Sword of Coming

The building boat finally arrived at Qingxia Island.

When getting off the boat, Chen Pingan took out a jade token and handed it to the little loach. Chen Pingan said solemnly: "Give it to Liu Zhimao and tell him to keep it first and return it to me when I leave Qingxia Island." Me. Tell him one more thing, don’t let me see him when I’m on Qingxia Island.”

When it took over, it was like a child grabbing a handful of red-hot coals. Suddenly, a scream resounded through the sky, and it almost transformed into the true form of a dragon hundreds of feet long. It wished it could smash the Qingxia Island Ferry to pieces with one claw.

Just when it was about to throw it away, Chen Pingan said expressionlessly: "Take it!"

The little loach was full of fear and endured the severe pain, but still clutched the strange jade plaque with the seal engraved with "I am good at cultivating Haoran Qi" and went to find the True Lord Jiejiang.

There were already people waiting at the ferry, all of them groveling and flattering Gu Can.

Chen Pingan said to Gu Can: "Please tell auntie, I want to have another home-cooked meal, as long as there is a bowl of rice on the table."

Gu Can nodded vigorously. As long as Chen Ping'an was willing to sit down and eat, he asked an old monk's housekeeper from Qingxia Island to go to the house to inform his mother. Instead of big fish and meat, just prepare a table of ordinary home-cooked meals!

Gu Can led the way, while Chen Pingan walked aside, walking slowly.

Gu Can thought that Chen Ping'an wanted to eat when he got to the house. He wanted to hang out for a while, so he deliberately slowed down.

Chen Ping'an suddenly said: "I have been in Chishui City these days, asking you and Qingxia Island about things. I asked many people and listened to many things."

Gu Can lowered his head and said, "I guessed it."

Chen Ping'an added: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to say it out loud at the dinner table, so I don't dare to say it. So before I see my aunt, I may say more words that you don't like to hear. I hope you like it or not." , no matter whether you think it is nonsense or not, just listen to me first, okay? After I finish speaking, you can speak your mind again. I also hope not to be like that assassin. Don’t worry about whether I like it or not. Listen, I just want to hear what’s in your heart, just say what you think.”

Gu Can hummed, "You speak and I listen."

Chen Pingan said slowly: "I'm sorry, I'm late."

Gu Can suddenly stopped.

Chen Ping'an also stopped. In the eyes of all the curious monks on Qingxia Island, this was a "middle-aged man" with a depressed look. His face could not be revealed, but his eyes revealed a person's heart. That kind of fatigue and helplessness cover up.

Back then, the straw-shoe boy and the little slug's child were too anxious to say goodbye in Mud Bottle Alley. Apart from Gu Can's big bag of locust leaves, in addition to being careful about Liu Zhimao, there are still such older children to take care of themselves. Besides his mother, Chen Pingan didn't have time to say many things.

Chen Pingan raised his head and looked at the top of Qingxia Island, "After that little slug left my hometown, I left soon and started walking around the world. There were bumps and bumps like this, so I was very afraid of one thing. I'm afraid that the little slug will turn into you, and I, Chen Ping'an, was the kind of person we disliked the most back then. He was a big man who liked to bully women who had no men in the family. Those who were stronger would bully that woman. After drinking, my son saw a passing child and kicked him until the child rolled all over the floor. So every time I think of Gu Can, the first thing I do is worry about the little slug in a strange place. , whether you are living well or not, the second thing is to worry about whether the little slug that holds the most grudge will gradually become stronger and more capable, and then you will be in a bad mood. The kind of person who kicks a child and doesn't care whether the child lives or dies. Will the child die of pain? After Chen Ping'an saves him, he returns home. The child's mother is distressed and wants to go to Yang's shop to spend money. It takes a lot of copper coins to get the medicine, and it will be even more difficult to survive for the next ten days and a half. I am very afraid of this."

"But you can't blame others, blame me. After returning to the small town from Sui Dynasty for the first time, I walked around the world for the second time. I obviously wanted to go south to Old Dragon City. Why didn't I rather give swords to people more slowly? Why didn't I I was willing to take a detour and delay it for only a few months, but I also wanted to see that little slug and see with my own eyes whether he and his mother were doing well, instead of knowing through some news that their lives were safe, as if they were fooling around. It’s pretty good, so I thought I’d go there later. When I can survive and give that little slug more things, it won’t be too late to go see him.”

"Walking around the world, taking responsibility for life and death. You kill Qingxia Island to worship, kill your senior brother, and kill today's assassin. As long as I, Chen Pingan, are here, if you don't kill or can't kill, I will help you kill! No matter how many people like this come, , I will kill them all. I will kill every one that comes, and ten thousand come. If I can only kill nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, I will only blame Chen Ping'an, whose fists are not strong enough and my sword is not fast enough! Because I promised You promised me that protecting that little slug is the most natural thing for me, Chen Pingan, and there is no need to reason with it, no need at all!"

"But you, Gu Can, have a thousand and ten thousand reasons. Tell yourself, tell me Chen Ping'an, saying that Shujian Lake is such a dirty place, and the world is like a bird. If I don't kill people to establish my authority, others will. Come and kill me. These are not the reasons for you, Gu Can, to kill innocent people indiscriminately. There are so many people who died inexplicably, people who don’t even know the reasons. After killing them, you, Gu Can, can live with the pain in your heart. I, Chen Pingan, I can't get through. I would think, there are so many people, dozens, hundreds, just dozens, hundreds of little slugs that followed Chen Ping'an, a mud-legged man in Mud Bottle Alley, just dozens and a few. Hundreds of clay-legged kiln workers. Then so many people died. Chen Pingan, who was about to starve to death in Mud Bottle Alley and was unwilling to knock on the door, walked through Mud Bottle Alley over and over again and did not die. That little slug that got kicked by a drunken bastard is still alive."

Chen Pingan stopped talking and patted Gu Can beside him on the shoulder, "Let's go, Auntie is still waiting for us. No matter how difficult the road is, we have to walk."

The two walked side by side.

Chen Pingan said slowly: "I, Chen Pingan, don't want to be a moral saint, but if we don't become that kind of moral saint, it doesn't mean that we can't be unreasonable."

"I don't care if other people are unreasonable or unreasonable. I want to take care of you, Gu Can. I will try to see if it is useful. After my parents died, I lost all my relatives, Liu Xianyang, and you Gu Can. , you two are my relatives. The world is so big, and in this small town, I only have two relatives, you and Liu Xianyang. If the sky falls anywhere else, I can ignore it, but even if the sky really falls, , as long as I suppress you, I, Chen Pingan, no matter how powerful I am, will try to carry back the falling sky! Even if I can’t carry it back or pick it up, then I, Chen Pingan, will die for you, but I will help you to fight for it. Get justice!"

Back then, I was in Lizhu Cave.

For Liu Xianyang, Chen Ping'an tried. He planned to die and seek justice for Liu Xianyang.

Now in Shujian Lake, Chen Pingan felt that just saying these words had exhausted all his energy.

A different experience.

Chen Ping'an just sat there alone, like a dog on the side of the road.

"If I didn't know you Gu Can, you broke the news in Shujian Lake. I just heard it and wouldn't care about it. I wouldn't come to Chishuicheng or Qingxia Island because I, Chen Pingan, can't control it. I Chen Ping'an's ability is so great. I didn't care about the wedding ghost's mansion. I saw those sword cultivators in a county in Huang Tingguo, but I didn't care about it. In Jiaolonggou, I did. I lost Mr. Qi's gift to him. My Shan Zi Seal. In Old Dragon City, I took care of it. I pierced the abdomen of a monk. In this world, if you are reasonable, you have to pay a price. But it is the same if you are unreasonable! The one in Jiaolong Valley The old dragon was almost leveled by the sword cultivator, and Du Mao beat him half to death! They are like this, just like you Gu Can, live well today, tomorrow? The day after tomorrow? Next year and the year after tomorrow?! You can make other people's families stay together today! Yuanyuan, tomorrow others can ask your mother to accompany you and have a happy reunion down there!"

"If I could, I just want to know that there is a little slug named Gu Can living at the end of Mud Bottle Alley. I don't want to give you that little loach at all. I just want you to live there at the end of Mud Bottle Alley. , as long as I return to my hometown, I will be able to see you and your aunt. Whether your family is a little rich or I, Chen Pingan, am rich, you two can afford good-looking clothes and delicious food. , just live a peaceful life like this."

Approaching the brightly lit mansion, which is no less impressive than a prince's home.

Chen Ping'an's eyes darkened and he said softly: "I've already finished speaking, and I don't have the energy to say anything else, so when we get to the dinner table, you say what you want to say, and I will listen."

Gu Can raised his arm and wiped his face without making a sound.

The mansion is very big. After passing the gate, it takes a long time just to walk to the dining area.

When Chen Ping'an crossed the threshold, he took off the face that Zhu Lian had carefully crafted and revealed his true face.

A woman in luxurious clothes stood at the door of the lobby, looking forward to it. When she saw Chen Pingan next to Gu Can, her eyes suddenly turned red. She quickly walked down the steps and came to Chen Pingan. She carefully looked at her figure. Chen Ping'an, who had grown much taller, had mixed feelings for a moment. He covered his mouth and said a thousand words, but he couldn't say a single word. In fact, deep down in her heart, the woman felt extremely guilty. When Liu Zhimao came to visit her and told her about Little Loach, she became vicious. As long as she can keep the opportunity for Can'er, she hopes that the neighbor boy in Mud Bottle Alley has helped her and her son for many years.

Death counts.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Auntie."

The woman choked and said: "Okay, okay, my family is living as well as Can'er, and this is better than anything else. Hurry into the house, the steward on the island spoke in a hurry, so my aunt had to cook two dishes , the rest are all helped by the people in the house, but they are all cooked according to the taste of our hometown, it must be an authentic home-cooked meal, Chen Ping'an, you won't be used to it. "

Chen Ping'an said: "It's troublesome, Auntie."

The woman glared, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Chen Pingan stopped talking.

The mother and son, as well as a person whom neither mother and son would regard as an outsider, entered the house together and sat down.

Although it was a home-cooked meal, it was still extremely rich and filled a large table.

The woman also prepared the rarest Xianjia Wutiao wine in Shujian Lake, which is different from the so-called Wutiao wine sold in the wells in the city of Chishui.

The woman filled Chen Pingan's glass of wine, but Chen Pingan couldn't stop her no matter how hard she tried to dissuade him.

In fact, Gu Can, who doesn't like to drink, especially Gu Can who never drinks at home, also asked his mother for a glass of wine today.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled and poured a glass.

There was a large round table, with the woman sitting at the head seat, Chen Pingan sitting with her back to the door, and Gu Can sitting on the seat between them.

Gu Can turned to her mother and said, "Before eating, I want to say something to Chen Pingan."

The woman is a woman who is good at observing words and emotions. She has already noticed that something is wrong, but her smile does not change, "Okay, you can chat. After you finish drinking, I will pour the wine for you."

Gu Can drank the wine in one gulp, stretched out his hand to cover the glass, indicating that he would not drink anymore, turned to Chen Pingan and said: "Chen Pingan, how do you think I, Gu Can, can protect my mother? Knowing that my mother and I are here Qingxia Island, how many times did one of them almost die?"

The woman's heart trembled, her expression was stiff, she sat in her seat, her hands under the table, twisting the corners of her clothes hard.

Gu Can continued: "Only kill those people who tried to harm me? Where is the person behind the killer assassin? Where are the sneaky bad guys hiding further away?"

"Shall I go there one by one and say hello to them first? Tell them that I, Gu Can, am very powerful, and Little Loach is even more powerful, so don't mess with me, or I will beat you to death?"

"Do you think those assassinations on Qingxia Island were all done by outsiders? The enemy is looking for death?"

"Do you think it's impossible that Liu Zhimao, my good master, arranged it? Hidden among those murders?"

"You Chen Ping'an may say that there may not be one. Yes, it is indeed the case. I will not lie to you that Liu Zhimao must be involved! But I only have one mother, and I, Gu Can, have only one mother. My life is on my side, why should I bet on that 'maybe'?"

Gu Can stood up and said angrily: "Chen Pingan! You are going to beat me to death today, and I will never fight back. But before I am beaten to death by you, I will tell you that I, Gu Can, did nothing wrong! Even if I am wrong , I don’t admit it either! I won’t change it either! I won’t change it in this life! I won’t change it even after I die!”

Gu Can's face was ferocious, but it wasn't the usual resentment against the person he looked at. Instead, he was the kind of person who hated himself, hated the entire Shujian Lake, hated everyone, and felt extremely wronged by not being understood by the person he cared about most.

"In this place, I am seeking skin from tigers. If I don't peel off their skins and wear them on myself, I will freeze to death. If I don't drink their blood and eat their meat, my mother and I will die of hunger and thirst! Chen Ping An, let me tell you, this is not our Mud Bottle Lane. It won’t be just those disgusting adults who come to steal my mother’s clothes. The people here will eat my mother until she has no bones left. She is worse off than dead! I won't just meet a drunk bastard in an alley who just doesn't like me and kicks me in the alley!"

"Do you know how scared I am here?"

"Do you know how much I hope you can be by my side and protect me like you did before? Protect my mother?"

"Chen Pingan, you don't know!"

"You can only hit me and scold me!"

In the end, Gu Can's face was full of tears and she sobbed: "I don't want you, Chen Pingan, to come to Shujian Lake to visit our graves next time you see me and my mother! I still want to see you, Chen Pingan..."

Gu Can whimpered and walked out of the house, but did not go far. He sat down on the threshold.

Chen Ping'an sat where he was, raised his head, and said hoarsely to the woman: "Auntie, I won't drink anymore. Can you serve me a bowl of rice?"

The frightened woman quickly wiped her tears, nodded, and got up to bring Chen Pingan a bowl of rice. Chen Pingan stood up, took the bowl of rice, put it gently on the table, and then sat down.

There is another bowl of rice on the table.

Back then, at someone else's house in Mud Bottle Alley, Chen Ping'an was still a younger child than Gu Can is now, and he also had a bowl of rice on the table.

Chen Pingan raised one hand, trembling a little. In the end, he did not pick up the chopsticks, but took out a book from his arms and placed it next to the bowl of rice.

A book is an old and yellowed boxing manual.

Chen Pingan stretched out his hand and smoothed it gently.

It has accompanied him through thousands of mountains and rivers, seen all the wonders of the world, and witnessed all the joys and sorrows of Chen Pingan.

After reading it so many times, it is still neat and tidy, with almost no wrinkles.

He only showed it to the old man from Shanzhulou once, but that time Chen Ping'an wished that the old man should be careful every time he turned a page, and he nagged him countless times. In the end, he gave the old man another punch and taught the martial arts practitioners a lesson. You can't fit even a tattered book, but you still want to hold the world in your fist?

I showed it to my beloved girl, who didn't like each other at the time. I showed it to her because she needed to be literate and know what the boxing manual said. It also made her unhappy at the time. She mistakenly thought that Chen Ping'an looked down on her and thought she was If you covet the little boxing skills of this boxing manual, you will learn them secretly.

The grace of a meal is the grace of survival.

A boxing manual can be a life-saving grace.

Chen Ping'an bit his lip, without turning his head, and said softly: "Gu Can, we agreed at that time that I borrowed this boxing book from you, and I will return it to you one day."

Gu Can stood up suddenly and roared: "I don't want it. It's yours if I give it to you. You said you wanted to pay it back, but I didn't agree at all! You have to be reasonable!"

Gu Can finally cried and begged: "Chen Ping'an, don't do this, I'm afraid..."

In the eyes of a child with an extreme temperament and extremely precocious wisdom, Chen Ping'an is the only one who is reasonable in the world. This has always been the case.

Chen Ping'an didn't say anything. He picked up the pair of chopsticks and lowered his head to eat.

He never raised his head again until he finished eating the bowl of rice.