Extraordinary Pioneer

Chapter 177 Clues to the Development of the Plot

"Alright!"

Master Dahan took the ax from Li Ye's hand.

Li Ye stared at Master Dahan's movements without blinking.

Master Dahan raised the ax again, but the momentum was obviously different from the previous one.

Before, when Master Han was carrying the axe, he seemed to be in control of everything. Splitting wood was a natural thing, but now, Li Ye could see hesitation on Master Han's face.

But this hesitation does not seem to be negative, but a natural disagreement.It seems that this ax should be disagreement and hesitation.

Just all of a sudden, the wood was split by the big man master.

Master Dahan took a deep breath and looked at Li Ye: "I know you don't understand, I will show you again. Remember, this time, the focus is not on you, nor on the process of chopping, but on This wood is the object you want to chop."

Li Ye nodded, half understanding.

The burly master nodded and continued his actions.

Raise your hand and chop.

The process of attacking was smooth and smooth, but Li Ye still felt the hesitation.

This hesitation does not exist in the superficial movements, but in the inner quality of the artistic conception.

"Ok?"

Li Ye's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

"Is it really wood that you chop?"

Li Ye fell into deep thought.

Seeing Li Ye's enlightenment, Master Dahan took the opportunity to say: "The second stage is called seeing the true self, and the way to see the true self is to see the true self from all things. What I just chopped was not wood, but me. Do you understand yourself?"

Li Ye suddenly realized.

No wonder Master Dahan hesitated a bit when he made a move. It turned out that the target of chopping was not wood, but himself.

"You come."

Master Dahan handed the ax back to Li Ye.

Li Ye took the axe, thinking about what Master Dahan said just now.

"hesitate……"

Li Ye still couldn't figure it out.

"stop!"

As soon as Li Ye chopped down, he saw the master of the big man stopped himself: "No, come again!"

……

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the broken wood in front of Li Ye had piled up into a pile.

But he still hasn't made the slightest progress. Li Ye has been unable to grasp that slight hesitation, that trace of seeing the true self in things.

"Stop."

Master Dahan frowned, pondered for a while, and then said: "This threshold is indeed a bit high. You are still in a calm state of mind. It may be better in a different environment."

"Change the environment?"

Li Ye asked back.

Master Dahan nodded: "There is Granny Xie at the end of the east alley. She is a puppet in a puppet show. She seems to be busy these two days. She is asking me to find an apprentice to help me. Now it seems that you are the best Appropriate, so you go."

"puppet?"

Li Ye's heart was shocked when he heard these two words.

The core of the silk-drawing play is the old man who sang the puppet show and the sequoia puppet. Isn't this the thread of the plot?
The plot that has been confused for a long time finally shows signs of development, and Li Ye is quite satisfied.

"Understood, Master."

Li Ye responded to Master Dahan.

"Don't make Granny Xie wait too long, after lunch, just go there."

Master Dahan asked again.

……

afternoon.

Li Ye walked towards the east alley.

The sun was scorching, but when Li Ye entered the alley, he felt an inexplicable chill.

The stone wall sheltered by two rows of houses, and the gap between them constitute the alley.

Li Ye walked along the alley to the other end.

Soon, at the end of the alley, a house with a mottled and dilapidated appearance had its door ajar.

Li Ye stopped in front of this door for a moment, the quiet afternoon became colder and colder.

Li Ye walked forward and gently knocked on the door.

The knock on the door echoed, but no one in the room answered.

Seeing this, Li Ye knocked on the door again, much harder and louder.

But still no one responded.

Li Ye frowned slightly, hesitated, opened the door and walked in.

As a result, as soon as the door was opened, Li Ye saw a strange scene.

The yard after entering the house is not open to the air, but covered with a roof. The yard, which should have plenty of light, is very dim at this time.This is nothing, but on the roof, the puppet limbs are hung upside down by a thin thread.

There are arms, legs, and heads, some of which have not been fully carved, and the appearance looks very intrusive.

"anyone there?"

Li Ye shouted in the yard.

Still no response.

"Go to the main room to see..."

Li Ye walked towards the main house on the side of the closed courtyard.

When walking through the puppet limbs, Li Ye felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

He always felt that someone was watching him.

After passing through the puppet's limb, Li Ye stopped and looked back.

He always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't find anything concrete.

"wrong……"

As a result, just after taking two steps, Li Ye seemed to realize something, and turned around again.

"That puppet head..."

Li Ye's pupils shrank.

When I entered the door just now, the puppet's head was staring at me, but now, I passed through the place and turned my back there, but the puppet's head was still looking at me.

If it wasn't for discovering the mission clues, Li Ye really wanted to leave here quickly.

Li Ye no longer hesitated, but continued to walk towards the main room.

The door of the main room was also half-closed, so Li Ye went in without knocking this time.

"Ok?"

The room was dim, but with the help of the only light, Li Ye could still see a person sitting on an old wooden chair in the middle of the room. The figure slightly lowered its head, turned its back to him, and snored slightly. , seems to have fallen asleep.

Li Ye came behind the figure.

From the back, the person on the chair has silver hair, probably Granny Xie.

"Mother-in-law..."

Li Ye called out in a low voice.

But Granny Xie didn't respond, she seemed to be still intoxicated in her dream.

Li Ye patted Granny Xie on the shoulder again, and continued to cry in a low voice.

squeak……

However, at this moment, the door that was originally concealed was suddenly closed.

The already dark room became even darker.

"Ok?"

The moment the door closed, Li Ye seemed to have seen something drift by.

But it disappeared all of a sudden.

Li Ye no longer bothered Granny Xie, but walked towards the door.

"Young man, are you the apprentice sent by Carpenter Laihan..."

Li Ye had only taken two steps when a hoarse voice suddenly came from inside the room.

"Ok?"

Li Ye quickly turned around, and saw Granny Xie's back had raised her head, but her back was still facing her.

"Yes, mother-in-law, my master asked me to come here."

Li Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and replied.

Then, Granny Xie let out a hoarse old laugh.

creak creak creak creak...

Li Ye heard the sound of the wooden shaft turning.

That was Granny Xie turning her head.

(End of this chapter)