The last person returned to the grave with the sacrifices. When Chen Ping arranged the sacrifices, he hesitated and brought a pot of good wine. When he toasted his father at the grave, he looked at the grave on his mother's side and scratched his head.

Said: "Mom, it seems that dad has never drank. Please let him drink for a while."

Then he turned his head slightly and smiled at another adjacent grave: "Dad, if you can't get used to drinking, or if it makes my mother unhappy, just tell me a dream and I won't bring you any wine next time."

Chen Ping'an finished pouring the pot of wine, wiped his face, and said with a grin: "Father, mother, if you don't say anything, then I'll take it as your promise."

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After that, Chen Pingan went to the Immortal Tomb and worshiped several statues of gods in a familiar way.

Instead of building roads and bridges, Chen Pingan chose this immortal tomb. In the name of Ruan Xiu, he hired craftsmen to repair the dilapidated statues of gods. He paid for it and she stepped in. Ruan Xiu didn't know why, but she didn't ask anything.

, just nodded and agreed. After experiencing the last catastrophe, during that night, all the people in the town could hear the explosion of the immortal tomb, which was similar to the cracking of firecrackers. The statues of gods became increasingly rare and more broken, Chen

Ping An followed Ruan Xiu's suggestion. In principle, this large-scale renovation should be done as before and try to maintain its original appearance. If restoration cannot be guaranteed, we will only ensure that the re-erected statue will not collapse again and will never be tampered with at will. Therefore

For this purpose, bamboo sheds were temporarily built to protect against wind and rain.

Occasionally, Chen Pingan would go to the two shops in Qilong Lane and sit there, and then he would be so busy. Before New Year's Eve, Chen Pingan made a special trip to Luolu Mountain to look for the boy in Tsing Yi and the girl in pink skirt.

After Ruan Xiu learned the news, he said that he was going to keep an eye on the construction of a palace in Shenxiu Mountain, so he went into the mountain with Chen Ping'an, and then did not part ways, but changed his mind midway and said that he wanted to see Chen Ping'an.

The bamboo house of Ping An's family was a little sketchy last time and I wanted to take another look. Of course Chen Ping An would not refuse.

When Chen Ping'an and Ruan Xiu appeared at the foot of the mountain, the boy in Tsing Yi stood on the railing and marveled, "The two peaks are majestic and confront each other, and the scenery is absolutely beautiful and spectacular."

The girl in pink skirt stood on tiptoes, looked into the distance, and wondered: "There are no peaks south of Luolu Mountain."

The boy in green turned his head and glanced at her, with a wicked smile on his face and said: "You are still young."

He held the back of his head with both hands, kept his feet rooted, and swayed back and forth on the railing, muttering: "Where can you find such a good girl? She is obviously the only one in the world! Master, if you don't

I know that if you cherish it, you will be punished by God. Really, what I said is right and my conscience is right."

The girl in the pink skirt thought deeply and said: "Miss Xiuxiu, you are really good."

Chen Ping'an and Ruan Xiu slowly climbed the mountain. Ruan Xiu said that she had received a letter from Pillow Station before. Afterwards, a blind old Taoist indeed brought a lame boy and a round-faced girl into the town and arrived at the Qilong Lane shop.

They looked for her, but the three masters and apprentices quickly continued heading north, saying they wanted to try their luck in the capital of Great Li.

Chen Ping'an remembered the old Taoist who had shared hardships, and thought of Lin Shouyi and the "Langlang Book on the Cloud" he practiced, and asked her some things about the Five Thunder Zhengfa. Unfortunately, Ruan Xiu didn't know much about these things.

I've never been interested and don't know much, so I can only talk about what I heard.

While chatting along the way, Chen Pingan learned that Master Ruan had accepted three named disciples this year, a young man with long eyebrows, surnamed Xie. Although he had lived in Taoye Lane for generations, in his generation, his family was in decline. If not

After entering the blacksmith shop, he had to sell his ancestral home and move to another alley. He also had a sister and a brother.

A young man who didn't like to talk much finally became the registered disciple of Ruan Xiu's father.

During the first heavy snowfall in winter, he knelt by the well all day and night, begging Ruan Qiong to accept him as his disciple. He remained motionless and covered with snow.

Perhaps because of his sincerity, Ruan Qiong allowed him to enter the shop to forge swords and strike iron.

After the boy named Xie, a girl from Fengxue Temple became the second disciple. According to Ruan Xiu, that girl was of mediocre talent in Fengxue Temple. She seemed to have made a big mistake and was expelled from the master.

Found Master Ruan who was on the top of Zili Mountain.

Then Ruan Qiong said that she was actually undecided and subconsciously wanted to find a way out no matter what she did. She could stay and even teach her swordsmanship, but he would not accept her as a disciple.

She worked as a handyman in the blacksmith shop for a long time. One day, she cut off a thumb of the hand holding the sword.

She went to Ruan Qiong with a pale face and said that from today onwards, she would start practicing the sword with her left hand and start all over again.

Ruan Xiu always looked calm when talking about this, as if she was talking about an old hen and her nest of fluffy chickens.

Chen Ping'an was under the dark light and did not realize this. In his impression, this girl was very nice, so good that no one could find any fault with her.

Chen Ping'an was thinking more about things on the "mountain" at that time.

Chen Pingan knows that as long as he can become a practitioner, no one will be simple.

He himself had Lin Shouyi by his side.

Yu Lu and Xie Lingyue are even more proud of heaven.

However, through Cui Dongshan's few words and Ruan Xiu's chat, Chen Ping'an generally understood one thing. Even if he successfully climbed the mountain and became a god in the eyes of the people, he would still be divided into three, six or nine levels, and the hierarchy was strict.

It turns out that cultivation is difficult at the beginning, difficult in the middle, and will continue to be difficult until the end.

Chen Pingan has some experience with this recently.

Because after the tomb was repaired, the sword embryo began to break.

It became even more menacing, and it was simply charging at Chen Ping'an's acupoints with overwhelming force.

Therefore, in the Mud Bottle Alley of the town, there is an extra guy who often stumbles when walking. He seems to be drunk, or squats over the immortal tomb and coughs for no reason, or else he stays in the ancestral house and stays in the house.

Rolling on the wooden bed.

Approaching the bamboo building, Ruan Xiu asked: "Did you also spend New Year's Eve in the mountains?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "No, I will definitely go to Mu Ping Alley to celebrate the New Year. I will finish visiting the graves that day, and when I return to my ancestral home, I will have to post Spring Festival couplets, the word "Fu", and the door god. After the New Year's Eve dinner, I will keep vigil, and I will start to put up works in the early morning.

Firecrackers, and the two shops in Qilong Lane also need to be posted. There are too many things to do, and it will definitely be very busy by then."

Ruan Xiu asked: "Shall I help you?"

Chen Pingan smiled and shook his head, "No, no, it just sounds very busy, but actually it's very simple."

When the boy in green and the girl in pink skirt heard that they were going down the mountain to celebrate the New Year in Mud Bottle Lane, they didn't have any objections.

When Chen Pingan was packing his luggage, he suddenly asked: "Would it be ugly to post couplets on the door god in this bamboo building?"

The boy in green said categorically: "Of course it's ugly! Red and green are simply vulgar. Master, I will never agree to this!"

The girl in pink skirt also nodded slightly, agreeing with the boy in green.

Chen Pingan said helplessly: "I just said it casually. If you don't like it, forget it."

The boy in Tsing Yi said tentatively: "At most, you can put the word "spring" on it or it will be a blessing."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Forget it."

The boy in Tsing Yi felt a little guilty, "Master, you don't hold any grudge against me, do you? If you really want to make things a little more New Year's, we can discuss it carefully. For example, Master, you just need to give me an unusual snake gallstone, and I will take the initiative to help put up Spring Festival couplets."

, it’s no problem to stick it up and down the bamboo building, inside and out!”

Chen Ping'an tipped a chestnut over and said, "Thank you."

After coming down the mountain, Ruan Xiu separated from them and went to Shenxiu Mountain.

Before I knew it, it was already New Year's Eve.

We went to the grave mound together and returned to Mud Bottle Alley. When they posted the Spring Festival couplets at the door, one of the boy in green and the girl in pink skirt said that the couplets were crooked, while the other said they were not crooked, which made Chen Ping'an a little confused.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, Chen Ping'an, who had cooked a sumptuous meal, did not forget to give each of them an ordinary snake gallstone. The boy in Tsing Yi threw it into his mouth without saying a word. He bit it so hard that he burst into laughter.

flower.

The girl in pink skirt lowered her head and ate with restraint, her face full of happiness.

At night, there was a small stove with enough charcoal under the table. The three of them put their legs on the edge of the stove, and they all put on brand new clothes.

There were a lot of pastries from his own shop on the table, and a book, bamboo slips and carving knife were placed in front of Chen Pingan.

He will keep vigil all night.

It's the same year after year. But this year, it's different. Chen Ping'an is no longer alone.

The girl in pink skirt was chewing melon seeds, and the boy in green was holding his cheek with both hands, looking at Chen Ping'an, and asked with a smile: "Master, if you are celebrating the New Year, will you give me another snake gallstone when you are happy?"

Chen Ping'an looked brighter than in previous years and said without raising his head, "No."

The boy in Tsing Yi was not upset, but smiled happily, and asked again: "Master, can you let me set off the firecrackers tomorrow morning?"

Chen Pingan raised his head, smiled and nodded, "Okay."

He turned to look at the girl in pink skirt. She quickly put down the melon seeds in her hand and made a playful gesture of covering her ears with her hands.

After Chen Pingan made a face at her, he continued to lower his head and read.

The two little guys looked at each other and smiled, and then looked at the top of the young man's head in unison.

There is an inconspicuous hairpin with eight small characters written on it, the content of which is related to scholars.

Regarding this, just like whether the Spring Festival couplets were posted crookedly, there was a private dispute between them. The boy in green clothes felt that he did not match the master at all, while the girl in pink skirt felt that it could not be more suitable.

After midnight, it’s the new year.

The child in green clothes went to bed early and fell asleep. The girl in pink skirt, under Chen Pingan's persuasion, later also dozed off on the table.

Chen Ping'an just kept vigil alone, with only the slight sound of pages turning in the room.

The first ray of dawn appeared between heaven and earth.

Chen Pingan stood up gently, opened the door, and looked up to the east.

Suddenly, he couldn't help but cough lightly, and then Chen Ping'an opened his mouth to spit out, and he spat out a streak of snow-white rainbow light about an inch long.

It turned out to be a small, clear flying sword.

It hovered quietly in the yard.
Chapter completed!