Sword of Coming

This cross-continental ferry of the Skeleton Beach Pima Sect is shaped like a river boat. It is no different from the many small and medium-sized ferries that Chen Ping'an has ridden on. However, after it took off, there was something mysterious. Smoke billowed around the huge ferry, and a wave of smoke emerged. The ethereal and illusory armored warriors were like trackers pulling a boat, running in the void of the sea of ​​clouds, making the ferry faster and faster than the Dajiu Mountain ferry that also belonged to the Luzhou Immortal Family in Beiju.

Chen Pingan picked the Sword Immortal and Sword-raising Gourd early and put them on the table. While practicing quietly in the house, he would also take out a few bamboo slips and go to the observation deck to enjoy the scenery. He often rubbed them. The yellowed bamboo slip in his hand was , there were eight characters engraved on the seal: "If nothing happens, it will be clear, if something happens, it will be cut off." One clear, one cut, both made Chen Ping'an very attractive.

Although Cui Dongshan gave him a bamboo folding fan when he was leaving, when he thought of the famous celebrities who were lying on rattan chairs and shaking fans during their trip to Lutai, Chen Ping'an always felt that the folding fan fell into his hands. Here, I really feel wronged by it. I really can’t imagine how awkward it would be to shake the folding fan.

After the ferry swept out of the territory of Li Zhu Blessed Land, it would temporarily stop at the ferry of Changchun Palace in the north of Da Li's capital. Changchun Palace was Da Li's first-class immortal cave. The monks were all women. After the empress in the palace lost power, she While practicing here, the Dali Temple thought that this empress, who was far away from the center, would probably be unable to get up. Unexpectedly, in the end, she was the biggest winner. She gave birth to two sons, and was fully supported by Cui Chan, a national master. , became the new emperor of Da Li, and was even closer to the vassal king Song Changjing. He was about to be crowned king, so he vassaled in Laolong City and led the accompanying capital from afar.

After the death of the late emperor, she had obviously been "imprisoned", as if she had done nothing and everything had the best outcome.

It seems no wonder that ordinary people like to say that good people will be rewarded, but in fact they often don't believe it in their hearts.

Chen Ping'an is different from Gu Can and Pei Qian. His accounting will not be written down on paper, large and small. If there are too many, it will not be remembered. When Chen Ping An went on a long journey for the first time, the Empress of Da Li was so murderous that she directly sent a group of top Da Li assassins to follow her. If they hadn't happened to meet A Liang, a hundred Chen Ping An would have died. All dead.

Of course, the woman had her reasons. Her son Song Jixin had suffered a lot under Chen Ping'an. He was almost strangled to death by a kiln worker apprentice like him in the mud bottle alley in the rain.

After walking through the Lotus Flower Blessed Land and Shujian Lake successively, Chen Ping'an was able to roughly sort out the story of the woman.

Obviously, the powerful Empress of Dali began to plan when she was most powerful. She raised her son Song He in the capital to help him raise his hopes and win over civil and military officials. As for the one who wanted to improve the fortune of the Song family in Dali, The prosperous Song Jixin was seizing opportunities in Lizhu Cave. She could earn as much as she could for the Song family. If Song Jixin died, she would probably shed a handful of bitter tears, but she died soon after her birth. "Died in infancy". Song Mu, whose name had already been crossed off in the Song family tree, died. It was just another death. But at least half of the credit for Song Ji's salary was due to her mother. She Of course, the credit of his other son Song He is the credit of his other son Song He. These inside stories may not be known to the important ministers of Li when he ascends to the Zhu Kingdom, but it doesn't matter. The late emperor recognizes it, Cui Chan recognizes it, and Song Changjing also recognizes it. This is enough. .

It is a good thing that Song Jixin left Lizhu Cave Heaven alive. Of course, the premise is that Song Mu, who has regained his genealogical name, should not be greedy, be well-behaved, and know how not to compete with his brother Song He for the chair.

Therefore, Chen Ping'an and Song Jixin, who was on an envoy to the capital of the Sui Dynasty, met by chance at the Cliff Academy. It was calm and there was no conflict.

When Song Jixin and Chen Ping'an were neighbors, they often talked about strange things. In Chen Ping's big house, the only things that made noise were bottles and cans, and the only fragrance that could be smelled was that of medicine.

However, except for the incident of cheating Chen Pingan and breaking his oath, Song Jixin and Chen Pingan were generally in peace with each other. They just didn't like each other. They didn't interfere with the water of the well and the single-plank bridge on the Yangguan Road. No one was delayed. As for a few words Weird words, in places like Ni Ping Lane and Xinghua Lane, are really as light as goose feathers. Whoever cares about them will suffer. In fact, Song Jixin suffered a lot from the trivial words of these market women because he cared too much about them. , each heart is knotted into a dead knot, which is difficult for gods to solve.

When the ferry approached the Great Li Gyeonggi area, it was a dark night with a sparse moon and stars. Chen Ping'an sat on the railing of the observation deck, looking up at the sky and drinking wine silently.

When he was young, Chen Pingan was most afraid of getting sick. After he went to the mountains to collect herbs, he later became a kiln worker's apprentice and learned how to make porcelain from the old man Yao who looked down on him. Chen Pingan was worried about his health problems. He was the most vigilant and would go up the mountain to collect herbs and boil medicine at the first sign of illness. Liu Xianyang once laughed at Chen Ping'an for being the most squeamish person in the world. He really thought he was the rich lady of Fulu Street.

Not only was the young Chen Pingan watching his mother fall from illness to bed, with no treatment, she was emaciated, and finally died on a snowy day, Chen Pingan was very afraid of his own death, as if there was no one in the world who would miss his parents. Gone.

Back then, my mother always said that it didn’t hurt when she was sick, but she often felt sleepy, so I wanted Xiaopingan not to be afraid or to worry.

At first, the young child really believed it, but later he realized that it was not like that at all. The mother gritted her teeth and endured it in order to get him to think less and do less.

The old quilt was torn in many corners.

Wealthy families who have no worries about food and clothing all say that if their children remember things early, they will have great potential.

From a poor family, children become sensible early, so what else can they do, they just endure hardship earlier.

Back then, in Mud Bottle Alley, no one cared about a young child cooking on a bench, choking on the fumes, with tears on his face, and a smile on his face. What on earth was he thinking.

Will a child who runs alone in the tombs of gods to pray for blessings and make wishes be afraid of the dark and the ghostly rumors in the market? When kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to the gods and bodhisattvas, he said that he owed the incense first, and when he grew up, he would definitely make up for it. This was considered pious.

No one will remember that door. Inside the room, the woman endured severe pain and gritted her teeth. There was still a slight sound seeping out between her teeth, and she ran out of the bed.

Outside the door, the pale-faced child was at a loss. He squatted on the ground and covered his ears with his hands, not daring to cry for fear that his mother would know that he knew.

Not all close relatives in the world can share joys and sorrows.

Coming too early may not always be a good thing.

Before leaving, during the vigil at the ancestral home that day, Pei Qian was in a daze, dozing off, his head dropped, and he suddenly woke up and found that his master was secretly crying.

Pei Qian said nothing and looked at the master silently.

I vaguely saw a young figure squatting in the corner, facing the medicine jar.

The master who was still a child was afraid of growing up and afraid of tomorrow. He even seemed to want to turn back time and return to the beautiful time of family reunion.

Finally, Chen Ping'an came back to his senses slightly, rubbed Pei Qian's head, and said softly: "Master is fine, but I'm a little regretful that my mother can't see today. You don't know, Master's mother looks very beautiful when she smiles Of all the neighbors in Mu Ping Alley and Xinghua Alley, no matter how sarcastic or mean the woman you usually spoke, there was no one who would not say that my father was very lucky to be able to marry such a good woman as my mother."

In the second half of that night, Pei Qian put his head on his master's lap and fell asleep slowly.

After dawn, Chen Pingan left his hometown again.

Traveling thousands of miles away, there is still hometown behind you, not your hometown. You must go back.

After Chen Ping'an left, Luolu Mountain was more or less lively.

The old man Cui Cheng has always lived in seclusion. Zheng Dafeng is busy finishing things at the mountain gate. He is disheveled all day long. There is nothing he can do about it. This guy likes to help the craftsmen, and the craftsmen don't find it strange. Even Master Chen of Luoluo Mountain , it is said that he has a great background, and his background is astounding. Now he can be regarded as having smoke coming out of his ancestral grave, and his future is booming. Some gossips are spreading, and people are too lazy to be jealous. They can only envy and admire, a dragon born in Mubo Alley. As a kiln apprentice, if you can survive to this day, no matter how lucky you are, you must still be very capable.

But this hunchbacked man named Zheng, a gatekeeper, is no better than these lowly coolies, so when we get along with each other, they are free, making jokes, teasing each other, speaking freely, and they are very harmonious. In particular, Zheng Dafeng's words had a meaty flavor, and were more convoluted than the rough words of ordinary men in the market, but they were not so refined and sour. Therefore, the two of them were drinking small wine and eating a large bowl of meat at the table. Once someone came, Looking back, I really want to slap the table and give a thumbs up to Brother Dafeng.

Chen Ruchu is still busy cleaning various houses. In fact, he cleans every day, and Luolu Mountain is beautiful and clean. However, Chen Ruchu still enjoys it and regards it as a top priority, while practicing cultivation should be put behind it. .

Therefore, the girl in the pink skirt is the only one on the mountain of poverty who has all the keys to the house. Chen Pingan does not have it, and neither does Zhu Lian.

Chen Lingjun is still out of tune all day long, wandering around. He made a big splash at the night banquet last time, so he has more friends from the "ganghu". Everyone in the mountains and mountains is very interested in this boy in Tsing Yi who can sit in the high position of the distinguished guest. In order to be attentive, for example, the ancestor of Jindan Earth Immortal in Yidai Peak liked Chen Lingjun to be his guest. They drank and chatted with each other, old and young, and each boasted about their feats and deeds in the past. I told Chen Lingjun that I can go to Yidai Peak often, so Chen Lingjun is confident. I am here to make friends this time.

After Pei Qian gave two bags of twists to Sister Xiuxiu, he remembered what his master had told him, so he accompanied Chen Lingjun to Yidai Peak, and brought down the Qingmei Temple Fairy Zhou Qionglin, and Liu Yunrun, who was holding the young white fox in his arms. , I like to join in the fun most in my life, and I also went to Luolu Mountain, but every time the Heitan girl wanted to touch the little guy, the white fox would shrink up and tremble, which made Pei Qian feel embarrassed and felt aggrieved. What should a little thing be afraid of? A timid person, isn't there a saying in the book that "gathering the armpits makes a fur"? She just thought that if you peel off the skin and make a dress, it would definitely be valuable, but she wouldn't really kill you.

When Zhu Lian was entertaining guests, he reminded Pei Qian that he could go to school. Pei Qian was confident and ignored him, saying that he would take Zhou Qionglin and the others to play at Sister Xiuxiu's Longquan Sword Sect.

Zhu Lian smiled and said, "I'll give you five days to play around. You should be able to visit all the hills where he and Miss Ruan go."

Pei Qian began to bargain with Zhu Lian, and in the end Zhu Lian "reluctantly" added two days. Pei Qian was very happy and felt that he had made a profit.

In fact, what Chen Ping'an told Zhu Lian at the time was that Pei Qian would definitely have to drag her feet, so they would let her delay for another ten days and a half. After that, they would take her to the school even if she was tied up.

So when a little fox meets an old fox, he still has bad luck.

In the past two days, Pei Qian was walking like a breeze, laughing non-stop, looking at everything that looked good. Holding a hiking stick, he led Zhou Qionglin and Liu Yunrun. She knew the mountains to the west well.

The hard work and sweat in chasing the dog out earlier was not in vain.

In the Longquan Sword Sect, not only Fairy Qingmei Guan gave birth to an exquisite mind, but Liu Yunrun, who was fearless, was very reserved. Especially when they saw the woman in green, the only daughter of the legendary saint Ruan Qiong, each one was more honest than the other. Pei Qian almost laughed out loud and had to keep a straight face. Ruan Xiu just glanced at the two strange women at that time. , looked at Pei Qian with a smile, Pei Qian trotted over, Ruan Xiu naturally bent down, Pei Qian stood on tiptoes, and whispered in sister Xiuxiu's ear that the master didn't like them very much and didn't want them to go. They were guests at Luolu Mountain, but Master had a good impression of a young monk named Song Yuan from Yidai Peak, so he asked me, the founding disciple, to lead them to visit Sister Xiuxiu.

Ruan Xiu smiled.

Zhou Qionglin and Liu Yunrun were flattered that she actually stopped forging swords and led the way in person, especially the former. She felt that just this blessing that seemed to fall from the sky was enough for her to win the world after returning to Qingmei Temple in Nantang Lake. , inside and outside, virtual and real, there are countless benefits. But when I think about the kind-hearted woman next to me who is always smiling, she is the only daughter of the chief saint enshrined in the Great Li Dynasty, I feel that some of the skillful methods after returning to Qingmei Temple should be more subtle, and don't turn a blessing into a disaster. .

Liu Yunrun is more innocent. He has a grandfather who is an ancestor of the Earth Immortal. He also knows more about the inside story of Lizhu Cave Heaven, so he sincerely admires Fairy Ruan who has a high status, many stories, and a particularly good temper.

Now Dong Gu, the earthly immortal known to everyone in the Great Li Dynasty, could do nothing about it. The only one who dared to say a few words to Senior Sister Ruan was Master, but the key was still useless.

During this period, Pei Qian played like crazy for three days and lived a fairy life. On the fourth day, Xiao Heitan began to feel sad. On the fifth day, he was already sick. On the sixth day, It felt like the world was falling apart. On the last day, on the way back from Yidai Peak, she started to hang her head and drag her hiking pole. Zheng Dafeng rarely took the initiative to say hello to her, and Pei Qian just responded and climbed the mountain silently. .

Then the next day, Pei Qian took the initiative to find Chef Zhu early in the morning and said that she could go down the mountain by herself without getting lost.

Zhu Lian agreed.

In order to show his sincerity, Pei Qian ran down the mountain. But after he was a little far away from the boundary of the Luolu Mountain, he started to swagger and be very leisurely. He went to the stream to see if there were any fish, climbed up the tree to enjoy the scenery, and when he arrived at the small On the other side of the town, I was not in a hurry to go to Qilong Lane. I went to the Longxu River to pick up stones and float them in the water. When I was tired, I sat on the big blue rock cliff and ate melon seeds. It was not until night fell that I happily went to Qilong Lane. As a result, when she saw Zhu Lian sitting on the small bench at the door, she felt like there was a thunderbolt from the sky.

Pei Qian immediately pretended to be limping, leaning on the hiking pole, and said with a grimace: "Old Chef Zhu, when we were going down the mountain, we were halfway there. Just a few miles away."

Zhu Lian said, "It's okay, it's okay. It's important to recuperate. I'll write a letter to your master later, saying that you hurt your legs and feet, so don't go to school for the time being."

Pei Qian frowned and sat down on the threshold. Shi Rou behind the counter in the shop was busy making calculations. It was very annoying. Pei Qian said dullly: "I'll go to school tomorrow, don't worry about the wind and rain." There is a blizzard, and even knives from the sky can't stop me."

Zhu Lianxiao asked, "Should I send you to school, or should your sister Shi Rou send you there?"

Pei Qian thought for a moment, then forced out a smile and said, "Let Sister Shirou do it. Chef Zhu, you have a lot to do in the mountains."

Unexpectedly, Shi Rou said softly: "I won't go, let him send you to a private school."

Pei Qian rolled his eyes. The unloyal guy will never want to eat his own seeds in the future.

Shi Rou sighed softly.

It's not that she is too lazy to walk this way, but she is a little afraid.

Shi Rou was indeed reluctant to go to the Chen family's school in Longwei County from the bottom of her heart. Even though she had entered Sui Cliff Academy with trepidation, Shi Rou was actually very repelled by this kind of place where sages and sages gave lectures with brilliant books. It is not only the awe of being a ghost, but also a kind of inferiority.

But in fact, in this matter, Chen Ping'an had the best impression of Shi Rou.

"Wearing" an immortal relic, Shi Rou was inevitably proud of herself, so when she was in the academy, she would initially feel that children like Li Baoping and Li Huai, and Yu Lu Xie, these young girls, did not know the importance of those children, and Shi Rou's There was a condescending look in his eyes. Of course, Shi Rou suffered a lot from Cui Dongshan afterwards. But let’s not mention the matter of vision. I will just say that Shi Rou’s state of mind and his awe towards the scholarly land are extremely precious.

The same goes for Cen Yuanji. She also has something valuable that she is unaware of. After climbing the mountain, she clearly knows that the old immortal Zhu in her mind is just an old servant of Chen Ping'an, the young mountain master. That kind of management, but Cen Yuanji's gratitude towards Zhu Lian from beginning to end has not diminished at all. Instead, he will always fight for the old man's injustice.

These kindnesses that are easily overlooked are the valuable things that Chen Pingan hopes Pei Qian will discover by himself, the good things in others.

Chen Pingan does not force Pei Qian to do this, but he must know.

Chen Ping'an almost never leaves half a grain of rice when he eats, but neither Pei Qian nor Zheng Dafeng and Zhu Lian are so particular about it. If there is too much rice, too many dishes are burned on the table, and if you can't eat it, then "the leftovers" "" Chen Ping'an didn't say anything deliberately, and deep down in his heart, he didn't feel that they had to change it.

It's a small thing.

This is no small matter.

This is also why Chen Ping'an himself doesn't think it is valuable.

As for these, Gu Can and Liu Xianyang back then may have just felt comfortable getting along with Chen Pingan, even though they knew that Chen Pingan himself was a very rigid and stubborn person.

But in the eyes of "seniors" like Zhu Lian and Zheng Dafeng, they saw it clearly, but they just didn't say it.

Just like Chen Ping'an's choice of some important matters, even if in the eyes of others, it is clear that he is giving and showing kindness, he must first ask Sui Youyou, Shi Rou, and Pei Qian.

This kind of peace of mind is not something taught in books, or even learned by Chen Ping'an intentionally. It is a result of family tradition and the hard days that are like a medicine jar, and it is good to endure it bit by bit.

In the end, Zhu Lian accompanied Pei Qian to the school.