Sword of Coming

Finally leaving the bottomless land of lotus flowers, the first thing Chen Ping'an did after the old Taoist left was to ask about the current year of the Northern Jin Dynasty. He was really afraid that the so-called "one year in the mountain" in the book meant that it had been a thousand years in the world. Otherwise, the old Taoist has tricked him for ten years and decades, and without the Chang Qi Sword, he probably won’t be able to find anyone who wants to take revenge.

Fortunately, after asking the merchants on the official road of the Northern Jin Dynasty, I breathed a sigh of relief. The six years of Guangxi last time has become the seventh year of Guangxi. It is also autumn in Tongyezhou now, which is the same as the solar term of Ouhua Blessed Land. It's roughly the same, as it's approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chen Ping'an already had a psychological shadow on the Northern Jin Dynasty and did not dare to stay any longer. He went all the way north. He had heard about the name of Taiping Mountain for a long time and wanted to take a look at it from a distance. Now he has no such idea. In addition, The relationship with Zhou Fei from Spring Chao Palace, Lu Fang from Bird's Eye View Peak, and Feng Qingbai, the ranger, is not a good one. Chen Ping'an now wants to find a fairy ferry and go straight to Aquarius Continent.

Although Old Man Yang had warned him not to return to the town within five years when he left his hometown, there were still many places to go, such as Laolong City where Fan Er was, Qingluan Country where Zhang Shanfeng and Xu Yuanxia traveled, and Laolong City. The Sword Master Song Yushao's Shushui Kingdom, Gu Can's Shujian Lake, and the Sui Academy where Li Baoping and others studied, there are many places.

In short, it is not advisable to stay in Tongyezhou for a long time.

Chen Pingan put away the oil-paper umbrella he had brought casually from the blessed land, and the two of them walked along the official road. The skinny little girl kept looking curiously, "Where is this? Isn't it our Nanyuan Kingdom?"

She couldn't understand a word Chen Pingan asked someone before.

Chen Pingan nodded. The presence of such a small oil bottle was also the reason why Chen Pingan wanted to leave Tongyezhou immediately. Traveling with her is no longer the same as before with Lu Tai, and it will be very troublesome if she encounters Shanze Yexiu who is robbing people's homes. But when he thought of Lutai, Chen Ping'an felt even more gloomy, that man selling candied haws on a stick.

Qi practitioners on the mountain, especially those who are among the immortal queens, can often see the mountains and rivers from the palm of their hands. Although they are not as omniscient and omnipresent as the old Taoists in the Lotus Flower Blessed Land, it is not something that makes people feel relaxed. Regarding this magical power, if you return to your hometown in the future, you must ask the old man surnamed Cui or Wei Bo carefully about what the methods and techniques are, and what taboos and restrictions there are.

Pei Qian continued to ask: "Is it your hometown? Where the gods live?"

Chen Pingan laughed dumbly and shook his head, "It's not my hometown, nor is it some fairyland."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Pei Qian stopped asking further.

She raised her hands and rubbed her eyes.

Chen Pingan asked: "What's wrong?"

Pei Qian raised his head and smiled brightly, "I always feel weird, but I can't remember anything. I was cleaning the yard at Cao Qinglang's house just now, and he came here all of a sudden."

Chen Pingan glanced at her.

Pei Qian immediately changed his mind and said, "After cleaning the yard, I sat on the bench and ate melon seeds."

The two of them had walked more than twenty miles, and the little girl was so tired that she was panting like an ox. Her face was wrinkled and she said she had blisters on the soles of her feet.

Chen Ping'an rented a carriage next to a post station, negotiated the price, and headed north. He made an appointment in advance to stop at a border county in the Northern Jin Dynasty, which was about two days away. The Northern Jin Dynasty in Tongyezhou is very different from the Northern Jin Dynasty in Lotus Flower Land. There has been no war for a long time. Whether it is the management of post roads or customs clearance documents, they are very loose. As long as there is money in the pocket, even if they are not officials, they can stay in the post office. pavilion.

It was the first time for Pei Qian to ride a carriage. It felt very fresh. Sitting in the carriage, swaying and swaying, it was very comfortable. From time to time, he would lift the curtain and look out at the scenery. After autumn, not far from the official road, he could often see The sight of the golden persimmon groves made her drool, and she wished that Chen Pingan would ask the coachman to stop the carriage quickly and let her steal a piece of it.

Chen Pingan took out the four scrolls while she was looking outside. The scroll heads were all different. One was made of beetle-proof rosewood, one was white jade, and the other two were made of unknown materials. The scrolls had four people, lifelike.

Wei Xian, the founding emperor of the Nanyuan Kingdom, has an ordinary hanging portrait of an emperor sitting in a golden dragon robe, but his figure is not burly, but a bit thin. The loose dragon robe makes it look a bit out of place.

On the right side of Sui, who failed in his ascension, he is holding a sword and looks heroic. The person in the painting seems to be looking at the viewer.

The leader of the demon sect, Lu Baixiang, wears bright red armor and holds a knife in front of his body with both hands. He looks more like a human monarch than Wei Xian.

Madman Wu Zhu Lian, who died at the hands of Ding Ying, had a stooped figure, his hands behind his back and his eyes squinted, like a little old man from the market.

These four scrolls only take Guyu money? The question is, how many Grain Rain coins do the people in the painting have to eat if they want one of them to come out? Furthermore, the term loyalty is open to question. To put it bluntly, Chen Ping'an is a pure martial artist, and even the golden robe, Chixin, and Zingxue are regarded as external possessions by him.

Fortunately, this time he was led by an old Taoist to travel around the world in Ouhua Blessed Land. Chen Ping'an learned more about the world and people. Invisibly, he understood the "general trend of the world" in Aquarius Continent, as well as Li Zhudongtian's situation and status in the Great Li territory. They all began to look at it in a different light, and their thoughts on "external objects" were no longer so extreme. Otherwise, according to his previous temper, these four paintings might have been sold directly by Chen Pingan at a sky-high price.

Pei Qian stretched his neck to look at the portrait on Sui's right and said softly: "This sister is so beautiful."

Chen Pingan ignored them and gently put away the four scrolls without putting them into square objects in front of Pei Qian. He temporarily put them at his feet and sighed in his heart that these four ancestors were too difficult to raise. Where is the first and fifteenth day of junior high school? There is a gourd for raising swords, let alone Guyu money. We have been together for so long and fought side by side many times. Not even a single piece of snow money has been spent. There is no need for Chen Ping'an to spend on sword refining or raising swords. thought.

In fact, Chen Pingan owns a dragon-slaying platform, which is the best grindstone for practicing flying swords in the world. However, Chen Pingan is not willing to take away any part of the dragon-slaying platform with "Zhenzhen" and "Ning Yao" engraved on it. Fortunately, on the 10th day of the lunar month, Wu has never lost his temper with Chen Ping'an about this matter, but he plans to return to Longquan County in the future and try to buy a small dragon-slaying platform from Saint Ruan Qiong. He cannot treat them badly.

Chen Pingan will not save this expense, even if it may not be Guyu money, but gold and copper coins.

Chen Pingan looked at her.

Pei Qian also looked at him, worried, fearing that he would kick her out of the carriage. She was not familiar with the place, so she was not allowed to be bullied to death? In the capital of Nanyuan Kingdom, she was at least familiar with the roads. Which houses could be stolen, whose children's belongings could be snatched, who should not be provoked, and who needed to be pleased. She had a small calculation in her mind. When she got here, she was about to join It was winter, and a heavy snow fell. She would freeze to death if she didn't starve to death. She had seen with her own eyes many old and young beggars who had not survived the heavy snow, and looked very ugly when they froze to death.

Pei Qian knew that Chen Pingan didn't like him.

Just like she knew that Chen Pingan liked Cao Qinglang very much.

She didn't want him to like her, as long as he took care of her food and drink. It would be best to give her a lot of money. As for whether she liked it or not, how much was it worth?

The coachman is an old man in this industry and is familiar with the road. Chen Pingan and Pei Qian stayed in a posthouse for the night. The coachman himself spent the night in the carriage. Chen Pingan asked for two low-class houses. Pei Qian lived next door. Chen Pingan lived next door. I bought some food from the inn and put it in a package so that it could be carried cross-body. I also put some ordinary books in it. Otherwise, when I go out, I would be empty-handed and it would be too conspicuous.

After giving Pei Qian a piece of food, Chen Ping'an went to his room, took off his sword, lit the oil lamp on the table, took out a carving knife and a small green bamboo slip, and began to record in small characters what he had experienced during his trip to the Lotus Flower Blessed Land. .

There was a knock on the door. Chen Pingan went to open the door. Pei Qian stood outside the door and said timidly: "It's so dark, I'm a little scared."

Chen Ping'an found it a bit funny, thinking that if you are brave enough to climb on the back of a lion to sleep in front of a rich man's house, how would you be afraid if you live in a house?

However, Chen Pingan still let her enter the room. She closed the door obediently. Chen Pingan motioned her to sit across the table and said slowly: "This is called Tongyezhou. It is a big place. We are going to Aquarius Island, my hometown." Just north of Aquarius Continent, starting from tomorrow you will start learning the Yayan of Aquarius Continent and the Dali Mandarin of my hometown."

Pei Qian smiled brightly and nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

It's not that she wants to learn some bullshit mandarin, but the implication of the guy in front of her is that he clearly wants to take her to his hometown. Doesn't this mean that she can eat and drink and have no worries about food and clothing along the way?

But what Chen Pingan said below was like cold water on the head, making the skinny little girl look gloomy and full of complaints. Chen Pingan picked up the carving knife and continued to carve words on the bamboo slips of Qingshen Mountain given by Wei Bo. He lowered his head and said, With one stroke of the pen, he carved meticulously, and at the same time he said to Pei Qian: "Starting from tomorrow, in addition to teaching you elegant Chinese and Mandarin, I will also teach you literacy. If I think you learn well, you will have enough to eat and learn to read." If it’s not good, just eat less.”

She grimaced, "I'm stupid."

Chen Ping'an said, "Then I can save money."

Pei Qian glanced at Chen Ping'an secretly. It didn't look like she was joking. She immediately smiled and said, "I will study hard."

Having said this, she lay on the table and asked softly: "Can you buy me some clothes?"

Chen Ping'an didn't even raise his head, "When it gets cold, I'll put on thicker clothes for you."

She muttered: "It's autumn, the weather is already very cold, and if you look at it, my shoes have holes in them. Really, I'm not going to lie to you. If I accidentally get sick, you still have to take care of me. It's very troublesome." of……"

Having said this, she raised her feet. The shoes were really worn, and her dark toes were indeed exposed.

Chen Ping'an put down the carving knife and gently wiped away the tiny invisible bamboo fragments with his fingers. "Go back to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow and go on the road."

Pei Qian said nothing, silently stood up and left the room. After returning to the next door, he closed the door and immediately smiled. He immediately straightened his face to prevent himself from laughing, threw himself on the quilt, rolled happily, and finally looked at the ceiling. After kicking off the worn shoes on her feet, she remembered Chen Ping'an's appearance and imitated him in saying "go back to sleep" silently. She didn't dare to say it out loud, and then made a face.

Before going to bed, she jumped out of bed, lit the oil lamp on the table, and then fell asleep until dawn.

If you don’t light the lamp, it will be useless.

This is what rich people should do.

In the next room, Chen Ping'an wrote densely packed "Travel Notes on Landscapes of Lotus Root Flower Blessed Land" on three bamboo slips. He blew out the lamp and began to practice the six-step walking stance, in conjunction with various sword-holding gestures in formal swordsmanship. Still holding it empty.

The steps are silent, like a fish in water, the fists are fully contained, and the spirit is restrained. Compared to when Chen Ping'an was boxing on the banks of the Longxu River, with his boxing intention flowing throughout his body, it was a huge difference.

Now that Chen Pingan is practicing boxing, he can completely distract himself from other things.

In the Shaking Mountain Boxing chart, after walking and standing, there is actually "Qianqiu", a sleeping pile. Chen Ping'an already knew the principles and stances of the boxing. Now that he has entered the four realms, he already finds it not difficult to get started. The key is the sleeping pile. The essence lies in the four-character statement "a dream as big as death", which will make a person's soul as stagnant as an ancient well, and gain thorough cultivation and rejuvenation. However, Chen Ping'an went on two long trips, and each time he went farther than the last. Ping An didn't dare to sleep too much, so he kept delaying and could only wait until he returned to Longquan.

It was too hasty to leave Ouhua Paradise this time.

Otherwise, Chen Ping'an would definitely try his best to collect the best martial arts in the world. Looking back now, Ding Ying's martial arts path is actually correct. He truly stands on the top of the mountains and can be called the highest peak of Ouhua Blessed Land's martial arts. , if you want to get to this point, in addition to your own insights, you also need to watch the scenery of the lower mountains, support each other, check for omissions and fill in the gaps, and finally become your own boxing intention. That is the real boxing high.

How similar is this to reading and reasoning?

It is also similar to the construction of bridges in the Ministry of Industry books.

Unconsciously, the sky outside the window has turned fish belly white.

Chen Ping'an has been practicing boxing all night now without even sweating. This is probably a convenience after reaching the fifth realm and achieving great spiritual success. However, wearing a golden robe, it doesn't matter whether he sweats or not.

While Chen Pingan was practicing boxing, the little lotus figure had recovered from his injuries and was dozing off at the table. After leaving the Lotus Flower Blessed Land, the little guy seemed to have something on his mind.

Chen Ping'an stopped punching and sat at the table, with his head hanging down.

Chen Pingan smiled and rubbed its head without saying anything. Comforting people was really not what Chen Pingan was good at.

He took out four more scrolls, spread them out on the table, and began to think about whether he should "bet" or not.

In the past, Chen Pingan was as afraid of luck as a tiger.

Nowadays, a lot of knots have been untied. In fact, after the Lizhu Cave Sky shattered and fell to the ground, especially after being plotted by the headmaster Lu Chen and being implicated with Shen Gaozong He Xiaoliang, the trip to the Sui Dynasty was extremely smooth and the luck was extremely good. Kun and He Xiaoliang parted ways on the boat, but their luck was still good.

Moreover, Chen Ping'an's net worth is not that small now. Not to mention the huge gains from traveling with Lu Tai, it is only that the Yin God who accompanied Old Longcheng and Zheng Dafeng spent ten Guyu coins to buy it from him. A small bamboo slip of Fenyong Bamboo seems to be meant to buy the sentence "There are differences between gods and immortals, yin and yang are separated, the soul can calm the mind, and the soul shapes the golden body".

Therefore, Chen Ping'an did not expect to be able to "support" four paintings, and it was quite appropriate to choose one of them, just like a small gamble on happiness.

Chaos has arisen, and Chen Ping'an really needs some helpers to help take care of the family business.

Chen Ping'an didn't dare to expect too much from the old man named Cui. One of them would teach boxing and the other would learn boxing. He couldn't ask for anything more.

After all, Wei Bo is the righteous god of the mountain and has his own responsibilities.

The boy in blue and the girl in pink skirt are still relatively young, and Chen Pingan treats them more like an elder brother to the two children. This is due to their nature and has nothing to do with their age. If something big happens, Chen Ping'an will not let them get involved in danger, but will only keep them away from the place of right and wrong.

For the four people in the painting, Chen Pingan does not have so many burdens.

As for how to get along with each other after getting acquainted, that will be discussed at that time.

Among the four scrolls, Chen Ping'an didn't know which one to choose first, but he was very sure which one he would not choose first, that is, the portrait on the right side of the Sui Dynasty.

What if Ning Yao found out in the future that he was accompanied by a woman who walked out of the painting and spent a lot of Guyu money?

So Chen Pingan first included this painting in Feijian Fifteen.

Then he took away Lu Baixiang, the founder of the Demon Sect. He was a rebellious person at first glance, and he had created the largest underground force in Ouhua Blessed Land. After Chen Ping'an finally invited him out, what if it was Na Chun? The tyrannical devil like Chao Gong Zhou Fei ignores ethics and is treasonous. Could it be that he is being imprisoned and returned to the picture scroll?

There is no reason in the world not to treat money as money.

Guyu money is not that Xue money, let alone Xue money.

After putting away the second painting, only Wei Liang's ancestors and the seemingly amiable martial arts madman Zhu Lian were left. The latter was once the owner of the silver lotus crown. This made Chen Ping'an feel a little nervous and followed him. Ding Ying almost lost his life in Guniu Mountain during the battle. It was the most dangerous battle in Chen Ping'an's life.

Chen Pingan stared at the two paintings, hesitant.

The little lotus figure sat silently in front of Chen Pingan, looking at the two portraits carefully.

Chen Ping'an couldn't make up his mind and asked with a smile: "Which one do you think is more pleasing to the eye?"

The little lotus figure turned his head. The little guy with only one arm pointed at the scroll, and then pointed at himself, as if asking Chen Pingan if he really wanted him to choose?

Chen Pingan narrowed his eyes with a smile and nodded.

The little guy Ma Liuer stood up and ran around along the edge of the two paintings with his eyes wide open. He would also lie on the table and look at the two people in the paintings. He was very serious and cute.

Chen Pingan was happy to see him.

The little guy finally squatted on the ground and pointed at the portrait of Wei Xian next to him.

Chen Pingan laughed and said, "That's him."

After the little guy got up, he quickly ran to the edge of the table and tugged on Chen Pingan's sleeve. He was a little worried, probably because he was afraid that he had made the wrong choice.

"It's okay. You have to choose anyway. It doesn't matter if you choose the wrong one." Chen Pingan stretched out his finger and scratched its squeaky nest, and the little guy giggled.

Chen Ping'an took out a Guyu coin, twisted it between his fingers, and placed it gently on the portrait of the founding emperor of the Nanyuan Kingdom. When the Guyu coin touched the scroll, it immediately melted like ice and snow, and the surface of the scroll was quickly covered with a layer of Guyu Qian's spiritual energy was misty, like lake water vapor, and then suddenly rippled and spread out. When Chen Ping'an looked at Wei Xian's portrait again, he felt a little more "angry", especially the luxurious dragon robe with its warp and broken wefts. Above, golden light flashed.

It's a pity that we can't see any more clues. It's still a mystery how many Grain Rain coins we need to spend.

Chen Pingan made up his mind and threw ten Guyu coins into it. If there was still no clear sign, it would be considered a waste.

After carefully putting away the scroll, Chen Ping'an hung the Chixin Zingxue around his waist, took the cotton parcel on his shoulder, went out to call Pei Qian next door, and continued on his way.

After knocking on the door for a long time, the little girl hesitated and opened the door sleepily. After seeing Chen Pingan, she was a little reluctant.

After Chen Pingan saw her walking towards him after she was dressed, he pointed to the bed.

Pei Qian looked confused.

Chen Pingan said: "Pack up before leaving."

Pei Qian said aggrievedly: "We paid to stay in the inn. You spent a lot of money."

Chen Pingan was silent.

Pei Qian had no choice but to turn around and pack the bedding.

Chen Pingan glanced at the oil lamp on the table and frowned.

After that, we took a carriage all the way north. The driver was familiar with the route, and it was probably just the right time, allowing the two guests to stay at the inn and some town inns, without the opportunity to sleep in the open air.

Chen Pingan began to teach her elegant Mandarin, as well as some general customs of Dongbaopingzhou and the Dali Dynasty. Then he took out a Confucian classic bought from Zhuangyuan Lane Book Store and taught her how to read. , told in elegant Mandarin, killing three birds with one stone. It’s just that Pei Qian didn’t pay much attention to learning, but he already knew more than a hundred characters. But at first glance, she doesn’t like to read. She obviously prefers to sleep in in the carriage. , even if she didn't do anything, Chen Pingan ignored her, and as long as she let her sleep, she could sleep for most of the day. When she woke up, she would open the car curtain to enjoy the scenery, and then sleep after watching it, which was considered a skill.

It rained a lot since then.

Slowly and leisurely, the carriage finally arrived at the border county of the Northern Jin Dynasty. Chen Pingan paid the other half of the silver and started walking with Pei Qian.

Because the weather turned cold and rained frequently, Chen Pingan still bought her a set of thick clothes and new boots, but he didn't give them to her immediately. She looked at Chen Pingan's cross-body package eagerly every day, and even asked her to carry it for the first time. alright.

The access control of ordinary cities in the Northern Jin Dynasty was not strict. As long as the coachman took care of the relationship, Pei Qian, who did not have household registration and customs clearance documents, could enter the city smoothly. However, the border customs were different. Chen Ping'an began to take her to cross mountains and rivers. Pei Qian and endure hardships The hard-working Li Baoping worked day by day. Even though Chen Pingan took good care of her leg strength, she still complained endlessly and squeezed out tears again and again. It made Chen Pingan feel annoyed even if he had a good temper.

However, after being given new clothes and new boots, Pei Qian recovered for a few days. Then her clothes, because she never knew how to cherish them, were quickly tattered by the hooks and thorns on the mountain paths, and she relapsed. Chen Pingan promised to buy her another one when he got to the next town, and then he became energetic. However, the border line of Northern Jin State was long and the mountain road was difficult to travel. Pei Qian had a dark face all day long, and every time he was beaten by Chen Pingan She was asked to practice writing with tree branches on the ground, and she was deliberately made to make earthworms crawl. She was asked to write a hundred words, but she would never write one more word.

During this period, Chen Ping'an "fed" three more Grain Rain coins.

Because now Chen Pingan is practicing boxing while walking, and almost every breath and breath is to temper his body, so it seems that Chen Pingan puts all his energy into the sword furnace.

Only when Chen Pingan was practicing the sword furnace, Pei Qian became energetic and did not dare to get close to Chen Pingan. He stood in the distance and silently watched him standing there, motionless like a piece of wood. Over time, Pei Qian also found it boring. .

That night, Chen Pingan took her to sleep in the wilderness. Last time in the border county, in addition to the small cowhide tent specially prepared for Pei Qian, Chen Pingan also bought fish hooks and fishing lines, and he found fine fish on the mountain. I made a fishing rod out of bamboo and started fishing by the stream at night.

Late at night, Chen Pingan turned his head and saw red light flashing in the mountains and forests in the distance.

A strange scene soon occurred.

There is the eight-carriage sedan with red lanterns hung at the four corners. The carriers seem to be spirits who grew up in the mountains. The characters who play the gongs and drums are a group of ghosts. The leader is a skeleton with a rusty sword on his waist. .

Next to the sedan, there was a beautifully dressed old woman, wearing festive bright red clothes, heavy makeup and blush, and her face was pale, but there were black smoke lingering around her.

Chen Ping'an is now familiar with things on the mountain and knows that this is probably the so-called marriage of the mountain god.

He didn't want to get into trouble, so he pretended not to see anything.

But he didn't expect Pei Qian to wake up at this time. After getting out of the cowhide tent, he rubbed his eyes and looked blankly at the wedding team.