Sword of Coming

Although the Changsheng Bridge has been broken, Chen Ping'an will definitely be unable to practice for the time being, but there are many swordsmen in the world, and there are even great masters who are known as sword masters. They can also fight against Qi practitioners who can move mountains and seas.

The pure martial artist in the world, the most elegant and elegant one, is always a swordsman. Two martial arts masters with similar strength, identity, appearance and bearing. One uses fists and the other uses a long sword. In the end, the latter is more likable.

With fists, you can either punch to the flesh, hit the opponent's skin and flesh, or even punch someone so hard that their head explodes and their intestines burst open. How can it be compared to using a sword?

It comes from the fact that ten thousand people are brave and carry the glory of this life. Laughing down a glass of wine, killing people in the city.

The master of swordsmanship has mastered the art of swordsmanship, and he can kill dragons wherever they appear.

Chic or not? Romantic or not? certainly!

Even a boring and old-fashioned person like Chen Ping'an couldn't help but be fascinated when he heard Cui Dongshan reciting this poem by the cliff and the river.

Chen Pingan had been practicing boxing before, and at least he had a mountain-shaking book. Even if Miss Ning didn't like it, it still pointed out a path for Chen Pingan to practice martial arts.

Then to practice swordsmanship, there should be something like the Sword Classic. Otherwise, Chen Ping'an felt that with his talent and understanding, he would probably practice forever and still not be able to become a master.

This made Chen Pingan a little worried.

Outside the bamboo building, someone came from afar, holding a bamboo stick and a peach charm hanging on his waist. He shouted loudly: "Chen Pingan."

Chen Pingan, who was worried on the second floor, turned around and replied loudly: "Brother Li, why are you here?"

Chen Pingan ran all the way downstairs.

Li Xisheng took Cui Ci, a young man who was considered a half-disciple, to the Luolu Mountain to look for Chen Ping'an, the owner of the mountain.

Li Xisheng took off the peach charm from his waist and said straight to the point: "I may have to leave the town, so I come here quickly and give you something to save you from being in a hurry and unable to speak clearly."

Chen Ping'an didn't reach out to pick it up, not because he was worried that the man in front of him had evil intentions, but because he was used to receiving no reward for no reward, and he really didn't have the nerve to take things for nothing.

Li Xisheng said: "My brother Li Baozhen, do you know?"

Chen Pingan nodded.

Li Xisheng said: "He secretly instigated Zhu Lu's attempt to commit murder in Pillow Station. Of course he was wrong. When I knew it, it was already too late to stop him. Li Baozhen has not been a person willing to admit his mistakes since he was a child, but there is no way. He is Baoping Second brother, I am his eldest brother, and a family is a family. Since he has done something wrong and is unwilling to repent, he has no choice but to make up for it on his behalf."

Li Xisheng saw the dark-skinned young man who was still silent and said with a smile: "Don't worry, let's just talk about it. This peach charm is only related to the assassination. After I leave the town, you have to be careful. Li Baozhen, if you gain the upper hand, Chen Pingan , I implore you to give him a chance to live and a chance to change his mind, just once."

"Of course, if the situation is evenly matched and the situation is dangerous, you don't have to show mercy. Self-preservation is the top priority in everything."

Chen Pingan thought carefully for a moment and said slowly: "Okay!"

Li Xisheng handed out the peach charm with a warm smile, "In that case, just accept it with peace of mind. It's just a small thing, not worth mentioning."

"Brother Li, you don't have to give me anything, and don't worry, I will definitely do what I promise you."

Chen Ping'an waved his hand and said with a smile: "The things that Brother Li can travel such a long way to deliver must be very precious. And..."

Having said that, Chen Ping'an won't say anything more.

In fact, A Liang once mentioned that the real great opportunity in Lizhu Cave Heaven was still in Fulu Street and Taoye Lane.

Intuition told Chen Ping'an that it might be related to Li Xisheng's peach charm.

Li Xisheng saw that the young man was unusually persistent and hesitated, "Can we talk alone?"

After Longquan was promoted from a county to a county, the original name of Longquan County, a special county with a dragon spirit, was changed to the relatively ordinary Huaihuang County. The county government was set up in the north of the mountain, and the county government was still located above the small town. The county magistrate He is a young official named Yuan. Unlike his predecessor, Wu Yuan, who was a hands-on magistrate, County Magistrate Yuan rarely showed up. But the strange thing is that before Wu Yuan was promoted to Magistrate Wu, many matters were stagnant, such as the selection of a site for Lao Porcelain. The construction of the civil and military temples in Shanshan and Shenxian Tombs has been carried out in an orderly manner, so many people feel that Wu Yuan's embroidered pillow's promotion is unreasonable.

The newly appointed kiln supervisor is a young man who is about the same age as Magistrate Cao. His surname is Cao, which is also a surname from the Shangzhu Kingdom. For example, Magistrate Yuan, who has seen the dragon but not its tail, is more willing to show his face. Not only does the governor Cao He took the initiative to visit the wealthy family in Taoye Lane, Fulu Street, and the school founded by the Chen family in Longwei County. He could often be seen, especially in the teaching of Li Xisheng, the assistant teacher of the school. Cao Duzao would teach whenever he had free time. I went to the auditorium, took off my official uniform, put on my Confucian shirt, and sat at the end of the school in a majestic manner, in the same room with a lot of Mengtong children, and never felt embarrassed.

The east post road in Huaihuang County, the post closest to the county town, is called Huaizhai Post. It is not large, but although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, and the five post horses are all second-class war horses. This is compared to the small posts in other counties. As far as the inn is concerned, it is simply a dream.

Today, a group of distinguished guests came to the Huaizhai Inn. In the early morning, the county governor Wu Yuan drove over from the western county, bringing only two close civil and military secretaries with him. Then County Magistrate Yuan arrived by car and saw When Shangguan Wu Yuan was waiting next to the post road, he didn't even want to say hello. He walked straight into the post station, asked for a pot of tea, and sat there to drink himself.

After that, Cao Duzao rode up alone, smelling of alcohol. He staggered off his horse, burped with wine, and led the horse away. He was probably drunk last night and sobered up again this morning. After seeing Wu Yuan, he hurriedly patted his clothes vigorously to dispel the smell of wine, led his horse to the county governor, bowed with a smile and saluted, "Your Majesty, Cao Mao, pays homage to the county governor. "

Wu Yuan was promoted to a high official, but he did not show any proud attitude. He said politely: "Cao Duzao is an official directly under the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. There is no need to bow when you see me."

Cao Mao, the superintendent of the kiln affairs, has a smile on his face, a face like a crown jewel, and a slender figure. He is worthy of being the handsome "Cao Family Yushu". His words and demeanor make people feel like spring breeze. , you have to be more respectful, and besides, if Mr. Wu becomes the Yuan family's son-in-law, he will become even more powerful in the officialdom, and I don't dare to be negligent in the slightest."

Cao Mao kept a low profile, but spoke freely. These words were very inconsistent with official rules. In fact, he didn't have much respect for Wu Yuan, a feudal official in charge of a large county.

This is not surprising. As the eldest son of the Cao family who had high hopes, Cao Mao had enough reasons not to like Wu Yuan, the son-in-law of the Yuan family.

The two surnames of the capital, Yuan and Cao, were originally sworn in-laws and family friends. Over the past hundred years, they have become incompatible. Their respective ancestors, who helped the two families shine, were staunch allies who fought side by side all their lives, and even more so. The key pillars of the rise of Li, and the two Shangzhu Kingdoms, Cao Hang and Yuan Xun, were from the same hometown, so they were praised by history books as "a collusion, civil and military talents". There are still many legendary deeds in the countryside and markets of Dali. ,Widespread.

Nowadays, all door gods within the jurisdiction of Longquan County are subject to unified regulations. The pair of civil and military door gods hanging are actually the portraits of Cao Hang and Yuan Xun, the ancestors of the Yuan and Cao families.

As for each of the two families allowing their direct descendants to serve as officials, it is unknown whether there was guidance from an expert on the mountain, or whether they had the intention of accepting some ancestors. After all, the old locust tree has collapsed, its branches are all destroyed, and its leaves are scattered. It is hard to say whether there is any ancestral locust shade left in this "Longxing Land" where the two surnames Yuan and Cao are.

Soon, several more people came together, all of them elderly people.

There is an old woman from the Zhao family holding a cane. Her grandson Zhao Yao, as Qi Jingchun's schoolboy, had already taken a bullock cart away from home before the accident in the town.

There is also the introverted ancestor of the Li family. After the restriction in Lizhu Cave Heaven dissipated, the old man successfully entered the ten realms and earned two favored official positions for the family. However, the eldest grandson Li Xisheng refused, while Li Baozhen chose to accept. Taking advantage of the situation, he became one of the clear officials.

The remaining one spot had to be "left over", since it could be reserved for promising descendants of the Li family.

There is also a short old man who lives in a house at the corner of Taoye Lane. He has a kind face and kind eyes. When Chen Pingan helped send home letters, the old man also wanted to invite the young man to drink water at home, but the mud-legged man who was born in Mud Bottle Lane did not dare to agree.

The remaining old men are also the heads of the four surnames and ten clans in the town. They hold varying numbers of dragon kilns, a large amount of fertile land and ordinary hills. They are the real wealthy locals in the town.

An old man in a Confucian shirt with a high crown on his head gently lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage. The old man squinted his eyes and looked around, and everyone immediately felt a suffocating power coming towards them.

The shadow of a famous tree.

This old man has countless titles that contain great power. He is the first disciple of Literary Saint, Qi Jingchun’s senior brother, Dali Imperial Master, Confucian sage, and the national Go player who held a hand-to-hand conversation with the Lord of Baidi City, Yu Caiyunjian...

Dongbaopingzhou is the smallest of the nine continents in the world, but the appearance of Cui Han, the national master, helped this small continent attract the attention of many big figures behind the scenes.

After Cui Chang got off the station and made his reservation, everyone bowed and saluted in unison.

When everyone slowly stood up and looked up, they were surprised to find that behind the powerful old man, a beautiful girl dressed as a palace maid walked out, which caught some insiders off guard.

Cui Chan said calmly: "Everyone, go back."

No one dared to raise objections or even show the slightest resentment.

Cui Chan rubbed a jade pendant around his waist with both fingers and walked towards Huaizhai Inn, followed by the girl with an indifferent expression.

Cui Chan sat down at a table and asked the postman to bring three jars of wine. When Yi Cheng and his men walked over with the jars of wine, their mouths were all dry.

Cui Han waved his hand to prevent those people from waiting around. He opened the wine seal himself, and at the same time pressed his palm down to signal the girl who was standing at the table to sit down. He smiled and said: "Don't be too formal. This trip is going to be smooth sailing." I'm just protecting you, you are the master of this little world."

Cui Chan picked up the big white bowl and took a sip of the mediocre country wine. He didn't care about it. Back then, he rebelled from his master's school and traveled around the world with one man and one sword. He never suffered any hardships. Cui Chan always thought that he could endure the hardships. , and also enjoyed blessings, so I can live to this day.

Cui Chan looked at the embarrassed girl and asked with a smile: "Zhigui, what you said to Qin Tianjian is recorded. I have read every word carefully. Are there any stories you haven't told yet?" ? Anything trivial will do. For example, when Xie Shi and Cao Xi were young, did they have interesting peers around them? Or, for example, who suffered a disaster but survived, and who was particularly isolated since childhood? "

It turns out that the girl is the maid of the Great Li Prince Song Jixin, Zhigui, and the natal king Zhu. Her real body is weird, and she is actually a bead made from the soul of the last real dragon in the world.

Zhigui thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No."

Cui Chan laughed dumbly, but he was not angry and continued to drink alone.

Not long after, three people walked into the inn, Cao Xi, a wealthy man, Xie Shi, a dull man, and Xu Ruo, a ranger from the Mohist family.

The two big shots who walked out of Lizhu Cave saw the girl and confirmed the aura on her body. Cao Xi was slightly dazed, then laughed loudly and pointed at the girl, "It's so shameful to leave it to grandma's house. The guy who scared me half to death turned out to be such a weak and weak girl."

Xie Shi clasped his hands in his fists, bent down to the girl and said, "Xie Shi from Taoye Lane, thank you for your two life-saving graces!"

Zhigui had a cold face and just nodded to Xie Shi. As for Cao Xi, she didn't even look at him.

Xu Ruo crossed his arms across his chest, leaned against the door, and began to close his eyes to rest.

Today's matter, if the talks are settled, it has nothing to do with him. If the talks fall apart, it probably has a lot to do with it.

Cao Xi laughed continuously and sat down opposite the girl. He looked like he wanted to be beaten after seeing his treasure. He said: "Back then, I stood on the entrance of the iron lock well and peeed down. I ended up peeing halfway. Iron lock." Not to mention the rattling of the lock, the entire well water suddenly reached my feet. I was so frightened that I didn’t even dare to finish peeing and didn’t lift my pants. The scene at that time was truly a mess. I, Cao Xi, There have been many embarrassing things in my life, but this one will definitely be among the top three!"

Zhigui finally lost his composure and glared at each other, "If you hadn't escaped quickly, I would have made you drink well water until your stomach burst!"

Cao Xi stretched out a finger to wipe his beard and gloated: "I remember that for a whole month, I stood two feet away from the iron lock well and threw rocks into it. Did it hit you once? It should be there, right?”

Zhigui glared and sneered: "Born a bad boy, I regret not drowning you in the stream!"

Cao Xi smiled instead of getting angry, "I was a bit naughty when I was a child, haha. It's just a child's nature, but I just farted a lot when swimming with my peers. I couldn't help it. I've always liked to watch the blisters from behind since I was a child. surfaced. But I am being kind. The time I peeed in the well, I was so frightened that the elders in my family even hired someone to summon ghosts with me. I was so embarrassed that they beat gongs and drums all the way from Mud Bottle Alley. When you go to Tiesuo Well and call Cao Xi, I have to say yes. You don’t know, but I made fun of my classmates in school for several years afterwards..."

Having said this, Cao Xi laughed, poured himself a bowl of wine, and sighed: "Those classmates, their bones under the ground are all rotten now, but I still remember the names of those guys."

Zhigui sneered: "Who secretly poured half a bucket of black dog blood into the iron lock well in the middle of the night?"

Cao Xi smiled dryly and said, "Didn't I hear the old man say that black dog blood can ward off evil spirits?"

Zhigui became annoyed when he saw this guy. Cao Xi was like this when he was a child, and even more so when he gets older.

Xie Shi remained silent.

Zhigui hesitated for a moment, "Which of you became the True Lord? Who became the Sword Immortal?"

Cao Xi raised the white bowl and pointed at Xie Shi, who was sitting opposite the Grand Master of Dali, "He is the true king of Juluzhou, and he will soon become the Taoist heavenly king. The five mountains in several dynasties have sects of his lineage. In the Men's Mansion, in the entire Juluzhou, the Taoist sect is dominated by his family, and the rest are all heresy. Those so-called true masters, true kings of a country, are not worthy of carrying our Xie Zhenjun's shoes. In our case In front of fellow Xie Shi, all the people are grandchildren, no exception."

Xie Shi's face was gloomy, "Shut up."

Cao Xi apologized and said: "Okay, okay, don't tell me if you don't say it. Who makes you the Taoist Heavenly Lord, and I am just a wild cultivator, I can't afford to offend you."

Within a dynasty, the appointment of the true king of a Taoist country requires not only the nomination and recommendation of the emperor, but also the recognition of the Taoist master of a continent. For example, Qi Zhen, the leader of the Shengao Sect in Dongbaopingzhou, is the Taoist master. After that, he needs the nod of more than half of the heavenly kings in a continent, and finally he needs an edict from a certain sect in the Middle-earth Divine Continent to be justified.

The Taoist master of Ju Luzhou is Xie Shi, and the sect he belongs to is the main incense in the center. In addition, the sword cultivation in Ju Luzhou is prosperous, and the incense of Buddhism far outweighs that of Taoism, so that not a single heavenly king appears, only the Half of them are Xie Shi himself.

Of course, Aquarius Continent is not much better. As the smallest one among the nine continents, even if Taoism is far more powerful than Buddhism, there is still only one heavenly king in Aquarius Continent, and he is a new king who has just broken through and entered the twelfth realm. It was Qi Zhen of the Shen Gaozong of Nanjian Kingdom. Like Xie Shi, all the candidates for the true king were decided purely by one person on a continent.

But in other continents, needless to say, the Middle-earth Divine Continent, such as the vast Nanposu Continent, has a Taoist heavenly king who can count them with one hand.

"Long story short."

Xie Shi said bluntly: "We can forget about the broken piece of natal porcelain. But I want to ask for three people from you, Dali."

Cui Chan put down the wine bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "Wait a minute, what does letting go of the past mean? Although Chen Pingan's broken porcelain was the fault of our Dali Kiln Supervisor and Office, first of all, Chen Pingan was During the qualification inspection, the person who bought the porcelain had been confirmed early, and there was nothing special about it. The subordinate was of middle and lower qualifications, so the matter was confirmed to be correct. Second, the porcelain of my life was broken, and I, Dali, should have been held accountable at that time. The porcelain buyer also nodded in approval of the compensation that should be paid, and accepted the compensation happily. Xie Shi, your so-called forgetfulness is simply untenable."

Xie Shi said calmly: "Of course the porcelain buyer is not qualified to mess around, but the power behind the porcelain buyer is qualified to be unreasonable with you Da Li."

Cui Han laughed heartily and nodded without hesitation. He picked up the wine bowl again, took a sip and said, "How helpless things are in this world."

Cao Xi bared his teeth.

Zhigui's eyes flickered, as if he heard something he was interested in.

Cui Chan asked: "What if Da Li doesn't agree?"

Xie Shi did not realize that he was trapped in a tight siege, and continued: "Da Li went south and has settled down. If you don't agree, you have to worry about a fire in the backyard."

Worries? The northern territory of Da Li has reached the shore of the sea in the north.

Cao Xi looked thoughtful. It seemed that some of the big shots in Juluzhou thought these three people were bound to win. Otherwise it wouldn't be so aggressive.

Obviously, Xie Shi's implication was that the monks from Juluzhou would take advantage of the Great Li cavalry's southward expedition to openly cross the sea and invade the northern border of Great Li.

That young man named Chen Ping'an, whose destiny was broken, in the final analysis, was just a trivial matter that had already been settled, and it was just a lame excuse for some people.

Because when the big guys start to take the stage to plan the general trend of the world, the small things are not small.

Cui Chan sighed softly. When the people in the mountains are unreasonable, it is like this. It is similar to children playing house. When the temper gets angry, they will use all their strength to beat people to life and death. It is very scary, but it is not intimidating. people.

It's not that Cui Chan feels unfamiliar, on the contrary, Cui Chan has experienced it many times, so he seems particularly indifferent.

Cui Yi had no choice but to take a step back and asked instead: "Which three people do you want to take away?"

Xie Shi took his first sip of wine after sitting down and said, "He Xiaoliang, Ma Kuxuan, and Li Xisheng. The order of importance is the ranking. If you Da Li can hand over several people, you can get corresponding rewards."

Cui Chan laughed and said: "Repay? It's because of Thunder's anger, right?"

Xie Shi remained silent.

Li Xisheng is from Longquan, Dali, and is the best to negotiate with.

Ma Kuxuan is already a disciple of Zhenwu Mountain. In just one year, he has already become famous. He is extremely murderous and extremely talented. He is making great progress with each passing day.

He Xiaoliang is the proud disciple of Shen Gaozong, with astonishing talent and even more frightening blessings. Except for the obscure Confucian scholar Li Xisheng, the other two are the hope of the sect. They are one of the ancestral families of military strategists and a holy land of Taoism. Even if Da Li already occupies half of the country, they may not be willing to turn against one of them, let alone Da Sui. None were destroyed.

Once Shen Gaozong and Zhenwu Mountain raise their arms, Da Li will have to face the hostility of half of the military monks in Aquarius Continent and most of the Taoist priests.

This transaction is a loss no matter what.

Cui Chan felt that there was no need to negotiate this deal.

It is estimated that after returning to Lijing City, Bai Yujing needs to prepare for the worst when it comes to adding Feijian.

But Xie Shi suddenly said: "As long as you agree to this, I will take people to the summer resort mountain near Guanhu Academy to help you intimidate the academy and the entire southern power. Don't worry, it's not just a show. Just like you don't agree , it is definitely not a joke for us Ju Luzhou monks to go south to attack the northern territory of Da Li. So as long as you Da Li nods, you will not suffer any losses. This is the promise of several top monks in Ju Luzhou, including me, Xie Shi Inside."

Cao Xi was stunned.

It’s a bit interesting.

If Xie Shizhen was really willing to lead his people to defend the Summer Mountain, instead of making excuses, then this break would have cut off half of Sui's life before he could start a war with Da Li.

It can even be said that half of Dongbaopingzhou is most likely to fall into the hands of the Song family of Dali.

Cui Chan said with emotion: "It turns out that such a big bet is really unexpected. I have to say hello to His Majesty."

Xie Shi nodded and said: "It's reasonable, I can wait, up to half a month, your Emperor Da Li must give me a reply."

Cui Chan suddenly pointed at Zhigui, "Didn't you express your gratitude at all for her two life-saving graces?"

Xie Shi smiled heartily and said: "Of course, if you don't agree to this, I, Xie Shi, will not be involved in the harassment going south. If you agree to this, I will recruit two or three direct disciples from Dali, and focus on cultivating them." It's unambiguous. You should be clear. You might as well say it first. I, Xie Shi, will soon be promoted to Heavenly Lord. At my age, among all the Taoist Heavenly Lords in Jiuzhou, I can only be regarded as young and strong. To say this shamelessly, The true great path can be expected, and I am grateful that during the thousands of years since the sect was established, there were only three direct disciples!"

Cui Chan pointed at Zhigui, "She counts as one?"

Xie Shi shook his head and said: "She doesn't count. But as long as she is willing, the quota will not be among the two or three."

Cui Chan was silent.

Zhigui was a little absent-minded.

She was a little anxious and wanted to go back to the yard of Mud Bottle Alley to take a look. Even if the fluffy chickens in the cage had starved to death, she would not give up until she saw their corpses with her own eyes.

If they are still alive, then she must crush them to death with her own hands this time. As the little things she raised, they will die in the mouths of wild cats and dogs in the future. How outrageous?