Sword of Coming

There was a farce on the bow, with heavy thunder and little rain.

Because the sword cultivator sacrificed his natal flying swords, and there were two abnormal ones, but there was no blood in the end?

The spectators found it unsatisfactory.

The ferry carried two hundred people, and there was a lot of discussion for a while. For the Qingluan people, whether it was the Immortal Master of Genealogy who traveled down the mountain, the wild cultivator of Shanze who was running for profit, or the dignitaries who brought their families to expand their horizons, taking the ferry Xianjia Ferry is not unusual. Picturesque scenery such as rolling clouds and soaring cranes is just that if you see it too much. On the contrary, it is not as refreshing as witnessing this kind of conflict with your own eyes. Everyone has their own opinions. Compared with One of the parties involved was calm and the other was hiding his head. They chatted very enthusiastically and had mixed opinions. In the end, they roughly reached an agreement. They both felt that the young swordsman was acting too domineering. How could he hurt someone over such a trivial matter? , it can be solved once the sword cultivator's identity is revealed, and he has to kick the man until he falls to the ground. What is it if it's not bullying?

There was only a little girl who was taken by her parents to travel around the mountains and rivers. She said something ignorant, wasn't it the guy who was beaten who was at fault first?

The adults nearby who were watching and talking about the excitement, as well as her parents who were very well-matched among the Qingluan Kingdom clan, all pretended not to hear the child's innocent words. Continue to speculate on the origin of the young swordsman. Did he come from Li Tuanjing's Fenglei Garden? Or Zhengyang Mountain with sword energy rising into the sky? Or they were sarcastic, saying that this legendary sword cultivator was amazing. He was young and had a really bad temper. He might one day encounter an even more unreasonable Earth Immortal, and sooner or later he would suffer.

The little girl said timidly, if the big brother with the sword on his back and the white robe didn't have the ability to stand by him, wouldn't he have been bullied by that large group of people?

Adults still ignored a child's naive views. What can a big kid understand?

No one paid attention to her, and the little girl was a little angry. She ran to a place near the bow railing where there were few people around, and stood on tiptoes to look out. The clouds were like the biggest marshmallows in the world. She was so greedy that she stretched out her hand. I went there, made a few grabbing gestures, stuffed it into my mouth, patted my belly, and felt satisfied, so I stopped sulking with the adults. She actually really wanted to play with that peer who looked like Xiao Heitan, but she was not very embarrassed at that time, and her parents had told her that she couldn't be as casual as she was at home on this ship. Later, she came out She would not dare to get close to such a big thing.

The little girl suddenly discovered that the man standing by the railing not far away was particularly good-looking. Compared with the big brother who was protecting the Heitan girl before, he was more in line with the Yushu Linfeng mentioned in the book.

The man was about thirty years old, but his whole person still gave people a vague impression of being young and energetic.

He turned to look at her, and the little girl quickly turned her head and pretended to enjoy the scenery.

The man smiled and followed the example of the little girl, reaching out to explore a floating white cloud shaped like a mountain near the ferry. Then the snow-white mountain swayed slightly, and then there was a white line shining in the sun, which swam to In the man's hands, he kneaded it into a ball of thread. He smiled and stretched it out to the little girl, as if asking if he wanted to try it. The little girl shook her head vigorously, and the man threw it into his mouth.

The little girl was so impressed that she opened her mouth wide in admiration.

He is a good-looking god.

The man was lying on the railing, doing nothing.

This time he took leave to go out, not only to relax, but also to take a closer look at the young man who was most likely from the same family as Fa Chu.

He is none other than Wei Liang, the governor-general of Qingluan Kingdom.

He is not only the Earth Immortal monk who set up a bureau to encircle scalpers and trap and kill wild cultivators, but he is also the gatekeeper of the capital for this debate on Buddhism and Taoism in Qingluan Kingdom.

The debate between Buddhism and Taoism has not really come to an end, so Wei Liang, the governor who is older than Zuo of Qingluan Kingdom, the right-hand man of the founding emperor of Qingluan Kingdom, and the number one adviser in the past, resigned from the current emperor this time. No matter how reluctant Li was, after all, there was no Wei Liang in the capital. The situation in Qingluan Kingdom was extremely complicated now, and there were tigers and wolves on both sides of the bed, but the Tang Emperor still had no choice but to agree.

After the founding of the Qingluan Kingdom, Emperor Taizu built attics and hung portraits for the twenty-four founding heroes. "Wei Qian" was not ranked highly, but the grandchildren of the other twenty-three civil servants and generals were all dead, and Wei Qian was not. He just changed his name to Wei Liang.

This Xianjia ferry named "Qingyi" is similar in appearance to the warships of the secular dynasty on those huge lakes and rivers. It is not fast and will take detours in order to allow half of the ferry passengers to go to those famous Xianjia mountains. For fun, go to a fishing platform high above the sea of ​​clouds and use fishing rods specially made from rare wood to catch birds and flying fish worth thousands of dollars; go to the top of a mountain with many inns to enjoy the magnificent scene of sunrise and sunset Go to a certain fairy sect and charge a lot of money to buy seeds, and then hand them over to the farmer monks to cultivate and plant the pots of exotic flowers and herbs. After getting them back, you can put them in your own courtyard for appreciation, or for official bribes, it doesn't matter. There are also some mountaintops where some mountain birds and beasts are deliberately raised. There will be monks responsible for taking rich people who like hunting to accompany them all the way up the mountains and into the water, and "risk" to capture them.

During the years when Qingluan was full of flowers, Wei Liang was actually always alone.

In the Governor's Mansion, every time a mediator married a wife, she was just a cover-up, so she had no heirs.

In a daze, it has been so many years.

Wei Liang knelt down and said with a smile, "Little girl, what's your name?"

The little girl hesitated and said, "My name is Yuan Yanxu."

Wei Liang nodded and said: "Words must have context and sequence. It seems that there is an elder in your family who was a admirer of the Tongcheng School's theory of justice. This line of knowledge has been silent for many years, so I guess he is not your father. He was named after your grandfather, right?"

The little girl's eyes widened and she admired this man even more. Can you guess this?

Wei Liang asked with a smile: "Let's talk?"

The little girl ran a few steps and squatted next to him, "Sir, please tell me, I'll listen."

In the distance, the little girl's mother looked worried and was about to take her daughter back to her.

The woman's husband, an elegant middle-aged scholar, also had the same plan. There was no simple person on the Xian family ferry.

However, the old guest from the family accompanying them shook his head at the middle-aged Confucian scholar and said softly: "Maybe it's an opportunity for the immortal family. We'd better wait and see what happens."

The couple felt a little relieved and at the same time looked forward to it.

Wei Liang simply sat cross-legged, with his hands on his knees, and the Xianjia ferry sailed above a sea of ​​clouds. Outside the railing, it looked like a long snow-white river, becoming a veritable ferry.

Wei Liang first asked the little girl Yuan Yanxu what he thought about the previous incident, and the little girl expressed her thoughts.

Seeing this immortal gentleman nodding, Yuan Yanxu felt a little happy, finally having someone who recognized his opinion.

Wei Liang said slowly: "You children who are not familiar with the world are all...how to put it, like the most beautiful but the most fragile porcelain. In the future, will you ascend to the palace of elegance, or will you be reduced to a well? A broken pot depends on whether it has been taught well. If it is taught well, the shape will be straight; if it is not taught well, it will grow crookedly."

"Teaching by words and deeds, and the latter is more important. Teaching by words is empty and teaching by example is real, because children may not understand the truths of adults, but they are the most curious about the world. It is very important for children to be able to listen and pretend to be truthful. It’s difficult. Children see more in their eyes, and it’s easier to remember the general appearance of this world. It’s relatively simple and clear in black and white. It’s immature but especially valuable. If it goes on so imperceptibly, you won’t even notice it, bit by bit, year by month, in your mind. The world in it is set, and it’s hard to change.”

"So many of the seemingly inexplicable actions that go against other people's impressions after growing up have actually been traced for a long time. At a critical moment of shaping one's body, the words and deeds of parents are crucial, and if they do something wrong If something happens but you don’t get the point of reprimand, or if you do something wrong, you simply think that your child is too young and choose to turn a blind eye. In the end, you will harm others, yourself and your children. Therefore, rewards and punishments must be clearly defined, and parents must learn to set a good standard for their children. Rules. Benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of reason. Punishment is the end of reason."

Wei Liang spoke at a steady pace, neither urgent nor slow.

The little girl listened carefully and occasionally blinked.

Wei Liang continued: "So when they are young, parents teach their children benevolence and righteousness by their own example. When they are a little older, the school master teaches his disciples the benevolence and righteousness in books. The two complement each other, the former teaches from the real place, and the latter teaches from the high place. One thing is missing. No, not even trying to undermine each other."

The little girl remained silent, not knowing whether she understood or not.

But when others are talking, if you listen carefully and don't interrupt, the little girl will still understand.

Wei Liang turned around and asked with a smile: "Do you know someone who is more willing to listen to reason?"

The little girl shook her head.

Wei Liang then asked and answered himself, "In the beginning, children listen to their parents. Then students listen to their teachers. When they grow up, the weak listen to the strong, the poor listen to the rich, and the ministers listen to the king. It's like the foot of the mountain listens to the mountain, and the mountain listens to the top of the mountain. Then Here comes the question, what if the strong one says something wrong, but the weak one wholeheartedly regards all the words and principles of the strong one as a guideline? Morality, benevolence and righteousness are no longer effective, so there needs to be a law. There must be something in the world, better than the one on the mountain. All the magic techniques of the immortal family are even more awe-inspiring, making the so-called strong people restrain their hands, making these people like children who make mistakes, fearing the reprimands of their parents, like the feather duster and ruler of the teacher, who will immediately knock it on the palm of their hand whenever they make a mistake. pain."

Wei Liang smiled brightly, "You don't quite understand, right?"

Of course she didn't understand, her little head was filled with confusion, "Yeah!"

Wei Liang laughed and said: "You actually heard it, you just don't understand it for the time being, but you put it all in your heart, which is better than many adults. They often just learn some smart ways to deal with people after suffering losses." . Little girl, although your cultivation qualifications are average, your family is now well off and you have no worries about food and clothing. It is unlikely that your character will change drastically. If you marry a good man in the future, you will not be any worse off in this life."

The meta preface is a bit shy.

When it comes to getting married, I have played with my peers when playing house. Every time, I would find a piece of red satin and cover the "bride's" head. If the "husband" is the little nerd from the Liu Mansion next door, She would smile more. If it were the chubby little guy from Ma Mansion, she wouldn't be willing to laugh.

Wei Liang held out a finger, "Because you are so smart and sensible, remember one thing. When you grow up, if you encounter a huge difficulty that you think your family cannot handle, remember to go to the south of the capital. In the Governor's Mansion, find a man named Wei Liang. Well, if the matter is urgent, you can just send a letter."

Yuan Yanxu timidly said: "Sir, that will happen many years later, should we forget it?"

Wei Liang shook his head and smiled: "Don't think so. Time is like water. In the blink of an eye, you have grown up. In the blink of an eye again..."

He might have died of old age.

It's just that Wei Liang didn't say such inappropriate words.

Wei Liang smiled and said: "If a good person is bullied by others, why don't you be a good person? Evil people can only be punished by evil people, so why should you become a bad person? A gentleman can bully others, so do you think it is right to bully a gentleman? This is wrong."

"It's just that talking about the good and evil of people is too complicated. Even if you decide what is right and wrong, how to deal with it is still a big trouble. Just like the storm on the ferry today, the young man with the sword on his back, if he had to fight with that group of people, If you talk about the truth out of temper, will people listen? If you say it, do you agree with it in your heart? So what is the meaning of saying it or not? Because what that group of people are willing to listen is not the real truth, but the current situation. The two sides parted ways, and the situation Once you are gone, it is easy to change the country, but hard to change the nature, everything will remain the same. Maybe I sat down and explained the truth, but it made me smelly... Forget it, let's not talk about this, it is more comfortable for us to look at the sea of ​​clouds. "

These are actually more of Wei Liang's words to himself, and he doesn't expect the little girl to understand them.

In fact, it would be useless to listen to Yuan Yanxu's parents. It's not that they don't understand, but they feel that the world is like this, and talking about these things is not as practical as talking about mysteries thousands of miles away from the earth.

Wei Liang was already an Earth Immortal more than two hundred years ago, but in order to promote his own knowledge, he planned to use the changes in the local customs of a country as an opportunity for him to realize and observe the Tao. So at that time, he changed his name to "Wei Qian" and came to the southeast of Aquarius Continent to help the Taizu of the Tang Dynasty found the Qingluan Kingdom. After that, he assisted generations of Tang emperors to legislate. Before this debate between Buddhism and Taoism, Wei Qian I have never targeted temple officials and practitioners as an Earth Immortal monk.

As a result, not to mention the hard work, the progress was slow, and even during the two emperors, a long way back was taken.

This disappointed Wei Liang.

Wei Liang finally left with a smile, but only reminded the little girl to keep the matter of the letter and the Governor's Mansion a secret.

After Wei Liang disappeared, Yuan Yanxu's parents and family guests came to the little girl and began to inquire about the details of the conversation.

The little girl didn't dare to hide it, but at first she wanted to keep it a secret and promised the gentleman not to tell anything about the Governor's Mansion and the letter.

It was just that he accidentally let it slip, and the old gentleman who was a guest of the family caught the clues. He looked warm but hid a secret in the interrogation. Yuan Yanxu struggled for a long time, but he couldn't resist the earnest questioning of his parents, so he had to tell the truth.

The old guest was very happy and whispered to the middle-aged Confucian scholar, saying that the man must be the monk who worshiped the great governor! Maybe he’s still the celebrity next to Governor Wei!

The Yuan family is blessed!

The old guest of the Yuan family also told the Confucian scholar that the temperaments of these mountain gods are unpredictable and cannot be inferred by common sense, so they must not add any unnecessary extravagance, such as visiting to thank them. They must not do anything. The Yuan family should just pretend that they don't know anything.

The couple was extremely excited.

Only the little girl was full of guilt for the fairy gentleman and squatted by the railing, feeling a little lost.

Wei Liang, who had already walked away, sighed.

This kind of trivial matter would not disappoint Wei Liang, nor would he regret it, but there was no surprise. From now on, the Yuan family, which was only considered a second-rate family in the capital of Qingluan Kingdom, once encountered trouble, even if the letter could not be sent to the Governor's Mansion, Wei Liang would still come to help.

However, the little girl named Yuan Yanxu has lost an opportunity to embark on the path of spiritual cultivation.

But Wei Liang also knew that for Yuan Yanxu, this was not necessarily a bad thing.

It is extremely difficult to find stability in this world.

Once you go up the mountain to practice Taoism and become a Qi practitioner, once you start wrestling with God, regardless of the good and evil of human nature, as long as you are weak-minded, you will rarely end up well.

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Chen Pingan took Pei Qian's hand and returned to the ferry room.

Pei Qian said for the first time that he would copy 500 more words today.

Chen Ping'an didn't stop him, he just reminded him that what he wrote today cannot be counted as tomorrow's work.

Pei Qian puffed up his chest and said of course.

While copying books, she kept a small yellow-skinned gourd at hand.

Chen Pingan sat across the table and continued to look through a Legalist book that he bought after being reminded by Cui Dongshan. It was not a rare book, but it was one of the fundamental "serious scriptures" that supported the three religions and hundreds of schools of thought. It was about reading. Lu Tai gave Chen Pingan some advice, and Chen Pingan kept it in mind. For example, the method of reading books first and then the thin, as well as "following the clues to find relatives", and the secret of choosing books. Regardless of the diverse knowledge of various schools of thought, the vast number of books, and the boundless sea of ​​books, it is actually Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism that have the most widely circulated books. Regarding the Three Teachings, we really need books that can be worthy of the four words "opening the book is beneficial". The total number of books should not exceed fifty. All ordinary people in the world who are seventy years old and seventy years old can read them carefully and repeatedly.

Therefore, the three Legalist classics selected by Chen Ping'an were just to ensure that the engravings were correct.

What made Pei Qian most gratified about what happened today was what Chen Pingan and Pei Qian said before, "from the heart."

If you do something wrong, apologize sincerely first.

Then there is Pei Qian today, which is completely different from the Pei Qian he first met in Ouhua Blessed Land. For example, from the turmoil to the turmoil, Pei Qian's only thought was to copy books.

Instead of turning around and cursing that group of people for a good death or something like that.

Chen Pingan asked: "Pei Qian, you held down that guy's head and almost threw you out. Aren't you angry?"

"I'm so angry. This wasn't the case on the way here, so I cursed them to death in my stomach. The eight bad guys, each of them died in a different way. For example, the guy who was taught a lesson by his master accidentally sprained his foot when he went out and fell off. After getting off the ferry, I was smashed to pieces. According to the facial description given to me by the old cook, that stinky bitch, who was called the Silkworm Thick and Drummer, suddenly quarreled with someone, and then she was slapped on the left and slapped on the right. In the end, he was beaten until his mouth was full of teeth, haha, and the one with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks had a bad stomach. There was no doctor on the ferry to treat him, so he was rolling on the ground and howling..."

Pei Qian was busy concentrating on copying books, and accidentally said what was in his heart. He suddenly woke up and said with a grimace, "Master, knock chestnuts or pull ears, it depends."

Chen Pingan was not very angry and asked with a smile: "What if..."

Pei Qian seemed to know what Chen Ping'an was going to ask. He straightened his back and said, "Master, don't worry. I just want to think about it to make myself happy. Even if I master the peerless swordsmanship and invincible boxing one day, I won't be able to do anything." These guys won't really do anything to them! At most, just like Master, kick them."

Chen Pingan asked curiously: "Why?"

Pei Qian said with a righteous look on his face, "I am your disciple, master, and I am also the founder of the mountain! I am the same as them, wouldn't I embarrass the master? Besides, what a big deal, I was beaten and kicked by others when I was a child. There are so many times, now I am a rich man, and I am still half a Jianghu person, so I am very generous!"

Zhu Lian just pushed the door open with Shi Rou and extended his thumb, "Nvxia Pei's flattery skills are getting better and better."

Pei Qian continued to immerse herself in copying books. She was in a very good mood today and was not as knowledgeable as the old cook.

Chen Ping'an said to Zhu Lian: "That group of people will definitely come to apologize later. Help me stop them and tell them to get out."

Pei Qian suddenly asked: "Master, why don't you come and talk to them?"

Zhu Lian smiled and said, "You know nothing."

For the first time, Pei Qian didn't talk back and grinned.

Last time on the way out of the Lion Garden, she grabbed a piece of shit for Zhu Lian and Shi Rou to guess, so old cook, you really know shit.

Zhu Lian stood next to Pei Qian and watched her copy the book. She probably learned the writing style from Chen Pingan, and now her writing is barely correct.

While watching her meticulous writing, Zhu Lian said: "Young master, if you talk to this kind of people carefully, they will definitely be convinced in person, and they will say some nonsense that they will never do again in the future. Turn around, slap their noses on their faces, maybe they will..." You will be so proud that you tell everyone you meet the young master that you are not acquainted with the young master, get off the boat, and continue to mess around with them. Now you have a sword cultivator friend who can be proven by everyone on the ferry. How can you not be afraid of others? Do you think Is it a small matter?"

Pei Qian raised his head and asked doubtfully: "Why are we friends? Aren't we enemies with them?"

Zhu Lian sat aside and said calmly: "We know, Jianghu doesn't know."

Pei Qian stopped writing and was so angry that she slapped the table with her other hand, "Why are Jianghu acting like this!"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Copy the book carefully and try to finish it in one go. It's best not to dawdle in the middle."

Pei Qian said oh and continued to copy the book.

really.

There was a sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the door. Most of them were pure martial artists of the third and fourth realms, except for one of the fifth realm.

Start knocking on the door.

After Zhu Lian opened the door, he kicked him out and said, "Don't come here to disturb my young master's purity. If you come here again to be an eyesore, I'll beat each one to death."

The group of people trembled, bowed their heads, and left in droves.

In this corridor, almost half of the nearby rooms are open, and they are all curious whether the blood splattered three feet after a disagreement, or the so-called good talk in the book.

As a result, everyone found this situation a bit boring.

However, a few Yamazawa wild cultivators felt better.

If those reckless men really got a blessing in disguise and got attached to such a bottomless young swordsman, they would be jealous to death.

He looked at Chen Ping An, who was quietly watching Pei Qian copy the book, making sure there were no mistakes every stroke.

Shi Rou suddenly had the feeling that hundreds of years of his life as a ghost had all lived on the dog.

Isn't he still twenty years old?

You shouldn't be able to see so clearly into the subtleties of people's hearts.

Chen Pingan suddenly turned his head and asked with a smile: "You have been looking at me for a long time. Why?"

Shi Rou was a little shy and shook her head.

Seeing Chen Ping'an's expression being strange, Shi Rou was afraid that he had gone astray and mistakenly thought that she had something wrong. Shi Rou became more and more uncomfortable, stood up suddenly, twisted her waist, and left.

Chen Pingan was confused.

He just felt like being stared at by "Du Mao" gave him goosebumps.

Zhu Lian gloated: "The young master is really a dragon and a phoenix among men. If any woman in the world meets a man like the young master, won't it mean that she will miss her life?"

Chen Pingan sighed, "Zhu Lian, sometimes your flattery is really not as good as Pei Qian's ear."

Zhu Lian chuckled and said: "After all, Pei Qian is gifted with such things as flattery, and I just work hard."

Pei Qian copied the book without raising his head, but said angrily: "Old cook, just wait. When I finish copying the book, there are still 125 words left. Then you will be miserable."

Zhu Lian smiled and said, "What, are you comparing me to eating shit, or are you comparing me to swearing?"

Chen Ping'an couldn't stand listening anymore, so he simply took out the priceless Day and Night Wandering God True Amulet and the jade pendant inscribed with the Dragon Palace.

Because Li Baozhen "opened the door" and Chen Pingan didn't know how to close the door, the two of them have been losing spiritual energy, but compared to the abundant spiritual energy of the talisman and the jade pendant, it is almost negligible.

For example, in the reed lake outside the Lion Garden, someone used a hoe to dig out a small ditch to release water.

This brings out the fatal flaw of pure martial arts talismans.

A burning fire cooks oil, just like the rotation of the four seasons, never waiting for the passing of time.

A thin stream of water flows long, like a fairy cave, evergreen all year round.

Zhu Lian clicked his tongue and said in wonder: "The jade pendant is not famous, but this precious talisman of the second son of the Li family should be regarded as... a magic weapon among the magic weapons of the Immortal family?"

Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "The talisman lineage is a major lineage of Taoism. The ever-changing changes are all secrets of heaven. Once used proficiently, it is enough to allow monks to run rampant in all directions. Even against the sword cultivator who eats the most money and has the most killing power, he will still have his way. Characters and sword-locking talismans can be targeted, which is quite good compared to other Qi practitioners who are afraid of swordsmen like tigers. Not to mention that they can kill ghosts and gods and command them, so most monks will carry a few talismans with them in preparation. When necessary, as for the quantity and quality, of course it depends on each person's pocket."

He noticed that Zhu Lian was looking at him.

During the battle in the Lion Garden, Chen Pingan not only used gold paint to draw talismans, but he also took out a large number of high-grade and rare talismans.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "The story here will tell you and Pei the money when we get to Luopo Mountain in Longquan County. In short, this is almost the reason why I didn't kill Li Baozhen."

Zhu Lian stopped asking any more questions and rubbed his hands, "Master, give me a chance to punch?"

Chen Ping'an nodded and stood up, "This time you strike harder, don't worry about whether I can withstand it. You Zhu Lian don't know how I punched people back then. Only after seeing it did you know that Zheng Dafeng was Giving you punches at the old Longcheng drug store is really...well, if you go by what Zhu Lian said, it's a man doing a woman's eyebrows with a gentle technique."

Zhu Lian smiled and said: "This is a good thing. At that time, I felt that it was not refreshing enough. But with Sui Zui around, I was embarrassed to say anything."

Pei Qian has finished copying the book.

Chen Pingan said: "Go back to your room, otherwise you will definitely make a fuss and scream."

Pei Qian assured loudly: "No!"

Chen Ping'an first took out a talisman to remove dirt and posted it in the room.

As a result, after burning the incense, Pei Qian was sweating profusely and frightened just by watching the two people compete. In the end, he simply ran to the corner, went through Chen Ping'an's bamboo box, and took out his treasure box.

If she had to practice boxing and martial arts like this in order to become the peerless master she thought she was, Pei Qian would definitely pretend that the world didn't exist. There was no such thing as a world in the world. He could just read the story in a book.

Chen Ping'an wore a golden robe, which saved him a lot of trouble.

He sat back at the table with Zhu Lian, took out a pot of rime wine bought from the capital of Qingluan Kingdom, and poured a glass for Zhu Lian.

Zhu Lian drank it all in one gulp. He didn't need Chen Ping'an to pour the wine, so he took the jug and filled it up for himself.

Pei Qian reminded: "Old cook, drink less. Too much wine will harm your health. Besides, a pot of rime wine costs three taels of silver."

Zhu Lian began to drink slowly and asked in a low voice: "When will the young master break through the bottleneck and reach the sixth realm?"

Chen Ping'an had already made up his mind and said, "Just wait a little longer. If you have an opportunity, you can fight for it."

Chen Pingan did not elaborate on what the opportunity was. After all, the word "strongest" is more elusive than the military destiny of a country that can be manifested into weather.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "I don't dare to try my luck in the shattered secret realms of Cave Heaven and Paradise, seize opportunities and magic weapons, and hope to find various immortal inheritances and relics."

But relying on the foundation of martial arts accumulated with each punch, Chen Pingan felt that there was no harm in giving it a try.

But Chen Pingan also knew that as long as Cao Ci stayed in the Fifth Realm, there would be no hope for anyone, let alone Chen Pingan.

The eldest Sword Immortal has personally said that Cao Ci's martial arts training has set him apart from many martial artists of his generation, and he will be the strongest in the world in every realm.

At that time, Ning Yao was not convinced, saying that even if Master Cao Ci was the number one martial artist in the four worlds, martial arts could be manifested concretely, but the world is big and unforeseen events happen every day, how could Cao Ci have to be in the realm? The strongest realm? Is it possible that Cao Ci's ancestors had been running shops for generations, and his family was the only one that had a monopoly on martial arts in the world?

Chen Qingdu said something that impressed Chen Pingan deeply.

"Cao Ci is just that strong, from his foundation, talent, temperament, and martial arts. It makes no sense."

Chen Ping'an had just lost three games in a row to Cao Ci at that time. He didn't feel anything wrong, but Ning Yao was already very angry.

Seeing Ning Yao like that, Chen Pingan felt very happy, but Ning Yao became even more angry when he saw him like this.

At this moment, Zhu Lian subconsciously blurted out: "The young master is a man of great fortune, how can he possibly return empty-handed after entering the treasure mountain? Now the old slave is in the golden body realm, and he also has some understanding of the secret fairyland after the cave heaven and blessed land was broken. , knowing that the monks of the upper five realms cannot enter, and once they enter the secret realm, it will be unstable, easily broken, and easily entangled by those disorderly long rivers of time, which seriously weakens the Taoism. Without the monks of the upper five realms secretly coveting, there are old slaves Just a favor, so now the young master can try his luck. If he encounters a place like this next time, the young master will not let him take the old slave with him. After all, we are pure martial arts. It doesn't matter, we are not subject to such restrictions."

Chen Pingan thought for a moment and nodded: "That makes sense. I'm used to avoiding these things. Now it seems that I have to change my past mentality."

When Pei Qian heard "Hongfu reaches the sky", he immediately frowned, but when he heard Zhu Lian's words later, his brows relaxed.

Zhu Lian was slightly thoughtful.

After that, the time on this Xianjia ferry passed slowly.

There are many landscape-shaped scenic spots with signs of Xianjiadongfu on the mountain. It is impossible to build a Xianjia ferry that requires a steady stream of fairy money, so this ferry cannot "land", but prepare some things that can float in the wind early. Xianjia Zhouzi takes the guests arriving at their destinations on the ferry to those small ferry crossings on the hills. Passing by the famous Diaoyutai located in the northern border of Qingluan Kingdom, there were especially many people disembarking from the boat. Chen Pingan and Pei Qianzhu Lian came to the bow of the boat and saw a huge sea of ​​clouds drifting between the two towering mountains. The two Diaoyutais, which flow like streams and face each other on the left and right, are built on the top of the mountain beside the sea of ​​clouds. From time to time, you can see colorful birds fluttering their wings and breaking through the sea of ​​clouds, then arcing and falling into the sea of ​​clouds.

Pei Qian was fascinated by what he saw and regretted that he couldn't ride the wind. Otherwise, he would have swooped over, held a hiking stick, hit the birds and flying fish with a stick, caught them and ran back to the ferry. He should be able to sell them for a lot of money. , maybe if she makes a few more trips, she can buy a Turbot box or even a Turbot rack.

Zhu Lian is an eighth-level martial artist, but he has always followed Chen Ping'an on foot and has never experienced traveling far away from the wind.

Chen Ping'an asked curiously: "Zhu Lian, don't you have any ideas? Don't you feel that you are treating your state badly?"

Zhu Lian shook his head and said with a smile: "Master, back home, I have long been tired of seeing other people's eyes in surprise. I really can't afford to be so stupid and green-hearted."

Shi Rou was silently admiring the scenery.

She has become accustomed to Zhu Lian's ideas that are very different from ordinary people.

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When Chen Pingan and his party were enjoying the scenery.

Wei Liang was sitting at a desk in a room, writing something. There was an antique rosewood box in his hand, filled with paper knives "A Gentleman's Arms".

He took out a bamboo carving knife and used it as a paperweight.

Although Wei Liang left the capital with the excuse of traveling around to relax, he was actually doing one thing along the way.

The relationship with Qingluan Country is neither big nor small.

He was helping someone compile the ranking of the Immortal Master of Aquarius Continent Genealogy and needed to make an outline.

Wei Liang developed a preliminary framework for the nine-grade system.

For the first level, only the Immortal Realm among the five realms on Aquarius Continent can be ranked in this category.

The second level is the Jade Pu Realm among the upper five realms. Or for the iron cavalry of the Song family in Dali to go south and achieve the goal of destroying the country.

The third level, Nascent Soul Realm. Or the credit is equivalent to opening up a territory and expanding a state.

The fourth level, the golden elixir realm.

Gradually go down until the ninth level at the end.

The specific division is quite complicated. It is not absolutely linked to the realm of Qi practitioners. It is necessary to refer to the Great Li court, especially the military, to record the achievements of the monks on their way south.

Among them, Ruan Qiong of Longquan Sword Sect. Not only is he the number one person in the second rank, but he is currently the highest ranked Immortal Genealogy that will be used as a credit book by the Song family of Da Li in the future.

In addition, there are two ancestral sects of the military family, Zhenwu Mountain and Fengxue Temple, as well as two great sword cultivating sects, Fengleiyuan and Zhengyang Mountain.

Further down, there are Dali Changchun Palace, Yunxia Mountain, Qingfeng City and the Xu family.

There need to be one or two places, and it is certain that they will be ranked in this spectrum, and their rank will definitely not be low.

As for the monks who have the Peace and Nothingness Card issued by the Ministry of Punishment of Dali, they will definitely be included.

From then on, all the immortal masters who took the lead in surrendering to Da Li, regardless of their origins, whether they were genealogy masters or wild cultivators, could be among them.

Wei Liang has been perfecting the details recently, which requires that person to provide him with a lot of intelligence, even insider information related to the life and death of a country, Guo Zuo, and the emperor.

Wei Liang placed the brush in his hand on Bijia Mountain, stood up, and walked slowly around the room.

The reason why I am willing to do this.

It's not that Wei Liang was forced to take refuge with the embroidered tiger due to the general situation. In fact, with Wei Liang's temper, if Cui Zhang couldn't convince him, Wei Liang could give up the Qingluan Kingdom for more than 200 years and start a new business in another continent. , such as the even more lawless Julu Continent, such as the relatively stable Tongye Continent, with the foundation of the Qingluan Kingdom, it is nothing more than another hundred or two hundred years.

But this time Cui Han came to Qingluan Kingdom in person, and the first person he found was Wei Liang. Cui Chan had a frank conversation with him. After Wei Liang learned about the Great Li State Master and the established national policy direction of the Great Li Dynasty, Wei Liang decided to cooperate.

Cooperate, not surrender.

Wei Liang did not compromise or bargain, and Cui Chen also had no doubts about this.

It is undeniable that Cui Han's request is more profound than Wei Liang's, so Wei Liang is looking forward to the scene Cui Han mentioned appearing in front of him one day.

"Engrave the inscription on the seal of the Dali Kingdom and erect the monument on the top of the mountains of Aquarius Continent!"

Wei Liang came to the window, his eyes were hot, and his heart was filled with pride.

It is even better than the billowing sea of ​​clouds flowing between the two mountains at your feet.

A true man should do this so that he can live up to his journey in this life and live up to what he has learned!

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Chen Ping'an had already taken three cross-continental ferries. He knew that the ferry "Qingyi" was inherently slow, so he never thought of taking a lot of detours and deliberately sailed along the northeastern and northern borders of Qingluan Country, then dropped off several groups of passengers. It was easy to leave the territory of Qingluan Kingdom. I thought it would be faster, and stopped in a vassal state in the north of Yunxiao Kingdom. Finally, at noon today, I stopped in the territory of Zhongyue, a small country, saying it would be tomorrow. Set sail only at dusk, guests can go to the Zhongyue Mountain to enjoy the scenery, especially the stone gambling that happens four times a year. If you have the opportunity, you must gamble a little for fun. If you hit the big luck, it will be a good thing. Chengtian Kingdom is The lamp stone in Zuozhong Mountain is known as "Little Yunxia Mountain". Once you bet correctly, you can get the high-quality lamp stone at a low price with just a few grains of snow. As long as it is the size of a fist, you can get rich overnight. It's a great thing. Ten years ago, there was a wild cultivator from Shanze. He spent the only twenty-six snowflakes he had left on him to buy a dungeon-sized lamplight stone that no one liked. The light of money is like stone marrow, and its whole body is as red as a flame.

Of course, if ferry passengers do not want to disembark, they can stay on the ferry "Tsing Yi" to rest.

After hearing the explanation of the ferry maid, Chen Pingan was speechless for a moment. After the maid left, Chen Pingan walked to the window and looked at the so-called "One Country Mountain" not far away. He couldn't laugh or cry.

Speaking of Zhongyue, let alone the Piyun Mountain in his hometown, even the Luolu Mountain that belongs to Chen Ping'an is much more majestic than this mountain.

Chen Ping'an had no choice but to take the three of them to get off the boat, waiting for the boats to come and go, taking them to the "big mountain" in the Chengtian Kingdom.

Chen Ping'an knew with all his ass that the god of Zhongyue and the owner of the "Tsing Yi" ferry were mutually beneficial business partners.

While Chen Ping'an and the others were waiting for the boat to pick them up, the surrounding passengers subconsciously moved out of the way, but they did not openly point fingers and could not avoid whispering.

The people who suffered losses in the hands of the "young sword cultivator" had already disembarked from the ship in despair after coming to apologize to no avail, and did not dare to stay for a long time.

Everyone has different mentality.

Regardless of their age, most genealogy masters are jealous of Chen Ping'an, who has two natal flying swords. They just hide it very well.

Those who practice wild cultivation in the mountains and rivers are extremely fearful.

Most of the worldly rich people, after hearing the exaggerated comments from people on the ferry, felt that the sword cultivator was indeed as arrogant and domineering as the legend said.

Only the ferry side has been very respectful to Chen Ping'an and his party recently. They specially selected a pretty woman to knock on the door from time to time and bring a plate of fruits and vegetables from the fairy family.

There is also a small attic on the ferry that is euphemistically called "Xianqi Zhai", which is specially designed for certain distinguished guests who took the Tsing Yi ferry to leave behind a calligraphy treasure.

Chen Pingan declined and just asked Zhu Lian to deal with it and write a word.

Taking a skiing boat with talismans engraved on the bottom and golden light flowing, we arrived at the foot of Zhongyue.

There are not many real pilgrims. At present, most of them are the rich and powerful children of Chengtian Kingdom and wealthy people who come here to gamble on stones.

It's just that these people who were accustomed to having their nostrils turned upward in the secular dynasty would walk and speak in a much lower voice than usual when they met the passengers coming off the boat.

On the ferry, there were three incense sellers belonging to different temples in Zhongyue. They almost got into a fight in order to compete for customers. The incense seller from Zhongyue Temple was the most grumpy, and the other incense sellers from a half-waist Taoist temple and a temple at the foot of the mountain , although they seemed to be avoiding their sharp edges, their words were also flying around. Anyway, the three of them showed their talents and gained something. This time they took a small boat to board the boat to collect passengers, and they all brought some passengers who were willing to burn incense to get off the boat. .

The ferry steward made a special trip to lead the incense deliverer from the Zhongyue Mountain Temple to Chen Pingan and his party, and introduced him.

After the man heard that Chen Ping'an had no intention of inviting incense for the time being, he still smiled at him and said a lot of polite words, such as Mr. Chen's arrival, which was already very impressive.

When Chen Pingan's feet landed on the ground, the incense seller who was still on the ferry stood by the railing and spat outside.

Zhu Lian smiled and said, "What do you say, young master? Why don't I give this warrior a reward for this first time riding the wind?"

Chen Ping'an waved his hand, "Maybe this is the only time in our lives that we will meet each other, without any grudges or grudges. Why do we care about this?"

Pei Qian asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

Zhu Lian smiled and said, "Someone is pooping and peeing on top of your head. Look up quickly."

Pei Qian rolled his eyes.

There is a long street at the foot of the mountain dedicated to stone gambling, with dozens of shops large and small.

There are piles of gray lighting stones inside and outside the shop. The smallest ones are no more than the size of a palm, while the largest ones are as tall as a person and weigh more than 10,000 kilograms. Such huge stones are often the treasures of each shop. This kind of stone, which is a specialty of Zhongyue in Chengtian Kingdom, is named Denghuo stone because it is said to be the highest quality Denghuo stone marrow. It is as bright red as blood, extremely thick and has no impurities. It can also sway like a lamp. Holding a piece in your hand can naturally Deter evil spirits and ghosts.

What's surprising is that even the Earth Immortal monks couldn't see through the inner color before the stone was opened.

Chen Ping'an was not interested in this, so he gave Pei Qian and the others ten snow coins each and asked them to choose and carve the stones by themselves.

He climbed the mountain alone and wanted to visit the Zhongyue Temple at the top of the mountain. He made an appointment to meet at an inn at the foot of the mountain at dusk.

Pei Qian was a little nervous and asked if he could not buy the stone.

Chen Ping'an smiled and pinched her dark cheeks, "Anyway, the ten pieces of snow are yours to spend. You can spend them however you like."

Pei Qian said oh.

When Chen Ping'an was far away, he started walking up the mountain.

Pei Qian immediately jumped up for joy, opened his teeth and claws, and performed a crazy swordsmanship.

Before Zhu Lian visited the two shops, he bought a lamplight stone that was pleasing to the eye. He cut it open on the spot and lost all his money.

Pei Qian was so angry that he almost fought with him.

Zhu Lian pressed Pei Qian's forehead with one hand and allowed Pei Qian to move his hands and feet.

Shi Rou held ten snow coins in her hand. She looked at them carefully and listened attentively. She walked from shop to shop. She often picked up the lamplight stone and looked at it for a long time and then put it down again. She still didn't spend any snow coins.

Zhu Lian was full of praise: "You really know how to live a good life."

Pei Qian followed Shi Rou, staring at the lamplight stones of different sizes every time, wishing he could put his eyes on them.

Zhu Lian kicked her in the butt several times and was laughed at by Zhu Lian. It doesn't matter if she falls out of Qian's eyes, but it doesn't matter if she falls into a pile of rocks.

Zhu Lian soon regretted not following Chen Pingan on the mountain.

The two ladies, Shi Rou and Pei Qian, are really perseverant when they go shopping in the store. Not only do they have to go home one by one, but they also have to look at the lighting stones one by one. In addition, as long as a customer buys the lighting stones, the store will help them. When opening a stone, the two of them must stop and look solemnly from beginning to end, as if they care more about the result than the high-rollers who spend a lot of money to buy the stone.

Zhu Lian walked without difficulty, but his heart was tired.

As a result, when Zhu Lian raised his head and glanced at the sky, he estimated that even Mr. Chen was about to go down the mountain to the foot of the mountain.

Shi Rou finally bought a palm-sized lamplight stone. According to the price listed in the store, she spent two snow coins.

The stone that was cut out turned out to be a bright red chalcedony the size of a thumb, and even the shopkeeper was sincerely shocked.

It's not that such a small lamp stone is so valuable, but that such a large lamp stone can produce so much stone marrow is indeed very rare.

Shi Rou smiled and had no intention of selling the bright red and thick piece of lamplight stone marrow.

After walking out of the shop, Pei Qian suddenly tugged on Shi Rou's sleeve and whispered: "Sister Shi Rou, can you lend me eight snowflakes to spend money?"

Shi Rou asked curiously: "You don't buy stones, so why do you borrow money?"

Pei Qian said seriously: "I'm buying stones!"

Shi Rou became even more confused, "After shopping here, there are so many shops, do you still remember which one it is?"

Pei Qian nodded vigorously.

Shi Rou smiled and handed the remaining eight snow coins to Pei Qian.

Pei Qian took a deep breath and began to run away.

Shi Rou and Zhu Lian looked at each other and followed quickly.

I don’t know what kind of medicine this Pei Qian is selling in the gourd.

In the end, the two of them found Pei Qian standing in a corner in a large shop with a mountain of various lighting stones, "pulling out" a lighting stone with great difficulty. She might not be able to hold it with both hands, and the lighting stone must be large.

Although the scenery inside the Denghuo Stone cannot be seen, the hundreds of years of mining history, the exquisite stone veins on the mountain roots of Zhongyue, and the rich experience of continuously extracting stone marrow, the people in charge of each shop will have a rough estimate. There are inevitably some deviations, but they are generally not big. Small leaks occasionally occur, but big leaks are almost never found.

Therefore, although many lamplight stones are large, their prices are extremely low. Some stones are not large, but their prices are high.

Pei Qian was squatting, and the lamplight stone at his feet was quite big, and it was only priced at twenty snow coins.

It has been sitting in the shop for more than a hundred years, and no one cares about it.

Pei Qian began to bargain with the shopkeeper, Zhenger Bajing, saying that she only had fifteen pieces of snow money, which was all her savings that she had worked hard to save for many years.

The old shopkeeper thought this little girl's video was interesting. She didn't look like a child from a wealthy family at all. She was dark and beautiful, but she could have fifteen snow coins, which was fifteen thousand taels of silver, in the counties of Chengtian Kingdom. The city is considered rich.

The old shopkeeper actually felt that if he cut off five snow coins and fifteen snow coins, the price would not be a loss. Otherwise, such a big light and flint stone, which the master of the palm privately estimated to be ten snow coins, might be worth another hundred. In 2006, the shop had been passed down to his grandson, but he still couldn't sell it.

However, the old man and Pei Qian were still asking for a high price, and the other was paying back the money on the spot. After about half a stick of incense, the old shopkeeper wanted to see what excuses the little girl could come up with in order to save five pieces of snow. From the beginning.

In the end, the old shopkeeper laughed loudly and agreed, but when he saw the Heitan girl taking out a large handful of snow coins, she picked out three and put them back into her sleeve, and handed the remaining fifteen to him.

The corners of the old man's mouth twitched.

Little girl, you are being a bit unkind.

Pei Qian pretended to be stupid and grinned.

Shi Rou pretended not to know Pei Qian.

Zhu Lian gave her a thumbs up and said, "As expected of the founding disciple."

The old shopkeeper was not angry, but felt that the strange little girl was a good person who knew how to do business, so he asked with a smile: "Would you like our shop to help you cut stones on site?"

Pei Qian nodded and said: "It needs to be opened, otherwise I wouldn't be able to carry it if it's so heavy. According to your rules, twenty lamplight stones worth less than twenty dollars can be opened for free. Also, if it is opened, it will be good Shitou, whether you give the shop a bonus or not is up to the buyer. If I don’t give you a bonus, Mr. Don’t be angry."

The old shopkeeper was overjoyed and nodded in agreement.

Pei Qian suddenly asked the old shopkeeper to wait a moment and turned to look at Zhu Lian.

Zhu Lian had a clear understanding, nodded and said: "Let's go, the young master is not here, but I am here."

Pei Qian tilted his head, smiled brightly, turned his head suddenly, and waved to the old shopkeeper, "Open the stone!"

Then she gave the remaining three snowflakes back to Shirou and said softly: "I still owe you five more. I will pay you back later."

After a stick of incense.

The whole long street at the foot of the mountain was shocking.

Pei Qian, who was already carrying a parcel across his body, had another heavy bag.

The old shopkeeper of the shop behind him was beating his chest and feeling regretful.

A once-in-a-century light stone marrow!

Worth three Guyu coins!

Zhu Lian covered his sleeves with his hands, smiled slowly, and followed behind the swaggering Pei Qian.

Shi Rou felt it was too incredible.

Chen Pingan happened to go down the mountain and came to the end of the street.

Chen Pingan was confused when he saw Pei Qian, who was attracting much attention.

As soon as Pei Qian saw the familiar figure, he immediately ran over, panting.

Chen Pingan smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Did Zhu Lian or Shi Rou pick it up?"

Pei Qian just laughed.

Zhu Lian and Shi Rou came to the two masters and apprentices. Zhu Lian chuckled softly and said, "Master, this loser can use fifteen snow coins to get a piece of lamplight stone marrow worth at least three Guyu coins."

Chen Ping'an smiled and touched Pei Qian's head, "So awesome."

I'm happy, but I can't say I'm shocked or surprised.

Pei Qian narrowed his eyes into crescent moons, tilted his head, took off the package with some difficulty, and handed it to Chen Pingan, "Master, this is for you."

Chen Ping'an smiled and waved his hand and said: "Keep it for yourself. When you save money to buy a Duobao shelf, put it in the most conspicuous place. It's not very good. Everyone who sees it will envy you, knowing that you are a little rich man."

Pei Qian shook his head vigorously and explained: "I remembered that the day I caught Shan Tiao and released him, it turned out to be your birthday, Master. This happened to be my birthday gift to Master."

Chen Pingan was stunned and kept silent for a long time. He put his palm on Pei Qian's little head and narrowed his eyes with a rare smile. "Is that so? Master will accept it?"

This was the first time Zhu Lian saw Chen Ping'an so happy.

When Chen Pingan reunited with Zhang Shanfeng and Xu Yuanxia, ​​he was naturally very happy, but it was not the happiness Chen Pingan felt now.

Pei Qian nodded and apologized: "But Master, I may not be able to give such a good gift on the fifth day of May next year?"

Chen Ping'an took the package and put it into the bamboo box behind his back. Then he held Pei Qian's hand and walked down the street together.

Pei Qian talked happily about the sight of everyone's eyes widening after the stone was opened.

Chen Pingan smiled and listened to Pei Qian's chatter.

The sun sets.

Yuhui elongated the figures, one large and one small.

Zhu Lian still held his sleeves with his hands, and Shi Rou's eyes were gentle.