"I came from the mountains, carrying orchids with me. My family is not rich, and my pockets are empty..."
With a hatchet on his waist, Xu Luo walked in the mountains and forests.
The dense forest is vast, and besides tall trees, there are naturally other things.
For example, Mo Ling bamboo is a specialty of the west end of Tiandu Peak.
August is here, and it’s the perfect time to dig some August bamboo shoots.
The good thing about living in the mountains is that you can eat almost anything that is in season.
Normally, the August bamboo shoots are no longer available at this time.
It is said that bamboo shoots are harvested in August, but they can be picked in June but not July.
However, Tiandu Peak is at a high altitude and is colder than other places, so it will be a little slower.
If it wasn't for digging some bamboo shoots, Xu Luo wouldn't have made this trip.
When we arrived at the place where the Mo Ling bamboo grew, there were withered bamboo leaves everywhere, and each Mo Ling bamboo was vigorous and upright.
After taking a look, Xu Luo nodded.
This time he came here, in addition to bamboo shoots, to cut down a few old black spirit bamboos.
When they come, it's okay to cut them down randomly, but it's difficult to find the ones that are older.
This Mo Ling bamboo forest is very huge.
Master Xu Luo and his disciples would only cut down a batch of bamboo every year when making spiritual paper, but new bamboo would grow every year, so the supply was inexhaustible.
Taoists are not greedy. They will take when they need it, but they will not take from the poor to give to the rich.
Therefore, there are actually quite a few old bamboos in the bamboo forest.
After all, when making spirit paper, they can just pick any Hsinchu from last year, and there is no need to specifically choose a higher year.
The reason why Xu Luo needed high-year-old Mo Ling bamboo was mainly to use it to make the body of No. 1.
After all, he is the Jiazi Divine General, so the materials used to make his body must be of higher quality so that he can play a stronger role.
The quality of the material will still have an impact.
In fact, the paper bodies of those ordinary Taoist soldiers will become stronger and stronger as they are nourished by the Yin energy in the Ghost Gathering Banner.
But for Xu Luo, it would be easier to let No. 1 have a better start so that he can improve later.
After searching around, Xu Luo cut down a few that were about twenty years old.
The older the Mo Ling bamboo is, the harder it becomes.
This is also the reason why Xu Luo pursues high years.
After removing the branches and leaves, Xu Luo placed a few bamboos on the ground, and used a bamboo pole to fiddle with the thick bamboo leaves on the ground.
At this time of year, the bamboo shoots are just beginning to show their tips, and are basically hidden by the thick leaves, so they are difficult to be found.
Xu Luo is very experienced and knows where there might be bamboo shoots and where there are basically none.
So you can’t just fiddle with the bamboo leaves casually.
The harvest was pretty good, I've found more than a dozen bamboo shoots.
“Oh my!”
Just then, Xu Luo suddenly heard a whimpering sound.
He raised his eyebrows. Is this for a snack?
It is said that his food has indeed been a bit poor during this period.
Xu Luo did not rush over, but directly opened his Dharma Eyes and looked over from afar.
If the founder of the Taoist sect, the Dharma Eye, knew that Xu Luo used the Dharma Eye to do this, I wonder if he would be so angry that his coffin would not hold him down.
Well, the Taoist masters will all ascend to heaven, leaving only a cenotaph for their clothes and bones, so there is no problem of the coffin lid not being able to hold it down.
Looking at the chubby butt facing away from him, with a short tail moving constantly as the butt twisted, Xu Luo had a strange expression on his face.
He could see clearly that the thing facing away from him was a small ball in black and white.
Is this the thing the Lord of Arms rode back then?
Of course, he has a domineering name.
Iron-eating beast!
Pander?
Xu Luo didn't expect to see this thing in this strange world.
However, he also laughed when he saw the little guy twisting his butt hard to dig bamboo shoots.
No wonder he is the funny one.
But it looks really cute with its furry appearance!
I really want to grab it and rub it a few times.
Xu Luo was eager to try, but was afraid of scaring the little thing away.
Looking at the backpack he was carrying, Xu Luo had an idea.
He approached quietly, and as he got closer, he could see the little thing more clearly.
It looks about the same size as a local dog, probably still a puppy.
Xu Luo frowned.
Such a small thing should be with its parents at this time.
But thinking of the evil spirits running rampant in the dense forest, he hurried to investigate.
A huge figure was found in a cave two miles away, but the body had already rotted, and it was obvious that he had been dead for more than a day or two.
Xu Luo sighed in his heart.
The little thing is lucky because this is the time when bamboo shoots grow, and it lives in the bamboo forest. Otherwise, it would be difficult for such a small thing to survive without its parents.
He saw clearly that the little creature was constantly using its two front paws to pull away the thick bamboo leaves, slowly revealing the full appearance of a bamboo shoot.
Then it deftly pulled out the bamboo shoots, but instead of eating them, it held them in its mouth.
I only saw it trot a few steps and put the newly dug bamboo shoots aside, where there were already a few dug bamboo shoots.
After doing all this, the panda continued to look for other bamboo shoots.
Seeing this scene, Xu Luo had some idea of what it was doing and felt uncomfortable.
He took a bamboo shoot from the bamboo basket and threw it at the panda.
“Oh my!”
Suddenly attacked, the red panda was frightened and jumped out as if by reflex.
He didn't turn around and look back until he was no longer attacked.
Its small eyes were filled with reluctance as it looked at the bamboo shoots it had dug out.
It looked around for a while, and only came back after it found that there were no traces of those hateful monkeys.
It rushed over in a few steps and left with the bamboo shoot in its mouth, but its sharp eyes noticed another bamboo shoot not far away, and its eyes suddenly lit up, and it ran over and picked it up.
However, during this process, several bamboo shoots that it had originally held in its mouth fell out.
It picked up a bamboo shoot, taking one step at a time, and found another one in front of it. It was immediately attracted and kept moving forward.
Xu Luo couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this.
I picked it up, but it also seemed like I didn’t pick it up.
The front one is gone.
At this time, the little panda was getting closer and closer to him.
But at this moment, Xu Luo changed his mind.
He originally wanted to take it back, but wouldn't this also change its life?
Is it willing?
After all, it lives in a bamboo forest and can survive.
Therefore, Xu Luo decided that everything depends on fate.
If it is willing, take it away. If it is not willing, forget it and let it live here.
It is impossible for a panda to starve to death living in a bamboo forest.
So he gave up using bamboo shoots to lure the little guy, and did not hide his presence. He stood there openly and faced it directly.
But to Xu Luo's surprise, the little guy didn't turn around and run away when he saw him. Instead, he looked at him with a pair of confused little eyes, and his two front paws were crossed together, a bit like - bowing!
Seeing this scene, Xu Luo didn't know what he felt in his heart, but it was quite strange.
Everything has a soul, perhaps this is spirituality!
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