Sword of Coming

All the negative things are temporarily inhabited in the front hall of Lingguan Temple.

Chen Pingan returned to the main hall. Zeng Ye had already packed his luggage and carried the bamboo box on his back.

Chen Pingan clasped his fists at the painted statue and apologized softly: "The two of us are staying here tonight, and there are a lot of troubles caused by the Yin soldiers staying in the front hall."

Zeng Ye had no choice but to clasp his fists and apologize.

When they walked out of the main hall and passed by the front hall, General Wei just greeted them with fists in his arms and no more words of gratitude.

After leaving Lingguan Temple, they continued on their way north. The two of them were walking in the snow. Zeng Ye asked softly: "Mr. Chen? Can I ask a question?"

Chen Ping'an bent down and grabbed a handful of snow, washed his face casually, and said with a smile: "Tell me."

Zeng Ye asked: "For no reason, Mr. Chen, do you spend money so much again and again? On Maoyue Island, Master and everyone have said that we practitioners consume the most money, and small things If you don't know how to be frugal in life, you are destined to have no great future in this life."

Chen Pingan smiled and asked: "Then do you think I have a great future now?"

Zeng Ye scratched his head and said, "Of course! Mr. Chen is already a great monk!"

Chen Pingan said: "That's it. Anyway, I'm already a great monk in your eyes. It doesn't matter if I don't be frugal once in a while."

Zeng Ye always felt that Mr. Chen, who always treated others with sincerity, actually deliberately did not explain himself thoroughly on this issue. But seeing that Mr. Chen was reluctant to elaborate, Zeng Ye didn't have the nerve to get to the bottom of it.

Chen Pingan said with emotion: "We stayed at the Lingguan Temple last night. Do you know the origin of Lingguan and the responsibilities of these gods?"

Zeng Ye shook his head and said: "I heard from Master that it is a Taoist god, and its origins are older than the gods of mountains and rivers."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "So, you have always heard of the old saying that there is a god when you look up three feet, right? Lingguan was once one of the gods who monitored the merits and demerits of everyone in the world. Although this saying is not very effective now, but I think it is much better to believe this than not to believe it. Whether it is common people or so-called practitioners like us, if in our hearts we are not afraid of heaven and earth, but in the end we are only afraid of evil people and evil ghosts, I don’t think it is good. , but this is my own opinion, Zeng Ye, you don’t need to pay too much attention to this, just listen to it.”

Zeng Ye nodded and said, "Then I'll write it down first. Maybe I'll need it someday."

Chen Pingan turned his head to look at Zeng Ye and smiled.

Zeng Ye felt a little embarrassed, "Mr. Chen, did I say something wrong again?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and walked forward slowly, "No, you said it very well. Some principles are used to survive and help oneself live a better life, while some are used to reassure oneself. As for which principles Better and more suitable for the present time, it depends on everyone's own family background and state of mind. Anyway, I think they are all useful principles. You will also know this and other principles in the future. When you encounter something, just take it out, think more, and then make decisions."

Zeng Ye said sincerely: "Mr. Chen, you know so many things."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Don't talk nonsense like this in the future. There will never be a shortage of flatterers like you around you, Mr. Chen."

Zeng Ye, carrying a big bamboo box on his back, turned sideways and said with a cheerful smile: "I am the only one accompanying Mr. Chen now, so I want to say more sincere flattery to prevent Mr. Chen from not hearing it for too long. If you flatter me, you won’t get used to it.”

Chen Ping'an smiled and narrowed his eyes, suddenly squatted down, and with skillful techniques, he made a palm-sized snowman and placed it on the bamboo box behind Zeng Ye. The tall boy was confused.

Chen Pingan clapped his hands and said, "Next I will take an entry-level boxing post. It is very simple. Just punch every six steps. You can learn from me, but you can learn boxing, but you must ensure that the little snowman on the bamboo box cannot fall. Come down. I will teach you three times, and then for the rest of the way, if you have something to do, just follow this fist pile. I won't force it, and you don't have to force it. Just think of it as a way to relieve boredom."

Chen Pingan then rehearsed Zeng Ye three times. Zeng Ye concentrated on Chen Pingan's steps and the final punch.

Chen Ping'an saw it all and asked Zeng Ye to take a look.

He was on a steady footing, and seemed to be walking much better than the boy with straw sandals in Mud Bottle Alley.

But Chen Ping'an sighed in his heart. He didn't know what to do with boxing, and he didn't get started for three years.

Zeng Ye's understanding of boxing was far inferior to that of the thin boy standing in front of him with a hatchet in Rouge County, Caiyi Country.

But this is not an important matter. As Chen Pingan said, it is just for Zeng Ye to find something to do, so as not to stare at him all the way. After all, those fox-skin beauty talismans cannot be taken out often, and Chen Ping An is really afraid of those women who are becoming more and more lively and talkative. It was just teasing Zeng Ye. They secretly made bets one by one and came to their side to flirt with each other lamely. What if they weren't humiliating themselves? How many dangers and storms have I, Chen Pingan, seen?

After all, Zeng Ye was a qigong practitioner who was trained with money on Maoyue Island. He had a strong body, so he had to use his Shanshaquan fist to move around. As long as Chen Pingan didn't reveal it, Zeng Ye felt quite satisfied and put it behind his back anyway. The little snowman on the bamboo box never fell to the ground.

After Chen Pingan walked through the boxing pile three times, he stopped walking and took out the Kanyu map from time to time to look through it.

That night the two of them planned to camp out in a wilderness. As long as it didn't snow, it would be fine.

Chen Ping'an took out a piece of fox-skin beauty talisman paper, in which lived a female figure named Su Xinzhai.

During her lifetime, she was a monk in the cave realm. She was a native of the Shihao Kingdom. Her father favored boys over girls. When she was young, she was smitten by a Qi practitioner from a fairy cave in the Shihao Kingdom. She was taken to Huangli Mountain to formally practice Taoism and practice on the mountain. For more than ten years, Su Xinzhai has never returned to his hometown. Su Xinzhai has no emotional concern for his family. His father once went to the foot of Huangli Mountain in person to pray for his daughter. The man who tried his best had to return in vain. He cursed and cursed along the way, which was extremely unpleasant. It was hard to imagine that he was speaking from a biological father. Su Xinzhai, who was secretly following him, heard these words so clearly that he was completely heartbroken. He originally planned to Su Xinzhai, who helped his family once and then truly cut off the world of mortal life, returned to the mountain gate.

Su Xinzhai traveled down the mountain for the last time. Together with his two senior sisters, he was abducted by a Longmen realm ancestor on Sulin Island in Shujian Lake. They died tragically in the dragon's mouth. The other two girls from the same sect had long since died on the original Sulin Island. The Patriarch has it.

Su Xinzhai painted the appearance of a woman on fox skin talisman paper, with a charming smile and expressive eyebrows.

She is the most open-minded and out-of-the-box among the twelve women, and many of the clever ideas to tease Zeng Ye were hers.

If she wasn't about to enter the Huangli Mountain boundary soon, Chen Pingan would not dare to invite her out.

Regarding the current situation of Huangli Mountain, Chen Ping'an had already told Su Xinzhai everything he knew from the beginning.

The mentor she was thinking about passed away a few years ago, but Huanglishan is still relatively stable now. After all, it is only a second-rate immortal family in Shihao Kingdom. It is neither good nor bad. In the chaos, it is relatively easy to avoid disasters. , the third-rate and lowest-ranking ones have long been annexed by the surrounding Xianjia Cave Mansion, and the top-notch top forces are so big that they are in trouble, and they are worried about how to deal with the Shihao Kingdom court or the Great Li cavalry. If they are not careful, it will be a disaster.

There are more than 30 monks in Huangli Mountain. They belong to the genealogical masters recorded in the Eight Classics of Zheng'er. Together with the servants, maids and other vassals, there are currently about 200 people.

Su Xinzhai's last wish was to return to Huangli Mountain and place three sticks of incense on each of his master's grave and the ancestor's hall. He wanted nothing more. He didn't even have the thought of living in the Hall of Hell or the imitation Liuli Pavilion. .

After Su Xinzhai appeared, for the first time, he did not tease Zeng Ye or the accountant.

Zeng Ye found it strange, but Chen Pingan didn't.

It is due to the timidity of being close to home.

Zeng Ye felt a little happy when he saw Su Xinzhai.

The young man's thoughts are crystal clear.

Chen Ping'an knew that Su Xinzhai also knew, but she was just pretending to be ignorant. Whether a young girl is in love or not, love at first sight is often more important than an older woman.

When a man sees a beautiful woman and is attracted by her beauty, when a woman sees a handsome man and is attracted by her, these are all unbreakable truths and are not worth making a fuss about.

Pity this tall young man Zeng Ye. Compared with the situation of Gu Xiuma Yuanzhi in Zhu Xian Mansion, it is better, but it is really not much better.

When Chen Ping'an saw Su Xinzhai's frown, he changed his mind and told Zeng Ye to sleep for a few hours before practicing and then travel all night.

It was rare for Zeng Ye to be able to do something for Su Xinzhai, so of course he beat his chest loudly, which made Chen Pingan hold his forehead. After all, he was still a baby bird that had never flown through the flowers.

However, Chen Ping'an still gave Zeng Ye a chance and walked away alone, leaving Su Xinzhai to "protect the way" for Zeng Ye who was practicing by the bonfire.

Chen Ping'an secretly left two flying swords there, and then walked alone on the ridge path where the snow was heavy on the pines and the occasional snow rustled.

Turning around, he saw that Su Xinzhai was running quickly with her skirt in hand, and deliberately stepped on the snow, leaving a long series of footprints behind her. This was not because she was a monk in the cave realm during her lifetime, but because she was from the Xu family in Qingfeng City. As a cash cow, it is not difficult to do this with the beauty of fox skin talisman paper.

The sky is vast and there are no wonders.

Practitioners who climb up step by step and look into the distance can always see more beautiful scenery than at the foot of the mountain.

Su Xinzhai came to Chen Ping'an, walked side by side with him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen really doesn't know how to be a matchmaker. Can't you see that I am not at all tempted by that silly boy Zeng Ye?"

Chen Ping'an smiled bitterly and said: "If you don't want to be tempted, don't be tempted. I won't force you to do anything, but don't deliberately hurt others' hearts. Miss Su will be clean from now on, but I will still have to get along with that silly boy day and night for several days." Year."

Su Xinzhai pretended to be surprised and said with a smile: "How would a god like Mr. Chen care about the mood of a stupid boy? If he doesn't obey, just beat him. Beat him until he only knows how to be obedient. We Shujian Huyexiu are all like this. No one remembers the good, only the beating."

Chen Ping'an laughed angrily and said, "I don't care about talking to you."

Su Xinzhai suddenly reached out to hold Chen Pingan's arm, but Chen Pingan jumped out of the way and glared: "Isn't it a record for beating?"

Su Xinzhai covered his mouth and smiled, bent down to pinch a snowball, and asked casually: "Where is the small charcoal cage that Mr. Chen carries with him? I can help light the fire."

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "Don't waste charcoal. In Qingxia Island, you don't have to worry about it. When you use it up, someone will help to replenish it. Here, if you run out, you have to pay for it yourself and go to the market to buy it. My hands are warm, but Heartbroken."

Although Su Xinzhai had appeared many times along the way and had already experienced the stinginess of the accountant, he still found it fresh and interesting.

She asked that question just to hear the answer.

Su Xinzhai walked in front of Chen Ping'an, then walked backwards and said with a smile: "When we arrive at Huangli Mountain, Mr. Chen must have a meal of crispy Osmanthus Street Twist in the town at the foot of the mountain to make the trip worthwhile. It’s best to buy a big sack and take it with you.”

Chen Pingan said angrily: "Are you paying for it?"

Su Xinzhai rolled his eyes and said, "Hey, my Mr. Chen Da, Old Immortal Chen, you have made a special trip to travel such a long distance, how many taels of silver do you still care about?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "At first glance, she looks like a girl who doesn't know how to live. How dare you look down on Zeng Ye, who is honest and responsible?"

Su Xinzhai was so angry that he threw the snowball in his hand, which Chen Ping'an, who was already slightly slumped, easily dodged. Su Xinzhai wanted to squeeze another snowball, but Chen Ping'an hurriedly said: "Stop it, stop it, I don't want to have a snowball." There is a misunderstanding between us."

Su Xinzhai really stopped and joked: "Mr. Chen, is it difficult to deal with the vast sea, or does he have a thief's heart but not his courage?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "It's not enough for outsiders."

Su Xinzhai looked into the young man's eyes and made a face, "Hey, so our idiot Mr. Chen really has a girl he likes. Alas, I lost the bet again."

Chen Pingan laughed it off.

Finally, Chen Ping'an asked Su Xinzhai to return to Zeng Ye first, saying that he wanted to take a walk again.

Su Xinzhai made fun of him for being an old fox at such a young age. He really didn't know how many girls had been harmed before he could have such a flawless mind.

Chen Pingan accepted it as a good word and didn't argue with her.

Su Xinzhai returned to Zeng Ye and squatted by the bonfire.

Chen Pingan has not returned for a long time.

After Zeng Ye finished practicing, he just smiled stupidly when he saw Su Xinzhai who was beside him.

After Chen Pingan returned, he continued on his way.

Since it was close to the boundary of Xianjiadongfu, Chen Ping'an did not take out the remaining nine fox skin talisman beauties. In the past, this was also the case when he passed the temples of landscape gods or the two temples of the Chenghuang Pavilion.

In fact, there is a sacrificial jade plaque on Qingxia Island in Shujian Lake, so you don’t have to worry about the minor troubles that may arise. Furthermore, because Shihao Country is close to Shujian Lake, which is full of wild cultivators, there are many strange people and strange things that are unimaginable in the territory of other small countries. Most of them are not surprised. But Chen Ping'an insisted on this, and Su Xinzhai and the other nine Yin objects just complained a few words. It didn't even look like a complaint, just like being coquettish with an elder.

One evening at dusk, a ghost and two people came to the small town at the foot of Huangli Mountain. Before going up the mountain, although Chen Pingan said he was not willing to spend money, he still bought a bag of Osmanthus Street Twist with assorted fillings, the most expensive one. One kind was shared between Su Xinzhai and Zeng Ye. It was really crispy and sweet. After eating a few mouthfuls, Chen Ping'an turned around and bought two more big bags. When no one was paying attention, he secretly put them among the things nearby, and saw Su Xinzhai's smiling face. , Chen Pingan turned a blind eye.

The two monks guarding the gate of Huangli Mountain are two Lower Five Realm disciples with not very good qualifications, one old and one young.

When Chen Ping'an took out the spiritual Qingxia Island enshrinement jade plaque and briefly explained his intention, the two of them were shocked. They didn't even have the slightest idea of ​​what they wanted to report, so they directly led the three of them up the mountain. .

Regarding Su Xinzhai's identity and those two incidents, Chen Ping'an did not hide it from Huang Lishan.

The old monk actually remembered the name Su Xinzhai. After all, she was the proud daughter of heaven who Huang Lishan had high hopes for. However, after the tragic incident at the foot of the mountain, Huang Lishan not only had no thoughts of asking for guilt, but actually sent someone to go there. On Sulin Island in Shujian Lake, I wanted to make amends with the founder who was an old immortal in the Longmen Realm. Of course, I also had the idea of ​​​​"turning bad luck into good fortune and turning bad things into good". I thought about having some relationship with Sulin Island, which would be a good thing. A flag was erected on the top of Huangli Mountain to intimidate the enemy sects from far and near. It's just that Sulin Island didn't let monk Huanglishan enter the mountain gate at that time, without any shame. Fortunately, after the monk returned to Huanglishan, he deliberately released some ambiguous rumors in private, which still brought some ambiguity to his sect. Some real benefits.

So I heard that a priest from Qingxia Island showed up to visit. How dare the old monk neglect him.

The ancestor of Huanglishan's master sect quickly walked out of the mansion, brought several monks in power on the mountain, and personally received the unattainable Chen Da worshiper.

For Shihao Kingdom, there are more than a thousand islands in Shujian Lake and tens of thousands of unruly wild cultivators. More than a hundred of them need to remember their names firmly. Among them, there are Qingzhong, Lisu and Tianmu. There are more than ten large islands in it, which must be remembered. As for the Qingxia Island where the Yuan Ying ancestor Jiejiang Zhenjun was born, it is the top of the mountain and seems to be the highest land god in the world. Huangli Mountain has no way of knowing it. Shujian Lake has been turbulent in the past two months, but regarding Liu Zhimao's successful ascension to the throne of the king of the world, almost all the monks in the mountain, except for the low-end sects in Shihao who have no information and are isolated from the world, are still well-known.

When Su Xinzhai saw the familiar-faced Huanglishan ancestor, tears filled his eyes, and he immediately knelt down and burst into tears.

This move shocked the ancestor and everyone in Huanglishan.

Chen Ping'an spoke tactfully and repeated the words he had said to the monk at Shanmen.

These statements were all thought out by Su Xinzhai himself.

Chen Pingan just copied it.