Sword of Coming

Chen Pingan remained silent.

Liu Chongrun had no intention of letting go of the young accountant. He glanced sideways at his thin and pale face and said, "If Mr. Chen looks as crooked as him, do you think I would be happy to show up at the ferry so many times?" , I'm so tired of seeing you once or twice. Do you think that the women in the world and the nuns in the mountains like to look at ugly people and don't take a look at handsome men? This is the same as you men who can't control their eyes and like to take a look at beautiful people. Women, it's the same thing. The only difference is that it depends on whether the man can control his mind and his crotch."

Liu Chongrun picked up the tea cup, sipped the tea slowly, and then asked with a smile: "I wonder if Mr. Chen has controlled his crotch or his mind?"

Chen Pingan's eyes were clear and he said, "Don't worry about it."

Liu Chongrun saw that he didn't seem to be lying, and understood what he meant. He was a little depressed and discouraged, "Is it really true that I respect the Clay Bodhisattva? Or am I, Liu Chongrun, already old and yellow?"

Chen Pingan put down his tea cup and said, "Since Island Master Liu has already made an offer, I can give it a try and contact Da Li."

Liu Chongrun lowered his voice, "The owner of Lisu Island?"

Chen Pingan did not try to be mysterious and nodded lightly.

Both parties are discerning people in Shujian Lake.

Liu Chongrun reminded: "Ask in advance, Mr. Chen, don't make things self-defeating, otherwise it will kill our Zhuchai Island."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "I will pay attention. Even if I can't solve Island Master Liu's urgent need, I will never make Zhuchai Island worse."

Liu Chongrun was playful: "I wonder where Mr. Chen got the confidence to say such a thing?"

Chen Ping'an was silent for a moment and said bluntly: "Compared to what I am doing now, the fate of Zhuchai Island is just a small bonus that can be mutually beneficial to all three parties."

Liu Chongrun's expression changed.

Chen Ping'an put his hands in his hands, "Don't believe it? Anyway, Zhuchai Island is gambling. Since you have gambled, there is no more way out. If you don't believe it, it's best to believe it. A dead horse is a living horse doctor, so just believe in me, a crappy doctor. Well, maybe it’s an unexpected surprise, which is much better than me being the matchmaker.”

Liu Chongrun suddenly showed the innocent look of a girl who looks like the sun is shining in the west, "If I regret it now, just pretend that Mr. Chen and I just had a cup of tea. Is it still too late?"

Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "It's too late. I'm not Island Master Liu. I still believe that business is not about benevolence and righteousness."

Liu Chongrun was so angry that his teeth itched. The young man in front of him was really invulnerable to all poisons and oil and salt!

Liu Chongrun raised her hands, with her elbows intentionally or unintentionally squeezing out a spectacular look. She smiled brightly at Chen Pingan, clapped her palms, and then asked Chen Pingan to wait a moment.

Soon an old lady walked into the courtyard holding a porcelain vase. After respectfully handing the porcelain vase to Liu Chongrun, she silently walked out of the courtyard again.

Chen Ping'an knew that this hidden old woman, no matter how she dressed, could not hide her rotten aura, but it was the fundamental reason why Zhuchai Island could stand firm.

Maybe it was all thanks to this old woman that Liu Chongrun was able to escape from the insane Zhu Ying Dynasty immortal in his own palace in the capital.

Liu Chongrun threw the porcelain bottle to Chen Ping'an, "Mr. Chen, please be careful to keep it. It was one of the best elixirs secretly stored in the Water Palace back then. It can greatly replenish the aura of the Water Palace and repair the water element. This bottle of elixir only needs to be thrown away. Going to Shujian Lake can stir up waves hundreds of feet high, and any golden elixir immortal will be salivating. This is the deposit, the sincerity that Zhuchai Island should have. Next, it depends on Mr. Chen, whether you can turn decay into magic. I have developed extraordinary abilities. The thing is done, the four words before were valid before I left Shujian Lake. But they will no longer work when I move to Longquan County in the future. I won’t wait until I am out of date!"

Chen Ping'an ignored the second half of his words, opened the porcelain bottle on the spot, poured out a green elixir, closed his eyes for a moment, opened his eyes, smiled at Liu Chongrun, and threw it directly into his mouth.

Liu Chongrun asked curiously: "Of course this bottle of elixir has not been tampered with, but how did Mr. Chen confirm it so quickly?"

Of course, Chen Ping'an would not tell her the answer. He said casually: "Now that I have arrived at Shujian Lake, I will do as the Romans do and gamble big and win big."

Liu Chongrun raised his eyebrows but said nothing more.

Chen Ping'an asked: "I would like to ask Island Master Liu about the detailed history of his homeland and the Zhu Ying Dynasty. It may take Island Master Liu a lot of time, is that okay?"

Liu Chongrun asked in confusion: "Why is this? Does it have anything to do with what you are planning next?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "It has almost nothing to do with it. I just want to know more about the views of some authorities on certain...general trends. I used to just watch and listen to similar scenes and questions and answers. In fact, I didn't feel deeply. Now I want more know a little."

Liu Chongrun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, let's bring up the old things again. Although I don't feel happy in my heart. Anyway, even those dirty things have been told to Mr. Chen. The rest of the temple and battlefield matters are nothing at all."

Chen Pingan cupped his fists to say thank you.

Liu Chongrun rolled his eyes charmingly.

Chen Pingan turned a blind eye.

For two full hours after that, Liu Chongrun recounted the general trend of his motherland, from the rise of the dragon to the founding of the country, its gradual decline, its resurgence, its difficulty in returning, its struggle to maintain it, and its final destruction.

Liu Chongrun was no longer the eldest princess, but now she was just a Shujianhu Jindan monk. She spoke candidly, and Chen Pingan listened attentively and took notes silently, which benefited a lot. When I heard the important points, I simply took out a pen and paper from nearby and wrote them down one by one. When Liu Chongrun mentioned something subtle or confusing, Chen Pingan would ask about it.

All these made Liu Chongrun feel awkward and couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.

Why do I look like a school master, teaching and solving questions for a diligent student?

This was the first time in her life that she had felt this way.

When Liu Chongrun felt like he had nothing to say.

However, Chen Ping'an said that the next time he visited Baoguang Pavilion, he would ask Island Master Liu more about water transportation and subordinate staff.

Liu Chongrun laughed angrily and said: "Chen Pingan, are you bothered or not?! If you want to go to my bed, you can't just say it directly. You have to go around like this? Is it fun? Why, you want to have both body and mind, okay, you Chen Pingan But he has a bigger appetite than anyone else! Those two old perverts Zhu Ying Earthly Immortal and the Food Bearer combined are not as good as you!"

Chen Ping'an's expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "Island Master Liu, just now you said that the general trend of the mountains and rivers is very elegant, like a subjugated emperor whose crime is not his fault. He replayed the chess game with me, pointed out the country, and let me I’m impressed, but I’m far behind now, so I’ll stop saying these weird things in the future, okay?”

Liu Chongrun seemed a little sad, covering his collar with one hand and biting his lip.

Chen Pingan was unmoved and was about to stand up and leave.

Liu Chongrun suddenly shouted softly: "Chen Pingan."

Chen Pingan could only sit there, confused, "Huh?"

With lightning speed, Liu Chongrun suddenly opened his collar.

Chen Ping'an is worthy of being an old man who has experienced countless life-and-death fights. He also closed his eyes at lightning speed and stood up suddenly, "I won't do this again! Otherwise, the deal will be cancelled!"

Liu Chongrun laughed so hard that his flowers trembled. He looked at the back of the young man who left in a hurry and said with great joy: "Why don't you tell this guy from Zhu Xian Mansion? See if he envy you?"

Chen Pingan stopped, turned his back to her, and said softly: "Liu Chongrun, this is not good."

Liu Chongrun suppressed his smile and snorted coldly: "Sorry, I won't send you far away!"

In Chenpingan, we walked out of the mountain, went to the ferry, and punted back to Qingxia Island.

The old nun walked into the courtyard, looked at Liu Chongrun who seemed to be a little distracted, and asked: "Eldest Princess, do you really want to believe a foreigner who has only appeared in Shujian Lake for less than half a year? What's more, he is still so young, even if he is thoughtful, Work steadily, but being young means having a shallow foundation. This is an eternal truth. Otherwise, the little bastard who was carried by the eldest princess and sat on the dragon chair, would he have swallowed his anger and deliberately pretended to be stupid and crazy for so many years? The result? Did you almost do something disgusting to the little bastard that even that Earth Immortal Sword Cultivator couldn’t do?”

Liu Chongrun returned to his normal expression and said calmly: "Do you know what kind of people in the world are the most worthy of doing business with them?"

The old nanny said: "Elder Princess, please make it clear."

Liu Chongrun stood up. She was very imposing with her slender figure. Her face was as dark as water. She gritted her teeth and said: "Smart, good, and bottom-line. All three. If that little bastard hadn't been deceived by others and deliberately went against the grain, his only ability was Who opposed me and killed all these people in the temple and the border army one after another? How can we destroy the country?!"

The old grandma did not comment on these past events. Even though she had left the palace for many years, she still adhered to the established purpose of the palace and did not make false claims or interfere in the government affairs.

The old woman just said with a straight face: "Princess, please say something disrespectful. It's really too shameful to say and do such a thing to such a young boy."

Liu Chongrun actually rushed over, lowered his head and bent down, gently took the old nanny's arm, and said coquettishly: "It's fun, it's just this once, it won't happen again in the future."

The old mama nodded and said: "Loneliness in the boudoir is a worry for women in the market. Now that the eldest princess is a golden elixir, she should not be as naughty as she was when she was a girl. Besides, it is not good for an old cow to eat young grass. .”

Liu Chongrun's face was red, as if he was angry, he let go of the old nanny's arm, and went to Baoguang Pavilion without seeing anyone.

The old nanny waited until Liu Chongrun hid, then she smiled, but she put it away in an instant.

The old woman knew very well that it was not that the eldest princess really had thoughts about the young man or that it was love at first sight, but that the eldest princess now had too much pressure on her shoulders and had no backbone to rely on, so she would inevitably do some excessive words and deeds, so How many precious porcelains have been broken in Baoguang Pavilion in the past six months? And when a glimmer of hope comes suddenly, it will make people's hearts sway, and they will suddenly feel great sadness and joy, and they will be able to see their true nature, and the Golden Pill Earth Immortal is no exception.

The eldest princess, who has watched her grow up, has been naughty and lawless since she was a child. In the early years, the ceremonial nuns in the palace made it difficult for them to discipline the eldest princess.

That is to say, she has been accompanying the eldest princess, and the two sides have relied on each other until they have reached this point today.

And her golden elixir was rotten and about to collapse, which became the last straw that almost broke the eldest princess's mood.

Watching the loved ones around you turn into a pile of bones is a pain that almost every Earth Immortal monk has to experience.

Most likely they will not be parents or elders, but masters and disciples, or Taoist companions, or preachers and Taoist protectors.

The better the relationship, the bigger the demons.

Just like Liu Laocheng who left Gongliu Island back then.

He had to kill his beloved Taoist monk who was possessed by the devil himself.

Although I don’t know whether the rumors are true or not, this is the biggest taboo in Shujian Lake.

But this old nanny was convinced.

When Chen Pingan returned to Qingxia Island, it was already dusk.

After swallowing another elixir secretly stored in the Water Palace, Chen Pingan picked up a purple bamboo pen, took a breath, and began to write the manuscript he had accumulated on Zhuchai Island.

The reason why he wanted to inquire with Liu Chongrun about the general trend of the two countries was because this was the third line he wanted to see in Shujian Lake. The thing happened farthest away from the present, but it may be useful soon.

The first line before, involving Gu Can and the people around him, was the most complicated and difficult to solve.

The second article is about the father and daughter who reunited in Yunlou City, which is relatively simple and clear.

The whole story.

context.

This is the biggest conclusion that Chen Ping'an has come to after reviewing his trip to Lotus Flower Blessed Land in private. When encountering everyone and everything, I just go straight to the point, put aside all good and evil for the time being, and only go deep into why this person said and did this. , have this idea.

Once this happens, even if everyone is like the Infatuated Heart Sword.

The same can be used by me.

But in this long and extremely time-consuming process, he, Chen Pingan, must think more and walk slower than before!

Chen Pingan stopped writing temporarily, picked up the sword-raising gourd at hand, took a sip of wine and put it down.

His expression became more and more haggard, his cheeks were sunken, and there was even a little bit of scum on his face, but when he started writing, his eyes were shining brightly.

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The top of the most majestic mountain in Middle-earth.

A poor old Confucian scholar was making deductions with his fingers, twirling his beard with one hand and murmuring with a grimace, "This is not very good."

The burly golden-armored god was sitting not far away, overlooking the vast territory, "Since the situation is not good and you can't see the specific things, why don't you just sneak over? Anyway, if you do this kind of thing, no one will It will feel strange that you are so thick-skinned that you don’t even care if you are pointed at and scolded by juniors from the Confucian Temple.”

The old scholar rolled his eyes and said, "Shut up and chat with you. He is just as good as that old guy from Donghai. He just plays the piano to an ox."

The golden-armored god didn't take it seriously.

If it were any monk below the Ascension Realm who dared to shut up the "head of thousands of gods" in the mountains of Middle-earth on this Suishan Mountain, he would probably have been chopped half to death.

As for the Ascension Realm, it is not difficult to cut through the boundary of Suishan with one sword.

The old scholar casually threw a handful of stones on the ground and muttered: "Do you think that stinky cow-nosed man who visited the Taoist temple gave that tung leaf umbrella for free? Those three hundred years were given to my closed disciples for free. ? But they are all hiding evil intentions and have sinister intentions."

The golden-armored god sneered, "You're not asking for trouble."

The old scholar scolded his mother: "Aside from your brute strength, you know nothing."

The golden-armored god said, "Then you should leave Suishan. Didn't Yasheng send someone to tell you that he wants to talk to you at the Confucian Temple?"

The old scholar shook his shoulders and said proudly: "Hey, no, no, I have to wait. What can you do to me?"

The golden-armored god glanced at the old scholar, hesitated, and asked: "Did you already know the cause and effect of that silver ingot sword pill?"

The old scholar calmed down and nodded, "It's just a small matter."

The golden-armored god smiled and said, "You have a big heart."

The old scholar sneered: "If I wasn't big-hearted, how could I tolerate so many fake scholars in this vast world?"

The golden-armored god asked: "Since Qi Jingchun is completely gone, are you really not afraid that the retreating disciple who doesn't even acknowledge you as sir will go astray?"

The old scholar suddenly stood up and strode to the golden-armored god who was sitting cross-legged. He stood and sat down, just enough for him to hit the latter's head with his fingers, poke and prod, and cursed: "You can insult my knowledge and knowledge." Cultivation level, but you can’t insult my view of accepting disciples!”

The golden-armored god was poked on his helmet more than a dozen times at once, and said calmly: "Can you try to poke it again?"

Sure enough, the old scholar poked him again, then immediately jumped back and said seriously: "You said it yourself, you can't blame me."

The golden-armored god sighed, turned his head, and begged for the first time: "I'm begging you, can you get out of my Suishan?"

The old scholar was furious for no reason: "It's useful to ask for help. I need to hide in your house? Huh? I have already knelt down and kowtowed with the old man and bowed to the ceremonial saint! Is it useful?"

The golden-armored god turned back and said, "If you have anger, don't let it go on me."

The old scholar rubbed his hands and laughed, "If I didn't treat you as a punching bag, would I really go to the old man and the ceremonial saint to make trouble? I'm not stupid."

The golden-armored god couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up slowly and took out a huge sword in his hand. He never thought that the old scholar had fallen to the ground and fell asleep. "Oh, my reasoning is really exhausting. I'm exhausted. I'll give you a shot." Nao'er, if I snore, please bear with me."

The golden-armored god took a deep breath, sat back down, remained silent for a long time, and asked, "Do you really want to hang the great sacrificial wine outside the Suishan gate to drink from the northwest wind?"

The old scholar turned his back to the great mountain god and fell into a deep sleep. He kept pinching his fingers with his hands and did not forget to remind the big man, "I am already asleep, so you ask me questions and I don't answer. It's understandable." "

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The sea of ​​clouds is vast.

It may be more magnificent and boundless than any other sky in the vast world, or even the four worlds.

A tall woman holds a tung leaf oil-paper umbrella in one hand and holds a sword in the other hand on the golden bridge.

The long sword was pressed against the railing of the golden bridge, and from the tip of the sword, bright light like the bright sun sputtered out.

It's like sharpening the edge of a sword all the time.

It's not that she can't go out.

But a few years ago, a dying man stood on this golden arch bridge and spoke to her from the bottom of his heart.

"The best sword sharpening stone in the world is not the Dragon Slaying Platform."

"For a kind person, there are many evil thoughts in the purest part of the human heart. Vice versa, they can all sharpen the purest sword heart. The thousands of sword cultivators on the Great Wall of Sword Qi, good and evil are uncertain, but the sword Qi is still like a rainbow, which is proof .”

"Before Chen Ping'an grew up, at most, you could only draw your sword once. Once, just right. And I hope this time, the sooner the better, preferably after forming the elixir and before Jade Pu. From now on, it will be as late as possible. It’s void.”

"If there is a second time, it won't be the high priest of a certain academy, the deputy leader of the Confucian Temple, or the sub-sage who has returned to the world."

The Confucian scholar with frost-white temples pointed at the sky, "The rules of etiquette are the greatest and most stable. Once he shows up..."

"Whether you're afraid or not, and whether it's worth it or not, is different. So I urge you, senior, to think more and think again."

After these words, there are others.

One of them touched her heart the most.

"When senior chose Chen Pingan, who had no dislike or affection, as the new owner, it was naturally only because I, Qi Jingchun, persuaded senior to bet that one ten thousandth. But senior really didn't want to personally determine whether Chen Pingan was worth it. Isn’t it worthy of all the hopes that seniors entrusted to me? Even if it lasts for hundreds of years, thousands of years, or ten thousand years, I will not be disappointed?!”

The next two sentences made her a little tempted and moved her face.

"Senior, he definitely didn't think much about it at that time. But senior must know that deep down in Chen Ping'an's heart, he hopes more than anyone else to prove that he has never let me, Qi Jingchun, let you down."

"Even at that time, Chen Ping'an was already disappointed with himself."

Think of this.

The tall woman gently pressed the long sword in her hand, and the tip of the sword and a large section of the sword body were directly nailed into the railing of the golden arch bridge.