Lu Xiaohong looked back at me and said, "Actually, I just wanted to try this method to see if it would work, and it turned out to be just as I expected."
Seeing what Lu Xiaohong said, I couldn't help but be curious and asked: "Then what method did you use to release the soul from the imprisonment of the stone statue?"
Lu Xiaohong glanced at me, and the corners of his lips curled up into a smile. He stretched out the hand that was rubbing the small stone statue in front of me, opened his palm, and said, "This is what I'm using!"
There was a lot of residual black powder on his palm.
I stretched out a finger, dipped some black powder on the tip of my finger, smelled it with the tip of my nose, and rubbed it with my thumb.
"Is it charcoal?" I looked up at Lu Xiaohong in surprise and asked.
"Yes, charcoal is the essence of wood, and the energy of spiritual stone belongs to earth. Wood overcomes earth. It is best to use charcoal to release the soul imprisoned by stone." Lu Xiaohong smiled and nodded.
"But, you have been with us just now, where did you get the charcoal powder?" I asked doubtfully.
"I just picked up the fragrant feet on the ground and roasted the fragrant feet into charcoal with the fire of Liuding Divine Fire." Lu Xiaohong replied.
I subconsciously lowered my head and looked at my feet. Sure enough, there were fragrant feet scattered everywhere on the ground.
"Is ordinary charcoal useless, or does it have to be charcoal burned with the Six Ding Divine Fire?" I looked at the small stone statue that was cracked in half on the table, and turned to ask Lu Xiaohong.
"The effect of Six Ding Divine Fire is not inferior to that of Heavenly Thunder Fire, and it is indeed much better than ordinary charcoal."
Lu Xiaohong nodded and said: "But the fragrant feet are just ordinary wood after all, so I just used some internal force to assist.
If you can find a peach tree that has only blossomed but not produced fruit for more than thirty years, then use Liuding Divine Fire to bake the peach tree into charcoal and sprinkle it on the small stone statue, the stone statue will automatically crack and release the soul trapped inside."
"Is it that simple?"
Dongzi's eyes widened in surprise, "Then my hands were not in vain?"
Lu Xiaohong nodded: "It's really that simple."
"Hey, if it's so simple, why didn't the mountain god tell us?" Dongzi looked at me with some doubts.
I didn't say anything. After I looked at Lu Xiaohong, I understood and smiled at the same time without saying a word.
Of course the mountain god knows that stone is the essence of earth and that wood can defeat earth, but no matter how generous and selfless he is, and no matter how much he believes in us, he probably won't tell anyone about his nemesis and weaknesses.
Charcoal burned with Heavenly Thunder Fire or Six Ding Divine Fire is also hard to find, and it may not be useful even if it is told.
What's more, Dongzi absorbed enough stone spirit energy from Caixia, which was enough to unlock the imprisonment of the small stone statue.
"Think for yourself!"
I patted Dongzi on the shoulder, turned to look at Yan Na, and asked: "Master Yan, are there any peach trees near you that have only bloomed but never produced fruit for more than 30 years?"
Yan Na thought for a while, nodded and said: "There is such a tree, but it is probably impossible to cut down that tree and burn it into charcoal."
As he spoke, Yan Na looked at the old mayor subconsciously.
"You don't need to cut down a whole tree, you just need to take the branches that can make enough charcoal." Lu Xiaohong said.
The old mayor and Yan Na looked at each other and shook their heads slowly: "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
Is it difficult to even get some peach branches?
I looked at the old mayor and asked, "Did someone plant that peach tree on purpose?"
The old mayor smiled bitterly and nodded: "Not only was it planted deliberately, but it was also planted in the yard and was treated as a treasure by others.
In fact, it’s not far from here. Xiaotao Village, ten miles away, was planted by Granny Yan Xiuchun when she was young. It’s been around for eighty years now, let alone thirty years.”
I glanced at the densely packed small stone statues on the table. If every household had such a small stone statue, it would probably be less than one percent.
Collecting them all is not something that can be done overnight. What's more, in this remote and remote area, some people have been enshrining small stone statues for a long time and will wait and see for a while and refuse to take them out. How can we live here for a long time? We can't wait.
?
If we can get some peach wood from Granny Yan Xiuchun and burn it into charcoal, even if the quantity is small, we can process the stone statues on hand first, leave the charcoal powder to Yan Na, and let him slowly process the other stone statues.
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"Can you take us to try?" I looked at the old mayor and asked.
"It's probably useless, but if you really want to try it, go ahead and try it!"
The old mayor sighed and asked, "Are you going now? I'm afraid Grandma Xiuchun has already gone to bed by this time."
I looked back at Lu Xiaohong and asked him to make up his mind.
"Let's go tomorrow morning. The peach tree, which only blooms but does not bear fruit, belongs to Yang. The charcoal burned at noon is the best. There is no need to worry about it in advance." Lu Xiaohong thought for a while and said.
"That's good! That's good!" The old mayor nodded repeatedly.
Then he looked at me and Lu Xiaohong and said: "The two masters haven't eaten yet. After you called me, I have already booked a room and a table of meals for you at the Xianghe Restaurant in the town. Let's go eat first, and the rest
Let’s talk about it over dinner.”
We started on our way after lunch. We ate some snacks in the car along the way, and we were indeed a little hungry.
"Okay!" I nodded and did not refuse to the old mayor.
Since there were too many people in our car, we could barely squeeze in one person, so we asked the old mayor to follow us in the car. Dongzi took Yan Na on a motorcycle, leaving the Yan family ancestral hall and heading all the way to Xianghe Restaurant in the town.
Dad seemed to have a conflict with Shi Shi and Qiao Xiao En. He sat aside angrily and said nothing. However, Shi Shi and Qiao Xiao En happily called Grandpa when they saw the old mayor.
"Master Hu Ling, I didn't expect that you and this little brother would have such a big child at such a young age!"
When the old mayor saw Fourteen calling me mom, he said with a surprised look on his face.
My face turned red and I didn't know how to explain it better, so I just said nothing.
"My wife can do it!"
Lu Xiaohong smiled and turned to answer the old mayor. With a fatherly look on his face, he patted Shi Shi and Qian Xiaoen on the heads and said, "You two, sit tight and don't crowd the mayor, grandpa!"
Really hammered!
"The virtuous couple are young and promising talents!"
The old mayor nodded repeatedly, looked at his father again and said, "I wonder who this elder brother is -"
"Son-in-law, where are we going?"
Dad looked unhappy. He just glanced at the old mayor and ignored him. He just put his hand on the back of the driver's seat and asked Lu Xiaohong.
I was a little embarrassed, so I turned to the old mayor and explained: "My father was injured some time ago and there is some congestion in the brain. I'm sorry, I'm rude!"
"it's okay no problem!"
The old mayor smiled and waved his hands, and then said: "Actually, there is an expert not far from our place. It is said that she is very good at treating congestion and phlegm. Why don't you go and have a look at her?"