Sword of Coming

During the plum rain season, traveling in a foreign land is already an extremely boring thing, not to mention having a knife on your neck. This made the old servant Sui Xinyu even more worried. After passing several inns, he faced the travel poems on the walls. The literary giant even felt the same. He drank alcohol several times to drown his sorrows, which made the young and girls more and more worried. However, the power girl always took it calmly.

The four cavalrymen only dared to choose the official road to the capital of Wuling Kingdom. In the dusk of that day, the heavy rain had just stopped. Even if they drove faster in the previous heavy rain, they still could not reach the inn before nightfall. This made it difficult for them to just take off their raincaps. The old servant wearing a bamboo hat was miserable. Looking around, he always felt that dangers were lurking. If the old man was not still strong and strong, and after resigning and returning to his hometown, he often traveled with his old friends. Otherwise, he would have fallen ill long ago and could not bear it at all. The pain of this bumpy escape.

On the official road, a half-familiar face appeared in a secret place beside the walk. It was the Jianghu man in the small pavilion on the Tea Horse Road. A young and muscular man with a sinewy face, only thirty years away from the Sui family. After a few steps, the man held a long knife and without saying a word, he started running towards them.

Sui Xinyu shouted loudly: "Sword Immortal, help!"

It's just that the world is silent.

Then there was a burst of rapid hoofbeats beside the old servant who suddenly reined in his horse, and the Mi Li woman rode out.

The sword flashed, and a knight passed by the man holding the sword.

The girl Mi Li seemed to have been hit by a sword in the waist, her delicate body bent in an arc, she fell backwards from the horse and fell to the ground, vomiting blood.

The man kept charging forward, slowly slowed down, staggered forward a few steps, and fell to the ground.

Three golden hairpins were pierced into the face, neck and heart. However, the three golden hairpins were like the hidden weapons of martial arts warriors and a bit like the flying swords of immortals. If there were not enough of them, they would be very dangerous and they might not be able to kill them instantly. The golden hairpin on the face of this martial artist only penetrated his cheek and was blurred by the blood. The golden hairpin at his heart was also offset by an inch and could not penetrate the heart accurately. Only the golden hairpin at his neck could It's the real fatal wound.

The Mili woman stood up unsteadily and touched her abdomen. For some reason, the Jianghu swordsman changed the blade to the back when he drew the sword. It should be to hurt people rather than kill. Sui Jingcheng tried his best to let himself breathe. Smoothly, I could vaguely hear a slight banging sound in the distance.

Sui Jingcheng turned his head and shouted: "Be careful! Get off your horse and avoid it!"

Someone drew a big bow and shot hard. The arrows shot through the air quickly, and the whistling sound was heart-moving.

Sui Jingcheng had blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He still endured the severe pain in his waist. He held his breath and concentrated, silently reciting the formula. According to the secret records contained in the booklet given by the master at that time, he kneaded the formula with one hand, twisted his waist, and twirled his sleeves. A gold hairpin was pulled out from the corpse in the official road and faced the arrow. The gold hairpin moved very quickly. Even after the sound of the bowstring, the gold hairpin still hit the arrow and splashed. There were three sparks, but the arrow still did not change its trajectory and shot towards the head of the old servant who was sitting high on the horse.

Sui Jingcheng's face was full of despair. Even if he secretly gave his father the plain gauze bamboo coat to wear, if an arrow hit his head, how could he be saved if he was wearing a legendary fairy robe?

Sui Jingcheng's eyes widened, tears welling up in his eyes.

At the moment of life and death, sincerity can be seen.

Even though Sui Jingcheng did not agree with his father's behavior as an official and as a person, the relationship between father and daughter could not be faked.

Just like that piece of plain gauze bamboo clothing as thin as cicada wings, part of the reason why Sui Xinyu wore it was because Sui Jingcheng guessed that his life was not in danger for the time being, but when a disaster was approaching, someone like Sui Jingcheng who was willing to take such a gamble was not All children in the world can do it, especially smart women like Sui Jingcheng who aspire to practice immortality.

next moment.

A man in white clothes with a sword appeared out of thin air, standing just on top of the arrow. He hovered it near Sui Xinyu and his horse. It fell gently, and the arrow fell to the ground under his feet and turned into powder.

Another arrow whizzed in, this time at an extremely fast speed, causing wind, thunder and earthquakes. Before the arrow broke through the air, there was the sound of the bow string snapping.

But the arrow was caught by the young man in white and shattered in his hand.

The swordsman in white looked at where the arrow came from and said with a smile: "Xiao Shuye, aren't you a swordsman? Why did you change your bow?"

The sword immortal in white swooped away.

Sui Jingcheng shouted: "Be careful of the plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain..."

However, the white-clothed swordsman who had changed his costume turned a deaf ear and pursued him alone. A white rainbow rose from the ground, dazzling others.

Sui Jingcheng immediately got on his horse and rode forward. With a wave of his hand, he put away three gold hairpins that had fallen on the road and put them into his sleeves. He shouted to the three of them: "Hurry up!"

The four Sui family riders galloped away.

After the horse galloped for several miles, the outline of the station was still missing. The old servant felt that his bones were falling apart due to the jolt of the horse, and he burst into tears.

Sui Jingcheng raised his arms high and suddenly stopped his horse.

The other three riders also quickly tightened their reins.

On the road, Cao Fu put his hands behind his back and smiled and stretched out a hand towards the Mi Li woman, "Jingcheng, come with me to the mountain to practice. I can guarantee that as long as you go to the mountain with me, all future generations of the Sui family will be blessed." Wealth and honor are waiting for you."

Sui Xinyu's expression changed.

Sui Jingcheng sneered and said: "If this is really the case, why did you, Cao Fu, go to such trouble? With the temper of my father and the Sui family, they would only surrender me with both hands. If I am not wrong, the disciple of Hunjiang Jiao Yang Yuan accidentally I let it slip. I mentioned that the new list of ten great masters has been released. Our senior Wuling King seems to be at the bottom? Then the so-called four beauties should also have the answer. Why, I, Sui Jingcheng, am also lucky enough to be among this list? ? I don’t know what it means? If I’m not wrong, your master, who is a land god, is bound to win over me, Sui Jingcheng. It’s true, but it’s a pity that you may not be able to protect me, Sui Jingcheng, let alone the Sui family. So I can only plan secretly to take me to your cultivation place of Cao Fu first."

Cao Fu retracted his hand and moved forward slowly, "Jing Cheng, you have always been so smart and amazing. You are worthy of being a woman with a profound relationship. Come and become a Taoist couple with me. You and I can go hiking together and be free." Isn't it wonderful to control the wind? I have become a Taoist who eats rosy clouds and drinks dew. In the blink of an eye, sixty years have passed in the world. The so-called relatives are all bones, so why bother. If there is true guilt, even if there are some disasters, as long as the Sui family is still alive It is their blessing to have heirs alive. When you and I join hands and become Earth Immortals, the Sui family can still easily rise in Wuling Kingdom."

Sui Xinyu finally understood what Cao Fu meant. It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly realized that the other party only cared about Sui Jingcheng's life and death. Once his daughter left, the Sui family seemed to be in danger?

Sui Xinyu cursed loudly: "Cao Fu, I have always treated you well, why did you harm my Sui family like this?!"

Cao Fu smiled and said: "Uncle Sui naturally treated me well. He chose me as his son-in-law because of his excellent vision. Therefore, if Uncle Sui does not have the opportunity to grasp this kindness with his own hands, I will be able to practice Taoism with Jing Cheng in the future. Repay it double to the descendants of the Sui family."

Sui Xinyu was so angry that he put his hand on his forehead.

Cao Fu looked away and said, "No more polite words to you, Jing Cheng. I will give you one last chance. If you leave me obediently, I will not kill the other three. If you don't want to, I will beat you." "Halo, then you won't be able to see the bodies of the other three. In the future, just like the empress of the secular dynasty, they can all be omitted. Only on my mountain, during the Qingming Festival, you and I will pay tribute remotely."

Sui Jingcheng picked up the power fence and threw it away, and asked: "You and I are going to the Immortal Mountain on horseback? Aren't you afraid that the swordsman will kill Xiao Shuye and come back to trouble you?"

Cao Fu twisted out a few talismans and said confidently: "You are now half a Taoist. Post this talisman, you and I can travel far away in the wind."

Sui Jingcheng got off his horse and said, "I promise you."

Cao Fu stretched out his hand and said, "That's right. Once you see the real Immortal Master's magic, you will understand how wise today's choice is."

The two were no more than ten steps apart.

Suddenly, three golden hairpins flew out from Sui Jingcheng's side, but Cao Fu rolled up his sleeves and held them in his hand. Even if he just held the shining golden hairpin gently in his hand, the palm of his hand was actually hot. , his skin exploded, and his flesh and blood instantly became blurred. Cao Fu frowned, took out a golden talisman given by his master before leaving, silently recited the incantation, and wrapped the three golden hairpins in it, and then the phenomenon of the precious light flowing around disappeared. , carefully put it into his sleeve, Cao Fu said with a smile: "Jing Cheng, don't worry, I won't be angry with you. It's your unruly temper that makes me tempted the most."

Cao Fu looked around Sui Jingcheng and said, "It's just that you regretted it first, so don't blame your husband for breaking the contract later."

Cao Fu was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "Why, there is someone behind me, Jing Cheng, do you know that in mountain cultivation, how to know your fate and follow the trend is a knowledge that you must understand."

It's just that Sui Jingcheng's expression is a little strange.

Cao Fu turned his head suddenly, but there was no one there.

Sui Jingcheng gritted his teeth, and all the little accumulated Qifu spiritual energy in his body rushed to his wrist. With one palm, white light shining in the veins, he stepped forward and slapped Cao Fu quickly.

The back of the head.

However, Cao Fu turned around, reached out with his backhand, grabbed Sui Jingcheng's white wrist that circulated spiritual energy, and the veins in the palm were full of spiritual energy, grabbed it in front of him, and then hit Sui Jingcheng's forehead with his elbow, and Cao Fu pulled him down hard. , Sui Jingcheng collapsed to the ground, Cao Fu stepped on the arm, leaned over and said with a smile: "Do you know that a true cultivator like me, just need to pay attention to your long autumn eyes, Can you clearly see if anyone appears behind me? The reason why I turned around is just to make you despair again."

Cao Fu twisted his toes, and Sui Jingcheng groaned. Cao Fu poked the woman's forehead with two fingers. The latter seemed to have been cast on the body-holding technique. Cao Fu smiled and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, I might as well tell you the truth, and I will select you in the Great Seal Script Dynasty." After you become one of the four beauties of the Sui family, you have only three ways to go. You can either follow your father to Dazhuan Capital City and be selected as the crown princess, or you can be intercepted by the emperor's envoy from a certain country in the north on the way. Become the queen of a small border country, or be taken to the border of Qingci Country as a master. My master will first refine you into a living cauldron, teach you a secret technique, and then turn you into a living cauldron. He gave it to a real immortal, who is the uncle of the master of the Golden Scale Palace. But don’t be afraid. For you, this is a great thing. You are lucky enough to practice double cultivation with a Nascent Soul Immortal. You are practicing On the road, the realm will only advance by leaps and bounds. Xiao Shuye didn't know this, so the sword cultivator who happened to meet him was some kind of Golden Scale Palace Jindan cultivator. He was bluffing. I was too lazy to expose him, so I just let Xiao Shuye sell more. Strength. Even if Xiao Shuye is dead, Master and I will make a lot of money from this transaction."

Cao Fu said with emotion: "Jingcheng, you and I are really not destined to be together. Your prediction of fortune with copper coins was actually right."

Cao Fu helped Sui Jingcheng to stand up, twisted out two talismans, bent down and placed them on her ankles, and looked at the three horses of the Sui family, "No matter what, they are all dead."

At this moment, a familiar voice beside Cao Fu said, "That's it. No more secrets to say? So, it's the old master of Jinlin Palace who wants Sui Jingcheng. Your master wants to carve up Sui Jingcheng's body." Taoist artifact, what about you, after all the hard work, all the organs are exhausted, all the hard work is in vain?"

Cao Fu straightened up with a wry smile, turned around and saw a man in a blue shirt standing next to him. Cao Fu asked, "Didn't you go after Xiao Shuye?"

The man said: "Yin Shen Yuanyou, you claim to be a true cultivator, have you never seen this?"

Cao Fu said helplessly: "Sword cultivators rarely see Yin gods traveling far away."

The man nodded, "So if you travel less in the world, you should do less bad things."

Cao Fu still wants to talk.

He had fallen backward and fainted.

Chen Pingan waved his hand to break up the spiritual energy restriction that Cao Fu had placed on Sui Jingcheng's forehead.

With another wave of his sleeves, the body on the road was swept out of the avenue and fell into the grass in the distance.

In the far distance, a white rainbow was no more than two or three feet above the ground. It came with a sword in its hand, holding a dead head, which fell on the road. It overlapped with the man in green clothes, rippled and turned into a person.

It's just that there is an extra head in Qingshan Ke's hand.

Chen Pingan said to Sui Jingcheng: "You are so smart, how can you decide what to do in the future?"

Sui Jingcheng knelt on the ground and began to kowtow, "When I am in Wuling Kingdom, the Sui family will definitely be destroyed. Only if I am not around will there be a chance of survival. Please accept the Immortal Master as my disciple!"

Chen Ping'an glanced at the Mi Li that had been thrown to the ground by Sui Jingcheng before, and said with a smile: "If you had practiced earlier and could become a genealogical master with an orderly inheritance, you would have achieved a lot by now."

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It was dark at night, on a mountain top, Cao Fu had a splitting headache. After slowly opening his eyes, he found himself sitting cross-legged and holding something.

Looking down, Cao Fu was heartbroken.

Looking up, the young scholar was sitting cross-legged next to the bonfire, with the hiking pole placed across his legs and a bamboo box behind him.

Sui Jingcheng, who had no power barrier to cover her beautiful face, was sitting near the man, curled up with her hands on her knees, she was in a daze.

Cao Fu held Xiao Shuye's head and did not dare to move.

Chen Ping'an asked: "Tell me more about your master's sect and Jinlin Palace."

Without any hesitation, Cao Fu poured beans into the bamboo tube and told all the inside stories and truths he knew.

He didn't want to be with Xiao Shuye on the road to hell.

The master said that Xiao Shuye has exhausted his potential, but Cao Fu is different, he has the qualification of golden elixir.

Chen Ping'an asked again: "Tell me more about your family affairs and the Jianghu affairs of Wuling Kingdom."

Cao Fu still knows everything and talks about everything.

Sui Jingcheng had already come to his senses when Cao Fu spoke for the first time and listened silently.

After Cao Fu finished speaking, the man said: "You can take this head and leave. After secretly escorting the old minister back to his hometown, you can return to the master's door to deliver business."

Sui Jingcheng stopped talking.

The man didn't look at her and just said casually: "If you want to kill Cao Fu, try it yourself."

Cao Fu's expression changed slightly.

Cao Fu actually didn't die in the end, he just left the mountain with the head.

After going down the mountain, I felt like I was in another world, but my fate was uncertain and my future was unpredictable. This young immortal master who originally thought that the world of Wuling Kingdom was just a small mud pond, still felt uneasy.

Around the campfire.

Sui Jingcheng suddenly said: "Thank you, senior."

Killing Cao Fu is too easy and simple, but for the Sui family, it may not be a good thing.

Xiao Shuye and Cao Furuo would both die tonight.

Many people will die, probably Hunjiang Jiao Yang Yuan, Huo Xinfeng, the leader of the Crossing Gang, and then the whole Sui family.

Cao Fu was casually let go and left to communicate with the people behind the scenes. This in itself was a demonstration by the green-robed swordsman to Master Cao Fu and the Golden Scale Palace.

Chen Ping'an fiddled with the bonfire, "Talk to smart people, it will save you worry and effort."

Then Sui Jingcheng saw the man take out the chessboard and chess jar from the bamboo box, and then instead of playing chess like in the pavilion, he began to control an immortal flying sword and began to carve two chess pieces to see his carving skills. , Sui Jingcheng saw that the names of Master Cao Fu and the Patriarch of Jinlin Palace and the name of the mountain were engraved on the front and back respectively, and then there were several chess pieces, all of which were important monks of both immortal families, placed one by one on the chessboard. above.

Sui Jingcheng smiled and said: "Senior, you have been looking at us since we met at the pavilion, right?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Your gambling luck is very good, I am very envious."

Sui Jingcheng looked embarrassed.

It seems that in this person's eyes, his self-righteous scheming is nothing more than a child's bamboo horse and flying paper kites, which is very ridiculous.

Chen Pingan placed the chess pieces from the two successive games on the edge of the chessboard one by one.

Chen Ping'an held his hands in his sleeves, stared at the chess pieces, and said slowly: "In the pavilion, the young Sui Wenfa made a joke with me. In fact, it has nothing to do with right or wrong, but you asked him to apologize. The old servant said something I think Very reasonable words. Then Sui Wenfa sincerely apologized."

Chen Ping'an raised his head and looked at Sui Jingcheng, "I think this is the kind of family tradition that a scholarly family should have. It's very good. Even if your father's thoughts and actions later are actually unworthy of the word 'chunzheng', one thing is one thing." , there are differences in order, size, and there is no conflict between the two. So before Yang Yuan's group of people blocked our way, I deliberately complained about the mud staining my shoes and returned to the pavilion. Because I feel that when scholars go into the world, If you read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, you should not be blocked by wind and rain."

Sui Jingcheng nodded and asked curiously: "Senior noticed the arrival of Cao Fu and Xiao Shuye at that time? Did he already know that this was a game?"

Chen Pingan looked at the night, "I knew it earlier."

Sui Jingcheng's smile is as charming as a flower.

She had read those fantasy novels and Jianghu novels in the past, but she had never admired or admired the kind of immortals with a sword like a rainbow, or those who could kill bandits with one punch. These two kinds of people and two things are good, of course, and it also makes a reader like her feel very happy. She should drink tea and wine when she reaches a happy point in reading, but it is still not enough. It is not the same as the spiritual practitioner in her mind. There is still a gap between worldly masters who are accomplished in Dharma and Dao.

She feels that the real Taoist people are those who have insight into people's hearts and make every plan. Their plans are consistent with Taoism. They are as high as the sea of ​​clouds. They are the real Taoists. They are the real land gods who sit high in the sea of ​​clouds. They are aloof and indifferent to the human world. , but I don’t mind playing in the world while walking down the mountain, but I am still willing to punish evil and promote good.

Chen Pingan said slowly: "The wisdom and stupidity of the world are both double-edged swords. As long as the sword is out of the sheath, good things and bad things will happen in this world. So I have to look again, look carefully, slowly Take a look. You'd better remember what I say tonight so that you can explain it to someone in detail in the future. As for how much you can listen to and how much you can grasp and use for your own use, I don't care. I told you before However, I will not accept you as a disciple. Your attitude towards the world is too similar to mine. I don’t think I can teach you the right thing. As for teaching you any immortal magic, forget it. If you can leave Beijing alive, Ju Luzhou, go to Aquarius Island, there will be an opportunity waiting for you to catch it."

Sui Jingcheng changed his sitting position and knelt down beside the bonfire, "Jing Cheng will remember every word of the teachings of our seniors. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. Jing Cheng still knows this truth. Senior taught me the fundamentals of the Tao." , more important than any immortal magic."

Chen Pingan stretched out his hand from his sleeve and pointed at the chessboard, "In my opinion, there may be no absolute truth that applies everywhere, but there are absolute facts and truth. When you first see clearly the human heart hidden behind words and actions The truth, if you know some context and sequence, complex things will become simpler. The truth is inevitably exaggerated, just you and I can replay two games of chess."

Chen Pingan twisted a chess piece and said, "Between life and death, human nature can be very evil. It is understandable that you will do whatever it takes to survive in death. As for whether you accept it or not, it depends on the person."

He raised the chess piece and gently landed it on the chessboard, "Hu Xinfeng of the Crossing Gang chose evil at that moment. So he walked around the world and was conceited about life and death. From my side, it may not be right, but on the chessboard at that time, He sought survival from death and succeeded. Because unlike you, Sui Jingcheng, he never guessed that I was also a cultivator from beginning to end, and he even dared to secretly observe the situation."

Sui Jingcheng asked: "If he swears to protect the four of my Sui family to the death, what will senior do?"

Chen Ping'an said slowly: "Then the Wuling Kingdom should continue to have such a true hero and continue to travel around the world. After the storm, if such a hero is still willing to invite me to drink, I will feel honored."

Chen Ping'an pointed at the two chess pieces that had not yet entered the game, "Is it because Cao Fu is a mountain immortal master, or because Xiao Shuye is a golden body martial artist? Do you really think that the rivers and lakes under the mountain are everywhere like ponds? One step at a time Go and see the bottom? Not to mention them, I am so careful, I still get inexplicably hit by someone in the sword-swallowing boat, I am fought over for the flying sword on the Skeleton Beach, and I almost die on the Jinfei Lake and Zhengrong Peak .So, the world is dangerous, no matter good or bad, since you are careful to avoid disasters, you may die, not to mention that you want to die. If you die, if Xiao Shuye wants to blame, he can only blame his own neck that is not strong enough to carry others. A slash of his sword."

Chen Ping'an pinched the chess piece with his fingers, "But Hu Xinfeng did not choose to be chivalrous, but instead had evil thoughts. This is human nature. I will not kill him for this, but let him live and die. He will finally fight it out on his own." So I said, apart from me, Hu Xinfeng made a right choice at that moment. As for what happened later on the Tea Horse Road, there is no need to talk about it. That is another game of heart-searching chess, and you have already It’s irrelevant.”

Chen Pingan placed the four chess pieces of the four Sui family members on the chessboard, "I have known for a long time that you are in a chess game. Cao Fu is the chess player. It was later proven that he was also one of the chess pieces. He was behind the scenes of the master sect and the Jinlin Palace." Both sides are the real masters of the chess game. Let’s not talk about the latter first. I will just say that at that time, there was a problem in front of me. The crux of the problem was that I didn’t know what Cao Fu’s original intention was in setting up this trap and what kind of person he was. , where is the bottom line between good and evil? What grudges does he have with the Sui family? After all, the Sui family is a scholarly family, but it may not have made big mistakes in the past. Cao Fu did this with ulterior motives and came here secretly. I even roped in people like Hunjiang Jiao Yang Yuan into the game. Naturally, my behavior was not fair enough. However, it was also possible that I was doing a good thing. Since I didn’t kill people as soon as I showed up, how could I do it at that time? Are you sure, for you, Sui Jingcheng, and the Sui family, this is not a good thing that will turn around and make everyone happy?"

Sui Jingcheng nodded lightly.

Chen Pingan leaned forward and stretched out his fingers to hold the chess piece engraved with Sui Xinyu's name. "The first person to disappoint me was not Hu Xinfeng, but your father."

Sui Jingcheng wondered: "Why is this? When faced with a big disaster, you protect yourself and do not dare to save others. If you are an ordinary martial arts hero, I would not be surprised if you feel disappointed, but with the temperament of the senior..."

Sui Jingcheng did not continue speaking for fear of adding more meaning to the matter.

Chen Pingan put away his fingers and said with a smile: "A rich man cannot sit down in the hall, and a gentleman cannot stand under a dangerous wall. These are all reasonable. Sui Xinyu did not say a word in the pavilion, which is a mature and prudent behavior , that’s not the fault. But let me ask you, who is your father Sui Xinyu? "

Sui Jingcheng did not rush to answer, her father? The head of the Sui family? The first person in Wuling Kingdom’s chess world? The former minister of the Ministry of Industry of a country? Sui Jingcheng suddenly had an idea. Thinking of the attire of the senior in front of her, she sighed and said, "He is a great literati from the Wuling Kingdom who is full of poetry and books. He is a scholar who understands many sages' principles."

Chen Pingan said: "The more important fact is that Hu Xinfeng did not tell you the identity of the other party at that time, and there was a notorious Hunjiang Jiao Yang Yuan hidden inside.

So the fact that Sui Xinyu faced at the moment was that in the Xingting, it was not a life and death situation, but a somewhat troublesome and thorny situation. In the Wuling Kingdom, was the name of Hu Xinfeng, the leader of the Crossing Gang, useful across mountains and rivers? "

Sui Jingcheng said with a blushing face: "Of course it works. At the time, I thought it was just a farce. So for seniors, I was actually... tentative at the time. So I deliberately didn't ask to borrow money."

Chen Ping'an said: "Because Hu Xinfeng was afraid of getting angry and was unwilling to expose Yang Yuan's identity, he acted very calmly. The reminder to you is just right. This is the experience that a veteran should have. It is earned with his life. So I saw it at the time I glanced at the old minister. The old minister was relieved when he saw that I didn't ask for a loan. This was nothing, it was still human nature. However, Sui Xinyu was a scholar and a man who once held a high position and used his sage knowledge to serve the country and benefit the people. Scholars..."

Having said this, Chen Ping'an stretched out his two thumbs and index fingers, bending them slightly but not together, like holding a chess piece, "The sage once said that the presence or absence of compassion can distinguish people from animals. What do you think of Sui Xinyu, Did your father have any compassion at all at that time? You are his daughter. As long as it is not dark under the lamp, you should be more familiar with his temperament than me. "

Sui Jingcheng shook his head and said with a wry smile, "No."

Sui Jingcheng looked sad and seemed to be saying to himself, "Really not."

"So walking slowly on the road alone, seeing more and thinking more, is always a double-edged sword. Seeing too many people and things is like that."

The man looked as usual, as if he was used to it. He raised his head, looked into the distance, and said softly: "Between life and death, I have always believed that besides survival, it is understandable that the evil of mustard seeds can suddenly become as big as a mountain. But some people may not. There are too many, but there must be some people who, at those moments when they know they are going to die, will have little bits of light that suddenly ignite."

"I'm watching over the pavilion and all the way, and I'm waiting."

"As long as I find a spark of light, even that little bit of light will be extinguished if someone pinches it."

"But this kind of brilliance of humanity, in my opinion, even if there is only one light, it can compete with the sun and the moon for brilliance."

Chen Ping'an withdrew his gaze, "If Hu Xinfeng had done his best for the first time, risking his life for the so-called loyalty of the world, and did something that seemed very stupid. I wouldn't have to watch this game, I would have taken action at that time. Secondly This time, if your father still has a little bit of compassion even if he stands by, instead of scolding him loudly as soon as I speak, I will no longer watch the game, but choose to take action."

Chen Pingan smiled, "On the contrary, it was Hu Xinfeng who surprised me. Finally, after I separated from you, I found Hu Xinfeng, and I saw it in him. Once before he died, he begged me not to implicate innocent family members. . Once I asked him whether the four of you deserved to die, and he said that Sui Xinyu was actually a good official and friend. The last time, he naturally talked about his chivalrous and righteous deeds in the past, which is a very interesting statement. "

Sui Jingcheng said softly: "But no matter what, senior is always watching. Why is senior so obviously disappointed and still protecting us secretly?"

"Taoists say that blessings and misfortunes have no way but are brought about by oneself, and Buddhists say that yesterday's cause and today's result are the same. However, there are many half-hearted mountain gods in the world. In fact, they are not real Taoists. As long as they are there, it is impossible to Hard truths become harder to explain."

Chen Pingan said: "But you are the weak ones in the dilemma of Xingting. I happened to meet you, thought about it carefully, and had the ability to protect myself, so I didn't leave. But during this period, besides life and death, you , any hardship you endure, such as running for your life in the rain, being in fear all the way, or being knocked off a horse with the back of a knife, is all what you asked for, and what the world gives you. In the long run, this is not the case. What a bad thing. After all, you are still alive, and there are more weak people who have more reason to live than you, but they just die."

The weak asked the strong to do more. Chen Pingan felt that it was okay and it should be done. Even if there are many weak people who are protected by the strong and have no sense of gratitude, Chen Pingan now feels that it doesn't matter.

After the battle in Suijia City, Chen Ping'an never regretted his fate.

Because in any alley in Suijia City, there might be a Chen Pingan or a Liu Xianyang growing up silently.

If it is said that disasters have been around for thousands of years, the world is like this, people's hearts are like this, and it is difficult to change, then good people should be smarter and live longer, instead of being kind-hearted and suffering people, they will become that evil, and evil will breed. , the cycle is endless, landslides and earth cracks, sooner or later, everyone must return to the ruthless avenue of heaven and earth.

Sui Jingcheng thought silently and threw a few dead branches into the bonfire. She was about to ask why her seniors didn't kill Hunjiang Jiao and Yang Yuan's gang of bandits, but she quickly figured out the link and stopped asking any more questions.

Once they are alerted, Cao Fu and Xiao Shuye will only be more patient and cautious.

Sui Jingcheng wanted to ask again why he didn't kill those two people on the spot on the Tea Horse Road, but Sui Jingcheng still quickly came up with the answer on his own.

Why?

Where is the bottom line between good and evil between these two people?

Sui Jingcheng reached out and rubbed his temples.

She understood many things clearly, but she just felt a little headache and her mind began to get confused. Is it necessary to be so restrained when practicing on the mountain? So if you have mastered the skills of a swordsman like your predecessor, does everything have to be so cumbersome? If we encounter some situations where we must take action in time, and it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil, then should we use Taoism to save people or kill people?

The man seemed to have seen through Sui Jingcheng's thoughts and said with a smile: "When you become accustomed to it and see more people and things, you will have a sense of proportion before taking action. Not only will you not be sloppy, it doesn't matter whether it is a sword or Taoism. Soon, only very quickly.”

He pointed at the chess pieces on the chessboard, "If Yang Yuan was going to slap the four of you Sui family to death as soon as he entered the pavilion, or if I didn't see through Fu Zhen's sword at that time to block Hu Xinfeng's punch, I would naturally Then they won’t watch from a distance. Believe me, neither Fu Zhen nor Hu Xinfeng will know how they died."

Chen Pingan looked at Sui Jingcheng who smiled and nodded.

She knelt on the official road before and prayed again, "Sui Jingcheng wants to follow his predecessors to practice the immortal arts!"

He asked two questions, "Why? Why?"

"I have been blessed with opportunities since I was a child. I have the talent for cultivation and the precious treasure of the Immortal Family as a gift from an expert. I am a natural-born person to practice Taoism. I just suffer from the lack of a master on the mountain to guide me. After I have cultivated the Immortal Dharma, I will be like my predecessors. Walk the world!"

Two answers, one is correct and the other is still very smart.

So Chen Ping'an planned to ask her to find Cui Dongshan and practice with him. He knew how to teach Sui Jingcheng, not only to teach immortal magic, but also to be a human being.

Chen Ping'an dare not make any judgments about Sui Jingcheng's talent, but his mind is indeed good. Especially her gambling luck, which is good every time, is not a matter of great luck, but... gambling skills.

But this is not all the reason why Chen Pingan wants Sui Jingcheng to go to Aquarius Continent to find Cui Dongshan.

After watching two games of chess, Chen Pingan had something that he wanted to let his disciple Cui Dongshan take a look at. It was half the answer to the question that the student asked his teacher back then.

Chen Pingan took out the Flying Sword Fifteen, twisted it gently, and began to lower his head and bend down on the small hiking stick that was like a green bamboo, and made carvings with the knife.

As far as Sui Jingcheng could see, it seemed as if a knife was carved into its place.

Sui Jingcheng didn't say a word, just stared at the man silently carving on the hiking stick with wide eyes.

After burning the incense, Sui Jingcheng's eyes were sore and he rubbed his eyes.

About an hour later, the man put away the flying sword that he used as a carving knife, and the light of the sword flashed between his eyebrows.

Chen Pingan said seriously: "After you find that person, tell him that I have some ideas about the answer to that question, but before answering the question, there must be two prerequisites. One is that what you are pursuing must be absolutely correct. The other is Know your mistakes when you have them, and you can correct them if you know them. As for how to correct them, and in what way to recognize and correct them, the answer lies in this hiking pole. Let Cui Dongshan see for himself, and I hope he can compare I see more carefully and farther, and do better. One one is the countless ones, which is the great road of heaven and earth, and all living beings in the world. Let him start with what he can see and what his heart can do. The correct result will not come , he can turn a blind eye to the mistakes made during the period. There is no such good thing in the world. Not only does he need to re-examine, but he also needs to look carefully. Otherwise, the so-called correct result is still a calculation of interests for a moment and a place, and is not a long-term and justified outcome. Avenue.”

Sui Jingcheng was confused, but still nodded vigorously.

Chen Ping'an did not rush to hand over the hiking stick to Sui Jingcheng. He gently pressed the hiking stick with the palms of his hands and looked up at the sky. "In practice, in addition to seizing opportunities, obtaining rare treasures and learning techniques, you must also observe the subtleties of people's hearts." , more importantly, cultivating the Tao is sharpening the Taoist heart. You can also sharpen your mind by practicing the ruthless method. When you understand the teachings of the sages, you should also know that the human heart is complicated. The human body is in a small world, and the mind and thoughts are the most unstable. Although this matter is difficult at the beginning, But as long as you face the difficulties and get lucky, it will be like building a second bridge of immortality, which will benefit you throughout your life."

Sui Jingcheng saw that the man just raised his head and looked into the night.

Chen Ping'an suddenly said: "On the way to the Xianjia Ferry Road to Green Ying Kingdom, do you think there is anything that needs to be checked and filled in regarding the safety of the Sui family? If you think of it, you can tell me, don't worry about troublesome me. Even if we need to turn around and return to Wuling Kingdom, it doesn’t matter.”

Chen Ping'an put his fingers together and tapped two places on the hiking stick. "After delineating and cutting, it's just one thing. How to do the best, looking at the end and end, is also a kind of practice. Extend from both ends If you go too far, you may not be able to do it well. That is when manpower is exhausted, and the same is true."

Sui Jingcheng thought of his outspoken arrangements during the mountain climbing. She smiled and shook her head, "Senior has thought carefully about it. Even Senior Wang Duan was included in it. I have nothing more to say."

Chen Ping'an waved his hand, "Don't rush to a conclusion. No one in the world has a foolproof plan. You don't need to think that I must be right just because I have a high level of cultivation. If I were you, Sui Jingcheng, trapped in the Xingting situation, Don’t talk about good or bad intentions, just talking about getting out of trouble, it won’t be any more right than what you did.”

Finally, the man looked away and looked at her with clear eyes.

Sui Jingcheng had never seen such a bright and clean light in the eyes of any man. He smiled and said: "This journey will probably take a while. If you talk to me, I will listen. No matter whether you are right or not, I will Everyone is willing to listen first. If it makes sense, you are right, and I will admit my mistake. If you have the opportunity in the future, you will know whether I said some kind words to you. "

"Then as long as I'm here, even if I'm alone, you can't say that all the truth in the world is in the hands of those with hard fists and high moral principles. If someone tells you this, whose fist in the world is Those who insist are justified, don't believe them. It's because they have suffered enough, but they are not full yet. Because this kind of people are actually protected by countless invisible rules in their lives without knowing it."

"Besides, there are many people like me, but you haven't met them yet, or you may have met them a long time ago. It's precisely because of their reasoning, like spring breeze turning into rain, that moisturizes things silently, that you don't feel anything."

The man stood up, put his hands on the hiking pole, and looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance. "I hope that no matter ten years or a hundred years from now, Sui Jingcheng will be the one who can tell me to stay in the pavilion and is willing to give a life-saving magic weapon." Sui Jingcheng wearing someone else's body. There are thousands of lights in the world. Even if you become a monk on the mountain in the future, you can still find that even if they are alone in a house, a house or a room, they will appear bright and subtle, but Once every household lights up, it will be a spectacular picture of the stars in the world. Today, there are those who practice Taoism in the world, and there are so many ordinary masters. It is by relying on these inconspicuous lights that they can walk from the streets, alleys, rural markets, Scholarly families, wealthy mansions, princes' homes, fairy mansions on mountains, from these places of varying heights, truly strong men emerged one after another, with punches and swords and the true spirit that contained awe-inspiring righteousness. The truth, clearing the way for future generations, silently protecting countless weak people, is why we can stumble all the way to where we are today."

The man turned his head and said with a smile: "Let's talk about you and me, is it difficult to be a smart person and a bad person? I don't think it is difficult. Why is it difficult? The difficulty is that we know that people's hearts are sinister, and we are still willing to be a person who needs everything in our heart. A good man who pays the price for justice.”

Sui Jingcheng's face turned red, "Senior, I'm not even close, it's far behind!"

The man narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Well, I accept this flattery."

Sui Jingcheng was stunned.

The man continued to look at the night in the distance, resting his chin on the back of his hands, and chuckled softly: "You also helped me untie a knot in my heart. I have to thank you, that is, I learned how to get along with beautiful women, so next time I will try again I feel even more confident when I go to the Great Sword Qi Wall. Because I have seen a lot of beautiful girls in the world, and I won’t feel guilty if I look at them even more. Well, this can be regarded as a success in cultivating one’s mind.”

Sui Jingcheng hesitated for a moment, but still felt that he should say some harsh words of advice, and timidly said: "Senior, just keep these words in your heart, but don't say it directly to the woman you love, it won't be pleasing to you."

The man turned his head and asked doubtfully: "Can't you say?"

Sui Jingcheng nodded vigorously and said firmly: "You can't say!"

The man rubbed his chin and seemed a little confused.

Sui Jingcheng looked cheerful, "Senior, I can be considered one of the good-looking women, right?"

The man didn't turn around, he must be in a good mood, and for the first time he joked: "Don't try to ruin my path."

Sui Jingcheng didn't dare to push further.

But for her to become the "Beauty of the Sui Family" on the map of more than ten countries, alongside the other three peerless beauties who have enchanted the country, as a woman, she is finally happy.

Her heart was relaxed and she felt a little sleepy. She shook her head and started to reach out to warm herself by the fire. After a while, she looked back and saw that the hiking pole was still in place, but the green shirt began to slowly practice boxing?

Sui Jingcheng rubbed his eyes and asked: "After arriving at the legendary Xianjia Ferry, will the seniors return to the Bone Beach in the south together?"

The man kept punching and shook his head and said: "No, so you have to be more careful on the ferry. Of course, I will try to prevent you from accidents, but you still have to walk the path of spiritual practice on your own."

Sui Jingcheng stopped talking.

The man said: "The hiking stick is one thing, and your life. If you have to make a choice, don't hesitate. Life is important."

Sui Jingcheng said helplessly: "Senior, do you know everything?"

The man thought for a while and asked casually: "Are you in your thirties this year?"

Sui Jingcheng was speechless, turned his head dully, and threw a few dead branches into the bonfire.