Xu Chunniang touched her nose and smiled awkwardly.
"We just arrived here and had no idea about fairy crystals at all. We thought six hundred fairy crystals was a small amount. Unexpectedly, we owed a huge sum of money, and now we are worried about it.
Didn’t you just follow you up the mountain to cut down cedars?"
"Haha, cedar trees grow on higher cliffs. A complete cedar tree is worth at least ten immortal crystals. If it is in good condition, the price will be higher.
If you want to earn fairy crystals, little girl, you have to keep up."
Mr. Gong said, speeding up again and walking up a steep path.
He chose this trail deliberately. The cliffs covered with cedar trees were all cliffs, which were even more steep than this trail.
If the other party can't even handle this trail, even if they go to Guya, it won't be possible.
While paying attention to the road under his feet, Mr. Gong observed Xu Chunniang behind him with his peripheral vision.
When he saw that she was not only keeping up with him, but also taking every step very steadily, as if she had enough energy to move forward, he withdrew his gaze and continued on his way without being distracted.
After walking along the steep mountain road for half an hour, the surrounding temperature became lower and lower, and the rocks under our feet were unknowingly replaced by thick ice.
There was even an unbreakable cold mist that shrouded the mountains and forests, making the two figures appear as if they were in a fairyland.
It's just that there is a fatal crisis hidden in this invisible cold fog.
Because no one knows, under the cover of the cold mist, whether the next landing place will be rocks wrapped in ice or nothing.
Mr. Gong's face became a little more serious, and his speed slowed down a lot. He continued to move forward based on his experience and familiarity with the trail.
Although you may not die if you lose your footing, stumbling and stumbling are inevitable.
"Be careful, the cold mist can block your sight and consciousness, keep your body's center of gravity, keep up with my pace, and remember not to miss the mark."
"yes."
Xu Chunniang knew that Mr. Gong was kindly reminding her, so she mustered up all her energy, kept Mr. Gong's foothold in mind, and did not dare to make any mistakes.
After marching cautiously for half an hour, the surrounding cold fog gradually showed signs of dissipating, and a lonely cliff finally appeared in front of us.
There are several cedars growing proudly on the edge of the cliff, facing the wind and frost. Their branches are thick and strong, and they are not easily broken at first sight.
"Have you seen the lonely cliff ahead? Next, we have to fly over here. The mountain wind is very strong. Be careful to control your body, otherwise you are very likely to be blown down by the mountain wind."
Mr. Gong looked back at Xu Chunniang, and after a few words of warning, he took the lead and left in the wind.
It can be seen that Mr. Gong has reached an extremely high level of control over his body, and can even skillfully use the power of the mountain wind to move forward.
He successfully jumped over the cliff and came to a lonely cliff covered with cedar trees. He turned around and looked over.
Xu Chunniang did not act rashly, but stretched out her hand first to feel the intensity and direction of the mountain wind.
After having a rough understanding of the strength of the mountain wind, she thought for a moment, added a wind law to her body, and flew lightly towards the lone cliff on the opposite side.
With the blessing of the law of wind, those mountain winds regarded her as nothing. No matter how strong the mountain wind fell on her, it could not shake her in the slightest.
Xu Chunniang jumped lightly and landed next to Mr. Gong. Her feet stepped on the snow, making a "crunching" sound.
“Only cedar trees that have been growing for more than a hundred years will have the special aroma of cedar when burned.
You can tell their age based on the thickness of the trunk and the number of branches."
Mr. Gong glanced around and pointed at a certain cedar tree.
"For example, this cedar tree has a trunk no more than the thickness of a fist, and its branches have only nine branches, which means it is no more than fifty years old.
Under normal circumstances, cedar trees that are less than a hundred years old will branch only every five years."
Xu Chunniang carefully looked at the cedar tree in front of her and firmly remembered what Mr. Gong said.
"Does it take longer for cedar trees that are more than a hundred years old to grow branches?"
"Yes, they will only grow a new branch every ten years."
Mr. Gong nodded slightly and motioned Xu Chunniang to look to the other side.
"The trunk of this cedar is three times as thick as the previous cedar, and its branches have twenty-two branches, which means it is over one hundred and twenty years old."
As he spoke, Mr. Gong walked towards the cedar tree, and at some point, a sharp ax appeared out of thin air in his hand.
He stroked the branches of the cedar and said leisurely, "When cutting down the cedar, you should start with the branches and then the trunk.
The feller must be very alert and maintain his body balance at all times to avoid falling off the cliff. I will demonstrate it first and watch."
Old Gong grabbed one of the branches with his left hand, lifted the ax with his right hand, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and gently landed on the root neck where the branch connected with the trunk.
When the ax fell, there was only a crisp "click" sound, and the branches fell down.
In Elder Gong's hand, there was an extra cedar branch.
"The bark of the cedar tree can extract white pine paste, which can be used to make spices and frostbite ointment.
After the bark is removed, the cedar wood can only be used as fuel."
General Gong put away the cedar branch in his hand, pulled another branch with ease, and started cutting it down according to the law.
He first cut down all the branches on the cedar tree, and finally aimed at the trunk and started chopping down the tree with the ax in his hand.
Mr. Gong was very skilled in chopping down cedar trees. His movements were very small, and every time he raised and lowered his ax, he could chop it accurately in the same position.
After hundreds of cuts in this way, the gap made by the ax became deeper and deeper in the trunk of the cedar tree.
Finally, the cedar tree broke in response, and he lifted it up with one hand and put it in his bag.
Mr. Gong turned his head and looked at Xu Chunniang in a good mood.
"How about it, have you learned it? In fact, this cedar is just a little hard, and it takes a lot of effort to cut it down. It's not difficult at all."
Xu Chunniang nodded and took out the quarrying chisel from the small world, "I'll give it a try."
"Okay, you chop this one."
Elder Gong scanned the cliff and found a cedar tree that was just over a century old.
"This one is the easiest to cut. If you can't even cut this one, don't waste time and go down the mountain as soon as possible."
Xu Chunniang didn't pay attention to Mr. Gong's attitude. She walked cautiously towards the cedar tree, stopped half a step away from the cliff, followed his example, and grabbed a branch closest to her.
She held the quarrying chisel behind her right hand and dug hard at the connection between the branch and the trunk.
"Bang!"
The quarry chisel dug into the root neck, three-thirds of the way into the wood, and half of the connection between the branches and the trunk was cut off, while the other half was still adhered to the trunk.
She pulled out the quarrying chisel, tried several more times, and finally cut off the branch completely.