How a young man grows old, how a young man grows young.
The sloppy man, Yao Xianzhi. The woman with the sword, Yao Lingzhi.
When we met for the first time, one was still an energetic young man with a bright smile, and the other was still a heroic girl with a sharp edge.
Yao Xianzhi seemed a little shy, his lips moved slightly, and he couldn't say the right words. He didn't want to say polite words. He wanted to say too much in his heart, but he didn't know where to start. In the end, he was so silent.
Yao Lingzhi, the daughter of Jiuniang of Hu'er Town Inn, she is still quite forthright, it seems that even after so many years of hard work, she has not been able to polish off the edges of her character. She looked at the man openly, nodded and smiled: "Mr. Chen, it has indeed been a long time.
not see."
Chen Pingan asked: "Can you take me to see General Yao?"
Yao Xianzhi nodded.
Yao Lingzhi noticed something strange around the Yao Mansion, as if Chen Ping'an's arrival had caused a lot of commotion. It was normal. Today's Yao Mansion is no longer the Shangshu Mansion of the past. His Majesty the Emperor is no longer in the mirage.
City, someone breaks into this place without permission,
Chen Ping'an apologized: "I came here in a hurry. I guess I need your help to explain. Just say that someone is visiting the Yao Mansion so that Mirage City doesn't need to be nervous. As for who I am, there is no need to say it."
Without any hesitation, Yao Lingzhi went to handle the matter personally and asked his younger brother Yao Xianzhi to lead Chen Ping'an to visit their grandfather.
Yao Xianzhi walked with a limp and had an empty sleeve. The man tried to cover it up, but it was in vain.
Chen Pingan smiled and asked: "I seemed to be quarreling with your sister just now? What was the quarrel about?"
Yao Xianzhi said softly: "The older my sister gets, the more nagging she becomes. She always wants me to find a daughter-in-law. She works as a matchmaker all day long and talks about it. She is addicted. Let those women be embarrassed. What kind of virtue am I now? It's not like she is not good at it.
I know, even if a woman really nods her head and agrees to this marriage, I'm not stupid for what she wants. It can't be because I'm young, promising, and good-looking, right? Mr. Chen, do you think this is the truth? "
Chen Pingan nodded and said: "It's all human nature. It's normal to persuade, and it's normal to be annoyed. Unless one day you meet the girl you like and marry her. Before that, you kid, just be annoying.
Unsolvable."
Yao Xianzhi smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, I look much older than you now."
Chen Pingan lightly slapped Yao Xianzhi on the head, "In addition to looking older, he is also famous and has a bad temper. He could even fight with the Immortal Master of Bailongdong Genealogy in a busy city."
Yao Xianzhi laughed after being slapped. He could laugh without drinking, which is a very rare thing for today's "Prince Yao".
In a secluded courtyard, two painted door gods as tall as a person were posted on the door. At that moment, a golden figure appeared, guarding the door.
This is not an ordinary landscape "showing the saints". The two golden door gods in front of you are responsible for the civil and military fortunes of Daquan. They can probably be regarded as the emperor's fake public charity. However, this move is reasonable and reasonable. Because it helps the door gods "paint gold"
"The person who is the imperial eunuch of a country is holding the standard handwriting given by the emperor himself. Every stroke is within the rules. As for the person who "finishes" the two door gods, Chen Pingan knows at a glance that he is a certain academy master.
The long autograph belongs to the guidance of a Confucian sage. It is obvious that Confucians admire Daquan Yao from the Confucian Temple to Yizhou Academy with admiration.
From then on, the two door gods who manifested on the courtyard gate avenue will be involved in the national destiny of Daquan and enjoy the incense of the human world for hundreds of thousands of years. They are the most common gold-painting and gilding on the Shinto road.
Chen Ping'an had actually noticed something unusual about this place before, and could conclude that the old general Yao Zhen was training here. The reason why he did not land directly here was because he was too reckless and worried that his sword energy and boxing intention had not yet completely restrained.
If you are too "qiy", you will violate the rules of the mountains and rivers, and accidentally conflict with the old general's numerology. Furthermore, Chen Ping'an also wants to calm down his own mood with his siblings.
The two door gods looked intently at the man in green shirt, then almost simultaneously clasped their fists and saluted, with respectful expressions, and took the initiative to make way for Chen Pingan.
Yao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that he would have to explain a few more words before Mr. Chen could pass the access control here.
Chen Pingan clasped his fists in return and followed Yao Xianzhi into a room. There was an Xianjia incense burner placed on the table inside, with purple air rising and a pleasant fragrance.
An old man with snow-white beard and hair was lying on the hospital bed, breathing extremely slowly.
Yao Xianzhi moved extremely gently and helped Chen Pingan move a chair beside the bed, while he himself sat far away.
Before Chen Ping'an sat down, he took out several golden talismans from his sleeves and posted them on the door and windows one by one. They were several high-grade talismans recorded in the "Authentic Alchemy Book". One of them was called "The Ferry Talisman", which could
It stabilizes the mind and soul and reduces the impact of the passage of time. However, this kind of talisman consumes a lot of talisman paper. The key to refining this talisman consumes the monk's mind and spirit. In fact, it is far more than drawing the attack talisman. In addition to the ferry talisman,
There is also a nearly lost "cow and horse resting talisman" posted on the door. It cannot stop the oxen and horses from visiting the door, but it can allow ghosts and ghosts to see the talisman from a distance and rest for a while. As a mysterious and mysterious ancient salute,
This kind of landscape rules are destined not to be recorded in the fairy books secretly hidden under the sect's prefix.
Yin and Yang have different paths, and each takes his own path. This is the same principle as that where birds have their own paths, and mice have their own paths. If a cultivator has not opened his heavenly eyes, or has never reached the upper five realms, it will not be surprising to meet the Lord of the City, the Earth God. Monk
Going down the mountain is like a god descending to the earth to inquire about the land. It is even an unwritten rule in the officialdom of the mountains and rivers. However, it is extremely difficult to meet those underworld officials who are completely different from the gods who travel day and night. It is almost as rare as encountering a ghost creature for an ordinary master.
, and once they meet by chance, Qi practitioners will not regard it as a good thing.
According to the obscure records of the summer palace, people, regardless of whether they are practicing Taoism or not, and the ghosts of Fengdu walk on both sides of a long river of time. Both sides have their own paths of heaven and earth, and the water in the well does not interfere with the river. Therefore, Chen Ping'an traveled a lot, except for
Thanks to Zhong Kui, he gained more knowledge outside the Mihe Temple. Besides, he never saw any Fengdu ghosts again. Moreover, that unruly encounter was only possible because Chen Ping'an was used to the stagnant relationship of time.
I was able to see the rare true appearance of the official in Fengdu. Otherwise, even if the two parties were close at hand, they would still pass by each other.
After years of traveling, either drawing talismans or giving them away, Chen Pingan has used up all the golden talisman papers in his collection. These rare talisman papers used to draw talismans were temporarily borrowed from Cui Dongshan on the Yunzhou ferry.
Drawing the time crossing talisman will weaken the monk's mind. Drawing the ox and horse temporary talisman will damage the moral character.
These taboos are actually clearly stated in the "Authentic Book of Alchemy". Li Xisheng also specially noted four words next to the cow and horse talisman: Use this talisman with caution.
Yao Xianzhi sat on the chair and just watched Mr. Chen put up the golden talismans one by one. Although he was full of curiosity, he did not ask.
Despite being curious, the man felt a little reassured for no reason.
It seems that Mr. Chen is finally here, so he, the king of Daquan County who has been reduced to useless, can be lazy even if he is working hard on anything, not to mention what he is doing. Anyway, Mr. Chen has to work hard for everything.
go.
In the past, the young San Yao of Daquan Border Gate was the young swordsman whom Yao Xianzhi admired the most. He actually wanted to learn martial arts from Mr. Chen, who was unparalleled in boxing. Unfortunately, he failed. At that time,
I feel that there will be many opportunities in the future, so don't be anxious for a while. Even if the years on the mountain have little to do with the cold and heat of the human world, then if you don't see each other for three to five years, you can always meet again in ten years. I never thought that two decades would pass in the blink of an eye, and today's Yao Xianzhi,
I don’t even have the slightest thought to practice boxing or martial arts.
Yao Xianzhi is not a Qi practitioner, but he can see that those golden talismans are priceless.
The immortal masters worshiped by the Daquan court, every time they served the country and used talisman paper made of this kind of material, their faces looked as if they were in pain from cutting flesh, so that the court would know how much they devoted their money.
After posting the talisman, Chen Ping'an quietly walked to the table, stretched out his palm towards the incense burner, flicked it gently, sniffed the fragrance, and nodded. It was indeed the work of an expert, and the weight was just right.
After doing this, Chen Ping'an sat on the chair near the hospital bed.
Several talismans other than the ferry talisman and the cow and horse talisman are relatively common. They are used to help General Yao gather his energy at ease and slightly slow down the process of mental fatigue and skin decay. For example, a nectar connecting talisman is made of wisps of nectar.
The luck of the land, water, and air quietly moisturizes the old man's body, and it can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. For today's old people, even if they are immortals like Cui Dongshan, any mysterious magic and magical powers are a big fight that outweighs the gain.
Yao Xianzhi left no doubts from beginning to end.
I believe it will be the same even if His Majesty the Emperor is here.
The Yao family rarely trusts an outsider so much, before and even more so now, and Chen Pingan is the only exception.
The man just looked at Mr. Chen who "came a little late" quietly.
Although no one has heard the reason why grandpa is struggling now, the younger generation San Yao, His Majesty the Emperor Yao Jinzhi, the martial arts masters Yao Lingzhi and Yao Xianzhi all know the reason.
Grandpa hoped that he could see his young benefactor again in his lifetime.
Besides, Grandpa actually has nothing difficult to let go of.
Daquan Guozuo has been preserved, and even a mirage city is intact. With heavy snowfall every winter, the capital still looks like a glazed fairyland.
A huge mountain and river, Tongye Island with fluttering catkins in the wind, such a lucky thing, Daquan is the only one who shares it.
After Chen Ping'an sat down, he gently rubbed the palms of his hands together, then stretched out his hand and gently held one of the old man's dry palms.
Rub your hands together to warm them up a bit. A martial artist can actually control the temperature of his hands with subtle movements without such unnecessary movements.
It's just that this was a subconscious action by Chen Ping'an.
After a while.
The old man moved his eyelids, but did not open them. He said hoarsely: "It's here, is it true? It's not that girl from Chikino who deliberately fooled me, right? Who are you?"
"It's me, Chen Pingan."
Chen Pingan leaned forward, grabbed Old General Yao's hand with both hands, bent down and whispered softly: "After so many years, I will still think about the time when I walked with Grandpa Yao by the Burial River, and when I occasionally did that
An old farmer who made a living by fishing corpses, the old man said that his son fished for people who shouldn't be fished, so within a few days, his son disappeared very quickly. The old man finally said, "Those who should have been stopped". I have been
I can’t figure out whether the old man feels less sad when he talks about this matter to outsiders like us because so much time has passed, or whether there are some other reasons that persuaded the old man so that he doesn’t feel so sad. Or is it because ordinary people are living their lives?
, some heartbreaking sad things fall into the potholes of the world. When people fall, they have to get up and keep moving forward. When sad things fall, they can’t get up. Even if people get through it, it is over.
Already."
According to the custom in Chen Ping'an's hometown town, there is no need to be taboo about life and death when talking to an elderly person who is healthy and healthy.
The old man murmured: "Sure enough, it's Xiao Ping'an who's here. If it wasn't you, you wouldn't be able to tell these old things. If it wasn't you, you wouldn't think about these things."
Chen Pingan said softly: "It's easy for Grandpa Yao to wait, but I can get here, and to be honest, it's not very easy. Some things come, and they won't wait for me to be ready. It seems that they won't be discussed without discussion."
The violence rushed in front of your eyes, and you could only endure it.
At the same time, there are some things that have to go, but they can't be stopped no matter how hard they are. They can only let people endure it, and they can't say anything good to them. If I don't say that I feel aggrieved, it's pretentious to talk too much, so I want to find an elder to complain.
A few words of bitterness, but I will come from Jinhuang Mansion to see Grandpa Yao. I must listen to a few more words. Back then, I was only thinking about rushing and walked in a hurry. This time, I don’t have to rush home."
To be continued...