Sword of Coming

Zhu Lian found that Chen Pingan felt something different after he used his sword to return to the plank road.

It was a mysterious and mysterious feeling.

It was only after Zhu Lian spent time with Chen Ping'an that he was able to realize this similar subtle change, just like...the spring breeze ripples the water in the pond.

Chen Pingan asked Pei Qian, who had been waiting for a long time, to go to bed first. For the first time, he asked Zhu Lian to drink together. The two sat cross-legged on the cliff outside the plank road. Zhu Lian asked with a smile: "It seems that the young master is a little happy? Is it because of the imperial concubine?" Does it feel too good to travel far away with your sword?"

Chen Pingan asked back: "Do you still remember Cao Ci?"

Zhu Lian smiled and said: "How can I forget this name? Over there on the Great Wall of Sword Qi, the young master has lost three games in a row. The person who can make the young master convinced of his defeat, the old slave can't wait to meet him tomorrow, and then Kill him with one or two punches and knock him down, so as not to compete with the young master for the world's martial arts fortune and delay the young master's advancement to the legendary eleventh realm, the realm of the God of War."

Chen Ping'an didn't care about Zhu Lian's flattery and jokes, and drank leisurely, "I don't know if it's an illusion, Cao Ci may have broken through again."

Zhu Lian asked strangely: "Then why does the young master still feel happy? The top spot in the world cannot accommodate two people. Of course, it is too early for the young master and Cao Ci to talk about this now."

Chen Ping'an took a sip of Laojiao's saliva wine from the sword-raising gourd and asked, "You said we are pure martial artists, practicing boxing and learning martial arts. Why?"

Zhu Lian smiled and said: "Of course it is to gain great liberation and great freedom. Whatever you want to do, you can do it. If you encounter something you don't want to do, you can say no. Every person in the history of Ouhua Blessed Land The number one person in the world, although there will be some differences in their respective pursuits, but in this general direction, they reach the same goal by different paths. In the Sui Dynasty, Lu Baixiang, Wei Xian, and I, Zhu Lian, are all the same. It's just that the Lotus Root Flower Land is a small one. In this place, no one has a deep understanding of immortality. Even those of us who have stood at the highest point in the world will not think too much about it, because we never knew that there is a "heaven" and that the vast world is better than us. Too many. The Immortal Visitor asked, "Of the four of us, Wei Xian has gone the farthest. As an emperor, if he shouts "Long Live Long Live" to his ministers and the common people, most of them will think of "Long Live Long Live."

Chen Ping'an pointed at himself, "I haven't told you much about what happened in the early years. The first time I practiced boxing was because someone interrupted the Changsheng Bridge and I had to rely on boxing to survive, so I persisted. We agreed to carry the sword that Ruan Qiong cast on my back and go to Daoxuan Mountain to deliver the sword to Miss Ning. When I walked a long, long way and finally reached Daoxuan Mountain, I was about to finish a million punches. Sometimes, deep down in my heart, I naturally have some doubts. When there is no need to practice boxing in order to survive, I, Chen Pingan, am not the kind of person who likes to compete with others for first place. What should I do next?"

"Should I be the next Zhu He? It's not that difficult anymore, or be the next Song Yushuo from the Shushui Kingdom, which isn't that difficult either, or should I keep my head down and throw a million more punches so that I can have the extravagant hope of being a martial artist in the Golden Body Realm? You know, I At that time, we were in the Great Wall of Sword Qi, the place with the most swordsmen in the world. A few steps away from where I lived, there lived the oldest swordsman in the Great Wall of Sword Qi in a hut. Under my feet, there was the old swordsman. The characters carved by the immortal are also the characters carved by A Liang. Do you think I won’t want to switch to practicing swordsmanship? I think so.”

"That's why I was so eager to rebuild the Changsheng Bridge at that time. I even thought about it, since it's not easy to multitask, should I just give up practicing boxing, try my best to become a swordsman, cultivate a flying sword, and finally become a swordsman? Become a real swordsman? Great swordsman? Of course I would like it very much, but I didn’t dare to say this to Miss Ning. I was afraid that she would think that I am not a dedicated person and treat boxing training like this. It’s embarrassing. If you can just throw it away, will it be the same to her?"

Zhu Lian took a sip of wine and said, "I met the young master too late, and I actually missed the youthful sorrow that the young master may not have again in the future. I must take a sip of wine to wash away the regrets in my heart."

Chen Pingan raised his head, hugged the sword gourd with both hands, patted it gently, and said with a smile: "At that time, I met Cao Ci. So I am very grateful to him, but I am embarrassed to say it."

Chen Pingan pointed to himself again, and then pointed to the high mountain cliff opposite the plank road, "Cao Ci may be over there, but I'm far behind. Although I don't deliberately pursue the first place in martial arts, I I'm not a fool, who would like to not be the first? Of course I want to be the first, but I just...want to be slower, just like when I was walking on the railing at the Ziyang Mansion Treasure House, I was blindly thinking about the word "slow". , I have understood a lot of things. If I trace back to the origin, I actually came into contact with this word when I was an apprentice in Long Kiln and learned to draw billets. Old man Yao disliked my lack of talent and was never willing to teach me principles. He even refused to teach me. He loved talking to me, but at that time I regarded kiln burning as the foundation for my future survival. What should I do? Old Man Yao wouldn’t teach me, so I would listen to his talks with Liu Xianyang and other apprentices again and again. Old Man Yao Tell them that the mind must be steady so that the hands can be steady, so that they can change from slow and error-free to fast and correct. Logically speaking, I seem to have known this truth a long time ago, right? Can I still remember it? In fact, I still know it. No, only when I have traveled a long way, met many people, and many truths that are not long-lasting on my own, can I live in my heart like Master Mao Shan said, and the truth will be considered my own.

"When Cao Ci appeared, I knew that among my peers, there was not only Ma Kuxuan, but also Cao Ci. No matter how dazzling Cao Ci was, I would never hate or be jealous of Cao Ci. At most, I would be jealous of Cao Ci. I was a little disappointed. I lost three games to others next to my beloved girl in front of her. Of course, I felt a little unhappy. So at that time, I made up my mind that one day, regardless of Cao Ci’s future martial arts realm How tall is he? No matter how outsiders say he is an unprecedented martial arts embryo, I will try to make him lose three games in a row!

Chen Ping'an looked calm and his eyes were shining, "Only the boxing skills!"

Zhu Lian patted his thigh and said, "How magnificent! The young master's ambition is so high!"

Chen Pingan patted the sword gourd, looked at the mountain wall opposite, and said with a smile: "I was talking drunkenly."

Zhu Lian believed that he understood the style best and was the least able to spoil the scenery. After sealing a new jar of wine, put it away and just wait. There is no reason to open it quickly and smell it again. So Zhu Lian began to change the topic, "What does the young master seem to be worried about during this journey?"

Chen Ping'an nodded, "You are also paying attention to the power of the Great Li Kingdom. It's not surprising that the national master Xiu Hu is busy elsewhere making arrangements and closing the nets for fishing. Why would Cui Dongshan appear in the Cliff Academy?"

Zhu Lian asked: "The magical power of the upper five realms is unimaginable. Isn't it strange that the souls are separated? Isn't there a Shirou who lives in the immortal's remains around us?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "Cui Chan and Cui Dongshan are already two people, and they have begun to walk on different paths. So, how do you think two people with the same heart and same temperament should get along with each other in the future?"

Zhu Lian smiled and said: "With Cui Dongshan's temper, except for the young master, he will never be inferior to others, not even...himself."

Chen Ping'an murmured: "Then how will a person who plays Caiyunpu play chess with himself?"

Zhu Lian began to frown, with a solemn expression, and turned to look at Chen Pingan.

Chen Pingan nodded, "I guess I am the chessboard. The two of them may have started playing chess since we arrived at Old Dragon City."

Chen Ping'an stretched out a finger and drew crisscrossing lines, "crisscrossing places, big ones, such as Qingluan Kingdom, and Cliff Academy, small ones, such as Lion Garden, and any place going to Sui Dynasty." An Xianjia ferry boat, as well as the Ziyang Mansion we passed by recently, are all possible."

Zhu Lian asked: "Cui Dongshan shouldn't harm the young master, right?"

Chen Pingan shook his head, "He has been trying his best to help me. There is no doubt about this."

Zhu Lian couldn't help but stand up, his figure stooped, and said in a deep voice: "This is no small matter!"

Chen Ping'an was still sitting, gently shaking the sword gourd, "Of course it's not a trivial matter, but it doesn't matter. I've been through bigger calculations and more powerful chess games."

Zhu Lian walked slowly, rubbing the palms of his hands together, "I have to think about it carefully."

Chen Pingan comforted him in turn: "Don't worry, it won't involve life or death, so it won't be a life-and-death battle with fists and fists, nor will it be a fatal situation like Du Mao suddenly appearing in Old Dragon City."

Zhu Leng thought for a while and frowned, "This is getting more and more difficult. Isn't this old slave unable to contribute even half of his strength? Will he just stare at me when the time comes? Then I will have to suffocate this old slave to death."

Chen Ping'an looked at the cliff opposite, straightened his back, and held the back of his head with both hands, "No matter what, just take it one step at a time. There is no reason to be afraid of going home!"

Zhu Lian looked at Chen Pingan's side face and said, "The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth? The young master is really generous."

Chen Ping'an sighed for no reason, "If you know too much about the truth, you will occasionally get confused."

Chen Pingan bent down, stacked his palms, and placed his palms against the top of the sword gourd. "The vertical and horizontal lines on the chessboard are just rules. Rules and principles are dead. They go straight, but the world will make these straight lines It becomes crooked, and the line in some people's hearts may even turn into a crooked circle. This is called self-justification, so there are so many people in the world who have read a lot of books and are still unreasonable. There are many people who talk to themselves, but they can still live a good life, because they can still feel at ease and calm, and they may even have fewer restrictions than people who can abide by the rules. How to live, just do what you want, no matter how you look It makes sense, so that you can live with more peace of mind, or use it to cover up and make yourself live better. There are so many books, there are so many books, and you can temporarily find a few sentences in them, and temporarily put what you want The truth is that you can just borrow it and put it to use. What’s the difficulty? It’s not difficult at all.”

Zhu Lian sighed.