Sword of Coming

This Xianjia ferry will not go directly to Longquan County of Dali. After all, Baofengzhai has evacuated Niujiao Mountain, and the ferry has been almost completely abandoned. It is temporarily requisitioned by the Dali military in name. However, it is not a hub, and there are only a few ferries. Most of them come here. Longquan County's Dali dignitaries who visited the mountains and rivers. After all, Longquan County is now full of waste and is waiting for development. There are rumors that the vast Longquan County will soon be promoted from a county to a state. This means that Dali's officialdom will suddenly appear out of thin air. A dozen high-quality seats, with the overwhelming momentum of the Great Li cavalry, covered half of the Aquarius Continent. This made the status of the local officials of Great Li rise with the tide. "Beijing official", now once he is sent to serve in various vassals in the south, his official promotion is certain.

The ferry that Chen Ping'an is riding will dock at the ferry port of a small country called Qianhe Country. Qianhe Country has many mountains, weak national power, and barren land. It has different customs ten miles away and different pronunciations a hundred miles away. It is not even a big Li cavalry. A peaceful place to set foot in. The ferry is controlled by a cave on a mountain. The owner of Fuyin Cave is not only the national master of Qianhe Kingdom, but also the leader of a country's immortal masters. However, there are only dozens of genealogy masters in the entire Qianhe Kingdom, and the national master of Qianhe Kingdom is He was only in the Longmen realm, and his disciples had only three or two kittens and puppies, but they were incompetent. The reason why he could have a fairy family ferry was that the Fuyin Cave was once one of the ruins of the ancient Shattered Cave Heaven. There were several of them. The produce can be sold as far away as the south, but all the money earned is hard-earned money. There is not much summer money all year round, so there are no monks from other places who covet this place.

Chen Ping'an planned to return to Longquan County first, and then visit Caiyi Kingdom and Shushui Kingdom. There were many matters in his hometown that he urgently needed to go back and decide for himself. After all, there were some things that required him to come forward in person and deal with the Dali court in person, such as buying a mountain. Wei Bo can help with this matter, but he cannot sign a new "land deed" with Da Li on behalf of Chen Ping'an.

There were some twists and turns along the way. A group of immortal masters from Qingfeng City felt that it was a humiliation for an ordinary horse to occupy a place on the bottom of the ferry, among the spiritual birds and animals they had carefully raised and trained, and they were a little dissatisfied. , want to toss in some tricks, of course the method is relatively hidden. Fortunately, Chen Ping'an takes good care of his beloved horse, which he privately nicknamed "Quhuang", and often lets Feijian Fifteen fly away quietly to avoid accidents. , you must know that Chen Pingan is very grateful to this loving horse that has been with him all the way over the past few years.

So when Qu Huang was frightened at the bottom of the ferry, Chen Ping'an sensed it and made Chu Yi and Fifteen directly disappear, penetrate the layers of decks, and directly reach the bottom cabin, blocking a strange mountain beast from attacking Qu Huang. Bite.

Chen Pingan then rushed over, but was stopped by the ferry attendant guarding the bottom of the ferry. Chen Pingan understood this and reached out to grab the young man's shoulder, half dragging and half dragging him to where Qu Huang was. When the indifferent Chen Pingan walked away After entering it, all the spiritual birds and beasts trembled and crawled on the ground, especially the strange beast near Quhuang. Its whole body was as black as ink, except for its four legs, which were white like a dog, but it was as big as a calf. According to that This fairy book bought from Daoxuan Mountain records that it should be one of the descendants of the ancient ferocious beast, the mountain dog. Otherwise, the real mountain dog would not be variegated, but the mountain dog lineage has a violent temperament, which is similar to the mountain-moving ape. Somewhat similar.

When the spirit beast, the descendant of the mountain dog, saw Chen Ping'an, it was more frightened than the other docile spirit birds and beasts in the cabin, and curled up with its tail between its legs.

Chen Ping'an let go of the ferryman's shoulder. The man rubbed his shoulders and said with a flattering smile: "Master, it's probably because your horse has a conflict with the beast next door. This is a common thing on ferries. I will separate them right now and move a nest for the young master’s beloved horse, and there will definitely be no more accidents.”

Chen Ping'an glanced at the fence between Quhuang and the descendants of Huishangou. There was nothing there.

There should be some low-grade talismans affixed between the cage fences. Once the spiritual birds and animals cross the thunder pool, the ban will be triggered immediately, so that the ferry boat can come forward to "dissuade the fight", but the birds and beasts can be brought onto the ferry by the monks. , they are very spiritual and will not cause trouble to their masters. Otherwise, if they use money to eliminate disasters, they will also destroy the path of the cultivator. Once they encounter problems that cannot be solved with money, it will be even more disaster.

It's just that in the eyes of the owner of this mountain dog descendant, what will happen if he messes with a roadside guy who can lead a horse and board a ship?

Chen Ping'an reached out and touched Quhuang's head. It stepped lightly on the ground without much panic.

In the mountains south of Shujian Lake, Qu Huang followed Chen Ping'an and saw the world.

Chen Ping'an took back his hand and said with a smile: "Are you trying to destroy my avenue?"

The ferryman was stunned for a moment, guessing that the owner of the horse would most likely launch an attack, but he never expected that he would go to the line in such a way. Is this meant to be ripped off?

That's good.

The young handyman was overjoyed and wished the two sides would fight.

Anyway, no matter what his background is, no matter why this person can silence those beasts, as long as you offend the monks of Qingfeng City, will you get good results?

The group of immortal masters from Qingfeng City have always been the distinguished guests of this ferry, and they are very familiar with each other. Because of the production of Fuyin Cave in Qianhe Country, a certain kind of spiritual wood was attracted by the fox hill and fox charm in the small country that looked like a vassal dynasty. Love, so this kind of spiritual wood that can moisturize fox skin was almost wrapped up by the immortal master in Qingfeng City, and then resold to the Xu family, which would double the profit. As for why the Xu family from Qingfeng City didn't make this trip in person, the ferry people also asked out of curiosity. The monks from Qingfeng City laughed and said that Xu family would care about others making such a small profit from them? With this free time, the descendants of the Xu family who are good at making money have already made more money from the gods. The Xu family in Qingfeng City sits on a fox hill, but they are used to being the God of Wealth who only need to count money at home.

A group of immortal masters wearing snow-white fox furs slowly walked into the bottom cabin, which was a bit eye-catching.

The fox furs in Qingfeng City can keep warm in winter and dispel the heat in summer. They are just one thick and one thin. However, in summer, wearing a fox fur, no matter how thin it is, still looks awkward, but this It was originally a kind of amulet used by monks walking down the mountain. The reputation of Qingfeng City was not small in the northern area of ​​​​Aquarius Continent. Especially now, the head of the Xu family in Qingfeng City is said to have had a great opportunity. His Taoist companion helped him obtain a valuable piece of armor from the Li Zhu Cave. Bai Chi Gantou has made further progress, and the family also owns a large Li Taiping Wu. Shipai, the rise of the Xu family in Qingfeng City is unstoppable.

Chen Ping'an didn't say anything, but his boxing frame was still loose and he was a sick man. However, he came to the group of monks in a few steps and knocked down one of them with one punch. Among them was a girl with a round face. She rolled her eyes on the spot. He fainted and fell to the ground, and in the end there was only a handsome young man in the middle. Sweat dripped from his forehead and his lips moved slightly. He probably didn't know whether to say something strong or soft.

Chen Pingan stood in front of him with his hands in his sleeves and asked some inside stories about Qingfeng City.

After all, whether it is the Xu family in Qingfeng City or the mountain monkey in Zhengyang Mountain, they all have an old account in Chen Ping'an's heart. Even if Chen Ping'an goes to Shujian Lake again, he will not change the past with both parties.

The pampered young monk saw that all his close friends and personal followers had fallen to the ground, so he no longer cared about face or character. He poured beans out of a bamboo tube and talked about everything he knew.

Chen Pingan asked in detail, and the young monk answered seriously.

For example, the teacher is asking the young children about their lessons.

The ferryman guarding the cabin on the bottom floor was in a daze when he saw this scene. What was going on? Don’t they all say that the immortal masters and monks who came out of Qingfeng City all have great magical powers?

Chen Ping'an turned his head and looked at the handyman who was thinking about something in his mind. At the same time, he slapped the young monk behind him on the forehead with his hand. With a plop, the latter straightened up and fell backwards.

This is called facing difficulties together.

Chen Ping'an looked at the frightened handyman and asked, "Can I get some fairy money by doing this kind of thing?"

The young handyman shook his head and said in a trembling voice: "No, no, I didn't even take a single piece of snow. I just wanted to show my courtesy and get acquainted with these immortal masters. In the future, maybe if they mention a few words casually, I'll get it." A way to make money.”

Chen Pingan asked: "Who came up with the idea?"

The young handyman said without hesitation: "It was the idea of ​​the immortal masters of Qingfeng City. I just helped you and begged the immortals to forgive me..."

Chen Pingan lightly stamped his foot, and the young man's body bounced, and he woke up in a daze. Chen Pingan smiled and said: "This brother on the ferry said that the idea of ​​killing my horse was yours. What do you say? "

The young man from Qingfeng City became furious, sat on the ground, and began to curse.

Chen Pingan walked out of the bottom cabin, smiled at the young man and said, "Don't kill anyone."

The young man struggled to stand up and walked towards the ferryman with a grin, "Good guy, if you dare to cheat me, I won't peel off a layer of your skin..."

The young man suddenly turned his head and looked around. At the door of the cabin, the man in green shirt was stopping. Turning around, he quickly smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't kill anyone, I don't dare to kill anyone, just to give this bad guy some memory. "

Chen Pingan walked out of the cabin.

Evil people will be punished by evil people.

It's hard to say who is more evil, the Qingfeng City monk or the handyman.

However, deep down in his heart, Chen Ping'an actually hated the ferryman with weak hands and feet, but in the future life, he would still have no good way to deal with these "weak people". On the contrary, facing those arrogant and domineering monks on the mountain, Chen Pingan had more opportunities to take action. Just like Han Jingling, the prince of Shihao Kingdom who met on a narrow road on a snowy night that year, he killed him as soon as he was told. No matter what the prince is, the emperor can kill him when he comes to the lawless Beiju Luzhou.

Chen Pingan came to the bow of the ferry, held on to the railing, and walked slowly.

Zhengyang Mountain and Qingfeng City are both thriving now.

Especially for the former, Li Tuanjing, who is the number one person in the Five Realms on Aquarius Continent, has become more and more powerful after his liberation. Fenglei Garden is destined to be a long period of humiliation and heavy dormancy in the past hundred years. If the new garden master Jianxiu Yellow River and Liu Baqiao are unable to quickly reach the Nascent Soul realm, they may be suppressed by Zhengyang Mountain and unable to breathe in the next few hundred years.

As for the Xu family of Qingfeng City, they had previously sold the hilltops of Longquan County at a low price. They were obviously more optimistic about the Zhuying Dynasty and Guanhu Academy. Now that the situation was clear, they hurriedly made up for their losses. According to the young monk, at the end of last year, with the The Yuan family of the Zhu Kingdom had a relationship, and they had a side-line in-law outside the eldest family. The Xu family's legitimate daughter married a concubine of the Yuan family in the capital of Dali. The Xu family of Qingfeng City also fully supported a family controlled by the Yuan family's children. Support the iron cavalry.

Take a look.

Regardless of friend or foe, everyone is busy.

On the road, everyone is vying to be first.

When Chen Pingan thought about his situation, he laughed at himself.

In one fell swoop, Chen Pingan broke through the bottleneck of the five realms of pure martial arts and advanced to the sixth realm. This was something that Chen Pingan could easily do before entering Shujian Lake. At that time, he was near his hometown and wanted to show off to the old man named Cui of Luoluoshan. After you have worked hard to achieve the strongest level three, you have punched more than a million times on your own, and finally you have the strongest fifth level martial artist in the world. You want to let the barefoot old man punch you later, Be a little more reserved and suffer less. Chen Ping'an didn't care too much about the gift of martial arts. Even if there was another opportunity like the old dragon city's sea dragon, he should still fight it off with one punch.

I never thought that this delay would take another nearly three years.

As for replenishing the Five Elements' natal objects and rebuilding the Bridge of Immortality, it's okay not to mention it. According to A Liang, it is "I have a watermelon peel sword technique. The sword will be there wherever it slides, just follow the circumstances."

Chen Pingan smiled knowingly.

Turning around, he saw the group of Qingfeng City monks who came to apologize. Chen Pingan ignored them. After the other party was generally sure that Chen Pingan had no intention of being unyielding, he left angrily.

Then the ferry owner also came to accuse him and vowed that he would severely punish the troublemaker.

Chen Ping'an didn't pay much attention to it, just saying that he had learned his lesson.

The ferry docked at the Fuyin Cave mansion in Qianhe Country. If it had been the past, Chen Ping'an would have just immersed himself in his journey. But this time, Chen Pingan still went to visit the owner of Fuyin Cave. Perhaps he knew about the turmoil on the ferry. The old monk of Longmen Realm, the dignified master of Qianhe Kingdom, was still very enthusiastic. Chen Pingan shamelessly asked The old monks were familiar with the rough inside story after the Cave Paradise was broken. After all, Fuyin Cave was still quite famous. Although it was only about ten miles in diameter, the secret treasures and relics of the Immortal Family had long been dug up by the seniors. Kong, the spiritual energy of the cave is not very abundant. Later, by chance, the old monk took over this place. As a place of monasticism, he spread his branches and leaves. When facing visitors from all walks of life, he has his own set of polite expressions. It can be said that Go into details, and never say anything that shouldn’t be said. As soon as the old monk heard that Chen Pingan was from the Dali people, he became even more enthusiastic and insisted on keeping Chen Pingan for a few days. Chen Pingan resisted for a while, so the old monk gave him a Jiugongge treasure box as a parting gift, consisting of several pieces. There are nine squares of clever tools carved from the specialty of Fuyin Cave. In fact, the price is not high. The market price in Qianhe Country is about twenty pieces of snow. For a secular dynasty, it is of course a sky-high price, but in the eyes of the mountain monks , not a rare gift.

After Chen Pingan accepted the small treasure box, he gave back a pot of Fengweidu Shuijing Immortal Brewing from Fuyin Cave. When the old monk from Longmen Realm heard that it was the brewing from Fengweidu Shuijing, he was very happy and invited Chen Pingan to pass by Qianhe next time. Country, no matter what, I have to come to Fuyin Cave to sit and have a drink. It’s like the Immortal Shuijing brewing such mellow wine. No, but Qianhe Country has some unique scenery that is not found anywhere else. I dare not say that it will make the monks linger. If you just look at it, Last time, it was definitely a worthwhile trip. He, the national master of the Qianhe Kingdom who was a joke, was willing to accompany Chen Pingan on the trip.

The old monk personally sent Chen Ping'an to the border of Qianhe Country before returning home.

There was a young direct disciple next to him who was a little confused and wondered why the master had to spend so much effort. The old monk in the Longmen Realm said with emotion: "On the road of cultivation, as long as you can form a good relationship, no matter how big or small, don't miss it. "

The young disciple seemed to have some enlightenment. The old monk was afraid that the disciple would go astray, so he had to remind him: "At your age, you still have to practice diligently and devote yourself to enlightenment. Don't be too distracted by the world and the world. Just understand the pros and cons. , wait until the day when the master is so rotten that he can no longer walk on the mountain road, then you can do these things again. As for the so-called master, in addition to teaching you the Taoism, you also have to do these helpless things that may not be what you want, so that you can teach your disciples. In the future, the path of spiritual practice will become wider and wider.”

The old monk rubbed his disciple's head and sighed: "The last time you went down the mountain alone to practice, the master was actually watching the ridiculous behavior you did with the powerful children of Qianhe Country. It's a good way to build a relationship, but in fact you don't like it, otherwise Master will be disappointed in you. People who practice Taoism should know what the true foundation of life is. Why do you need to care about those human relationships? What's the point? Remember that outside of practice, everything is It’s false.”

The young disciple was horrified.

The old monk smiled and said: "I just want to take this opportunity to clear up the confusion in your heart. The twenty pieces of snow money sent by the master will not be in vain."

The young disciple bowed in obeisance and said, "My teacher's kindness is profound and I will always remember it in my heart."

The mountain master of Fuyin Cave, stroking his beard and smiling, walked with his proud disciples who had high hopes on the ridge path with a wide view.

Chen Ping'an carried his sword and rode on horseback, continuing north from the northern border of Qianhe Kingdom.

Of course, he could not have guessed that his previous visit to Fuyin Cave Mansion had allowed an old monk in the Longmen Realm to take the opportunity to wake up a disciple of the Mantle.

On a hot summer day with a slanting wind and drizzle, Chen Pingan, one man and one rider, handed over the pass and successfully passed the Dali border pass.

This time I returned to Longquan County and chose a new road instead of taking the route of Hongzhu Town and Qidun Mountain.

Along the way, there were heavy rains, and the humidity and heat were so steamy that Chen Pingan almost mistakenly thought he was walking in Shujian Lake in summer when it was like a steamer.

But it’s hot in summer and cool in autumn.

Crickets chirped at night.

During this period, under the ancient pine trees on the top of a mountain, as the sun set, I saw a heroic scribe with his bare chest and belly holding a feather fan. He was surrounded by beautiful maids, singing orioles. Farther away, stood two old men with long breathing. , obviously they are all practitioners.

Chen Pingan passed by with his horse without squinting.

After going to the top of the mountain, Chen Ping'an felt a little sad. In the past, the Dali scholars, even the scholar Junyan who had been able to enter the Cliff Academy to study, still sharpened their heads one by one to go to Guanhu Academy, or to Sui Dynasty. , if you go to the Lu Dynasty, Dali will never be able to retain people. According to Cui Dongshan, in the Dali literary world at that time, before scholars quarreled or wrote, they did not mention the names of several scholars from other countries, read a few works of literary giants from other countries, and did not find a few literary figures from other countries. None of my relatives had the shame to speak out and no confidence to write.

I don’t know what the situation is like in Dali Shilin today.

In fact, Chen Pingan was not interested either.

As dusk approached, Chen Pingan finally passed through several inns in the east of Longquan County, and then entered the town. The wooden fence gate no longer existed, and the town had been surrounded by a stone wall. There were no gate guards or soldiers at the door, allowing anyone to come and go. , Chen Ping'an passed the door and found that Zheng Dafeng's thatched hut was still standing alone on the roadside. Compared with the neatly planned shops nearby, it looked a bit eye-catching. It was probably because the price had not been negotiated, and Zheng Dafeng was not willing to move. Normally Naturally, the portal of the small town would not dare to compete with the Longquan County Government in the north and the county government in the town. If Zheng Dafeng did not dare to do so, it would not be possible without a single copper coin.

Chen Ping'an was supposed to arrive in the town ten days later, but he drove a little faster and arrived a lot earlier.

When I first entered the customs, I sent a letter to Luo Luoshan through the border post station, telling them the approximate date of my return home.

Chen Ping'an did not go to his ancestral home in Muping Lane first, but led his horse across the stone bridge and went to his parents' graves. He still took out cotton bags filled with soil from various places and added soil to the graves. Not long after the Qingming Festival, There are still some slightly faded red hanging papers on the grave, which are pressed by flat stones. It seems that Pei Qian has not forgotten her instructions.

Along the way, there were many unfamiliar faces, and it’s not surprising that most of the local people in the small town have moved to the new Longquan County City to the north of the mountains in the west. Almost everyone has moved into brand-new and bright high-class households. There are a pair of large stone lions standing at the entrance to guard the courtyard. At the worst, there is also an expensive drum stone. It is no worse than Fulu Street and Taoye Lane in the past. Most of those who are still in the town are elderly. The old people who are unwilling to move still guard the increasingly deserted alleys, and there are many new neighbors who have bought houses but cannot see each other all year round. Even if they do meet, they talk like ducks and each cannot understand the other's. speech.

Chen Ping'an returned to the town and walked to the Mud Bottle Alley, which had remained almost unchanged. However, no one lived in this alley now. The few remaining families had all moved to the new county town. The ancestral house was sold to a stranger, and he got a huge sum of money that was unimaginable in his dreams. Even if he bought a big house in the county town, it would still be enough to provide him with food and clothing for several lifetimes. The ancestral home of Gu Can's family was not sold, but his mother also settled in the county town and bought one of the largest mansions in the county town. It has a deep courtyard, small bridges and flowing water, and is rich and noble.

Chen Ping'an took out a bunch of keys from a square inch, opened the courtyard door, and asked Qu Huang to loosen the reins and let him stay by himself in the small courtyard.

Chen Pingan opened the door. It was still the same, small, without any big additions. He moved an old bench and sat at the table for a while. Chen Pingan stood up, walked out of the yard, and read the door gods and Spring Festival couplets again. , stepped into the courtyard again, and read the word spring.

Dusk fell.

Chen Pingan sat at the table and lit a lamp.

I thought I would sit there for a while and then go to Luolu Mountain to give them a surprise.

Just sitting for a while and a while, Chen Ping'an still didn't get up, he just wanted to sit for a while longer.

All joys and sorrows start from here. No matter how many miles you travel or how many years you travel, you can only truly feel at ease when you end up here.

After his parents left, Liu Xianyang often lay on the bed here and talked nonsense about longing for the distant place. The little slug also often complained here about the unreasonableness of the adults.

When parents are not far away from home, they must travel well. My parents are no longer here, so I have to travel in a safe way.

Over in Hongzhu Town, which is not too far away from Longquan County, Pei Qian, a boy in green and a girl in a pink skirt, sat on a high roof, looking longingly into the distance. The three of them made a bet on who would see the figure first.

On Luolu Mountain, a barefoot old man was on the second floor with his eyes closed and meditating.

Zhu Lian began to admire the talismans and characters on the bamboo towers again and again.

The female ghost Shirou sat boredly on a bamboo chair under the eaves. After arriving at Luolu Mountain, she was tied up and felt uncomfortable.

The top of Piyun Mountain.

Wei Bo, the righteous god of North Mountain in Da Li, and the old dragon from Huang Tingguo stood side by side, one with a leisurely smile and the other with a solemn expression.

Overlooking the town in the distance.

In an alley, there was a dim light.

Shine brightly.