Sword of Coming

It was a warm autumn day, and Lu Tai was sitting alone in the yard today, writing music, while Chen Ping'an was practicing "Swordsmanship Sermon" beside him.

Since the last time Lu Tai became aware of the investigation by the disciples of Flying Eagle Castle, there has been no more private offense in Flying Eagle Castle.

Lu Tai took advantage of Chen Pingan's pause and suddenly asked, "Chen Pingan, can I teach you how to play chess?"

Chen Ping'an was still twisting his wrist, looking for the most suitable and smooth sword-holding posture to cope with the changing moves. If he wanted to draw the sword quickly, he had to constantly make changes in details. This is similar to the extremely skillful jumping knife technique in porcelain firing. , is a principle. At first glance, it means "immobile", but in fact it is not.

After hearing Lu Tai's suggestion, he shook his head and said: "Forget it, I have learned it, but I can't play chess well. When I first traveled out, I saw masters playing chess. I still prefer to watch people play chess."

Lin Shouyi, thank you, Yu Lu, a young national master who changed his name to Cui Dongshan. Each one is more powerful than the other. Chen Pingan often watches chess, but he can't even tell the quality, distance and depth of the chess, so he thinks he has never played. Chess talent.

But just like seeing Lu Tai making tea is pleasing to the eye, on the way to Sui Dynasty, Lin Shouyi played chess with Xie Xie, which also fascinated Chen Ping'an.

When playing chess on a chessboard, Chen Pingan feels that it is wonderful to feel the forgetfulness that players feel when playing chess.

Lu Tai didn't bother and asked with a smile: "Do you know what the highest level of chess is?"

Of course Chen Pingan didn't know.

Lu Tai twisted his head and said with hot eyes, "There is no one in front of me."

Chen Pingan thought for a while and nodded, "Yeah."

Now it was Lu Tai's turn to be surprised. He raised his head and looked at Chen Ping'an sideways, "Can you really understand?"

Chen Ping'an walked slowly in the yard, his energy sinking in his Dantian, and his fists pouring out. At first glance, he looked inconspicuous, but he turned out to be in the deep and silent realm. He smiled and said: "I have a sword and someone to help me fight through the third level of martial arts." The old man's punches all feel like this, as you said, 'there is no one in front of him'."

Lu Tai was slightly startled.

Even though Lutai has seen too many strange people and beautiful scenery, he has seen bells ringing and cauldrons eating, yellow and purple nobles, feather fans and silk towels, dining in the glow and drinking dew.

Watching Chen Pingan boxing is still a pleasure.

But Lu Tai felt that Chen Pingan could do better.

He stood up and took a deep breath.

Between his nose and ears, four wisps of white breath were slowly floating out, but they did not leave or disappear, like four slender white pythons hanging upside down on his face.

Chen Ping'an was a little confused and didn't know why Lu Tai did this.

Lu Tai walked to the center of the courtyard and said slowly: "Pure martial artists refine their qi, and qi practitioners also cultivate and refine their qi. The word 'qi' cannot escape from the breath and exhalation. Qi is like a gossamer, resting on an ordinary person's body. It is a descriptive word." A person's life is short, but when it comes to a sword cultivator, it's a different scene."

Lu Tai slowly exhaled, and the air condensed like silk, and finally turned into a pocket flying sword in front of him. Lu Tai blew lightly.

Chen Ping'an's heartstrings shook, and he quickly turned his head. A wisp of white light passed quickly by his ears, and then the extremely slender white light flew quickly across the entire courtyard, continuously pulling out streaks of lasting light. Weaving a courtyard like a cage of sword energy, a thunder pond filled with fierce sword energy.

Lu Tai stamped his foot, and the vision disappeared instantly.

Lu Tai smiled and said: "Although I am not a pure martial artist, I still understand the principles. You, Chen Ping'an, are crazy about boxing. It's just the most ordinary boxing. You have done it a million times, so your boxing intention is completely natural. But you actually I don’t understand the true meaning of it.”

Lu Tai faced Chen Ping'an, with one hand behind his back and the other outstretched, with his palms spread out, "In addition to strengthening the muscles, bones, qi and blood, and warming the soul and mind, the real secret of boxing in the world lies in a force that does not rely on the power of heaven and earth. Instead, I want to order the true energy of heaven and earth to be closely connected, in order to punch so fast that it is unreasonable!"

Lu Tai stretched out his fist straight, with a bang, the fist exploded, and the sound of tearing silk could be heard.

Lu Tai punched again, with a slight tilt and a sliding stroke. The final location of the punch was still at the original position, but the momentum was silent. However, when the fist touched the air, the energy collapsed, and the momentum was astonishing.

Lu Tai explained: "With two punches, I used the same strength and will to punch out in the middle of winter. It seems to be the shortest path, but it is like trekking through mountains and rivers. The fastest is to find the mountain road and go down the river. You Going straight all the way, but not going fast enough. The legendary true end of martial arts is the Tenth Realm, and beyond that is the Martial God Realm. That is the heavenly scenery that makes even Qi practitioners envious and fearful."

Lu Tai put away his fists, sighed, looked at the sky, and said in a daze: "Chaos has arisen in the world, Chen Ping'an, you must survive. If you can survive to the end..."

Blood oozed from the corner of Lu Tai's mouth, but he continued: "You must live on, stick to a certain place, don't be coerced by the general trend, be the mainstay, and the world will work together, Chen Ping'an, don't fight for temporary gains and losses. , I believe you will go further than that Cao Ci, rebuild the Changsheng Bridge, and become the Great Sword Immortal..."

The secret cannot be revealed.

For ordinary Qi practitioners, it may be just a joke that can be said casually.

But the Yin Yang family is different.

People who are good at divination, fortune-telling and astrology often do not die in good health. Occasionally, they should not expect to be kind to their descendants. They may even eat too much food, causing the ancestors to lose their virtue and harm future generations.

Chen Pingan had already noticed that something was wrong and shouted softly: "Lu Tai, that's enough!"

Lu Tai nodded, raised the back of his hand to wipe away the blood, sat back at the stone table, and said with a bright smile: "Now that I have found this place and the upper balcony in Flying Eagle Castle, you will need to travel alone from now on."

Chen Pingan sat next to him and nodded, "It's over now. I will go north alone. You don't have to worry."

Lu Tai asked: "What are your plans?"

"Of course."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "The close one is to find an ancient battlefield site, look for those ghosts and heroic spirits that linger after death, temper the three souls, and consolidate the foundation of the four realms of martial arts. The far one is to continue to follow after returning to my hometown. If an old man learns boxing and takes more practical steps step by step, he will be more likely to reach the seventh realm."

Lu Tai nodded, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine. This little counterattack from heaven is just a home-cooked meal for the children of the Lu family."

After Chen Ping'an confirmed that Lu Tai was not pretending to be fat, he felt relieved, held the back of his head with both hands, and said leisurely: "There is one thing that I have thought about before but didn't have time to do. Pave a road for my hometown. Every other There is a pavilion only three to five miles away. No matter how much money you spend, I don’t feel bad about it.”

Lu Tai said angrily: "It's just a road, and it doesn't cost much."

No wonder this guy's two natal flying swords are called Needle Point and Maimang. It seems that he is born to compete with other people's thimbles.

Chen Ping'an didn't compete with him and continued: "When I get to my hometown, I will try to manage the two shops in Qilong Lane myself. As long as I can make money, even if I only have a few pennies in the account every day, it will be fine."

"Then there are those broken statues in the Immortal Tombs. Although I have done some things on my previous trip home, built many sheds and repaired some, it is still not enough. They still need to be formally reshaped into golden bodies."

"Is this why you bought those statue books?"

"Yeah. Try to know as many taboos and rules as possible so that you don't do bad things with good intentions."

Lu Tai smiled and said, "It's really busy."

Chen Ping'an always looked into the distance, "Are you willing to listen to me if I go further?"

"Tell me what you said. If you say something bad and it offends my ears, I will plunge into the well and wash myself."

Chen Ping'an ignored his sarcasm, "I want to build more buildings besides the bamboo buildings on the Luolu Mountain in my hometown, stretching from the foot of the mountain...forget it, from halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain. , it has those tiles, dripping water, cornices, caissons, and mortises and tenons that you mentioned."

When Chen Pingan said this, he stretched out a hand and made a strong upward gesture.

Lu Tai rolled his eyes, "What a terrible ambition."

Chen Pingan was a little discouraged.

Lu Tai quickly raised his hands, "Okay, okay, keep talking. I won't make fun of you anymore."

Chen Pingan then continued: "I want to buy a lot of books, including saints from the three religions, hundreds of schools of thought, and notes from sages. Before the Lizhu Cave Heaven was broken, there were markets like my Mu Ping Lane, You can’t imagine how rare a book is, it’s harder than finding a grain of silver.”

"I want to have large buildings and small buildings on the mountain with many spiritual weapons and treasures. I also want to collect specialties from all over the world, such as the embroidered lichen of the Caiyi Kingdom and cockfighting cups. Lively and lovely elves are weird and can help people dress up." Charming, little guys who can stand on the branches of potted plants, bow their hands, and open the door to welcome guests, raise some. Exotic flowers and grasses, mountains and flowing water, pavilions, lush forests and bamboos, and every day there will be seas of clouds and mountain mist flowing through the mountains like rivers. By the side..."

"Li Baoping and Li Huai can study peacefully there, Lin Shouyi can concentrate on practicing Taoism, Yu Lu can reach the top of martial arts, and ask the old man named Cui for advice on boxing and martial arts. Thank you for being there... and you don't have to be bullied by Cui Dongshan, Qingyi Children and girls in pink skirts can practice as much as they want there, and be lazy as much as they want. A girl named Ruan Xiu can often come to my house as a guest, and I can treat guests with cakes made in my own shop..."

"On every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, many people will go to the mountain temple in Luolu Mountain to burn incense. I will build the mountain road and Shinto wider. It will have the same bluestone as Taoye Lane on Fulu Street. On rainy days, you will not be afraid of getting muddy on your shoes. We have prepared a lot of coir raincoats and bamboo hats at the mountain temple. Even if it rains temporarily, the people are not afraid. They can borrow them and carry them down the mountain, and then return them to burn incense next time."

"No matter what the world is like, how life is at the bottom of the mountain, or how it is on the mountains elsewhere, I just hope that everyone there will love each other and live a more comfortable life every day. I hope that I and the people around me will no longer be like Liu Xianyang Like that time, I felt like I couldn't do anything, but when we were claiming the truth and others didn't listen, then let them listen, whether it was with fists or swords..."

Lu Tai has been listening quietly.

It was like watching Chen Pingan build his own snowman in the summer.