Passing through two majestic mountain peaks, Ling Chen followed the handyman disciples in front of him for about half an hour before arriving at a tall primeval forest.
As far as the eye can see, there is a sea of green, and there are so many kinds of green colors: deep, light, bright, dark, indescribable green. I am afraid only a painter can depict so many greens!
Ling Chen continued to look up at the sky covered with green leaves——
Towering ancient trees block the bright sunshine overhead——
The branches of the big forest are hung with a thick layer of snowflakes and dew. Under the sunlight, they look like bunches of white corals, pure and clear, exquisite and translucent. It makes people look at them and feel that their whole body and mind have been purified.
Ling Chen watched in surprise as many handyman disciples walked into the forest. The huge trees curved and revealed a winding path in front of Ling Chen, while many handyman disciples in front of him walked into the depths of the path.
This winding path leads deep into the forest. It seems difficult to transport long pieces of wood because the path is curved and the pieces of wood are straight, and the newly felled giant tree planks are thick and heavy.
Looking at the handyman disciples carrying the planks in twos and threes, they had to carry the planks carefully and try to avoid inserting the two ends of the planks between the curved trees. However, in this way, the heavy planks not only weighed down their bodies, but also
This caused their speed to shrink at the entrance of this forest.
Doubt flashed across Ling Chen's face.
"Why don't you cut down the surrounding trees?"
Ling Chen stepped on the soft soil, moved out of the way, and asked doubtfully the three handyman disciples who were walking out carrying wooden boards.
"Senior brother, you don't know something. The sect doesn't allow the trees outside to be cut down. We can't set a precedent, otherwise the outer disciples who follow will all cut down trees near the water."
The wooden boards on the shoulders of several handyman disciples were close to their faces, and their weather-beaten faces were full of wrinkles, which showed that these handyman disciples were quite old.
Ling Chen nodded. He had heard the story of "logging near the water". It was a story about a farmer.
The story is about this farmer who planted a large area of trees in his backyard!
After the woods grew lush, the farmer's son grew up, got married, and prepared to build a house. Then the farmer took his son to pick up an ax and wash himself by the river in front of the house.
When the son walked into the forest with an axe, the farmer grabbed his son and said, "Just chop outside and avoid detours."
So the two of them cut down trees on the outskirts of the forest. They forgot to plant saplings under the outer tree stumps and kept cutting down...
In the end, a large number of trees were lost. One day, a flash flood broke out, flooded the house, and washed away the newly built house of the farmer and his son...
Obviously this is just a story, but its consequences are quite alarming. Therefore, the law enforcement hall within the sect resolutely refused to cut down the surrounding trees, and strictly enforced it based on the example of "cutting trees near water"...
Ling Chen came to his senses and understood what the sect was doing.
But if this is the case, then when he comes out, wouldn't he have to be like these handyman disciples, move his steps carefully, try to avoid the two ends of the board from rubbing against the giant tree, and if he gets stuck between the giant trees, it will take a long time.
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Forget it! Since it is a rule within the sect, it is better to strictly abide by it. Ling Chen has not yet reached the spirit gathering period, so he naturally has to keep a low profile.
Taking out the blueprint with his left hand, Ling Chen avoided the handyman disciples coming in and out and looked for suitable trees according to the size required on the blueprint.
Golden rays of light shone down from the shade of the trees overhead, illuminating Ling Chen's flowing long hair and turning it into a golden color. Gradually, She Ling Chen looked away from the drawings because he found these handymen in front of him.
Is the disciple still going deeper?
After walking on the soft soil and walking through the winding path at the edge of the forest, the space in front of me became clearer. The relatively straight path led to the depths of the dense green forest.
Where are they going? Can't they cut here?
Ling Chen curiously followed the handyman disciple in front...
Carrying the sharp ax blade on his shoulder, Ling Chen followed the handyman disciple who was walking straight ahead for almost half an hour. Just when Ling Chen was about to stop moving forward and prepare to cut trees on the spot, the forest in front became quiet and there was a burst of sound.
The "clang" sound is the crisp sound of an ax cutting down trees...
It's right in front, how far can you go to chop wood? Ling Chen carried the giant ax forward and walked forward. Now he had reached the depths of the dense forest and he didn't mind walking a little longer.
There are undulating mountains and vast forests on both sides of the road, and clusters of small yellow flowers are dotted in the middle of the green forest.
In the open space in front of them, several handyman disciples wielded giant axes and silently cut down the trees in front of them. In the open space on the other side, there were several handyman disciples who were cutting down branches. Next to them, two men stood on a large stone inlaid with moss.
The white-robed outer disciples supervised.
A group of more than a dozen people, apart from the clear sound of logging, all the handyman disciples were working silently with their heads lowered under the stern gaze of the two outer disciples.
Ling Chenjian found that everyone was cutting down trees here. He took the drawings, spat, and punched his hands vigorously, and then he tightened his grip on the giant ax beside him.
Aiming at a giant tree that he had long been optimistic about, he swung the sharp ax blade fiercely.
"Pop!" The bark of the tree splashed and fresh sap flew out. Ling Chen caused quite a stir.
"Yeah." Two outer disciples, a man and a woman, stood on the big stone. They stared at this fellow disciple who suddenly arrived with some surprise. After seeing Ling Chen cutting the wood in person, if it weren't for the fact that he was still wearing the robe of an outer disciple, they would have even thought that
He is a handyman disciple.
After swinging the ax vigorously a few times, Ling Chen turned around, took off the black sword from his waist, and carried it behind his back. This way, his posture would not be affected when cutting wood.
"Senior brother, look at him... why doesn't he just stick the sword in the ground? No one wants it, and why do he cut the wood by himself, the handyman disciples?"
This cute and cute female disciple looked at Ling Chen curiously, her face full of doubts.
"I don't know. Maybe this senior brother pays too much attention to the 'black sword' on his back." This senior brother was very dissatisfied with Ling Chen's long black sword; its dull blade and rough appearance.
It all means that this is a half-finished long sword. It can even be called an 'iron weapon', but the senior brother can't find any other reason to explain this man's strange behavior.
"Then why did he come to cut wood by himself?" The lovely woman blinked her smart eyes, looked at the man who kept swinging the giant ax, and kept asking the senior brother beside her.
"Well, it may be because there are not enough handyman disciples! Yes! Maybe it is really not enough. There are so many outer sects rushing to do simple tasks, and it is the busiest time for the outer sect recently, so there is not enough."
In desperation, the senior brother found this far-fetched reason and hugged the junior sister next to him.