I survive in the weird Liaozhai

The next morning, at daybreak, Gu Nian'an took out the long knife given to him by Manager Song from the bedside. He didn't know how to use it very well, but it would not be a problem for him to chop trees.

He has always been a practical man. In the next few days, he will try to clear the area on the top of the mountain and then prepare the rest slowly.

But when Gu Nian'an just pushed open the door, he froze in place, raised his hand to wipe his eyes, and looked towards the yard again.

After seeing the scene in the yard clearly, the corners of his eyes twitched violently.

What the hell is going on? Who can tell him how this small tree, which was only a little over three meters tall yesterday, suddenly grew more than ten meters overnight? Did it take aphrodisiacs?

Gu Nian'an tightened the long knife in his hand and walked straight towards the "small" tree in the center of the courtyard.

Never mind. Let’s cut down the tree first, dig out the roots later, and then burn it to death and see how it behaves.

Gu Nian'an walked up to the tree and without any hesitation, he pulled out the shining long knife in his hand and chopped it down.

"clang"

A crisp sound was heard from far away, and the blade was seen embedded half an inch into the tree trunk, and emerald green juice flowed out along the blade.

After a moment, he loosened his grip on the knife and shook it vigorously. What the hell is this thing? Is it so hard? His hand was numb from the shock.

After the numbness in his hand subsided, he grasped the handle of the knife again and used all his strength to finally pull the knife out.

He quickly sheathed his sword. The noise of chopping down the tree was too loud. His master and his junior sisters must have heard it. He wasn't sure he could chop down the tree in one blow before they rushed out.

He thought the old Taoist would go crazy if his master saw him destroying the only relic left by his ancestors.

Just as Gu Nian'an sheathed his sword, the disheveled Taoist Qi Yuan rushed out of the room in a hurry.

As soon as he walked out of the room, the old Taoist rubbed his eyes first, and then shook his head. Was he too sleepy or was he still not awake?

He remembered that he had seen a tree in the yard yesterday and it was only about three meters high, but how come it had grown more than ten meters in just one night?

Ignoring the apprentice standing aside, the old Taoist walked straight to the ancient tree, reached out to touch it, and knocked on it a few times with a bang, bang, bang.

He was sure that this was the tree that belonged to his family. How could he not be clear about it after living with it for decades?

The old Taoist looked up at the lush tree canopy and felt a little confused for a moment.

Taoist Qi Yuan couldn't tell whether it was the spirit of the ancestor appearing or the old tree having changed.

When the Taoist priest was about to take a closer look, he suddenly felt his hands, which had touched the ancient tree, become sticky. He turned over his palms and saw that they were full of emerald green juice. The Taoist priest moved closer to the ancient tree and found that there was indeed a half-foot deep scratch on the side of the tree.

So Taoist Qi Yuan turned around and looked at his disciple who was standing quietly beside the tree without saying a word.

Okay, now I understand everything. It must have been his apprentice who did it.

The tree in the Taoist temple grew more than ten meters tall overnight. Given his disciple's character, he would definitely rush up and chop it up for firewood immediately.

But this thing really cannot be cut down. If my disciple really destroys the things left by our ancestors, I feel that I will be too embarrassed to go down and meet the ancestors of Qingyang Temple a hundred years later.

"Nian'an, this tree was planted by our ancestor Qing Yangzi. It has been in our Taoist temple for hundreds of years. If you kill it, I will have a hard time explaining to the ancestors of Qing Yang Temple.

Besides, it's just an ordinary tree. Even though it has grown a little taller, it's not dangerous."

Taoist master Qi Yuan gave an earnest instruction to his serious-looking disciple.

Ah!

Gu Nian'an said that he didn't want to talk. At this moment, he really wanted to take Taoist Qi Yuan to the neighboring Guobei County to see how the tree demon grandma in Lanruo Temple ate people in various ways.

However, Taoist Qi Yuan has already said this, so it would be impossible to act blatantly. We need to plan carefully.

With this thing standing in the Taoist temple, he felt uneasy even when sleeping.

Since he couldn't chop it down right away, he had to calm the Taoist priest down first. If the Taoist priest kept staring at the tree all day, it would be difficult for him to chop it down.

"Master, I was too nervous just now. I will not destroy the things left by our ancestors unless it is necessary. Don't worry, I know what I am doing."

Gu Nian'an smiled and assured Taoist Qi Yuan.

Looking at his disciple with a respectful face, Taoist Qi Yuan's eyes twitched.

How could he not understand after raising the cub for more than ten years? If he dared to leave now as if nothing had happened, his own tree would never see the sun tomorrow.

So we need to put some explosive material in

"Nian'an, Master is old and has just recovered from a serious illness. He cannot stand any stimulation.

So think about the consequences before you do anything.

Alas! As a teacher...

Forget it, forget it, you can do whatever you want. Your disciple has grown up and has his own ideas. As a master, I can’t control him anymore.”

After saying this, Taoist Qi Yuan put his hands behind his back and slowly returned to his room.

...~Gu Nian'an???

Did this old Taoist take the wrong medicine? Why is he threatening people when we were just chatting peacefully?

It turns out that the older you are, the wiser you are. Taoist Qi Yuan has figured out all of my little thoughts, and it is really difficult to take action now.

After the old Taoist left, Gu Nian'an walked slowly to the ancient tree, gently touched the rough bark of the ancient tree with his hand, and spoke slowly.

"Tree, tree, we have lived together for some years. If you are really wise, please do not do anything to hurt our friendship.

I have a fragile nerve, and if you cross the line, I'm afraid I'll do something irrational."

After saying that, Gu Nian'an turned around and waved in the direction of the little girl Cai Xi's room.

He had already discovered that the little girl's door was slightly open before the old Taoist rushed out, and she was hiding in the room watching every move in the courtyard.

Gu Nian'an was quite satisfied with the little girl Cai Xi's actions, and it was worth his teaching her since she was a child.

Seeing her senior brother calling her, the little girl ran to Gu Nian'an, hugged one of his arms, raised her head, opened her mouth and looked at the more than ten-meter-high ancient tree in surprise.

"Brother, what's going on? The trees in the yard have grown a lot taller overnight. This is amazing."

Gu Nian'an reached out and touched the little girl's head skillfully.

In fact, he thought of it from the beginning that the reason why the trees in the courtyard had such strange changes should be related to the silver-white silk thread in his hand yesterday.

But this is not easy to explain

“Nothing, maybe the old tree had some kind of miracle, the old tree has come to life in spring, so it has grown taller.

Junior sister, it's still early now, you can go back and have a rest, don't worry about the things in the yard, senior brother will take care of it."

Hearing this, the little girl reluctantly let go of Gu Nian'an's arm and skipped back to her room.

There is no need to worry too much about his junior sister. She has been obedient since she was young. If he wants to chop down a tree, he believes that it will be the little girl Caixi who will hand him the axe.

So it’s still a bit difficult to deal with Taoist Master Qi Yuan.

It looks like the mission to clean up the site on the top of the mountain will have to be postponed for a few days.

He would not leave the Taoist temple recently. He would not dare to go anywhere until he was sure that the ancient tree was not in danger.

Just like that, three days passed in a flash. Gu Nian'an would hang around the ancient tree whenever he had time, and even when he was sleeping at night, he would remain on high alert.

Although the ancient tree grew several meters taller in the past few days, no other abnormal changes occurred.

During this period, he also made some attempts such as pruning the branches of the ancient trees and sprinkling some insect repellents, but the ancient trees did not react at all.

Later, Taoist Master Qi Yuan couldn't bear it anymore. He was afraid that his disciple would accidentally kill the tree, so he sternly stopped him from trying again.

Alas! He had no choice but to give up. He wanted to try more.

But the test results are almost out, and the tree is still that harmless tree.

Although it has grown a bit taller, it has no intelligence at all, and there is no sign of it turning into a demon. Just keep an eye on it in the future. There is no need to pay too much attention to it now.

Therefore, the plan of the "Heavenly Questions" formation can be officially implemented. He decided to observe for another day and start going up the mountain to clean up the site early tomorrow morning.