Sword of Coming

Liu Zhimao waited patiently for Chen Ping'an to speak without interrupting the accountant's meditation.

Chen Ping'an's first words were, "Excuse me, my true lord, please ask Tan Yuanyi to come to Qingxia Island to have a secret talk with me in the near future. The sooner the better."

Liu Zhimao breathed a sigh of relief.

But what Chen Pingan said next made Liu Zhimao frightened and extremely embarrassed.

"You and I both know that Tan Yuanyi has hit a wall in Gongliu Island, and Liu Laocheng is definitely not asking for high prices and giving you any chance to pay back the money. Now Tan Yuanyi himself on Lisu Island is a mud pit. If he wades in this muddy water, he will lose his mind if he doesn't calm down. You have to be covered in mud, so I have two conditions. One is that the secret restriction you placed on Gu Canniang must be revoked. Don’t ask me if I will doubt that you agreed but didn’t do it. You and I both know the bottom line of both parties. There is no need. Doing these boring tests. You know better my current attitude towards Spring Court House."

"The second condition is that you give up control of Zhu Xianfu Hongsu and leave it to me. If Tan Yuanyi doesn't help, let me talk to Liu Laocheng in person."

Chen Pingan finally said in a deep voice: "The second condition is actually not a condition. Liu Zhimao, you have to consider it yourself! Keeping the green hills without worrying about having no firewood is not only the rule of your Shujian Lake, but also all the rules. The best principles for cultivating loose immortals in the world."

Liu Zhimao said without hesitation: "Okay!"

Chen Pingan seemed a little surprised.

Liu Zhimao spread out a palm.

Chen Ping'an smiled slightly and pushed the white bowl filled with wine towards Liu Zhimao. Liu Zhimao raised the wine bowl and took a sip, "Mr. Chen is my only confidant in Shujian Lake, so I naturally have to show some sincerity."

Liu Zhimao turned his head and glanced at the little loach. After looking away, he stretched out a finger and nodded his head, "I have this thing."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "True Lord's confidant? How can you curse someone?"

Liu Zhimao was not annoyed at all and laughed heartily, "Look, you are still saying that you are not a confidant?"

Tanxue, who seemed to be on the verge of death, twisted her neck slightly and looked at the two men who were "talking happily", listening to their words that could very well determine the trend of Shujian Lake with just a few words.

at this moment.

She slightly understood what Chen Pingan said.

She also has and knows the words behind the scenes. For example, Chen Ping'an exposed and revealed the truth, saying that she was still ignorant and ignorant over there in Mud Bottle Alley, so all the reasons and all the sins, even in Shujian Lake, were still there. It's just a little "remembering things", so the current "prosperity" of Chun Ting Mansion has little to do with her little loach, it is all the credit of the couple.

But compared to Chen Pingan's words, until Liu Zhimao walked in and sat down, as the owner of Qingxia Island, but even if he could not drink a bowl of wine, Chen Pingan, the guest, had to nod his consent first, and finally got it back. The wine bowl turned into wine, and she was quite happy. An old Nascent Soul monk, who even she was very afraid of, actually described the young man who was not yet twenty years old as a "confidant".

Only then did she truly admit that she was really not smart enough on Chen Pingan's side.

Chen Ping'an pointed at Tan Xue and said to Liu Zhimao: "Grandmaster Dali, you will like this set of the remains of a dragon in the Nascent Soul Realm. This is the bargaining chip I just got to make this deal. I guarantee you Liu It's really not possible to save Zhimao's life. If you can get a piece of Dali Taiping Nothing, you can take refuge and move out of Shujian Lake, and then become a Dali enshrinement. There is at least hope. So even if Li Sudao and Liu Laocheng can't come to an agreement, , I can also help you prevent the worst 'in case' from happening."

Liu Zhimao smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, are you really willing to let go of this beast?"

Chen Ping'an picked up the sword gourd and took a sip of wine, then pointed at Tan Xue, "I gave her many opportunities, and even if she only had to seize it once, she would not end up like this. Who should I blame? I blame me for not having a bodhisattva heart?" To take a step back, I am not a Bodhisattva."

Liu Zhimao nodded slightly, deeply convinced.

If the young man in front of me didn't have the skills and mind, he wouldn't be worthy of sitting down by himself and shamelessly asking for a bowl of wine.

Why didn't Liu Zhimao nod immediately when he came here for the first time?

On the one hand, they are unwilling to give up, hoping that Lisu Island Tan Yuanyi can negotiate with Liu Laocheng, and then Liu Zhimao does not need to continue to deal with Chen Ping'an at all, and it is just a matter of course.

Furthermore, Chen Ping'an can figure out many things, such as Hongsu, the hidden restrictions of the women in the Spring Court House, etc., which will not really make Liu Zhimao feel "at ease". Why do scholars say that reading is the only one who is good at everything else? In the end, he slapped himself in the face, saying he was a useless scholar? How to think is one thing, how to do it is another?

So how Chen Ping deals with that beast whose heart is as high as the sky and whose life is as thin as paper is an invisible threshold. Only when he can cross it and do it well, neatly and beautifully can Liu Zhimao dare to really deal with Chen Ping'an. ,Doing business.

Fighting and killing, you must have it.

How to kill is a matter of knowledge.

What this loach and Gu Can did, and even the so-called young talents such as Lu Caisang and Yuan Yuan, in Liu Zhimao's eyes, were just little guys playing house, speaking louder, breaking porcelain tiles. If I have more cans, I will really think that God is first and I am second. But Liu Zhimao not only doesn't think this is bad, but this is the best. The more little fools are too obsessed with the so-called hardness of fists, even those immature fists that only rely on joy and anger, and kill people at every turn, in the end No matter how many islands or how powerful the ancestors of the sect have relied on, it is still unclear. Is it worth worrying about Liu Zhimao? The chair under Liu Zhimao's butt will only make him sit more firmly.

It's a pity that Liu Laocheng, who is more experienced in the world, has come.

Since Liu Zhimao was born, how could there be Liu Laocheng?

Time is not with me, Liu Zhimao can only sigh like this.

The reason why I am so humble to the young and junior people in front of me is that I am not forced by the general situation? Isn't it the jade tablet, the Great Li cavalry, or the changes in the central part of Aquarius Continent?

But the biggest difference between Chen Ping'an and others is that he is very aware of this, and every word and action seems to be abiding by some... rules that even Liu Zhimao finds extremely weird.

And when this kind of rules, which are constantly gathered together every sentence and every little thing, gradually become clear, Liu Zhimao is willing to believe in it.

Liu Zhimao suddenly laughed angrily and said: "There is Old Ancestor Liu in front of me, and Mr. Chen in the back. It seems that I am really not suitable to stay in Shujian Lake. Moving, moving trees, moving dead people, moving living things, if Mr. Chen can really beg me for a piece of I will give you a big gift as a token of thanks for the Peace and Nothingness Card!"

Chen Ping'an didn't take it seriously. These words may not be lies, but it doesn't matter what the speaker thinks. The key is that the listener cannot take it too seriously. Things are unpredictable, and people's sincerity today cannot withstand the blow of tomorrow's events.

Even Zeng Ye, who has a good nature, would go astray, mistakenly thinking that Chen Ping'an is a good person, and the young man can rely on him with peace of mind, and then start to look forward to the beauty of the future, a protector, a master and a disciple, a monk in the fifth realm, and the great road can be expected. When the time comes, I must go to Maoyue Island again and see Master and that evil-hearted Patriarch again...

Maybe Zeng Ye would never know in his life that this little change in his character actually made the accountant next door feel calm when facing Liu Laocheng, the "big monk". At that moment, Chen Ping'an had a moment in his heart. Creepy.

And his life, which could indeed have gone uphill, almost went downhill again.

Chen Pingan can even clearly predict that if this is the case, one day in the future when he wakes up, Zeng Ye will blame others and be extremely righteous.

What I didn’t know was that Zeng Yelian was in a situation where he no longer had any choice in life. He couldn’t even pass the Chen Ping’an hurdle that he had to face. So even if there were other opportunities and other hurdles to pass, would he really be able to pass it? Past?

Depend on luck or fate? Relying on the big shot’s unprovoked favor?

Chen Ping'an never thought that his way of life must be the most suitable for Zeng Ye's life.

But almost everyone will have this dilemma, called "no choice."

Chen Pingan is no exception.

In his hometown town, the herbal medicine from Yang's shop is Chen Ping'an's only choice. Finally, my mother left.

In the mud bottle alley filled with smoke, only one woman was willing to open the courtyard door. What was once the best choice in Chen Pingan's miserable life has now become the worst choice.

A mountain-shaking boxing book was also the straw sandals boy's only choice at that time.

Fortunately, to this day, Chen Pingan feels that is the best choice.

Life is often like this. Many times there is no way to choose right or wrong, good or bad. God just wants to hold your head and let you move forward.

All a person can do at the moment is to walk on the only path at his feet.

Only when you have passed it, will you have the opportunity to take a fork in the road, and then you will have the next opportunity to change from the Yangchang Trail and the single-plank bridge to Yangguan Avenue.

When watching Zeng Ye's line, Chen Ping'an once again felt helpless and even tired after seeing the ups and downs of the young man's temperament.

Knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements.

It turns out that the real difficulty is not in changing, but in knowing.

Gu Can was like this, and Zeng Ye, whose temperament was at the other extreme of the ruler, would also make mistakes.

The only exception is that Zeng Ye is still very immature in terms of cultivation and character, so he has the opportunity to gradually improve.

Chen Pingan would not talk to Zeng Ye about his own reasons, but would teach him how to view the basic understanding of the world. As long as he knows more, he will be like holding a tung leaf umbrella or an oil paper umbrella in his hand, dealing with ups and downs. You can avoid more. If you just reason with the boy and don't know the complexity of the world, you will just make Zeng Ye a basket and a backpack for him to carry, and then Chen Pingan will continue to forcefully stuff things into it. Not only It will not make Zeng Ye walk more smoothly, but it will only become more and more difficult for Zeng Ye to move forward with a heavy load.

Truth, whether you speak it or not, you have to pay the price.

Putting knowledge in a basket or a backpack is not necessarily a good thing.

Words in the world are powerful, and the knowledge formed by the words has weight.

But this is just like the Eight Liang Zhenqi Talisman that Old Man Yang drew on Chen Pingan's leg. It will make Chen Pingan's walking heavy, but it can also sharpen his martial arts.

These are all his own knowledge that Chen Ping'an began to figure out after the fifth line of Zeng Ye appeared.

It wasn't that I didn't understand it at all before, it was just that Chen Ping'an wasn't transparent yet.

Walking too fast, the boy can't make it in time.

It turns out that the principle is most afraid of half a bucket of water. It has to be swayed when walking. It is naturally very difficult for people carrying a bucket of water.

Liu Zhimao suddenly smiled and said something earth-shattering, "Mr. Chen, are you trying to 'observe the Tao' and 'integrate the Tao'?"

Chen Ping'an took a sip of wine and said as if he was joking: "It turns out that Zhenjun is really a confidant."

Liu Zhimao solemnly put down his wine bowl and clasped his fists at each other, "You and I have different paths, and we used to be enemies of each other. But just because Mr. Chen can cultivate in the following five realms and do the things of earthly immortals, he deserves my respect." .”

Chen Ping'an joked: "If Zhenjun could tell me about his life path and help me understand the Tao more, I would be very grateful."

Liu Zhimao hurriedly waved his hand, "There is no distinction between friends and enemies. Now we are not enemies at least, at least for the time being. If we have conflicts in the future, we will only fight based on our own abilities. Since we are not friends, why should I help Mr. Chen? If I I remember correctly, Mr. Chen now owes a lot of money to the gods at our secret warehouse on Qingxia Island. If Mr. Chen is willing to give me a jade token as a gift, or even just lend me a hundred years, I can be generous. , be honest with each other, ask whatever you ask, I will say what I say, even if Mr. Chen doesn’t ask, I will pour the beans out of the bamboo tube, and say whatever I should or shouldn’t say.”

The original owner of that jade tablet was one of the seventy-two sages of the Middle-earth Confucian Temple of the Yasheng lineage, and he was also the great sage who sat over the territory of Aquarius Continent.

Of course Liu Zhimao knows the importance.

Both fearful and coveted.

As for whether he can take over, it's actually very simple. It depends on whether Chen Pingan dares to make a move.

Because Liu Zhimao didn't really understand the real rules of Confucianism, Chen Pingan knew more.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "Don't even think about this."

Liu Zhimao had no hope, so he would not be disappointed.

Chen Ping'an suddenly asked: "If I hold the jade token and draw the spiritual energy of Shujian Lake without restraint, and directly fish from the lake, and take it all into my own pocket, you, the real king, Liu Laocheng, and the Song family behind the scenes will stop me. Do you? Dare you?"

Liu Zhimao's face was stiff.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's reasonable, but not etiquette. So even if you don't dare to stop me, I don't dare to do it. Of course, if I have to, I will give it a try and see if I can enter the realm of earthly immortality in one step. "

Liu Zhimao clasped his fists again, "I beg you, Mr. Chen, not to lose both sides, to drain the bottom of Shu Jian Lake, and to completely lose this amulet for yourself."

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said: "I'm in the back, Shu Jianhu is in the front, the order can't be messed up."

Chen Ping'an stood up and said, "Let's go, please, Zhenjun, accompany me to Chunting Mansion, and have a meal of winter solstice dumplings from our hometown together."

Liu Zhimao stood up and glanced at the extremely miserable little loach.

One semi-immortal weapon, two natal flying swords, and three lock-cutting talismans.

These are all excellent principles for our Shu Jian Lake.

Really.

Chen Ping'an didn't even look at her, "On the way there, I'd like to trouble Zhenjun to tell me the method of peeling off the remains of a dragon. After I come back, I'll listen to her last words again, just in case her reasoning can convince me." Woolen cloth?"

Liu Zhimao laughed.

The two left the house.

When they arrived at the Spring Court House, Gu Can's face turned pale, and the woman couldn't hide her fear.

Chen Pingan only said one sentence, "Tanxue is with me. She wants to talk to me about her reasons, so she won't come to eat dumplings."

After finishing the dumplings, Chen Pingan put down his chopsticks, said he was full, and thanked the woman.

Liu Zhimao also put down his chopsticks, stood side by side, and left together.

The two parted ways.

Liu Zhimao first returned to Hengbo Mansion, and then quietly returned to Chun Ting Mansion.

Chen Pingan returned to the house alone.

Returning on a snowy night.

The tip of the sword fairy's sword was still on the door.

Chen Pingan opened the door and entered the house. Tan Xue said the first thing he said, "I don't want to die."

After Chen Pingan closed the door, "Is this your theory?"

Chen Pingan ignored her again, lit two lamps on the desk and the table, moved the "Prison" Palace of Hell out of the bamboo box and placed it on the table.

Continue to do what I have been doing for the past half month.

She remained nailed to the door.

Wait until later in the night.

After the exhausted Chen Pingan drank to refresh himself, he put away the wooden attic and put it back in the bamboo box.

Holding the charcoal cage, he walked to the window and looked out the window at Shujian Lake, where the heavy snow had stopped.

Chen Ping'an looked at the lonely scenery of snow-covered mountains on an island, and said softly: "There are four pages of ledgers, thirty-two people, but not a single ghost dared to speak and asked me to kill you for revenge. So I think you deserve to die. I plan to change my mind and not do business with the Great Li Imperial Master. Over at Chun Ting Mansion, after I finished eating a big bowl of dumplings, no one helped you to intercede. As you said, my golden gallbladder collapsed on its own. , Gu Can didn't dare to ask, it was the same tonight, but she still didn't dare. At this moment, Liu Zhimao should be in the Spring Court House, helping Gu Can's mother remove the restriction, and he would probably be regarded by her as a first-class kind-hearted benefactor. As for me, I will probably be the ungrateful enemy of Spring Court House from tonight on."

Chen Pingan held the charcoal cage in one hand, walked to her side, and reached out to hold the hilt of the sword fairy.

Her face was filled with tears, her heart almost collapsed, and she murmured repeatedly: "Chen Pingan, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

Chen Pingan shook his head, "You just know that you are going to die."

On a snowy night, another visitor arrived.

A young man wearing a dark green python robe came flying towards him, kneeling in the snow outside the door.

Chen Pingan swept across with his sword, splitting her in two.

The tip of the golden sword of the Sword Immortal outside the door was still not pulled out by the person holding the sword after moving a certain distance.

Then the door was opened.

Chen Pingan stood at the door, "Gu Can, I thought you would say that as long as Tan Xue dies, you will commit suicide in front of me. Before I opened the door, I was still thinking, is this your own idea or yours? The words my mother taught you."

Gu Can raised his head and cried silently.

This was the first time in the years since he left his hometown in Shujian Lake that he cried like the little slug in Mud Bottle Alley again.