Sword of Coming

The night was deep, and after surviving the sleepiest time, Sui Jingcheng actually lost sleep. There was a saying in romance novels about being a night owl, and she felt that this was who she was now.

The breathing and breathing methods recorded in that booklet are all performed at noon. Different solar terms have slightly different practice times during the day. There are four very touching words at the end of the volume: Ascension in the daytime.

When he was leaving at the official court, the old minister took off his bamboo robe as thin as a cicada's wings and gave it back to his daughter Sui Jingcheng. He said goodbye and privately warned his daughter that she was now lucky enough to follow the Sword Immortal to practice Taoism on the mountain. It is the spirits of the ancestors of the Sui family who protect us in heaven, so we must maintain a straight posture and not have any airs of being a lady, otherwise we will waste the ancestral virtues.

The man was always practicing boring punches.

Sui Jingcheng got up and went around to pick up some dead branches. He followed the same example and roasted them by the campfire to disperse the water contained in the dead branches without throwing them directly into the fire.

Her practice over the years has been stumbling and very unsatisfactory. Due to the lack of a master to guide her, and the content contained in the booklet, Sui Jingcheng has learned 70 to 80% of the practical magical power of controlling a golden hairpin like a flying sword. The rest of the text is like the beginning of a Taoist scripture with clear meanings. It is too concise and vague, making it confusing, just like the person who casually said before that "the truth is inevitably too high", and no one can help her review it. Breaking the puzzle, so even though Sui Jingcheng has been studying the booklet since he was a child, he still feels that he can't figure it out, so even in his early thirties, he is still a second-level bottleneck Qi practitioner. scholar.

Sui Jingcheng was actually a little hesitant about whether to take the initiative to take out the three items of the Immortal Family: the bamboo clothes, the golden hairpin and the booklet. If the senior swordsman with great magical powers took a fancy to it, she actually didn't care, but she was afraid that he would misunderstand him. She was trying to show off her little cleverness again, and she had backfired more than once.

Chen Ping'an stopped his boxing, sat back by the campfire, stretched out his hand and said, "It will save you a lot of worry, bring it here."

Sui Jingcheng carefully took out three gold hairpins from his sleeves, and a booklet that was as bright as new and without any wear and tear. The ancient seal script title was "Shang Shang Xuan Xuan Ji".

Sui Jingcheng said softly: "Senior, the hairpin is a bit weird. It has been involved with me since I was a child. If someone else holds it, it will get burned. In the early years, a maid tried to steal the gold hairpin, but the whole palm of her hand was burned through. It was so painful." He rolled on the ground and soon alerted other people in the house. Later, even though the injury on his hand healed, he seemed to be suffering from amnesia, sometimes awake and sometimes stupid, for some unknown reason."

"fine."

Chen Pingan took the booklet with one hand and spread it out with the other. Sui Jingcheng relaxed his hand, and three golden hairpins with shining lights and colorful colors fell on Chen Pingan's palm. The golden hairpin trembled slightly, but Chen Pingan's palm was safe. Chen Pingan looked at it for a moment. , said slowly: "The golden hairpin is your natal thing. There are three levels of refining things in the world. The small refining can transform the void and can barely be put into the monk's Qifu acupoints, but anyone can snatch it. After the refining, you can open one. The various magical functions of the Immortal Family's magical tools are just like... This nameless mountain has a mountain god and a temple, and the Great Lian is the natal thing. The extraordinary master who gives you these three opportunities is a real master. The Taoist teachings cannot but be said to be very mysterious. At least they are earthly immortals, and they may even be Nascent Soul monks. As for why this person sent you to climb mountains, but abandoned you for thirty or forty years..."

Sui Jingcheng, who had been listening carefully, said softly: "It's only been thirty-two years."

The man smiled and said, "Would you like to talk about it in a few months?"

Sui Jingcheng looked embarrassed.

Chen Pingan first put the booklet on his knees, twisted a gold hairpin between his fingers, and gently tapped the other one in the palm of his hand. The sound was as crisp as gold and stone. With every tap, circles of light rippled out. , Chen Pingan raised his head and said: "These three golden hairpins are a set of magic weapons. They seem to be exactly the same, but they are not. They are named 'Lingsu Qingwei', 'Wenqing Shenxiao' and 'Taixia Yigui'." Mostly it has something to do with the thunder method, the leader of all methods."

Sui Jingcheng looked incredulous and said sincerely: "Senior is really well-informed and knows everything!"

This is what she said from the bottom of her heart.

Three golden hairpins that look the same no matter how you look at them, can even reveal their names in one go?

Chen Ping'an glanced at her and said, "There is an inscription on the golden hairpin. The characters are very small. Your cultivation level is too low, so naturally you can't see it."

Sui Jingcheng's face was stiff.

Chen Ping'an gently threw the three gold hairpins back to Sui Jingcheng, and began to flip through the booklet with the weird name. He frowned and closed it immediately after turning two pages.

The text on the pages of this "Shang Shang Xuan Xuan Collection", when he opened it, a treasure light flashed. Even Chen Ping'an's eyesight and memory could not remember the outline of the text on the page, just like a well-organized building. The orderly battlefield formations instantly scattered themselves and became disorderly and chaotic. Needless to say, it was another object of Sui Jingcheng's destiny. It was very likely that it was not only Sui Jingcheng who could open it to see the text. Even if Chen Ping'an asked her to hold the book and turn the pages, the content they saw would still be worlds apart.

Chen Pingan waved to Sui Jingcheng to sit next to him and asked her to flip through the book. Sui Jingcheng stared in confusion and just did as he was told. Chen Pingan quickly asked her to put away the booklet and said: "This immortal magic technique is of high quality. It's just not complete. The person who gave you the book should have high expectations for you, but he couldn't let you be your preacher and your protector again, so you have been away for more than thirty years."

Sui Jingcheng held the gold hairpin in one hand and the book in the other, with a smile on her face and joy in her heart, which was even stronger than when she found out that she was the "Beauty of the Sui Family".

Chen Ping'an began to close his eyes and rest his mind, and gently held the golden thunder whip that was made into a green bamboo with both hands.

There are no words on the "green bamboo", only densely packed scratches.

Sui Jingcheng suddenly asked: "Senior, would you like to take a look at that robe called Bamboo Clothes?"

Chen Pingan opened his eyes with a strange look on his face. Seeing her sincere face and eagerness to try, Chen Pingan said helplessly: "Don't look at it, it must be a good treasure of the immortal family. The magic robe has always been precious. Practicing on the mountain, many If there is a fight, generally speaking, Qi practitioners will have two natal objects, one for attack and one for defense. Since the master gave you three golden hairpins, the bamboo robe and robe are probably of the same quality."

Sui Jingcheng had some hindsight, his face turned red, and he stopped talking.

After a moment of silence, the man stopped practicing boxing and walking, but began to concentrate like a monk. His breathing was long and vague. Sui Jingcheng felt that there were layers of brilliance flowing around him, one as bright as a lamp, and the other as soft as the moonlight. Sui Jingcheng only thought that this senior Sword Immortal was a person who had attained Taoism. She had many auras. Even if she had little Taoism, she could still see clues. In fact, Sui Jingcheng was indeed a Taoist with excellent qualifications. He couldn't see the inscription on the golden hairpin. It was due to the limitation of his eyesight. The vision that Chen Ping'an was seeing at the moment was because she was gifted, and her perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was far better than that of ordinary monks in the lower five realms.

Sui Jingcheng suddenly remembered something. After hesitating for a long time, he still felt that the matter was not a big deal, so he had to ask: "Senior, the reason why Cao Fu and Xiao Shuye went on this trip in a roundabout way and in a sneaky way was because they did not want to cause any trouble with the Great Seal Script Dynasty. The attention of a certain emperor of a small country in the North is that they are also afraid of the master who gave me the opportunity back then? Maybe Master Cao Fu, the golden elixir earthly immortal, and the uncle of the master of the Golden Scale Palace, If he doesn't want to show up, it's similar to when he's blocking the road. Cao Fu asked the sword-wielding martial artist to show up first to test whether the senior swordsman was hiding. Is it the same reason?"

Chen Pingan opened his eyes again, smiled and said nothing.

This Sui Jingcheng has a really good character.

Chen Pingan explained patiently: "Once the monks on the mountain become enemies, it is easy to stay entangled for hundreds of years. This is the rule of the mountain, and the rules of the rivers and lakes. Cao Fu and Xiao Shuye despise the rivers and lakes from the bottom of their hearts, and feel that if they step on the foot of the mountain, they will Those who can get through the rivers and lakes are all small fish and shrimps, but they don't understand the taboos and complex situations of practice on the mountain. Their masterminds behind the scenes will also know everything about them, which is why they are like this. They are now afraid I, Cao Fu, am only afraid of my flying sword, but the people behind the scenes have another worry, that is, the wandering master you have already thought of. If your preacher is just a foreign immortal, they weigh After that, you don't mind making a bigger deal, but if the guardian sent by the preacher for you is a golden elixir sword cultivator, the person behind the scenes will have to weigh his own wealth and family wealth. It cannot withstand the joint revenge of the two 'Nascent Soul Monks'."

Sui Jingcheng's eyelashes trembled slightly.

The man spoke straightforwardly and plainly, and "hidden murderous intent." Sui Jingcheng was originally a sweet-hearted and intelligent woman. The more she thought about it, the more she gained, and she felt that the magnificent mountain picture in her mind was finally slowly revealed.

Sui Jingcheng asked a question that was not in line with her previous temperament, "Senior, do you really want none of the three immortal things?"

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said, "There is a right way to do it."

Sui Jingcheng smiled knowingly.

Chen Pingan suddenly asked: "No more ideas?"

Sui Jingcheng was stunned, thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No more."

Chen Ping'an said: "Cao Fu used Xiao Shuye to lure me away from the mountain. He mistakenly thought that he was sure of victory. He stopped you on the path and told you what happened after you followed him up the mountain. Don't you feel terrible?"

Sui Jingcheng was indeed frightened. What was refined into a living cauldron by Master Cao Fu, taught Taoism, and then practiced dual cultivation with the Patriarch of Jinlin Palace...

Although Sui Jingcheng devoted himself to Taoism, he did not become such a pitiful puppet who could not help himself.

Chen Pingan sighed, "Then have you ever thought about the original intention of the master who gave you the opportunity? Have you ever thought about the possibility that this person has a higher level of cultivation than the person behind Cao Fu and has more sinister intentions? , the calculation is more long-term?"

Sui Jingcheng broke into a cold sweat.

Chen Pingan stretched out his hand and pressed it twice, signaling Sui Jingcheng not to be too afraid, and said softly: "This is just a possibility. Why does he dare to give you three important treasures? It not only gives you a great opportunity to practice Taoism, but it is invisible." , and put you in danger. Why didn't he take you directly to his Xianjia sect? Why didn't he place a Taoist protector around you? Why was he so sure that you could become a Taoist on your own? Back then, your mother What’s the mystery behind that strange incident of the Dream Man carrying a baby girl?”

Sui Jingcheng stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, then put the back of his hand on his forehead, shook his head and said, "I can't even figure it out."

Chen Pingan nodded, "Most things in the world are like this. No matter how much you think about it, you can't understand it. If you really want to understand it, it may not be a good thing."

Sui Jingcheng looked confused.

During this period of time, she was wandering around like a lost dog, with twists and turns and ups and downs. What happened tonight and this man's few words made her mood rise and fall even more.

Chen Ping'an said: "I'm telling you this after you decide to go to Aquarius Continent. I want you to make another mental decision about how to treat the person who may never appear in this life, who may be here tonight. The wandering master appears. Assume that the master has good intentions towards you, but at the beginning of your cultivation, he took too much care of you, so as not to backfire. However, he still does not know about the Wuling Kingdom and the Sui family affairs. After all, a cultivator, The higher the realm, the less aware of the cold and heat of the world when it comes to seclusion. Then you can go to Aquarius Island temporarily, but you can't rush to worship Cui Dongshan as your teacher. If that person has bad intentions towards you from the beginning, then you don't have to worry about it. , but after all, neither you nor I can determine the truth of the matter now. What should we do?"

Sui Jingcheng asked in confusion, "What should I do?"

Chen Pingan laughed angrily and said, "What should I do?"

Sui Jingcheng wiped his face and suddenly laughed, "If I had been saved before I met my senior, or if someone else had rescued me, I wouldn't have cared about anything and run as far away as possible, even if I feel sorry for the great kindness I received back then. For my wandering master, I will try my best not to think too much. Now I think Senior Sword Immortal is right. Scholars at the foot of the mountain should protect themselves when in danger, but they must have a little compassion, so the monks on the mountain , escape in distress, but you must also leave a grateful heart, so whether it is Senior Sword Immortal or Senior Cui Dongshan, even if I am lucky enough to become one of your disciples, I will only keep my name until I meet that person in this life. After Master Yunyou reunites, even if his realm is not as high as the two of you, I will sincerely ask you two to allow me to change my sect and accept Master Yunyou as my teacher!"

Chen Pingan nodded, "Just right."

What's even more commendable is that Chen Pingan can actually tell whether Sui Jingcheng's words are sincere or not.

Some words need to be seen rather than heard.

This is how good it is to practice on the mountain.

Therefore, Chen Pingan said with emotion: "I hope that the previous guess is that I am too dark-minded. I still hope that the wandering master can become a master and apprentice with you in the future, and we can climb mountains together and enjoy the mountains and rivers."

Sui Jingcheng snickered and narrowed his eyes to look at him.

Chen Ping'an immediately wanted to understand the silent words in her eyes, and glared at her, "You and I just have the same way of looking at the world, but our minds are very different."

Sui Jingcheng couldn't help but laugh out loud. It was rare for a child to have such a heart. He began to look around, "Master, where are you?"

God knows, will he be like the senior swordsman in green shirt who carried a bamboo box on his back? He may be far away, or he may be right in front of him?

Chen Ping'an laughed.

Of course, the "master" Sui Jingcheng did not appear.

After that, the two of them did not deliberately hide their whereabouts. However, because Sui Jingcheng needed to practice at a fixed time during the day, Chen Pingan bought a carriage on the way to the capital of Wuling Kingdom and became the driver himself. Sui Jingcheng took the initiative to talk about some of the books. The key to practice in "Shang Shang Xuan Xuan Ji" tells how at different times during breathing and exhalation, the eyes may feel warm and moist like steam, the eyes may feel itchy and tingling like lightning lingering, and the internal organs may vibrate or ring suddenly. In fact, Chen Ping'an couldn't give any advice on the different scenes. Moreover, Sui Jingcheng, a layman, had practiced on his own for nearly thirty years without any signs of illness. Instead, his skin was delicate and his eyes were clear. He should not have any major problems. Something is wrong.

This journey is smooth and steady, day and night.

Just like escorting Li Huai and the others to Sui Academy, there were not only bumps and bumps, but also more trivial atmosphere.

Just like every time Li Huai went to poop or pee, Chen Pingan would accompany him before he dared to go, especially in the middle of the night. Even if Yu Lu stayed behind for the rest of the night and Chen Pingan for the first half of the night was already sound asleep, he would still be shaken by Li Huai After waking up, the sleepy-eyed Chen Pingan walked away with the guy who was covering his crotch or holding his buttocks with both hands. It had been like this all along. Chen Pingan never said anything to Li Huai. Li Huai never said a word of thanks.

But rural children are indeed not used to saying thank you to others. Just like the scholar, it is true that he is not willing to say that I am wrong.

But after all, Li Huai was interested, so everyone could see that among the group of people back then, Li Huai cared most about Chen Pingan. Even after so many years and studying in the academy for many years, Li Huai had his own friends. , but towards Chen Pingan, he still had the mentality of being a coward and a coward. When something really happened, the first person he thought of was Chen Pingan, not even his parents and sisters who were far away in other continents, but one kind of person was Chen Pingan. Dependence, one is nostalgia, different feelings, just the same depth.

Although Sui Jingcheng was a dabbler in Taoism, he still had not been initiated from the valley, and he was a woman, so he was actually in a lot of trouble.

So when Chen Pingan bought a carriage in a prosperous county town, he deliberately stayed an extra day and stayed in an inn. At that time, Sui Jingcheng, who was sleeping in the open air and felt that he weighed 160 kilograms, felt relieved and borrowed some money from Chen Pingan. I went to buy some items, then put on a new dress, and also bought a power fence to hide my face.

Not counting Sui Jingcheng's deliberate care, in fact Chen Ping'an himself was not in a hurry. He already knew the rough itinerary and would not delay arriving at the Green Eagle Country in autumn.

So one day at dusk, on the bank of a rocky cliff in a fast-flowing river, Chen Ping'an took out his fishing rod to fish. The sand turned and the boulders did not move, and he inexplicably caught a snail weighing more than ten kilograms. While the two were drinking fish soup, , Chen Pingan said that there is a blue snail in a mountain lake in Tongyezhou, which is the most magical. As long as you live for more than a hundred years, your mouth will contain a bluestone of different sizes. It is extremely pure. After being crushed and exposed by secret techniques, It is the talisman painting material that the monks of the Fu Lu Sect dream of.

Sui Jingcheng was startled when he heard this.

The two would occasionally play chess, and Sui Jingcheng finally determined that the senior swordsman was really a bad chess player. He had strong hands at first, and was precise and flawless, and then his moves became more and more bad.

Sui Jingcheng was very serious when they had their first hand-to-hand talk, because she felt that the senior must have been hiding his clumsiness during the game in Xingting.

Later Sui Jingcheng accepted his fate.

This senior really just memorized some first-hand formulas by rote.

Fortunately, the senior didn't feel embarrassed. He lost ten of the ten games. Every time he reviewed the game, he would humbly ask for advice on some of Sui Jingcheng's chess moves. Sui Jingcheng naturally didn't dare to hide his secrets. Finally, when I was browsing a bookstore in a county town, I picked up two chess books. One was "The Book of Grand Officials", which mainly focused on life and death, and the other was dedicated to recording fixed positions. Back then, her seniors gave her some gold and silver in the county town and asked her to keep it for herself, so she bought the chess records and still had a surplus.

While driving at night and passing a tomb in the wilderness, the senior suddenly stopped the carriage and called Sui Jingcheng to get out of the carriage. He then tapped her between the eyebrows with two fingers, making her look at one place with concentration. Sui Jingcheng raised the power fence. Under the thin veil, I saw a white fox carrying a skeleton on the grave, looking at the moon and worshiping. She asked why this was, and the senior said he didn't know. He had seen many fox charms transforming into beautiful women and bewitching scholars. He still saw this for the first time when he worshiped the moon with bones on his back.

The carriage continued on its way.

Hearing the noise, the white fox disappeared with its bones on its back. A moment later, there was a graceful woman posing on the roadside in front. Chen Pingan turned a blind eye. Sui Jingcheng, who was sitting outside the carriage, was a little annoyed. He took off the power fence and revealed her true face. The woman seemed to As if struck by lightning, he muttered, cursed, turned around and left. Sui Jingcheng raised his eyebrows, put on the power fence, and hung his legs outside the car, swaying slightly.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "Why are you so angry with a fox charm?"

Sui Jingcheng said: "Transform into women and seduce men. No wonder people in the market like to use the term "sexy fox" to curse people. In the future, when I master the immortal method, I must teach them a lesson."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Fox charms are not all like this, some are naughty but also kind-hearted. I also heard that there is a heavenly fox enshrined in the Tianshi Mansion on Longhu Mountain in the Middle Earth Divine Continent. It is to express its gratitude to the old Tianshi. The seal of the Heavenly Master's Seal on its fox skin helped her escape the mighty catastrophe that reached the fifth realm, so she has been protecting the disciples of the Heavenly Master's Mansion ever since, and even helped her sharpen her Taoist heart."

Sui Jingcheng silently remembered this incident on the mountain, which was more unbelievable than a strange novel, but his last thought was that the fox demon might not be as good-looking as him.

One evening, I passed an ancient local temple. According to legend, the waves were often rough, making it impossible for people with boats to cross the river. So an ancient immortal drew talismans on paper, and a stone rhinoceros jumped out of the white paper and jumped into the water to suppress the monsters. From then on, everything was calm. Sui Jingcheng and Chen Ping'an went to the temple to burn incense there. They went to the incense shop where the incense was sold. The shopkeepers were a young couple. Later, when they arrived at the ferry, Sui Jingcheng found that the young couple had followed the carriage, and for some reason he started to lie down on them. And worshiping means praying to the immortals to help them cross the river together.

Chen Pingan nodded in agreement. Finally, together with the carriage, Chen Pingan, Sui Jingcheng, and the couple took a huge ferry across the river. After landing, the carriage slowly traveled for several miles, and the young couple asked to get off. Sui Jingcheng and the young couple were sitting in the carriage, which was a little crowded, and they discovered more strange things. When the carriage and the ferry were crossing the river together, the couple were sweating profusely, and it seemed that they would capsize and sink into the river at any time. The two of them were They cuddled up to each other, held hands, and looked at death as though they were home. This made Sui Jingcheng worried. He mistakenly thought that there were spirits in the river and could overturn the ferry at any time. However, he felt more at ease when he thought that Senior Sword Immortal was sitting outside.

After the young couple got out of the car, they knelt down and kowtowed three times and nine times.

Sui Jingcheng didn't say anything when he saw the senior. He just stood there and accepted the great gift. But after the young couple with tears in their eyes stood up, the senior said softly: "Ghosts and spirits, who do good deeds and are impartial, will protect themselves." .”

Sui Jingcheng only felt that something strange happened one after another. After hearing these words, the young couple felt as if they had been granted amnesty and enlightenment, and even knelt down piously.

But this time, the senior reached out to support the young man, "Let's go, the mountains and rivers are long and the road is difficult, so take care of yourself."

The young couple did not walk on the official road, but walked out of the road. In the distance, the young woman stopped and turned around. One of them bent down and bowed, and the other gave a blessing.

Then when the carriage drove into a path, Sui Jingcheng, who was about to ask the couple about their whereabouts, suddenly widened his eyes and saw ripples, and a golden-armored godman holding an iron gun standing on the road.

Chen Ping'an stopped the carriage, fell to the ground, clasped his hands in his fists, and then asked: "Have we caused trouble to the Water God by acting without permission?"

The golden-armored god with a solemn expression shook his head and said with a smile: "In the past, it was bound by rules. It was my duty and I could not let them go for personal gain. That couple should be so lucky. Under the protection of my husband's merits, they had to wait for a hundred years to cross this river. "

The golden-armored god made way for the road, stood sideways, and gently poked the ground with the iron spear in his hand, "The little god will send you off for a long journey."

Chen Pingan clasped his fists again, said goodbye with a smile, returned to the carriage, and drove slowly past the golden-armored god sitting on the river.

Sui Jingcheng was silent for a long time and asked softly: "Senior, does this mean you have achieved success in cultivating Taoism? To be able to have a golden-armored god who has been around for a long time take the initiative to clear the way for senior to see him off."

However, Chen Ping'an didn't answer the question and said slowly: "You have to know that there are more than just people like Cao Fu in the mountains, and people like Xiao Shuye are not the only ones in the world. There are some things that no matter how much I tell you, it's better for you to experience them yourself."

In the night, the carriage stopped in a quiet and uninhabited place. The senior swordsman spent some rare energy and time to stew a large pot of spring bamboo shoots and bacon.

Sui Jingcheng didn't bother to think about why those spring bamboo shoots were still so fresh in midsummer and why they weren't taken out of the bamboo box.

However, Sui Jingcheng just thought that after crossing the river, the young-looking senior was still in a good mood.

Regarding the age of Senior Sword Immortal, Sui Jingcheng had asked this question before. At first, he ignored it, but then she couldn't help but feel curious and asked in a roundabout way twice before he said that he was probably over three hundred years old.

Sui Jingcheng became more and more determined to follow the Tao.

On this day, I passed through a lively county town near Sasao Villa and happened to encounter a temple fair.

Every once in a while, there will be similar stalls, filled with clay dolls and small porcelain figures on the floor. You can exchange the stall owner for a small bamboo ring for one penny, or a large folded willow ring for two pence. When the crowd is crowded, there will also be adults helping children to throw bamboo and willow rings. Once an adult catches the little clay or porcelain figures, the children around them will be happy and dancing.

Chen Ping'an laughed at that time and said: "Are there only so few people in the world of Wuling Kingdom?"

Sui Jingcheng didn't know why he asked this question at first, but he just said: "Our Wuling Kingdom still has a more prosperous literary style, so after a senior Wang Duan was born, the government and the public, even civil servants like my father, would feel honored. I hope I can get to know senior Wang Dui through Hu Xinfeng."

After the carriage had driven some distance, Sui Jingcheng figured out the reason for his senior's question.

If there were more warriors, there might still be stalls like temple fairs, but there would definitely not be so many, because if one was unlucky, it would obviously be a loss-making business. It will not be like those businessmen at temple fairs today, where everyone just sits and makes money, earning more or less.

Sui Jingcheng sighed.

Perhaps this is one of the hidden threads in the world.

If I hadn't met this senior, I might never have thought about these things in my life.

If you don't think about it, you won't lose anything, and you will continue to live your life. If you think about it, there may not be any immediate benefits.

No wonder that senior person once said that thinking about context, reasoning, and scrutinizing worldly affairs are never things that save worry and effort.

Once when passing by a melon field, the carriage stopped. Chen Pingan squatted beside the field and stared at the green and lovely watermelons.

I recall the old days of the small town. Under the old locust tree, there were many families lifting bamboo baskets from the iron lock well. The old people told old stories, and the children ate the cool watermelon. The locust trees were shaded and their hearts were cool.

Sui Jingcheng jumped out of the carriage and asked curiously: "Does a mountain immortal like Senior also want to eat watermelon?"

Chen Ping'an was silent for a long time, and finally said: "If one day I can do whatever I want, and can steal a watermelon and run away, it means that I have truly succeeded in cultivating my mind. Only then will the influence of the bunch of candied haws on my state of mind be completely eliminated." .”

Sui Jingcheng felt that this was a strange statement that was even stranger than a strange thing, and he couldn't understand it.

On a dangerous road near the capital, I met a group of strong men cutting the path. Sui Jingcheng felt that these guys showing off their power were extremely lucky...

Chen Ping'an let Sui Jingcheng casually show his hand, and a golden hairpin was like a flying sword, which scared the shit out of them.

Later, the senior sneaked into the village with Sui Jingcheng and saw the simple houses over there, with roosters crowing and dogs barking, smoke curling up from cooking stoves, and a skinny child letting an old paper kite fly there. One of the gangsters was squatting there. Grinning on the side, there stood a short old man in a ragged green shirt, cursing that the man was incompetent. If there was no harvest, the village would be ruined. Those brats inside were still reading ridiculous books. , when the school was reciting books, everyone's stomach growled with hunger, which was louder than reading. The man scratched his head and said that that girl was amazing, she was probably a fairy mentioned in the book. If we hadn't run fast today, we would have been beaten to death instead of starving to death.

Chen Pingan and Sui Jingcheng left quietly, returned to the carriage, and continued on their way.

In the night, Sui Jingcheng was not sleepy, so he sat outside the carriage, sitting sideways and looking at the woods beside the road.

Sui Jingcheng said to himself: "First I saw how they were robbing families and homes, and I wanted to kill them all. Senior, if I really did this, would I be wrong?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "That's right."

Sui Jingcheng asked again: "But if I meet them on the road after seeing their lives, would it be wrong to throw them a bag of gold and silver?"

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "It's not wrong, but it's not right either."

Sui Jingcheng suddenly felt guilty.

Chen Pingan said: "As promised before, I just lend you the gold and silver, and I won't care what you do. So you stay outside the village secretly, and you don't have to worry about my accountability."

Chen Pingan finally said: "Things in the world are complicated, and you can't just say it casually. What I'm telling you about the context depends on the human heart. Once you have achieved some success, it seems complicated but is actually simple. As for the sequence, it depends on the context. It seems simple, but it is actually more complicated, because it not only concerns right and wrong, but also the good and evil of people's hearts. So I talk about the context everywhere, and ultimately it is to move towards the sequence, but no one teaches me how to proceed. For the time being, I just understand the heart. The cutting and encircling methods of the sword. These have been roughly explained to you. Since you have nothing to do anyway, you can use these three methods to take a good look at what you saw today."

The sun was shining brightly and the heat was high on that day. Even though Sui Jingcheng was wearing a bamboo robe, he still felt bored sitting in the carriage. Unexpectedly, dark clouds would soon cover us, followed by heavy rain, making the mountain roads muddy and difficult to navigate.

Fortunately, there are mansions built by literati nearby in the mountains and forests, which can provide shelter from the rain.

Sui Jingcheng knew the owner of this house because she had some interactions with the Sui family in the early years. Like her father, he was a master of chess, but his official position was not very important. There is a chess player who is better than the old in chess, and there are two young men who were born in Jinshi. Now they have officially filled the vacancies and become officials. Therefore, this hilltop that was originally not famous began to have some mountains. Gao has the meaning of immortality and spirituality. Even if the house is located in a secluded mountain, there are still guests and traffic coming and going all year round.

The old man who was the concierge of this family was very polite when he heard that the Mili woman was from a branch of the Sui family and had married away from home. This time she was returning home to visit relatives. However, he was a little disappointed when he heard that she did not need accommodation. After all, the old minister of the Sui Dynasty was the mainstay of the Wuling Kingdom, and he was also a Yilin Immortal like his own master. Therefore, the woman's status as a Sui family member was not comparable to that of ordinary family members of high-ranking officials.

While Chen Ping'an and Sui Jingcheng were taking shelter from the rain, even though Sui Jingcheng never took off the power fence, the concierge still asked a servant to bring tea.

I don't know if the maid leaked the news or something, but soon a handsome young man came over, said some polite words, and also asked some questions about whether the woman was proficient in hand-talking. Sui Jingcheng responded perfectly, and so did the young man. He was someone who could sit still, even though he had nothing to talk about, he was still able to talk to himself without feeling embarrassed at all. Even the young coachman in a green shirt could exchange a few words with him. I heard he was delivering a family letter to this lady. The nephew of the family is very enthusiastic and does not seem to have the airs of a child of aristocratic family.

After the rain stopped, the aristocratic son personally sent the two of them to the door of the mansion. After watching them leave, he smiled and said: "She must be a peerless beauty. In the mountains and fields, there are orchids in the empty valleys. It's a pity that she can't see her beauty."

The old concierge seemed to be familiar with the young master's temper and joked: "Why don't you escort the second young master personally?"

The young man shook his head and walked back to the mansion to talk to a beautiful maid.

On the road, Sui Jingcheng sat next to the car curtain, picked up the power fence, lifted it gently, and asked: "Senior, if the other party takes advantage of the situation and causes trouble, am I wrong? Could it be that there is something wrong after all?" Yes, after all, my beauty is in front of me, and when people see it, they will covet me in the back.”

Chen Pingan sighed. This is the trouble with the theory of context and sequence. At first, it is easy to get people into a messy situation. It seems that there are bad people everywhere, everyone has bad intentions, and there seem to be a few people who do evil things. reason.

If Chen Pingan is really her preacher and protector, generally speaking, he will not tell the truth directly, leaving it to her to think deeply, but since it is not the case, and she is already smart, she does not have to worry about it, and directly said: " The order of precedence is not what you said. There are many right and wrongs between heaven and earth, especially after a continent or a country has established a convention, they are all determined. Motivation for wealth, violence, violence, lust, and bullying are all. There is no doubt that you are wrong either because you have money or because a girl is good-looking. Only after you are clear about these things can you talk about the order of things and the right and wrong. Otherwise, even if a woman in the market is trying to show off and show off, she will not be wrong. It’s not a reason to rob a woman. It’s a crime for a child to carry a jade. Do you really think that it’s the child who’s wrong? Is it the person who’s carrying the jade who’s wrong? That’s not the case. It’s just the way the world is. These helpless old sayings are just to advise good people and weak people to be more careful."

Chen Ping'an turned his head and asked with a smile: "This is how things are in the world, and they have always been like this, right? I don't think so."

Sui Jingcheng's eyes sparkled, "Best regards, senior!"

Chen Ping'an turned his head and said with a smile: "Is this considered a wise idea? If the sages and principles in the book could come back to life, I estimate that in the bellies of countless scholars in the world, there would be countless villains who would either be angry to death or I wish I could beat my belly and run back to the book."

Sui Jingcheng asked cautiously: "Senior, do you have any prejudice against scholars?"

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said: "If you are full of poems and books, you are a scholar, and if you have not read books and cannot read, you are not a scholar."

Sui Jingcheng was about to sigh.

Chen Pingan has already said: "Stop talking nonsense."

Sui Jingcheng couldn't help but said shyly: "Senior is really a prophet of things."

Chen Pingan turned his head.

Sui Jingcheng blinked and silently lowered the car curtain. After sitting down, she endured it, but she still couldn't hold back the slight smile on her face.

Later, when entering the capital of the Wuling Kingdom, the senior would stop his carriage to take a look at the scenic spots and historic sites everywhere. Occasionally, he would also carve some plaques, couplets and inscriptions on the bamboo slips.

Along the way, I also met young heroes and girls traveling in the rivers and lakes. Two horses galloped past and passed by the carriage.

The sleeves of men's and women's clothes flutter in the wind along with the horse's mane.

I also passed by a rural village, and there were groups of children playing and playing together. One after another, they jumped over a creek. Even some weak girls took a few steps back and then rushed past.

There was a child standing arrogantly next to a small creek. Instead of running across the ditch, he shook his arms, tried to use his strength on the spot, jumped over, and then fell into the ditch in the middle of winter.

At that time, the carriage was parked not far away. Sui Jingcheng saw the senior's profile. After seeing that scene, he squinted his eyes and smiled.

The carriage bypassed the capital of Wuling Kingdom and headed to the north.

Go straight to the Sasao Villa of Wang Dun, the number one person in the world of Wuling Kingdom.

Since we didn't deliberately go out of counties and cities along the way, we were involved in many places, so we have heard some news about the world that has spread throughout the government and the public.

Wang Dun was among the ten people on the new list. Although he was at the bottom among the ten people, Wuling Kingdom still felt like the whole country was celebrating.

Because there are only five people in the Great Seal Dynasty, it is said that these are still hiding several old masters who have not shown up for a long time. Only Xiao Shuye from the Qingci Kingdom ranks ninth, and the Jinfei Kingdom with strong folk customs and powerful soldiers and horses unexpectedly No one is on the list, and Lanfang Kingdom doesn't even think about it. So even if it is at the bottom of the list, this is a great honor for senior Wang Bu, and it is also a shame for everyone in the Wuling Kingdom who has "a weak literary style and no heroes" There is light above.

The emperor of Wuling Kingdom specially sent an envoy from the capital to deliver a plaque.

So Sui Jingcheng could guess that the Sasao Villa must be full of guests and congratulators.

But I just don’t know whether senior Wang Dun met the Emperor Zhou of Dazhuan and then took the Xianjia ferry back from the capital of Dazhuan.

As for the news about Sui Jingcheng, the momentum is not at all lighter than that of Wang Dun's appearance on the list. It is very lively, especially when people in the world mention it, everyone spits, and most of the women who are wandering around the world look unhappy. Joy.

Sui Jingcheng would secretly glance at him every time, either drinking and eating silently in the restaurant, or drinking low-quality tea at the tea stall that quenches his thirst but does not relieve the heat.

This made her a little disappointed.

I also encountered a group of literati drinking wine among the mountains and rivers in a beautiful place.

Some people raised their glasses and shouted, "In the forest, they are giant trees, and out of the mountains, they are small grass." Their faces were filled with tears, and everyone present also felt sad. Another person stood up and danced with a sword, which was probably considered impassioned.

The carriage passed slowly.

Sui Jingcheng said with a smile: "If celebrities are chatting and drinking wine in meandering water, does the senior know which two types of people are most indispensable?"

Chen Pingan smiled and shook his head, "I have never participated. Please tell me."

Sui Jingcheng smiled and said: "In these gatherings of literati, there must be someone who can write popular poems, and it is best to have a master who can draw people's faces. If you have one of the two, you can leave a name in history. If you have both, then It’s a grand event that has been passed down for thousands of years.”

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "It makes sense. I will definitely tell a friend these words in the future, and maybe he will write them down in his landscape travel notes."

Sui Jingcheng wore a power fence on his head, covered his mouth with a smile, and sat sideways outside the carriage, dangling his legs.

Already approaching Sasu Villa, in a county town, Chen Pingan sold the carriage at a discount.

I asked for two rooms at the inn. Near the county town, there were obviously more people in the world. They should all go to the villa to congratulate me.

I have to admit that the love in the world can be expressed by running away, just like many friendships can be expressed by drinking at the wine table.

Those who can become seniors in the martial arts world are either extremely skilled in martial arts and have a heroic temperament no matter how bad their temper is. Or they are those who are second-rate in martial arts but are top-notch old foxes and oily men. Their reputations are equally good. As for those who also know the ropes of the martial arts. The younger generation, by relying on their days, survived until the second-rate seniors died of old age, and one after another the top positions became vacant, and they became the old-timers sitting on the chairs. However, this kind of standing out has some flaws in the ointment. Therefore, those young people who are sharp-edged have always been disliked by the old people in the world.

But from what Sui Jingcheng said, senior Wang Bu was truly highly respected.

Chen Ping'an stood at the window and looked at the bustling street for a while.

Chen Ping'an went to the next door and knocked on the door, saying that he was going to a county wine shop and planned to buy a few bottles of wine.

Sui Jingcheng put on the power fence again and walked out of the threshold, feeling a little uneasy. She said she wanted to go drinking together on the roadside. In the past, she had only seen it in Jianghu romance novels. During the martial arts feast, all the heroes gathered together, eating meat in large bowls and drinking wine. , she was quite curious and wanted to try it.

Chen Ping'an didn't stop her.

The two of them arrived at the lively wine shop on the corner of the street. After a table of people paid their bills and left, they found a seat. Chen Pingan asked for a bottle of wine and poured her a bowl.

Sui Jingcheng wore a power fence on his head, so when drinking, he could only lower his head and uncover a corner of the power fence.

The tables in the wine shop are not far apart, and most of them are noisy. Some are drinking and punching, and some are chatting about interesting things about the world. A man sitting on the bench behind Sui Jingcheng smiled at each other with a table of friends from the world, and then deliberately stretched out his hand to punch, intending to hit. Sui Jingcheng's head fell onto the power fence, but Sui Jingcheng leaned forward and just managed to avoid it. The man was stunned for a moment, but he didn't push the envelope any further. He just couldn't hold it in any longer. This woman looked really good in figure. It would be a big loss if she didn't take a look at it. But before they could make any move at the table, there would be someone new. A group of wealthy people from all walks of life, all wearing bright clothes and angry horses, turned over and dismounted without tying their horses. Looking around, they saw the man and woman sitting opposite each other. There were two empty benches, and they were only looking at the woman. Sitting sideways, as if he was enjoying the best wine in this county, a burly and strong man sat down on the bench between the woman in power and the man in green clothes, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "I'm Lu Dayong from the Wuhu Gang , my friends on the road gave me the nickname ‘Fanjiang Jiao’!”

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "I've admired you for a long time. I'm glad to meet you."

This Daxia Lu was traveling with four people. He grinned and said, "Do you mind sitting together? You are a charlatan. You don't stick to trivial matters. Just squeeze in..."

But just as he was about to ask the other three people to sit down, someone would naturally want to sit on the same bench as the Mi Li woman. For example, he had already stood up and planned to give up the bench under his buttocks to his friend. Go and squeeze in with her yourself. Jianghu people pay attention to a person who is bold and bold, and they are not as particular as the bad rules about men and women not being intimate.

Unexpectedly, the young man smiled and said, "I don't mind."

However, Master Lu obviously did not expect such an answer. He had already stood up. The burly man had already smelled a fragrance that was more attractive than the aroma of wine, so he was about to sit on the bench openly.

But the next moment, not only did the martial arts hero stop his movements, but the onlookers who had clearly heard the word "I mind" stopped laughing. They secretly swallowed their saliva one by one, and some people had already raised their buttocks. Planning to run away.

Because there was an exquisite and compact green flying sword, hovering just a few inches away from the burly man's eyebrows.

The young man in green shirt smiled and said: "Now do you mind crowding in with me and drinking together?"

do not mind?

mind?

Why does Lu Dayong feel that no matter how he answers, it's wrong?

The three Jianghu friends behind Lu Dayong stood on the same spot one by one, looking at their noses and hearts. They were probably not familiar with the hero Lu Dayong.

Chen Pingan waved his hand, and Lu Dayong and the three people behind him ran away.

The other drinkers all looked frightened and were about to run away.

Unexpectedly, the legendary "Sword Immortal" who was not seen in a century said another sentence, "It's not too late to leave after paying the bill."

As a result, several tables of high-rollers threw silver ingots directly at the counter and then left quickly.

Except for Chen Pingan and Sui Jingcheng, there are no guests.

Chen Pingan pretended to be out of energy. After looking around, the flying sword hovering in the air was teetering on the edge of the table, and he quickly put it into his sleeve.

The corners of Sui Jingcheng's mouth curled up.

The old shopkeeper inexplicably made a huge fortune. After seeing that scene again, he smiled and said: "You, a swordsman in the mountain, are really not afraid of causing more trouble? Heroes in the world are very grudge-minded and are good at forming groups. I like to help my relatives but not my husband, and I like to help the weak but not the strong."

Chen Pingan turned around and said with a smile: "With an outsider like the old shopkeeper in charge of the wine shop, there shouldn't be much trouble."

The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "You have a good eye."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "To each other."

Sui Jingcheng asked softly: "Can I take off the power fence?"

Chen Pingan nodded.

Sui Jingcheng took off the power fence and could finally drink in peace and quiet.

The old man chuckled, "What a pretty little lady, I have never seen a more beautiful woman in my life. You two should be the so-called immortal Taoist couple on the mountain, right? No wonder you dare to walk around like this. Okay, today you two Just drink and don’t have to pay. Anyway, thanks to your blessing, I have already made a lot of money."

Chen Ping'an was about to raise his bowl to drink. After hearing the old shopkeeper's words, he stopped and hesitated, but said nothing and took a big sip of wine.

Sui Jingcheng had a pair of long autumn eyes, full of subtle smiles.

The old man glanced at the distance outside, sighed, looked at the back of the young man in green shirt, and said: "I advise you to let your wife wear the power fence. Now that Mr. Wang is not in Zhuangzi after all, something will really happen. , even if I help you for a while, I can't help you all the way. Do you just wait for Mr. Wang to return from Dazhuan Capital City and establish a relationship with him before you dare to leave? Might as well tell you straight, Mr. Wang will come from time to time I am drinking here, and I know his temper best. I have always had a very bad impression of you mountain gods, and I may not be willing to see you."

Sui Jingcheng glanced at the face of the senior opposite him, suppressed a smile, and explained to the old shopkeeper: "I am just a registered disciple, we are not some immortal Taoist couple."

The old man bent his fingers and pointed at his eyes, "Do you think I'm blind?"

Sui Jingcheng turned his head and looked at the opposite side, with a pitiful look on his face that said he had no choice but to do anything.

But Chen Ping'an didn't seem to care about this at all. He just turned his head, looked at the old man, and asked with a smile: "Old senior, why did you withdraw from the world and hide in the market?"

People kept gathering around the streets and alleys, pointing at the wine shop.

The old man smiled and said: "Of course you can't survive in the world, so you just packed up and left. You, a mountain man, are really a living god who doesn't know the sufferings of the people."

Chen Ping'an asked again: "If I were a weak scholar, and I didn't meet my senior in the wine shop, then if I encountered what happened today, would I get up angrily and be beaten half to death, or would I endure the humiliation and let others bully me?"

The old man lay on the counter, took a sip of wine, scratched his head, gently put down the glass, and said: "Forbearance, as long as you live, there is always a chance to make amends with others, right?"

Chen Pingan laughed loudly, raised the wine bowl high, and drank it all in one gulp.

The old man still sipped his drink, "But, it's wrong after all."

Soon, the rooftops near the wine shop were filled with onlookers.

One look at the legendary swordsman, and you can tell others about his lifetime experience.

However, although there were many spectators, no one really took a few steps to cause trouble. Although Daxia Lu called his friends and hid among them, he did not lose his mind. Instead, he was very happy. He told people that he had experienced the style of a swordsman. He spattered and said that the flying sword was only a few inches away from his eyebrows. To an inch! It's really dangerous, life hangs on a thread.

After Chen Ping'an drank, he was not polite when his senior was polite, and he had no intention of paying for the bill.

He just stood up, cupped his fists and said softly: "I've met senior Wang Dun."

The old man smiled and nodded: "I just said that you have good eyesight. Why don't you ask me why you like to wear a mask and pretend to be an old wine seller?"

Chen Pingan shook his head.

The old man sneered and said: "You are among the ten but you are at the bottom. You don't want to hide in peace and quiet, just drink some boring wine to relieve your worries. Do you want to be congratulated by others all day long and laugh about it and say you are lucky?"

Sui Jingcheng quickly stood up and gave a blessing to the senior Wang Dui whom he had admired for a long time.

The old man waved his hand, "Although your man looks good, you also need to practice well. There are really not many good men in the world. Whenever something happens, they all like to call you a beauty and a disaster."

Sui Jingcheng turned to look at the senior.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "I have succeeded in cultivating my mind, and it is different from what it used to be."

He just glanced at the power fence on the table.

Sui Jingcheng quickly put it on.

Wang Dun suddenly said: "You two, can't you be the foreign swordsman and Sui Jingcheng? I heard that because of the beauty of the Sui family, the ninth Xiao Shuye died at the hands of a foreign swordsman. The head was taken back to the Qingci Kingdom. Fortunately, even though I was selling iron, I also wanted to buy a Shanshui Di newspaper, otherwise I would have lost a lot of money."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Senior has good eyesight."

Wang Dun said "Hey, hey", walked around the counter, and sat down on the bench at the table where the two of them were sitting. "Sit down, sit down, don't leave in a hurry. I, Wang Dun, have admired the monk on the mountain for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you." Nice to meet you."