Sword of Coming

Once sleeping in the wilderness, a night watch is indispensable. Before the Red Candle Town Pillow Inn, it was Chen Ping'an who watched the eve. Zhu He, as a martial artist of the Five Realms, has a strong body and can stay up late, so he is responsible for watching the next night. Now Zhu When the river left, it became Lin Shouyi's watch the night before and Chen Ping'an's night after, trying to keep the bonfire burning to prevent accidental invasion.

Chen Pingan is no stranger to this. Firing porcelain in a kiln and staring at the kiln fire is a matter bigger than the sky. Chen Pingan has been a kiln worker apprentice for so many years. Although he is regarded by Old Man Yao as not having enough talent, he is unwilling to teach the secret of pressing the bottom of the box. In the porcelain-firing craft, Chen Pingan does the rest of the hard work with almost no mistakes, so Chen Pingan is very familiar with the vigil that competes with patience and perseverance.

In addition, I can also take advantage of the night watch, in the dead of night, to practice walking and setting up the Shanshan music by myself. Occasionally, I can knit straw sandals, or take out the small dragon-slaying platform to help Li Baoping sharpen his narrow sword. Knife auspicious talisman.

As the sword furnace was getting better and better, especially the Qi fire dragon in the body, it finally chose two Qi mansions as its habitat. Whenever Chen Ping'an made a hand with his fingers like a sword furnace, be careful that his mind followed him. Breathing in and out again and again, slowly immersed, the whole person will fall into a mysterious state of half asleep and half awake. Even if the spring cold lasts for a long time this year and the summer heat is delayed, Chen Ping'an will stay late at night every time, even if the bonfire is Even if he accidentally extinguishes it, Chen Ping'an still won't feel any dampness or chill. Every time he puts away the sword stove, he gets up and stretches his muscles by walking, his whole body is warm, and he doesn't feel tired at all during the day.

Tonight, Chen Ping'an continued to sit cross-legged by the bonfire, diligently practicing the sword furnace. The aura in his body soon followed the Qi Mansion in his Dantian, like a carp swimming upstream, towards the dragon gate bit by bit. Then he will stop for a moment at the acupoint where the sword energy leaves, like a traveler staying and resting in a hotel, or like a mountain climber taking a breath halfway up his body. Finally, it goes straight to the center of the eyebrow.

After Chen Ping'an opened his eyes, he exhaled a breath, stood up, jumped a few times, quickly turned around and saw Yu Lu getting off the carriage and walking slowly, holding something indescribable in his arms. Squatting beside the bonfire with dry branches, I learned from Chen Ping'an to build a "stove" and carefully added firewood instead of throwing it away. The fire quickly grew bigger.

Yu Lu stretched out his hand close to the fire, rubbed his hands gently, turned around and said with a smile: "Chen Ping'an, can I participate in the vigil in the future? If you want to practice this boxing method, it's best not to be distracted. My health is actually okay, I believe you I have also seen it, so if you are willing to believe me, you can give me the two hours before dawn."

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "Yu Lu, I appreciate your kindness, but you are not needed to keep vigil for the time being."

Yu Lu knew the implication of Chen Ping'an's words, and he was not worried about putting everyone's safety on him, Yu Lu. The tall young man did not become angry, but nodded and said: "You can order me if necessary. I also want to do something for you, otherwise I will feel guilty."

Chen Pingan looked at the face illuminated by the firelight. It had sharp edges and bright eyes, which made people clearly feel his kindness.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Okay."

Yu Lu said casually: "According to the time, it is already summer, but the weather is still like late spring."

Chen Pingan echoed: "This year is a little strange."

After Yu Lu chatted for a few words, he stood up and left. Chen Pingan watched the tall young man leave.

According to Lin Shouyi's private statement, Yu Lu's chess game may not seem to be very lethal, and there is no sudden stroke of genius, but in fact it is more powerful than the girl Xie Xie who opens and closes wildly, with blood splattering everywhere.

Chen Ping'an had long discovered that Yu Lu was extremely careful and meticulous in his work. Lin Shouyi said that Yu Lu was more reliable in his work than the most seasoned and skilled old subordinates in the government office.

Chen Ping'an has a deep understanding of this. For example, after seeing him weave straw sandals once or twice, Yu Lu was able to weave them by himself very quickly, and the pair on his feet were Yu Lu's own work. When Pingan was fishing, Yu Lu would often stand aside and watch silently, watching at what time and in what water section Chen Pingan set the hook, how to throw and raise the rod, and how to walk the fish after catching a big fish and let the fish With his head above the water, how to carefully shake his head to unhook the big fish when it first sees the light, and so on. Then one time, when Chen Pingan had something to do and had to do something else, Yu Lu would ask if he could let him Give it a try. After taking over the fishing rod from Chen Pingan, Yu Lu, who had never had any fishing experience, caught a pretty good fish.

Regarding all this, Chen Pingan didn't say anything, he just saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. He felt that if this tall young man who didn't even know his name was true or false, if he was a good person, he would definitely be very good. If he was a bad person, Chen Pingan It's really unimaginable.

Nothing happened all night.

In addition to the dwindling bonfire beside Chen Ping'an, a lamp was lit early in the carriage in the distance and stayed on all night. I don't know what book the young man in white was reading, so fascinated.

As the sky dawned, Chen Pingan began to hold his breath and concentrate. He came to the widest view halfway up the Hengshan Mountain. As the sun rose in the east, he began to box. Li Baoping and Lin Shouyi joined in one after another, but Li Baoping and Lin Shouyi were not sure. Sophora japonica, after fighting for a while, ran away. Yu Lu and Xie were not surprised by this. Today, the boy in white lifted the curtain, stood on the carriage, and watched them boxing in a strict manner. At first, they would sneer, glance sideways, and never watch again. But as time goes by, , the young national master stood idly by in the distance for longer and longer.

After breakfast, the group began to walk along the mountain road to the top of the mountain. They passed by the Qing Niangniang Temple, which was recorded in the local county annals, and the old cypress tree that depended on the small temple. If we only looked at the size of the green shade, regardless of the depth of opportunities, It is already comparable to the locust tree in Lizhu Cave.

Lin Shouben thought that Chen Pingan would continue on his way, but he didn't expect that Chen Pingan went to the temple to have a look, and then called him and Li Baoping and Li Huai in. It turned out that the small temple was in a mess, the smell of alcohol was high, and the standing statue Looking at the clay statue in the shrine, Li Huai raised his head and looked nothing like the ghost girl who played chess with Lin Shou last night. Lin Shouyi had dealt with the Yin God the most along the way and knew many inside stories, so he explained it to her. Li Huai heard that people in many places were grateful to the gods who protected them. The golden statues they erected to offer sacrifices and enjoy incense were often distorted and may not even resemble their true appearance, but this would not affect the worship of gods. Incense.

After spending half an hour cleaning the small temple, Chen Ping'an and the others continued to leave. Before leaving, Lin Shouyi stood alone near the futon at the foot of the altar and presented himself to the Qing Empress who had given him a unique chess book. , and said goodbye.

At the same time, the young man in white took Yu Lu across the threshold. Cui Chan looked around, then walked to the altar and looked at the small incense burner filled with ashes. It was an ordinary copper burner. It may have been passed through for several times. After hundreds of years of precipitation, the surface of the copper furnace is shiny. The incense burned to the end in the furnace is densely packed together. It can be seen that the small temple here, even if it has not been included in the Huangting Kingdom's mountain and river genealogy, is actually a temple of obscenity that should be banned in a strict sense. Due to the size of the small temple, It can be said that it is at its peak.

The young man in white suddenly said: "Yu Lu, when you encounter a temple or an ancestral hall, you should pay homage. This is a good deed to connect with the mountains and rivers."

Although Yu Lu didn't understand the reason, he bowed his head symbolically and bowed three times.

The girl thanked her and stood outside the door, with the bamboo flute already tied around her waist.

After leaving the boundary of Hengshan, the team came to a county in Huangting Kingdom. Fortunately, Chen Pingan and others had seen the majestic scenery of Yefuguan before, and the Hongzhu Town at the confluence of the three rivers was also prosperous enough. The town was already somewhat mentally prepared, but Li Huai was still a little restrained. Even the painted puppets he often held in his hands were secretly hidden back in the small book box.

The household certificate record of Chen Ping'an and others is from Longquan County of the Great Li Dynasty, and the procedures for entering the city were particularly smooth and fast. Although the superior state of Huang Tingguo was the Gao clan of the Great Sui Dynasty rather than the Song clan of the Great Li Dynasty, as the Great Li annexed the vast territory in the northern part of Yizhou, the trend of going south was a foregone conclusion. , has always been treated favorably, except that he was not enshrined as a living Bodhisattva passing by. After all, Huang Tingguo might one day become a state of the Great Li Dynasty.

The Lu Dynasty, as the overlord of the northern territory of Aquarius Continent in the past, is now not only shattered, but even the royal family members have been demoted to prisoners and untouchables. The blood-drenched lessons learned from the past are clearly visible.

Before Chen Pingan entered the city, he carefully asked the local people what scenic spots were inside and outside the city. Because Chen Pingan hoped that Li Baoping and the others could see as many famous mountains and rivers, Taoist temples and ancient city ruins as possible while ensuring their personal safety during this study tour, instead of just taking a quick tour, so that they finally arrived at the Great Sui Dynasty. In fact, I haven't seen anything in the academy, only sleeping in the open air and rushing on the road.

When you enter the city this time, you have to visit the Chenghuang Temple, which is known as the oldest in Huangting Kingdom. The murals there depict scenes of the eighteenth level of hell. It is said that it can make people feel as if they are actually there. It is extremely famous.

The group of people asked for directions and walked along a wide street towards the City God's Temple.

There was a sudden commotion behind the crowd. Chen Pingan turned around and was a little shocked. He saw a novel scene that would never appear in the Great Li Kingdom. He saw a group of young men and women with impressive weapons, about seven or eight people. Everyone was dressed in elegant clothes. Under the leadership of a white-haired old man, they swaggered through the streets. Some people were riding huge black tigers, some were followed by a big red snake more than two feet long, and some were carrying a huge paper on their backs. Horn bow.

The bustling street, which was originally crowded with people, quickly fled to both sides. Some children who did not know their importance were directly taken away from the street by their parents, half holding hands and half dragging, and hid in the shops on both sides. The bright red snake, which was not deliberately restrained by its owner, shook its head and tail, and was covered with scarlet armor at the head and tail, making this spiritual pet raised by the immortal on the mountain even more arrogant. It does not move forward in a straight line. From time to time it will wander towards the shop, and occasionally stop, with its head held high, showing off its power to the trembling people in the county and city.

Among them was a timid child who was so frightened by the close gaze of the big snake that he cried loudly. His parents quickly covered his mouth in fright.

The big snake continued to move forward, but suddenly flicked its tail and hit the face of the man who had already breathed a sigh of relief. The man spun several times in the air and fell heavily to the ground. After vomiting a mouthful of blood, he struggled to get up, with a white face. His wife and children fled in a hurry.

Chen Ping'an, who was standing in the distance, saw passers-by around him. Some were gloating, some were trembling, and some were amazed. But no one thought there was anything wrong with the beast's hurtful behavior.

Lin Shou took out the talisman from his sleeve and stood beside Chen Pingan. Li Baoping and Li Huai stood close to the store.

The carriage driven by the young man in white, driven by the coachman Yu Lu, also deviated from the original road and stopped near the roadside.

The group of immortal masters on the mountain in the eyes of the people at the foot of Huangtingguo Mountain soon came to Chen Pingan and his group. The old man's lips moved slightly, and then all the young people looked over at them, with provocation and curiosity in their eyes. same. However, the owner of the red snake finally gave a soft drink and called the unscrupulous beast to his side. It was obvious that the elders of the sect who were responsible for the experience of going down the mountain had just reminded them that they met a fellow disciple at the foot of the mountain. The forces on the mountain should not be too arrogant and unreasonable.

When the old man passed by Chen Ping'an and the others, he smiled in a condescending manner and nodded to the young Lin Shou.

The two sides just separated peacefully, and the two sides separated.

The young man Cui Han walked out of the carriage, kicked out Xie Xie who was not blocking the road, jumped out of the carriage, and said calmly in a voice that Chen Ping'an could hear: "Everything is like this outside of Da Li."

After Chen Ping'an saw that the group was far away, some officials with swords came out to maintain order. In fact, it was just a formality to show their faces.

Chen Ping'an asked: "Does the imperial government not care about it?"

Cui Chan smiled and said: "Either you don't want to take care of it, or you don't dare to take care of it, or... you just want to do something for the immortal masters on the mountain."

Chen Pingan turned to look at Li Baoping and Li Huai, and said softly: "Continue on your way."

Cui Zhang no longer rode in the carriage, but was sandwiched between the four people and the carriage, walking slowly.

The young man is dressed in white, with cinnabar between his brows, and swaying sleeves, looking like a fairy.