Sword of Coming

In the room at the entrance of Qingxia Island, there are maps of the Shujian Lake Island and nearby cities and counties, the household registration files of the incense room, the genealogy of the ancestral halls of the major islands, plus nearly 200,000 words of excerpted manuscripts, all returned to the door one by one. Most of the other categories have been put into cabinet drawers, just like the medicine drawers in Yang's shop and Dust Drug Store, but there are still piles of books on the desk.

There is a desk, a row of cabinets against the wall, a dining table, and a chair, two benches and a small stool, that's all.

Later, because Gu Can visited the house often, from the end of autumn to the beginning of winter, he liked to sit at the door of the house for a long time, either taking a nap in the sun or chatting with the little loach. Chen Pingan was visiting a purple bamboo island with that person. The bookish island owner asked for three poles of purple bamboo, two large and one small. The former was chopped and made into two small bamboo chairs, and the latter was burned and polished into a fishing rod. I just made a fishing rod and was in Shujian Lake, but I never had a chance to fish.

Tonight, Chen Ping'an opened his food box and ate his midnight snack silently at the dinner table.

Chen Pingan is still waiting for a reply from Tongyezhou Taiping Mountain.

Even if Wei Bo has given all the answers, it is not that Chen Pingan does not believe in this old god of the Shenshui Kingdom who is shrouded in clouds and mist, but that what Chen Pingan needs to do next, no matter how he seeks perfection and truth, will not be enough. Pass.

It's just that the cross-continental flying sword communication is possible, and the current Shujian Lake is a place of right and wrong, and the flying sword communication is from Qingxia Island, which is the target of public criticism, so Chen Pingan has already prepared for the worst. If the plan fails, let Wei Bo do a favor and write a letter on his behalf from Piyun Mountain to Zhong Kui of Taiping Mountain.

If it was Chen Ping'an who was traveling around the world for the first time, maybe even with these connections, he would just go around in circles and not bother others, which would make him feel unhappy, but it's different now.

Chen Pingan doesn't want to live like the kind of loner that the old Taoist in Donghai Temple said. It's not terrible to owe some favors. If you borrow something, you have to pay it back. In the future, when friends encounter difficulties, it will be easier to speak up. As long as you don't take advantage of it and pay it back. .

Chen Ping'an finished his late-night snack, packed his food box, opened a newspaper in his hand, and started browsing.

The above contains some interesting anecdotes about Shu Jian Lake nowadays, which are similar in nature to the official residence reports sent to the official offices by the feudal officials of the secular dynasty. In fact, during the trip, at the Baihuayuan Inn of Qingluan Kingdom, Chen Ping An has seen the wonders of this kind of fairy mansion. After staying in Shujian Lake for a long time, Chen Ping'an followed the local customs and asked Gu Can to help him get a copy of the Xianjia residence newspaper. Whenever there was a freshly released residence newspaper, he would have it delivered to the house.

There are interesting things happening on Gongliu Island almost every day. If something happens on one day, it will be spread all over Shujian Lake the next day.

This is thanks to a place called Catkin Island. The monks there, from the island owner to the outer disciples and even the handymen, do not practice on the island. They wander outside all day long and make a living by relying on various He also sells gossip based on what he has seen and heard about the occasion, plus a little bit of gossip. He also sends letters of immortality from time to time to half of the Shujian Lake islands and the wealthy families in the four lakeside cities of Chishui, Yunlou, and Lutongjinzun. If there are few things to do, the Di Bao may be the size of a piece of tofu, and the price is also low, with a minimum price of one snowflake. If there are many things, the Dibao will be as big as a map, and it will easily cost more than a dozen snowflakes.

The recent newspaper mainly writes about the current situation of Gongliu Island. It also introduces the outstanding features of some newly emerging islands, as well as the latest news of some older islands. For example, the patriarch of Biqiao Island brought back something from his trip. He met an incredible young Taoist genius who was born with a Taoist resonance for talismans. Another example is that among the female nuns at Waterfall Nunnery on Lamei Island, a girl who was originally unknown suddenly bloomed in the past two years. Lamei Island made a special trip to open up a financial path for her. I never thought that I would see this girl in the first month. There are so many high-rollers on the charming mountain, and they drop a lot of fairy money, causing the aura of Lamei Island to increase by as much as 10%. There is also Yunxiu Island, which has been silent for hundreds of years and whose "family fortune is in decline". A monk who was born as a handyman and has never been favored by others unexpectedly became the new Shujian Lake Golden Pill Immortal after Qingxia Shimada Lake Lord, so he even went there Yunxiu Island and Gongliu Island are not eligible to participate in the alliance. In the past two days, they have been clamoring to arrange a seat for them. Otherwise, no matter who the king of the rivers and lakes falls into, as long as Yunxiu Island is absent, it will be unfair. Shun.

Chen Pingan looked at these exciting "other people's affairs" and found them quite interesting. After reading them once, he couldn't help but read them again.

In this newspaper, the young monk from Lamei Island, the main writer from Liuxu Island, specially left a palm-sized place for her, similar to the stele rubbing technique used on Dajiu Mountain Ferry, plus Chen Pingan was on the Guihua Island ferry that year. The painter's monk's technique of depicting the scenery, and the girl's appearance in the newspaper, was lifelike. It was the profile of a person standing under the plum blossom tree in Waterfall Temple. Chen Pingan took a few glances, and found that she was indeed a girl with a charming temperament, but he didn't know if there was any immortal girl. If Zhu Lian and the old man surnamed Xun were here, they would probably be able to see through it at a glance.

Chen Ping'an reported late about buying a residence. When he was looking at the strange people, local customs and customs on many islands, he didn't know that before Furong Mountain suffered the tragedy of annihilating his family, all the news about him, the accountant of Qingxia Island, was from the previous paragraph. Life is the biggest source of wealth on Catkin Island.

Of course, I didn't dare to write too much about Catkin Island, and it was more of a praising speech. Otherwise, I would have to worry about Gu Can taking that big loach and smashing Catkin Island to pieces with a few slaps. Historically, the monks of Catkin Island have suffered great losses. In the five hundred years since the founding of the Patriarch Hall, they have moved three times. The worst time during this period was that they were severely damaged and had no financial resources, so they had to settle with An island leases a small area of ​​land.

Three times he was "convicted for his words." One was in the early days of Catkin Island. The monk did not know the importance of his writing, and a letter from his residence offended the illegitimate son of the king of the world at that time. The second time, three hundred years ago, angered the owner of Gongliu Island. He was jealous of the old immortal and his disciple, the female cultivator. Even though they were all good words, the words he wrote were full of envy for the master and apprentice to become a couple of immortals. But still

Liu Laocheng was attracted to the island for a visit, but he didn't kill anyone, but he was so frightened that Liuxu Island changed islands the next day as an apology.

The third time was Liu Zhimao. Liu Zhimao's Taoist name was accidentally changed into "Jiejiang Zhenjun" in the newspaper, making Liu Zhimao the laughing stock of the entire Shujian Lake overnight.

Liu Zhimao attacked Liuxu Island and directly demolished the opponent's ancestral hall. This was the most painful time for Liuxu Island. It was only when he settled the accounts with the stunned Liuxu Island monks that he discovered the guy who wrote the newspaper. , actually ran away. It turned out that that guy was one of the many unjust ghosts under the command of a great monk on Catkin Island. He had been dormant on Catkin Island for twenty years, and with just one word, he defrauded the entire Catkin Island. The Guanhai Realm monk who was responsible for inspecting the text of the newspaper, although he indeed failed in his duty, could not be regarded as the culprit, and was still taken out as the scapegoat.

Chen Ping'an heard a rare knock on the door and heard the sparse and familiar footsteps from before. It should be Hongsu, the concierge of Zhu Xian Mansion.

He quickly got up and opened the door. Hongsu, an "old woman" with black hair, declined Chen Pingan's invitation to enter the room. He hesitated for a moment and asked softly: "Mr. Chen, I really can't write about my master and the owner of Zhuchai Island, Liu Dao." story?"

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Okay, then next time I go to your house, I will listen to Ma Yuanzhi's old past."

Although Hong Su's face is old and criss-crossed, and she doesn't know why, there is a strong evil spirit that condenses and entrenches on her face, which makes her so ugly, but in fact, if she absorbs the aura of the fairy Qian, her beauty will be It's not bad, and she has a pair of pretty eyes. Now she blinked her eyes, plucked up her courage, and asked softly: "Mr. Chen refused my master on purpose, right? It was because he guessed that my master would Let this slave come to see your husband again so that you can give this slave such a big credit, right?"

Chen Pingan put a finger to his mouth, indicating to her that God knows that you know that I know, and that's all.

Under the moonlight, the woman smiled sweetly in the bright moonlight.

Hongsu looked at the thin young man in front of him, picked up a pot of wine in his hand, sealed with yellow paper, and wrapped with red rope. He smiled softly and said: "It's not a valuable thing. It's called yellow vine wine. It's made from glutinous rice and japonica rice." It is brewed as an official wine in my hometown. It is most popular among women and is also nicknamed as table wine. I chatted a lot with Mr. Chen last time and forgot about this one, so I asked someone to buy some. It was just delivered. On the island, if your husband gets used to drinking, I will move here later and give them all to him."

She suddenly realized that her words were inappropriate and said quickly: "Just now, my slave said that woman likes to drink. In fact, the men in my hometown also like to drink."

Chen Pingan took the pot of wine, smiled and nodded: "Okay, if you are used to drinking, I will go to Zhu Xian Mansion to ask for it from you."

After Hongsu left.

Not only did Chen Ping'an not drink, he also put the pot of wine into something nearby and did not dare to drink it.

It’s not that I can’t trust Hongsu, but I can’t trust Qingxia Island and Shujian Lake. Even if there is nothing wrong with this bottle of wine, once you ask for something else, you don’t know which bottle of wine will have the problem. So in the end, Chen Pingan will definitely have to tell her that the wine tastes soft to her at the concierge of Zhu Xian Mansion. , not quite suitable for me. In this regard, Chen Ping'an didn't feel that he was similar to Gu Can.

For that eventuality, Gu Can would kill ten thousand people without hesitation.

Chen Ping'an was also afraid of the eventuality, so he could only put Hongsu's kindness on hold and seal it away.

It's just that the two seem similar, but in the end they are a similar "one", and they are very different.

As long as Gu Can clings to his side, the tug-of-war between Chen Ping'an and Gu Can will be doomed to be unable to win Gu Can to his side.

Chen Pingan has also given up temporarily.

Even the most fundamental way of thinking about the world between two people is different. No matter how you say it, it will be useless.

Therefore, Gu Can has never seen the time that Chen Ping'an spent with the four people in Ouhua Blessed Land Picture Scroll, nor has he seen the undercurrents, murderous intentions, and the final good reunions and reunions in the end.

It may not be suitable for Shu Jian Hu and Gu Can, but after all, Gu Can has missed one possibility.

After gradually becoming familiar with the high, low, complex and intertwined context of Shujian Lake, Chen Ping'an believed that if Gu Can puts part of his mind on killing people, even if he learns Liu Zhimao's methods of winning people's hearts and cultivating power, Gu Can and His mother can live better and longer in Shujian Lake.

It's just that Chen Pingan has seen more and thought more now, but he no longer has the heart to talk about these "nonsense".

Not saying it doesn't mean not doing it.

On the contrary, Chen Pingan needs to do more things.

After all the reasoning, Gu Can still didn't know what was wrong. Chen Pingan could only retreat and do the next best thing to stop his mistake.

As long as he is in Shujian Lake, living at the gate of Qingxia Island Mountain and working as a bookkeeper, he can at least prevent Gu Can from making big mistakes again.

Since Gu Can did not know his mistakes and firmly believed that he was the right one, he would not correct his mistakes. Chen Pingan responded to the two favors of a meal and a boxing book.

Once because of the past, I had to destroy my golden literary courage, so that I could stay in Shujian Lake with the lowest "peace of mind". Everything I did next was to make up for Gu Can's mistakes.

This is a very simple sequence.

It is not easy to do, especially the first step. How does Chen Ping'an convince himself that the broken golden bile that night and saying goodbye to the little man in golden scholar's shirt is the price that must be paid.

In life, it seems easy to talk about things, but it is the most difficult. The difficulty lies in whether to talk about those truths that require a price. After questioning and answering, with your inner conscience, if you still decide to talk about it, then once you talk about it, However, the price paid is often not known to others, and one has to endure the hardships oneself without being able to tell others.

In addition to these two things, Chen Pingan needs to repair his mentality.

If he couldn't make up for it halfway, he himself would collapse first.

Chen Pingan walked out of the room, and this time he did not forget to blow out the two lights on the desk and the dining table.

After passing the mountain gate of Qingxia Island, we came to the ferry, where Chen Ping'an's ferry was tied. Standing by the lake, Chen Ping'an was not carrying the sword fairy on his back, and was only wearing a green shirt and long coat.

The world is lonely, there is no one around, the lake seems to be covered with broken silver, and the night wind after winter is slightly cold.

After Chen Ping'an reached the fifth level in boxing practice, especially after wearing the golden wine robe, tonight, he finally felt the warmth and coldness of the human world that he had not seen for a long time.

As the world went further and further, especially as he saw more and more officialdom and mountain scenery, Chen Ping'an began to admire Master Ruan's views on the master-disciple relationship more and more, as well as Cui Dongshan's teachings. His chess is beyond chess.

Ruan Qiong did not recruit disciples just because the master would argue with others someday, and the disciples would make noises and criticize their opponents, or resolutely join the battlefield without asking what was right and wrong.

Ruan Qiong once said, I only accept disciples who are of the same kind, not those who only know how to work hard for me.

The difficulty in life is that it is hard to be at peace with yourself, and it is even more difficult when the most important person can also make you feel at ease.

But this is just a problem for good people.

After all, there are more people who never think about this.

Shidao punched me, why can't I kick him back? If anyone dares to punch me until my face is covered with blood and makes me feel unhappy, I will definitely beat them to pieces. As for whether innocent people will be hurt or whether they will die unjustly, I don’t even think about it.

this is not right.

Cultivation of one's strength is the foundation of one's body, and cultivating one's mind is the way to climb high.

On the main road, whether you are walking straight with your sword in hand or traveling on a study tour, you always have to give way to others occasionally.

Chen Ping'an looked sad, feeling that the world was so big that he could only keep these words in his stomach, and no one would listen.

Chen Ping'an's mind moved slightly.

Think about it.

Take a piece of black coal from something nearby.