Sword comes

Chapter 449 Where is Mr. Sword

According to the customs of the small town in Lizhu Dongtian, on the first day of the lunar new year, every household stands on their brooms upside down, and it is not suitable to travel far.

Chen Pingan asked Ma Duyi to teach Zeng Ye's practice. After getting along day and night during this time, Chen Pingan thought about it, and at the end of last year, he handed over the paper detailing the secret method of ghost practice to Ma Duyi for her to browse. If you have any doubts, you can ask Zeng Ye.People who are also cultivators, the difference in their cultivation qualifications can be seen at a glance. Regarding the cultivation of this secret technique, Ma Duyi soon came from behind, and in less than a month, he was able to point out the maze and solve the crux of the problem for Zeng Ye.

Fortunately, Zeng Ye got used to this, instead of being discouraged, lost, and jealous, he practiced more diligently and became more determined to make up for his own shortcomings with hard work.

This made Chen Pingan a little relieved. Being able to accept his fate but not accepting his fate, this is a person who cultivates the Tao, an extremely precious temperament. As long as he perseveres, it is not a luxury to expect a late bloomer.

Today, Chen Pingan was basking in the sun in the lonely courtyard of the inn, opened the book box that was left in the muddy snow, and recorded each book, thinking that if there was a chance, he would let Zeng Ye exchange it with him The original owner, the private seal of the book collection printed on the pages of the book, has two seals of "Water Flowing Clouds" and "The Rugged Old Man". He used to trace the vines in the future, and it should not be difficult to find the scholarly family who fled to the south.

At noon, Chen Pingan received another message from Qingxia Island about the flying sword, saying that it was a flying sword from Piyun Mountain in Longquan, Dali. Since Chen Pingan was not in Shujian Lake, he had to temporarily stay in the sword room of Qingxia Island.Liu Zhimao asked Chen Pingan what to do with the flying sword, and Chen Pingan wrote back, telling Liu Zhimao where the three riders were currently staying, and troubled Island Master Liu to come and bring the flying sword.

On the night of the first day of the new year, Liu Zhimao rushed to the Zhoucheng Inn, and personally brought the flying sword from the God of Dali Beiyue Zhengshen to Chen Pingan.

Chen Pingan did not open the Piyun Mountain Flying Sword in front of Liu Zhimao. A Nascent Soul Earth Immortal, especially an old Nascent Soul like Liu Zhimao, who is expected to reach the fifth realm, has endless magical powers, and the two parties only come together for profit. His ally is not a friend, and the relationship is not that good.

The two sat opposite each other in the inn room.

Liu Zhimao went straight to the point and said: "According to Mr. Chen's instructions before leaving Qingxia Island, I have quietly removed the restriction on Zhu Xianfu's red crisps, but I did not take the initiative to send it to Gongliu Island to show my favor to Liu Laocheng. Now Liu Laocheng and Mr. Chen is also an ally, even if a friend of a friend is not necessarily a friend, but the relationship between our Qingxia Island and Gongliu Island has been eased thanks to Mr. Chen. Tan Yuanyi has made a special trip to visit Qingxia Island, obviously he has already expressed his feelings towards Chen The gentleman is getting more and more respectful, so I personally ran errands this time. In addition to bringing the Dali Communication Flying Sword to Mr. Chen, there is also a small gift, which is Qingxia Island’s Spring Festival greetings to Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen Don't refuse, this is the rule of Qingxia Island for many years, in the first month, the island worships, everyone has a share."

Chen Ping said with a smile: "I know the size and old rules of Qingxia Island, so even if Island Master Liu doesn't give it to me, I will remind Island Master Liu."

Liu Zhimao took out a string of slightly sparse walnut bracelets, which seemed to have been aged for a long time and were not well kept. Half of the walnuts had been lost, and only eight of them were carved with gods such as Rain Master, Thunder God, and Electric Mother. The walnuts are the size of a thumb, full of antiquity, and the ancient gods are lifelike. Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "Just pick it off and throw it on the ground, and you can order wind, rain, thunder, electric fire, etc., and the power and influence of a walnut burst , which is equivalent to an ordinary Golden Core Earth Immortal's all-powerful blow. It's just that each walnut will be destroyed when it is used up, so it is not a good magic weapon. Just right."

Chen Ping put it into his sleeve lightly, and thanked him: "It's true, Island Master Liu has a heart."

Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "Three things happened recently, which shocked the Zhuying Dynasty and all the vassal states. One is that the Nine Realm Sword Cultivator lurking in Shujian Lake was chased by a woman in green and a boy in white for more than a thousand The woman in Tsing Yi was the unknown monk who destroyed the Patriarch Hall of Furong Mountain during the Gongliu Island Alliance. It is rumored that her identity is Dali Sticky Lang. As for the person who turned out The white-clothed young man possesses great skills, and is equipped with a dazzling array of magic weapons, chasing him all the way, like walking in a garden, the Nine Realm Sword Cultivator is very embarrassed."

Speaking of this, Liu Zhimao looked at Chen Pingan with a smile.

Chen Pingan asked: "What about Oriole Island?"

Liu Zhimao said: "After hearing the news, the couple of Huangli Island visited Tan Yuanyi and prayed for protection, and they completely took refuge in Dali."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "It's good news."

Liu Zhimao continued: "The second thing is that General Su Gaoshan threatened to attack the capital of Shihao Kingdom before the Lantern Festival of the first month of this year. Those who do not want to be buried with the Han family of Shihao Kingdom only need to be in the first month. Some of the portals where someone became an official, as long as they posted the statues of the two door gods, Dali Yuan and Cao, could save them from the fire. And after breaking the city, within three days, if you replace it with the Dali Gate God in the market, you can still avoid all the harassment. After three days, if there is no big or small house with a Da Li Gate God, it will be recorded in the book for future settlement. "

Chen Pingan said softly: "The temple is the first priority, and the heart is the first."

Liu Zhimao looked playfully, "As for the third matter, if it was a peaceful and prosperous world, it would be a big commotion, but at this moment, it is not very conspicuous. Han Jingxin, the most favored prince of the Shihao Kingdom, died suddenly in the local area. In a wilderness on the mountain, the body was incomplete. Mr. Zeng, who was enshrined by the royal family, was missing. Hu Han, No. 1 in Shihao National Martial Arts, was also beheaded. Dedicated to the Great Li Lord General Su Gaoshan on a snowy night, General Qianwu Niu who was promoted to the rank of the fourth-rank official of the Great Li Dynasty, can be said to have reached the sky in one step, and now it is not easy to earn the military merits of the Great Li Dynasty."

Liu Zhimao took out two wine bowls and put them on the table, Chen Pingan took off the Yangjian Gourd and smiled, Liu Zhimao put away one of them wisely, knowing that the accountant opposite him would not use his own wine bowl , but there are still rules for such a wine table, Chen Pingan poured a bowl of wine for Liu Zhimao, and drank the wine himself with a raised sword gourd.

Then Chen Ping took a sip of wine, and said slowly: "Island Master Liu, don't doubt it, I killed the man. As for the two heads, they were cut off by Xu Mao. If I don't kill Xu Mao, he will help me prevent disaster." , take what you need.”

"Sure enough."

Liu Zhimao said with a hearty smile: "The Shihao Kingdom is not big or small, and if it can hit the tip of Mr. Chen's sword, it should mean that Han Jingxin has never been an emperor in this life. But to be honest, a few Among the princes, Han Jingxin has the most high hopes from the emperor of Shihao Kingdom, and he has the deepest personal city, and originally had the best chance, but it's a pity that this little guy wants to die by himself, so there is no other way."

Chen Pingan asked: "Master Liu, there is one thing that I still can't figure out. Including Shihao Kingdom, there are so many vassal states in the Zhuying Dynasty. Why did they all choose to fight to the death with the Dali Iron Cavalry? In Aquarius Continent, As a vassal vassal of a great dynasty, it shouldn't be so decisive, not above the temple, the voice of opposition is so small, starting from Huang Tingguo, the vassal of the Sui Dynasty, to the north of Guanhu Academy, the entire northern territory of Aquarius Continent"

Chen Ping tapped the table with his fingers, "Only here, it's unreasonable."

Liu Zhimao hesitated for a moment, raised his wine bowl and took a sip of wine, and said slowly: "All schools of thought have their own bets. Although Aquarius Continent is small, Dali can get the main line of the Mo family, Yinyang family, and Aquarius Continent." The military strategists headed by Zhenwu Mountain, etc., they all chose the Dali Song Clan, so as the most powerful Zhuying Dynasty in the central part of Aquarius Continent, it is reasonable to have the support of the main line and side branches among the hundreds of schools. As far as I know, there are farmers, pharmacists, merchants, and political strategists with full support. There are many sword cultivators in the Zhuying Dynasty. It can be said that the luck is at its peak, and it is close to Guanhu Academy. It's not surprising that it's blocked here."

Suddenly, Chen Ping raised the Yangjian gourd, Liu Zhimao raised the wine bowl, and each drank.

Liu Zhimao dressed in plain linen and white clothes, looks simple, like a mountain hermit living in the bitter cold, but if you look closely, he does not have the air of a fairy.

Chen Pingan suddenly said with emotion: "Before I knew it, I almost forgot that Island Master Liu is a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Liu Zhimao drank slowly, feeling at ease. Through the window, the ridge outside the window was still covered with snow. He smiled and said, "Unconsciously, I almost forgot that Mr. Chen was born in Niping Lane."

Chen Pingan leaned forward suddenly, and handed the Yangjian Gourd. Liu Zhimao was stunned for a moment, and gently bumped it with the wine bowl.

Chen Pingan took a sip of wine, and said seriously: "I was wrong earlier, you and I can indeed be regarded as half confidants, and it has nothing to do with being an enemy or a friend."

Liu Zhimao took back the wine bowl, and was not in a hurry to drink. He stared at the young man in blue padded robe, his body and spirit gradually became haggard, and only a pair of once extremely clear and bright eyes became fainter and fainter, but less cloudy. Liu Zhimao drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, got up and said, "I won't delay Mr. Chen's business. If Shujian Lake can be kind, there are no friends between you and me." It's an extravagant hope, I only hope that we will meet again in the future, we will have a chance to sit down and drink, we will separate after drinking, chat a few words, and leave when we are finished, and we will have a drink when we meet again in the next year, that's all."

Chen Ping shook his head: "Farewell to Shujian Lake, once Island Master Liu enters the upper five realms, he will have a different world, but he may not have this state of mind."

Liu Zhimao said with a smile: "Mr. Chen cultivates his mind, and he has made great progress every day, and he may not have the state of mind he has today."

The two said in unison: "A bosom friend."

After Liu Zhimao left, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye tremblingly came to sit down.

Liu Zhimao didn't use his supernatural powers to isolate the small world, and Chen Ping talked with him, and he didn't deliberately hide it.

So Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye could still vaguely hear the chatter and laughter here.

Ma Duyi has complicated eyes.

Zeng Ye looked puzzled.

Chen Pingan didn't explain much, but just asked about Zeng Ye's critical issues in his practice, explaining them thoroughly to the young man, and in addition to being detailed, occasionally a few sentences to solve the problem, so as to build a strategic plan.Although Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye have strengthened each other, and can even resolve Zeng Ye's doubts, but compared to Chen Ping'an, he is still a little lacking, at least Chen Ping'an feels that way.But those words that Chen Ping thought were plain, fell into the ears of Ma Duyi, who had better qualifications than Zeng Ye, and suddenly opened up everywhere.

It was as if a fairy was pulling the waterfall, but she and Zeng Ye could only stand under the waterfall, quenching their thirst with basins and bowls respectively.

After Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye left, Chen Pingan released the restriction on the Dali Piyun Mountain Flying Sword.

It was unexpected news.

A servant of the Ministry of Rites of the Dali Song Dynasty visited Longquan County in person. Apart from inspecting the Wenwu Temple in Longquan County, he secretly met with Wei Bo, the righteous god of mountains, and proposed a new suggestion.

The Dali court has recently "redeemed" many hilltops abandoned by the forces of the Xian family, and intends to use this to make a big deal with Chen Pingan. Dali owes Chen Pingan the remaining gold, fine and copper coins on credit, and Chen Pingan can buy those Even the Xianjia mansion has been opened up, and the mountain protection formation has a "mature" mountain with ready-made embryos.Once Chen Pingan agrees to this matter, plus the existing mountain tops including Luopo Mountain and Zhenzhu Mountain before, Chen Pingan will occupy nearly [-]% of the territory of the mountains in the west of Longquan County in one go. This "big landlord" is almost comparable to the saint Ruan Qiong.

Wei Bo admitted frankly in the secret letter that this is a very good thing, but there are many hidden dangers in it. The entanglement between Chen Pingan and the Dali Song family will become deeper and deeper, and he wants to separate the relationship in the future It's not as simple as the Xu family in Qingfeng City who saw the situation was not good and sold the hills to others at a low price.The Dali court also had a word in advance. Once Chen Pingan has such a large territory under the jurisdiction of Longquan County, which has been reduced from Dongtian to a blessed land, then it will be necessary to sign a special contract, with Beiyue Piyun Mountain as the object of the mountain alliance. Chen Pingan and the three signed a mountain alliance that belonged to the second highest rank of the dynasty. The highest mountain alliance was the simultaneous appearance of the five mountain gods. It also needed the Emperor Dali to seal the jade seal and form an alliance with a certain monk. According to the covenant, only the monks of the upper five realms, involving Song's Guozuo, can make Dali so inspiring.

Wei Bo said frankly, believe it or not, Wei Bo, whether to sign this mountain alliance with you, Chen Pingan, can be considered as one of the considerations, but the weight should not be too heavy.

When it comes to the Dao, we must be cautious.

At the end of the secret letter, Wei Bo also said that this matter is not in a hurry, he can help delay it for half a year to a year, just think about it slowly, even if the situation in Aquarius Continent has become clear by then, and the Dali Song Clan has defeated the Zhuying Dynasty, Continue to go south. At that time, whether he is Wei Bo, the middleman, or the buyer, Chen Ping'an, it's nothing more than being shameless and just signing a contract with Dali. Up and down the mountain, business should be like this, there is nothing to be ashamed of.

Chen Pingan opened the small wooden box, and Feijian sent a message to Liu Zhimao's exclusive small sword tomb. The island owner helped send a message to Piyun Mountain. He only needed to reply to the letter with two words, "Yes".

After Chen Ping finished all this, he came to the window. Xu Mao, the long-armed military general of the Shihao Kingdom, was a powerful figure. In the troubled times, the possibility of rising would be very high. Xu Mao, who is the middle-level military officer with real power in Dali, was able to command and dispatch an elite cavalry army of Dali, which is like adding wings to a tiger. On the way to the south of the army, a lot of military merits are waiting for him to grab. The key is Xu Mao's disposition He is far better than the prince Han Jingxin and Xu Mao in terms of wrist and wrist, but it is just a natural identity.

It is said that Su Gaoshan is also from the Bianguan Han clan, which is exactly the same as Xu Mao from the Shihao country. It is believed that Xu Mao's exceptional promotion has something to do with it.If it was Cao Ping, the chief general of another army, Xu Mao took refuge in this general with one of the surnames of the Shangzhu Kingdom, and he would also be rewarded, but he would definitely get a fourth-rank military general directly, and maybe he would be reused in the future , but Xu Mao's climbing speed in the army and official career must be a bit slower.

This time going north, Chen Ping passed through many prefectures, counties and counties. Su Gaoshan's iron cavalry, of course, cannot be said to have committed no crimes, but many rules of the Dali Frontier Army can still be vaguely seen, such as the previous week. In the dilapidated state city where his hometown is located, there was a fierce conflict in which Shi Hao's righteous men risked their lives to assassinate Secretary Wen. Afterwards, Dali quickly mobilized a team of fine horses to help the state city, and joined forces with the monks who followed the army. One by one, their heads were suspended from the top of the city. The accomplices in the state city, including the governor, several high-ranking local officials of the Shihao Kingdom, were all imprisoned and awaiting their release. Necessary involvement, during this period, something happened that made Chen Pingan and Su Gaoshan stand out the most, that is, a young man touched the top of the city on a snowy night and stole one of the heads, which was his mentor. In the end, he was discovered by the military soldiers at the head of Dali City, and he was still escaped by the young martial artist, but he was quickly intercepted by the two military secretary Lang. In the end, the general Su Gaoshan was alarmed. Su Gaoshan asked people to take the young martial artist from the Shihao country outside the commander's tent. After some talk, he threw a large bag of money to the young man and allowed him to bury his master's body generously. The request is to let the young man know that the real culprit is Su Gaoshan, and he is not allowed to trouble the Dali Frontier Army, especially the civil officials. If he wants revenge, he will come directly to Su Gaoshan if he has the ability.

This matter was widely circulated in the official circles and rivers and lakes in the central hinterland of Shihao country.

Then there was the first big thing Liu Zhimao said.

The woman in Tsing Yi, the boy in white.

Chen Pingan smiled.

With a slight thought, he jumped onto the window sill, tapped his toes slightly, jumped onto the roof, and walked slowly, aimlessly, just walking on the roofs.

The Yangjian gourd was still on the table, and the bamboo knife and the big imitation Qu Huangjian were not carried either.

Do whatever you want, don't exceed the rules.

The sky and the earth are big, and everyone can go.

Finally, Chen Pingan stopped, stood on the eaves of a roof, closed his eyes, and began to practice the sword stove stake, but soon stopped insisting, and listened with ears, and there seemed to be the sound of melting snow between the sky and the earth.

A Daliwu Secretary Lang who is stationed in this city, and a monk accompanying the army who does not know which mountain in Dali comes from, of course, it may also be from Zhenwu Mountain, one of the ancestral families of Yizhou soldiers.

It was a young man in light armor. He was also walking on the ridge of the roof. He had nothing to do today, and now he was not in the army. He came to the house with a jug of wine hot on the stove in his hand Stopping outside the eaves, tens of steps away, he reminded with a smile in Yizhou's elegant words: "It doesn't matter to enjoy the scenery, even if you want to go to Zhoucheng, it doesn't matter. I just came out to relax, and I can accompany you."

This is a very kind and polite remark. As the Dali iron cavalry is like splitting bamboo and crushed by horseshoes, all other people outside Dali are naturally foreigners and vassals.However, what the young monk said was exaggerated, and there was also a vigilance in it.

Chen Ping shook his head with a smile and said, "No need, I'll go back right away."

The young monk was stunned, then laughed, and held up the jug high. It turned out that the young man in the blue cotton robe spoke in the most proficient Dali official dialect.

So the young Secretary Wu, who has been in the army for nearly ten years, said loudly: "Yizhou is in the county, Guan Yiran"

Chen Pingan looked hesitant, not suitable for self-registration, so he had to cup his fists at the man and smiled apologetically.

Guan Yiran laughed and said, "If you encounter difficulties in the future, you can find our Dali Iron Cavalry. Wherever the horse's hooves go, it will be our Dali territory."

Chen Ping'an looked dazed and didn't know how to answer.

After that, on the third day of the first lunar month, Chen Ping'an and his three riders left the city and continued northward, approaching the northern border of Shihao Kingdom.

The snow melted.

The spring light urges the willow color, and the sun color is full of locust trees.

Zeng Ye picked up a lot of good things along the way, such as a seal engraved with "Made by Li Cao" Guan Fangyin, the commander-in-chief of the Shihao Kingdom, and many antiques thrown on the side of the road as bottles and jars, most of which are large and precious. Pocket objects are scattered all over the place. It is estimated that those that are not too big or small and suitable for carrying have probably been selected by the refugees. In fact, they are all expensive objects worth tens or hundreds of gold in the peaceful and prosperous times. Abandoned, there are also some precious calligraphy and paintings, copybooks on the road that have been soaked in mud and almost destroyed, or treasured items sold cheaply to pawnshops in counties and counties that have not been affected by the war. I never thought that Ma Duyi is still a Money fan, Zeng Ye is even more, every time he sets up a porridge shop and medicine shop in the local area, the two will run to pick up leaks whenever he has free time, and he has borrowed from Chen Pingan twice, the fairy money is not much, and the total is twelve The snowflake money is just converted into gold and silver from the secular dynasty. It is not easy. You have to go to the ferry of the fairy family or the fairy inn. After Chen Ping'an fulfilled the woman's yin desire, he exchanged the fairy money for some gold and silver from the fairy house in the top-notch fairy house, and handed it over to Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye for their own disposal. Then Chen Pingan built a large bamboo box, which was specially used to store gold and silver.

Chen Pingan has no objection to this, as long as they don't delay their respective practice and business, let them go.

On this day, in a small county town near the border, after Chen Pingan was in charge of taking the lead with the local government, Zeng Ye and Ma Duyi, who were familiar with the road, began to work on setting up the porridge shop and medicine shop. In addition to his own business, he dared to go to the major pawnshops to pick up leaks, because although Mr. Chen did not intervene in specific affairs, and almost never even spoke, but the two of them had been with this accountant for so long, and they already knew about Mr. Chen's behavior. In terms of style, Mr. Chen can see everything, and he can only see farther than them.

As for the money they borrowed from Mr. Chen for bookkeeping, and the antiques and curios they found in pawnshops, they are temporarily stored in Mr. Chen's close possessions.

This is attributable to the fact that Ma Duyi was born in a noble family, and was a small steward of the Treasure Workshop on the island where she lived. His eyesight is far from that of the young Zeng Ye.

Later, Chen Pingan was worried that Ma Duyi would also be mistaken. After all, most of the items they bought were miscellaneous. The ghost of the monk, helped Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye to hold their eyes, but the ghost that was refined by Zhu Xianfu Ma Yuanzhi into a well to sit in the ghost general became addicted immediately, first he picked up the objects that Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye had leaked , belittled to nothing, and then insisted on showing up in person to leave the imitation Liuli Pavilion, and helping two idiots, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye, to buy real good things, for which he did not hesitate to use fox fur talisman paper The woman's face is now in the world. An old man who was in the sea-watching realm was able to make such a big sacrifice. It seems that Chen Ping's record in the account book is not false. He is indeed a hobby of collecting ancient books. "The idiot, there is also a comment recorded in the account book by a certain Earth Immortal monk in the early years, saying that this sea-watching monk, who has been struggling all the year round, might have entered the Dragon Gate realm if he hadn't spent recklessly on those items.

Chen Pingan also let the old monks, in front of them every day, he was obviously a graceful and beautiful woman, but he would pose as a bold and unrestrained sitting posture of a golden knife and a big horse. Anyway, Chen Pingan had never seen a similar scene. To be honest, the original In the scene, a "Du Mao" squirms all day long, and when walking, his slender waist twists and turns, which is actually more disgusting.

In the dusk of that day, I once took one of them and two ghosts with them, and went to the pawnshops in the city to pick up leaks. In fact, how could I not get my shoes on when I often walked by the river, something that even an old ghost in the sea-watching realm would look up to, usually Of course, Yamazawa Yexiu would also be tempted, and even the Immortal Genealogy Master made a special trip to those war-torn countries, taking this as a rare opportunity to make money. A spirit weapon that contains aura but is ignored by the family, once you encounter this kind, it is possible to earn a dozen or even hundreds of snowflakes.So Zeng Ye and the others will also meet fellow practitioners. Before in a big city, there was almost a conflict. The other party was a number of genealogical masters from a top cave in the Shihao country. No one can talk about extortion, in the end it was Chen Ping'an who cleaned up the mess, and asked Zeng Ye and the others to give up the spiritual weapon. The conversation was enjoyable, but Ma Duyi still complained to Chen Pingan for a long time in private.

Chen Pingan went to a dog meat shop in a market place. This was his second visit here. In fact, Chen Pingan didn't like to eat dog meat, or he had never eaten it.

It’s just that the shop also sells other foods, and it’s just that he, a foreigner who doesn’t eat dog meat, sits alone at a table, doesn’t drink alcohol, and speaks unfamiliar Shihao Mandarin, while the next table is full of steaming dog meat stew The pot, feasting on it, pushing a cup to change a cup, this young man in a blue padded robe is more eye-catching.Fortunately, the shop is a century-old shop that has been passed down for several generations. There is no snobbery. The old man is the shopkeeper at the front desk, and the son is a cook. Hey, the funny old man and the dull man just say that they are all fate, what else can they do, but even the unsmiling and honest man will still be a little proud when he hears such ridicule. There are more fortunate things in the world than this.

No matter how chaotic the world is, there will always be a day when it will not be chaotic.

The dog meat shop in the alley is still full tonight, and the business is quite good.In the midsummer of last year, although the Dali Manzi broke the city, there were actually no deaths at all. The army continued to move south, leaving only a few Dali Manzi who were said to be extremely proficient in the official dialect of the Shihao Kingdom, guarding the county guard's mansion. Too much publicity, and this is also due to the fact that the local county magistrate was afraid of death, so he rolled up gold and silver and ran away. It is said that he didn't even take the official seal, and changed into a blue Confucian shirt. In the middle of the night, under the escort of his personal entourage, he quietly left the city and went all the way to the south. Obviously, he had no intention of returning to the court to become an official.

There was a dark-skinned dumb young man in the shop, he was dry and thin, and he was in charge of receiving people and serving tea and water, and he was not smart at all.

Hearing that he was a refugee who escaped from the border, the old shopkeeper was kind, so he took in the young man as a store clerk. Half a year later, he was still an unpleasant young man, and the regular customers of the store did not like to deal with him.

In the twilight of the day, the number of customers gradually decreased, and the smell of dog meat still lingered in the shop.

Chen Pingan ordered a pot of local wine from the county, and sat near the gate. The old shopkeeper was drinking with a regular customer. The old man who can drink a catty has a huge amount of two or three catties. He drank and drank, but he did not forget to tell himself silently in his heart that he should not drink too much, so he would be charged less. Regardless of the nearby villages, it is difficult to go out to buy a dog, and the guests are not as good as before, and the money in the pockets of the guests is far less than before, so now it is even more careful to plan carefully. The grandson's study costs a lot, so you can't do everything too much. If you are struggling, let your child's classmates look down on you in vain.

Readers, you must have that side.

The skinny and dark young man was still busy, clearing up the leftovers of wine and meat on a table, with his back to Chen Pingan.

After Chen Ping ate the dishes and two bowls of rice, he ordered a few more dishes to accompany the wine. He didn't drink much, and the chopsticks kept on, the dishes were almost empty.

Chen Pingan suddenly called out the boy's name, and then asked, "I'm going to entertain a guest later. Besides native chickens, are there any freshly caught river carp in the water tank in the backyard of the store?"

The boy nodded indifferently.

Chen Ping said with a smile: "Then go and tell the cook that the dishes are ready. When the dishes are ready, my friend can serve them. By the way, let's add another roasted pork with spring bamboo shoots."

The boy still nodded, went to the backyard, and made gestures with the man who was resting in the stove. The man who had just been able to catch his breath smiled and cursed at his mother, shook his head, stood up, and went to kill chickens and cut fishes. He had to be busy again. , just doing business, who would be willing to feel sorry for Yin Zi? It was reserved for his son to make up for his body, so he changed it to one.The young man also went to the chicken coop to change one, and simply chose the smallest one, but the man was still not satisfied, saying that at the same price, the customers would not be able to taste the size of the dishes, but in business, you should be kinder, so the man simply refused He went to the chicken coop to pick a bigger one, and handed it over to the boy. The boy was quite familiar with killing chickens, and the man went to catch a lively river carp by himself.

The boy glanced at the dog cage in the corner, and quickly looked back.

The first pot of braised river carp was served on the table.

The teenager found that the friend the guest mentioned hadn't come yet.

Chen Pingan only said to wait until the second dish was ready.

When the spring bamboo shoots roasted pork and the onion and ginger chicken nuggets were on the table, the boy found that the guest's friend still hadn't come.

The boy is leaving.

The sickly man in padded robe suddenly smiled and said, "The dishes are all served, just wait for you to take a seat."

The young man looked bewildered.

There was only one table of customers left in the dog meat shop, and the old shopkeeper was already slurring his speech, and he was still trying his best to persuade him to drink. Of course, he drank a lot. Judging by the situation, the idea of ​​not giving a discount to this meal has long been forgotten. .

Chen Pingan said to the boy: "You must already know that I have guessed your identity, and you also guessed that I am a practitioner, otherwise you wouldn't have intentionally or unintentionally bypassed me last time except for serving wine and food. I also deliberately didn't look at me. In this case, it's not a big deal for me to invite you to dinner. You brought the food and drinks, so I should be afraid. What are you afraid of. "

The boy hesitated.

Chen Ping glanced at the table in the distance, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old shopkeeper is already drunk, and the guests at that table are ordinary people, and we can't hear the words between you and me."

The boy sat across from Chen Pingan, but he didn't go to get the chopsticks.

Chen Ping picked up a piece of river carp meat with chopsticks, leaned forward, and put it in the rice bowl in front of the boy. He also picked up dried bamboo shoots and braised chicken nuggets, and put them in the boy's bowl.

The boy frowned, staring at this strange foreign guest.

Only then did Chen Pingan pick up a chopstick dish for himself, took a mouthful of rice, chewed slowly, and then asked: "How many people are you going to kill? I don’t know how many dogs I bought from the shop or stole from the countryside in my life, and I will die. So what about that young boy, do you want to kill these familiar customers who are used to eating dog meat in this dog meat shop? How many lives do you want to kill?"

The boy put his hands on his knees, clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were cold, he lowered his voice, and said hoarsely, "You have to stop me"

Chen Ping asked back: "What will happen if I stop you, and what will happen if I don't stop you?"

The young man said in a deep voice, "If you dare to stop me, I will kill you."

Chen Ping held the food with chopsticks in one hand, and stretched out his free palm with a smile, signaling the boy to eat the food first, "Let's not talk about your rudimentary skills, can you kill me as well. Why don't we have the food first, and the wine?" If you are full enough, let's try to divide life and death. This table of dishes, according to the current market price, should be worth seven or eight silver coins. I guess it costs one, two or five dollars, and I dare to ask for a price, if I like to eat or not, if I don’t have money, get out.”

The young man stared into the eyes of the young man, and after a while, he began to bury his head in his meal, and he did not miss any food. He really wanted to kill demons and demons for the cultivator in front of him today, so he had a full meal.

The young man started to eat, but Chen Pingan stopped his chopsticks instead, just poured the last bit of wine in the flagon, sipped the wine, and directly picked up the few peanuts left in the plate with his fingers.

Chen Pingan finished drinking and eating the food that served with the wine, and sat there with his hands wrapped around his sleeves.

The boy wiped his mouth and put down the bowl and chopsticks.

Chen Pingan said slowly: "I can understand that you want to kill people when you see the shop killing dogs and the customers eating meat, but I don't accept it."

The teenager sneered.

Chen Pingan continued: "Because you have your reasons and reasons, and you are even willing to pay the price of your life for it. But I hope you know more about this world, such as your meal, you have eaten river carp, native chicken, etc. And pork, after you set foot on the road of cultivation, you will eat more delicacies from the mountains. As a half-mountain god, as long as you have never died, you will have such a banquet, maybe a guest, maybe It's the master, anyway, except for dog meat, he will never worry about big fish and big meat for the rest of his life, right?"

The young man looked dazed.

Chen Pingan said slowly: "As long as you take this step today, even if I don't stop you, you will be chased and killed by Dali monks who are monitoring the whole city, and you will die. Even if you escaped from this county , how many people are you going to kill for killing dogs and eating meat? You killed ten or dozens tonight, and you will kill a hundred or a thousand in the future. Anyway, you will die anyway. You don’t regret it, right?”

The boy lowered his head.

Chen Pingan said: "Since I have seen it, I will not let you kill people here. Maybe you will think that I am unreasonable and bullying others. It doesn't matter. In this world, reasoning is a very complicated and unpleasant thing. In fact, it’s the same. In your eyes, the dog meat shop that kills dogs and eats meat, the old shopkeeper and his son, the customers who died inexplicably, and the children who may have survived in the end but can no longer read, they will think that you are not good. Reasonable, too unreasonable. You should know this little truth before killing someone."

The boy looked up.

The man seemed to really love the little money. Seeing that he didn't want to eat, he started to pick up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of spring bamboo shoots fried pork. After eating, he went to pick up a piece of braised river carp, and said: I do this and tell you this because I have seen hesitation and struggle in you, and you also feel that the old shopkeeper and cook who deserve to die are actually good people. You know, I have met many, many people , even human beings are less like human beings than you spirits who have worked so hard to become human beings. They are even inferior to you, far inferior. So I am willing to treat you to this meal, and"

Chen Pingan smiled, took out a piece of broken silver and put it on the table, then took out a small sum of money and put it on the table, flicked it with his fingers, and it just slipped near the boy's job bowl, "I'll tell you a possibility, This Xiaoshu money is considered to be my loan from you. If you don’t pay it back, it’s up to you to return it to me in ten or a hundred years. Then, for example, if you don’t kill people and endure your current inner suffering, I know it will be very painful. It's tough, but as long as you don't kill people, you can spend money to save more of the same kind. There are many, many ways, such as relying on cultivation, first become a mountain god in the eyes of the grandpa of a small county, and help him deal with some ghosts. Little things like ghosts and ghosts, after all, in a small place, you won’t meet unreasonable monks like me, and you can deal with those haunting ghosts, so you can take the opportunity to say something to the county magistrate, and you are not allowed to sell dog meat in the jurisdiction. You can become a wealthy tycoon, buy all the dogs in a county and a state at a high price, and cause many dog ​​meat shops to change careers. You can also practice diligently and create a mountain by yourself. Within hundreds of miles, it’s up to you Specify the rules, one of which is to treat dogs well”

"Why are you doing this?" asked the boy

Chen Pingan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Although I am very disappointed in this world and myself, I only recently realized that no matter how expensive it is to reason, I still have to talk about it."

The boy asked again, "Mr. is a student of Confucianism."

Chen Ping was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not yet. But I am a swordsman."

The boy was slightly taken aback.

"If you don't have enough money, you can borrow it from me again, but after that, we will have to settle accounts."

Chen Pingan stood up slowly, "Think about it, I don't want you to pay me back a small sum of money so soon, even if you are smarter, you can change to a farther county, as long as I can't hear or see, That's it. But if you could go the other way, I'd be more than happy to treat you to this meal, and it didn't cost me anything."

Chen Pingan walked out of the dog meat shop and walked alone in the alley.

The boy suddenly ran out of the shop, followed Chen Pingan, and asked, "Sir, you said you could borrow money from you in the future, but you didn't tell me your name or place of origin. I have no money. How can I find you then?"

"That's it."

Chen Pingan stood there, scratching his head, "I'm just being polite to you, saying something that doesn't cost money."

The boy smiled brightly.

This is the first time it has laughed so heartily since it took the human form by chance.

Chen Ping stretched out his hand and rubbed the boy's head, "My name is Chen Ping, and I'm wandering in Shihao country now, and I will return to Qingxia Island in Shujian Lake in the future. I will practice hard in the future."

Chen Ping moved on.

The boy shouted loudly: "Mr. Chen, the old shopkeeper and his family are actually good people, so I will offer a very high price first, so that they can't refuse, and sell the shop to me, their grandson and son, Then you can study hard, you will have your own private school and library, and you can invite a good teacher to stay there. After that, I will return to the mountains and practice hard.”

The man in padded robes who did not have a sword or a sword on his back, but claimed to be a swordsman, just turned his back to the young man, raised his arms high, and raised his thumbs.

The boy finally shouted and asked, "Sir, where is your sword?"

The man just strode forward, “In my heart.”

After a short pause, the young swordsman laughed and left, adding something.

In the night, only three words echoed softly in the back alley.

"very fast"