Sword of Coming

Dajioshan seems to have used a technique similar to rubbing monuments, preserving all the scenes on the long scroll of flowers and birds. The gossamer-like white paper was torn off layer by layer, a total of ten times, and then began to be sold to the public.

The ship owner named Chun Shui Qiu Shi and the two sisters went up to show their faces and help Dajiu Shan raise the price.

Chen Ping'an didn't think anything at first, but he accidentally saw Qiushi standing there, holding one end of the other with her sister. She was graceful and graceful, and she was very familiar with bidding and bidding. Qiushi was heartless and stared blankly. After Xiang Chen Pingan saw his gaze, he was satisfied and raised his chin slightly, revealing a proud face.

It seemed that until this moment, Qiushi felt that she was on an equal footing with Chen Pingan?

Chen Ping'an didn't understand the girl's thoughts very well, so he focused on the white papers for rubbing the tablets. After ten rubbings, the spiritual energy became thinner and the scenes became blurrier. The last one was even more... You can only watch it once, and the price is of course the lowest, only thirty snowflakes and jade coins.

The ancient jade used to make coins is called snowflake jade. It is a specialty jade mine in the northern Aizhou continent. It is mainly distributed in two caves. If you put this kind of "copper coin" popular in the mountains under the sun, it will reflect the crystal like snowflakes. . Also known as Xiaoxue Qian, it has the four characters "good omen of good harvest" engraved on the front and the four characters "Xiaoxue Fengdi" engraved on the back.

Because the output of snowflake jade is huge and the spiritual energy content is quite good, over the long years, snowflake jade has gradually become a common mountain currency in Jiuzhou. It is widely circulated and is a must-have item for Qi practitioners at the bottom and halfway up the mountain. , snow money can definitely be exchanged for gold and silver, but gold and silver may not necessarily be converted into snow money.

The reason is simple. The dignitaries at the foot of the mountain, divided by various factions, worship the gods on the mountain. It is impossible to give a carriage and a carriage of silver. It is both inconvenient and too eye-catching. If you offer a box of snow, you will be very particular. The money box would be more elegant if it were made of fine wood.

Chen Pingan gritted his teeth and bought the last white scroll for thirty Wen Xiaoxue. Because it was the last one, the boat owner of Dajiu Mountain personally handed it to Chen Pingan. Qiushi was not as stable as his sister Chun Shui, so he did not care about the boat owner. Not to mention awe-inspiring, just like a little yellow warbler chirping around the branches.

Fortunately, the captain has watched these two sisters grow up, and Qiu Shi's talent is better than Chun Shui's, so it is not hopeless to reach the fifth level, so the captain of Dajiu Mountain is actually very patient with Qiu Shi. It's called putting a long line to catch big fish, holding a job in the mountains to make a living. You really have to take a long-term view, not only to see what's on the table or in the pot, but maybe also to see what's in the fields.

After handing over the money and delivering the goods, the captain teased Qiushi, grabbed a fire pear from the fruit plate on the coffee table next to the sandalwood chair, handed it to the maid, and then walked away. Chen Ping'an didn't know what was going on, but received a sharp look from Qiushi. It turned out that the fire pear was the commission from a painting sold by Qiushi for helping Dajiu Shan. However, after Qiushi glared, he smiled to himself. He stood up, raised the fire pear in his hand, and shook it at his sister, feeling proud.

Life is impermanent, gathering and dispersing are unpredictable.

After the battle between Fengleiyuan and Zhengyang Mountain came to an end, Chen Ping'an separated from the Taoist priests outside Longhu Mountain, and returned to Fang B of Tianzihao with Chun Shui Qiushi to get along day and night. However, when the Kun ship slowly landed over the ferry in Nanjian Kingdom , it turned out that Chen Pingan and Taoist Zhang Shan reunited by chance, and they chose to get off the boat here, waved goodbye to the pair of maids Chunshui Qiushi, and they were separated from each other from then on.

The ferry of Nanjian Kingdom was built on the border of the two countries with Gu Yu Kingdom, on a large lake.

Compared with Wutongshan, which was just opened by Dali Longquan, this ferry is much larger and can berth five Dajioshan Kun boats at the same time.

The separation from Chun Shui Qiushi was far from a farewell. During this period, Chen Ping'an shamelessly asked Dajiu Shan for a lot of fruits. The two girls benefited from this, and Dajiu Shan later began to slander the young man from Da Li. , what is a person with shallow eyes, who has never seen the world, but likes to take advantage of him? Even if Chen Pingan knew it, he would definitely not care. On the contrary, Qiushi listened to those weird words and felt a little unhappy and depressed. In the end, he turned into Chun Shui and went to Kunchuan Kitchen to beg for fruits.

When Chen Pingan got off the ship, he brought a lot of melon rinds and cores with him.

Because there were not many people disembarking in Nanjian Kingdom, Chen Ping'an and Taomu Sword Taoist suddenly bumped into each other and went together.

At the bow railing, Qiushi snorted coldly: "Sister, look at that guy. He didn't feel sad at all when he got off the boat. Maybe he was thinking about the colorful world down the mountain."

Chun Shui said helplessly: "Master Chen is not even interested in Xinghuafang, how could he have any idea about brothel hooks? It's not like you don't know how many generals, ministers, ministers, noble princes and princes who are accustomed to the world have arrived on the Kun ship. Xinghuafang also lingers on, after all, there are many women in the place who flatter them, but in the eyes of the world, the fairies are goddesses. After getting drunk, those men show their ugly faces one by one. Alas, it would be great if all the men at the foot of the mountain were like Mr. Chen. "

Qiushi was a little unconvinced, "That's because Chen Pingan is still young, and he will become such a vicious and evil person in the future. Maybe next time we board the ship, Chen Pingan will talk nonsense and do something to us."

Chun Shui narrowed his eyes and glanced at the embroidered bag on his sister's waist, "Do you really think so?"

Qiushi turned her head suddenly, pretending to turn a blind eye to the scene on the lake.

Chun Shui looked around and found that Chen Ping'an was saying goodbye to their sisters with fists in his hands. He was very arrogant and worthy of being a pure martial artist who practiced boxing diligently.

Chun Shui quickly raised his arm and waved.

When Chen Ping'an turned around and left, Qiushi turned his head, with an angry and playful look, Chunshui joked: "Why are you here? You are so far away from me, and you are so polite and personal, and there are so many people." Two pieces of meat.”

Qiushi glanced sideways at her sister's breasts and suppressed a smile, "Sister, you've lost a few ounces of meat, so you're not afraid. Anyway, you have a strong foundation, and I can't."

The two sisters started to fight.

When I was young, I always thought that parting was the beginning of the next reunion.

After Chen Pingan and Taoist Zhang Shan talked, they found out that they both wanted to go south. Chen Pingan was going south for an inexplicable reason. Lu Chen and Old Man Yang wanted him to disembark at Nanjian Country. They didn't dare to save trouble and go to a building under Laolong City. The ferry, and Taomu Kendo Priest was hungry and cold, so he really couldn't afford to take this ferry. If he didn't get off the ferry, he would probably have to work as a waiter on the Kun boat to make ends meet.

The two had similar temperaments, so they agreed to go south together. As for when they would part ways, they ignored it for the time being.

The ferry where the two disembarked was located on the southern border of Nanjian Kingdom and the northern border of Ancient Yu Kingdom. Taoist Zhang Shan was familiar with the elegant language of Aquarius Island and explained to Chen Pingan the hometown of Ancient Yu Kingdom. It turned out that the emperor of Ancient Yu Kingdom was Chu. There is also a saying about the origin of the country's name. According to legend, in ancient times, there was a goddess who was responsible for announcing spring, and was also responsible for the growth and prosperity of vegetation in the world. Only in the ancient Yu Kingdom was there a big tree that was green in autumn and yellow in spring. It was always slower than before. Shooting made the goddess very angry, so she ordered this tree to be innately incapable of enlightenment and extremely difficult to become a spirit charm. This is the origin of "elm lumps" in later generations.

Taoist Zhang Shan is a Qi practitioner in the Three Realms, and his realm has not yet been stabilized. However, as a Taoist in the Longhu Mountain Taoism, whether registered or anonymous, he is very familiar with the matter of crossing mountains and ridges.

The young Taoist who was carrying the mahogany sword took out a copper bell from his bag before entering the mountain, hung it on the end of the mahogany sword, and explained to Chen Pingan: "This is the demon-listening bell, which is most popular in the Taoist sect. , similar to the picture of Baize painted by a Qi practitioner, Pindao's string of bells is of the lowest quality and can only be regarded as an entry-level demon-suppressing tool. After being infused with spiritual energy, within a few hours, he can only perceive one level higher than Pindao. Pindao is only in the third realm of Shanze monsters, which means that the big monsters in the fifth realm cannot be detected."

Chen Pingan was about to speak but stopped.

How could you report your cultivation level not long after meeting someone?

And then there’s the “Great Demon of the Fifth Realm”?

Chen Ping'an was a little unsure. Could it be that he and this disciple from outside Longhu Mountain didn't belong to the same world and the same rivers and lakes? The two little guys in my family, the boy in green and the girl in pink skirt, are both qi practitioners in the fifth level of middle school. In my hometown, doesn't the boy in green clamor every day to try not to be punched to death?

Although Chen Ping'an was full of doubts, his impression of the young Taoist priest became somewhat better.

The young Taoist priest did not notice Chen Ping'an's doubts, and was still there to comfort "Mr. Chen" beside him, "But Mr. Chen, don't worry, there is a saying on our mountain that any sect with an upright sect and an immortal family has jurisdiction over thousands of miles." There is absolutely no big demon causing trouble inside. The reason is very simple. The big demons don’t have the guts to cause harm to the world. Once the immortal master of the middle five realms knows about it, he might be beheaded on the same day, right?"

Chen Pingan smiled and nodded yes.

Scholars visiting the mountains to visit immortals has always been a highlight in the writings of literati in the past dynasties. It is also true that immortals dress up in disguise, play games with the world, and make fun of the world.

On the mountain and outside the mountain, there is a disconnect between the two.

It was only after Chen Ping'an boarded the ship that he learned about the territory of the Three Continents, including Aquarius Continent. There were very few places like Longquan. Many people, working hard throughout their lives, had never seen the so-called mountain. immortal.

Taoist Zhang Shan is an out-and-out warm-hearted person. After chatting, he heard that Chen Pingan was away from home without even carrying a scroll of Baize pictures, so he desperately wanted to give his scroll of Baize pictures to Chen Pingan, saying that this picture The scroll only costs two or three cents, and it is exactly the same as the demon bell. It is the most basic and cheap item. It comes from a private workshop. It is rough and poorly printed. Even if it is a gift, it is shabby. Since you, Chen Pingan, are in urgent need of one, Just in case of emergency, just take it and use it first. Zhang Shan is already familiar with it.

This is probably the so-called boy who makes good money meets the boy who scatters money?

Chen Ping'an didn't dare to accept it in vain, so he put his hand into his sleeve to cover his tracks, then used the fifteen-inch object to take out two small snow coins and handed them to Taoist Zhang Shan. The latter hesitated for a moment, then only accepted one small snow coin and returned the money. Such an old item is worth a penny. In fact, when I first encountered the ghost in wedding clothes, the blind Taoist priest gave me a copy of the "Soushan Picture" handed down by my master's ancestors. Compared with Zhang Shan's Baize Picture, it was indeed thousands of times better, but Chen Pingan forwarded it to me. It was given to Lin Shouyi, and Chen Pingan was looking at the Baize pictures while climbing. He also enjoyed looking at them, especially the images of some ghosts and ghosts, which were not recorded in the "Soushan Picture". Chen Pingan felt that he had gained a lot. Quite abundant.

When it comes to entering the mountains, Taoist Zhang Shan may not be as good as Chen Ping'an, the mud-legged man, even if he treks through mountains and rivers for ten years.

Therefore, Chen Ping'an walked very leisurely. Although Taomu Ken Taoist was not out of breath, he was not relaxed either.

Chen Pingan was not as cautious as Kun Zhou, and deliberately made the movement of his footsteps heavier every moment. First, after practicing boxing in the bamboo house, Chen Pingan understood the truth that the heartstrings need to be relaxed and relaxed. Secondly, the Kun ship sailing in the sea of ​​clouds and the land, mountains and rivers under the Kun ship are very different. Chen Ping'an does not need to be too careful. Even an ordinary martial artist of the Three Realms, traveling alone in a country's territory, will not be too careful. A big threat. Finally, one of the most important reasons is that Chen Pingan feels at ease with the Taoist priest Zhang Shan. This feeling of being like old friends at first sight makes Chen Pingan extremely trustful. Just like before, he saw Mr. Qi standing outside the school and standing at the door of Li's house. Li Xisheng.

Chen Pingan trusts his intuition.

As the two of them waded through mountains and rivers together, twenty years passed quickly. The journey was smooth and smooth, with no twists and turns. Chen Pingan and the young Taoist priest became closer and closer. Chen Pingan would practice unabashedly. He walked six steps and practiced the sword furnace when he stopped to rest. Taoist Zhang Shan actually practiced the method of five thunders. Because of Lin Shouyi and the blind Taoist, Chen Pingan was no stranger to this. Zhang Shan He often assumes strange postures, with the golden rooster standing alone, punching a certain part of the abdomen with a fist, making a very regular whistling sound, or bending his elbow and pressing his fingers against the neck meridian, and using his other hand to form a sword with two fingers together. , shut his mouth tightly, his belly was like thunder, and he made a muffled grunting sound.

This was the first time that Chen Pingan met someone who was tireless in his practice and was no worse than his own boxing practice.

This is probably the key to the two of them being able to go south together all the time.

They all endure hardships, but they can still enjoy it.

Occasionally when night falls, the two of them find a sheltered place, or an ancient temple or a cave, and light a bonfire. The young Taoist priest will tell Chen Ping'an about the great swordsmanship in Juluzhou and how the Taoist priests there are looked down upon. It is also a magic weapon. A sword cultivator can buy it with ten cents of snow. If a Taoist priest buys it, he may have to pay double the price. When the young Taoist priest with a gentle temperament talks about this, he will reveal himself for the first time. With an indignant look, he said that if possible in the future, he would definitely change these rules.

After the young Taoist priest had previously determined that Chen Pingan was a martial arts practitioner, he was actually puzzled. If practicing qi and cultivating immortals is the largest gold-selling cave in the world, then practicing martial arts is a worthy second place, and it also requires eating gold and silver. countless. He, Zhang Shan, has not lived a comfortable life for a day since he came down from the mountain. The occasional gains, after weighing them in every possible way, were replaced by talismans that can be used to protect one's life, and one or two magic weapons that are most suitable for conquering demons. , just like the simplest magic talisman, which can help a young Taoist priest quickly escape from the battlefield at the dangerous moment of encountering a big demon, and go a few miles away, it will cost Zhang Shan thirty cents of snow, one cent of snow, It is worth at least one hundred taels of silver, which means that Zhang Shan, a common man in the market, has to earn at least three thousand taels of silver by his own ability in order to buy a magical talisman.

However, the young Taoist cultivated in the Three Realms, and went to Juluzhou where there were swordsmen in the mountains and there were countless swordsmen at the foot of the mountain. He went all the way south and relied on poor demons and slayings. In fact, most of the demons he succumbed were naughty and evil. , they are just ghosts from the barren tombs who have not yet developed their spiritual wisdom. It is extremely difficult to make money. Sometimes when you encounter a powerful second-level demon, the young Taoist may have to transfer some of his family wealth to it. The real money maker is still Water and land dojos and weddings and funerals, especially those that require a large number of Taoist priests, are the fastest and easiest way to get money. Unfortunately, such good things are hard to come by.

So after Zhang Shan heard that Aoping Continent advocated Taoism, he didn't look down on Taoists as much as Ju Luzhou, so he thought about crossing the continent south to see if there were any opportunities. As a result, he almost starved to death not long after boarding the ship. This made the young man The Taoist was filled with gloom about this trip to Aquarius Continent.

The Guyu Kingdom has a small territory. The two of them quickly crossed the border and arrived at the Caiyi Kingdom. They were traveling at night and encountered a heavy rain. Strangely, they entered an inaccessible mountain range and walked more than ten miles on the mountain road. There is no suitable place to take shelter from the rain. The rocks are rugged and there are many exposed cliffs. There are occasionally big trees on the mountain, but most of them are dead. Some rare green trees are far from lush. Therefore, raindrops the size of soybeans hit the two of them in a continuous stream, which can make people's heads feel dull. Chen Ping'an was in the Luoluo Mangosteen Building, and he was trained in the three realms of martial arts. Of course, his face did not change, but his heart did not beat. Not long after Taoist Zhang Shan entered the Third Realm, the physical toughness of a Qi practitioner was naturally inferior to that of a pure martial artist in the same realm, and his foundation in the Third Realm was average. Therefore, the young Taoist's face was pale and his lips were ashen. Chen Pingan knew If he continues to endure it, even if Zhang Shan survives tonight's rainy night, he may become ill tomorrow.

Chen Ping'an stopped, patted Zhang Shan's shoulder, and loudly told Zhang Shan to stay where he was and try to keep his breathing steady. He would speed up and find a way out alone. Regardless of the outcome, within a stick of incense, Will definitely come back to him. Zhang Shan was stunned. The young Taoist, who was a little dizzy from the heavy rain, moved his lips slightly and his voice was as thin as a mosquito. During the heavy rain, even Chen Ping'an didn't hear clearly what he was saying. He just saw Zhang Shan's body. Feeling increasingly weak and unable to continue being hit by the heavy rain, Chen Pingan no longer hesitated, showed a smile to him, turned around and walked quickly forward.

The young Taoist priest sat cross-legged and began to resist the biting cold.

The lower five realms of Qi practitioners are called the five realms of mountaineering. They draw the vitality of heaven and earth outside the human body to pour and sharpen the skin, flesh, muscles, bones and blood of the human body. The first and second realms are the copper skin realm and the grass root realm, which can make the Qi practitioner's skin tough and the blood strong. Logically speaking, it is only a rainstorm. No matter how heavy it is, the young Taoist who has reached the third realm Liujin realm can already Entraining Qi and tempering the muscles and bones, but this disciple of the Longhu Mountain disciple who carries the Taomu Sword on his back follows the path of the Taoist Talisman Sect, which places more emphasis on external objects, such as divine talismans and Taomu Swords, which are tempered by the physical body. The effect was not outstanding, and the spring rain was too sudden and "dark", causing the young Taoist priest to unknowingly consume the true energy in his body very quickly.

The young Taoist with a white face had blurred vision. He was debating whether to take off his luggage and took out a Qi-replenishing elixir from a porcelain bottle. However, the elixir named "Huiyang", no matter how poor its appearance, was still real. The young Taoist was reluctant to spend a penny, so he gritted his teeth and persisted, hoping that the young martial artist would leave early and come back early, and successfully find a place to hide from the rain.

When you go to the mountains, you will have to endure the hardships of the mountains at some point.

In this regard, the monsters in Longquan Town are an example. The people in the city are completely unaware, but the momentum of Ruan Qiong's sword-making will make them want to die.

Chen Ping'an quickly walked out half a mile away, no longer hiding his cultivation in the three realms, and rushed forward quickly.

When he saw a big tree with only dead branches in front of him, he took a few steps to start running, then stepped upwards on a bunch of tree trunks, grabbed a rotten branch, and gently pulled it, his figure floated up, and the branch collapsed and fell to the ground. , but Chen Pingan has already made one step further, standing on the height of the big tree, covering his forehead with his hands, looking up, there is no light, but there is a small hill at the end, Chen Pingan lightly jumps up, his hands He kicked his foot on the tree trunk suddenly and flew away, causing the tree behind him to fall to the ground.

Chen Ping'an's body tilted downwards, like an arrow shooting out. After landing, he reached out and slapped the ground with mud and water. His whole body rolled forward in the air. When his feet landed on the ground, he pointed his toes and rushed forward. , extremely flexible, and soon reached the top of the hill. After climbing to the top, the view was wide, but he still couldn't see even a little light. This made Chen Ping'an feel a little troublesome. If it didn't work, he could only make a temporary split on the way back. They cut down trees and built a rough tent, but looking at Zhang Shan's demeanor, even if he was hiding in the tent, if he couldn't light a bonfire, he would probably still get cold and get sick from cold.

Chen Pingan was actually a little puzzled in his heart. This large low and winding mountain range was indeed a bit strange. He had walked through quite a lot of mountains and rivers. There really was no place that gave people such a withered and decayed feeling. If it was Yin Qi It's okay to be so desolate among the dense tombs, but why is it that such a heavy rain makes it colder than elsewhere?

Just when Chen Ping'an was about to turn back to look for the young Taoist priest, he suddenly found a faint light appearing where his eyesight was exhausted. It was slowly moving towards the north. The light swayed slightly in the rain curtain, like a small boat heaving in the stormy waves. They will all capsize and burn out. Chen Pingan thought for a while, remembered the direction of the light, turned around quickly, and returned the same way. He found the shaky young Taoist, helped him up, and said that there were people ahead who were also traveling at night to see if they could meet up. If so, The locals might know where to take shelter from the rain.

The young Taoist priest perked up, and Chen Pingan picked him up on his back without saying a word and rushed forward.

Chen Pingan carried a locust wood sword box on his back and a young Taoist priest carrying a mahogany sword on his back. He ran wildly in the rainy night, crossing mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground.

As the young Taoist priest became more and more sleepy, the light became brighter and brighter.

Chen Pingan slowed down slightly and looked up. He had been observing the scene over there. In the heavy rain, the same two people were walking together. Two young men who looked like scholars were carrying book boxes, one holding a big umbrella and the other Holding the torch, although they were in the same miserable state as Chen Ping'an and the others, compared to the bleak situation of the young Taoist, the two scholars in Confucian shirts were smiling and talking about something. They didn't seem to think that the wind and rain blocking the road was a hardship. A lucky thing to be happy about.

Neither of them seemed to notice Chen Pingan's sneak approach.

This also made Chen Ping'an slightly reassured. In the wilderness on a stormy night, there must be monsters when things go wrong. Once something unexpected happens, and you can't leave the Taoist priest on your back, it will be a hard battle.

Chen Pingan shouted loudly in Aquarius Island Yayan from a distance away.

The two scholars did not hear it and continued on their way.

Chen Pingan breathed a sigh of relief again. Even if it was a Qi practitioner or a mountain monster, his moral skills would not be high anymore. Of course, the opponent did not deliberately hide his clumsiness in the early stage.

It wasn't until more than ten steps away that two young men in Confucian shirts discovered Chen Ping'an.

They quickly stopped and waved to Chen Pingan. After some conversation, looking at the pale face of the young Taoist, one of the scholars from the Caiyi Kingdom pointed to a place and consoled him: "I like to travel in mountains and rivers all my life, and I often go alone. Traveling far away from home, I remember that this place is deserted, but there is a house about three or four miles away, which was most likely built by a hermit. Brother Liu and I are heading here on this trip, you may as well come with us."

Another scholar holding an umbrella smiled bitterly and said: "We originally camped on a hillside a mile away, but we never expected that there would be such a heavy rain. If Brother Chu hadn't known the way, it would have been a disaster. "

Chen Pingan quickly thanked him.

Two scholars who met by chance, one helped hold an umbrella over the Taoist's head before, while he himself was caught in the rain and shivering from the cold.

The scholar who originally held the torch looked gloomy, because without the umbrella to cover it, even though the oil used in the torch was not mortal, it was still extinguished under the heavy rain. He really couldn't bear to throw it away, so he held it in his arms.

Scholars can only rely on the light of lightning and thunder again and again and rely on memory to move forward.

They actually found a house.

For example, in the prosperous gates in the cities of prefectures and counties, although there are stone lions standing at the gates, they look small and unattractive. But for some unknown reason, there are no Spring Festival couplets hanging or door gods posted.

Finally, there is a chance to take shelter from the rain under the eaves.

The scholar who put away his umbrella hurriedly knocked on the door hard, regardless of etiquette.

As a result, after a long time, the door creaked open, just as a bolt of lightning lit up the night sky, revealing a haggard and terrifying old face.

The scholar was so frightened that he staggered and almost fell backward.

The sudden appearance of the old woman's face in the suddenly bright rain curtain shocked even Chen Ping'an, who had seen many landscapes and monsters, let alone a timid scholar.

Everyone just felt that the inside of the house might not be as peaceful and warm as the stormy world outside.

Zhang Shan, the Taoist priest who was the most expert in subduing demons and demons, fell into a coma without any sense of loyalty.