Sword of Coming

She neither made a move nor moved, "Since Mr. Chen is a scholar who likes to follow rules, I will just stand and speak."

Chen Pingan sat back in his chair, held the charcoal cage, stretched out his hands to warm himself, rubbed his hands, and took a breath, "Let me tell you a little thing. Back then, I just left Lizhu Cave Heaven and traveled to Sui Dynasty. Not long after I left Hongzhu Town. , on a ferry, I met an elderly scholar. He also spoke uprightly once. It was obvious that others were being unreasonable, but they wanted to stop me from being reasonable. I couldn't figure it out at the time, and the doubts kept weighing on my heart. , now thanks to you, Shu Jianhu, I can actually understand his thoughts. He may not be right, but he is definitely not as wrong as I thought at the beginning. And at that time, I was at most right, but not necessarily wrong. right."

Chen Pingan smiled and stretched out a finger to draw a circle.

"On the rivers and lakes, drinking is the rivers and lakes, committing crimes is the rivers and lakes, being chivalrous and righteous is the rivers and lakes, and the bloody storms are also the rivers and lakes. On the battlefield, you kill me and I will kill you. Go to death generously and be built as a palace. This is the battlefield. Tens of thousands of people are trapped and killed. It is also a battlefield, and the ancient battlefield site where the heroic soldiers are unwilling to retreat is still the same. In the temple, it is the temple that manages the country and the people, and dedicates oneself to it. It is also the temple that interferes with the government and destroys the country, and the jackals are in power. It is also the temple that leads the young country to doubt, and the woman listens to the government behind the curtain. . Someone told me that in my hometown of Ouhua Blessed Land, there was someone there who killed all the officers and soldiers in order to save his father who had committed a crime and called on his friends. As a result, he was regarded as a filial person and eventually became a high official. His name will be left in history. Some people, for the sake of their friends, heard about the death of their friends and ran thousands of miles. In one night, they killed all their friends and enemies with their own hands. They fled back on a moonlit night. As a result, they were regarded as chivalrous heroes of the world and were hunted down by the government for thousands of miles. Everyone came to his rescue along the way, and he was admired by countless people during his lifetime, and was even included in the Chronicle of Knights after his death."

Chen Pingan drew a larger circle, "I also felt disapproval at first. I felt that if I bumped into this kind of person, even two punches would be too much for me. But now I understand, at that time, this It is the folk customs and customs of the entire world, a summary of all knowledge, just like the collision, integration and manifestation of knowledge in the mud bottle lanes, red candle towns and Yunlou City. This is what the world recognized in that era. Family mottos, village covenants, public order and good customs. But as time goes by, everything changes. If I had lived in that era, I would even admire this kind of person, let alone punch him to death, maybe When I meet him, I have to give him a fist and salute."

"There is an old Taoist who has the deepest plot against me. He only showed me the flow of time for three hundred years, and I dare to say that it is a slower period of time, and it will be more complete than the world. A section of the river is just enough for you to see enough, neither more nor less. If it is less, you will not be able to see the exquisiteness of the context knowledge respected by the old Taoists. If it is too much, you will have to return to the cultural context of an old gentleman."

Chen Pingan seemed to be very afraid of the cold now. He slumped his shoulders and kept his hands from the charcoal cage for a moment. He smiled and said: "Whether you or Liu Zhimao, compared to him and another 'young' Taoist priest, these people who are really standing on the top of the mountain are... The Taoist gods are so different from each other."

Chen Pingan raised his chin and nodded at her side, "In your true nature, there should be such a piece of heart, which is the most muddy. No matter how clear your source of running water is, it is like water in a ditch. As long as it flows into the fields, It will become turbid. For example, almost everyone, deep down in their hearts, will contradict themselves without knowing it. Shujian Lake is the best example. It happened to be the hometown of Wuyou in Aaizhou during the March 4th conflict. It's an extreme. Why, don't you understand? Then I'll tell you something you can barely understand."

"When faced with the difference between right and wrong, when a person stays out of the matter, many people will ignore right and wrong and blindly favor the weak. They are naturally displeased with the strong and hope they will fall from the altar. They will even criticize good people and hope that they will be harsh. There are flaws in a moral saint, but at the same time he highly praises the occasional good deeds of evil people. The truth is not complicated. This is because we are fighting for that small "one". Try to be balanced and not let a small group of people occupy too much. This is inconsistent with good and evil. The relationship is no longer big. To put it further, this is actually beneficial to all of us, sharing the big 'one' more evenly. No one goes too high or too far, and no one stays in too low a position, just like... The grasshoppers on a string, the bigger ones, jump high and far, the weak ones are dragged forward, even if they are bumped along the way by the rope, their heads are bleeding, and their bodies are bruised, they can not escape. If you are left behind, you can stay together and stay warm, and you will not be easily pecked by birds. That is why so many people in the world like to be reasonable, but they will still be secretly happy when the people around them are unreasonable, because the nature of the heart here is that of course When the world starts to become reasonable, you need to pay more price. Being unreasonable becomes the capital of settling down and living. If you stay with such a "strong man", you can fight for more real things together. The so-called "helping relatives but not helping" is true. That's right. Mother Gu Can, if you stay with Gu Can and you, or even stay with Liu Zhimao, you will feel more secure. This is also the reason. This is not to say that she... is wrong in this matter. It's just that at first If a line that is not wrong continues to extend, such as lotus root and bamboo, there will be various conflicts with the established rules. But you will not care about those details at all. You will only think about breaking down the bridge and filling the ravine. , so I told Gu Can that the many innocent people he killed were actually me, Chen Pingan, who was in Mud Bottle Alley, and him, Gu Can. He couldn't listen either. "

"I have done so much here, and sooner or later the truth will come to light. I just want him to open his eyes wide and watch carefully. If he doesn't listen to the truth, let him go. But I, Chen Ping'an, am here. In addition to helping him, I also In addition to correcting and making amends for myself, I also need to let him understand a truth beyond the books. In Shujian Lake, after a maximum of two years, when a monk stands in a high position, he does not need to rely on indiscriminate killing of innocent people to establish his authority. I He can also live a more stable life and stand taller than Gu Can."

She hesitated to speak.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Why, you want to say that I have many backers and too many magic weapons? You and Gu Can can't compare with me? Then have you ever thought that I caught these? Word by word If I tell you, you won’t understand. Because I’ve told you, you all understand the truth, but you just can’t do it. Isn’t it interesting? It’s my intention. When your character is shaped like a porcelain embryo, there is no one to persuade you. People. But these are not important. Even if there is such a person, I think it is a waste of time. Talking about these is no longer helpful. The important thing is that you don’t even know how to be a smarter bad guy, so you are even more unwilling and unable to I don’t know how to be a smart and good person.”

The little loach bit its lips and was silent for a moment. The first thing he said was: "Chen Ping'an, don't force me to kill you today!"

Chen Ping'an tilted his head slightly and asked with a smile: "Why do you want to kill me? If you kill me, you, Gu Can, and the Spring Court House, don't you lose a supporter? Look, I just called you stupid, It’s so bad that it’s stupid not to admit it.”

There was the sound of boots lightly scraping the ground beneath her feet.

Chen Pingan turned a blind eye and pointed to the residence next door where the young man Zeng Ye lived.

"There is a good man over there. He is also young and is slow to learn everything. But I still hope that he can live a good life in Shujian Lake as a good man. It's just not easy, but there is still hope. Of course, If I find that I can't change him, or if I find that my plans and calculations that you mentioned still can't guarantee his survival, I will let him go and use what he has done best in me. The method will fend for itself in Shujian Lake."

There was a detail that Chen Pingan picked up the bench, but Zeng Ye didn't realize it and forgot to pick up the bench and enter the house.

If this is just a young man, Zeng Ye, who is not familiar with the world, he is young, has a simple temperament, and cannot see things in his eyes.

Then when practicing, he would be distracted and follow Chen Ping'an's gaze and look out the window. This made Chen Ping'an feel helpless. But it can still be explained, because nothing changes and there is not enough training. You can still wait for Zeng Ye's growth. On the chessboard, every move is slow and error-free, so you don't have to think too much about winning or losing. After all, you have a greater chance of winning. But if God really wants someone to die, it can only be fate. Just like what Chen Pingan said to Zeng Ye, at that time, just have a clear conscience and blame everyone.

But the thing that made Chen Ping'an sigh the most was that he had to notice the signs and make his words clear. He had to for the first time quietly knock on the psyche of the young man who was slightly agitated, and tell Zeng Ye straightforwardly, The relationship between the two parties is only a business relationship, not a master-disciple relationship. Chen Pingan is not his preacher or protector.

To say that Zeng Ye has a bad nature is definitely not the case. On the contrary, after experiencing the catastrophe of life and death, he still has feelings for his master and Mao Yuedao. On the contrary, it is one of the fundamental reasons why Chen Ping'an is willing to keep him by his side. It is not at all as important as Zeng Ye's. Ye's cultivation base and qualifications for the ghost path are light.

But even this Shujianhu boy, who was able to let Chen Ping'an vaguely see his figure in the past, Zeng Ye, could not withstand a little more scrutiny if he looked into it carefully.

Zeng Ye, who seems to have the opposite temperament to Gu Can, Zeng Ye's next words, deeds and mental journey were originally the fourth line that Chen Pingan wanted to observe carefully.

But when the real thing comes, Chen Ping'an still goes against his original intention and still hopes that Zeng Ye will not go astray, hoping to find a position between the two ends of the ruler of "stealing by myself" and "giving by others" that will not waver in character or swing left and right. place.

But it doesn't matter. When I intervened, I changed a little bit of the trend of that vein. The line is still the same line, just a slight twist in the trajectory. You can still continue to watch the trend, but there is a slight deviation from the expectation.

Compared with the blood-drenched woman in front of him, who would probably only go one way to the dark side, Zeng Ye's life is still full of countless possibilities, and there are still opportunities for good.

As for whether the water in his heart that he once held inside would one day encounter a disaster and end up flowing from a place of mellowness to a tit-for-tat extreme self, Chen Ping'an would not force it either.

Within the rules, everything is freedom, and everyone should pay their own price.

When the manpower was finally exhausted, even Gu Can's side, Chen Ping'an, gave up. He could only make a relatively thorough separation and demarcation with Gu Can on the premise of stopping killings and mistakes, and began to do those things for himself. .

So what if there is one more Zeng Ye?

Chen Pingan looked dazed.

It was first in Lizhu Cave, at the gate of the wooden fence in that small town.

Inside the door was a boy with mud-legged shoes still wearing straw sandals.

Outside the door are Cai Jinjian, Fu Nanhua, Xu from Qingfeng City, Zhengyang Mountain Moving Mountain Monkey, the girl who clamored to move Piyun Mountain home to use as a small garden.

That was the first time that Chen Ping'an came into contact with foreigners traveling far away from the small town. All of them were mountain people, and they were gods in the eyes of ordinary people.

Fortunately, among those people, there was also a girl who said, "The road shouldn't be so small."