Master Sculptor

Chapter 10

10

"What did you say?! The city lord sent someone to clean the forbidden area?" The elder was so startled by the news brought by his subordinate that he almost fell off his chair.

"When did this happen?"

"The day before yesterday."

The Great Elder gritted his teeth angrily, that fatuous city lord has done some insane things!Although he has the same rights as the city lord in terms of status, he can't really suppress him. After all, he is the orthodox heir and is destined to have the highest status in name.

"Hurry up! Send the most elite troops to the forbidden area! Protect...everyone!" It is still unknown who carved the animals in the pool of life. At present, the only way to protect the people in the forbidden area is to search carefully.

The people in the forbidden area are descendants of beasts and humans.During the period when wild beasts existed, people regarded beasts as tools and cruelly domesticated and used them. If they resisted to the death, they would end up being skinned alive by people!

According to wild history records, after a long period of conspiracy, a team formed spontaneously by the people broke into the domestication camp on January 215, 1, and successfully rescued the imprisoned beasts.As soon as the untamed beasts escaped from their cages, they frantically bit the soldiers in the camp.None of the 23 elite soldiers in the entire camp survived.

No one knows what happened after that, and the story has evolved countless endings.The most popular of these is that it is said that the hunted team took the freed beasts and hid in the mountains and forests, and the dehumanized human beings mate with the wild animals to give birth to half-human, half-beast offspring.

Because 800 years have passed, very few people know this legend, and this legend is not enough to cause any impact.However, Jin Lie (the current city lord) who happened to see this legend seemed to be insane, yelling that those bastards should be found out and their dirty blood drained!He also declared that these people still have the rebellious nature of their ancestors, and they will inevitably set off riots.

Not to mention the veracity of this legend, this crazy conjecture will inevitably make people panic.The Great Elder was the first to object.However, before the elders expressed their suggestions one after another, Jin Lie sent someone to spread his conjectures with embellishments.

The rumor itself was enough to cause a disaster, and Jin Lie issued a reward, making things even more out of control.At this point, the elder had no choice but to hold a meeting of elders to refute the killing of the "half blood" and change it to exile. At the same time, he used the vicious incident as an opportunity to deprive Jin Lie of some of his rights.

That's how things eventually turned out to be.Those who were exiled to the forbidden area included Zongjiao children, newborns, middle-aged men and women, and elderly people.They may have eyes that are different from ordinary people, or have changeable skin colors, sharp nails, terrible strength, amazing speed, double lifespan... What was originally praised by people has become what they are called. Evidence of exile.

If...if the Master Carver is found among the people of the Forbidden...

The Great Elder's face showed ecstasy. If so, he can declare that the people in the forbidden area are the messengers of God!Their abilities come from the gift of God, and they are born to create new life!These people will be able to form a powerful team for him to use, because he gave them the opportunity!They will be loyal to him!Loyal to Glory City!

The next moment, his subordinate's words shattered his illusion: "The one sent by the city lord is General Heiyan."

The Great Elder, who was immersed in joy just a second ago, suddenly roared in his head and passed out.

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After listening to the old man's words, Li Hanlin felt that his chest was so oppressed that it was difficult to breathe.He thanked the other party, got up and shuffled back.

Unconsciously, I listened to the old man's talk for several hours, and it was already noon when I returned.Three children were waiting for him at the door.

Xiong Bao is heartless, seeing him coming back, he jumped up and asked: "When are we going to cook? We went to no man's land today, look, Big Eye found this! My sister and I even caught it. Chicken!"

Li Hanlin looked down and saw that it was a bamboo shoot. However, his focus was not on this, but he asked in a deep voice, "No man's land?" Even if he had never been there, he knew it was a dangerous place just from the name.

Xiongwa was taken aback by the anger in his eyes.

Hong Mu stepped forward: "I said to go." Not only Xiong Bao, she also wanted to have dinner with this man, the food he cooked was delicious, and it was a pleasure to be with him.It's not the same as Xiongba and Xiongba, who can only swallow jujubes to fill their stomachs after looking for food for a long time.They can talk together, and this man will scoop them up a lot and tell them to eat slowly.This even made her feel intensely jealous of Da Yan, who has always been taken care of by the other party.

To eat with him she had to find food, she had to be someone who could find food, she had to be a useful person.

However, the food in the place where they are active is already poor.While dangerous, No Man's Land has more to offer.That's why she offered to go there.

Li Hanlin himself was in a depressed mood, but at this moment he knew that some ignorant bastards had gone to the dangerous area by themselves, and his anger suddenly lit up.

"Come in!" Li Hanlin didn't realize that he sounded like an old lady.

The big eyes were terrified, and tears rolled in their eyes.Hongmu walked in the front, she didn't understand why Li Hanlin was angry, they obviously found food.Xiong Wa followed Hong Mu and walked in shyly. He only felt that Li Hanlin's anger was more terrifying than Hong Mu's.

"Do you know what's wrong with you?" Li Hanlin pulled his face.

The three shook their heads.

"Then let me ask you, why is there no one in the no-man's land?"

Hong Mu replied: "Because of the danger."

"You guys still go knowing it's dangerous?" Li Hanlin's expression was like a donkey.

"There is food there." Hongmu replied without hesitation.

Li Hanlin took a deep breath and felt that he had to teach these children a safety education lesson.

After half an hour of ideological indoctrination, the children finally grasped the core point: children should not run into dangerous areas without the permission of adults, and those who violate it will be slapped ten times.

"Any objections?"

"No!" Several children answered loudly.

Li Hanlin's heart melted into a puddle of water when he saw them subdued.But I also felt that the momentum should not be lost, otherwise the education effect would not be good enough, so I still kept a straight face: "It seems that you are the first offender, this time only oral education will be carried out."

Hongmu stretched out her hand: "You hit." God knows how excited she is now.He wanted to be nice to herself, and that was the only thought on her mind.She only knows that there are two kinds of people who beat children, one is villains, and the other is elders.Li Hanlin is obviously the latter.

The person in front of her told her that she was a child and she could not run to dangerous places.He also said that he will find food to cook, and when they grow up, he can experience it by himself.

Although she is 14 years old and not a child anymore, she doesn't want to say that she wants to be taken care of by this person just like Big Eye.

Li Hanlin pressed Hong Muping's raised hand down, dumbfounded, and said, "I won't fight this time."

As soon as the words were finished, Xiong Wa also stretched out his hand.Immediately afterwards, Big Eyes also squeezed his tightly wrapped hands over.Li Hanlin pinched their faces hard, and scolded with a smile: "Why are you joining in the fun, go play by yourself!"

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The signal soldiers sent by the Great Elder did not dare to slack off after receiving the order, and chased Heiyan who had already set off overnight.It takes about ten days to go from the center of Glory City to the forbidden area, but with the physical strength of General Heiyan, it only takes seven days.If the others were alright, when they met Heiyan, the messengers would not dare to rest, they went all out, and finally caught up with Heiyan on the fifth day.

"General, general!" The signal soldier gasped, "The elder has an order, not to kill anyone in the forbidden area!"

Heiyan frowned, his falcon-like eyes revealing a bloodthirsty light.

The messenger was so startled that his legs went limp, and he explained inarticulately: "There are important people in the forbidden area, and they cannot be killed." He was not told who the important person was, but only knew that this person was extremely noble.

"What's none of my business?" Heiyan's tone showed impatience.

The messenger wiped off his cold sweat, and explained tremblingly: "The great elder asked me to tell you, the general, that he is willing to fulfill the request you made to the city lord."

Hei Yan loosened his grip on the knife and asked, "Who is that person?" He left one and killed all the rest, and his request can be fulfilled as usual.Moreover, in the past two years, the power of the Great Elder has faintly overshadowed the City Lord, and his words have more weight.It's not a bad idea.

"No, I don't know."

"I don't know? Then what if I want to kill the wrong person? It's not my fault."

The communication soldier was terrified on the face, but he couldn't help roaring in his heart: Then don't kill people when you are old!

But he didn't dare to say that, standing in front of him was General Heiyan who was known as the "Murder Weapon". He was so lonely after hearing that he didn't see blood for more than seven days.

"Listen, I heard..." The messenger thought that he should say something to redeem his fate of being killed, "it has something to do with the wood carvings in the life pool of the temple..." This news was spread by the servants of the temple of.

Hei Yan asked: "What woodcarving?"

Seeing that his hand had finally left the handle of the knife, the signalman gained some confidence in his speech: "I heard that there is an eagle or a bird, a leopard, and a bear."

"Can you live?" Heiyan's eyes flashed with a strange light.

The communications soldier stood up again, nodded and shook his head, and said: "Master Shenniao brought it. I heard that the pool of life has become a pool of blood. Yes, it should be possible."

Hei Yan thought of the lion he had seen in the illustrated book, with its eyes glaring, sharp claws, and strong limbs, he immediately took a fancy to this beast king.Because it is a symbol of strength.

"Go back and tell that old man, remember my request."

The messenger thought for a moment that he had heard it wrong, and he just escaped from Heiyan's hands?When he came here, he even explained the funeral to his wife. Didn't expect him to complete the task so smoothly? !

The signal soldier was ecstatic, and even crawled and rolled on the way back, regardless of the fact that he had been on the way for five days and five nights.

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Li Hanlin spent several days in peace. With the help of Xiongwa, he chopped down a thick ebony tree.Thinking that this ebony forest was all his, Li Hanlin made a bold and extravagant decision.

He wanted to challenge a large-scale sculpture with a complete tree trunk, which was not an easy process.The whole piece of wood is in good condition, with a tight and uniform texture, which is why it took him four full days to select the raw material.At the same time, large-scale wood carvings pay more attention to the smoothness of lines, which means that you have to think carefully before dropping each knife.

But this is not difficult for Li Hanlin, he can always see the shape of the animal he wants to carve through a complete piece of wood.As if it were itself a living being inhabiting the block, just waiting for the carver to set him free.

Li Hanlin still remembers the first time he showed the finished rabbit to his grandfather.

"How did you think of carving a little rabbit?" Grandpa asked him.

"Because there is a little rabbit inside." Five-year-old Li Hanlin replied.

Li Jinhua (grandfather) was taken aback by his answer, and then laughed loudly: "Okay! With my precious grandson, our Li family's ancestral fortune is hopeful!"

At this time, looking at the huge first-class ebony in front of him, Li Hanlin's inner creature already appeared in his mind - a roaring lion!

The author has something to say: General Heiyan’s plan is: arrest people—close the small black room—threat the other party—carve a lion for himself—keep alive if he succeeds, or kill him if he fails!

Li Hanlin: ╭(°A°`)╮