Sword of Coming

According to the fairy book "Mountains and Seas", Tongyezhou is full of gods, demons and ghosts, and this is indeed the case.

Even though Chen Pingan has deliberately avoided those spiritual landscapes and scenic places, or the intimidating dirty and dangerous places most of the time, sometimes he still gets confused. For example, Chen Pingan saw a lantern in the middle of the night. In this glorious small town, Chen Ping'an didn't have a map in his hand. Thinking that he needed to replenish food, he walked along the lights, because Kanyu maps had always been a forbidden object in the dynasty and were more strictly controlled than weapons.

There was no night ban in that small town, but there were city gate soldiers who checked the customs clearance documents. When Chen Pingan successfully entered the city and found an inn that was not closed yet, the shopkeeper shook his head and waved his hands, saying that the money Chen Pingan gave was wrong and they didn't have it here. Okay, every country has its own standard copper coins, which is normal, but it’s a bit weird that they don’t even accept real gold and silver. Fortunately, the shopkeeper gave me directions and said there was a place where I could convert the gold and silver into their money. After that, just come back to the inn and stay.

So Chen Pingan found a shop with a very high counter, almost one and a half people tall. Chen Pingan followed the Romans and stepped on a small bench. He said he wanted to change money and gave him a few silver ingots. In exchange, he got a pile of Tongbao copper coins and a A stack of banknotes. The copper coins were heavy and of high quality. On top of the banknotes, Chen Pingan saw the official seals of the imperial court and the bank. He didn't think much about it. He returned to the inn, handed over the money, and looked at it again. After receiving the customs clearance documents, the shopkeeper meticulously recorded them in order to prepare for inquiries by the local government officials.

The next day Chen Pingan was about to go out. The shopkeeper was still there with his abacus. He smiled and reminded Chen Pingan that there is a local custom here. When chatting with others, you should not say the word "paper" on a piece of paper. Wan couldn't say it, otherwise he would be kicked out of the city. No wonder he didn't warn him.

Chen Pingan remembered it in his heart, and after thanking him, he went to buy firewood, rice, oil, salt and two sets of clothes. When he came back to eat at the inn, he felt that the food was bland and tasteless. After leaving the town, after walking for dozens of miles, the outline of the city was vaguely visible. , encountering a sudden heavy rain, Chen Ping'an stood in a dilapidated pavilion on a mountain to take shelter from the rain. He had nothing to do, while walking slowly and practicing boxing, he saw an astonishing scene. The city in the distance at the foot of the mountain looked like a pool of water. Like mud, melting in the heavy rain.

Chen Ping'an quickly took out the things he bought in the small town, as well as the copper coins and banknotes, and his scalp suddenly became numb.

It's actually all cut out of white paper, just like the living people burning paper in the world to give to the dead in the underworld.

As if being amused by Chen Ping'an's embarrassment, someone chuckled inside the pavilion wall, and their voices echoed through the wall inside the pavilion.

Chen Pingan was just surprised by the weirdness of the small town before, but he was not really afraid of these gods and monsters. So when someone pretended to be a ghost in the small pavilion in the mountain, Chen Pingan quickly calmed down and just sat on an old tree in the mountains. On the bench at the foot of the wall, looking at the pale wall opposite, I drank in silence.

Unless you are extremely unlucky and meet a Shanze demon or a giant demon who is good at disguise, you are probably a shallow person. It's not difficult to scare ordinary people with that thing, and it's not difficult for Chen Pingan to slap it to death.

The one who didn't know that he had hit the iron plate pretended to be mysterious, and his voice pretended to be darker, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

Chen Pingan put the sword gourd on his waist, stood up, walked slowly towards the wall, and slapped a pagoda demon-suppressing talisman on it. A cry for mercy immediately sounded from inside, which seemed a little childish. , Chen Pingan did not take off the yellow talisman, and asked with a smile: "Do you think I am afraid?"

The guy shouted, "I'm so scared, I'm almost scared to death!"

"Come out. If you keep hiding, I'm going to be rude to you. Tell me what's going on in that town."

Chen Ping'an took off the Demon Suppression Talisman, put it in his sleeve, and sat back to his original position.

A young boy with lingering fears walked out of the wall. He had an official patch embroidered on his front and back, but it was not as colorful as the secular court, only black and white. He stood at the foot of the wall timidly, looking at the person sitting opposite. The immortal master not only bowed, but also sang a strange song and announced his identity. It turned out that he was a land lord conferred by the previous dynasty. After changing the emperor and the country's surname, he was automatically classified as an old minister and lost his official position. The body, the already meager Tao practice, becomes even more humble.

During his lifetime, he was the beloved young son of a feudal official. Not more than seven years after his death, a wandering immortal passed by and entered the mourning hall to help his father with his operations. He became a land lord of low rank. The incense was very popular, just to let him protect the feng shui of the family's ancestral graves. Later, the mountains and rivers changed color, and everything became a thing of the past.

Looking back, it was not a big deal, but rather interesting. Chen Ping'an asked this land lord who had lost the imperial authority to ask more about the origin of the paper town. It turned out that there were originally more than 10,000 residents of the town, and overnight, He died in a huge man-made disaster that seemed like a natural disaster. In order to prevent people from panic, the imperial court ordered the surrounding states and counties to block the news, and also invited Buddhist monks to come and perform a ritual ceremony, so that it did not turn into a dangerous and sinister place.

Chen Ping'an asked what the town would do after the heavy rain. The boy smiled and said it didn't matter. As long as the weather was sunny for a few days, it would return to its original state.

Chen Pingan squatted on the ground, facing the town, and burned the paper money and clothes in the pavilion.

The boy squatted aside and lamented: "I never thought that this immortal master would be a great good man."

Chen Pingan laughed it off.

By the way, I asked the boy about the situation of the mountains and rivers in a thousand-mile radius, and whether there were any immortal families or ferries. The boy answered them one by one without hiding anything.

It said that about eight hundred miles to the north, there was indeed a demon causing trouble and occupying the mountain as its king. It’s not often that they kidnap woodcutter and mountain people. The mountain and the mountains are relatively stable, and there are few rumors of people being harmed. When the momentum is at its peak, many mountain qi practitioners have to take a detour, but then something unexpected happens. , and it became quiet. I heard that there were only three or two kittens and puppies, which were out of date. It's hard to say what the truth is. There are various rumors outside. Some say that the immortal masters of the Fuji Sect find it an eyesore, while others say that Buddhist practitioners have settled there. There are demons who don't have eyesight, which made the Buddhist master Vajra angry. One calamity.

Chen Pingan was slightly surprised. The mountain road where the ghost of the wedding woman appeared in Dali still makes Chen Pingan still unable to let go.

There were some dead branches in the pavilion. With the help of the boy, they gathered them together, lit the bonfire, and one person and one monster squatted beside the bonfire.

Although the boy looked young, he had actually lived for five hundred years, so he explained the reason to Chen Ping'an, "The reason why the demon on the mountain knows rabbits but does not eat grass beside its nest. In addition to the relatively mild temper of the mountain king, There are also many violent people under his command, and of course they have no Bodhisattva-like heart. But the most fearful thing about a separatist party is that it will have a bad reputation, which will make people talk about it. They will spread the word from generation to generation, in case they provoke the immortals who are full and have nothing to do. What should we do if our children covet the worldly reputation of slaying demons?"

Chen Pingan nodded.

The boy put his palms close to the fire and said with a smile: "To kill or not to kill? Kill the younger one and then the older one. Kill the older one and then the older one. Even if you have the ability, two will kill a pair or three will kill all. Kill them all, kill them all, if the commotion gets too big, the local officials will report it to the court, and the emperor will feel embarrassed, so why don’t he go and beg the immortal master to come out?”

The boy said helplessly: "It's the most annoying."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "If this were not the case, it would have been a mess. How could the people at the foot of the mountain still live? Just say that more than ten thousand people died in that small town. What would their relatives and friends in other places think? Overnight, If everyone is just gone, the living people will be scared."

The boy was stunned for a moment, as if he had never thought about this problem.

Later, the boy told some interesting things about the area, most of which he had heard from hearsay. After all, after hundreds of years, he had to find some fun to pass the time.

After the heavy rain stopped, Chen Pingan said goodbye to this little land man and continued on his way.

The boy was left standing outside the pavilion mumbling to himself.

During Chen Ping'an's stay, he also passed by a deserted tomb. A group of poor scholars who had come to Beijing to take the exam stood in front of a large tomb, looking ashamed and amazed.

Then I saw two snow-white foxes emerging from between the tombs, and they bowed like others.

There were also a few younger foxes lying on the tomb, snickering. Their brows were a little lively, full of longing and shyness. They didn't look like ferocious monsters at all, but more like greedy children.

The scholars returned the favor one after another.

Chen Pingan was amused for a while, knowing that it must be the fox demon who was causing trouble and deceiving people. However, Chen Pingan was not too worried. Fox demons in the world, no matter which continent they are from, tend not to do cruel things. They have been naturally close to humans since ancient times. , more to break the love barrier and improve one’s realm and cultivation level.

Therefore, Chen Pingan did not expose it on the spot and let the scholars discover that the so-called high-end mansion in front of them was actually just a tomb.

Chen Pingan just quietly stood by the grave.

Sure enough, the scholars left the wealthy mansion safely the next day. Everyone was overjoyed and felt that it was a wonderful encounter and a life worth living.

Chen Pingan left with a smile.

Three hundred miles later, Chen Ping'an arrived in a small country called Northern Jin. When passing by a city, he happened to encounter a market. Chen Ping'an actually bought two bunches of candied haws. I had heard that Ruchi Temple in Northern Jin was very famous. Big, there is a big stone, which is said to be one of the places where a Bodhisattva attained enlightenment. It is called the Stone Lotus Platform. The huge stone is five feet wide and can accommodate hundreds of people. And one person can make it shake, and no one can explain the principle. The emperor of the Northern Jin Dynasty visited the west and tried it himself. Long Yan was delighted, which made Ruchi Temple famous.

But when Chen Pingan asked several people, everyone said they didn't know anything about going to the temple. Chen Pingan then remembered that when the boy mentioned this, it should have happened two hundred years ago. Two hundred years in the world is enough to change. Many customs.

Chen Pingan hesitated for a moment, but persisted. He didn't give up until he asked someone about the ruins of Ruchi Temple. He went there and found it overgrown with grass, neither popular nor evil. The atmosphere was gloomy. In the sunset, Chen Pingan found it. A huge boulder, nothing strange about it.

After Chen Pingan finished eating the last candied haws, he threw away the bamboo stick and turned around to leave.

After Chen Ping'an walked out of the dilapidated gate of Ruchi Temple, a little man poked his head out of the top of the huge stone and emerged from the stone.

It sat on the stone, silent.

It turns out that the reason why this lotus platform shakes is because it gave birth to a "little lotus man" who is charming from earth and stone. He likes to hide and giggle. Every time someone tries to shake the boulder, he immediately gets excited and shakes to the left. Swing it to the right, and the boulder will sway, causing people to misunderstand.

But one day, it felt a little boring, and the rocking of the stone lotus platform began to "not work at times", and finally became "motionless as a mountain". It turned out that it left the stone lotus platform and wanted to find its companions in the distance. Year after year After a year of being alone, it feels lonely.

In the end, it found two partners one after another, a snake spirit and a deer spirit. The innocent-hearted little lotus person was deceived by them respectively into a small arm and a petal of "the combination of cloud roots and earth spirits". Yellow lotus leaves. But it is always looking for a partner. Finally, it finally found a flower essence who didn't ask for anything from it. It took her back to the Stone Lotus Terrace, played with her, and teased the tourists. But in the end, when it woke up from sleep one day, it found that the aura of the Stone Lotus Terrace was gone. No more, nothing left, and the flower essence was gone.

The stone lotus platform that had lost its spirituality was once again neglected and eventually completely forgotten, leaving only a one-armed little spirit who often sat on the edge of the stone platform, humming country songs and gently swaying its feet.

It occasionally feels a little sad because it doesn't know whether those three friends are doing well now.

If you are having a bad life, why not come and see yourself? It will comfort them.

If you are living a good life, why don't you come to see yourself? It will be happy for them.

It can't figure it out.

The little guy suddenly turned his head and found the foreigner in a snow-white robe sitting on the other side of the stone, drinking wine facing the sunset.

When he caught his sight, he smiled at it.

The little guy was so frightened that he stood up quickly, jumped up, and sank directly into the boulder.

Chen Pingan laughed loudly, jumped off the stone, and truly left the Rulu Temple, no longer teasing the little charmer.

The little guy hid in the stone for a long time before he dared to appear furtively. After looking around to make sure that the man was no longer there, he came to where the man was sitting. His eyes widened suddenly and he found a spiritual energy. Haunting coins.

Most of the spirits in the world like the fairy money on the mountain and feed on it.

Putting down a piece of snow to spend money was just a casual move by Chen Pingan.

But when Chen Ping'an left the city, walked out of the official road, and just entered the mountain, he found a little thing with teary eyes standing in front of the path, holding tightly the snow coin that was very huge compared to it in one hand, looking at Chen Ping'an. Peace, the little thing seemed worried and happy at the same time.

Chen Pingan walked over slowly. The little guy was timid by nature and disappeared on the road in an instant. Repeated this several times, the little guy followed Chen Pingan and walked nearly a hundred miles along the mountain road.

Chen Ping'an didn't take the initiative to approach it, and let it follow him at a moderate distance.

The whole family goes together like this.

When they arrived at the deep mountain and old forest that the boy mentioned, the mountain was really steep. When Chen Ping'an was about to walk out of the mountain, he met a little goblin who seemed to be crazy. He was dressed in ragged clothes, staggering, and murmuring repeatedly. Sad words: "How can one become a Buddha with such a heart? How can one become a Buddha..."

The little guy was so scared that he didn't care about anything and ran all the way and hid at Chen Pingan's feet.

After that, the little guy was completely unsuspecting, either jumping around beside Chen Pingan, or squatting on Chen Pingan's shoulders.

Later, Chen Ping'an took this new partner who couldn't speak, and passed through a country that was constantly at war. The people were devastated, forcing a group of heroes to turn into bandits, occupy the mountain and become kings, and set up a big flag.

Chen Ping'an heard all the way about the heroic deeds of these thirty-six heroes, how heroic and superb their martial arts were, and how powerful they were. Of course, Chen Ping'an wouldn't believe everything, but he also thought that if he had a chance, he would go to the top of the mountain to take a look and meet the hero. Even if they may not be willing to drink with him at the same table, it would be good to enjoy the chivalrous spirit from a distance. of.

As a result, Chen Ping'an went there because of the reputation, and came across a shady shop selling human meat buns. When Chen Ping'an saw several businessmen who were traveling with him fainted, he pretended to be unconscious, tied him up to the back of the shop, and threw a long strip of pork into the back of the shop. On the chopping board, a shop assistant came towards them with a boning knife and yawning.

In a nearby city, the executioner was about to execute a big bandit. There were dozens of people robbing the execution ground, especially a big man holding a pair of axes, slashing all the way past. He was so excited that he laughed. Whether it was the people watching the excitement or the officers and soldiers, they were all cut in half with an axe.

A dark-skinned man with a short figure taught him a lesson, and then he gave up angrily, his eyebrows drooping, and he lost the slightest evil spirit.

The swarthy man glanced at the strong man and waved him away. The man looked around, his face full of exhaustion, but more of relief and pleasure.

He had just reprimanded the strong man with the axe, and he spoke harshly, but now he looked at the back of this confidant general, and there was a smile in his eyes.

This group of people successfully rescued people at the execution ground, prepared horses not far away, galloped wildly, and quickly left the chaotic state city.

The officers and soldiers did not dare to go out of the city to pursue him.

When everyone stood up and dismounted, they walked into their shop one after another with high spirits and laughter, only to find that there was no familiar couple in the shop, only a young man in white clothes, and a long sword was placed on the wine table in front of him.

The sword is full of energy.

Within a matter of seconds, Chen Pingan left the shop.

In the shop behind him, there were people dead and some alive, all of whom were heroes in the eyes of the world. Indeed, almost everyone died in an unambiguous way, and even when they were about to die, they were still heroic.

On the other hand, the group of people who survived were mostly silent from beginning to end, or took the initiative to stop after being slightly injured. They neither spoke arrogantly, nor did they have much desire for revenge in their eyes. On the contrary, there is a kind of confusion, as if to say, life is already like this, and it can only be like this.

Chen Pingan doesn't care about this.

After leaving the shop, he noticed that there were many horses on the roadside. After thinking about it, Chen Ping'an led a tall horse from the roadside and climbed on it. It was a matter of course and he was very skillful.

First he was dangling, and then he was riding in the rivers and lakes.