Chapter 10, Carving
Roseni was riding a horse this day, but she was very tired. After Jia Kedao poured him a clear water talisman, she lay by the bonfire and began to get confused.
Seeing that Roseni was about to fall asleep, Jia Kedao gave him a command not to disturb him. Then he sat cross-legged on a raw stone, formed a three-clear seal with his hands, closed his eyes slightly, and murmured in his mouth.
Since Jia Kedao became sensible, the old master has taken Jia Kedao to morning and evening classes every day, regardless of wind and rain. Over the years, Jia Kedao has become completely used to it.
Therefore, even in the wild, Jia Kedao was not willing to delay his homework.
Of course, this place is not a Taoist temple after all, and the conditions are extremely simple, so I can only recite scriptures. I can’t do regular incense and dip it.
Seeing Jia Kedao sitting down in a strange shape, Roseni felt a little weird, but she was weak and too sleepy. After a while, she couldn't open her eyes and fell asleep.
Just after Roseni fell asleep, the Tao Te Ching that was stuffed into Jia Kedao's arms emitted a faint green light, slowly covering Jia Kedao from his chest.
At this time, the gray scarf strongman who had been floating not far behind Jia Kedao, saw the green light leaching, and immediately fell down, his hands resting, and did not dare to move at all.
Just when the green light came into contact with the gray scarf, the face of the gray scarf, which had no expression, suddenly seemed to be immersed in sulfuric acid, and was terrifying and twisted. The hollow eyes kept struggling. A trace of black gas emerged from the surface of his body and melted and dissipated by the green light.
More than an hour passed, and Jia Kedao's eyes slowly opened.
After chanting several scriptures such as "The Sutra of the Pure Land Silence Sutra" and "The Sutra of the Great Spiritual Treasure to Ascension of the Mysterious Disaster and Protecting the Life", Jia Kedao felt that since he came to this other world, the layer of dust covered in his spirit seemed to have been wiped out, and he seemed a little refreshed. Even his cultivation level, which had not been moving for a long time when he was on Earth, had improved a little.
This made Jia Kedao feel happy and sighed in his heart. It was a blessing to lose his wife and his wife, and the ancients never bullied me.
At this time, Jia Kedao felt that he seemed to be integrated with the surroundings, with a bit of a charm of Taoism and nature.
After looking at the gray scarf behind him, Jia Kedao had some clarity. It seemed that the Tao Te Ching passed down by the old Guanzhu was really a treasure. It could actually remove the hostility of the gray scarf force. In this way, in a few times, the gray scarf force could completely get rid of the influence of the hostility.
Thinking of this, Jia Kedao stood up, walked a few steps by the stream, reached out and dug out a piece of wood from the mud.
This is a gloomy wood formed by unknown amounts of soaking at the bottom of the stream. It is also called ebony. Perhaps one day it was washed to the shore by the flooded stream.
Jia Kedao washed the wood a few times in the stream, took off the mud, revealing its true appearance, and was all black.
After watching for a while, Jia Kedao could not recognize what kind of tree this gloomy tree belonged to. It must be a tree that has never appeared on the earth.
This piece of gloomy wood is not big, its length and width are just the size of a palm. Compared with those giant gloomy woods that can be sold at a sky-high price of tens of millions, it is completely a small generation. Even if it is made into jewelry, it only costs hundreds of yuan.
It seemed that there were treasures everywhere here. Jia Kedao couldn't help but take it back to the bonfire with joy, took out the carving knife, and sat cross-legged on the spot in the dim flame of the bonfire and started carving it.
The carving method is also inherited by the old master. It is said that when the first master built the Laojun Temple, he suffered from the lack of outstanding carving masters in the mountains, so he eventually had to learn to himself. In this way, the new statues after Laojun Temple were reshaped and carved by the previous masters. To this end, Jia Kedao's craftsmanship is not only better than the blue, but at least he is an outstanding carving craftsman in big cities. It is no problem to have a monthly salary of tens of thousands of yuan per month.
Of course, for the Taoist priests who were viewed by Laojun, this carving is not just for saving expenses, but more importantly, a means of self-cultivation.
However, Jia Kedao used this technology to solve some dietary problems. When he was so hungry that he could not bear it, he used a few statues to exchange chickens and ducks for villagers.
Taking a light breath, Jia Kedao dropped the first knife. The extremely hard and gloomy wood showed knife marks like tofu. As time went by, the wood chips splashed, and gradually, the prototype of a statue gradually took shape.
Jia Kedao condensed all his energy and energy on the carved sword. Every time he fell, he needed to rest for a while.
Until the sky was hazy, the head and upper body of the statue of the strongman were completed. In terms of the carved part, it was exactly the same as the gray scarf, and it was vivid and not a slight difference.
Just as Jia Kedao was about to continue to carve the rest of the body, Roseni, who had been sleeping for a night, also woke up.
"What are you carving? Can you show me?" Roseni was very curious about Jia Kedao's statue and asked in a slightly coquettish tone.
Jia Kedao was disturbed by this, and his previous state of mind that was integrated with the surroundings was suddenly shattered. He couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that it was impossible to complete this statue today.
After putting the statue in his backpack, Jia Kedao couldn't help but stare at Roseni. Roseni felt his heart tremble, and he couldn't help but close his mouth, not daring to say more. At this time, Jia Kedao gave her the feeling of a faint volcano. Even the Great Swordsman Samke in the Lion City did not have such power.
"Let's go, there's still a way to go today." Jia Kedao withdrew his gaze, got up and took the reins of the horse from the trunk.
Under the treatment of several consecutive clear water talismans, Roseni's injuries have recovered a little, so the next journey has accelerated a lot.
As dusk approaches, endless wheat fields appear in the distance ahead.
Rosenie had a happy look on her face: "The Lion City is ahead."
Jia Kedao couldn't help but feel relieved. After rushing to the past two days, he was somewhat tired. Life in the wild is not as good as that in the Taoist temple, and it is completely impossible to be of the same level.
It seems that I can have a good meal tonight. Thinking of this, Jia Kedao, who was about to vomit when he ate grilled fish, was almost falling off his saliva.
No, no salt or seasoning, even shark fins have no taste.
What's more, there was a fishy smell in the grilled fish. If it weren't for being so hungry, Jia Kedao would never have touched it.
Not long after moving forward, a goshawk flew over the sky, and then left quickly after roaring loudly.
Roseni smiled happily, "Mr. Mingyang, someone will come to greet us later."
Jia Kedao nodded without saying anything, but he knew in his heart that the goshawk was probably used by the Lion City to patrol the surrounding situation.
Sure enough, not long after, more than a dozen cavalrymen rushed over along the road.
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Chapter completed!