stared at Zeng Bao, who was hiding something, and said, "Did you hunt down Huang Pizi who was pregnant with the cub?"

In spring, everything sprouts, and it is also the time when wild animals are in estrus.

Even hunters have an old rule of letting go of wild animals with cubs in the spring, which is called leaving a thin line.

Zeng Bao did not expect that the young Taoist priest in front of him knew so much and was not easy to fool. He looked a little embarrassed and could only say: "I accidentally killed a yellow-skinned child with cubs."

Liu Xianfeng's soft voice came to his ears: "You deserve it!"

The four seasons are in order, and everything has its spirit.

Xu Yuanchang thought thoughtfully and said: "I will go with you to see if I can resolve the grudge. If not, you can hire someone else."

The two hunters heard that the young Taoist priest did not talk about the reward and went to conquer the spirits with them first. They hurriedly complimented: "You will definitely succeed if you go."

They were already afraid, worried that Huang Pizi, who had become a spirit, would harm others.

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