Sword of Coming

There are clusters of green peaks on the Milky Way, and in the fairy mansions on the tops of Zhengyang Mountain in the distance, it seems that old sword fairies are calling their friends and are holding a private banquet. Candlelight everywhere makes it look like a city on fire.

The stars in the sky move, the wine glass turns in the world, it’s a feast for the eyes.

The lights are on at three o'clock and the rooster is on at five o'clock, which is the time to study and practice swordsmanship.

In the Xianjia Inn closest to Qingwu Peak, Chen Pingan and Liu Xianyang were lying on wicker chairs to enjoy the cool air. Liu Xianyang had already fallen asleep, while Chen Pingan had nothing to do and was flipping through a book on Li Xiang Lu Ke. Chen Pingan closed the book, put it in his sleeve, and said softly: "It's time."

According to Taoism, there is a mysterious saying that "Yang fire is generated at the time of the child, two hundred and sixteen". People who practice Taoism choose this time to practice, temper their bodies, fumigate the golden elixir, and make the yin pure and yang, and the body will be beautiful. According to the white According to Fa Tongzi, rice thief Wang Luyuan, one of the ten young candidates, was originally an unknown Taoist scribe. He accidentally picked up an abandoned Taoist book and practiced according to this method. Just ten thousand black pearls. When you attain the Tao, there is an opportunity when the fog clears and the sun shines, and when the clouds open and the moon shines.

This wording is naturally a memory that Wu Shuangjiang gave to the Taoist monks on the night boat. It can make Wu Shuangjiang, who is good at "defeating all things with weapons and turning them into his own use", evaluate him so highly. Then this Wang Luyuan, if nothing else, , will definitely be a hero in the Qingming world in the future. The premise is that Bai Yujing, the second master, is not targeted. Now, a hundred years ago, it happens that this Taoist second master is sitting in Bai Yujing, responsible for monitoring the world. Chen Pingan guessed that this Wang Luyuan had most likely quietly rushed to Wucai Tianxia. It would not be too late to return to Qingming Tianxia after the gate reopened and Abbot Lu Chen took charge of Bai Yujing's affairs.

Liu Xianyang opened his eyes, rubbed his face, yawned, changed into a comfortable position, curled up his body, put his hands in his sleeves, and couldn't help complaining: "When is a talented person? Wouldn't it be better to wait for more than ten hours? If I had known I'll come later. I'm not at home, so Miss Yu has to live alone in the shop by the river. She's timid. What if a water ghost knocks on the door in the middle of the night?"

Chen Ping'an folded his hands on his abdomen, looked at the galaxy hanging in the sky, and said with a smile: "Xiangyue is very courageous."

Liu Xianyang smiled and said, "Miss Yu and I are really destined to be together."

Chen Pingan nodded, stood up, and walked to the railing to look at the ferry. Even late at night, there were still Xianjia ferries coming and going on the Bailu Ferry side. Among them were the female cultivators from Full Moon Peak's Huamufang, carrying flowers. When it comes to catching flowers, the flowers in the basket are either from the vassal hills or from the famous Taoist temples of the Yamashita Dynasty. There are also many Xianjia melons and fruits purchased from other mountains, which must be taken by Xianjia ferry. In the past, there was no flower and wood shop in Zhengyang Mountain. However, in the past twenty years, there have been many happy events and too many celebrations. At the suggestion of Tian Wan, the female founder of Zhuyu Peak, it was temporarily established. Most of them were to select some young and beautiful people with ordinary qualifications. The female cultivators from the outer sect are euphemistically called the Picking Officer and the Basket-carrying Lady.

Liu Xianyang was still lying on the wicker chair and refused to move, and said lazily: "When things come to an end, you have already thought about everything you should and shouldn't think about, so don't think too much about it. It's a big deal if Wenjian is a big deal. If you can't fight, fight." , if you can’t fight, run away.”

Don’t all the peaks of Zhengyang Mountain like to turn on the Mirror Flowers and Moon in the Water? Liu Xianyang watched them all and never failed to watch them, but he never spent money on them.

Chen Pingan lay on the railing and said with a smile: "If you run away, there is no reason why you can't beat me."

Liu Xianyang exclaimed, "These words are very unlike Chen Ping'an."

The night was cold and there was no heat in it. Liu Xianyang was silent for a moment and asked, "Can't you sleep?"

Chen Pingan nodded, "I'm used to it."

Liu Xianyang said: "Sleep your mind first, then your eyes, so that you can truly rest your mind with sleep. All Qi practitioners in the lower five realms know this. You have read so many books on Buddhism and Taoism, but you don't understand this principle?"

Chen Pingan said helplessly: "Knowing and doing it are two different things."

Liu Xianyang rolled his eyes, "It's just like back then, when you were firing porcelain and drawing blanks, you were always quick-sighted and slow-handed, and you didn't have the slightest bit of understanding. I can't blame Old Man Yao for not accepting you as his apprentice."

Chen Pingan smiled and did not refute, what Liu Xianyang said was the truth.

But if a sword cultivator from the Summer Palace lineage, or a drunkard gambler who had personally experienced the second shopkeeper flying baskets of swords, would probably be able to stare out his eyes. Is there anyone in the world who talks to Lord Yinguan like this?

Chen Ping'an suddenly said: "Wei Yueshan finally took people up the mountain. He probably can't trust the eyesight of the inn and wants to personally screen the genealogy of the residents."

Liu Xianyang asked in confusion: "Who?"

Chen Pingan said slowly: "Wei Yueshan, two hundred and eighty years old, was born in a scholarly family in Huaxiang County of the old Baishuang Dynasty. His official career was not smooth, but he had good cultivation qualifications. He was chosen by Qingwu Peak and practiced Taoism in the mountain for two hundred and thirty years. Year, he is currently the steward of Bailudu and a monk in the Dragon Gate Realm. He is not a sword cultivator. If he enters the mountain at a young age, he has a chance to become a golden elixir. He is the highest Yuezi generation in Qingwu Peak and is also the second disciple of Jindan sword cultivator Ji Yan. She was the previous founder of Qingwu Peak. After her passing away, there was no support within the sect. Wei Qi, the eldest disciple of Ji Yan, was incompetent in general affairs and could not break through the bottleneck of Longmen Realm. In the end, he lost his Taoist heart and broke down outside the mountain. In a misfortune, he killed a sword cultivator from another sect, which offended the Zhu Ying dynasty that was at its peak at that time. The leader, Yan Chu, personally took action and said that he was detained in Feng Prison, but in fact, he was secretly cleaning up the sect. At that time, Zhu Ying The sword cultivator who was born in the royal family should have been present and watched Yan Chu kill this man before he gave up and did not fight against Zhengyang Mountain."

"Ni Yuerong, the shopkeeper of Guoyun Tower, is in Guanhai Realm. Like Wei Yueshan, she is not a swordsman. Because of her good looks, she secretly attached herself to the ancestor Tao Yanbo. However, this matter is hidden, so her status as a concubine is hidden from the light. Zhengyang Mountain Patriarch Hall Not all monks know about it. After Ji Yan's death, every time the First Line Peak Ancestral Master Hall held discussions to divide the Sword Immortal embryos, Qingwu Peak couldn't even get the leftovers. Naturally, none of those Sword Immortal embryos were willing to go to Qingwu Peak. Although they are on the sidelines, the owner of the mountain, Zhuhuang, had a good relationship with Ji Yan in their early years. When they were young, they almost became Taoist couples, so they were willing to take care of them both in public and private matters. Every thirty or fifty years, Zhuhuang would change the rules of the mountain gate. At least one or two Sword Immortal embryos were given to Qingwu Peak. Unfortunately, Qingwu Peak itself could not retain them. In ten or twenty years at most, those sword cultivators would move to the peak, flirt with the old sword immortals elsewhere, and then replace them. The Zushitang genealogy left Qingwu and switched to other peaks. No wonder those young sword cultivators made such a choice. After all, Qingwu Peak didn’t even have any decent sword cultivator elders. They went there to practice, except for a few dead object sword manuals. Without any living swordsmanship guidance, Qingwu Peak has not had a golden elixir sword cultivator for more than two hundred years. According to the laws of Zhengyang Mountain’s Ancestral Master Hall, if there is no golden elixir sword cultivator for three hundred years, the entire To cultivate one branch of the old Qingwu Sword, we have to give up the entire mountain."

"Sixty years ago, Ni Yuerong was slapped more than a dozen times by Tao Yanbo's grandson, Tao Zi's father, in Guoyun Tower. So once the master of Qingwu Peak changes, Ni Yuerong will be She no longer wanted to go to Qiuling Peak to practice. She had to find another way out, such as the Zhuyu Peak, which was laughed at by young and old swordsmen in Zhengyang Mountain and called the Bird Without Standing. For her, there was only a pair of masters and servants on the Xuefeng Peak. Not bad. Wei Yueshan is relatively good at life, can make money, and can get along anywhere. In fact, the peaks of Zhengyang Mountain are willing to accept this money-making Bailudu steward. Xia Yuancui, the Sword Immortal, often moved around. Wei Yueshan gave away two of the small arsenal on the mountain, which almost wiped out his family fortune. Therefore, the Bamboo Emperor had a lot of opinions about this person and had not been among the ranks before. Going to the fifth realm, I had to endure Wei Yueshan's snobbery. The Bamboo Emperor must have made up his mind at the moment to ask Wei Yueshan to hand over the fat piece of Bailudu and take over the Bailudu in the future. The Bamboo Emperor has several candidates in mind, one of them Alternate, our old friend is Lu Zhengchun who joined Qiongzhi Peak a few years ago. From Fulu Street, to Qingfeng City, to Zhengyang Mountain, going around and around, the world is so small, it seems that we can always meet Acquaintances. As for the disputes under the mountain between Wei Yueshan and Ni Yuerong, I won’t say more about those chaotic grievances and hatreds. Anyway, these two are not important figures. "

Liu Xianyang's head hurt hearing this series of inside stories.

Liu Xianyang was too lazy to remember all these things. Chen Ping'an was enough to be the accountant. He, Liu Xianyang, was born to be a shopkeeper and a master, so he just joked: "Why don't you become a storyteller?"

Chen Pingan turned around and said with a smile: "You think you can make money casually as a storyteller. It's not like I have never been a storyteller in the Great Wall of Sword Qi. It turns out that it is difficult to defraud a few coins from children."

Liu Xianyang sat up and said, "You have memorized so many messy things. Why do you want to help Zhengyang Mountain compile the family tree?"

Chen Pingan rubbed his chin, "If Yixianfeng is willing to spend money and pay a high price, I really don't have a problem with it."

Liu Xianyang lay back on the wicker chair and said, "They are here."

Chen Pingan walked into the house with a smile and opened the door to greet the guests.

Because the Yellow River drew its sword at Bailudu, a sword light was divided into nineteen points and fell on all the peaks at the same time. Although the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light, the sword light was dispersed by the local swordsmen and congratulatory guests in the mountain. It was a false alarm, but it was like this This still made everyone inside and outside Zhengyang Mountain feel tense, fearing that something might go wrong somewhere, especially Wei Yueshan, the steward of Bailudu, who finally checked the complex files at the ferry and felt that nothing had slipped through the cracks. , hurriedly came to Guoyunlou with a mixed crowd, and asked Guoyunlou to carefully check again and check the directions and customs certificates of all guests. When Wei Yueshan climbed the mountain, he directly brought several direct disciples with him, and asked his junior sister Ni Yuerong to go there in person. On the way, Wei Yueshan scolded all the eighteen generations of Yellow River's ancestors. They were in a hurry to reincarnate. Why didn't they just go to the Xianfeng Patriarch Hall to cause trouble? How could it be considered a swordsman's spirit to draw a sword from a distance here at the ferry?

Ni Yuerong didn't think that the senior brother was making a fuss. In fact, before Wei Yueshan climbed the mountain, she had already led people to look through the inn records and asked several keen-minded disciples and female cultivators to come to check their identities one by one. However, there were still more than a dozen guests. , either from the top of the mountain, or like the distinguished guests who can afford to live in a room with a subdivision, the inn did not dare to disturb them. When Wei Yueshan heard about this, he cursed her on the spot for having long hair and short knowledge, and refused to give her any face, insisting on asking for it. He took her with him, knocked on the door and entered the house, and carefully checked his identity. Ni Yuerong was annoyed. It's not your place. Of course you can do whatever you want without caring about the face of those high-profile businessmen. But how can I do business with Yunlou after that?

Ni Yuerong knocked on the door, and Wei Yueshan saw a young Taoist with a slender figure, wearing a lotus crown, and a green gauze Taoist robe full of clouds and water. He had the rich Taoism of the high-ranking immortal family on the mountain, and the son of a wealthy family. Graceful demeanor.

In fact, when he saw this person, Wei Yueshan felt a little regretful, especially the lotus crown that symbolized the legal system of the Tao. Seeing Wei Yueshan, a monk in the Dragon Gate Realm, trembled in his heart, coughed, and reminded his junior sister, you come.

With a smile on her face, Ni Yuerong said softly: "Master Cao, the inn has just received an order from the Ancestral Master Hall. As part of our responsibilities, we need to re-verify the identity of each guest. I'm really sorry for bothering Master Xian Qingxiu." .”

She only saw the young Taoist frown slightly, then smile casually, and finally said in a friendly manner: "Isn't my Shanshui Guan ultimatum still detained at your inn in accordance with the rules of the mountain? With the sect background of Zhengyang Mountain, It shouldn't be difficult to tell whether this thing is genuine or not. Why, it's still not enough. Do you need me to report the master's landscape genealogy? Although I don't go down the mountain often, I also know that this is a bit of a bad rule. This move of Zhengyang Mountain , is it suspected that the store is bullying customers?"

Look and listen. Wei Yueshan, the most observant person in charge of the ferry who was welcoming the ferry, felt that if the foreign Taoist surnamed Cao in front of him was not a serious Taoist genealogy, he, Wei Yueshan, would be able to write that seal. Guan Du ate it.

Wei Yueshan had seen many masters who wandered around and visited immortals. The Taoist in front of him looked at the young Taoist and said that he could definitely be ranked in the top ten with his golden branches, jade leaves and immortal demeanor.

Ni Yuerong's eyes were filled with resentment, she bit her lips and said softly: "Master Cao, here at the inn we really don't dare to violate the Ancestral Master Hall. I beg Master Cao for your understanding. Yuerong is grateful. After this incident, I will personally come to toast Master Cao and apologize. .”

But Cao Mo just smiled and said nothing.

Ni Yuerong was somewhat repelled.

The brother and sister, relying on the waterside tower of Qingwu Peak and the love accumulated by their mentor Ji Yan, each have this job. Neither of them is a swordsman. If they are that precious swordsman, among all the Feng can just lie down and enjoy the blessings. There is no need to deal with trivial matters every day, not only delaying the practice, but also having to be humble and make smiles to others.

In Zhengyang Mountain, a Qi practitioner in the Dragon Gate realm may not be as tough as a sword cultivator in the Dongfu realm. Especially after that battle, young sword cultivators mostly followed their teachers and ancestors down the mountain. Although most sword cultivators , have never been to such tragic battlefields as Laolongcheng and Dadu. The training place under the mountain selected by Zhengyang Mountain for them is very particular. It is just a formality and a sword, but it is destined not to worry about their lives. After returning to the mountain, everyone's eyesight became higher and higher. In fact, the ones who really tie their heads to their belts are the old swordsmen like the master of Poyun Peak who like to get up and leave at the first line of the peak at every turn. That is why they each bring a group of direct disciples and are willing to risk their lives to fight in the old dragon. Cheng and Dali accompany the capital to use their swords to kill monsters on such battlefields.

Your surname is Cao? Wearing a lotus crown again. Wei Yueshan suddenly remembered something, and he was surprised and asked tentatively: "I dare to ask Master Cao, but he practiced Taoism in the mountains of the old Baishuang Dynasty?"

On the battlefield in Laolongcheng in the past, a Taoist immortal named Cao Rong appeared out of nowhere. His magic skills were astonishing, and he had some magical powers that shocked the world.

Chen Pingan gently shook the sleeves of his Taoist robe, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "So what? No, so what?"

Wei Yueshan smiled bitterly, and immediately reminded his junior sister from the bottom of his heart, don't offend this person, we can end it. Cao Mo is very likely to be related to the immortal Cao Rong who is rumored to be the direct descendant of Bai Yujing's three masters. .

Ni Yuerong immediately asked her senior brother in her heart, how about we talk to Shen Gaozong and ask something? Now the Great Heavenly Lord Qi Zhen and his direct descendants Gao Jianfu are staying at the first line of the ancestral mountain. At that time, the sect master Zhu Huang personally came down to entertain the guests and greeted Qi Tianjun and his group of Taoist Gao Zhen at the mountain gate. As for the god The Gaozong ferry does not need to dock at Bailudu, it only needs to go straight to the first line of peaks.

Wei Yueshan was about to answer his junior sister, when out of the corner of his eye he saw Cao Mo smiling but not smiling, as if he didn't say anything.

Wei Yueshan knew it well and immediately took his junior sister to say goodbye. For this matter, Feijian sent a message to Xianfeng to disturb Qi Tianjun of the God Gaozong. It was a big joke. Qizhen is the leader of the immortal masters in the continent, and then the little Egret Du and Guoyun Tower on the Zhengyang Mountain side, one in the Dragon Gate realm and the other in the Sea View realm, are two little monks full of copper odor, asking the noble Tianjun , is there a genealogy Taoist named Cao Mo who is under the sect of Cao Rong, the immortal of your Bai Yujing clan?

Besides, in Aquarius Continent, except for the unreasonable Nascent Soul Sword Immortal like Fengleiyuan Huanghe, who would come to provoke Zhengyang Mountain after being full? Even if you lose your mind and go crazy, you have the courage, but do you have the ability?

Chen Pingan closed the door, turned around and walked back to the observation deck.

Liu Xianyang raised his head, "I thought I needed to take action personally."

"These are people whose hearts have always been like this."

Chen Pingan took out the white jade Ganoderma lucidum from his sleeve and patted his palms gently, as if he was trying to gauge people's hearts. "Actually, it would be a good thing if Guo Yunlou noticed something was wrong. I can be more cautious when doing similar things in the future. Strive to be watertight. Many regrets are within the best of my ability, just because I didn't expect it, and I will be particularly regretful afterwards. But this time I lived here, I didn't deliberately try to hide my identity. Before you came, I was the only one staying here. Bian, if you have nothing to do, just treat it as a joke."

Liu Xianyang asked: "Why do you have to come here a few days in advance?"

Chen Pingan began to lie on the wicker chair with his eyes closed and dozed. He was silent for a moment and replied softly: "I was worried that after the meeting at the Confucian Temple, Shanshui Di Newspaper would be officially lifted. Although I had already entrusted my husband to help hide my identity, so a deputy The leader gave some hints during the discussion. Outsiders were not allowed to talk about the inside story of the Sword Qi Great Wall easily after leaving the Confucian Temple. The mountaintop monks who participated in the discussion in the Confucian Temple were all very smart people, so they were unlikely to reveal my secrets. Official status, especially my name will not be mentioned, but I am afraid of anything unexpected. Once the person who asks for swords in Zhengyang Mountain is no longer just Chen Pingan of Mu Pingxiang, it will lose a lot of meaning. Besides, I stayed here early. I am sitting here, looking at the peaks of Zhengyang Mountain from a distance. The sword energy is soaring into the sky, like the sun is high in the sky. At night, the immortal master Yufeng has as many figures as fireflies on a summer night. It can help you cultivate your mind and nature. In the future, you will practice on the road. , use it as a warning from time to time.”

Liu Xianyang rested his head on the back of his hands, crossed his legs, swayed slightly, and said with a smile: "You are born to work hard, and you are destined to be less comfortable than me throughout your life."

Chen Ping'an said: "I'm never afraid of being busy with hope. The busier I am, the more at ease I feel. I'm just afraid of things that I can only beg for in case. Since I first left home, the reason why I'm so busy is, Just to stop being so busy.”

Liu Xianyang hummed and asked casually: "Did you see the little slug during the Confucian Temple meeting this time?"

Chen Pingan shook his head, "In Panshui County, we all walked to the door. We were originally going to see him, but I accidentally listened to Mr. Zheng's sermon in Baidicheng, so I didn't see him. I just took a walk with Mr. Zheng. .”

Liu Xianyang clicked his tongue and said, "Going for a walk with Zheng Juzhong? It's such a beautiful scenery, I envy you."

Chen Ping'an looked helpless and shook his head: "Why are you envious? In fact, I was worried all the way. If possible, I actually don't want to have any interaction with Mr. Zheng in my whole life. You don't know that in a confrontation between two and two, During the meeting, Mr. Zheng directly killed two monks from the upper five realms of monsters who were in Tuoyue Mountain in front of two monks from the top of the world. I now doubt whether Mr. Zheng has also been to Li. Zhudongtian, Fulu Street or Taoye Lane's stewards and nursing homes, shopkeepers and shopkeepers, dragon kiln masters and kiln workers? Men and women? Could it be that they have actually appeared around us early in the morning, and have met and chatted with us? Who knows? Woolen cloth."

Liu Xianyang raised a palm and said with emotion: "How come there are so many gods and weirdos in such a small place in our hometown?"

Liu Xianyang closed his fists and laughed at himself: "When I was a child, I always felt that the world outside was so vast that I had to go out and have a look. I never thought of traveling far away. When I returned to my hometown, I realized that my hometown, which is the size of a palm, is actually very strange. It seems that I have never been there. We’ve known each other before.”

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Hometown, forget who said it, he is just a skinny old man. When you grow up, you can't remember him, and he can't remember you."

Liu Xianyang said: "Besides Cao Mo and Chen Haoren, do you also have an alias called 'Forgot Who'?"

Chen Pingan laughed.

Liu Xianyang also smiled when he heard Chen Ping'an's laughter. This boring gourd who was around him when he was young actually didn't like to talk much, let alone laugh, but he never had a droopy face. It seemed that all happiness and sadness were careful. I don't have to be so happy when I'm happy, and I don't feel so sad when I'm sad. It's like a house. There are three Chen Pingan in the main hall and two rooms on both sides. When I'm happy, the Chen Pingan in the main hall will knock on the door. Chen Ping'an, who was unhappy at home, would visit Kaixin's house when he was unhappy.

Such a young man is actually quite pitiful.

So in those years, Liu Xianyang liked to take Chen Pingan around. Later, a little slug appeared around him, and the three of them traveled around his hometown together.

The tall boy, the skinny boy, the follower who blew his nose from time to time, each wore straw sandals and walked on the country road, looking forward to the future together.

There was a soft knock on the door.

It was Ni Yuerong who came to the door with wine in hand to apologize.

Chen Pingan ignored it, and Ni Yuerong on the other side of the door knocked again. After standing for a moment, when no one opened the door, she left silently, saving a pot of Xianjia wine.

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In the mansion located halfway up the first line of peak, Tianjun Qizhen and his direct descendant Gao Jianfu were sitting opposite each other, playing chess.

This house with a plaque of "Chang Chai" has always been held for Zhengyang Mountain celebrations for the most distinguished guests.

Gao Jianfu smiled and said: "No one from Fengxue Temple or Zhenwu Mountain came to congratulate you. Master, be careful not to be laughed at by them next time."

Qi Tianjun, wearing a fishtail crown, picked up a chess piece, shook his head and said: "After all, Shen Gaozong is not as good as Xianyun Yehe."

The Shen Gao Sect of Aquarius Continent, the Tianjun Mansion of Xie Shi on Luzhou in the north, and the former Tongye Sect on Tongye Continent and now the Yugui Sect, are all the leaders of the Immortal Family in Yizhou Mountains and Rivers.

Gao Jianfu asked: "Did the Bamboo Emperor also have his mirror broken?"

Qi Zhen nodded and said: "We just broke through the border not long ago, otherwise you, the Nascent Soul, wouldn't have noticed the clues. Of course, the Bamboo Emperor is very thoughtful and may not have deliberately leaked the matter to the discerning people. After all, he still doesn't want to take all the limelight. , they were all snatched away by Yuan Zhenye."

Gao Jianfu asked in his heart: "Song Changjing and Master are both participating in the discussion. Considering the relationship between the Song family in Dali and Zhengyang Mountain, it is logical that Chen Ping'an's identities should not be concealed. Anyway, just a secret letter is enough." It can be explained clearly in one sentence, why it seems that the side of Yixianfeng is still kept in the dark."

Qi Zhen gently placed the piece on the chessboard and said: "The relationship between Song Changjing and the Queen Mother of Dali is very subtle. It is just like the relationship between the capital of Dali and the capital. To put it simply, Song Changjing is helping the court of Dali and that woman. I took the opportunity to clear up the relationship, and used this to tell Chen Ping'an, a young hermit official from Luoshan Mountain, that the grievances on the mountain should be settled on the mountain, and not at the bottom of the mountain."

Gao Jianfu, the Taoist immortal who was known as the golden boy and beautiful girl together with He Xiaoliang in the past, had a complicated expression.

Qi Zhen raised his head, "Why, are you looking forward to the appearance of that hidden official?"

Gao Jianfu nodded, "If Chen Pingan succeeds in asking the sword, I will be convinced by him and admit that I am inferior to others. From now on, I will have no worries and just practice with peace of mind."

Qi Zhen smiled and said: "Knowing how to find steps for yourself and not to get into trouble is also a secret method of practicing Taoism on the mountain."

Gao Jianfu asked: "If he really dares to choose this moment to ask Jian Zhengyang Mountain, can he really succeed? Or he should learn from the Yellow River in Fengleiyuan and point it to the end. Luopo Mountain will use this to tell a continent, clarify the grudges first, and then Are you going to figure it out again?"

Qi Zhen said: "It is difficult to ask about swords, but it is not impossible. However, once Chen Ping'an asks about swords, he will never be casual. A young man who can become the last hidden official of the Great Wall of Sword Qi will not be pure. If you are motivated, you will not do stupid things that you are not sure about."

Jin Qing, Lord of Zhongyue Mountain, and Sword Xiu Yuanbai were standing in the corridor of a high-rise building opposite Xuefeng.

Yuan Bai smiled bitterly and said: "Jinshan Lord should not come to Zhengyang Mountain this time, it is easy for the Song family of Dali to take charge of his account."

Jin Qing said calmly: "Why do I become such a tiger? You Yuan Bai don't know why?"

Yuan Bai said: "It is precisely because of his understanding that Yuan Bai hopes that Lord Jinshan can stay in charge of the mountains and rivers of his homeland for a long time."

Jin Qing glanced at this talented sword cultivator who had reached a dead end, and said with regret: "As a citizen of the old Zhu Ying, you have a clear conscience for what you did, but in my opinion, it is a pity that as a sword cultivator, you have fallen to this. What Zhengyang Mountain does is so unethical. If I don’t come this time, you might not even be able to keep Xuefeng. With the tempers of people like Zhuhuang and Xia Yuancui, you might wait until the next sect’s location is successfully selected. I will go along with the flow, saying that I want you to return to your hometown, but in fact, I will make the best use of Jianxiu Yuanbai. You can not only gain favor from me, but also use your banner to recruit Jianxiu Yuanbai in the old Zhuying territory. .As for Yuan Bai’s life and death, his reputation is not important at all from Zhengyang Mountain’s point of view.”

Yuan Bai said: "As long as the disciples of my motherland can climb mountains early to practice swordsmanship, my personal gains and losses are not worth mentioning. The more skilled the swordsman is, the more he delays the opportunity, the more disastrous the consequences will be. The later he goes to climb mountains to practice swordsmanship, the more likely he is to practice swordsmanship. One step at a time, one step at a time."

Yuan Bai looked at the snow-covered peak opposite and said softly: "I hope that one day in the future, the descendants of the old Zhu Ying will be able to occupy several peaks in Zhengyang Mountain, unite with each other, and will not allow outsiders to bully them."

Jin Qing hesitated for a moment and said in his heart: "Liu Laocheng found me earlier and said that the master of Zhenjing Sect, Wei Ying, wanted to make a deal with Zhengyang Mountain. In exchange, Wei Ying wanted to recruit you. In the past, Liu Laocheng did not elaborate on the specific terms of exchange for Yu Guizong and what price he would pay. So I want to hear your opinion. Do you have any thoughts on leaving Zhengyang Mountain? As long as you nod, I will be responsible for communicating with Liu Lao Cheng and Bamboo Emperor will discuss this matter without you even showing up."

When Jin Qing said this, he was very pleased, "It is rare to be so highly regarded by a great swordsman like Wei Ying. Wei Ying is a man of great talent and vision."

Wei Ying, Wei Jin, and Bai Shang are currently the best swordsmen in the Three Continents, and all three of them are very likely to make further progress and one day reach the Ascension Realm.

As the King of Dayue Mountain in the continent, Jin Qing is good at the art of looking at the Qi, and he still has this vision.

Yuan Bai was stunned, but then there was a smile in his eyes, and he couldn't help laughing: "Is Lord Jinshan poaching this time?"

Jin Qing crossed his arms across his chest and sneered: "How about congratulating Zhengyang Mountain? I didn't even bring a gift, I came empty-handed."

Tao Yanbo, the God of Wealth of Zhengyang Mountain, Tao Zi, the old ape in white, Xu's wife from Qingfeng City, their legitimate son Xu Binxian.

The six people gathered in Qiuling Mountain, where the Tao family's ancestral business is located. Qiuling Mountain is a geomantic treasure place second only to the first-line peak among the peaks of Zhengyang Mountain. It is even more suitable for practicing Taoism and sword practice than Shuimo Peak in Xia Yuancui.

Tao Zi has grown into a graceful woman, and Xu Binxian also looks like a man from a noble family. In his early years, there was a Taoist female crown who traveled to Qingfeng City and personally gave the infant Xu Binxian a name.

Two people of the same age stand together, a divine couple, a perfect match, and they are indeed about to become a Taoist couple on the mountain. Tao Zi and Xu Binxian are both in the Dragon Gate realm now. Not to mention the Hundred Years Golden Pill, Jiazi Golden Pill is promising. Moreover, the two of them, who are only in their early thirties, are both sword cultivators.

The old ape in white spoke bluntly and asked directly: "Is this the case of the theft of the Fox Kingdom?"

What a big joke. A huge fox country disappeared out of thin air. As a result, after all these years, Qingfeng City still couldn't figure out who was behind the scenes.

In the future, if the Xu family proposes marriage to Zhengyang Mountain, what kind of decent betrothal gift will Qingfeng City be able to offer?

Is it possible that Mrs. Xu is eagerly waiting for the dowry from Zhengyang Mountain?

Patriarch Tao Yanbo held the lid of the cup and gently played with the mist of the tea. Yuan Chongfeng, who had always spoken harshly, rarely spoke a pleasant word today.

After Tao Yanbo heard that the fox kingdom had disappeared, he even regretted the marriage. If Xu Hun had not already reached the upper five realms, and Qingfeng City had also reached the top of the sect, Qiuling Mountain and Qingfeng City would have gone to separate sides of the single-plank bridge on Yangguan Road. However, the Qingfeng City of the Fox Kingdom was devastated, and Tao Zi would be too aggrieved to marry him.

Qingfeng City is indeed outrageous, otherwise as long as there are a few clues, even if there are only a few suspects, with Xu Hun's realm and Qingfeng City's own background, and his marriage to the Yuan family of the Great Li Shangzhu Kingdom, plus the Qiuling Mountain There is an Aquarius Island next to it. Who dares not to return it to the Fox Country?

Xu Hun frowned slightly.

The woman smiled forcefully and said, "Still checking."

The old ape in white pressed his palm against the handle of the chair, "What are you checking? Who is the suspect? Just go to the door and scrape the ground three feet, and you will find it? Why, is it possible that you don't even have a suspect in Qingfeng City?"

Xu Binxian smiled and said: "Grandpa Yuan, I suspect it has something to do with Luopo Mountain. It's just that there are Longquan Sword Sect and Piyun Mountain over there, so it's not easy to go there."

The time-honored sect of Aquarius Continent cannot do such an unethical thing.

The old ape in white glanced at the little boy who liked to wear bright red robes since he was a child, and sneered: "Ruan Qiong and Wei Bo are Yu Pu. Besides, you are just looking for trouble in Luopo Mountain. Ruan Qiong Even if they want to get involved with Wei Bo, they still have a lot of taboos. Luopo Mountain is not their subordinate sect, so it is not easy to cause trouble. Qingfeng City will not take the blame if the trouble goes to the Great Li court."

Fengxue Temple in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Liu Laocheng in Shujian Lake, Wei Bo in Piyun Mountain, and Yuan Zhenye in Zhengyang Mountain.

Sword immortals, wild cultivators, mountain gods, and spirits. Different paths lead them to the upper five realms one after another. The key is that these few are all blessed with the destiny of a continent.

Tao Zi smiled and said: "Grandpa Yuan, Qingfeng City has their difficulties. Now that the matter is over, don't add salt to the wound."

The old ape in white turned his head and said with a smile: "Smelly girl, she's not married yet, she just spilled the water and made Grandpa Yuan sad."

Tao Zi smiled and said: "From now on, Grandpa Yuan will help move the mountain to Qingfeng City, so we can just practice there all year round. As for Zhengyang Mountain, there is no need for mountain guards and offerings. Grandpa Yuan's reputation is there. Who dares to come to Zhengyang Mountain to challenge the Yellow River in Fengleiyuan, and not only dares to show off his meager swordsmanship at a place as far away as Bailudu? No one dares to take a look at Grandpa Yuan."

The young woman smiled coquettishly, and the old ape in white laughed heartily.

Mrs. Xu covered her mouth and smiled, and Xu Binxian smiled knowingly.

Only Xu Hun had no expression on his face. He just twitched the corner of his mouth and began to lower his head to drink tea. He sighed in his heart. This little girl is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. I don’t know whether it will be a blessing or a curse for her to marry into Qingfeng City in the future. .

But as long as he can reach the immortal realm, everything will be easy.

Tao Yanbo glanced at Xu Hun and said for no reason: "According to the intelligence provided by Yuye Jiangshui Mansion, Liu Xianyang is already a golden elixir sword cultivator."

The Haozi armor that Xu Hun refined into his natal object was the ancestral object of Liu Xianyang in Lizhu Cave.

Xu Hun said calmly: "It seems that Liu Xianyang's cultivation qualifications are indeed very good, which shows that Saint Ruan has a better vision for recruiting disciples."

Tao Yanbo's expression changed slightly.

The young Jindan sword cultivator who had already established his peak in Zhengyang Mountain was named Yu He. He was already an undoubted embryo of a swordsman when he was young. He almost became the direct descendant of the Longquan Sword Sect, and was even still in the ancestral mountain of the Longquan Sword Sect. On the other side of Shenxiu Mountain, I practiced for a while, but for some unknown reason, Ruan Qiong finally sent such a young genius who was destined to form an elixir down the mountain. So Yu Xu and the other two "senior brothers and sisters" of the Longquan Sword Sect in the past moved to Zhengyang Mountain. At the beginning of his climb, Yu Xu was selected by the old swordsman Tao Yanbo during a discussion in the ancestral hall and brought to Qiuling. Cultivating on the mountain received a lot of guidance from Tao Yanbo. Even if he later opened a peak and built a mansion, he still belonged to the Qiuling Mountain lineage of sword cultivators.

Xu Hun said that Ruan Qiong had a good sense in choosing his apprentices, so why did Tao Yanbo have high hopes for Yu Ping?

Mrs. Xu hurriedly smoothed things over, "Missing Yu Xu will definitely be a big loss for the Longquan Sword Sect. Yu Xu is now a golden elixir, and within a hundred years, the Nascent Soul will be expected, and he will definitely be a big help to Qiuling Mountain. We just wait. Ancestor Tao has reached the upper five realms. In the future, if Ancestor Tao doesn’t agree to discuss matters in the First Line Peak Ancestral Master Hall, he will definitely not be able to pass."

Tao Yanbo stroked his beard and smiled, "You can't say that. Where do you put the sect master and Uncle Xia?"

Then she picked up the tea cup, raised it high, and began to change the topic: "This celebration, with the immortals on earth like clouds, is a grand event that our Aquarius Continent has not seen in thousands of years. I am here to replace the wine with tea to congratulate Patriarch Yuan."

The old ape in white nodded, picked up the tea cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

The protector of Zhengyang Mountain suddenly said: "Looking for an opportunity, I will kill Liu Xianyang and treat it as one of Tao Zi's dowry."

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Within the private mountains and rivers of Zhengyang Mountain with a radius of 800 miles, there is the Nianbo River. The River God Temple was built next to Kaiyan Canal. Two monks went out for a walk and came here at night.

Following Jiang Shangzhen and Wei Ying, Liu Laocheng, the third sect leader of the Zhenjing Sect, was accompanied by the female Nascent Soul cultivator Li Furui who was the second enshrinement.

As for the chief worshiper who came to Zhengyang Mountain to congratulate him this time, Jiejiang Zhenjun Liu Zhimao went to drink alone with his friends on the mountain.

Li Furui saw Liu Laocheng speechless all the way and went straight to Kaiyanqu. It seemed that he had an appointment with someone here? It's just that Li Furui was cautious by nature, so she didn't ask any more questions unless the sect master said anything.

Liu Laocheng caught a glimpse of a figure in Kaiyanqu from a distance, sitting alone on the embankment drinking. It was an old friend from the mountain, Gao Mian, the old leader of the Invincible Divine Fist Gang.

Liu Laocheng's mood improved a bit, and he stopped being silent and asked casually: "What's going on with Guo Chunxi from Xianyou County? I don't think he has any qualifications for cultivation. Why are you willing to accept him as an anonymous disciple?"

Li Furui replied: "It was the intention of the old Sect Master Jiang. He gave Guo Chunxi a token and asked this person to name him and say he wanted to see me when he arrived at Gongliu Island. How could I dare to take it lightly."

Liu Laocheng nodded, and it made sense. Jiang Shangzhen did things based on preference alone, and there was no common sense.

In fact, there is no obvious mountain faction in Zhenjing Sect today. At most, Liu Zhimao has an estranged relationship with him, the sect leader.

It's not that Liu Laocheng and Liu Zhimao are so stoic and have no intention of power. On the contrary, the two Shanze wild cultivators of the Zhenjing Sect were born in the upper five realms, one is an immortal, one is Yupu, one is Gongliu Island, and one is Qingxia Island. , have been leaders in a place like Shujian Lake, commanding the heroes, how can they only focus on cultivation? It’s just the two previous sect leaders from Tongyezhou, plus the old sect leader Xun Yuan, which one, the city government and means, Doesn’t it make people feel heart palpitated?

Liu Laocheng walked to Gao Mian and greeted with a smile: "Lao Gao."

Gao Mian turned his head, glanced at Li Furui, and complained: "I don't know how I can become a sect leader with two younger girls accompanying me for drinks."

Liu Laocheng sat aside with a smile.

Even if Li Furui was annoyed, there was nothing he could do about it. Everyone in the continent knew what kind of person this old gang leader was. What's more, Li Furui also knew an inside story. In the past, the old patriarch Xun traveled to Aquarius Continent alone, and he made a special trip to see Gao Mian to reminisce about the past. It was said that he enjoyed scolding him every day. Therefore, both Jiang Shangzhen and Wei Ying were extremely respectful to Gao Mian. Li Furui naturally did not dare to make a mistake. Moreover, the Invincible Divine Fist Gang, a sect of the Immortal Family on the mountain, suffered heavy casualties among its disciples in that battle, especially Gao Mian. It is said that on the battlefield beside Dadu, a big demon almost directly interrupted the Changsheng Bridge. Now it is in a state of disgrace The golden elixir realm was preserved. Therefore, Gao Mian, a shameless old man who was known to like the mirror, Li Furui was willing to tolerate it tonight as long as he didn't do anything frivolous and only used his lips to talk dirty.

Liu Laocheng took the bottle of wine thrown by Gao Mian and took a long sip.

Gao Mian said: "I will definitely miss Fairy He, but I don't know if I can see Fairy Su."

Liu Laocheng shook his head and said: "Su Jia is no longer a swordsman, and Zhengyang Mountain is not a humane place. It is unlikely that she will come back."

Gao Mian said: "It's okay if you don't come back."

Liu Laocheng asked: "Where is the sect?"

Gao Mian grinned, "Before I came to Zhengyang Mountain, I had already given up my position. I am a bullshit Jindan who has no face to give orders. The only pity is that the Invincible Divine Fist Gang has such a good name. I will probably be called by those bastards." They changed it."

Liu Laocheng said: "Don't you don't want to hear this? From now on, regardless of whether you are the gang leader or not, the Zhenjing Sect and I will help keep an eye on your share of the family business."

Gao Mian waved his hand, "You don't want to hear it, Lao Liu, you punish yourself for half a pot, you are drunk anyway, and there is Miss Fu Rui to carry you back, remember to be honest with your hands."

Liu Laocheng said: "I plan to let Li Furui serve as the worshiper of your gang."

Gao Mian nodded, "Whatever, I don't care about anything now, as long as Sister Fuu doesn't feel the price has dropped."

Li Furui said: "I am extremely happy."

Gao Mian turned his head, leaned forward, stretched out his hand to push Liu Laocheng's head away, looked at Li Furui, and asked, "Why, are you impressed by Gao's heroic spirit and have you secretly admired him for a long time?"

Li Furui smiled and said, "Really not."

Gao Mian asked: "Do you like pretty boys like Jiang Shangzhen and Wei Ying?"

Li Furui's scalp was numb and he remained silent.

Gao Mian retracted his hand, bumped the wine bottles with Liu Laocheng, and drank each other.

Gao Mian looked around and saw plum blossoms growing all over Kaiyan Canal. The old man sighed and said, "What a blessing it is for the mountain people to enjoy these plum blossoms."

Liu Laocheng suddenly said from his heart: "Lao Gao, don't be so listless. You can't see the fairy beauty you like, but there is still fun to watch."

Gao Mian sneered and said: "Exciting? Like the Yellow River? I don't think it's interesting. But next time the Yellow River Asks the Sword First Line Peak, I will definitely come and see it with my own eyes."

Liu Laocheng smiled and stopped talking.

Gao Mian asked doubtfully: "How exciting is it?"

Liu Laocheng pointed at the first line of peaks.

Gao Mian was shocked and said: "Who is so holy, so brave?"

Liu Laocheng gave it up and said, "Just wait."

Gao Mian took a sip of wine and said, "No matter what, as long as you dare to cause trouble on the first line of peak, it doesn't matter whether you succeed or not, I will give this person a thumbs up, he is a man."

They all made appointments early in advance at a wine shop on the mountain, where old friends reunited.

When they arrived at different hills of Zhengyang Mountain, they left their elders behind and rushed to attend a party and drink. Among them, Han Jingling was the monarch of a country, so he was able to have a separate house on this peak.

In addition to Han Jingling, who has been the emperor of Shihao Kingdom for a long time, Huang He, who has been the Minister of the Ministry of War for several years, Tian Hujun, who is Liu Zhimao's eldest disciple, and her two junior brothers, Qin Jue and Chao Zhe, in addition to Oriole Island Lu Caisang, the master's junior brother, Yuan Yuan, the young master of Guming Island whose nickname is Yuanyuan, and Fan Yan, who was once a fool in everyone's eyes and is now the master of Chishui City.

So except for Gu Can, everyone was actually here.

In the end, what everyone talked about naturally revolved around Gu Can, the direct disciple of Zheng Juzhong in Baidi City, who had brought them together.

It's just that everyone, intentionally or unintentionally, avoided the other person, the foreigner in green shirt who was the accountant on Qingxia Island.

Immortal Han Qiaose, the nephew of Liuli Pavilion Liu Daochun, the junior brother of Little White Emperor Fu Xi...

Gu Can, the devil incarnate, after leaving Shujian Lake, he climbed to the sky like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate. Moreover, it is said that Gu Can himself is already a mountain monk in the Jade Pu Realm, and he is known as the "madman" in the Middle-earth Divine Continent. …

Everything about Gu Can is the perfect conversation piece to go with the wine and dinner tonight.

Perhaps except Tian Hujun, who had other thoughts, everyone else felt that they would be honored to meet Gu Can in Shujian Lake.

At the banquet, there were more than a dozen glazed women in colorful clothes. Although they were puppets, they danced gracefully, with extremely beautiful looks, and their joints twisted and creaked.

And Tian Hujun's master, the person Liu Zhimao visited tonight, was the deputy headmaster of Linlu Academy in Piyun Mountain, the thousand-year-old dragon from Huang Tingguo who seemed to have been deliberately suppressing the situation.

Because Liu Zhimao practices water magic, he is an old acquaintance with the old dragon. In fact, Liu Zhimao has a close relationship with the dragon in the Qiantang River Feng Shui Tunnel.

Liu Zhimao asked a question he had been curious about for a long time, "Why did you deliberately give up the luck that should have been yours to Yuan Zhenye?"

The old Jiao, who looked like an old Confucian scholar, smiled and said: "How can I, a small water descendant from a remote corner, dare to compete with the Great Sage of Moving Mountains to break through the realm first?"

Liu Zhimao smiled and raised his glass, "That makes sense."

On the other side of Poyun Peak, mountain gods from all over the continent gathered, led by the Caizhi Mountain God of Nanyue Chujun Mountain.

The nearby Shuilong Peak is the hilltop of Yan Chu, the master of Zhengyang Mountain. Various water gods and narcissus meet here for banquets, headed by the Yongjiang Water God with the highest ranking.

Two groups of landscape gods exchange glasses tonight, because in the real celebration, drinking is not so casual.

At the Full Moon Peak of the old patriarch Xia Yuancui, a group of distinguished guests from the Yunlin Jiang family settled here. In fact, they were all young disciples of the Jiang family, but they all had special status. Jiang Shan, a gentleman of Guanhu Academy, and his master was Liu Laocheng. Jiang Yun, married to Jiang Sheng from the Fu family in Old Longcheng, and two other guests not named Jiang. Among them, Fu Nanhua had gone to meet friends on another mountain peak.

As for Wei Liang, who had been promoted step by step from the Governor of the Qingluan Kingdom to the Zuo Shilang of the Li Department of the Imperial Palace, he left the Full Moon Peak like Fu Nanhua and went to find a drink.

Mrs. Xu's polite words before were not all compliments. The time, place, and people seemed to be favorable, and it seemed that they were all in Zhengyang Mountain. Now, within a radius of 800 miles, it is really rare to see so many Earth Immortal monks gathering.

So at a banquet, there was a monk who was drunk and asked his friends around him how many Yellow Rivers were needed to successfully ask the sword.

Some people say that there are at least three, and some people say that five Yellow Rivers are enough. After all, no matter how good the Huanghe qualifications are and how high the swordsmanship is, they are only in the Nascent Soul realm. Now in Zhengyang Mountain, even if they don’t talk about the guests from all walks of life, they have two of them. He is a monk in the fifth realm. In addition to the sect master Zhuhuang, Tao Yanbo and Yan Chu, the three old Nascent Soul Sword Immortals, there are five of them, and they are actually giving Huang He a lot of face. We discussed this matter happily, and by the end of the conversation, we came to the conclusion that even a great monk in the Ascension Realm would not dare to cause trouble here.

On a ferry heading to Zhengyang Mountain, the owner of the official ferry of Dali was Cao Ping, the second hunting envoy of Dali in history.

Guan Yiran came here to eat and drink. He was currently in a cabin, drinking a bowl of iced plum wine. The other two people at the table were friends for many years. Yu Shanfang and Qi Qi, they were following Guan Yiran. Just like Yi Ran, they were both monks accompanying the Great Li Border Army. Qi Qi, a female cultivator from Fengxue Temple, has a slender figure but carries a large sword with a very wide scabbard. As for Yu Shanfang, who has been out of the battlefield for many years, he has become much richer.

As a descendant of the Guan family in Yunzai County, Yizhou, Guan Yiran first joined the army and served as a monk accompanying the border army. With his military merit, he climbed up the ranks step by step among the Great Li border army. When the Great Li cavalry went south, Guan Yiran became responsible for garrisoning Shujian Lake. The garrison general of Yunlou City later served as the construction supervisor of Dadu together with the civil servant Liu Qingfeng and Liu Xunmei, who was also the younger brother of the general. After Guan Yiran resigned from the post of Qidu Supervisor, he filled the vacancy at the Ministry of Household Affairs in the capital. At that time, he was not promoted to a minister like Liu Qingfeng. As the great-great-grandson of Guan Lao Shangshu, Guan Yiran's official status was not as good as that of an outsider like Liu Qingfeng. There were a lot of speculations, mostly grievances.

In his early years, under Guan Yiran's instructions, Yu Shanfang served as one of the newly established transport supervisors in Dali, and was responsible for the full-time management of the mountain ferry route on Zuolong Road.

The waterway of the dynasty at the foot of the mountain, and the ferry route of the fairy family on the mountain, one is flowing with a steady stream of silver, and the other is flowing with fairy money.

The Superintendent of Transportation, the highest official rank, was originally the third rank of Da Li Zheng, and later was promoted to the second rank. The General Superintendent of Transportation was built on the bank of Da Du, not within the capital of Da Li, and was responsible for all aspects of Aquarius Continent. There were more than thirty mountain routes. When the war ended, the territory of Dali was reduced by half, so now there are less than twenty routes left.

Yu Shanfang is in charge of the north-south dragon road, which is extremely important. Therefore, even if his official rank is not too high, only from the fourth rank, he belongs to the earliest group of "old people" in the Supervisory Office, and he holds real power. , taking the Longdao route is extremely critical, and it is a position with a lot of oil and water. Therefore, in the past twenty years, Yu Shanfang has been doing quite well in the local officialdom of Dali. In addition to his responsibilities, he had a lot of dealings with various immortal masters in the continent, and accumulated a lot of personal friendships and affection on the mountain.

The dish on the table was a large pot of drunken shrimps. Guan Yiran was amazed and said: "Hey, Lao Yu, you are very good at being an official now. Do you know how to pay bribes?"

This large basin is not an ordinary river shrimp, but a "river dragon" in the dragon walkway. It is nicknamed "Silver" for the southern part of Aquarius Island. It is the favorite of the foodies on the mountain and down the mountain.

Guan Yiran held the bowl in one hand and fiddled with the drunken "silver coins" with chopsticks in the other hand. Most of them were half an inch long, but there were also a few "river dragons" as long as one finger. He picked one and gave it to Qi Qi with a chopstick. Said: "We are both blessed by Governor Yu's luck, and everything we eat today is spent on real money."

Yu Shanfang smiled and scolded: "I accepted your uncle's bribe. I bought it with my own salary. I won't accept it."

Guan Yiran stepped on the bench and hooked his shoulders. When Qi Qi chewed slowly, Guan Yiran and Yu Shanfang secretly raised their eyebrows, and Yu Shanfang chuckled.

Qi Qi put down his chopsticks and left the house to chat with someone.

She was a military monk from Dalu Valley of Fengxue Temple, and this time there was another one a generation above her, who was born in Wen Qingfeng and had also served as a monk with the army of Da Li for many years.

However, Fengxue Temple had a very bad impression of Zhengyang Mountain, especially the Dalu Valley where Qi Qi was located. So this time she went down the mountain and the senior Wenqingfeng was purely to get together with friends, and waited until the ferry approached Zhengyang Mountain. will disembark.

On the ferry tonight, in addition to Guan Yiran, an official in the capital, there was also Liu Xunmei, who was in the capital.

However, Guan Yiran was once a general under Su Gaoshan, but Liu Xunmei was actually Cao Ping's confidant.

At the bow of the ship, Qi Qi saw the woman who was wearing the sword of the Great Li army. She was still dressed in the same way throughout the year. As long as she took off her armor, she wore a narrow-sleeved brocade dress, dark gauze trousers, and a pair of embroidered shoes. There are two orbs on the tip that look like dragon eyes. Qi Qi called out to Master Yu. She turned her head and nodded, with no change in her expression. Qi Qi has long been accustomed to it. The only person who can make his uncle Yu Huiting smile is probably the uncle from the Immortal Terrace of Fengxue Temple.

Cao Ping was a famous Confucian general in the Dali court, with an elegant demeanor, but at this moment, the hunting envoy's face looked extremely awkward.

Cao Jun, whose ancestral home is in Muping Lane, was once Liu Xunmei's right-hand man, but according to seniority, he was Cao Ping's... ancestor.

So among the three people here, the idle Cao Jun retired from the Great Li Army for five years and traveled to Tongyezhou. He is currently busy flirting with Liu Xunmei, his former boss. He is very cynical and leads the Great Li to accompany the right minister of the Ministry of War. Liu Xunmei, who holds the title, can only look at his nose and heart, as if sitting on pins and needles, while Cao Ping is also silent. He really doesn't know how to call Cao Jun, the "young" swordsman. According to the family tree, although he has no swordsman in his seniority Immortal Cao Xi is so tall, and the Lizhudongtian Cao family has divided into different branches and titles, but Cao Jun's seniority is still there.

At dawn.

A young Taoist priest with a jade hairpin on his head and a green gauze Taoist robe walked down the mountain from Guoyun Tower and took a walk all the way to Bailudu.

The area near the ferry is bustling with people. There are constant ultimatum masters who have received the ultimatum to pass the customs. They have launched a series of talisman boats of the immortal family, or ridden various immortal bird mounts to go to the peaks of Zhengyang Mountain. Basically, the wild cultivators in the mountains and rivers will turn around. Go to the surrounding states, counties and cities to settle down.

After walking for half an hour, the young Taoist returned to the mountain. Unexpectedly, Ni Yuerong was waiting at the door, saying that breakfast was prepared at the inn, and begging Master Cao to appreciate it.

Unexpectedly, the Taoist master still declined the matter politely, which made Ni Yuerong extremely angry. It was really a big show.

When Chen Pingan returned to the observation deck, Liu Xianyang was still lying on the wicker chair and sleeping soundly.

Walking to the railing, Chen Pingan hesitated whether to hide secretly and go to the Immortal Back Sword Peak alone. I just thought about it and decided to give it up for now.

Nowadays, the Song family of Dali and the sects on the mountain all avoid talking about it.

At one time, the entire Aquarius Continent had the surname Song, and the Five Sacred Mountains of the Great Li Dynasty were the Five Sacred Mountains of Aquarius Continent, so there was no problem.

When the Song clan of Da Li abides by the covenant and takes the initiative to give up nearly half of the country, allowing the major vassals to take control of themselves, and the territory of the new Da Li is reduced by half, then the remaining four mountains except Beiyue will become a bit mysterious.

Therefore, only Piyunshan and Weibo are the most leisurely.

Anyway, no matter how the changes are made, Beiyue will be fine. The most embarrassing situation is Jin Qing, the king of Zhongyue on the old Zhuying territory.

Because Zhongyue has become the southernmost mountain in the new Dali Kingdom. Changing the name of the mountain is not just a simple change of name on the Dali Song Family Landscape Genealogy. Not only will Zhongyue itself be injured, but it will also be implicated. Chujun Mountain, and all the mountains and rivers within its jurisdiction. I heard that Jin Qing always suffered a lot on Wei Bo's side and couldn't take any advantage. But among the tigers, Jin Qing really likes to compete with Wei Bo. From time to time, Feijian sends a letter to Piyun Mountain, saying which great writer has a cliff-engraved list and poems handed down from generation to generation. Of course, he will also compete with Wei Bo. Wei Bo humbly asked for advice on holding night banquets. After all, Wei Shanjun was an old-timer in this matter and was recognized by several continents.

In fact, the nickname Wei Yeyou first started to spread from Luolu Mountain.

It seems that Chen Lingjun was the first to propose it, and then it was carried forward by the little incense man who came to Luolu Mountain on time and brought him back to Zhou Chenghuang. Now this guy has a group of minions around him, saying that he wants to help the leader Pei Qian , established a small branch in the city, practiced martial arts every day, and used small tree branches as spears. After going back and forth, the whole Longzhou knew about Wei Yeyou. The news spread throughout Longzhou, which meant that the entire Beiyue territory had heard about it. .

Chen Lingjun beat him to death without admitting it, saying that Lord Wei Shan had wronged him. At that time, the boy in green stood at the stone table on the edge of the cliff, bursting into tears, beating his chest and feet, swearing, was he such a person? It must be the old cook who was drunk and talking nonsense, or it was Pei Qian, it must be her. This guy is so good at giving people nicknames. No one in Luoluoshan claims to be the second, and no one dares to call him the first. Besides, it might be Xiaomi Li. Slip of the tongue.

All in all, it became a confusing account.

The truth of the matter was Pei Qian's first theory, but she was joking with Nuan Shu and Xiao Mili in private. Then when Zhou Mili heard it, this statement was so impressive that Beier was so loud that he endured it while patrolling the mountain. He kept reciting a few words, and then listened to Chen Lingjun. The speaker had no intention of listening, but the listener had the intention. As a result of some strange combination of circumstances, it became known as "Ming Dong Bei Yue".

As a result, Zhou Chenghuang, who always took officialdom the least seriously, almost went to Piyun Mountain himself to apologize to the tiger Wei Bo.

No matter how true it is, it cannot be put on the table to dismiss people.

Wei Bo, who is in such a huge Beiyue territory and is still in charge of the Longxing land of the Song family in Dali, is he really a gentle and easy-to-talk tiger?

What happened to the mountain god Song Yuzhang who moved from Luopo Mountain to Qidun Mountain? Is this a matter of harmonizing the officialdom?

What was Wei Bo doing when he went to the border between Beiyue and Zhongyue? Visiting? It is obvious that as long as Jin Qing, who is also the Lord of Dayue Mountain, does not bow his head, Wei Bo will take action.

On the territory of Aquarius Continent, Wei Bo is the first mountain god to reach the upper five realms, and the first mountain god to reach the Immortal Realm. Will he also be the first mountain god to reach the Ascension Realm? Judging from the current situation, there is not much suspense. As long as the Song family of Dali can keep half of the country,

The little incense man was really frightened. It was rare to see Zhou Chenghuang so serious and he was really angry. At that time, it stood timidly in the incense burner, holding on to the edge of the burner with both hands.

In the past, I always made noises about running away from home, but in fact, every time I just went out for a walk and then returned home. For example, I went to Luolu Mountain to do a little bit more, or to my "hometown" Mantou Mountain near Hongzhu Town, returning home in rich clothes.

Fortunately, the guy just kept a dark face for a long time, sat on the threshold and sulked, and finally just said to it, don't talk nonsense in the future.

Chen Lingjun actually felt guilty himself, but he still said something tough. He comforted the little incense man a few times, saying that he had made a mistake. No one can make mistakes without being a sage. It is human nature. Besides, we brothers also admit that we have made mistakes. It's not like he doesn't admit it, Wei Shanjun wants to hit or scold him, no matter what, whoever wrinkles up is a coward. Chen Lingjun comforted the little guy with droopy eyebrows and lack of energy. When he said this, the boy in green and the incense man standing on the stone table looked at each other and burst into laughter, because neither of them were actually human.

The more the incense man laughed, the more ridiculous he felt. The belly laugh was not enough, so he rolled on the table.

Mi Yu happened to come here to relax today. He looked at the big and small people on the table. Mi Yu's eyes were gentle. After sitting down, he looked at the melon seeds on the table and asked with a smile: "Is that all?"

Chen Lingjun rolled his eyes and said: "Xiaomili is not at home, and I don't know where she hid the melon seeds. Save yourself the trouble, if you are not a good brother, how can you share so much? Look at this guy, he only has one melon seed, he can't No more.”

The incense man who was "chiseling" a melon seed nodded vigorously, suddenly looked at Chen Lingjun again, and burst into laughter.

It has been here for so many years, rain or shine, and has come here to Luopo Mountain for some reasons. Pei Qian, Jing Qing, Nuan Shu, and Xiaomi are all reasons.

The three of them were eating melon seeds, and Chen Lingjun asked casually: "Yu Mi, are you not very good at practicing swordsmanship? I heard that you haven't broken through it for many years."

Chen Lingjun added, "I don't mean anything else, so don't think too much about it."

Mi Yu smiled and said: "To be honest, my qualifications are just okay, not too bad actually."

Chen Lingjun said angrily: "Well, brothers, what nonsense are you talking about? You are so handsome, why are you pretending to be fat? I won't allow you to ruin yourself."

Mi Yu laughed angrily and said, "What the hell are these local customs and customs?"

Chen Lingjun said hehely: "If you don't have the qualifications, you won't be able to do it. It's a good thing to say it out and make your brothers happy."

The master, Pei Qian, and Xiaomi Li were not at home, and that stupid girl Nuanshu was busy doing that, so she was a little bored.

The incense man coughed and reminded Brother Jingqing not to be too arrogant. Yu Mi was a swordsman after all, so don't be too arrogant.

Mi Yu smiled and said: "Why are you lying to me? You can't make a living by bragging. Your qualifications are just right."

Miyu entered the middle fifth realm at the age of seven, the Golden Core realm at the age of nineteen, and the Nascent Soul realm at the age of forty-two. After that, there was a long period of stagnation. After a few bumps and bruises, I reached the Yupu realm, and I started to be unbeatable again.

Luo Shan, who was a hermit official in the old summer palace, liked to face the wall of Yin Shen, and Nalan Caihuan, a money lover, were Mi Yu's fellow swordsmen, and they all looked up at him back then.

Qi Shou is a very young junior, and he still follows Mi Yu's old path in fighting.

Of course, it doesn't mean that this road was taken first. Mi Yu was the first to go. Nalan Yexing and Yan Ming have all walked there. Earlier, there will be older sword cultivators. The earliest one is probably Long Jun.

Maybe it's because Mi Yu was so prosperous when he was young, especially his demon-killing resume when he was in the Jindan and Yuanying realms. He was so famous that even Xiao Min, the former hermit official in the summer palace, looked at Mi Yu with admiration, especially Mi Yu. Among the sword immortals, Wu Chengpei and Tao Wen actually have a very good impression of Mi Yu, but they have never publicly spoken out for Mi Yu.

Therefore, Jianqi Great Wall later ridiculed Mi Yu. To a large extent, it was a kind of disappointment. It was a sign of regret for his misfortune and anger for him. How could such a talented swordsman who was hailed as a candidate for the top candidate at such a young age? How could it be so difficult to break through the bottleneck of Yuanying after becoming a soft waste with an embroidered pillow, and reach the upper five realms, and the sword is no longer half as elegant as Yuanying back then.

Kenshin is ruined.

Otherwise, the old people, young people, and even children in the Great Wall of Sword Qi would not be so picky about a Jade Pu Realm sword cultivator. Aren’t Sun Juyuan, Gao Kui, etc. also all Jade Pu Realm? Why isn't there so much infamy?

Chen Lingjun said: "Yu Mi, if you feel bored on the mountain, I can take you out to play. Do you know about the Royal River in Huang Tingguo? What does it mean to be popular and drink spicy food? Every time there is a banquet, those female officials of the Water God Palace, tut tut Of course, I don’t think there’s anything good about her, her body is graceful, her flowers are spread out, her water snake waist, and her big butt. Of course, I don’t think there’s anything good about them. Each one of them wears so little clothes that all the cloth shops in the world will be unable to open, but every day When I was drinking for the first time, a bunch of drunken men appeared, their eyes were like flying swords, and they all stuck together, haha, Yu Mi, you are the sword cultivator..."

The incense man started laughing again.

Chen Lingjun glared and laughed stupidly. Uncle Chen was talking about business with his brother.

The incense villain stopped laughing at lightning speed. Damn it, it was all in vain.

Officialdom is difficult to get along with.

Mi Yu smiled and said: "I'm kindhearted. But you don't have to go out. I'm nostalgic and don't like to move around. It's good to stay in the mountains."

There are actually only two places I want to go, the Caique Mansion in the north where I have stayed for several years, and the Old Dragon City in the south. I heard that the immortal masters are now driving the mountains into the sea, and several wealthy families, including the Fu family, are starting to rebuild the old Dragon City. , and what Miyu can't forget is the Hehuapu in the southernmost part of Old Dragon City, which is Miyu's biggest regret.

If you say no, it’s gone.

That was the first time he set foot on the vast land of the world and the first scenery he saw.

Chen Lingjun asked: "Why did the master go south?"

Miyu smiled and said: "I have a sword to hand."

Chen Lingjun said nothing more.

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Song He, the emperor of the Great Li Dynasty, left Beijing for the first time and went south to stay with the capital. Soon I will tour Zhongyue and go to the ruins of Laolongcheng to pay homage to the heroes.

The vassal king Song Mu accompanied His Majesty the Emperor out of the city today. The two brothers, the emperor and the vassal king who had changed their names on the family genealogy, walked together by the Qidu River.

Dali's enshrinement and retinue only followed him from a distance.

Song Jixin joked: "Your Majesty, why didn't you go to the Confucian Temple to attend the meeting and see all the old gods on the top of Haoran Mountain in one go? It's such a pity to miss this opportunity."

Song He said with a smile: "I definitely want to go, but the emperor's uncle is more suitable to speak for Da Li there. If I had just become the emperor, I would have complained in my heart, but now let it go."

Over in the capital, Mr. Guan, the old minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the scholar named Guan Yingche, a common man who lived to be a hundred years old, have been gone for many years.

There are also several old people with surnames from Shangzhu Kingdom. They are the backbone of Yichi Lane and Chier Street, and they are also the mainstays of the Dali Dynasty. They helped the Song family of Dali defeat the Lu Dynasty and conquer a continent. Mountains and rivers, in the end they themselves were unable to withstand the ruthless years.

Liu Qingfeng, the old minister of the Ministry of Rites in the capital, was also bedridden.

Many old people in the Dali Temple, even civil servants who did not need to rush to the battlefield, were aging one by one. Then some people were too old to walk and could not go to court meetings, so they had to leave the officialdom one by one. It seems that only the flowers and trees in the capital are the oldest For example, the green tung trees outside the Guan family's bookstore, the Han family's wisteria with purple clouds hanging on the ground and fragrant flowers filling the streets, and a book of peonies in Baoguo Temple are still lucky enough to encounter the spring breeze every year.

The residence of the Imperial Preceptor Cui Cheng in the capital is large. It used to be an old Duke's residence, but inside it is simple and simple. There is a small two-story library, which the Imperial Preceptor named Renyun Yiyun Building.

Now there is no owner.

The emperor smiled and said: "The wind and water are turning in turns, which makes people dizzy."

Many scholars from the Song Dynasty of Dali, when it was still a vassal state of the Lu Dynasty in the early years, wrote too many landscape poems and travel notes praising this suzerain country. They were more like the people of the Lu family than the native surnames of the Lu family. Writing about my hometown in Dali lacks talent and talent, but writing about the Lu Dynasty makes me full of literary thoughts, even if I am exhausted, I still have to write.

It is said that the traders and footmen of the Lu Dynasty were all capable of reciting poems, and they were everywhere from scholarly families. The mountains are full of immortality, the rivers and lakes are grassy and righteous, and there are no lost things on the road.

The Dali poems at that time were all written in the wind and sand of the frontier fortress, with the sound of the hooves of the cavalry, and the bitter wind and snow that sang in harmony with the poems.

Song Hexiao asked: "Are we the only ones in Aquarius Island? The mountains are not high, the water is not deep, and the Taoists are not so immortal?"

The Great Li Dynasty at the foot of the mountain once erected a monument on the top of the mountain. The monks on the mountain who violate the forbidden rules will be killed without mercy.

Song Jixin replied: "Part of it is the loud sound of the horses' hooves of the Great Li cavalry, and part of it is the contribution of the national division."

Song He asked again: "Is the order wrong?"

Song Jixin smiled and said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true."

Song He was a disciple of Cui Chan, and Song Jixin was a student of Qi Jingchun.

Song He stopped and turned his head, looking at the outstanding Li clan king, his nominal brother and de facto elder brother, and said: "I owe you a lot, but I will not do anything to you in this matter. any compensation."

Song Jixin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't say such words again. I will just pretend that I didn't hear it today."

Song He said with emotion: "It is a great blessing for the country to have an imperial uncle in Da Li."

Song Jixin nodded and said, "Without a doubt."

Song He laughed and said, "Actually, the problem is not complicated. As long as you live longer than me, it will be fine. Three, five, or ten years won't be a problem. What do you think?"

The Great Li clan king in front of me doesn't seem to be a Qi practitioner in the middle fifth realm, Liujin realm? Is it really a place for people to stay? But learn some boxing and kicking skills to strengthen your body?

Song Jixin laughed and asked, "What if I live for more than ten years?"

Song He smiled and said, "Let's talk about it then?"

Song Jixin smiled and said: "As a minister, of course I listen to His Majesty."

Song He asked: "Why are you so sure that the two worlds will fight again?"

Song Jixin shook his head and said: "A common master like me cannot understand the thoughts of the Imperial Master."

The emperor addressed Cui Chan as sir, and the vassal king respectfully addressed Cui Chan as his national master. There is a difference between closeness and distance.

The Great Li Dynasty was the only dynasty in the world. When the war came to an end, it had already begun to prepare for the next war.

The paper contract that Emperor Da Li announced to Yizhou clearly stated in black and white that as long as the war achievements were sufficient, Da Li would return the mountains and rivers of various countries after the war and restore the country. The Song family of Da Li did keep its promise. , now only half of the country in its heyday is left, and it is no longer a continent or a country. In fact, in the vast history of the world, only the Song family of Dali can achieve this feat.

The emperor said softly: "It seems that we will all grow old soon."

Song Jixin smiled and said: "I heard that Qingming Tianxia and the latest Colorful Tianxia don't have this rule."

Dynasty officials in the Qingming world, from temples to local governments, even had to have a Taoist priest give an ultimatum before they could be officials.

And the emperors there are often very high-level Qi practitioners, so compared to the dynasties and vassals in the Haoran world, there are many dynasties in the Qingming world with "a thousand-year life span".

The emperor finally asked a question: "What should you and I do if things get too big?"

Song Jixin smiled and replied: "Now that the war is about to begin, what does your majesty care about the grievances on these mountains?"

A young cavalryman began to leave the station with the army and went to a mountain ferry.

I heard there was going to be another war.

It doesn't matter where they go or who they fight. Every time the Great Li cavalry is mobilized, wherever the horse's hooves go and where the soldiers' front points point, it's a great victory.

Lives can be lost, but battles cannot be lost.

The Dali general who uttered these heroic words was named Su Gaoshan. This Dali patrol envoy, who had reached the highest position among military officials, kept his word.

The cavalry passed by a rural village.

The young cavalryman turned his head and looked at a hillside. A group of children playing and playing there were very excited and began to chase their cavalry.

In fact, the young man who had joined the army only a few years ago narrowed his eyes with a smile, raised his arm, and hit his chest hard.

Many years ago, he also ran on the ridge. At that time, there was also a large Li cavalry soldier at the foot of the mountain who made the same move.

I am the great Li, with famous ministers like clouds, fierce generals like rain, and powerful cavalry.

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At noon, Xianjia Inn, leaning on the railing.

Clouds are underfoot.

Liu Xianyang stretched, twisted his wrist, and jumped twice.

Chen Pingan slowly rolled up his sleeves and lightly stamped his feet. The lotus crown and the green gauze Taoist robe disappeared together.

The green shirt carries a sword.

Liu Xianyang looked forward and said with a smile: "Be careful, sir. I have to climb the mountain step by step."

I once thought about choosing a Mid-Autumn Festival full moon night to sleepwalk alone in Wenjian Zhengyang Mountain.

It's just that this time Wenjian is better because there are more people.

Chen Pingan smiled and nodded.

In about half an hour, there is the Zhengyang Mountain celebration, and many monks are already at the first line of Zushan Mountain, or on their way there.

Between the peaks, there are countless sword lights and flowing fireflies, all rushing towards the first line of peaks.

Liu Xianyang intertwined his fingers, "If I'm not careful, I've reached the Jade Purity Realm."

Chen Ping'an said: "What a coincidence, I just returned to my true self with great energy."

Liu Xianyang smiled brightly and said: "Today, all the monks in this continent will know what the uncle's name is. They will open their eyes wide and look at it. Teach them that in the past, Li Zhudongtian had the best sword training qualifications and the most handsome appearance." The handsome man’s original surname is Liu Xianyang.”

Chen Pingan narrowed his eyes with a smile, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, awesome, awesome."

The two swordsmen today are just like the two young friends in the past, who want to jump high across a dragon's beard river.

Liu Xianyang raised his palms high, and Chen Pingan high-fived him.

Liu Xianyang took the lead and stood up from the ground. His figure was like a rainbow breaking through the sky, and he landed directly at the foot of the first line of peaks. He said loudly: "The sword-asker, Liu Xianyang!"

In the ancestral mountain of Zhengyang Mountain, most of the monks looked at each other in silence.

Liu Xianyang paused for a moment, probably because he felt that the previous wording was too formal and meaningless, so he changed it to a more down-to-earth statement, "My name is Liu Xianyang, and today I am going to demolish your ancestral hall!"