don't go near that tree

Everyone present, including Wu Chun, was shocked by this sentence.

For a while it was said that there were ghosts on the mountain, but now it became a god. It is estimated that most people here are confused.

Sure enough, someone asked immediately.

"Xianggu, there are ghosts on this mountain, why is it a god?"

"Nonsense!" The crutch in Sun Xiangu's hand tapped the ground again, "I haven't been out of the temple these years because of my health, and I have left all matters big and small to my disciples. things."

As she spoke, Sun Xiangu broke free from Xu Shiyao's mother's support, staggered to the side of the pine tree, and then knelt down in front of the pine tree in front of everyone.

"Daxian, I'm sorry for you. There was a disaster here five years ago. I invited you here. In the past five years, you promised me and protected the village below the mountain from persecution. I didn't expect it to happen today." Such a thing." Sun Xiangu said, and solemnly kowtowed three times.

All the people present were silent, staring at Sun Xiangu silently.

After kowtowing, Sun Xiangu got up from the ground and faced the crowd angrily.

"You are so confused! The god I invited five years ago stooped to protect you, yet you still treat him like this."

"But, Sun Xiangu, we always encounter some problems when we cut trees at night." Someone in the crowd said.

"Confused!" Sun Xiangu slammed the ground again, "He lives here. The trees here are simple, have spiritual energy, and cannot move. He didn't punish you, which is already a kindness to you."

After Sun Xiangu finished speaking, she turned around and knelt down again, and kowtowed three times to the pine tree.

It was too late and then soon, Grandpa and Xu Shiyao's mother stepped forward almost at the same time, and knelt down in front of the pine tree.

Immediately afterwards, something that shocked Wu Chun happened. After seeing the people present whispering for a while, Wu Chun first took the lead and knelt down, and then almost everyone, including the master, knelt down. .

Especially the person who claimed to be a master at the beginning almost crawled to Sun Xiangu's side.

"Xianggu, it's this person who gave me money, saying that he wanted me to pretend to be a master and help him chop a tree. I was thinking about cutting a tree, but I didn't expect to offend the great god. Please help me, Xiangu This immortal does not have the same knowledge as me."

At this point, Du Zhengde couldn't pretend anymore, he suddenly seemed crazy, and without a word, he picked up his ax and chopped towards the pine tree.

Wu Chun was the first to step forward to protect the tree with his body.

It's just that the expected pain didn't come, Wu Chun closed his eyes, and heard a yell behind him.

"The police are here!"

Wu Chun turned around, still protecting the pine tree behind him, and saw the village chief leading two policemen coming over in the crowd, and that Du Zhengde had been restrained on the ground by a few stronger middle-aged men.

"I just went to the town for a meeting, and you made such a mess." The village chief scolded in a low voice.

This was the first time Wu Chun saw the black face of the village head, and he immediately understood why he was so young and could manage a village well.

The police eventually took Du Zhengde away.

Those who stayed here kowtowed to the pine tree a few more times under the incantation that Sun Xiangu could not understand, and then dispersed, and went home to do their own business.

"Thank you Grandma Sun." Xu Shiyao's mother said to Sun Xiangu.

"No problem." Sun Xiangu waved her hand, "When Yaoyao saved my sister's daughter-in-law and lost her life, our family owes you a life. It's not a big deal, but I don't understand why you try to protect her. with this tree."

Wu Chun watched Xu Shiyao's mother tenderly look at the tree behind him, and carefully touched the tree with both hands.

"I don't know why, but when I saw this tree, I felt a strange feeling in my heart, as if someone suddenly responded to a place that had been vacant for a long time."

Wu Chun's eyes became hot, and he held back the tears that were about to burst into his eyes.

Wu Chun stepped forward and explained the reason, but he withdrew the content about Xu Shiyao, and only said that the trees on Shili Mountain must be protected, otherwise the villagers at the foot of the mountain will inevitably be hurt again.

"That's it." Sun Xiangu nodded, and suddenly laughed heartily, "Young man, the idea is good, but the method is wrong. The people here have little knowledge and don't understand the principles. You have to prescribe the right medicine. The people here They are all respectful to gods, if you say there are gods here, not only will they not cut down trees, but they will come to worship every year.”

"But Granny Sun, is there really a god in this world?"

After Wu Chun finished asking this sentence, he only heard the other party let out a long sigh.

"It's up to you."

"Look at me?" Wu Chun was at a loss, somewhat unable to understand what Sun Xiangu meant.

"What kind of god you need and where you need to have a god is entirely up to you." Sun Xiangu said, pointing to the forest behind, "If there used to be ghosts here, then from today onwards, it is a god, a guardian. He is the god of peace in Shili Village, and if people need him, he will exist.”

Wu Chun suddenly realized, as if he had opened up the two channels of Ren and Du in his whole body, and a certain piece of knowledge that had been vacant for a long time in his brain was suddenly filled, and he looked at the pine tree.

There is no rule about what a god looks like, nor what a ghost looks like.

God in people's eyes is nothing more than an intangible thing drawn according to the needs of real life, and anyone can do it.

As long as he can satisfy people's prayers and wishes to a certain extent.

So Xu Shiyao is a ghost, but Xu Shiyao is also a god.

"Thank you mother-in-law." Wu Chun bowed deeply, and then said seriously, "I understand."

……

After everyone left, only Wu Chun was left by Xu Shiyao's side.

The weather in August is about to enter, the sun is getting hotter and hotter, but it is rare to be cool under the trees.

It seems that since a certain moment, Wu Chun's appearance of being so hot and sweaty in his memory has gone forever.

Wu Chun had a lot of things he wanted to say to Xu Shiyao, but he didn't know where to start. At this moment, his inner thoughts were like a mess, and he couldn't find a clue at all.

The sudden change in the attitude of the villagers who were full of hatred for this place before seems unbelievable but makes sense.

They are right.

In the current situation, it would be a waste of work to force their brains with so-called knowledge.

For the people here, it is necessary to follow their psychology and prescribe the right medicine.

Wu Chun rested his head on the tree trunk, looking at the sky through the gaps in the pine branches.

Humans are the most elusive species in the world.

Wu Chun sighed slowly, and at this moment, a familiar voice came.

"Chunchun."

Wu Chun immediately sat up straight, and saw grandpa standing in front of him with two buns in his hands, smiling.

"Grandpa."

Just as Wu Chun wanted to get up, he saw his grandfather waving his hand to signal him not to move. Immediately afterwards, there was another person beside Wu Chun.

"Several meals were not good."

"Thank you, grandpa." Wu Chun took the steamed stuffed bun from his grandfather. The steamed stuffed bun was still warm. I didn't feel it just now, but now I'm really hungry.

"The child's mother did it well. I heard that you recognized him as a godmother?"

Wu Chun nodded, but did not speak.

Immediately afterwards, the atmosphere was silent for a long time, and Wu Chun secretly glanced in the direction of grandpa, only to see the complicated expression on grandpa's face, which seemed to be worried and sad.

"Grandpa, what's the matter with you?"

Just as Wu Chun finished asking this question, he heard his grandfather let out a long sigh.

"Son, have you seen that child already?"

Wu Chun paused, and the bun in his hand rolled directly to the ground.

"Grand... Grandpa, what did you say?" Wu Chun stammered.

His appearance made grandpa smile, and the old man reached out and touched the top of Wu Chun's hair.

"Who is your grandfather? Do you think I can't see your abnormality these days?"

"No, I..." Wu Chun wanted to explain, but found that he couldn't find a good excuse.

At this moment, Wu Chun's mood was a little flustered, but it was his grandfather who said these words to him.

Wu Chun knows Grandpa very well, he is a person who believes in ghosts and theology.

"Silly boy, grandpa has seen him too."

Now Wu Chun was really dumbfounded.

Wu Chun remembered that Xu Shiyao said that he was the one who could directly contact him, and the only one who knew of his existence. Even the white shadows that flashed past those poachers saw were just illusions created by Xu Shiyao.

Just now my grandfather said that he met Xu Shiyao?

Wu Chun's brain had already stopped functioning, his mouth was slightly open, and he looked at his grandfather dully, trying to speak but couldn't make a sound.

Grandpa here saw him like this, put his hand on Wu Chun's shoulder, and pulled him into his arms.

"That was four years ago. In the first year after the disaster, it should be one night. People in the village took me to cut trees. You know that my grandfather and I live alone, and we don't need much firewood at all. In the past, I always I refused, but I didn’t know why that night, so I followed out. I couldn’t bear to see the behavior of those people towards these trees. At that time, not far from this pine tree, I seemed to see a Back view, long hair, wearing white clothes, he turned around, it was just a matter of a split second, the white shadow disappeared from my eyes, the time was very short, but I was absolutely sure at that time, that child did not leave. "

Hearing his grandfather's gradually trembling voice, Wu Chun gripped the old man's hand distressedly. This was the first time since Wu Chun could remember that his grandpa's eyes were red.He was so excited, but Wu Chun didn't want to interrupt him.

"At that time, when I had an idea, I yelled that there is a ghost! A ghost with long hair and a white coat, and then I ran around, which was a bit useful. Those people were bluffed, and I thought about scaring them. Would it be better? In the future Whenever someone comes here to cut trees, they say they will see ghosts. Grandpa, I am even more convinced that this child is still there, he is on this mountain, and he is guarding the entire Shili Mountain. Since then, Shili Mountain has been haunted by ghosts. Gradually it spread, which hindered the poaching incident to a certain extent. When you came this year, why did you think grandpa wanted to join in the fun and eliminate ghosts? It was because grandpa was afraid of those masters. What about that kid?"

No wonder…

Wu Chun was still surprised at the time, how could my grandfather take on such a role in this kind of activity.

Wu Chun fell into his grandfather's arms, buried his head in his chest, and couldn't help crying.

It turned out that my grandfather was also involved in it all these years, just relying on the uncertain back under the moon that night.

Wu Chun was lying in his grandfather's arms, sobbing softly, and his grandfather's hands were gently stroking his back.

"Grandpa doesn't know you yet. Just like your mother, he is obsessed with these things. He just doesn't believe them. These days are so abnormal, and he is planting trees and asking about the child. Grandpa guesses, you saw him, and after he died I met you in the past five years, this is probably fate."

Wu Chun came out of his grandfather's arms, and hurriedly wiped away his tears, "Grandpa, he..." But before he finished speaking, Wu Chun's mouth was covered by his grandfather's hand.

"Son, some things don't need to be said, just let him exist silently."

Wu Chun stared at his grandfather for a long time, only to see a smile slowly appear on his face, and after a while, the hand covering Wu Chun's mouth was removed.

Seeing his grandfather get up, Wu Chun patted the dirt behind him.

"Grandpa went to herd the sheep, remember to go home for dinner at night."

Wu Chun thoroughly wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes, and with a smile on his face, he responded with a smile, "Okay, Grandpa."

……

Maybe someone shared this matter with him, Wu Chun felt extremely relaxed in the afternoon, and he was looking forward to meeting Xu Shiyao at night.

Wu Chun sat on a pine branch all afternoon. He jumped down from the tree until sunset in the afternoon. He tidied up his clothes and watched the sun in the distance gradually disappear behind the top of the mountain. He began to count silently in his heart, waiting for Xu Shiyao appear.

Wu Chun has never been so excited like this moment.

At the moment when the sun had completely set on the mountain, a coolness drifted behind Wu Chun, a hint of surprise flashed in Wu Chun's eyes, he turned around hastily, but at the moment of turning around, he was embraced fiercely by someone.

The pine fragrance drifts from the tip of the nose, and the coolness sweeps the whole body.

Feeling the strength of the hands around his waist getting tighter and tighter, Wu Chun also stretched out his hand to respond to the other party.

I don't know how long time has passed, but I only know that the sky has completely darkened.

At that time, Wu Chun heard Xu Shiyao say in his ear, "Thank you."

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One edamame:

Good evening everyone!It's so hot these days!