Sword of Coming

The group originally planned to stay at the mountain foot inn, but unexpectedly it was overcrowded. Most of them had one room left in this house and another in that house. Chen Pingan was worried and worried that Shi Rou could not protect Pei Qian by herself, so he had to take a flying boat and return to the suspended ship. The ferry is parked in Tsing Yi.

Zhu Lian asked how the incense was at the Zhongyue Temple on the top of the mountain. Chen Ping'an said he didn't go in to burn incense and just walked around the top of the mountain. However, he passed several Taoist temples along the way. It was obvious that he was sparing no effort to compete for pilgrims. The Taoist temple asked a third-rank official of Chengtian Kingdom to erect a monument at the entrance of the temple, and the temple hired a famous calligrapher to write a plaque. In addition, the mountain roads leading to the temple and Taoist temples were built to be extremely flat and shaded by green trees.

This is the case on Yiyue Mountain. The competition for incense among the five mountains in a country becomes more intense. It can be said that they use all possible means. The god of Yiyue often invites those who practice Qi in the middle and fifth realms to build a thatch to practice. Even if no one is available, the hut is still there. That’s fine, it’s not as if the mountain is high, but if there are immortals, there will be spirits. They would also warmly invite literati and poets to travel around the mountains and leave poems and calligraphy treasures, and then send people to secular dynasties to add fuel to the flames, and so on, and there were all kinds of tricks. It is said that in the Nanyue of Chengtian Kingdom, there was a famous civil servant who was later known as the Bachelor of Bajiao. While taking shelter in Nanyue, he wrote that wonderful and popular poem. So much so that today, a hundred years later, Nanyue Temple is still benefited by this "literary spirit".

Chen Ping'an doesn't like these businesses that have nothing to do with immortality, but he doesn't resist them either.

It is impossible to say that in the future, in my hometown of Longquan County, if one day I really want to establish a small sect, I will need to copy these methods.

Before taking off in the airship, Zhu Lian said softly: "Master, do you want me to show my hand? Pei Qian has such a piece of lamplight stone marrow, it is inevitable that someone will covet it."

Chen Pingan shook his head and said with a smile: "First of all, we are not causing trouble now, and secondly, we are not able to stop the ordinary evil people. How can a good person guard against thieves and beat gongs and drums every night? If someone really knocks on the door, you Zhu Lian will treat it as a The people have been freed from harm."

It was rare for Shi Rou to take the initiative to speak, "But we are so rich in treasures that people are so greedy."

Chen Pingan explained patiently: "You are wrong. First, it is wrong to be motivated by wealth and to seize treasures and kill people. Second, it seems that we are guilty of having a jade in front of us, making outsiders jealous. In fact, it is not the case. Evil people have evil in their hearts. Today they see lamps and stones, tomorrow they see magic weapons and spiritual weapons, and the day after tomorrow they see other people’s blessings. These will all be the reasons for them to take risks and disregard the law."

In order and in detail, Chen Ping'an had broken the truth into pieces. Shi Rou nodded in approval.

Chen Ping'an finally smiled and said: "The world is already full of chaos, so let's not criticize good people too harshly. The Spring and Autumn Period blamed the sages. That was the good intention of the sages, and it is not something that anyone in our future generations can copy mechanically."

Zhu Lian asked Pei Qian with a smile, "Do you understand?"

Pei Qian glared and said, "I want you to take care of it?!"

Zhu Lian clicked his tongue and said, "The loser finally stepped on dog shit. It's rare that he made a lot of money. His back is harder than a hiking stick."

The flying boat slowly lifted into the sky.

Pei Qian sat next to Chen Pingan, struggling to hold back his laughter.

Zhu Lian asked: "Why don't you buy a few more lamp stones... and gamble on your luck? For example, if you still have three snow coins left on hand, and it really doesn't work, you can ask Shi Rou to sell the small lamp stone marrow. Xiaoboda, the more you earn, the more gold and silver you make. Aren’t you making a fortune in this Feng Shui treasure land? Not to mention the birthday gift I gave you as a birthday gift to your master this year, maybe it will be enough for next year and the year after that..."

Pei Qian stretched out two fingers, his face full of pride.

Zhu Lian smiled and said, "Just tell me, I'm all ears."

Pei Qianxue's Chen Pingan said slowly: "First, on the way out of the Lion Garden, master taught me that a gentleman does not take what others like, so I will not ask Shi Rou to sell lamplight and stone marrow. Second, walking in the world , just give it up if you feel good about it! This is also what Master said."

Zhu Lian clasped his hands and said, "I have been taught. I don't know when Lady Pei Master Pei will open a school to teach and teach. I will definitely support her then."

Pei Qian punched Zhu Lian deliberately to scare Zhu Lian. Seeing that the old cook was motionless, he retracted his fist angrily, "Old cook, why are you so childish?"

Zhu Lian punched out.

Pei Qian leaned back instantly and laughed loudly after dodging the punch.

Zhu Lian and Chen Pingan looked at each other and smiled.

After all, Shi Rou was not a pure martial artist, so he didn't know the mystery behind it.

After the group got on the ferry, the rumor of "a young swordsman with two natal flying swords" was too shocking, far greater than the temptation of three Guyu coins, so until the ferry sailed out of Chengtian Kingdom, they were still No unscrupulous person dares to test the skills of a swordsman.

However, the ferry's slow speed, convoluted route, and various ways to make money really impressed Chen Ping'an.

On this day, when another ferry was hovering and a flying boat was casting its net out to walk across a "single-plank bridge" to a fairy mansion, even Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh and curse that we were really on a pirate ship.

The Xianjia sect is only third-rate in Aquarius Continent, but it has built a ten-mile-long single-plank bridge between the two peaks. It is high above the sea of ​​clouds all year round. The scenery is good, but the money is not ambiguous. Walking for a long time The trip costs a full three snow coins. It is said that the bee-tailed wild cultivator who went to the Five Realms once crossed the single-plank bridge here, and happened to see the scene of the rising sun. Due to the resonance, he realized the Tao and broke through the realm. It was here that the golden elixir earthly immortal became the one who crossed the bridge. Only after taking this step did he achieve the great achievement of standing proudly on the top of Aquarius Continent with a low status as a wild cultivator.

Chen Pingan still obediently took out twelve snow coins.

Pei Qian initially thought about running him back and forth seven or eight times, but he was just a young maid who was lucky enough to go up the mountain to practice in the Immortal Family. She smiled and reminded everyone that this single-plank bridge has a special value and cannot go back.

It made Pei Qian stomp his feet in annoyance, he lost money again, didn't he? !

Although it is said to be a single-plank bridge, it is actually not narrow and difficult to navigate.

The bridge that the bee-tailed Watano built back then was indeed in tatters.

Later, the mountain gate was built with iron and steel, and it was built into its current scale. Not only is it wide and stable, but it was also rebuilt to be extremely delicate and beautiful.

After that, the ferry went around the central part of Aquarius Continent, where the war was in full swing, making a veritable circle.

So much so that under the map at the foot of the ferry is the dragon road that Chen Ping'an once took a boat to go south.

That time, Chen Ping'an separated from Zhang Shanfeng and Xu Yuanxia and went south alone.

This time, Pei Qian, Zhu Lian and Shi Rou were with him.

During this time on the ferry, in addition to practicing boxing, Chen Pingan had to spend half of his time sitting in meditation and forgetting to look inside, absorbing spiritual energy and warming the "water house".

The longer he got involved in spiritual practice, the deeper he felt about the sequelae of practicing qi and martial arts. Chen Pingan roughly came to a conclusion. This path will lead Chen Pingan to the seventh level of martial arts and become a qigong practitioner. After reaching the cave realm, there is a short bonus journey, but after that, especially after the life object is refined and the golden elixir is finally formed one day, the conflict between the two will become increasingly irreconcilable, making the martial arts climb bumpy. Advanced Nascent Soul is even more difficult.

But these are things for the future.

At present, punches still have to be struck, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth still has to be absorbed and tempered with all one's strength.

Chen Ping'an took the most basic six steps and punched a million punches on the Sword Qi Great Wall, from leaving Hanging Mountain to Tongye Continent, then to Ouhua Paradise, to Daquan Dynasty, Qinghu Palace and Aquarius Continent. The southernmost Old Dragon City has probably received nearly 400,000 punches from the Qingluan Kingdom in the southeast to the Sui Dynasty in the north.

After the Tsing Yi ferry departs.

During the Xiaoshu season, which is the hot period of steaming and cooking, three old men climbed the mountain to reach this single-plank bridge.

Tourists are sparse.

Except for the Shanmen women collecting money at both ends of the single-plank bridge, there were almost no customers on the bridge.

A short old man in linen clothes looked very aggressive. He was the shortest but the most powerful. He slapped an old man walking with him on the shoulder and said, "Xun, what are you doing standing there in a daze?" Money!”

The old man surnamed Xun was busy asking the young woman what was unique about the scenery here. After being pressed on his shoulders, he immediately took out nine snow coins and acted as the victim.

And this old man who paid for it was none other than the old man Xun mentioned by Zhu Lian. He gave Zhu Lian several novels about talented men and beauties about gods fighting at Chenchen Pharmacy in Laolongcheng.

Zhu Lian admired this senior's knowledge very much, and his knowledge was very profound.

After that, on Sui's right, he went to Tongyezhou Yu Guizong where the old man was. After Tongye Zong Du Mao failed to ascend, his vitality was severely damaged. Yu Guizong is now the well-deserved leader of the continent.

There is an ordinary-looking old man left, he hesitates to speak, and wants to persuade this carefree old friend. Mr. Xun is so kind and kind to visit you across the continent, but you have not given me a good look from the beginning to the end. How can you respond? thing? Do you really think that this senior is a junior member of your Invincible Divine Fist Gang? What's more, if Senior Xun hadn't come to help this time, how could he have successfully obtained the largest piece of glazed golden body that Du Mao had left in the world.

To put it ten thousand steps back, Xun Yuan is, after all, a great monk in the Immortal Realm of Tongye Continent, and the old master of the Jade Gui Sect! You, a guy who fell back to the Nascent Soul Realm, how can you have the confidence to yell at this senior every day?

This old man is none other than the Upper Five Realm Wild Cultivator from Fengweidu, and he is also Jiang Yun’s master.

Therefore, this single-plank bridge was the blessed place for the old people to form the Golden Alchemist Association.

The maidservant who was only a monk in the Third Realm couldn't recognize the depth of the three of them. Let alone her, even the Mountain Master of the Guanhai Realm stood here and couldn't tell the details.

One is in Immortal Realm, one is in Jade Pu Realm, and one is in Nascent Soul Realm.

If anyone stomps their feet, the mountain will probably collapse.

After Xun Yuan paid the money, the three old men walked slowly on the single-plank bridge.

In terms of age and cultivation, Xun Yuan was respected.

But this Tongyezhou One-Chi Gun was really hard-headed in front of the jade-faced young man from Baopingzhou.

Watching the same scene of Flowers in the Mirror, Xiao Langjun took the initiative to ask if he could shoot with a one-foot gun. If he could shoot, he would come and do a small favor.

Xun Yuan patted his chest and promised that even if he could not fight, he would not be held back.

Then the old gang leader of the Invincible Divine Fist Gang, who was a qi practitioner but named himself the leader of the sect, gave Xun Yuan an address and arranged to meet there.

Xun Yuan then flew away directly against the wind, which could be said to be as fast as lightning.

As a result, the Taoist Heavenly Lord of the Shengaozong who had just entered the twelfth realm had a conflict with the Yupu realm cultivator at Fengwei Ferry. Both sides were determined to get the fragment of the glazed golden body and were in a stalemate.

If nothing unexpected happens, no matter what the final result is, at least the Invincible God Fist Gang will have a grudge with Shen Gaozong.

As a result, the deadlock was broken immediately after Xun Yuan appeared.

Nearly everyone was happy. The Yupu Realm cultivator spent money to buy the large piece of glazed gold body that was rare in a thousand years, which almost emptied his family fortune. But it is obvious that the Taoist Heavenly Lord Qi is the nominal number one cultivator in Aquarius Continent. Really, he took a big step back. In addition to collecting money, Xun Yuan also helped Shen Gaozong and one of the seventy-two Confucian sages who sat above the Aquarius Continent to beg for the glazed golden body. He escaped and infiltrated into an ancient unknown broken cave ruins, and handed it over to Tianjun Qizhen to bring it back to the sect for repair and repair. If it is managed well, it will become a small blessed place in Shengao Sect for disciples to practice with half the effort.

Generally speaking, monks in the upper five realms will not easily enter the fragments of the Cave Heaven Paradise, but there are no absolutes.

What's more, among the vast number of Confucian saints in the world, there is a group of sages who "opened up frontiers and expanded territories" to find those ruins floating at the bottom of the long river of time. After salvaging them, they would either consolidate them into one of the new cave heaven blessed places, or directly convert them. It gradually integrated into the territory of Haoran.

There are not a few Confucian saints in history who have completely perished in the long river of time because of this, and there are even more countless people who have damaged the foundation of the Tao because of this.

Just these dangers and sacrifices.

Human beings don’t know.

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After Li Huai went to Sui Cliff Academy to study, although he was bullied badly at first, after the rain, the weather cleared up. Not only did no one in the academy trouble him, but he also made two new friends, two of the same age and one with a genius. The outstanding Han clan disciple is named Liu Guan.

A great Sui nobleman named Ma Lian was born in a generation of hairpins.

Liu Guan, who was born in poverty, was bold and always had some wild ideas. Ma Lian, who was born in the best family, was timid and could not do anything. He became a little follower of the two of them, just following Liu Guan all day long. Hanging out with Li Huai, because Ma Lian's family is a wealthy family such as the Great Sui Dynasty, and he is married to the Gao family of Geyang. Ma Lian is the eldest grandson, but now he hangs out with Li Huai and Liu Guan, so he is very popular with the Great Sui Dynasty. He was ostracized by other peers in the academy and ridiculed as sycophants and moneybags.

After summer came, three children who were classmates in the same dormitory still sneaked out of the dormitory after the college's night ban to go to the lake to cool off. They wanted to be caught by the master, but they were scolded for copying books and punished by standing and eating boards. .

Tonight, Liu Guan took the lead, walking with a swagger, like a gentleman on patrol at night. Li Huai looked around, more cautiously. Ma Lian followed Li Huai cautiously with a grimace on his face, his head drooped.

The three of them arrived at the lake smoothly. Liu Guan took off his boots and put his feet into the slightly cool lake water. He felt that there was something wrong with it. He turned to a relieved companion and said, "Ma Lian, it's very hot in summer." , isn’t your Ma family known as the first Tibetan fan family in the capital? Go back and take out three handfuls and give one to me and Li Huai so that we can fan ourselves away from the summer heat while doing our homework.”

Ma Lian said with a bitter face: "My grandfather's most precious fans are those. Each one is his darling, and he will not give it to me."

Liu Guan rolled his eyes and said, "Then if I steal a few fans that your grandfather doesn't often use to play with, if he finds out, how can he still beat your grandson to death?"

Ma Lian wanted to cry but had no tears.

Li Huai smoothed things over and said, "Forget it, Ma Lian is timid and can't hide things on his face. If he really wants to go home and steal the fan, his parents will probably spot the flaw as soon as he gets home."

Ma Lian nodded vigorously.

Liu Guan sighed, "It's such a waste of such a good background. I can't do this, and I don't dare to do that. Ma Lian, when you grow up, I can see that you won't be able to make much progress, and the most you can do is rest on your laurels. Look, your grandfather is Our Hubu Shangshu in the Sui Dynasty received the title of Wenyingdian University. When your father came, he was only a county magistrate who was sent to other places. Although your uncle was a capital official, he was a Fu Baolang the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean. In the future, it will be your turn to be an official. I guess I can only be a county magistrate."

Ma Lian sighed and did not fight back. He did not have the courage to argue with Liu Guan, but also because he felt that Liu Guan was right.

Among the three, the teacher scolded Liu Guan the most, but even a blind person could see that the masters actually had the highest expectations for Liu Guan. He was neither good nor bad, and his academic performance was slightly better than that of Li Huai, who was at the bottom in ten thousand years.

Li Huai patted Ma Lian on the shoulder and comforted him: "Being a county magistrate is already very powerful. In my hometown, earlier, the biggest official was a kiln supervisor with an official hat. I don't know how old he is. Now Only then did we have a county magistrate. Besides, no matter how big or small you are, you are friends with Liu Guan and I. When you are young, Liu Guan and I will definitely still treat you as friends, but don’t become a senior official. Now, don’t you think of us as friends?”

Ma Lian quickly promised: "No, I will treat you as my best friends in this life."

Liu Guan smiled and said: "Then between Li Huai and me, who is your best friend?"

Ma Lian was speechless, always feeling that no matter how he answered, he would not be able to please him. Although he admired Liu Guan's intelligence and his decisiveness in everything he did like a young adult, deep down in his heart, Ma Lian was still relatively more mature. She likes to get along with Li Huai and is easy to talk to. She won't use words to hurt him or make him feel ashamed.

After Li Huaixiao put his feet into the water, he gasped, shuddered, and laughed, "I'm second best. I won't compete with Liu Guan for first place. Liu Guan is first in everything anyway."

Liu Guan put his arm around Li Huai's neck and said with a smile, "You sound like you're trying to convince me that you can compete with me."

Li Huai hurriedly begged for mercy: "I can't compete. I can't compete. Liu Guan, why are you competing with a person who is at the bottom of his studies? Are you embarrassed?"

Ma Lian smiled secretly.

Three children, after all, they are still carefree years.

As a result, there was an angry shout from a certain master in the distance, and Liu Guan pushed Li Huai and Ma Lian on their shoulders, "You run first, and I'll hold back that arrogant-nosed Master Han!"

Ma Lian ran away without saying a word, even with bare feet.

Li Huai helped Ma Lian put on his boots and asked, "What should you do?"

Liu Guan glared and said: "Hurry up and leave, the three of us will be taken away together. Tomorrow will be even worse, and the punishment will be heavier!"

Li Huai hurriedly put on his boots and ran more steadily than Ma Lian. After all, he came from Da Sui Academy all the way from Da Li Longquan County.

In the end, it was Liu Guan who shouldered the wrath of Old Master Han who was on night patrol. If Liu Guan hadn't answered the question correctly during the coursework, Old Master Han would have made Liu Guan stand by the lake for a whole night.

When Liu Guan returned to the school, Li Huai opened the door and asked, "How was it?"

Liu Guan stretched out his right hand, snapped his fingers, and said proudly: "There is no problem in the world that I, Liu Guan, cannot solve."

Li Huai was very observant and asked, "Aren't you left-handed?"

Liu Guan immediately cursed, sat down at the table, spread out his palms, it turned out that the palm of his left hand was red and swollen, and said angrily: "Old drunkard Han must be angry in his heart, either the price of drinks in the capital has increased, or his two unscrupulous descendants He got into trouble again and deliberately took out his anger on me, so he was beaten particularly hard by the ruler today."

Liu Guan is a big-hearted guy who can fall asleep easily. When Li Huai and Ma Lian were anxious and worried about suffering tomorrow, Liu Guan was already fast asleep.

Liu Guan slept on the outermost side of the bed, Li Huai's quilt was closest to the wall, and Ma Lian was in the middle.

Li Huai didn't feel sleepy. He sat against the wall under the moonlight, holding a painted puppet in his hand and chanting something.

Ma Lian asked softly: "Li Huai, why don't you play with Li Baoping recently?"

Li Huai said casually: "I have been afraid of her since I was a child. Besides, I always find a girl to play with. If people misunderstand that I like Li Baoping, then I will be beaten to death by Li Baoping." .”

Ma Lian snorted, a little disappointed.

He thought the girl in the red cotton-padded jacket was really pretty.

If he could see her from afar in the academy one day, he would be happy all day long.

Ma Lian was silent for a long time, while Li Huai was still shaking the painted puppet, pretending to be the commander-in-chief of the army, having fun.

Ma Lian knew that Li Huai's little green bamboo box contained a lot of Li Huai's favorite things.

Ma Lian suddenly asked: "Li Huai, that Chen Pingan you often talk about, you have been in the academy for almost three years, why does he never come to see you?"

Li Huai stopped his movements and was lost in thought. Finally he smiled and said, "He is busy."

Ma Lian found that Li Huai quickly lay down on the mat and placed the painted puppet next to his head. In the past, Li Huai could do it for half an hour, but today was an exception.

Li Huai actually stared at the moonlight outside the window with his eyes wide open.

A green bamboo bookcase, a pair of straw sandals, and a jade hairpin engraved with Sophora japonica, made of black jade.

These three things are the rarest things for Li Huai.

Li Baoping and Lin Shouyi each had one hairpin, which Chen Pingan gave to them together at that time, but Li Huai felt that theirs were not as good as his own.

There is also a copy of "Duoshui Cliff" purchased from Hongzhu Town, which was paid for by Chen Ping'an.

Then there is this painted puppet that Li Huai often plays and shows off. It and the delicate yellow wooden box were obtained by sharing the spoils from Wei Bo, the landlord of Qidun Mountain. The puppet is Li Huai's number one general.

On a piece of paper, there was written the word that Mr. Qi asked them to copy. However, it was lost or placed in their respective homes. In the end, only Li Huai happened to have it with him when he was on a long trip. , Li Huai wanted to give it to Chen Ping'an, who had taken care of him all the way, but Chen Ping'an didn't want it and just asked Li Huai to put it away.

Then Li Huai sandwiched it inside the book "Broken Water Cliff".

There is also a set of lifelike clay figurines, presented by the Fengxue Temple in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. They are not as "tall and majestic" as the painted puppets. There are five clay figurines, only half a finger high. There are knight-errant swordsmen, whisk Taoists, armored generals, and crane-riding ones. The women, as well as the gong and drum watchmen, all gave Li Huai nicknames and the title of a certain general.

The Wei Jianxian who was flying around at the time also said some things. Li Huai had long forgotten about the Yin Yang School, the Mohist Puppetry Technique, the Taoist Fu Lu Sect, and the Qi Practitioner of the Seventh and Eighth Realms. At that time, he was only thinking about having fun. Where can I hear these messy things? Later, when I introduced the clay figurines to two friends, I wanted to brag about the value of the five little guys. I racked my brains and couldn't brag, so I finally remembered this incident. Li Huai didn't ask Li Baoping, who has a good memory. Or Lin Shouyi, thinking that Chen Ping'an had agreed to come to the academy to see them anyway, so he would ask him again if he came. Anyway, Chen Pingan remembers everything.

But Chen Pingan seemed to have forgotten them.

At first, he would write letters and send picture scrolls to Li Baoping, but later it seemed that there were no letters at all.

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Compared to the small fights between Li Huai and two peers.

Lin Shouyi was already recognized as the proud son of the Cliff Academy.

He did both learning and practice, and was highly regarded by many masters in the academy.

Early on, I followed an old immortal who was proficient in thunder skills to travel through the mountains and rivers of Sui Dynasty. I spent almost half the time in the academy and outside.

The last person to receive such treatment was the youngest sage of Guanhu Academy in the Sui Dynasty, and he was praised as a gentleman by the deputy head of Guanhu Academy.

As he grew older, Lin Shouyi changed from a handsome young man to a handsome nobleman. More and more women admired Lin Shouyi inside and outside the academy. Many young women from the top families in the Sui capital would come to this academy built on Xiaodong Mountain just to see Lin Shouyi from a distance.

Lin Shouyi gradually developed a transcendental aura that seemed to be getting further and further away from the human world.

As Lin Shouyi's reputation grew, and he was as flawless as white jade, so much so that the talkers of many wealthy families in the capital of the Sui Dynasty were chatting with their colleagues in the Yamen Office, and in their interactions with the younger generations of their families in their own courtyards. He came across the name Lin Shouyi more and more often, and everyone began to focus more or less on this young scholar.

Pay attention to these behind-the-scenes sights and the many entanglements in daily life.

Lin Shouyi, who was born as an illegitimate son of a subordinate official in Longquan County, was neither arrogant nor satisfied.

Cultivation of the mind is also practice.

The more hard work you are willing to do to sharpen your state of mind yesterday and today, the fewer flaws you will have tomorrow.

Lin Shouyi had a lot of knowledge about the turmoil in the Sui Dynasty because of his travels. Originally, the most prosperous dynasty in the northern part of the continent had a sad atmosphere.

But Lin Shouyi was not interested.

Even the great Li cavalry from their hometown were heading south with great momentum, but they didn't care.

In addition to the thunder technique taught by the old master at the academy, Lin Shouyi has been diligently studying the "Yunshang Langlang Book" obtained from Qidun Mountain.

This time I followed the old master to visit Beiyue on the border of the Sui Dynasty and an Xianjia cave called Shenxiao Mountain. It took three months. Lin Shouyi also took a ride on an Xianjia flying boat for the first time in his life, just to go there. Watching a thundercloud at close range, the scene was magnificent and thrilling. The old master walked against the wind, left the rickety airship, used his magical power to catch thunder and lightning, and collected it in a fairy porcelain bottle specially designed to carry thunder and lightning. , named Thunder Belly Bulging Bottle, the old master gave it to Lin Shouyi as a gift so that Lin Shouyi could absorb spiritual energy after returning to the academy.

Tonight, Lin Shouyi walked alone in the night and went to the library to read classics. Naturally, the night master would not stop him. There were many rules in the Confucian academy, but they were not rigid.

Go to the library and read at night until dawn.

After Lin Shouyi became a qi practitioner, as long as his spirit and temperature were properly maintained and he stayed up late studying, he would not feel tired.

Lin Shou put back his books and came to the window. It was the moment when the turbid air between heaven and earth was sinking and the clear air was rising.

The world in the eyes of Qi practitioners is completely different from what ordinary people see.

With the naked eye, we cannot see the flow of spiritual energy, the rising of evil spirits, the accumulation of yang energy, and the dispersion of yin energy.

It's just that the doors of the caves of ordinary people are closed. Although they cannot be soaked and tempered by spiritual energy and prolong their lives, they can not be blown and agitated by all kinds of winds in the world. Life, old age, illness and death are all determined by God.

Cui Dongshan once recited poetry.

Lin Shouyi yearned for it.

The wind is high and the waves are fast, riding on the back of a toad for thousands of miles, traveling in the sky, overlooking the misty air. The immortal in the drunkenness shakes the osmanthus tree, and the world calls it a breeze.

After entering the academy, I read through the yellowed classics and found out that it was rumored that the ancient immortals could indeed go to the Sun Palace and the Moon Palace and drink the immortal wine with the gods, and they would be intoxicated for thousands of years.

Lin Shouyi was full of longing for this.

Lin Shouyi suddenly sighed.

If such a day comes, he hopes that the woman from Yangliu Yiyi will stay with him.

As soon as Lin Shou thought of her, he couldn't help but smile.

If a woman from the capital of Sui Dynasty saw this scene, she would probably be shaken.

In the past few years, Lin Shouyi would occasionally think of that ignorant trip he took when he was a boy. It was a journey without any danger, and everything was novel. It was the first time I saw the mountain spirit, the first time I saw the earth god, the first time I got the opportunity to practice, the first time I stayed at the Xianjia Inn surrounded by fairy spirit, the first time I saw the painted door god who was as tall as a human being. For the first time, I got a small book box and a hosta as gifts. For the first time, I was in Sui Academy, a place I was unfamiliar with, and shared the same hatred and difficulties with those who had traveled here together.

Lin Shouyi suddenly felt a little regretful.

It seems that after that person left, everyone dispersed. Even if they were still in the same academy, they would often meet each other, but their hearts had dispersed.

A clear and shallow source of water began to bifurcate and go their separate ways, although it seemed to gradually grow and become a cheerful stream like Li Huai, a river that began to rise and fall like himself, or a river that chose to stop like Li Baoping. The lake waiting for you to walk, or the deep wells and underground rivers like Yulu Xie, you can look back. In the earliest days, there was noisy and bumpy, everyone had muddy legs, straw sandals and bamboo boxes, and they were sleeping in the open air. Night watch...

Lin Shouyi sighed.

Can not go back.

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Yu Lu had no classmates living in the school at first, but later a prince, Gao Xuan, moved in. The two were inseparable and had an irreconcilable relationship.

It's just that not long ago, Yu Lu became a "lonely man" again, because Gao Xuan quietly left Shanya Academy and went to Linlu Academy on Piyun Mountain in Longquan County, saying he was studying. The truth is obvious to anyone with a discerning eye. It’s nothing more than protons. After the Song family of Great Li and the Gao family of Great Sui Dynasty signed the mountain alliance, in addition to Gao Xuan, there were actually the gatekeeper of the Gao family in the capital of the Sui Dynasty in the eleventh realm, and the old Jiao of Huang Tingguo who had resigned and retired to the mountains. At the same time, he became the deputy principal of the newly built Linlu Academy in Dali.

Yu Lu then sent Gao Xuan to the foot of the academy mountain and stopped seeing him off.

This morning, Yu Lu knocked on the door of a small single-family courtyard for the first time.

The one who opens the door is thank you.

Yu Lu saw Xie holding a broom.

Even though Cui Dongshan has been away from the academy for a while, it seems that she is still diligently doing the duties of a maid and a maid every day.

Xie Xie asked with a straight face: "What are you doing here?"

Yu Lu smiled and said: "Suddenly I remembered that we haven't seen each other for a long time, so I came to see you."

Xie asked: "Have you seen it now, then?"

Yu Lu said helplessly: "It's not too much to go in and have a cup of tea, right?"

Xie Xie hesitated for a moment before letting Yu Lu, the young man she should have addressed as His Royal Highness, step into the courtyard.

The yard is not big and must be kept very clean. It would be more difficult in autumn when leaves tend to fall, or in early spring when catkins tend to fall.

Thank you and pointed to the other side of the house. The door was closed. The corridor under the eaves was paved with green bamboos strung together, like a big mat. Yu Lu could even imagine the young man in white with the mole between his eyebrows. When the night was as cool as water, Here you can lie lazily on your side and watch the stars.

Thank you for reminding: "Before going up the steps, remember to take off your shoes, otherwise I will have to wipe them again after you leave."

Yu Lu took off his boots and sat on the green bamboo floor. It should be green bamboo grown by Qi practitioners in a certain fairy house in the Sui Dynasty. For ordinary Sui Dynasty powerful people, it was considered a luxury to use it to make pen holders. The literati and elegant people gave it to each other. It's very decent. If you have a summer sleeping mat or a bamboo chair to enjoy the coolness, it will be a great incense and financial resource. But in this courtyard, that's all.

Thank you for continuing to be busy. You didn't pour any tea for Yu Lu. What kind of tea should you drink so early in the morning? Do you really think you are still the prince of the Lu family? You, Yu Lu, are now worse than Gao Xuan. The Geyang Gao family managed to live in Zuo of the Great Sui Dynasty. Compared with the group of Lu family survivors who were taken to the mountains to the west of Longquan County to work as laborers, they were exposed to the scorching sun and wind and rain all year round. They were often whipped, or they were reduced to goods and were bought as servants and maids on the hills where mansions were built. There was a huge difference between the two.

Yu Lu fell back and asked, "Thank you, have you ever thought about what kind of life you want in the future?"

Thank you for sitting at the stone table, "I never thought about it."

Yu Lu, who was wearing an academy scholar's shirt, folded his hands on his abdomen and said, "Your young master beat me up before leaving the academy."

Xie Xie sneered: "Why, you can't beat him Cui Dongshan, so you are going to use me as a punching bag? He is worthy of being a seventh-level martial artist with half the country's martial arts fortune, but are you sure you can beat me?"

After she was caught by Da Li, the empress in the palace asked a Da Li to serve as a sword cultivator, and drove many trapped dragon nails into several key acupoints of her, which was extremely vicious.

Later, Cui Dongshan pulled out half of the trapped dragon nails, and his cultivation returned to the Qi Practitioner's Cave Realm. Before Cui Dongshan left the academy, he pulled out a few more nails. Thanks to his body, only the last nail was left to nail the door of the aperture where the natal object is. Trapped in the dragon nail, but now he has finally returned to the sea-viewing realm. In addition, Cui Dongshan arranged many secret techniques in the small courtyard, most of which were controlled by the formation center and taught to Xie Xie the methods of opening, driving and closing. Therefore, as long as Xie Xie is in the small courtyard, Mao Xiaodong has the prototype of taking over the cliff academy. .

Yu Lu sat up and said with a smile: "If we really have to fight, you will still lose."

He thanked you and said with an indifferent expression, "Then you are amazing. I made a mistake. Do I need to apologize to you?"

Yu Lu lay back again, using his hands as pillows, and sighed: "You."

Although they are both remnants of the Lu dynasty, they should have sympathy for each other and support each other, but deep down in his heart, Xie is extremely disgusted with this happy-go-lucky Yu Lu, and he does not hide it.

Yu Lu closed his eyes and said, "It's comfortable to lie down here. Let me squint for a while."

Thank you for your hesitation and not chasing people away.

She was actually a little curious as to why Yu Lu didn't follow Gao Xuan to Linlu Academy.

When Yu Lu went to Da Li, he could at least take care of the survivors of the Lu family who were in dire straits. Moreover, there were actually many civil servants and generals of the Lu family. Although they were attached to Da Li, they were still valued and trusted. Many military generals even followed Da Li cavalry. Going south together, it is said that he made great achievements and attracted great attention, and began to integrate into the Dali military.

Regardless of these, Yu Lu is now a Dali household registration, such a young martial artist in the Golden Body realm.

Telling it can scare people to death.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty of Dali did not say anything else, but he must admit that he was grateful, and he was not lacking in magnanimity.

The same was true for the vassal king Song Changjing.

No matter how you look at it, Yu Lu should go to Linlu Academy.

But Yu Lu just stayed at Shanya Academy.

Among the group of outsiders who entered the academy together, Lin Shouyi, who had always been a Taoist monk, was the most outstanding, and would have the highest future achievements, and the little girl in red cotton-padded jacket, Li Baoping, was the most interesting. Who can't be disliked? Thank you for having the most backing. Li Huai has the most mediocre academic qualifications, but he is the least likely to be offended. And Yu Lu is always the one who attracts the least attention and is easily forgotten. Even after becoming friends with the prince Gao Xuan, people still don't think that young Yu Lu is worthy of attention. On the contrary, he is even more looked down upon. They are just young people who like to take advantage of opportunities and cling to the wealthy and powerful.

Yu Lu suddenly opened his eyes, "Your young master said that Chen Ping'an is already a fifth-level martial artist who is about to break through, and his true combat power is even higher."

Xie Xie gloated: "What, are you afraid of being caught up?"

Yu Lu shook his head and said: "We will definitely be caught up."

Xie frowned and said, "Soon?"

Yu Lu nodded and said, "It's faster than you think."

Thank you and ask, "Wu Yun Enze?"

Yu Lu shook his head, "It's precisely because it has nothing to do with this that I feel a little... melancholy."

Thank you beyond words.

I don’t know what Chen Ping’an will look like next time we meet.

Thank you. I can't imagine it.

Probably still carrying a bamboo box and wearing straw sandals, but just a little taller?

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Li Baoping also lives alone in the school dormitory.

This is the only thing that Mao Xiaodong and Cui Dongshan, two mortal enemies, have not argued about.

Because the school building is a four-person berth, it stands to reason that the school building should be empty for the little girl in the red cotton-padded jacket who lives alone.

But in fact, except for the bed where she lived, the other three places were full, with papers piled up in neat piles.

For this reason, the teacher had to complain to several academy owners. The little girl had already copied the book and could be punished more than a hundred times, so how could she be punished?

The masters who were on duty at night were even more dumbfounded. Almost everyone could see the little girl copying books by midnight every night, and her writing was flying, and she was a little too diligent.

At first, some old gentlemen defended the little girl. They mistakenly thought that the colleagues responsible for imparting Li Baoping's lessons were too targeted and harsh on the little girl. They complained in private, but the answer was dumbfounding. The masters said that this was the little girl's hobby, and there was no need for her to copy so many articles from sages. Li Baoping occasionally missed class and went to the top of Xiaodong Mountain to be in a daze, or slipped out of the academy to wander. Afterwards, she was punished to copy books according to the rules of the academy. True, but why do we need so many? The problem is that the little girl likes to copy books, how can they stop her? Other academy students, especially those of the same age who have a rebellious temperament, use boards and rulers to force the children to copy books. This little girl is better, she has copied a mountain of books.

Fortunately, this little girl in the academy was well-known to everyone. Apart from skipping classes from time to time and irritating the masters, she was still very rare. Of course, except for those weird questions, which often made the masters have headaches. Why are there so many incredible ideas in my little head? Why do all the rivers in the world like to twist and turn? Master, do you know the answer? When it rains heavily, do you know whether the mosquitoes outside the school will be killed by the raindrops? Anyway, I searched the ground for a long time after the weather cleared, but I couldn't find a mosquito body? Master, you still don’t know why those fishes in the lake don’t choke to death even after drinking so much water, do you? Is it mentioned in the book? I can just read it myself...

So many teachers who were teaching the little girl, even though they had a headache, were chatting and joking about whether they could compile a collection of Li Baoping's questions sometime.

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Today, by some strange mistake, Li Huai did not follow Liu Guan and Ma Lian. He said he had to go to the toilet and went to the top of Dongshan Mountain alone.

By coincidence, I saw Li Baoping sitting on a branch wearing a red skirt.

Li Huai didn't dare to say hello, so he lay on the stone table at the top of the mountain and looked at the guy who often came here to climb trees from a distance.

After Li Baoping was in a daze, he hugged the tree trunk skillfully, slid to the ground, and ran away.

She also saw Li Huai who raised his arms high but was speechless.

Li Baoping just glanced at Li Huai, turned his head, and ran down the mountain with the wind at his feet.

Li Huai felt a little sad and aggrieved for a moment, so he found a branch from the ground, squatted on the ground and drew circles.

Li Huai's eyes lit up. He remembered that he wrote about his parents last time, and they came to the academy to see him.

Then would it be okay to write Chen Ping'an's name myself?

Li Huai grinned and began to write the words Chen Pingan.

Before he could finish writing, he stretched out a hand and erased all the words that were just one stroke away.

Li Huai was confused and saw Li Baoping who had turned back at some point.

Li Huai wrote another word "Chen" angrily, and Li Baoping reached out to erase it.

In the past, Li Huai might have chickened out, but today, as if he had taken advantage of his courage, he forced himself to start writing again.

Li Baoping didn't say anything. Li Huai wrote on a tree branch, and she wiped it off with her hand.

As a result, when Li Huai broke the dead branch, he still couldn't write a complete word "Chen" on the ground, let alone the word "peace" at the end.

Li Huai lost half of the branch and began to cry loudly.

Li Baoping ignored Li Huai, picked up the branch, and continued to squat. She already had a pointed chin, resting it on one arm, and began to write the words "Little Master Uncle". After writing, she was quite satisfied and clicked. nod.

Li Huai wiped his face carelessly and sobbed: "Li Baoping, if you keep bullying me like this, I will complain to Chen Ping'an when he comes! When he gets angry, he might not be happy to be your junior uncle. !”

Li Baoping changed the font and continued to write the words "Little Master Uncle". He stared at the ground attentively and turned a deaf ear to Li Huai's threat.

Li Huai suddenly smiled and asked cautiously: "Li Baoping, you just asked me to write three words? It worked. Maybe Chen Ping'an will come to our academy tomorrow. I'm not going to lie to you, last time I think dad and mom, if you write this, all three of them will come, you know that."

Li Baoping didn't even raise his head, just handed over the branch.

Li Huai was very excited, but as soon as he started writing on the branch in his hand, Li Baoping suddenly frowned and said: "Write well!"

Li Huai was so frightened that his hands shook, and he immediately became unbelievable. He cried and said, "What are you doing?!"

Li Baoping helped wipe away the traces.

Li Huai burst into laughter and began to write the word "Chen" seriously.

After finishing writing.

Li Baoping looked around, "Where are the people?"

Li Huai said with a sad face: "How could it be so fast?"

Li Baoping stood up and ran towards the big tree, standing on the branches and looking up into the distance.

Li Huai's eyes turned rapidly, knowing something was wrong, so he lost the branch and started running away.

But he couldn't outrun Li Baoping. Li Baoping, who had fallen down from the tree, quickly caught up with him. Li Huai was so frightened that he squatted down and held his head.

But for the first time, Li Baoping didn't beat him up. He ran along the mountain road to the gate of the academy to wander the streets and alleys of the Sui capital.

When Li Baoping was touring the streets of the capital, Li Huai returned to his school for the rest of his life.

On the other side of the mountain gate of Sui Cliff Academy.

A group of four people who were tired of their travels. A young man in white clothes, carrying a sword and a bamboo box on his back, smiled and handed the customs clearance document to an old Confucian scholar at the mountain gate.

The old Confucian scholar looked at it for a long time. The seals from various countries in the two continents were densely packed. The old man was full of surprise. He raised his head and smiled and said, "This Mr. Chen has traveled to so many places?"

The young man visiting the academy smiled and nodded.