The huge jujube tree has lush branches and leaves, and its huge canopy is like a canopy, blocking the sun, moon and stars above, and shrouding the entire yard in the shade of the tree.
If it comes in autumn and winter, such a lush jujube tree will surely be filled with many jujubes.
It is indeed a pity that it was cut down like this.
Mr. Hao and the old woman watched the jujube tree being cut down by the Taoist sword. They were surprised and a little frightened, because the huge jujube tree fell towards them and was about to hit them.
But at this time, Li Xiuyuan pointed at the jujube tree and shouted: "Small, small, small, get smaller."
Something magical happened.
But I saw that the huge jujube tree shrank rapidly. In just a moment, the huge jujube tree turned into a small sapling.
When a sapling falls to the ground, it still has some power. If it can crush the ants, it's good.
"Fairy magic, fairy magic." Hao Taigong shouted repeatedly in shock, and his palms could not help but tremble.
Li Xiuyuan picked up the sapling and put it into his Taoist robe, and then said: "Thank you two old people for their generous gifts. Your good deeds today will definitely be protected by God. I can be sure that your son and daughter-in-law will come back safely."
, Pindao still has something urgent to do to save people.
I have disturbed the two old people, so I have to take my leave."
After saying this, he bowed his head and saluted, and then left.
Mr. Hao and the old woman hurriedly returned the greeting respectfully. Seeing the Taoist leave, they became happy again: "Gods, gods, gods, since the gods have said that the child will be fine, then he will be fine."
The old woman next to her had been heartbroken over the felled jujube tree before, but when she thought of this god's words, she felt heartbroken again. She just looked forward to the safe return of her son and daughter-in-law.
Li Xiuyuan did not go far after leaving the Hao family.
Instead, he walked to the corner and stopped.
He took out the trick he had cut down before from his Taoist robe, put it on the ground, waved it, and shouted: "Get up~!"
"Wow!"
A huge jujube tree rises from the ground, covers the roof next to it, and stands on the street.
However, the strange thing is that no one nearby noticed such a big movement, and it seemed that they did not see the jujube tree rising from the ground at all.
"It's easy for me to cast a spell to save Hao Zhao's family, but it will take some effort to really eliminate this disaster for Hao Zhao's family." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
Then he took out his sword and slashed at the tree several times, cutting off five trunks. The originally tall jujube tree was instantly dwarfed by a large amount.
Li Xiuyuan sat on a tree stump, chopping with the sword in his hand. A section of wood was quickly cut open in his hands. In just a moment, the section of wood had changed its appearance, and he had actually carved it into a
The appearance of the old man.
This old man is so lifelike, his clothes and hair are all clearly visible.
And the old man's appearance was actually that of Taigong Hao before.
Another section of wood was taken and chopped again, and soon the second section of wood changed into the appearance of an old woman.
In the third section, the wood was taken and after a while of carving, it turned out to be the shape of a baby, looking only one year old.
Li Xiuyuan was alone, frowning, carving wooden statues of the five members of the Hao family, preparing to use these five wooden figures to deal with the disaster for the Hao family.
This disaster was not caused by their own evil deeds, but was imposed on them by others.
It is a man-made disaster.
Man-made disasters imposed on others are avoidable and do not violate heaven and earth. Not to mention Li Xiuyuan, even if any Taoist sees this and is moved by compassion, he will also cast a spell to save him.
Soon, the five statues were completed and placed next to the street.
At this time, a passing merchant saw a Taoist selling five wooden sculptures. His eyes lit up. He felt that the wooden sculptures were extraordinary, lifelike, and like real people. He couldn't help but said: "Taoist priest, what do you think of selling these wooden sculptures to me? I'll give it to you."
One tael of silver per statue."
"This is not for sale." Li Xiuyuan said calmly.
"Taoist Master, how about I give you another one tael of silver? A total of six taels, and sell these five wood carvings to me? The price is already very high," the merchant said.
Although the price was high, he thought that if he bought it and sold it to the capital, he would be able to earn dozens of taels of silver. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel excited. He felt that this was an opportunity to make a fortune, and he must buy these five statues.
Li Xiuyuan said: "This is not for sale. Please leave. Don't be greedy."
"How about ten taels? This is my highest price." The merchant gritted his teeth and said with a very heartbroken look.
Li Xiuyuan frowned and said: "You are really greedy and won't listen to any advice. But it doesn't matter whether you sell Pindao or not. Just ask it. If it says it sells Pindao, it will sell it to you. How can it be so?"
Okay?" After saying that, he pointed to a wooden man next to him.
The merchant laughed and said: "The Taoist priest is joking. It is a wooden statue. Although it is lifelike, it is just a wooden statue after all. How can it talk about business."
However, just as he finished speaking, a wooden statue glared at the merchant and said, "Is a human life worth two taels of silver?"
The merchant's face changed drastically, he turned pale in fright, and fell to the ground.
"How much money is a human life worth?" another wooden statue asked.
"Anyway, it's more than two taels of silver." A wooden statue of a baby came to life and giggled.
"No, no," another wooden statue waved its arms and shook its head in refusal.
"Ghost~!"
The merchant crawled and ran, crying and running away. After a while, Kung Fu disappeared without a trace. He could swear in his life that he would never dare to buy a wooden statue again.
Li Xiuyuan smiled. He looked at the wooden statue again. It was still just an ordinary wooden statue. There was no sign of life.
Just after he sat idle for a while, he heard the sound of a group of people coming from the street.
"Are you here? Very good. It's not a waste of my hard work to perform the substitution method."
Li Xiuyuan immediately waved his hand and put away the wooden carvings of Hao Zhao and Mr. Hao, leaving only the wooden carvings of Mr. Hao, the old woman and the baby.
"I am a guard under the command of the King of Yue. On the order of the King of Yue, I came to arrest the military household Hao Zhao and his family." The guard who left on horseback had arrived at Li County and was now leading a group of government servants.
"My lord, I know Hao Zhao's family from a young age. His family is at the corner of the street in the west of the city. There is a huge jujube tree in the courtyard." A government official replied.
"Okay, follow me to arrest people." Zhao Rui's guard shouted.
soon.
The mounted guard quickly ran over with a dozen government officials.
"This is it." A government official pointed to the jujube tree next to Li Xiuyuan.
The guard immediately got off his horse and rushed in with his men.
On the street, they seemed to have broken into a private house. Even though there was nothing, they kicked the door open, rummaged around, and acted strangely while looking at the air.
Li Xiuyuan sat there motionless, as if he didn't exist. No one noticed even if he was right in front of him.
"Found it, it's Hao Zhao's father,"
"Hao Zhao's mother is here too."
"This is Hao Zhao's youngest son."
The guard shouted loudly: "Arrest them all, bring them with you, and follow me."
"Yes, sir."
A group of government officials pressed down the three wooden sculptures and followed Zhao Rui's guard as they quickly left the city.
After they left, Li Xiuyuan slowly walked out from the corner of the street, and then left with the group of people.
However, when they escorted Hao Zhao's family to the inn, Li Xiuyuan returned to the inn within a few breaths of using the spell.
But at this time, Hao Zhao was still kneeling at the door of the inn and kowtow.
Even though he was a martial arts master with a strong body and the energy to protect himself, his forehead could not help but turn purple at this moment. The green bricks on the ground where he kowtowed were smashed, leaving a hole.
After Zhao Rui calmly cleaned the blood and bandaged the wound under the service of the guards, he stood up, waved his hand and said: "Not bad, I am very satisfied with your performance, you don't need to kowtow."
Hao Zhao stopped abruptly and no longer shed tears. Now he just desperately hoped to leave with his wife and move the whole family back to the county so that he would no longer have to be threatened by this dog official.
"Look at you, your head has been kowtowed, you are really pitiful." Zhao Rui sighed with a pitiful look; "But the way you kowtowed just now really looked like a dog."
"So you bunch of untouchables are just untouchables. A dog can't change its habit of eating shit. You are born to kowtow to me, no, to our Zhao family. You kowtow so hard. It's really hard for you, haha."
After speaking, he laughed happily again.
"You can let us go now." Hao Zhao knelt on the ground, lowered his head, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth.
Mr. Hao next to him buried his head in tears and was in a state of despair.