Sword of Coming

When the group of people had breakfast and were about to leave, A Liang led the donkey and suddenly asked everyone to wait for a moment, and then shouted, "Come on, come on, the young and handsome Qidunshan land is as beautiful as a woman, and she is dressed in a fairy-like figure." The man in white sleeves quickly emerged from the stone flat on the top of the mountain. Holding a long wooden box in his hand, he bent down and said flatteringly to the man in the bamboo hat: "Great Immortal, the younger one has prepared the car, and the remaining two A hundred miles of mountain road, keep it smooth and smooth, just like walking on flat ground."

Ah Liang was completely different from the guy who defeated the enemy with one sword yesterday. He said in a friendly manner: "Thank you for your hard work. Please take the things first. You can hand them over to me when we are about to leave the jurisdiction of Qidun Mountain."

The young Tutu was flattered, "The great immortal is so polite, it's a shame to me."

A Liang took a step forward, patted the shoulder of this local god, and handed him the reins of the white donkey, "Then I won't be polite to you, and you will take the horse to the border as well." "

Young Tu Tuyi said solemnly: "As it should be, it is truly an honor for a small person to serve as a pawn for the Great Immortal."

A Liang turned to look at Li Huai. When the little bastard was eating, he cried, made trouble, and hanged himself in order to compete with him for a piece of soy beef. He did everything he could to betray his mother and his sister. If A Liang If he was willing to accept it, the bastard might even be able to sell his father to A-Liang. Of course, A-Liang was not merciful. In the end, he was so angry that Li Huai bared his teeth and threatened to fight with A-Liang. To this day, the relationship between the senior and the young is still tense. .

A Liang stretched out his thumb and pointed at the young man behind him who was flirting with him. Did you see that, uncle A Liang and I are very easy to get along with in the world, please be more respectful in the future.

Li Huai rolled his eyes, turned his head and spat on the ground.

A Liang said angrily: "Let's get started."

A moment after the words were spoken, three mountain turtles with carapace as big as a round table climbed to the top one after another. Their carapace was bright red, like a large ball of flame. When Young Tutu, who was holding a green bamboo staff, looked at them, the mountain turtle shrank his neck at the same time, and one thing fell after another. As the nominal mountain king of Qidun Mountain, Young Tutu was previously restricted by his cultivation. Over the past few hundred years, He has been unable to control the two snakes and pythons, but the other birds and beasts that have not yet matured are no different from the cattle, sheep, chickens and dogs kept by the people in the market in front of him.

Each mountain turtle's carapace can accommodate three people. Young Earth is as careful as a hair and nailed a low railing around the edge of the carapace. The material is strong hardwood taken from the local area to serve as handrails to prevent those distinguished guests from bumping and falling. fall. Li Baoping, Li Huai and Lin Shouyi climbed onto the carapace one after another. Chen Pingan was called by Li Baoping to the mountain tortoise carapace she had chosen. A Liang accompanied Li Huai, Lin Shouyi, Zhu He and Zhu Lu. There is a pure place for father and daughter.

Li Huai was very excited. When the mountain turtle started to move, the child's figure only swayed slightly, without any bumps. It was actually much more comfortable than the ox cart. Although it seemed clumsy, the mountain turtle was not slow going down the mountain.

Li Huai was so happy that he beat A-Liang's knees hard, "My dear mother! This is the first time in your life that you have sat on the back of such a big turtle. A-Liang, you wicked ghost has finally done something good!"

A Liang looked at Li Huai with pitiful eyes, "You have grown so big. It seems that the folk customs in the town are very simple."

Li Huai turned to look at Lin Shouyi, "Did A Liang say something bad about me?"

Lin Shouyi was closing his eyes to rest, as if silently feeling the gentle breeze of the late spring mountain breeze, and turned a deaf ear to Li Huai's questions.

Li Huai looked at A Liang with a thief look, trying to find clues from the face and eyes of the man in a bamboo hat.

A Liang said with a straight face: "That's a good thing."

Li Huai glanced at A Liang's long green sheath sword lying across his leg, then at the small silver gourd on his waist, and asked: "A Liang, can you play with the bamboo sword for me?"

A Liang shook his head and said: "You are not suitable for using a knife."

Li Huai frowned and said, "Then what weapon is suitable for me?"

A Liang's face was serious, "You can reason with people, convince them with reason, and convince them with virtue."

Li Huai sighed and said dejectedly: "It won't work."

Aliang, who was just teasing the children, was really a little strange, "Why?"

Li Huai raised his head and looked away. Green trees and spring flowers occasionally flashed by. The child whispered: "My voice is too small. My mother said that when we quarrel, whoever has the loudest voice will be justified." But at home, my father doesn't talk much and can't beat him with a stick. My sister also has a weak temper and is very boring. So when something goes wrong at home, as long as my mother is not around, my father and sister will not talk. As a person, I can only stare with big eyes and make people anxious to death. In fact, I don’t like to quarrel with others, but sometimes, when I sit on the wall and watch my mother having thick necks and red faces with others, I am very afraid that one day my mother will be old. What should we do? Our family is already poor. We even have a hole in the house and we don’t have money to repair it. My father has no future and my sister is destined to get married when she grows up. If that happens, If there is no one to quarrel with, won’t our family be bullied to death by outsiders?”

Lin Shouyi's expression moved slightly.

A Liang joked: "Tsk, tsk, you're so old, do you think so far?"

The child said helplessly: "There is no way. My mother always said that I am the only one in the family who is in charge. Mr. Qi taught us that if we don't worry about the future, we will have to worry about the immediate future, so I have to worry about it...that's all."

A Liang smiled and helped say those two words: "Be prepared."

Li Huai shook his head, "Lin Shouyi, what did Mr. Qi say about a gentleman?"

Lin Shou opened his eyes and said slowly: "Hide the weapon in your body and use it when the time comes."

Li Huai pointed at A Liang and said, "A Liang, you are just dangling half a bucket of water."

Lin Shouyi wanted to sit next to Chen Pingan and Li Baoping, at least if his ears were clean.

A Liang took off the wine gourd and took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "As for me, I made an agreement with the landowner of Qidun Mountain yesterday. When we parted, as compensation, he and the two evil beasts will give us a share. As a farewell gift, you have seen that long wooden box before. It is called Hengbao Pavilion by people in the world. It is similar to the erected treasure rack. It is full of valuable treasures. I thought it would be a good idea for you all. Of course you, Li Huai, are no exception. Now, it’s gone."

Li Huai was unmoved and said solemnly: "A-Liang, I know you have a hundred big ships in your belly!"

A Liang was stunned for a moment, "What a mess."

Lin Shouyi said casually: "The prime minister's belly can support a boat."

A Liang slapped Li Huai on the head and laughed heartily.

Shan Gui chose secluded mountain roads to trek through mountains and rivers, which was relaxing and comfortable, allowing the group to travel leisurely. When they arrived at some beautiful places, A Liang asked Chen Pingan to rest for a while. During this period, Chen Pingan passed by a green jade-like bamboo pole. In the small bamboo forest, Li Huai took the half-cut hatchet and chopped down two bamboos, divided them into bamboo tubes of different lengths, and put them into the basket. Knowing the reason, Li Huai jumped up and down with joy, shouting for endorsement. The box.

The three mountain turtles were lying in the distance, watching the straw-shoe boy cutting down the bamboo, their fist-sized yellow eyes full of admiration.

A Liang was drinking wine next to him, looking at the busy young man with nimble hands and feet, and said happily: "My vision is good, but it's a pity that I'm not lucky..."

Before setting out on the road, the little girl in the red cotton jacket proposed to Zhu He that she wanted to sit alone with Zhu Lu. Zhu He naturally would not refuse, but only told his daughter to take good care of the young lady. Zhu Lu nodded. Zhu He then went to sit on the same turtle back as Chen Ping'an. The young man split the green bamboo tubes into pieces and strips. Now there was a lack of hemp rope, so the bamboo box needed to be fully formed at the earliest. It’s time to reach the red candle town.

Zhu He twisted a piece of bamboo and found that it was very light but quite tough. Thinking of the green bamboo stick in the hands of young Qidun Mountain, he suddenly understood that the bamboo forest that was only one or two acres in size was definitely not ordinary. Bamboo may be one of the spring areas where the spiritual energy of Qidun Mountain gathers.

Zhu He really liked his young lady, and couldn't help but remind him: "These bamboos have a great background. If it were an ordinary hatchet, it would have cracked or cut into the curling blade. So wait until these two book boxes After it is finished, my lady may be depressed, because in the end, her little bamboo box is the most ordinary."

Chen Pingan was stunned, then turned to look at the mountain turtle carrying Aliang and the others behind him, and asked tentatively: "Is that bamboo forest related to the land of Qidun Mountain?"

A Liang nodded and said: "This is his old foundation. It takes a hundred years to absorb the spiritual energy of the mountains to produce this kind of emerald green color. It will take another four to five hundred years before we can hope to condense a little bit of the essence of green wood. But it's okay, the two you cut off A bamboo, only about 200 years old, is not enough to make that guy’s heart bleed, and at most it’s just a moment of physical pain, nothing serious.”

Chen Pingan sighed and gave up the idea of ​​going back and cutting down another green bamboo.

A Liang asked: "What? You think there are two less? Would you like to help you pick some better bamboos?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "Forget it."

Zhu He asked curiously: "It takes less than half an hour to go back and forth, and it's not troublesome."

Chen Ping'an glanced at the backpack at his feet. It was crowded with bamboo strips and bamboo strips. There was still a lot of room, but the young man still shook his head and said, "It's important to hurry."

Zhu He didn't care about this and said with a smile: "The key to practicing martial arts is the word 'sharpening'. If you don't fight with others and have no one to help you, you won't be famous. So when we have time, we will learn from each other. The dirty talk is ahead, it’s just a sparring match, but apart from guaranteeing not to hurt you, I will never be ambiguous about my actions, so be mentally prepared to get bruised and bruised.”

Chen Ping'an's face was filled with surprise and he grinned: "Uncle Zhu, just beat him as hard as you can."

Before noon, Shan Gui had already walked a short distance of half of the mountain road. Everyone was at a pool under a waterfall. The division of labor was clear. They were familiar with the familiarity and were cooking. Chen Ping'an told the little girl about the small bamboo box and listened. After hearing the reason he quietly told her, the little girl smiled from ear to ear. Finally, her face was full of pride. She patted the small bamboo box beside her that was always with her and told her uncle, "The best book in the world." The box is here, and she has nicknamed it Green Clothes.

After dinner, A Liang called Chen Pingan to the waterside of the deep green pool. The waterfall was not large, so the cold was not heavy. The two walked side by side. A Liang hesitated and asked: "According to what you said before. Say, you now own Luolu Mountain, Baolu Mountain, Caiyun Peak, Xiancao Mountain and Zhenzhu Mountain in the Xishan area of ​​Longquan County, a total of five large and small mountains?"

Chen Pingan nodded doubtfully, without any concealment, and said slowly: "Among them, Luolu Mountain is the most valuable, Baolu Mountain is also good, and the other three are average, especially Zhenzhu Mountain, which is just an inconspicuous hill."

A Liang patted the handle of the knife gently with his palm, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "The real value of these mountains now lies in the spiritual energy contained in them, which is far superior to the outside world. Therefore, along the way, we are not only the five transformed monsters. Walking along the Tiefu River, trying to enter your hometown and absorb spiritual energy from the towers near the water. In fact, there are many mandrills and monsters that have just become ignorant and are running towards that side. However, which lucky ones can successfully occupy a corner in the end depends on their respective abilities. God, is there any opportunity for the great road?"

A Liang took a sip of wine and continued: "Don't think that if a spirit enters the mountain, it means that the family is being robbed. Just like this majestic Qidun Mountain, why did the land allow two snakes and pythons under his nose?" , growing stronger bit by bit? The reason is very simple. If Qidunshan wants to retain his spiritual energy after he is stripped of his orthodox status, he needs someone to stand up and help him sit on the top of the mountain, defeat the Yin evil spirits and absorb the energy."

Chen Ping'an asked: "A Liang, do you want me to invite the Qidun Mountain Land, or the two snakes and pythons, to my mountain? It's a bit like... to help me look after my home?"

A Liang knelt down, picked up a stone at random, threw it into the pool, and shook his head with a smile, "You are only half right. Conferring the title of Shanshui Zhengshen is the top priority of the Dali court in the near future. It involves the dynasty's power and must not be tolerated. Outsiders get involved, so among the mountains in your hometown, which of them can have mountain gods recognized by the imperial court? They must be some dead people designated by Emperor Dali's imperial pen. To be precise, they are heroic spirits. The land of Qidun Mountain has gone. Your mountain top has an unfair name, so what’s going on?”

"Besides, even if your Luolu Mountain or Baolu Mountain is very lucky, the mountain god who has been granted the imperial edict has settled down, built a mountain temple, erected a clay statue, and is qualified to enjoy incense. But a piece of land here has not been approved by the government. Qin Tianjian conducted a strict review and found out that he could not become the mountain god of Luo Luo Mountain. He could only stay in Qidun Mountain, and there might be some hope. After all, in the past few hundred years, he had neither merit nor hard work, and he had not caused any trouble. , maybe the Emperor of Great Li would be lenient with him, and while upgrading Qi Dunshan, he would be promoted to Mountain God as a matter of course. So even if you beg him to go, he won't agree. Regarding the incense and fire throne, For these gods of mountains and rivers, it is just like the lives of ordinary people, or even more important, because as long as you take one step on this path, there is no turning back."

Chen Pingan squatted beside A Liang and asked tentatively: "You want me to win over those two snakes and pythons?"

A Liang threw the stones and said with a smile: "It's a bit difficult to make a choice. Although those two beasts are of good origin, they have committed a lot of evil over the years, and their reputations are not good..."

Chen Pingan asked: "If I allow them to go to Luolu Mountain or Baolu Mountain, can they guarantee not to eat humans?"

A Liang was stunned, rubbed his chin and said: "Eating people? Under normal circumstances, with such abundant spiritual energy, it is too late to practice. However, after all, snakes and pythons belong to the genus of dragons. They are cold-blooded by nature. Occasionally they can eat people when they are full. It's hard to tell if you try something new. For example, if you are unlucky and encounter them coming out of their holes to look for food, it's hard to tell."

Chen Pingan asked again, "Can we agree with them from the beginning that they can practice on my mountain, but they are not allowed to eat people? Ah Liang, is that okay?"

The man in the bamboo hat asked back: "Aren't you afraid that they will say yes, go back into the mountain, meet someone, and kill someone with one bite? Anyway, you haven't been in the mountain recently."

Chen Ping'an was full of energy and said slowly: "A Liang, didn't you say that there is an inn in Hongzhu Town? The inn can deliver letters. I can write a letter to Master Ruan and rent more to three mountains including Baolu Mountain. His fifty years, if Master Ruan finds it too little, I can add another fifty years, and then ask Master Ruan to help me keep an eye on those two beasts. Anyone who dares to hurt anyone will be punched to death, so as not to stay here. Qidunshan harms people, of course this is the worst case scenario.”

"When the time comes, I will let the black snake that is expected to become the Mojiao go to Luopo Mountain to help me accumulate wealth year after year. Aliang, you said that if a snake and python successfully transform into a dragon, then it will be the earliest Going to the birthplace of Zuojiang River will bring great luck, right? I can even be shameless and beg Master Ruan to agree to let me live in Baolu Mountain. Think about it, If a white python can walk across the river, then I will make a lot of money. Just after I worried about buying the mountain, I have always been unsure. If there are black snakes and white pythons settled on the mountain, I will probably feel that these mountains are not worth it. Buying it for nothing, it seems like a lot of copper coins fall into my pocket every day, clatter..."

A Liang looked at the gushing young man with a dull look on his face, somewhat dumbfounded, and asked with complicated emotions: "Chen Pingan, do you like making money so much?"

Chen Ping'an looked shocked and asked: "Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like making money?"

A Liang held up his bamboo hat and didn't want to talk, so as not to play the piano to the cow.

The man sighed and said with a smile: "I thought you would refuse outright."

Chen Ping'an was confused, "Why do you think so?"

Aliangju washed his face with water, turned around and said with a smile: "For example, it was too late to kill those two evil beasts. Although I, Chen Pingan, am poor, my old Chen family has a very upright family tradition. How could I be willing to let them into my house? , crackle, crackle, a big pass, I was already prepared to be punished."

Chen Ping'an calmed down, picked up a stone, and gently threw it into the pool. He was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around and patted A-Liang on the shoulder, "A-Liang, you are still too young."

The man in the bamboo hat raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, it seems that he is in a really good mood and even jokes."

Chen Ping'an also raised his eyebrows like a man, but he actually felt quite mean-spirited.

A Liang laughed and stood up.

Chen Pingan stood up and suddenly remembered something, and asked worriedly: "A-Liang, the key is, are those two snakes and pythons really willing to move?"

A Liang laughed but said nothing.

When Chen Pingan saw the man in the bamboo hat, he put his palm against the handle of the knife.

A Liang patted the handle of the knife and joked: "So you should quickly practice martial arts and boxing, and then learn swordsmanship later, because you are willing to be reasonable. You will need this when others are unreasonable."

Chen Pingan was noncommittal.

The two walked back to the place together, and Ah Liang asked curiously: "Why didn't you cut more bamboo trees before? There is no shop like this in this village, and you won't be able to buy it if you have money in the future."

Chen Ping'an replied casually: "Someone said before that people should be content and accept things when they are good."

A Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's just such nonsense, did you really listen to it?"

Chen Pingan held the back of his head with both hands. It was rare for him to be so lazy and leisurely. His head shook like a bamboo in the forest swaying slightly in the breeze. The young man said softly: "Because I have never heard any big principles since I was a child, so it is difficult to listen to them." It’s hard to forget even one or two sentences.”

Zhu He suddenly shouted in the distance: "Chen Ping'an, let's find an open space to join hands?"

The young man ran away, "Okay!"