Sword of Coming

After supper, Chen Pingan took Ning Yao for a walk. They visited the capital at night. He didn’t say where he was going. Anyway, he chose the brightly lit streets and wandered around casually. There were constantly hawkers passing by with carts, some of which were selling... Ice-cold desserts made from lotus roots and water chestnuts. These carts are often followed by a few greedy children. Business in the capital is prosperous, and specialized merchants open large and small ice cellars. They dig and store ice cubes every winter and sell them in summer and autumn.

At the Great Wall of Sword Qi, the two of them also walked together like this, but the walk at that time could hardly be called relaxing.

Passing by a small martial arts hall, Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh and said: "After the battle with Capital City, the four newly selected martial arts masters in Aquarius Continent were because Pei Qian was the youngest and a woman, and he was ranked second only to Song Changjing. , so he is much more famous than my master."

There are many martial arts schools in the city, and many martial arts sects are making a living here. If you can make a name for yourself in the capital, it will be easy to go to the local prefectures and counties to establish a branch. Chen Ping'an knows one of the martial arts schools. Boxer, because he was in the capital in his early years, after waiting for days and nights, he finally got an opportunity and had the honor to have a sparring match with Grandmaster Zheng. Although it was only a matter of four punches, this was still a young and powerful martial artist. The mellow and virtuous "Zheng Saqian" gave him three punches first, but when this golden-body warrior, who was foaming at the mouth after receiving a punch, just returned to the capital, he brought a lot of money and asked to learn from him. Young people and libertines in the capital almost broke through the threshold of the martial arts hall, which was overcrowded. It is said that this boxer also enshrined the bag of gold leaves that the great master "Zheng Qingming" had given him as medical expenses. The first thing I do when I get up every day is not to practice boxing while walking, but to offer incense.

Ning Yao was about to speak but stopped.

Chen Pingan asked: "Are you trying to say that Pei Qian is already a sword cultivator?"

Ning Yao kept his promise and said nothing.

Chen Pingan walked slowly with his hands in his sleeves, "I actually knew it a long time ago. I found clues at Yunku Blessed Land, but Pei Qian kept hiding it. Maybe she had her own concerns, so I deliberately didn't reveal it. After all, Not everyone can casually receive the gift of Zhou Cheng’s sword energy in the Great Wall of Sword Qi. Therefore, Pei Qian gave birth to Wen and raised a natal flying sword. There must be some surprises, but it shouldn’t be too strange.”

Chen Ping'an didn't say anything. After all, Pei Qian was his first disciple.

Ning Yao then said: "Pei Qian will soon be a genuine Jindan realm sword cultivator."

Chen Ping'an was stunned, kept smiling, took off the sword gourd from his waist, and prepared to drink some wine to celebrate.

Unexpectedly, Ning Yao said again: "Pei Qian's natal flying sword is extremely unusual. It can be divided into seven parts. If you are not careful, you will be born with multiple natal magical powers. This is a very rare thing. In history, There are only a handful of them. As for which senior swordsmen have similar flying swords, if you like to remember these, you must know better than me, so whether it is according to the old rules of the Great Wall of Sword Qi to define the rank of flying swords, or you are The new ranking of the summer palace, whether it is catching and killing, or attacking on the battlefield, Pei Qian's as-yet-unnamed flying sword should be ranked first."

Extremely, surprisingly, rare.

This is the word coming from Ning Yao's mouth.

Chen Ping'an hung up his sword and gourd angrily without taking a sip of wine.

Chen Sanqiu's natal flying sword "White Deer" has two kinds of innate magical powers, one of which is related to literary luck.

In the 10,000-year history of the Great Wall of Sword Qi, there have been far more sword cultivators with two or three natal flying swords than sword cultivators with two or three magical powers with one flying sword. Based on pure paper calculations, there seems to be no difference between the two situations. In fact, there is a world of difference.

For example, the little girl Chao Mu who practices next to Xie Songhua owns two natal flying swords, "Pang Tuo" and "Hong Ni". Yao Xiaoyan, who was brought to Luolu Mountain by Chen Ping'an, even owns three natal flying swords. "Spring Shirt", "Spider Web" and "Neon Clothes" are just Yao Xiaoyan's flying sword magical powers, which are all used to warm and nourish the body, so the three flying swords are not of high quality. However, in private, Chen Ping'an is sure of one thing. Among the sword fairy embryos, Yao Xiaoyan is relatively timid. After changing a place to practice swordsmanship, she will most likely not be the swordsman with the highest realm and the most lethality in the future, but she will definitely be among the most powerful in the upper five realms in the future. The one without any suspense.

In the past, the Great Wall of Sword Qi was plagued by continuous wars and would not wait patiently for a genius sword cultivator to slowly grow up step by step.

But there are really only a handful of flying swords with two or more natal magical powers, as Ning Yao said. Over the past ten thousand years, the archives of the summer palace have recorded less than ten swords in total. Without exception, the flying sword masters later became swordsmen with outstanding killing power and outstanding military exploits.

One of the most famous sword cultivators is Zong Yuan, an Ascension Realm sword cultivator.

The Zongyuan who would be ridiculed by many young swordsmen in later generations, "Zongyuan is not as powerful as me."

It's just a flying sword, but it has four incredible natal magical powers. The key is three attacks and one defense, which work together perfectly.

But what really impressed Chen Ping'an the most was that through fighting in battles and diligently refining swords year after year, Zong Yuan gradually found the other three flying swords that were originally only classified as high-grade C. This kind of natal magical power that is in harmony with the great road, in fact, the original flying sword magical power is not conspicuous. In the end, Zongyuan grew up to be a swordsman who has fought side by side with the boss swordsman for the longest time.

Chen Pingan said: "For some reason, the boss Sword Immortal asked me to take those children back to Haoran. Do you want to take them to Feisheng City? I will take care of the relationship with the Middle Earth Confucian Temple."

After all, he has a husband, and he is also someone who knows Li Sheng.

What's more, Li Sheng himself said that when something happens, he often goes to the Confucian Temple to complain and complain. Don't be too thin-skinned. Don't worry about success or failure, just work hard.

Ning Yao shook his head, "Since it is the arrangement of the Boss Sword Immortal, then stay in Luopo Mountain to practice swordsmanship. If there is only one Dragon Elephant Sword Sect in Haoran World, it will not be enough."

Mi Yu and Cui Wei are both sword cultivators from their hometowns. Oh, there is also a female swordsman from the Nascent Soul Realm, Sui Youyou, who has the same surname as Sui Jingcheng from Duckweed Sword Lake, which is quite a coincidence.

Chen Pingan nodded. Those children will stay in Luopo Mountain for the time being until the next time Colorful World reopens. Whether the nine sword cultivators leave or stay depends on their own choice. Anyway, Chen Pingan welcomes them all.

At first, Chen Ping'an wanted to accept them as his direct heirs, but later Cui Dongshan suggested that these children should not be too young but too senior. It is best to practice in the mountains and experience down the mountains as disciples of the third generation genealogy of Jise Peak. Chen Ping An adopted Cui Dongshan's opinion.

Ning Yao suddenly said: "Someone is watching from a distance and doesn't care?"

On a rooftop in the distance, six people were sitting. They were all young immortals, but their cultivation atmosphere was extremely calm. They should have been fighting for a long time. Except for Luopo Mountain, no other mountain in Aquarius Continent could have such six people at the same time. A young handsome man with good fortune. So it's no surprise that he was a dead man carefully cultivated by a secret agency in Da Li.

Chen Pingan had noticed this a long time ago, but shook his head and said: "Anyway, there is no murderous intention, so I won't care about it."

There are three places in Aquarius Continent. Foreign monks, no matter how they cross the river, it is best not to take their realm too seriously.

One is of course the Longzhou boundary of the old Lizhu Cave, and Liu Chicheng of Baidi City must have been deeply impressed by this.

Then there is the companion capital of Dali located near Dadu in the central part. Cui Han, the imperial master, left the imitation white jade capital for this companion capital. The name of the person who is currently in charge of the sword formation for Abbot Dali is unknown. For the monks of the Immortal Family of Aquarius Continent, the strangest thing is that after the sword array moved south, it never moved north again to the capital of Great Li. Perhaps such an action would cost the Great Li household too much, and of course more Maybe the Imperial Master had other deep intentions. This made the relationship between Emperor Da Li and the vassal king Song Mu even more cloudy and foggy. Could it be that Song Changjing and the late emperor were really brothers who were harmonious and close?

Then there is the Great Li Capital City. As the most beautiful place in the country, there are five City God Temples in the city alone. The Capital City God Temple is naturally the well-deserved first in the capital, and it is also the general office of thousands of City God Temples in the Great Li Dynasty. Every year, gods from various prefectures, counties and cities come here to hold worship ceremonies and discuss affairs as usual. However, the Earth Temple with the prefix "Du" is not in the capital, but in the capital in the south.

In addition, there are many mansions in the capital that are hidden in the city. Some have official backgrounds but do not reveal their identities, and some have mountain origins but do not show the style of the immortal family. Chen Ping'an saw them in less than half an hour of leisurely walking. There are several places with quite "deep water".

During this period, Chen Ping'an and Ning Yao passed by a small Taoist temple. The front door was small, with mottled red paint and vicissitudes of time. There was no Taoist spiritual official or door god posted, only a small plaque that looked very brand-new. Hanging couplets, the tone is not small, the golden courtyard of pines and cypresses is a blessed place for cultivating the true soul, and the spiritual ruins of cultivating Taoism for eternity.

In the night, there were no carriages and horses at the entrance of the small Taoist temple. Chen Ping'an glanced at the stone tablet standing at the bottom of the steps. The person who erected the tablet was Wu Lingjing of She County, the master of the Chongxu Pavilion in charge of the three cave disciples.

Ning Yao couldn't see any knowledge, so Chen Ping'an helped explain. The opening four words, "San Dong Disciple", were describing the Taoist tradition of the person who set up the stele. Taoism was a newly created official position in Dali, responsible for assisting the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites in selecting those who are proficient in classics. Candidate Taoist priests who are righteous and abide by the rules will be issued with ultimatums and transferred to the Ministry of Officials to be recorded. As for the uprightness of Taoist priests, it has even more origins. The Dali imperial court set up the Chongxu Bureau, which was under the name of the Ministry of Rites, to direct the Taoist affairs of the country. It was also responsible for the water sacrilege of the five mountains, and the Taoist priests in Beijing and various states such as keeping accounts and paying ultimatums. . Wu Lingjing, the leader of the Chongxu Hall whose ancestral home is Dali She County, must be the person in charge of the Chongxu Bureau in the capital of Dali today. Therefore, he is qualified to receive the title of "Dao Shizheng" and is in charge of dozens of Taoists in Dali. Yes, in short, with the Chongxu Bureau, Shen Gaozong no longer needs to intervene in all Taoist affairs within the territory of Da Li.

Chen Ping'an thought for a moment and didn't remember that among the five monks in Aquarius Continent, there was a Taoist named Wu Lingjing.

In short, such a small family and small place is responsible for all Taoist affairs in the Great Li capital and restrains all Taoist priests in the capital.

In addition, the Dali court also set up a translation bureau. A few years ago, Emperor Song He gave a young monk from the Dali vassal state the status of "Master Tripitaka" and opened a translation studio in Beijing. In less than ten years, During this period, Dali convened dozens of Buddhist monks and translated more than 80 sutras and treatises. In Western Buddhist countries, monks who have obtained the status of Tripitaka masters are called disciples of the Buddha. Each of them is proficient in sutras, laws, and commentaries. Therefore, the monks who participate in debates on the three religions are without exception eminent monks with the status of Tripitaka masters.

It's just that such an inconspicuous stone tablet will be particularly meaningful in the eyes of a thoughtful person who is familiar with the rules of officialdom.

Ning Yao asked casually: "Does Dali want to support the imperial court's own Buddhist lineage and Taoist tradition?"

Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "It's like this on the inside, but it's not obvious in name. Therefore, the Taoist monks in Chongxu Bureau and Sutra Translation Bureau in the capital do not receive court salary, and their ranks are empty and not high. , a state's Daozheng is only from the fifth rank, and in terms of official status, it is far inferior to the academic and political affairs of the states. Even according to the laws and regulations of Dali, the local Daozheng and Sengzheng are not considered to be among the Qingliu officials."

If you want to rely on the Chongxu Bureau and the Bible Translation Bureau to gradually break down the boundary between the mountains and the mountains, it is like moving the temple and Yamen to the mountains.

The states near the sea in Dali completely relaxed their maritime restrictions and established shipping departments to conduct trade all over the world.

In addition to the Longzhou Kiln Supervision and Manufacturing Office, there were also six weaving bureaus and weaving and dyeing bureaus.

Ning Yao was worried about Chen Ping'an's broken natal porcelain scattered everywhere. He asked, "If that woman neither confronts you head-on nor bows her head, but just wallows in mischief and refuses to hand over her natal porcelain, what will happen anyway?" I have made up my mind not to reason with you, but just pretend to kill her if I have the ability. What will I do then? Luo Luoshan can’t really just kill the Empress Dowager of Da Li like that, right?"

Chen Ping'an said: "Then I will first watch her acting and rolling around, crying, fussing and hanging herself, and then sit down and have a good chat when she is done. If the conversation breaks down, let her make more fuss. I am very good at competing in patience. So you The only thing you need to do, which may make you feel aggrieved, is to just hold your nose and watch the show. You have agreed in advance that if you get impatient, just turn a blind eye and leave the palace to wander around the capital alone. Leave me alone. I'm alone there. Besides, who doesn't know how to scare people with harsh words? I really annoyed her, so I said I would give up my family fortune in Luopo Mountain, even if I moved all the mountains including Jise Peak out of the Aquarius Zhou, I’m going to beat her to death too.”

At this point, Chen Ping'an laughed, "You don't know, after you all left, Long Jun and Lizhen and I would chat with them every now and then, which was actually quite interesting."

Ning Yao nodded, "It's nothing to worry about, I just want to watch the fun."

One of the biggest difficulties in dealing with people and settling down in life is to prevent people around you from misunderstanding.

If you want to be with someone close to you for a long time, you must rely on this "clear understanding" to prevent people from suddenly thinking "you are this kind of person" due to many accidents or trivial things. In fact, many misunderstandings often come from one's own mistakes. Chen Pingan has done very well in this matter since he was a child, so when he grew up, he traveled to the Sui Dynasty with Aquarius Li Huai and the others. During this period, even Li Huai knew that Chen Pingan had no need to say anything. What kind of person is peace? Later, when we arrived at the Great Wall of Sword Qi, as long as it was some important matter related to Ning Yao, Chen Pingan would always say it one by one without hiding it. He would rather she would be angry immediately after hearing it, but Chen Pingan would never be vague about it.

You can't always accommodate others in everything in life, otherwise a good person will only be a good person for the rest of his life. Often, good people with a clear conscience will make those close to them suffer.

Chen Ping'an said softly: "When you return to the colorful world in the future, don't always think about doing more for the Ascension Realm. It's almost enough. Those who can work hard should also be moderate."

Ning Yao smiled and said: "What I want to do and what I don't want to do, no matter what others say, it's useless."

Maybe everyone in the world will feel that it is inevitable, appropriate and natural for Ning Yao to reach the Jade Pure Realm, become the first monk in the Five Colorful World, and then become the Immortal Realm and the Ascension Realm. At the same time, no matter what great feats Ning Yao performed or what shocking achievements he accomplished, it was all natural and no need to say anything more.

Chen Pingan doesn't think so.

Why does my Ning Yao have to work so hard?

You Xing Guan and Quan Mansion sword cultivators are all just lying around and enjoying themselves, don’t you agree?

From now on, when I go to Feisheng City, I will bring two big baskets of principles and discuss them with you.

Chen Ping'an later chatted with Ning Yao about Guo Zhujiu again. When he heard that her temperament was much more stable, he felt a little distressed.

Silly children are silly children, because children look forward to growing up every day, thinking that growing up is more interesting.

But there are always some children who don't really want to grow up, but just have to grow up.

Talking about Yu Lu and the others again, Ning Yao was a little surprised when he heard that Li Huai was a sage in the academy. Did he say that he had enlightened by studying?

Chen Ping'an couldn't help but rubbed his eyebrows and said only four words, which was hard to say.

But this time when I returned to my hometown, I definitely had to go to the backyard of Yang’s Pharmacy. Li Huai said that Old Man Yang left something there for him to take a look at.

Yu Lu was already a martial artist in the Far Traveling Realm. Xie Xie has been stuck at the bottleneck of the Golden Core Realm for many years, mainly because he suffered from those trapped dragon nails in his early years.

The two often travel together, but it seems to Chen Pingan that the two of them don't like each other. They are probably just friends.

Of course, there are many marriages and affections in the world that happen quietly and suddenly look back.

Lin Shouyi had served as the priest of Dadu Temple and was considered to be half of Dali's officialdom. However, I heard that his relationship with his family over the years was still not very harmonious.

It was really not Chen Ping'an who cursed him. Lin Shouyi looked like he was destined to be a bachelor. He was too determined on his way to practice.

Among the few classmates at that time, only the braided Shi Jiachun was the first to move to the capital with his family, and then naturally married and raised his children.

If Chen Ping'an remembers correctly, Shi Jiachun's children seem to have reached the age of marriage now.

When he thought of this, Chen Pingan couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Ning Yao.

There are some things that no matter how hard a person works, they will never succeed.

Stopping at a small bridge over flowing water, there are restaurants decorated with lights and colorful decorations on both sides. There are countless banquets and drinking bureaus, and drunken drinkers are constantly being helped out.

Chen Pingan and Ning Yao sat on the relatively quiet steps by the water. For no reason, they thought of Zong Yuan and Chou Miao. The two sword immortals, one old and one young, were very similar.

One has only been seen in the secret stall of the summer palace and heard at the wine table. Someone who had known each other day and night would have definitely become the pinnacle great swordsman.

Zong Yuan may be the swordsman with the best reputation in the history of the Great Wall of Sword Qi. Rumor has it that he is not too handsome, has a gentle temperament, and is not very talkative, but he is not a boring gourd either. When talking to anyone, listen more and talk less. , with a sincere smile in his eyes. Moreover, when Zong Yuan was young, his sword training aptitude was not that genius. He broke through the enemy's territory time and time again, neither fast nor slow nor conspicuous. In the most thrilling and severe city defense battle in history, Zong Yuan held his sword at the top of the city and slashed twice with his sword.

If he had not died in battle, Zong Yuan could carve two characters per person.

If there hadn't been that war, Zong Yuan would definitely have become a Fourteenth Realm sword cultivator.

After Chen Qingdu, Long Jun and Guanzhao, before the rise of Dong Sangen, Chen Xi and Qi Tingji, they were the pillars of the Great Wall of Sword Qi.

A Great Wall of Sword Qi has stood between heaven and earth for thousands of years, and it has never been out of touch.

As for Chou Miao, who later entered the summer palace and became a hermit official, Chen Ping'an had not dared to think too much for so many years.

Ning Yao asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Chen Pingan said: "Old Sword Immortal Zongyuan is fascinating."

Take off the jug and drink wine silently, Chou Miao will not have to die.

Ning Yao said: "There is a saying now that without Zong Yuan, there would be no Great Wall of Sword Qi, and without you, there would be no Feisheng City today."

In the Great Wall of Sword Qi, except for Chen Qingdu, the sword cultivator always calls everyone by their first name. Not to mention disrespectful.

Chen Ping'an took out the sword-raising gourd and laughed at himself: "Which bastard under Qi Shou is deliberately making disgusting remarks to me?"

He laughed angrily and said: "Bullying me is not in Ascension City, right? Wait."

Ning Yao shook his head, "It was an old Yuanying who first said it, and then it gradually spread for some reason. There are many people who agree with this statement."

Chen Ping'an took a sip of wine, and the river water was like a piece of silk embroidered with red lantern patterns, and he laughed at himself: "Maybe it's because you are far away, the people you like will like it more, and the people you hate will not hate it so much. "

On the stone road behind the two of them, there was an old man imparting knowledge to a young junior. He said that when the wine table is served later, how to sit, what are the rules for ordering, how many cold dishes, how to order hard dishes, don’t ask the host or guest. Whether you like to eat something or not, just ask whether it is something you want to eat. The few pots of aged wine we brought with us didn’t need to be said much, let alone placed on the wine table. The host and guest were good drinkers, so when they poured the wine back, he would drink it casually and he would naturally know what kind of wine it was and what year it was. Yes, when toasting with the host and guest, hold the glass with both hands, never higher than the host and guest's wine glass. The host and guest let you do whatever you want, but don't take it seriously. Drink more at the table. You must say something, but say less. The host and guest's You have read those anthologies anyway, so just talk more about the contents of the books. Don’t pretend to understand things if you don’t understand the officialdom. The other people accompanying the guests should neither be too attentive nor careless. Those in the officialdom These seniors may not be all petty-minded, but more to see whether you young people understand the rules and whether you are a good person...

The young man who had just entered the officialdom listened with serious expression, and nodded slightly from time to time, but it was inevitable that he had some scholarly enthusiasm that had not faded away. When the old man was not paying attention, the young man frowned slightly and sighed, probably because he felt that he was a scholar. , all have to drink at the dinner table with glasses of wine.

Chen Pingan turned his head to look and listen. Naturally, he had already understood these simple rules.

In fact, this young official who had just entered Gongmen practice was lucky to have a leader who was willing to teach him everything he could.

The true spirit of a scholar does not mean that he does not understand anything, but that he must be an enemy of all old rules and customs.

But many people understand that it doesn't matter if I come back, I just rely on my own preferences, speak and do things, and deal with the world without tact.

Then there was another middle-aged man, leading two young women slowly past. At different wine stations, the man was still giving instructions to them who were lightly applying makeup, but the three of them were Qi practitioners, and the two women seemed Reluctantly, but also a little scared in their hearts, as genealogy masters, they are actually not willing to deal with these so-called favors at the Shanxia Winery, so what about a foreign minister of etiquette in the Great Li capital city, and they are even more afraid of this senior master. , will agree to some shady deals. Although they are practicing in the mountains, they have heard about some dirty things at the bottom of the mountain. They are afraid that the young and energetic Yuanwailang will take advantage of the lust and use the strength of wine to If you have any thoughts about them, or simply sit at the wine table, your hands and feet will be dirty, and you are even more afraid that the elders of the master will follow that person again and leave them alone.

The man had a wry smile on his face and continued to explain to them patiently what was going on today. It was rare, and the young and promising Yuanwailang had a very good reputation in the officialdom. If it weren’t for the fact that his family was close to our mountain, otherwise this would not be possible. A fellow countryman with a smooth official career, who is only in his early thirties, has already become a deputy minister of the Ministry of Punishment. To invite him out for a drink tonight is simply a dream...

Chen Pingan withdrew his gaze.

Ning Yao held his chin with one hand and looked at the river.

In the same position, she changed her hand.

Chen Pingan stood up, carrying the wine bottle, bent down and moved, sitting on the other side of her.

Ning Yao muttered: "Childish."

Chen Pingan smiled and said nothing, just sipped his wine.

Ning Yao was silent for a moment and asked curiously: "When we entered the city, we didn't deliberately hide it. Except for the few young men and women watching from a distance, why didn't anyone show up? There wasn't even anyone secretly watching."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "That means His Majesty the Emperor has not made up his mind yet on how to deal with us. If I were the only one, I wouldn't be in such a difficult situation."

The Dali imperial court never tolerated any monk on the top of the mountain. This is not because Song is domineering, but because of his confidence.

The only exception was Ning Yaotai.

The number one person in the colorful world, the Ascension realm sword cultivator, Ning Yao from the Great Wall of Sword Qi.

When Da Li provoked her, he didn't talk about Ning Yao himself, but only about his involvement. If it was close, it would be tantamount to provoking the sword cultivator from Luzhou in Beiju, and if it was far away, it would be the Dragon Elephant Sword Sect of Qi Tingji and Lu Zhi.

Chen Ping'an said: "The Song family of Dali gave way on the chessboard, waiting for me to take the lead. For example, if you go straight to the palace, you are the former kiln worker apprentice in Mubo Alley, and you want to turn over the table and settle old scores. If you go to Yichi Alley If you go to Cao Xunshou, you are a businessman discussing business. If you go to your friend Guan Yiran to reminisce about the past, you are a genealogy master who travels around. If you go to the ruins of Jiu Shan Ya Academy, you are a direct disciple of the literary sage. No matter where you go, There are backup plans in the palace. But if we wander around like this, His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother may have to have a late-night snack with us."

Chen Pingan paused for a moment and said with a smile: "So later, we will go to senior brother's house to stay."

Ning Yao turned his head, with a questioning look in his eyes.

She didn't feel like thinking about things tonight.

Chen Ping'an explained softly: "It's like telling Dali that I pay attention to propriety in doing things, so you Dali have to reciprocate. Anyway, no one needs to be mysterious."

Jade is in the mountains and the grass and trees are moist; pearls grow in the abyss but the cliffs are not withered.

These are the words of Mr. Wang in the book, which are widely circulated and will be passed down from generation to generation. Normally in a dream, your husband will be a sage in books.

And when Chen Pingyuan settles in this capital, he will find traces of his senior brother Cui Chan's teachings everywhere.

The reason why Aquarius Continent is still Aquarius Continent is that the two senior brothers, after a hundred years of hard work, continued to gather people's hearts, and finally made the continent's mountains and rivers, heroes come together, and they were able to work together to save the world.

Then Chen Ping'an, who is a junior brother, will not wantonly destroy this good situation, but it is not because Luopo Mountain is afraid of the Song family of Dali.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Let's rest there. I'll take the opportunity to see if there are any rare books in the library and move them to Luo Luoshan."

Ning Yao asked: "Stealing books?"

Chen Ping'an put down the wine bottle, crossed his arms across his chest, and said with a smile: "As a junior fellow student, if you borrow a few books with your senior fellow apprentice to read, how can that be considered stealing? It's just something that is ignored by whoever stops it."

Ning Yao said casually: "Xiaomili heard from Pei Qian and Zheng Dafeng that you have a good friend Fan Er in Laolongcheng. Did the two parties have an agreement?"

Chen Ping'an laughed and said: "Tell me about Fan Er. He was young and ignorant at that time and always had some weird ideas. Fortunately, I dissuaded him."

Chen Pingan has never drank flower wine in his life.

I only passed by the brothel Goulan in the capital of Nanyuan Kingdom and experienced the powdery smell that I couldn't hide from.

Ning Yao remembered something, "Did I break the Bamboo Emperor's jade tablet holding the sword-top formation?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "It's actually a good thing. If you don't break it, I will find an opportunity to do it myself. The first line of Bamboo Emperor's peaks is no longer constrained by Xia Yuancui of Full Moon Peak and Tao Yanbo of Qiuling Mountain. With Yan Chu's support, the Bamboo Emperor will become a one-spoken clan. The family will be the only one in Zhengyang Mountain, and the civil strife in Zhengyang Mountain will soon stop. Now, at least the Bamboo Emperor is with him. Within a year, we have lost a sword-top formation immortal. Our biggest reliance is just the peak master of a first-line peak, a Jade Pu realm sword cultivator. In this case, there are many variables."

Chen Ping'an raised his head and took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and continued: "Tao Yanbo will definitely take the initiative to attach himself to Xia Yuancui and seek a way to break the situation in Qiuling Mountain, such as forming a private contract to 'lease' his sword cultivator to Man Yue Feng, may even encourage Uncle Xia to compete for the position of the sect leader. In return, the mountain closure order of Qiuling Mountain will be lifted in advance. As for Yan Chu, the grass on the wall, he will definitely fan the flames for himself and Shuilong Feng. Seeking greater benefits, because once the next sect leader chooses Yuan Bai, there will be greater and more variables in Zhengyang Mountain. The situation is subtle and complicated. It will take less than thirty or fifty years for the Bamboo Emperor to solve these internal troubles. Don’t even think about settling it.”

Chen Ping'an casually touched it with his left hand and said, "The theory of context of the old temple master in the Lotus Root Blessed Land in the past is by no means a panacea that can be used for everything, but it is definitely the best hatchet for traveling across mountains and rivers."

Chen Ping'an hung the sword gourd on his waist, stretched out a hand, and picked up a reflection of the light from the river, condensing it into a small and exquisite lantern. He placed it in the air, and the lanterns hovered in the air and bent around. , barely a line, like a road, and then twisting two tiny water transports from the river, placed on both sides of the lantern.

Chen Pingan said: "Most people will step into it because the path is obvious and easy to follow. If you look at it more broadly, this is the general trend and destiny."

Then he pointed to the gap between the two lanterns and said, "There is no need to study the ups and downs of people's hearts during this period and the various changes brought about by different life journeys. Moreover, if you really want to control it, you may not be able to control it, and it may be counterproductive. There will definitely be people who can take this path, but it doesn’t matter, for Zhengyang Mountain, this is a real good thing and something I have been really looking forward to.”

Chen Ping'an learned this from Zheng Juzhong and Wu Shuangjiang. One is good at calculating people's connections, and the other is good at solving all things with military force.

Chen Ping'an thought for a while and said: "For example, in the small town back then, Zhengyang Mountain was determined to get the Sword Book, and Qingfeng City was rushing to go to Xiaozijia. This is the inevitable outcome on the road of life. If I take it as my own For example, for example...Gu Can's Shanshan Boxing Manual is like a lantern. Chen Ping'an from Mu Bottle Lane will definitely learn boxing if he gets this boxing manual because he wants to save his life."

Ning Yao said: "There is also the wooden figure from Song Jixin's family next door. You will definitely put it together and let me help you explain the meridians?"

Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "That's the truth. Many accidents are actually inevitable. But a series of inevitability will lead to mishaps and accidents."

Ning Yao frowned, worried.

Chen Pingan turned around, gently smoothed her brows, and said with a soft smile: "The old saying that you look at your age at the age of three is just a general situation, and it may not really look down on a person. No one is destined to be who he is, and there is no one in the world. What a fate. Even Zou Zi, who sold candied haws on a stick, didn't really target me back then, and must make things difficult for a child. To be precise, Zou Zi seemed to be waiting for a choice and certain results. Then wait and see. This is in fact not in conflict with what I have always told myself, that blessings and misfortunes can only be brought about by people. Later, I saw a sentence from Ya Sheng in a book, which is similar to the truth, saying: ' "Everything is prepared for me.' I was chatting with my husband in the Merit Forest of the Confucian Temple, and my husband said these words of Yasheng, which are excellent and well-intentioned."

"Those who looked at the many behind-the-scenes scenes of Lizhu Cave Sky in those days may not necessarily get involved personally. They were just betting everywhere and adding fuel to the fire. At most, they were digging river beds, or pulling lakes, and building dams. It's like we used a very cheap When I bought a lot of calligraphy and paintings at a very high price, I would think that as this person’s reputation became more and more popular, the price would get higher and higher. One day he would resell it, it would be a sky-high price, and it would be easy to make huge profits. At that time, Old Man Yang was the dealer in our hometown. People like Tsuima Kuxuan, Song Jixin, Liu Xianyang, Gu Can, Zhao Yao, Xie Ling, etc. may all have made their own bets, but in different ways and quietly. Then if anyone can make some bets, At the critical moment, if you step up to a higher level, others will continue to bet. If you fail, you may become unknown, or you may have died prematurely, and you will lead a completely different life path. Similarly, senior brother Cui Chan also made a bet. There are many people, including Wu Yuan, Wei Li, Liu Qingfeng, and Wei Liang. Among them, Liu Qingfeng will not necessarily become the Minister of Rites of the capital of Dali."

"Chen Ping'an, who was fourteen years old and had not yet left his hometown, when he encountered Liu Xianyang's disaster, he cried out every day for help. If I hadn't seen you when I passed the covered bridge at that time, then I would still have If I had the chance to start over again, I would definitely choose another life, and I would be someone who could take over the string of candied haws, and become a kiln worker's apprentice one day, and even if I make porcelain for the rest of my life, I could live a stable life."

"But I will definitely not make this choice today. Even if I have the chance, I will choose to walk here the same way. As for the future..."

There are too many things that cannot be controlled by oneself.

Ning Yao asked softly: "What will happen in the future?"

Chen Pingan's eyes were determined and he smiled: "Even if you give me 10,000 different choices in the future, I won't choose."

Ning Yao's eyes were bright and he nodded slightly.

After that, Chen Pingan took Ning Yao to a place, walking through the streets and alleys, familiar with the roads, and there was no need to ask anyone for directions. Chen Pingan felt like he was visiting his own mountain.

I passed by Yichi Alley, where most of the wealthy families have been married for generations. The Chier Street not far away was almost full of generals whose ancestral homes were in Erlang Alley and Niping Alley. Yuan Cao The two surnames, as well as Guan Yiran and Liu Xunmei, have their palaces in the capital on these two streets. They are famous for being a carrot and a pit. Even in those days, many new faces in the officialdom of Da Li were able to join the temple. Center, but still can't care about where to stay in Chixiang and Chier Street.

At the intersection of a secluded alley, two Qi practitioners, one old and one young, appeared, blocking the way.

The realms are not high, one is Nascent Soul and the other is Dragon Gate realm.

The old man said calmly: "Whoever it is, please take a detour."

Chen Pingan pointed to the alley and said with a smile: "I am the junior brother of the owner of the house inside."

Then he added, "Come here and read."

The young man sneered: "The junior brother of the national master? Why don't you say that you are the senior brother of the national master?"

Who doesn’t know that our great Li national master, Xiu Hu Cui Chan, has been away from the lineage of literary saints for more than a hundred years. Where did he come from? It seems that the swindlers in the capital today are a little bold and have a lot of tricks.

The old man seemed to be a hermit who didn't care about worldly affairs. He waved his hand and said, "Hurry and leave."

Chen Pingan was a little helpless. Why did the Dali court let these two people guard this place?

So he turned to Ning Yao and asked, "Shall we find an inn nearby?"

Ning Yao naturally doesn't care. In fact, it was not difficult for the two of them to sneak into the mansion.

Compared with the bright nights elsewhere in the capital, the night was dark on this street. Chen Ping'an said for no reason: "Pure freedom requires the sacrifice of human nature."

Ning Yao wondered: "What do you mean?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Actually, it doesn't mean anything. Anyway, I think freedom can only be achieved when you are free. Pure and impure, it is not that important. Just like all wisdom starts from compassion, it needs to end in compassion."

Ning Yao said: "Speak clearly."

Chen Ping'an blinked, how else could he explain it clearly?

Then he got an elbow from Ning Yao and grinned. After that, Chen Pingan picked and took many detours before he found an inn. When he asked, he found that there was only one room. Chen Pingan sighed and said Complain a few words, and then pay for it while being busy.