Sword of Coming

In the small town of Longquan, in an old school that has been abandoned, a young Taoist priest with a lotus crown on his head sat alone behind a small desk and looked at the position where Qi Jingchun had been standing for a while. The Taoist man remained silent and pointed subconsciously. Swipe gently across the table.

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen raised his arm, and then grabbed He Xiaoliang, who had left Kunchuan Yufeng, and was "fished" out of the roaring sea of ​​clouds by him, even if he was in the golden elixir realm like He Xiaoliang. Qi practitioners, who have traveled thousands of miles in a blink of an eye, feel dizzy and stumble before regaining their balance.

He Xiaoliang looked solemn, straightened his clothes, concentrated his mind on the lake, took three steps back, knelt down and knelt down, "Disciple He Xiaoliang, pay my respects to Master."

From being a beautiful girl of a Taoist sect to becoming a direct disciple of a Taoist sect leader, it is no different than a carp jumping through the dragon's gate.

Lu Chen nodded and raised his hand to signal He Xiaoliang to get up, "Get up. Under Pindao's sect, you don't have to stick to the apprenticeship rituals. Just follow your heart. You probably don't believe it now. After we get along with each other for a long time, wait until you meet the other five senior brothers. Senior sister, you will understand. Everything outside the great road is false."

Lu Chen, who was born in the world of Haoran and truly grew up in the world of Qingming, has never paid much attention to the secular etiquette of Confucianism, or even the golden rules within his own Taoism. In other words, before his ascension, he was such a person who deviated from the world. Therefore, he lived a very open-minded and unrestrained life, and the articles he left behind are also known to the world as "Xiaoyao".

Unlike the first senior brother who is thorough in everything and the second senior brother who is measured and tempered, this junior brother does not follow the rules even in front of his master. For this reason, he was persuaded by the first senior brother and even beaten by the second senior brother. After that, Lu Chen still went his own way. , Fortunately, the master who occasionally appears in Xiaolianhua Cave doesn't mind this.

Lu Chen looked at the slightly embarrassed young Taoist nun and said with a smile: "Why, once I was bitten by a snake and feared the well rope for ten years, I always feel that Pindao, a master, is thinking about setting traps for others every day? So I said every sentence You have to think carefully and weigh all the words? Then you are wrong. Going too far is not enough. The reason why you can become the direct descendant of Pindao this time is that you have passed three heart-searching tests in a row. First, you have noticed that Pindao Tao's calculation, make a prompt decision, quickly look back and question your true intentions, get rid of the illusion of 'a match made in heaven', and grasp the truth of 'shallow fate'. Once this pass is over, you will not die prematurely in Juluzhou. Otherwise, when you get to a place where swordsmen are everywhere and there are so many swordsmen, and everything depends on fast swords and fists, you will eventually encounter big setbacks in the future. Once your state of mind is exposed, because your life has been too smooth, it will be completely shattered. , I don’t even need to look for your next life.”

Lu Chen stretched out his finger and tapped He Xiaoliang, and said with a smile: "You have to know that this time Xie Shi asked Da Li for three people. Li Xisheng, let alone him, Ma Kuxuan was the lucky one chosen by my second senior brother. One old and one young, they all share the same odor. As for whether there is any other inside story, Taoism has its own rules and the three brothers are not allowed to make deductions and calculations between each other. And you, He Xiaoliang, were the candidate chosen by the poor Taoist because of your Taoism. The heart is very similar to Pindao's original cultivation process, breaking through the confusion and pointing directly to the original heart. Therefore, it is much simpler than the chess puppet you imagine, or the layout of Taoism in this world where hundreds of schools of thought are competing. The poor Taoist just chose you as his disciple because he liked you."

"Do you really think those old men in the Confucian Temple won't keep an eye on Pindao's every move? So, this is an upright conspiracy. Can you He Xiaoliang gain a foothold in Juluzhou and live well to the end? , it only depends on your own abilities. After I leave the Qingming world, I will not deliberately take care of my disciples. The Confucian saints will not deliberately harm you. Moreover, you also have a senior brother who is wandering in the Middle-earth Divine Continent, as well as someone in Changchun. If something happens to the senior sisters who have been practicing at Sword Great Wall, you can ask them for help. Since you are now members of the same sect and have the same friendship... you have to give Pindao, who is the master, a fight. "

Having said this, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ping Dao is not your master in Shen Gao Sect, and he won't ask you to become a double cultivator."

He Xiaoliang has become that beautiful Taoist nun with a cool temperament, and everything outside of the avenue is external. She asked a question she had been thinking about for a long time, "Does our Qingming world, where Taoism governs everything, also have a secret plan by the Confucian saints?"

Lu Chen laughed loudly, "Of course, it's the same everywhere, everyone is very busy. Do you think that Ma Kuxuan, Wei Jin, Song Changjing and others are the top talents of heaven?"

Lu Chen smiled happily, "Then you should really go to the Middle Earth Divine Continent in the future, or go to Bai Yujing in the Qingming world in the future. You will understand that there is always a mountain high."

He Xiaoliang sat behind a desk not far away, twisting her waist and looking at Lu Chen. She frowned slightly after hearing this, as if she couldn't understand.

Lu Chen asked playfully: "You want to ask why the three sects didn't just make an agreement and only develop their power on their own territory and exclude the doctrines of other sects? To save yourself such trouble?"

He Xiaoliang nodded, this was exactly what she was thinking.

Lu Chen said with emotion: "Because these sites are now the largest ancient battlefields. They are the fruits of the sages who sacrificed their lives. We are also afraid that the world will change in the future. If we choose to stand on our own laurels, or let the people below If you think the road is blocked, what will happen? Today's world is the best proof."

Lu Chen pointed casually in the direction of the town's immortal tomb, "The mountains and rivers are still the same, but the once aloof master has been reduced to a pile of broken limbs in the mud."

He Xiaoliang had some enlightenment.

Some things that are too far away are obscure and difficult to understand. Those who know about them are unwilling to talk about them and do not write them in books. Of course, future generations will be confused.

There are too many speculative speculations, the fueling of the flames by novelists, the unrestrained writings of literati, and the unofficial histories of officials who pretend to be profound. Year after year, under the mud and sand, I am afraid that occasionally a little bit of truth will surface, and it will be forgotten. It was quickly submerged in it, and eventually it was regarded as a fallacy.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I digressed and returned to the topic. Your second level is that Pindao needs to determine whether your trip to Ju Luzhou will allow you to attach yourself to Tianjun Xie Shi, or let you establish your own business. , founded a sect. So I deliberately set a trap for you to make you think that you gave up two right choices and chose the worst decision, making you mistakenly think that you were about to miss the road. , I want you to feel regret and question your own true conscience."

He Xiaoliang said calmly: "I can only pass the test by relying on the remaining clarity in my mind."

Lu Chen smiled and said: "About this point, Pindao finally used it as a finale to explain why you and Chen Ping'an were able to get married. Let's talk about the last pass first. It is relatively complicated and is a series of passes. The word "love" can be used as a link. All solutions."

"Between men and women, it is easiest to be attracted by love, so Pindao has planted a seed of love in your heart a long time ago. Unknowingly, when it encounters the rain of opportunity, it will take root and sprout with unparalleled speed. , this is a quick-fix method that is not popular, but it works for you He Xiaoliang, not to mention that no matter how unpopular the method is, even if you use it, it will become mainstream."

"Master Shen Gaozong who has the kindness of master and disciple, the amazing and talented contemporary Feng Xue Miao Wei and Jin Dynasty, and the young man from the market in Mubo Alley, you have successfully passed through the first two, successfully abided by your true heart, and were not moved at all. . Only in the last level, because Pindao deliberately made things difficult and helped pave the way and build bridges, did you, He Xiaoliang, fall into a dilemma. If you..."

Lu Chen stood up, bent his fingers, and gently tapped the lotus crown that symbolized the identity of the headmaster, and continued: "In a daze, Taoist heart was shocked by the word Lu Chen, so I chose to walk on the path that Pindao helped you open up. If so, Pindao will still allow you to establish a sect in Juluzhou, but he will never accept you as a disciple."

"It's so difficult to accept a disciple."

Lu Chen suppressed his smile, "If you want to become Lu Chen's disciple, you should have the thought that one day, my Taoism will be higher than Lu Chen's, and my path will be longer than Lu Chen's. Apostasy? What kind of scriptures are you deviating from? The scriptures are just sages. It’s just written, what kind of Tao are you rebelling against? Tao is just the path taken by the sages, why not try it yourself?”

Even for a person with such a cold temperament like He Xiaoliang, he felt a sense of fear and respect in his heart.

She stood up, saluted Lu Chen respectfully and said, "I hope that one day, my disciple He Xiaoliang will be able to sit at the same table with the master and discuss the Tao."

Lu Chen clicked his tongue and said, "It's a bit difficult."

He Xiaoliang sat down again and asked: "What do you mean by Master's so-called 'finishing'? Does the disciple's relationship with Chen Ping'an also have a deep meaning?"

Lu Chen nodded and said: "Of course. If you are an ordinary person, you are not He Xiaoliang, he is not Chen Ping'an, then Pindao has worked so hard this time to lead the red line, and there is no hint of cleverness. Qi Jingchun's random mandarin duck score is for I hope that one day, the young man can carry the mountain with his human heart, and the two ends of the red line in Pindao's hand are two people, and they are two clear and innocent mirrors, reflecting each other, instead of just letting Chen Ping'an share your blessings, and then I’m just asking Chen Ping’an to help you get through your relationship.”

Lu Chen turned to look in the direction before He Xiaoliang appeared, "Chen Ping'an's temperament is like that of countless strange people in the world, and I have seen thousands of them. It may not be that surprising, but it just matches your He Xiaoliang's temperament." , similar but not the same, they are quite compatible in some way, so even when you met for the first time and your identities were very different, you still saw that "the relationship is shallow". In fact, you are not a shallow relationship, but your cultivation is limited. It’s too short-sighted.”

He Xiaoliang asked softly: "Master, is this another test?"

Lu Chen laughed loudly, "You have already become a disciple of Pindao, what more test do you need? Why, you just want to become the direct descendant of the Taoist ancestor and be on an equal footing with Lu Chen before you give up?"

He Xiaoliang's eyes were clear, he shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't want to think so."

Lu Chen smiled and said: "Since you have become a master, you should give your new disciples a meeting gift. This gift is not small. It is a little bit of 'Tao' that you finally got from your master before your master came down."

He Xiaoliang was stunned for a moment.

He had just cut off the "bridge" with Chen Ping'an on the Kun boat, and he had become the prosperous He Xiaoliang again?

As if he had read through the beautiful Taoist nun's thoughts, Lu Chen laughed loudly and slapped his palm on the table, "I will take you on a journey along the long river of time, upstream!"

In a Lizhu Cave, even if magic is forbidden, it is still difficult to escape the big rules of heaven, such as spring, summer, autumn and winter, birth, old age, illness and death.

Then under the great magical power of the headmaster Lu Chen.

Winter, autumn, summer and spring, death, illness, old age and life.

He Xiaoliang, who was still in a school between heaven and earth, but seemed to have no connection with heaven and earth for the time being, looked at the bizarre scenes around him and walked backwards, the beautiful Taoist nun's eyes sparkling.

This is exactly the path she wants to take!

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Follow Pindao to a place and take you to meet two people."

The two started to leave. Behind them were the increasingly new schools and the sound of children reading. The children of the Mongolian School knew it by heart, but it was probably due to some kind of restriction, or because Qi Jingchun had made a deal with Daozu. The children's faces were clear to every detail, and their voices were clear to the ears, but the teacher they were facing no longer existed, as if they had completely disappeared in the long river of time.

All the way through the streets and alleys, He Xiaoliang followed closely behind the Lotus Crown Taoist, for fear that he would get lost if he made the wrong move.

Finally, Lu Chen stopped and said to wait a moment. He Xiaoliang did not dare to move and stood still.

Lu Chen waved his sleeves, the world was reversed, everything returned to normal order, and the long river of time began to flow down.

Afterwards, Lu Chen took her to a stall. He Xiaoliang didn't know why the head teacher brought her here. Was there something weird about that stall? He Xiaoliang looked intently and saw a middle-aged man who looked simple and honest, selling candied haws.

Then He Xiaoliang saw a dark and thin child slowly approaching, and stood beside her, quietly looking at the busy stall, swallowing, and when the business became quieter, the child walked away silently.

Lu Chen snapped his fingers, and day and night passed in an instant.

The vendors were doing ordinary business day after day. The child either went up the mountain to collect medicines and came back, or went to the stream to catch fish, or helped the neighbors carry water and passed by the stalls again and again.

Finally one day, the child who was supposed to go up the mountain to collect herbs in exchange for money, even though he had already walked to the entrance of Mud Bottle Alley with a basket on his back, when he thought about his good luck on the previous trip, he picked several valuable herbs, and the millet jar at home became unprecedented. Most of it was filled, and he wouldn't have to worry about being hungry for at least the next ten days. So the child looked up at the gloomy sky, as if telling himself that it was going to rain heavily, and even if he went to the mountain, he would probably return halfway.

So the child ran back to the yard of the ancestral home, put the basket away, took out a few coins from a small clay pot at the foot of the wall, and then ran quickly down the clay bottle alley to the stall.

But as the child got closer and closer to the stall, his footsteps became heavier and heavier, and he ran slower and slower, so that when he was still quite far away, the child stood there with a funny look on his face, like a battle between heaven and man. He clenched his fist tightly and held the few extra copper coins.

Finally, the child took a few steps closer, squatted down, and looked up at the bright red candied haws.

Lu Chen and He Xiaoliang were standing next to the child.

Lu Chenxiao asked: "If you put yourself in your shoes, what do you think the child is thinking, is it considered human nature?"

He Xiaoliang said without hesitation: "I thought it would be great if I could eat candied haws without spending money."

Lu Chen smiled and nodded, "We'll see."

After that, the vendor finished his business and while he was resting, he seemed to accidentally see the child who passed by his stall again and again but never bought candied haws. The man thought about it and sat on the stool without saying anything. Finally, he seemed to really get up. Feeling sympathy, he stood up, waved to the child and said with a smile: "Come on, I will close the stall and go back. There are still some candied haws left that cannot be sold. If you want to eat, I can give you a bunch. No, money!"

The man smiled in an extremely honest and honest manner, just like a farmer. He pulled out a bunch of candied haws and shook it at the young man, "Take it."

But the child quickly stood up, shook his head with a smile, and ran away.

He Xiaoliang was a little confused. If this was Chen Ping'an when he was a child, she would not be surprised if he made such a choice.

Lu Chen pointed at the man selling candied haws, "This man is a Yin-Yang family from the Middle-earth Divine Continent whose reputation is not well known in the secular world. In fact, he can compete with the entire Yin-Yang family Lu's family with his own efforts. It is quite remarkable. A weirdo, even Senior Brother can’t completely guess what this person is thinking.”

He Xiaoliang became more and more confused.

Lu Chen smiled and said: "These are not the key, the next thing is."

Lu Chen stretched out his palm and wiped it slowly from top to bottom, and a little "Chen Pingan" appeared next to He Xiaoliang.

The child ran over and accepted the bunch of free candied haws, and skipped back to the Mud Bottle Alley. He was very happy. After eating the candied haws, he became addicted. A few days later, he went to the stall for the second time. I also got a bunch of candied haws that cost nothing. This poor boy, who had just become accustomed to hardship, gradually became lazy. From time to time, he would think of those candied haws, and he would go to the mountains to collect herbs less often than usual... So day after day, year after year, the boy did not become a bad person. , but in He Xiaoliang's eyes, it was true that he was no longer the straw-sanded boy whom Qingniu Bei met for the first time.

After that, returning to the same place, Lu Chen touched his palm again, and Xiaopingan appeared again. This time he did not choose to harvest the candied haws for nothing, but chose to buy it with money. After that, the child became more and more willing to endure hardship and worked hard to earn Money, but got tired of eating candied haws, and once fell in love with cakes. As the child grew into a teenager year by year, in He Xiaoliang's eyes, it seemed that there was something wrong with Chen Ping'an.

As Lu Chen raised his palm again and again, He Xiaoliang looked at Chen Ping'an one by one, life situations with subtle deviations.

He Xiaoliang fell into deep thought at the end.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I'm back."

One after another, they walked towards the school.

This scene is actually very similar to the real river of time flowing through the human world. Qi Jingchun took the young man to the old locust tree and asked for a locust leaf.

Lu Chen walked forward with his hands behind his back and asked, "Do you understand anything?"

He Xiaoliang replied softly: "Only by guarding your heart can you be a human being."

Lu Chen hummed and stopped talking.

He Xiaoliang asked: "Is it possible that my disciple has gone astray, or is he not looking high enough or far enough?"

Lu Chen suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "No, no, that's a good idea. The only flaw is that you, a disciple, can't stand in the dark, and you can't see that your master's Taoism reaches the sky."

When Lu Chen took He Xiaoliang to see all kinds of life, in a certain section of the long river of time, there was a Confucian scholar with slightly frosty temples. After Mengtong finished class, he sat in the room and played music alone, his face Clear, no longer blurry, in the "now" of Lu Chen and He Xiaoliang, or in the "then" of Li Zhudongtian, Qi Jingchun bent down and picked up a chess piece, and said with a smile: "Nothing."