Yu Xian

Why is Big Yushu Village called Big Yushu Village?

Naturally because there is a big elm tree in the village.

This big elm tree is as big as four people can hug it. It is more than ten feet high. Its branches and leaves are hanging down, and it is as majestic as an umbrella.

During times of famine and food shortages in previous years, its elm seeds, elm leaves, and even elm bark were used as food, saving the lives of countless villagers.

But now, this big elm tree is going to be chopped down.

An old Taoist said that this big elm tree has become a spirit!

The severe drought in Annan County is all because of this elm tree. Only by cutting it down can the drought be solved!

But is the Big Elm Village still a Big Elm Village without the Big Elm Tree?

"You little troublemaker, do you want to die!? Dare you stop me from slaying demons!?"

A shout came.

A dozen officers and soldiers, holding large iron saws, surrounded the big elm tree and prepared to cut it down.

The people watching around looked intolerable, but no one dared to step forward to stop him.

There was only one young man, who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, with his arms outstretched and his back leaning against the big elm tree, using his weak body to stop them from harming the big elm tree!

The commander among the officers and soldiers pointed at the young man and shouted: "If you don't get out of the way, I will saw you in pieces!"

"You can't hurt the big elm tree! It saved the lives of all our villagers! It's not a monster!"

The boy's eyes were still firm, and his childish voice was full of determination!

"Whether it's a demon or not, it's up to you."

A slightly older voice came.

The old Taoist wearing brown robes had white beard and hair. His expression was indifferent. He waved his whisk and said: "Today is the day of great ban that happens once every ten years. Ten thousand demons hide in hiding. It is a good time to destroy the demons. If you delay any longer, When the Shen period passes and the demon returns to its original spirit, you will all die!"

More than a dozen officers, soldiers and commanders were excited at the same time.

But after all, the commander is still a human being, and he has humanity, so it is naturally impossible for him and the tree to be sawed together.

Then he shouted angrily at the villagers: "You! Take this little naughty man away! Otherwise, we will punish him together!"

A man hurriedly ran out from among the villagers. He came over quickly and shouted, "Xiao Xian! What are you doing! Let's go, let's go! Don't block the adults from killing demons!"

"Uncle Third! The big elm tree is not a monster! It is not a monster! It saved the lives of everyone in our village!"

The young man named Xiao Xian shouted hurriedly, but he couldn't resist the man's strength. Even though he hugged the big elm tree tightly, he was still dragged by the man and carried away directly.

"Ah! Third uncle! Let me go! Let me go!! Ah!! Zhang Laozhu, let me go!!"

"You kid! The immortal chief and the officers and soldiers all said that this tree is a demon. Why are you so stubborn? Do you think you have a long life!? What a lump! Huh? You still dare to call me a nickname!?"

Xiao Xian's hysterical shouting and the man's angry persuasion quickly went away.

The conductor focused his gaze and waved his hand: "Cut!"

There were a total of sixteen officers and soldiers, divided into two groups, each holding a large iron saw about two feet long, which was already ready.

Following the command from the commander, they started sawing the tree at the same time!

Zhila! Zhila!

Waves of golden and iron-like sounds suddenly sounded, like iron filings rubbing against each other, and it was extremely harsh. The people watching all around were dismayed by it, and they all covered their ears and retreated.

Sixteen officers and soldiers stopped on the spot, their faces pale.

With such a sound, let alone sawing through the big elm tree, if they saw it for just a while, they themselves would be shocked to death by the sound wave!

"evil creature!"

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the old Taoist in the distance. He took one step forward and flew into the air from a distance of ten feet!

Everyone was stunned to see it!

This is indeed an immortal!

"Today is a big ban, the heaven and the earth are exterminating demons, and you can achieve great heights, but your spirit has to hide from the thunder of the sky, and you still dare to show off your power with only your body? Today is the day for you to be destroyed, and you will become a poor Taoist, and you will be sealed!"

The old Taoist muttered something, raised his hand and pressed it!

A Bagua bronze mirror was immediately pressed on the trunk of the tree. The bronze mirror's light flashed, and the entire big elm tree immediately shook and returned to calm.

"Cut again!"

The old Taoist shook his fly whisk and looked indifferent.

The sixteen officers and soldiers looked at me and I looked at you, took a deep breath, picked up the big saw again, and started sawing.

Bang Chi, Bang Chi!

This time, it was finally the normal sound of sawing iron into wood!

"Blood! Blood!"

But just as soon as it was sawed, the entire big elm tree began to tremble violently, and at the same time, scarlet blood gurgled out from the saw wound! It's like a living person being sawed!

The villagers' scalps were numb and frightened, and they all retreated.

"It's indeed a demon!"

The commander also felt chills running down his spine when he saw it, and shouted hurriedly: "Saw quickly! Saw quickly! Saw it to death! Saw it to death!!"

"don't want!!"

There was another scream, and the boy named Xiao Xian somehow broke free from Zhang Dazhu's restraints and rushed over again.

He saw everyone sawing the tree and the elm tree was bleeding. He was heartbroken to the extreme. He ignored it and rushed up!

"Presumptuous! Stop him!" The commander shouted angrily again.

Several villagers quickly stepped forward and caught Xiaoxian again.

"Ah!! Ah!!"

Xiao Xian struggled desperately, biting and scratching, with tears streaming down her face, like a desperate trapped animal.

Pu Chi, Pu Chi...

The sawdust mixed with blood flowed like slurry, quickly staining the ground.

The sixteen officers and soldiers looked pale. On the one hand, it was very difficult to saw the tree. On the other hand, it was their first time to see such a strange thing, and they were extremely frightened.

The large elm tree, about ten feet thick, was cut hard for half an hour, and finally it stopped shaking and bleeding.

Immediately, the rolling green leaves of the tree suddenly withered and fell, like rain.

Rumble...

Suddenly there was a thunderclap in the sky, and soon dark clouds began to appear, and after a while, heavy rain poured down!

"It's raining! It's raining!"

"Hey, this tree is really a monster. It's been sawed to death and it's going to rain soon."

"Fortunately there is an immortal, otherwise this tree demon might eat our whole village..."

"Yes, yes, the sawing is good, the sawing is good..."

As the heavy rain fell, all the villagers in Dayushu Village were convinced on the spot!

This big elm tree is the tree demon! It’s the culprit of drought!

Iron saws cut down trees, causing constant damage.

No matter how the sixteen sweat-soaked officers and soldiers tried to saw, they could not cut the last foot.

A cold light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the old Taoist who was holding a fly whisk on his arm: "Dead but not stiff? What a joke!"

While he was talking, the whisk in the old Taoist's hand suddenly turned into a green blade!

"Get out of the way."

The sixteen officers and soldiers quickly pulled out their iron saws and quickly dispersed.

"Not yet, stop it!"

Qingfeng waved, the spiritual energy was overwhelming, and the old Taoist slashed down!

A bolt of sword energy shot out instantly, directly entering the saw cut of the big elm tree, and then flew out from another saw cut, slashing dozens of feet away before gradually disappearing.

Boom!

There was a thunder in the sky, and the big elm tree began to fall slowly, hitting Lao Dao, as if it was going to give Lao Dao a fatal blow in his last moments.

The old Taoist, who had always looked indifferent, finally showed a hint of joy in his eyes, and just flew away lightly, letting the big elm tree fall and smash into the air.

Then he stepped forward and stabbed the middle of the trunk of the big elm tree with a sword. He picked out a fist-sized bead that was emitting green light and had a fragrant aroma. He laughed and said: "Okay! The tree demon has been eliminated. From now on, this place No more drought."

The commander wiped the rain and sweat from his face, smiled and said, "Thank you, Immortal, for eliminating demons for the people."

The old Taoist smiled and cut the big elm tree into eight pieces with his sword. He raised his hand and used an unknown method. With just one wave, the trunk of the big elm tree, which was more than ten feet tall and about ten feet thick, disappeared without a trace.

"This is all over, Pindao is gone."

The old Taoist didn't do any ink. He collected the orb and the trunk of the big elm tree. With a shake of his hand, the long sword turned into dust again. He took a light step of more than ten feet and disappeared in the rain curtain in a few steps.

"Brothers, let's go back too! I will report this matter to the county magistrate and ask for a reward for the brothers!"

The commander was completely relieved, laughed and waved his hand, and gradually left with the sixteen panting officers and soldiers.

In place, only the blood-red ground that spread for more than ten feet was left, as well as the large elm tree stumps that looked like flesh and blood had been torn apart.

"It's gone, it's gone, the tree demon has been killed!"

"Oh, my clothes haven't been confiscated yet!"

"It's broken! My bag of grain is still drying in the yard!"

"Hey, tell me, the Taoist priest said there was a severe drought in Annan County, but the wells in our village have never dried up, and there are always springs to water the fields. What kind of drought is this?"

"Are you questioning the Immortal?"

"Hey, I'm just talking nonsense, let's go..."

"Hey, today is an eye-opener. When the time comes, I will brag with the people in the neighboring villages, and some of them will brag! I have seen an immortal slaying demons!"

…

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the onlookers gradually dispersed.

There was only one boy. Even if no one controlled him, he no longer rushed towards the big elm tree. He just stood there in despair, letting the heavy rain soak him.

"Big elm tree..."

Xiaoxian's tears kept flowing down mixed with the rain.

He staggered to the stump of the big elm tree and looked at the bloody fracture. He stretched out his hand but did not dare to touch it.

"They have no conscience... It's obvious that you have protected so many people... It's obvious that every time there is a famine, you knot the elm money in such a dense knot that you can't finish it... You have saved so many people... but they... can't But they won’t save you... Wuwuwuwu... They won’t save you..."

The boy's sobs could be heard far and wide in the heavy rain.

It was getting dark, but no one came to find the boy home.

Xiao Xian is an orphan.

When he was seven years old, his father went up the mountain to collect medicine and fell into the valley.

His mother took him with him for three years, but eventually she fell ill due to fatigue and hardship. Before she died, she touched his face and said, "If you don't cry, my mother will turn into a big elm tree in the village to protect you. My mother will always be there..." "

Xiaoxian cried and huddled on the tree stump, with his face pressed against the tree stump. The heavy rain stopped falling on him, and he fell asleep like this.

In the darkness, a figure walked over. She bent down, looked at the boy, and whispered, "Xiao Xian?"

Xiao Xian opened her eyes, with color in them, and jumped up: "Mom!?"

The woman's eyebrows curved into crescent moons, she reached out and held Xiao Xian's face and said: "Xiao Xian, listen to me, I was supposed to transform today, but I was tricked by others. Now my body has been destroyed, and my soul cannot survive. Instead of perishing in the world, If you have time, why not help you shape your root bones? In addition, I buried a scroll of exercises suitable for human cultivation under the tree, and a life-saving jade pendant. Remember to dig it out when you wake up, refer to the cultivation, and build the foundation as soon as possible..."

"Xiao Xian, you are a good boy. You have grown up and become a man. You must be strong enough to face everything in the future. No matter what difficulties you encounter, never give up!"

"Xiao Xian, don't trust anyone in the future. The world of cultivation is full of bad people. Xiao Xian, you must remember that everyone you face in the future is a bad person. Never trust them... Never trust anyone. ...Xiao Xian...you have to live well..."

The woman's figure quickly became transparent, and finally turned into a little green light, which penetrated into Xiao Xian's chest.

“Mom!?”

Xiao Xian, with tears on his face, screamed and opened his eyes.