Sword of Coming

At the end of the first lunar month, there was another snowfall in Chuzhou, but it was not heavy and mixed with rain. After the snow, it cleared up and all the mountains were green, except for Piyun Mountain, which was half green and half white.

Like a beautiful woman living in seclusion wearing a fox fur and a green skirt, she is also like an eminent scholar in the snow who is well-versed in reading and writing. She is different from the common people.

It was late at night in Lotus Root Blessed Land, and in the twilight of the vast world, Gao Jun, a golden elixir monk, and Zhong Qian, a martial artist in the golden body realm, visited Luopo Mountain. They were arranged in different mansions, and the two parties had not met each other yet.

In the dead of night, Gao Jun did not want to breathe here and absorb the spiritual energy from the mountain. He took it without telling him. After all, she was suspected of the thief. Since she could not concentrate on practicing, she went out alone and climbed up the stairs. At the top of Jiling Peak, Gao Jun I saw a fellow traveler who was climbing up to enjoy the scenery under the moonlight. He was sitting on the railing, holding a wine glass. There was a jade pot spring wine bottle with dripping green glaze beside him, and he spread out a package of sauce meat. Drink by yourself.

Gao Jun failed to recognize the other party, but the other party recognized the head of the Hushan Sect at a glance. The woman was wearing an apricot-yellow Taoist robe, as beautiful as hibiscus standing in the autumn water.

The young and strong man was surprised and asked: "Master Gao, why are you here too?"

Gao Jun asked doubtfully: "Who are you?"

Hearing the local accent is like drinking warm wine.

The burly man looked shy and said: "My name is Zhong Qian, a nobody from the Northern Jin Dynasty. It would be weird if Master Gao recognized me."

I have never been to the Hushan School, but I have seen a portrait of Gao Jun in the study of a descendant of a noble family in the Northern Jin Dynasty. It looks better in person.

Gao Jun suddenly understood, nodded and said, "I have met Grandmaster Zhong."

Zhong Qian hurriedly put down her wine glass, clasped her fists in return and said, "Nice to meet you."

Because the two parties were not acquaintances, it was just their first meeting, and since they were not talkative people, there was a moment of silence.

In the mountain breeze and the bright moonlight, fellow countrymen who meet in a foreign land each have their own thoughts and endless worries.

Gao Jun followed Chen Ping'an and left the Lotus Root Blessed Land. She arrived here for the first time and set foot on Luo Luo Mountain for the first time. The real Luo Luo Mountain was very different from the "immortal mansion of Shangguo" she had imagined with the jade towers and jade palaces and the luan and phoenixes singing in unison. , when she arrived at Jise Peak, in addition to feeling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that was far more abundant than that of the Hushan Sect, she only said that the scenery was full of scenery, which was neither magical nor weird, and seemed to be similar to the Hushan Sect.

Zhong Qian was the first to break the silence, "I was brought here by a weird old man and a woman named Peixiang. Who brought Master Gao here?"

Gao Jun said: "This is the master of this mountain, the Sword Immortal Chen Ping'an."

Zhong Qian laughed at herself: "Sure enough, Master Gao has more face."

The old man who claimed to have a different hatred for Zhu Lian claimed to be the housekeeper of Luolu Mountain. As for the charming woman named Peixiang, she seems to be a worshipper.

Zhong Qian said: "I heard that there will be a meeting at the Ancestral Master Hall next morning at Jise Peak."

Gao Jun nodded and said: "Chen Jianxian invited me to observe the discussion."

She originally wanted to decline, but when she thought about her current status, not just as the head of the Hushan Sect, she agreed.

This time the High Lord voluntarily proposed to leave the Blessed Land, and his original intention was to learn more about the people in "Tianwai". So if you want to understand Luolu Mountain and Haoran Tianxia faster and more intuitively, is there a shorter way than attending a discussion in the Patriarch Hall?

Zhong Qian smiled and said: "I will also participate because I agreed to Luo Luo Shan to serve as a guest guest."

Gao Jun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does Grandmaster Zhong plan to return to his hometown?"

Zhong Qian nodded and said: "I won't go back. I'm different from Master Gao. We drink wine in the same places. As for my hometown, I haven't had any idea since I was a child. I heard that there are hundreds of Xianjia wines here. It's just that the price is a bit expensive. You have to use some of the mountain fairy money. I haven't seen it yet. I become a guest guest and I will get a salary every month. Besides, I heard that there is boxing to be learned here in Luopo Mountain. , for example, Nanyuan Kingdom’s national master Zhong Qiu is now a member of Luopo Mountain. I plan to ask him for boxing skills in the future. It would be best if I could become a teacher and learn some true skills. "

The shadow of the famous human tree is the group of masters from all over the world who gathered in the capital of Nanyuan Kingdom in the past. Ding Ying, the Supreme Leader of the Demon Sect, has an unpredictable temperament. Who dares to get close to him? Yu Zhenyi of the Hushan Sect is ethereal and unattainable. As for sharpening his sword. Liu Zong, Tang Tieyi and others, although they each have the style of a master, they all have mixed reputations. Therefore, in the minds of the younger generation of Jianghu disciples, they are not as respected as Master Zhong, who is known as the "Sage of Literature and Master of Wu". and closeness.

In a courtyard on the mountainside, Peixiang was using his magical power to view mountains and rivers, carefully observing the words and deeds of the two outsiders on the top of the mountain.

Zhu Lian lay on the wicker chair, folded his hands on his abdomen, closed his eyes and rested, but did not stop Peixiang's unethical behavior.

The content of the conversation between the two people on the top of the mountain was clear to my ears.

Peixiang asked: "Yan Fang, do you think Gao Jun is good-looking?"

Without outsiders, she still habitually calls Zhu Lian Yan Fang, which is the pseudonym Zhu Lian used when he was secretly poaching in Qingfeng City.

Zhu Lian smiled and said: "Each flower catches his own eye. In the eyes of Hushan Sect disciples, Gao Jun is naturally the most charming woman in the world. If she could kiss Xiangze, she would die under the flowers."

Peixiang sneered and said, "She is nowhere to be seen, and her beauty is even worse than that of Hongxia."

Zhu Lian turned his head and glanced at Peixiang's palm. Seeing Zhong Qian drinking meat and wine, he smiled. The taste of his hometown was in his taste.

In fact, from Zhu Lian's point of view, Zhong Qian, who now keeps saying that she has no concern for her hometown, will definitely miss her often in the future. On the contrary, if she decides to leave the Lotus Root Blessed Land, she will definitely miss her. From then on, she will practice without any sadness.

Peixiang asked: "In the future, there will only be more and more 'two golds' in the blessed land, right?"

Zhu Lian nodded and said: "This is nonsense. What is really worth paying attention to is that in every period of time in the future, there will be several Earth Immortal monks and God Refining realm warriors."

The old cook rubbed his hands and took a breath, "The snow melts, the spring breeze thaws, and the big and small fish burst out of the ice."

Peixiang asked softly: "Yan Fang, are you returning to your hometown this time?"

Zhu Lian smiled and said, "Besides being your groom for a while, what else can I think of you?"

In fact, there is no difference between the vast world and the blessed land. It is just that the rich eat the poor and the officials eat the rich. The poor eat earth, and the immortals eat ordinary people. It turns out that after eating them, they all become a handful of earth.

Whether you wake up or not wake up from the dream, everything you turn around is in vain.

Peixiang asked: "What do you think of the different choices between Gao Jun and Zhong Qian?"

Zhu Lian said lazily: "The birds don't know how good the mountains are, so they wander around and fly in the small courtyard."

Peixiang thought for a while, frowned and said: "Don't be too pretentious. Are you saying that Gao Jun doesn't want to leave the blessed land and would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix? Her vision is too small and she made the wrong choice? Or is it that Zhong Qian is in despair? Setting foot on the mountain is like walking from the mountains into the courtyard. From being a great master who is expected to be the best in the world, he turns into a mediocre martial artist who can't achieve high or low in the world?"

Zhu Lian opened his eyes and shook his head slightly, "As I said a long time ago, each flower enters each eye, different choices for the same person, the same choice for different people, two flowers bloom, one for each."

Peixiang rolled her eyes charmingly, "You are the most unreasonable."

Zhu Lian chuckled and said, "What a pity Yuanying doesn't study."

Peixiang raised his eyebrows and said, "The erotic pictures of the Fox Kingdom have always sold extremely well. They were once Qingfeng City's most important financial source after Fulu Beauty. But now it's better. They are almost piled up in the Fox Kingdom's secret treasury. Isn't this right?" Do you have trouble with money?"

Zhu Lian rubbed the center of his brows and sighed, "How dare you touch this kind of money-making method in Luoposhan? Tomorrow we will discuss matters at Jise Peak. If you have the ability, go and raise this issue with the young master yourself. Anyway, I won't dare to kill him." .”

Peixiang suggested: "We have a sect now, right? Chief Zhou has a cloud cave blessed land next to Tongye Sect. The blessed land has the Rouge List of Huashen Mountain. We can just package it up and sell it to Chief Zhou at a discount. This income , can just be counted as my private money. You can help contact Yunku Blessed Land, negotiate the price, help sell it, and we will split the account afterwards? Doesn’t it mean an extra stream of income? "

Zhu Lian didn't say whether it was possible or not, he just asked: "In the Fox Kingdom, you have disciples and grandsons who are expected to form elixirs?"

Peixiang nodded, "So there are more and more places where money is needed. Although I have saved some money in the past, it is not a problem that I spend more than I take in every year."

Zhu Lian smiled and said: "To be honest, if you don't talk about the long term, if you want to make money quickly, you have to take advantage of the sidelines."

The old cook clearly understood what the Lord of the Fox Country was saying. He was complaining in a roundabout way, and Peixiang's mention of reselling pornographic pictures was just talk.

After moving from Xu's Qingfeng City to Lotus Root Blessed Land, the Fox Country is like a closed country, cut off from the outside world, especially the Qi practitioners who regard the Fox Country as a place to visit and the gentle village. Mei, the side ways of making extra money in the past are gone. Although Peixiang and a group of close relatives are sitting in the Fox Kingdom, there will be no complaints for the time being, but over time, people's hearts and minds have fluctuated, and the undercurrents of the past are surging. It will become an out-of-control flood. In addition, Hu Mei is no better than a Taoist cultivator, or even a mountain spirit who has awakened to practice. He has long been accustomed to the feasting and feasting in the world of mortals. He suddenly closes the door and practices in solitude, making the Fox Country like a slightly larger Taoist temple. Although Hu Mei Regarding the matter of proving the Tao, Luopo Mountain and the Fox Country had already made a written agreement. As long as the Fox Clan Qi Practitioners had the hope of reaching the Cave Realm, they could go out alone to travel to the four blessed lands, travel around the world, and get involved in the love affairs between men and women.

Peixiang said cautiously: "The Fox Kingdom has taken root in the blessed land, and the aura of heaven and earth has almost doubled. If converted into immortal money, Luolu Mountain has actually been very kind to the Fox Kingdom."

Zhu Lian crossed his hands, tapped each other with his thumbs, and said with a smile: "Don't pay attention to this kind of internal matter, otherwise it will be exposed."

Peixiang suddenly became nervous.

Zhu Lian said slowly: "The Fox tribe likes to be lively by nature, but Luolu Mountain is a pure place. This contradiction is temporarily irreconcilable, and naturally involves the relationship between the Fox Country and the Blessed Land. If it were replaced by another mountain, with a place like the Fox Country If you can run a cornucopia of wealth by running it casually, you will never ask the Fox Kingdom to close its doors. After all, don’t compete with anyone, not with money. All you need to do is to allocate a piece of land to you in the blessed land, with a radius of thousands of miles. By then, Fox Once the gate of the government opens, no matter what method you use to make money, we in Luopo Mountain will just collect the accounts from each of you Fox Clan Qigong Practitioners, just lie down and collect the money. If you are happy, we are also happy, so why not for?"

"So Young Master has discussed this matter with me more than once. How can we find a compromise that will not interfere with the normal development of the Four Kingdoms of the Blessed Land, but also allow all living beings in the Fox Kingdom to not feel that their lives are miserable? Well, Young Master is using I used the term "purity", and I said with a smile that I had no worries about food and clothing, my practice was faster, and I no longer had to be regarded as a madam or a kiln sister by those Qi practitioners who came to the door just to take off their pants. , but the young master said that it is more appropriate to use the word "suffering". Life suddenly changes from noisy to deserted, which is also bitter. This is the mentality of an old man who has retired from officialdom. Even if he still has good clothes and good food, he can still roam in the forest, but from now on The busy traffic has turned into a deserted place, which is a bitter taste."

"Because it was a private chat with no outsiders present. When I was with the young master, every time I mentioned this matter, I didn't have any taboos in speaking. I just said that once you want to have everything in order, you will be in trouble, tied up, and in trouble everywhere. But As long as you don't think too much about it, things will become simpler. For example, allow the Fox Kingdom to open its doors as soon as possible. Luopo Mountain will learn from the national master Cui Chan's erection of monuments on the mountains. I will throw some iron rules to you and deliberately watch with cold eyes. After a few years and ten years, there will be another well-documented and law-based settlement of accounts in Luopo Mountain. The sentient beings in the Fox Kingdom who have violated the laws and regulations should be killed and imprisoned. To put it bluntly, as long as this is done, the Fox Country will be punished. Now that we have the source of the leather talisman, how high has the price of a fox-skin talisman in Aquarius Continent been hyped to? Isn’t it more profitable than you, Peixiang, selling a few erotic pictures?”

"But the young master said to wait. He wants to wait until the people of the four kingdoms of the blessed land gradually adapt to the fact that there are gods and spirits flying in the clouds and mist on the mountains, and they often walk around the world. When you appear again, even if the number is larger, you will become accustomed to it, ordinary master. Accustomed to the weird things of gods and immortals, and from the secluded light and different roads to the coexistence of humans and ghosts, each other has begun to follow the local customs. At the same time, you are like a closed mountain, and the Luolu Mountain forces the Qi practitioners of the Fox Country to concentrate on practicing Taoism. In ten years, when I open my door and go out again in the future, my level of cultivation will be high. From traveling in twos, twos, and threes in the early days, to going out alone in the future, there will be fewer surprises during this period."

"In the final analysis, Young Master treats all of you Fox Clan as living people. Otherwise, you think that Young Master really doesn't know that the plan I proposed has more advantages than disadvantages. It's just that in Young Master's opinion, this 'disadvantage' , there are often dozens of fox lives, which can be saved with the words 'wait and see', and the short-term benefits are bound to be smaller."

"In short, Young Master cares more about your Fox Country than you, the Lord of the Fox Country."

Peixiang sighed quietly, "The mountain master is determined."

Zhu Lian looked indifferent and said: "It is better to turn from light to strong kindness, and from strong to weak, it will turn into hatred. Punishment should be changed from strict to lenient, first lenient and then harsh, and then complain about its cruelty."

"So the next sect is located in Tongyezhou, with Cui Dongshan as the first sect leader instead of Cao Qinglang. If the young master returns to Luopo Mountain to practice, I may be the happiest person out there."

Zhu Lian was silent for a moment, looked up at the night, and said with a smile: "The more we have hope for the world and the more kindness we give, the more we will care whether the world reciprocates kindness or malice. The more tired you are.”

"If you think it doesn't matter, then maybe this is a kind of spiritual practice."

Zhu Lian raised his palm, stretched out his hand to grab it, and clenched his fist, "There are only two kinds of strong people in the world."

"What have I gained from this world? Whether it's ambition, awe-inspiring, and doing it in a right way, leaving a name in history, or it can be cunning and ruthless, fighting for wealth and fame. It's up to me. I won't make it difficult. Who dares? Prosper."

Zhu Lian raised his other hand and waved it outward slightly.

"What have I paid for this world? If you are poor, you will be alone. If your reputation does not show your immortality, you will turn on the light to read articles. If you are successful, you will help the world. If you want to achieve great deeds, you will suffer for yourself and slowly become poor. Walking on the ice.”

Finally, Zhu Lian stared at the sky and said something strange.

"Young master, master, young master... lending money is like giving, and collecting debts is like asking for money."

The meeting of the Jise Peak Patriarch Hall will be held at Si Shi.

Today at 10 o'clock in the morning, the square is indeed a bit deserted compared to before, which is attributed to Cui Dongshan.

There are only Chen Ping'an, the owner of the mountain, Zhu Lian, the chief steward, Chang Ming, the chief steward, and Wei Wenlong of the Quan Mansion.

The right protectors are Zhou Mili, Chen Nuanshu, Chen Lingjun, Xiaomo, Guo Zhujiu and Peixiang.

There is also Wei Bo, a tiger who is recognized as wearing the same pants as Luo Luo Shan.

The uninvited Xie Gou and the white-haired boy with the pseudonym Konghou were also present, standing next to Guo Zhujiu, who was yawning.

In addition, the person who was not called to participate in the discussion today was the gatekeeper Xianwei. In fact, the Taoist Xianwei had never entered the Luolu Mountain genealogy. As for Zhao Shuxia, he was still practicing boxing in the bamboo building.

There are also Zhao Luan, Cen Yuanji, Zhang Jiazhen, the long-lived direct disciple Nalan Yudou, Kong Hou's apprentice Yao Xiaoyan, Shi Rou and Zhou Junchen from the New Year's Shop in Qilong Lane, Zhao Denggao and Tian Jiu'er from Caotou Shop.

Chen Pingan first introduced Gao Jun and Zhong Qian, and then introduced the identities of everyone in Luopo Mountain to them.

Both Gao Jun and Zhong Qian looked a little embarrassed. After all, it was the first time they had seen with their own eyes the group of true immortals who were so-called "ranked in the immortal class" in the books about the gods and monsters of the blessed land.

The Patriarch of Luolu Mountain is actually a woman with a long life. I don’t know whether it is her name or Taoist title. She is extremely tall and slender, and she habitually smiles with squinted eyes.

The god Wei Bo, the Lord of Beiyue Mountain, wearing a snow-white robe and a gold ring in his earrings, said that he welcomed Lord Gao and Zhong Qian to visit Piyun Mountain.

The little girl in black with two sparse yellowish eyebrows and a cotton bag slung across her body is the protector of Luolu Mountain. The girl in a pink dress with gentle eyebrows wished a blessing to the two guests.

The boy in green who liked to throw down his sleeves when walking was named Chen Lingjun and his Taoist name was Jingqing. He hesitated to speak, but finally nodded with a straight face without asking about the other person's realm.

The young man in a yellow hat and blue shoes has a soft expression and a slight smile. According to Chen Shanzhu's introduction, Xiao Mo is a "sword cultivator". Next to him is a girl in a mink hat with rosy cheeks.

A white-haired boy holding a book in his arms, although he is a disciple of the outer sect, claims to be the genealogist of Luopo Mountain, so he was able to attend the meeting today and record the proceedings.

The last person introduced was the girl with the inkstone hanging from her waist, named Guo Zhujiu, who was Chen Ping'an's direct disciple.

After that, the auspicious time arrived. Under the leadership of Chen Pingan, everyone filed into the Jise Peak Patriarch Hall. Gao Jun keenly discovered that there seemed to be no order. Everyone was very casual. For example, Zhang Lu Changming and Wei Shanjun Walking at the end, the white-haired boy who was a handyman disciple followed Chen Pingan, and the girl in the mink hat, whose name was very... casual, actually just stopped at the door, waved goodbye to Xiao Mo, and said that she Just waiting outside, Chen Pingan said that you can sit in today. Xie Gou immediately stretched out his hand to support the mink hat and straightened his clothes. Gao Jun only felt a sense of ritual in this girl. The atmosphere is probably due to the fact that Xie Gou is not high-level and has relatively low qualifications?

However, there were still rules for the seating arrangement in the Patriarch Hall, which made Gao Jun seem to realize something.

Chen Nuanshu took the incense stick, and Chen Pingan took the lead in offering incense. After that, they each took their seats. Because Gao Jun and Zhong Qian were outsiders for the time being, there was no need to offer incense with the three hanging portraits.

Gao Jun found that his position was near Wei Bo. Opposite him sat the Xie Gou who was making extraordinary decisions, sitting upright with a solemn look on his face.

Zhong Qian sat next to Zhu Lian and Peixiang.

The little girl in black looked longingly at Zhang Lu Changsheng, her expression was gentle, she narrowed her eyes and nodded.

Then Zhou Mili began to unwrap the cotton cloth and distribute the melon seeds. Chen Lingjun helped Nuanshu bring tea and water, and took the initiative to pass the teacup to Wei Bo. He smiled brightly and spoke of Brother Wei's hard work.

The backer is not with Wei Shanjun, but the master is at home, Brother Wei.

The first thing is to make up for Guo Zhujiu’s apprenticeship ceremony and name in the genealogy.

According to Chen Ping'an's wish, just drink a bowl of apprenticeship tea. However, after Guo Zhujiu handed over the apprenticeship tea, he knelt down and kowtowed without saying anything, making a loud banging sound.

Nuanshu and Zhou Mili had already moved tables and chairs and prepared pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Chen Pingan personally wrote Guo Zhujiu's name and place of birth on the genealogy.

The second thing is to announce that Zhong Qian will serve as the guest guest of Luo Luo Mountain. This time, the manager Chang Ming is sitting at the table and is responsible for recording the names.

Next, Chen Ping'an proposed that Kong Hou be the monk who compiled the chronology of Luo Po Mountain. This meant that according to the rules of the mountain, Hong Hou would automatically be included in the long life lineage of Zhang Lu.

So Chen Ping'an added a sentence and asked Kong Hou if he was willing.

The white-haired boy seemed to have been slapped, with a face full of reluctance. If he agreed in a daze, he would be working as an errand under the hands of Changshou. If he walked out of the gate of the ancestral hall, how could a master have the face to meet a disciple like Yao Xiaoyan?

Changming narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Chen Pingan turned around and asked with a smile: "Palace Master Wei, what do you mean?"

"Whether it's following the old customs on the mountain, or Luolu Mountain making an exception specifically for Taoist monk Konghou, I don't have any objections."

Wei Wenlong also had a look of helplessness on his face. Ever since his master came to Luolu Mountain, Lord Yin Guan had "respectfully addressed" him as Palace Master Wei every time they met.

Chen Ping'an looked at Zhang Lu Changshou, and she smiled and said: "Fellow Daoist Konghou, as long as you are happy, I don't care whether you become a monk of the Zhang Lu lineage or not."

The white-haired boy complained endlessly, "I am happy if I don't join Zhang Lu's lineage, but I am also worried."

Most people don't know that even Pei Qian once said that the person who should not be provoked in Luolu Mountain is this Zhang Lu who smiles all year round.

"Since there are no additional ideas, there is no need for Honghou to join the Zhanglu lineage."

Chen Ping'an did not continue to embarrass Konghou. They had already given him a boxing book, so it was not too much to change the music editor.

The third thing is that Luo Luo Shan is planning to purchase the surrounding new hills.

The Longquan Sword Sect has completely withdrawn from Chuzhou territory. Several mountaintops have been moved away by the tiger Wei Bo using his natal magical power, creating a huge lake that has not yet been named.

Clouds and mist rose in the meeting hall, and a landscape painting of the mountains to the west appeared on the ground.

Zhong Qian only felt that it was an eye-opener. How could he still act like this?

Gao Jun's eyes lit up and he thought quickly. It seemed that his Hushan Sect and the Songlai Kingdom's imperial court, which already had many Qi practitioners, could copy this move?

Chen Lingjun was chewing melon seeds and staring at the Piyun Mountain, giggling to himself. I just didn't have enough money in my pocket, otherwise I could just buy Brother Wei's mountain.

Wei Bo held the tea cup and looked at the silly and cheerful Uncle Chen with a smile.

Chen Lingjun noticed Wei Shanjun's gaze and immediately stopped eating melon seeds. His eyes wandered away from Piyun Mountain.

Wei Wenlong glanced at Mr. Yin Guan, and Chen Pingan nodded gently. Wei Wenlong then stood up and walked into the clouds and mist, introducing the historical origins, auras and various mountain treasures of nearly sixty mountains one by one. Each mountain, Except for a few special hills in Longji Mountain that have absolutely no possibility of being purchased, the others all have a rough valuation. The purchase method is not complicated either. One way is to purchase Luoluoshan directly with fairy money. As long as the other party is willing to sell, the price can be negotiated. The second type is to exchange things for land. If there is a gap with the other party's psychological expectations, Luo Luoshan will use various heavenly materials, earthly treasures, spiritual weapons and magic weapons to make up for the difference. The last method is to let the other party set the price themselves, and Luo Luoshan will weigh the pros and cons and decide whether to buy it. The only purpose of the three methods is that benevolence and righteousness are not the same as buying and selling, and there is no need to force it. There is nothing that is inevitable and must be collected by the Luolu Mountain. After that, Wei Wenlong began to report his wealth to the treasury. This was also the reason why the palace lord asked Lord Yinguan from his heart before. When it came to secrets, the master of the Hushan Sect was an outsider after all and could not be leaked easily.

Nowadays, the source of income of Luolu Mountain mainly comes from three trade routes. The first financial route of Luolu Mountain created by Chen Pingan is mainly in Beiju Luzhou, Gugutan Pima Zong, Chunlu Pu, Caique Mansion, Yunshang Within the city, the route encompassing the entire southeastern boundary of Beiju Luzhou is like an arc, plus a group of Xianfu islands on the sea. Among them, the robes woven by Caique Mansion are the most considerable and stable income. The Aquarius Continent’s Dali Imperial Court and Beiju Luzhou’s various landscape gods are the main purchasers. The second horizontal trade route mainly ran along Jidu, including Duckweed Sword Lake, Dragon Palace Cave Sky, and later added Lingyuan Gong Shen Lin and Longting Marquis Li Yuan, as well as the Yunxiao Palace of Chongxuan Department of the Dayuan Dynasty. There is also a third route with Sanjiang Water Area in Hongzhu Town, Dongshuijing, Fan Family and Sun Jiashu in Old Dragon City. In addition, there are also commissions from various Xianjia ferries docking at Niujiaoshan Ferry. As for the income from the two shops at Baofengzhai and Qilongxiang at the ferry crossing, they can be ignored for the time being. Then there is the Lotus Root Blessed Land, which is the bottleneck of the upper-class ranks. It also has a fox kingdom that was once the most important source of wealth for the Xu family in Qingfeng City. The treasures that Luopo Mountain picked from the Lotus Root Blessed Land that emerged at the right time and took advantage of the trend are currently Not many.

After having the Qingping Sword Sect as a subordinate sect, according to Haoran Tianxia's old rules, the Qingping Sword Sect needs to take out at least 20% to 30% of its income and hand it over to Luopo Mountain on a regular basis.

For example, the Inkstone Mountain in Jiang's Cloud Cave Blessed Land, the Qingping Sword Sect and the Jiang Sect have a 50-50 split. Although the Luopo Mountain and the Qingping Sword Sect are related by upper and lower sects, they still have to settle the accounts clearly as brothers.

Without these "financial paths" to make money, Emperor Song He would not be so sincere and take the initiative to invite Chen Ping'an to serve as the Grand Master of Dali.

The level of one's realm, the level of fame, and the level of status all depend on the word "fulfilment."

The depth and depth of a country's national strength, including cavalry, education, culture and martial arts, do not still fall on the word "money".

Zhong Qian was particularly not interested in these, but Gao Jun silently remembered the names of the immortal mansions one by one.

Obviously they were discussing the purchase of Shantou. Changsheng suddenly smiled and said, "Let me digress. Lord Shantou, regarding the misappropriation of 600 gold and fine copper coins in Quan Mansion's accounting room, can you take this opportunity to raise the issue?" Is it on the agenda?”

Chen Pingan had a wry smile on his face.

"The thing is very simple. The mountain master has use for these gold and copper coins stored in Quan Mansion's treasury."

Changsheng continued: "If the mountain master still feels that there is a suspicion of pretending to be self-serving, and feels sorry for it, then let's have a discussion with everyone today. You might as well listen to everyone's thoughts. If everyone except the mountain master has no objection, then The mountain master can only speak his mind to overcome the opinions of others. The next meeting of the Patriarch Hall will be discussed in detail."

Previously on the Feng Yuan ferry to Tongyezhou, Chen Ping'an had just returned to Haoran with Xiaomo from Colorful World, and took the initiative to mention this matter to Chang Ming, because he wanted to make the natal flying sword "Jing Zhongyue". According to Chen Pingan's estimation at the time, it was not a problem to create an orderly river of time with the gold and copper coins donated by Ning Yao in Colorful World. The problem was that Chen Pingan's " "Sword Refining" is a bottomless pit that is destined to be filled even if mountains of gold and silver are thrown into it. Moreover, the three kinds of immortal money are meaningless and can only be gold and copper coins. At that time, Changsheng persuaded Chen Pingan, but Chen Pingan said that he would not be polite to her at that time, and returned to Xiandu Mountain to discuss the matter in detail. As a result, when the Qingping Sword Sect was completed and the first meeting of the Ancestral Master Hall was held, Chen Pingan was not at all She did not mention this issue, and because she was in the lower sect, as the leader of the upper sect, it was not appropriate to raise this issue in the lower sect's ancestral hall, so she had to wait patiently.

Chen Lingjun had a little surprise. Long-lived Taoist fellow Taoist monk didn't even call his master son? Why was it changed to Mountain Lord? Why do you feel so... murderous? !

Zhu Lian immediately lowered his head to drink tea. He ignored the matter and made up his mind not to wade into the muddy water. If everyone says yes, it means no. If everyone says no, it means no. I am just a housekeeper and cook, and I speak lightly. You can just treat me as if I don’t exist.

Wei Bo shook his robe, crossed his legs, and nibbled on melon seeds. The words of Taoist Taoist Changshou were very chewy and more refreshing than drinking tea.

Changshou smiled and said: "Of course, according to the rules set by the Mountain Lord himself in the early years, as long as the money and treasures entered the treasury, no matter who wants to use them, they need to pass the resolution of the meeting hall, and the Mountain Lord cannot exception."

Chen Lingjun looked deep in thought and asked doubtfully: "Is there such a rule? Why don't I remember it?"

Xiao Mo smiled and said: "Anyway, I haven't heard of it."

Xie Gou quickly echoed: "Xiao Mo is right!"

The book says a very reasonable truth: a woman must support her man when she is outside.

Didn't she just suffer a big loss because she didn't understand this matter before? Otherwise, let alone being a Taoist couple with Xiao Mo, she and Xiao Mo would already have a lot of kids.

Chen Ping'an glared and said, "Xiao Mo, Xie Gou, when did you go up the mountain? I heard nothing."

Xiao Mo didn't dare to argue with the young master, so he looked at Xiao Mili with a smile. Xiao Mili immediately understood. Then he had an idea and coughed a few times, "New genealogist, do you remember this?"

The white-haired boy immediately pretended to take out the booklet from his sleeve and said, "Let me check it carefully. Please wait a moment. There is irrefutable evidence. Black and white words are the most deceptive."

Chen Ping'an said angrily: "Okay, okay, I had no intention of being polite to Changsheng about this matter. I will use at least half of Quan Mansion's six hundred gold essence copper coins."

Changsheng immediately corrected him: "Mountain Master, how can you say you are being polite to me? I don't dare to take responsibility for a relationship that is beyond our reach."

Wei Wenlong smiled and said: "Those two gold and copper coins were earned directly and indirectly by the mountain owner, so I have no objection to the transfer."

Zhu Lian then nodded and said softly: "No objection."

Wei Bo helped put the final word on it, "That's just someone being pretentious."

Gao Jun and Zhong Qian looked at each other. Are all the Luopo Mountain Genealogy cultivators so courageous? Does this count as Chen Pingan, who besieged the lord of a mountain? Although they all have their hearts turned towards Master Chen, yet everyone speaks so freely?

In fact, this is the reason why Gao Jun and Zhong Qian have not yet followed the local customs. Otherwise, if Chief Zhou, Pei Qian, Cui Dongshan, Zheng Dafeng, Mi Dajianxian, Jia Lao Shenxian... these strong-willed and powerful generals were all present, That picture, haha.

After Xie Gou listened to Wei Bo's evaluation, he immediately took a high look at this Beiyue Mountain Lord. He was good, excellent, responsible and courageous, and dared to tell the truth. He was a hero!

Guo Zhujiu was eager to try and asked: "Master, do you need me to challenge a group of them alone? I think it is not easy and the problem is not big!"

The girl in the mink hat and the white-haired boy quietly looked at each other and nodded. If Leader Guo spoke, they had no choice but to follow.

Chen Ping'an rubbed his brows and said that some of the customs of the summer palace should not be brought to Luopo Mountain. He waved his hand towards Guo Zhujiu, took a sip of tea, and gently put down the cup, "Then it's settled, I'll take it out today. Of the three hundred gold and copper coins, the Quan Mansion has reserved half of it for me."

Changsheng smiled from the bottom of his heart and said: "Young Master, I have no choice but to forgive you. Please forgive me for what happened today. I'd like to trouble you to say hello to Xiaomi Li, but don't let Pei Qian hear it."

Chen Lingjun's voice was very straightforward, "Master, do you want me and Guo Zhujiu to join forces to repel the enemy? But to be honest, Changsheng and the others do have good intentions, and this Weishanjun is the most outrageous. If you don't stop me, master, I will Are you going to start scolding him instead of thinking about brotherhood?"

Zhu Lian gathered his voices together and said, "Young Master, this trend cannot last forever. If it continues like this, everyone will rebel. What kind of dignity will it be? What Taoist Taoist Changshou is doing today is not authentic. Especially Wei Shanjun, an outsider, He makes irresponsible remarks and is arrogant. He doesn’t know who he learned his bad habits from, it’s so outrageous.”

Chen Ping ignored Ruo Yi and asked Palace Master Wei to continue the previous issue.

But in an instant, Chen Ping'an, Wei Bo, Xie Gou and Xiao Mo turned their heads to the west almost at the same time.

A messenger flying sword came from west to east, suddenly entered the border of Chuzhou, and was about to plunder into the Jise Peak sword house.

Chen Pingan reached out and took the flying sword into his hand. After reading this secret letter from Liji Academy, he felt happy and relieved.

The secret letter was an invitation letter from senior brother Mao Xiaodong, who was the secretary of the academy. The first half of the content was an official document sent by senior brother Mao to Luoposhan in the name of Liji Academy, inviting Chen Pingan to attend the debate among the three religions. The content of the letter The second half is more like a "letter home" between brothers and sisters. The letter states that the candidates to participate in the debate on the three religions have been decided and will not be changed. There are nine Buddhist disciples from the Western Buddhist countries, Qingming Tianxia Of the nine Taoist species, two of them are rather weird. One is Zhang Fenghai who was supposed to be imprisoned in the Yanxia Cave of Yuegong in Bai Yujing Town. But according to Bai Yujing's wishes, Zhang Fenghai is not a Taoist official in Yushu City. Even Bai Yujing's genealogical identity was not retained. Then there is Zhou Li, the sect leader of Shen Gao Sect of Aquarius Continent and the scribe of Qing Xuan Sect.

On the Confucian Temple side, nine people were also sent to participate in the debate. After seeing the names of three of them, Chen Ping'an felt doubly happy and relieved. Because the latter is the young mountain chief of Hengqu Academy, Yuan Yu. The two people in front were Li Xisheng, a Confucian scholar, and Li Baoping, a gentleman from Sui Cliff Academy.

Mao Xiaodong also said that according to the wishes of the Li Sheng, the Confucian Temple allows you, junior brother, to bring one more person to attend this debate among the three religions.

At the end of the letter, Mao Xiaodong said that this invitation did not need to be taken too seriously. Since it was not to participate in the debate, but just to observe, in fact, you could go or not.

Mao Xiaodong's wording in the letter was euphemistic, but with an obvious tendency. Chen Pingan can understand the good intentions of Senior Brother Mao. In the historical debates between the three religions, the participants were extremely dangerous. However, if the observers have insufficient practice and state of mind, but are too involved, it is easy to be immersed in the situation and lead to Taoism. , it is simply a "disappearance" in a sense.

The reason why Chen Pingan is not too worried about Li Baoping is that her brother Li Xisheng will participate in the debate, which is a defense in itself. Furthermore, Chen Pingan personally learned about Li Baoping's academic skills during the discussion at the Confucian Temple. Passed. The most important thing is that whether it is my husband or my senior brother Cui Chan and his left and right, they have always had great confidence in Xiaobaoping. After all, she is a little girl in a red cotton jacket who was able to copy out a mountain of books just to skip school when she was a child.

Over at the Confucian Temple, an old scholar clasped his hands behind his back, followed by a tall academy clerk. The old scholar smiled and asked, "Xiaodong, what is written in the letter?"

Although Mao Xiaodong changed his Taoist tradition, he was always honest with his mentor and told the contents of the letter verbatim. The more the old scholar listened, the angrier he became. He frowned. He couldn't hold it back. When he saw no one around, he jumped up and slapped him. "Is there anything I can go or not do? Do you have so little confidence in my junior brother?!"

Mao Xiaodong had no choice but to explain: "Junior brother is just like my husband. He is too eager to learn and likes to get into trouble. He debates among the three religions and each has his or her own opinions. I'm worried that junior brother will be too distracted and not beautiful."

The old scholar hummed, "That's fair to say, Xiaodong is still very experienced in doing things. Sir, I wrongly accused you, don't you feel aggrieved?"

Mao Xiaodong said sincerely: "If the teacher teaches well, even if the students can only learn a little bit, they will still benefit for life. So if the students are wronged, it is best if the teacher does not feel wronged."

The old scholar twirled his beard and smiled. This is where the senior brother is inferior to his junior brother. He is obviously not flattering, but he talks like flattery.

Mao Xiaodong murmured: "Real grievance is only so grievance that people don't know whether to cry or not."

The old scholar stretched out his arm and patted Mao Xiaodong's shoulder gently.

In Luolu Mountain, Chen Ping'an walked to the gate of the mountain and stood behind a bamboo chair. The gatekeeper Xianwei was reading a book, drooling from time to time and twisting the pages. He read with great interest and occasionally turned back.

Chen Pingan coughed, and Taoist Xianwei was startled. He threw the book to the ground with lightning speed, "Brother Dafeng, I never thought that you are such a person and have such a book!"

A rickety man appeared in the house out of thin air, happened to bump into this scene, and shouted angrily, shouting that the old cook had done something wrong for putting such a book in someone else's house.

Chen Pingan's face was filled with surprise and he asked with a smile: "What happened?"

Zheng Dafeng smiled and said, "I miss home."