Chapter 268: Everything in the world is as fine as hair
There is a huge mountain hanging upside down between heaven and earth.
The mountain peak points to the water of the South China Sea.
Chen Pingan was sitting on the osmanthus branch of his ancestors, looking at the shocking picture. It was from here that Miss Ning started to travel around the vast world.
I heard that Posuzhou is the nearest continent. I wonder if Liu Xianyang will come here to take a look in the future?
Osmanthus Island is still about half a day's voyage from entering the real upside-down mountain boundary. There are all kinds of strange ferries going around, including giant tortoises carrying monuments, crystal clear clam shells floating on the sea, and Kun boats that are bigger than Dajiu Mountain slowly lowering their height.
, there is a sea of colorful clouds, with countless magpies swarming under the sea of clouds, and rows of cranes and bluebirds dragging a tall building. Osmanthus Island is among them, and it is not surprising at all.
Chen Pingan suddenly turned around and looked down.
I saw the young woman again, with a graceful figure and beautiful face, wearing a hairpin, a dress, and a ribbon around her waist...
But Chen Ping'an felt a little numb and felt uncomfortable all over. This feeling was more straightforward than when he saw Liu Chicheng wearing a pink robe in a dilapidated temple.
Because Chen Ping'an saw the "beauty's" Adam's apple.
It's not that I hate it, I just don't get used to it.
Chen Ping'an suddenly scratched his head and looked straight at the man who loved red makeup. The knot in his heart was wiped away, and he turned into a little nostalgic.
When he was an apprentice in a dragon kiln, Chen Ping'an knew a man who was ridiculed as a sissy. He had a timid temperament, walked awkwardly, and loved to wink and twist his orchid fingers when he spoke. In the dragon kiln where Old Man Yao was the head of the kiln,
, this man was the most discriminated against. He finally saved up money to buy new shoes, but on the same day he kept them, he would be trampled on by other kiln workers. He didn’t dare to say anything and suffered in silence. In the Long Kiln, it is reasonable to say that he and
Chen Pingan, who is disliked by others, should be sympathetic to the same problem, but strangely, when the man who likes to cry and moans comes to Chen Pingan, he immediately becomes bolder. He criticizes Chen Pingan all day long and speaks in weird and shady ways, but Chen Pingan never pays attention to him.
He was a man who couldn't keep his mouth shut several times. He accidentally bumped into Liu Xianyang, an official disciple of Old Yao, and slapped him in circles. He immediately became honest and secretly stuffed Liu Xianyang with some snacks and cakes in his room.
, the bags of oil paper were tied more delicately than the store clerk. The man probably apologized to Liu Xianyang, the future head of the kiln, and was also flattering.
The festive paper-cuts posted on the windows of the Long Kiln were all cut by him, alone and with scissors. Even the women in the streets would feel ashamed when they saw them. Who knows how good a woman would be if a man were really a woman?
At that time, of course Chen Pingan hated sissies who spoke in ways that undermined moral integrity. He was just afraid that if he couldn't hold back, he would beat him half to death with one punch. At that time, Chen Pingan had already followed the old man to travel all over the mountains and rivers around the town.
, chopping firewood and burning charcoal is a common thing at home. In addition, he has practiced Old Man Yang's breathing every day for a long time, and his strength is as good as that of young and strong men.
Finally, the sissy man who was in charge of the night watch made a big fool of himself. He actually cut off the fire of a dragon kiln. Then he was so frightened that he ran away in the middle of the night. He was a little smart and didn't dare to go to the small town.
While running, he kept escaping into the deep mountains and old forests.
If this was left to the public, it would be a capital crime that would kill off one's descendants. Without saying a word, the livid old man Yao ordered dozens of young men to chase the bastard who had been stabbed a thousand times. Chen Ping'an, who was familiar with mountain roads, was of course among them.
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Two days later, the sissy man was tied up and brought back to the Long Kiln. Old Man Yao broke his hands and feet on the spot and beat him until his skin was torn and his bones were exposed.
The people who found him were the men he usually flattered the most.
No one sympathized with the man who had caused such a big disaster, and even if they did, they would not dare to show it on their face. After all, Old Man Yao was almost never that angry.
Before my hands and feet were broken, the sissy was so frightened that she peed her pants. After being pinned to the ground, she was shaking all over. Then she was hit with a stick. Her heart was broken and her face was filled with snot and tears. After that, she was beaten with a stick.
A qiang is like a live fish that has been chopped up with a knife on a chopping board. A sissy is a sissy until she faints in the end. From beginning to end, she never has any backbone of a man.
The sissy was not beaten to death in the end. She lay on the hospital bed for half a year and was so stubborn that she survived.
During this period, many kiln worker apprentices took care of him, and Chen Pingan was no exception. Many people were not happy with this hard work, so they asked Chen Pingan to do it for him. Chen Pingan was the most talkative in the Long Kiln, but in the end, he was the most effeminate.
Chen Ping'an, whom he didn't like, took good care of him the most, but the two of them didn't talk to each other all day long. After all, neither of them liked the other.
Chen Ping'an just collects herbs and decoctions every day. Occasionally, the sissy will be lost in thought, staring blankly at the old window paper on the window that has turned white after being blown by the wind and rain. She may be thinking about the day when she can go to work in the fields, so she must take advantage of the break between work.
, put on new and beautiful window paper, bright red.
But the sissy, who had obviously survived the disaster, the man who was on the hospital bed, gritting his teeth and trying to walk back to the earth from the gate of hell, still died.
It’s all about one sentence.
It was an unintentional remark made by a kiln worker. At that time, Chen Ping'an was boiling medicine at the door, with his back to the kiln worker and Sissy. The former smiled and said, Sissy, your clothes were beaten to pieces that day, and your white buttocks were exposed. It's really like that.
A girl.
Chen Ping'an didn't think anything was wrong at that time.
The men in Longyao used to scold this sissy in words that were much more vicious and cruel than this one. The sissy almost never quarreled with others, she just didn't dare to, and if she kept going around, he would probably just mutter behind his back in private.
Swear back: If you dare to scold me, believe it or not, the tombs of your eighteen generations of ancestors have been blown up.
The result was that after such a painless words, the sissy could already sit up on her own. She chatted a lot with Chen Pingan for the first time that day, most of which he said. Chen Pingan listened patiently. After talking about the window paper, Chen Pingan
I sincerely complimented him on how well he cut the window paper, which made him laugh.
Then that night, a sissy who was more courageous than the eye of a needle actually stabbed his own throat with scissors, and even covered himself with a quilt to prevent others from seeing his dead state at first sight when they entered the room.
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No one even dared to carry the body out, it was so embarrassing.
Fortunately, Chen Pingan was used to seeing life and death around him, and he didn't pay attention to these. He dragged Liu Xianyang together and was busy. During this period, there was neither too much sadness nor any insights. Only during the vigil, Chen Pingan was alone.
Sitting in the empty and gloomy mourning hall, without any fear, he sat by the fire and murmured: "Since you don't like being a man in this life, then reincarnate as a woman in the next life."
In fact, during the chat that day, Sissy asked Chen Ping'an why he let him go and pointed him to a path deeper into the mountain when he was the first to find him.
Chen Ping'an said that I was afraid that you would be captured and beaten to death by Old Man Yao. Then, with your little bit of courage, you would turn into a devil and no one would dare to take revenge, so you would only dare to take revenge on me.
The sissy laughed very happily at that time.
In fact, even if Chen Pingan thinks about it now, the sissy still looked quite ugly when she smiled.
But it’s just too disgusting to be disgusted with.
The beautiful "young woman" under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree was already furious. Being stared at by a guy so intently, she, or to be precise, he, if not afraid of hurting the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, would cause unnecessary trouble.
, he was about to use his two natal flying swords to stab this guy with a pair of dog eyes to death.
After Chen Pingan came to his senses, he also realized that he was rude and rude. He cupped his hands and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was a little distracted."
The man narrowed his peach blossom eyes, which seemed to be hung with spring light, stretched out his fingers together, poked at Chen Ping'an, and then slightly bent his fingers, which was extremely provocative.
Chen Pingan no longer just turned his head, he simply turned around, patted the empty space on the high branch next to him, and said with a smile: "As an apology, I can promise you on behalf of Mrs. Gui that you can enjoy the scenery of Hanging Mountain here."
He put his hands behind his back, raised his face as delicate as spring breeze, and said with a smile: "Do you like men? Or do you mean that as long as they are good-looking, both men and women like them?"
Chen Pingan felt dizzy and shook his head vigorously to show his innocence.
Of course he only likes girls.
And I only like one girl.
The man under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree placed two wisps of sword energy, one golden and one snow-white, near his hands behind his back. They were so subtle that they were almost invisible.
It was obvious that if they disagreed, he would fly his sword and kill someone.
Chen Pingan hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "You might be even more angry if you tell me, but you look good dressed like this."
Chen Ping'an put his hands on the branches, his eyes clear, "This is what I mean."
The man who was a man but dressed in a woman's makeup frowned.
He left silently and did not leave the top of the mountain. Instead, he stood near the railing of the observation deck and looked into the distance.
Chen Pingan jumped down from the branch and shouted after him: "I'm leaving. If you want to go to the osmanthus tree to enjoy the scenery, it's best to take advantage of the fact that there are few people now, otherwise Mrs. Gui may be unhappy.
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The man was indifferent.
When Chen Ping'an was gone, he looked back at the osmanthus tree. He hesitated for a long time, but still did not go to a higher place to look at the upside down mountain.
As for the two wisps of sword energy, they have already been collected into the colorful ribbon around his waist.
They are not actually sword spirits, they just look inconspicuous, but they are two extremely high-quality natal flying swords, named Needle Point and Maimang respectively.
Already present at birth.
It is called the innate sword embryo.
Moreover, those who are born with two natal flying swords are unique among sword cultivators. The key point is not the one, but the word "no".
The key is that the quality of Feijian is so good that his master said he must be a fifth-level swordsman, otherwise he would not be accepted as his disciple.
But how many years will it take to reach the Jade Pu Realm? The master did not say, nor did he ask, because he was not interested at all. He was more obsessed with the art of deduction, but it was a pity that the master said that he was not good at walking on this path.
He was too far away to inherit the mantle of his master. All his brothers, including his master, encouraged him to practice swordsmanship. He actually knew that it was not that they really expected him to reach the top of his swordsmanship and dominate the world, but that they had bad intentions and wanted to see it.
Just kidding myself.
The reason is simple.
He is afraid of heights.
What do you think of a swordsman who is afraid of heights?
Nowadays, he occasionally rides a flying sword and rides the wind to travel far away, but he never rises more than two feet above the ground.
He glanced at the tall branch of the laurel tree where the guy was sitting before, and felt that he was actually stupid too.
When Chen Ping'an returned to Guimai Courtyard, Jindan Sword Xiu Ma Zhi was already standing in the courtyard, greeting him with a smile.
It turned out that Chen Pingan took the initiative to go to the yard where Ma Zhi was recuperating and asked when he could continue to test swords. Three days later, Guimai Yard returned to its original state. Ma Zhi helped Chen Pingan test swords, and Jin Su was responsible for three meals a day.
Mrs. Gui would come to the small courtyard and not disturb the two of them. She would just sit quietly for a while, and at most make a pot of tea for the two of them before leaving.
During this period, Chen Ping'an took out the talisman paper where the withered and beautiful ghosts lived and hid. Madam Gui took it in her hand and quickly "shaked" the female ghost in white out of the talisman, and then the girl in Caiyi Kingdom
The menacing female ghost in white from the Chenghuang Temple saw the light of day for the first time. She saw Mrs. Gui in the Nascent Soul Realm, an old Zhouzi who fell from the Earth Immortal to the Golden Pill, Ma Zhi, a Golden Pill sword cultivator, and an enemy.
Chen Pingan.
If the female ghost hadn't already died, I'm afraid her soul would be gone again.
Finally, with the help of Mrs. Gui, the "false saint" of the small world of Osmanthus Island, the Dry Skeleton Ghost swore an oath of allegiance to Chen Ping'an for a period of time. In return, she could get rid of the soul that would flow away without the spiritual energy.
He walked out of the talisman and "lived" in the locust wood sword box.
This is because the ancient Sophora japonica has always been known as the "Sophora japonica". It is not only plants and animals that prefer locust trees that are over a thousand years old, but also ghosts and ghosts.
On a previous night near Xuanxuan Mountain, with the stars shining brightly, Lao Zhouzi suddenly found Chen Pingan and took him to the ferry at the foot of Guihua Island. When Chen Pingan arrived there, he found a young dragon climbing on the ferry with its head resting on it.
On the shore, most of its body was submerged in the sea water. Its eyes looked at Chen Pingan, full of childish curiosity and gratitude.
The old boatman squatted on the shore and exclaimed: "This poor little guy is only six or seven years old if we are left with him. Mrs. Gui didn't want to embarrass this innocent little guy at that time, so she left only the Dragon King.
I released it in the basket. Unexpectedly, it seemed homeless. It quickly caught up with Osmanthus Island, but did not dare to get too close. It whimpered all night and wandered around Osmanthus Island. Now we are getting closer and closer to Osmanthus Island.
Mountain, the little guy probably knew that he would definitely die if he went any further. Even during the day, he was howling fiercely. If Madam Gui hadn't taken pity on it and helped it hide its Qi, I'm afraid it would have been skinned and cramped by those Qi practitioners on the mountain who had a grudge.
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Lao Zhouzi finally smiled and said: "Chen Ping'an, it seems that it has come to see you specially, but I don't know whether it is to repay a favor or to take revenge. Although it is still very young, it is a type of dragon and is cold-blooded and cunning by nature. It's hard to say."
Chen Ping'an didn't say anything, but took out an ordinary snake gallstone and threw it to the young dragon. After it swallowed it whole by instinct, its eyes seemed a little dazed.
Chen Pingan waved his hand and signaled it to go back.
The young dragon twisted back into the sea, whimpering slightly, but still unwilling to leave the waters of Osmanthus Island. Chen Pingan thought for a while and actually threw a large handful of ordinary snake gallstones into the sea.
The young dragon surged crazily, splashing huge waves, and swallowed up those delicacies of the human world one by one.
Chen Pingan finally stood at the ferry and said to him: "Practice well in the future. You have received my favor today. If you like to harm others like that old dragon, I will punch you to death."
The young dragon swam back to the ferry again, with its head high on the ferry bank and its eyes wide open, as if it wanted to remember Chen Pingan's face firmly.
After a while, it leaned back and returned to the sea.
Lao Zhouzi was used to wind and rain, so he sighed with emotion: "You have good intentions and have formed good relationships, but things in the world are unpredictable, and good relationships may not necessarily lead to good results."
Chen Pingan's eyes were indifferent, looking at the sea where the stars were broken like gold and silver, and he said softly: "If it is a bad fate, then kill it with one sword."
At that time, Lao Zhouzi was thinking about his mentor, who was about to disappear for hundreds of years, and the golden book left by the immortals that Chen Pingan handed over to him. He didn't pay much attention to Chen Pingan's expressions and words.
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Sui Cliff Academy.
Those classmates and classmates who came out of Dali back then were destined to never have the opportunity to get along with each other day and night after arriving in Dongshan.
Li Huai then met two new friends, a timid young man from a high-ranking family in the capital, and a bold naughty boy from a poor family. They were both slightly older than Li Huai. The three guys played together all day long and had a great time.
Lin Shouyi is now obsessed with Taoism and has read all the books. He walks back and forth among the library, school building and classroom, standing out from the crowd.
Yu Lu and Prince Gao Xuan of the Sui Dynasty got very close and became good friends. Gao Xuan became more and more fond of coming to the academy to fish with Yu Lu.
Thank you for not only listening to Mr. Fuzi’s lectures, but also living in seclusion every day, and willingly working as a maid for Cui Dongshan.
After Li Baoping read the letter from his junior uncle for the last time, the little girl seemed a little lost for a long time.
On this day, she skipped class again. Like a little wild cat, she quickly climbed up to the big tree at the top of Dongshan Mountain. She sat on the branch with her back against the trunk, and hung around her neck the piece of paper engraved with the leader of the martial arts alliance.
She made a homemade wooden sign, but later she felt it was not impressive enough, so she engraved it with "Command the Heroes". After that, she got out of hand, and a small wooden sign was engraved with heroic words full of charlatanism, all of which were excerpted from novels.
, such as "I only hate that I will never be invincible in this life" or something like that.
A handsome young man in white stood on a nearby branch, swaying slightly with the branch, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, are you sulking?"
After summer, the red cotton-padded jacket was replaced by a little girl wearing a thin red dress, and she said dullly: "I'm not angry."
Cui Dongshan asked: "Do you feel that Li Huai, Lin Shouyi and others are getting further and further away from you?"
The little girl said angrily: "It doesn't matter if they are far away from me. I used to go to school in a small town and I didn't like to talk to them."
Cui Dongshan smiled knowingly, "So you are trying to fight for my husband?"
The little girl was straightforward and nodded openly, "Yes."
Cui Dongshan held the back of his head with both hands and sighed: "Everyone will grow up. When they grow up, they will pick up some new things and throw away some old things. Just throw them away and pick them up. After a while, they will grow old."
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The little girl said angrily: "Uncle Junior, they are willing to throw it away?!"
Cui Dongshan turned to look at the angry little girl and said with a smile: "What's wrong with it? Besides, even if my husband knows this, he won't be angry. Why are you angry? There's no need."
The little girl crossed her arms across her chest and huffed.
Cui Dongshan turned back and looked at the great Sui capital city, "You may get to know a very good friend in the future and grow up together talking about boudoir talk. Then one day when she gets married, she will like her husband even more;
You may meet a better teacher than Qi Jingchun, and one day you will feel that Mr. Qi is not the most knowledgeable; you may meet in the future... a good young man, even better than your junior uncle.
Okay, then you will find that the sadness and sadness you feel now are just like this. When the time comes, take a sip or two of wine and it will be gone in your stomach..."
Cui Dongshan suddenly turned his head and said in surprise: "Xiao Baoping, you didn't refute me. If you don't speak, I won't have anything to say anymore!"
The little girl wrinkled her pretty face and said, "I'm too busy being sad!"
Cui Dongshan laughed loudly, fell backwards, and happened to be lying sideways on a slender branch. He supported his head with one hand and stared at the little girl in the red cotton coat.
Probably one day, the little girl will be taller and taller, her round little face will become thinner, her chin will be pointed, her eyes will still be so moist, clean and energetic, she will still wear red clothes, and she will
If you ride around rivers and lakes, drink wine among mountains and rivers, you will probably encounter happy things and sad people, right?
Cui Dongshan sighed.
He was a little worried.
If such a good girl really fell in love with her husband one day, she would be very worried.
But if one day, she doesn't like her husband the most, it seems she will be even more regretful.
Cui Dongshan turned sideways, closed his eyes and began to sleep, crossing his legs.
As for those chance encounters and heart-to-heart separations, even though Cui Dongshan is just a young boy now, after all, those ups and downs and experiences are accumulated in his heart, which is no less than that of Cui Chun, the Grand Master of Dali.
There was something he didn't tell the little girl.
He Cui Dongshan, as well as the old Cui Zhang, Zuo Zuo, Mao Xiaodong, etc., and even Qi Jingchun, all grew up little by little under the shelter of the old scholar, but in the end, everyone
I hope to get out of the shade of that huge tree. Those who get out will be fine, but those who can't get out will slowly change their hearts.
The little girl in red not far away put away the wooden sign and carefully took out a scroll from her arms. On it was a young man standing under the laurel tree, smiling at her.
The little girl suddenly lost her worries and smiled brightly. She said cheerfully: "The young master who learned to drink is so handsome. When I get older, I must let the young master take me to explore the world together!"
The little girl became more and more excited as she thought about it. She turned around and asked loudly: "Cui Dongshan, is it difficult to drink?"
Cui Dongshan decisively refused: "You can't drink!"
Li Baoping said angrily: "Why?!"
Cui Dongshan said resentfully: "Sir, I can't bear to scold you, but you will beat me to death directly!"
Li Baoping sighed, shook his head, and said pitifully: "How pitiful."
Cui Dongshan glanced at the smiling little girl and said, "Little Treasure Ping, please put away your gloating smile when you comfort others in the future."
Li Baoping made a gesture of sealing the seal.
Cui Dongshan lamented and muttered: "Good intentions are not rewarded."
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Between Hanging Mountain and the sea, there are "rivers" that resemble water and clouds suspended in the air for all ferries to climb. Many ferries that can ride the wind also need to descend to the sea first and cannot directly approach Hanging Mountain.
Osmanthus Island stopped for a moment at the ferry at the bottom of a river. He just symbolically handed over a book similar to a customs clearance document. Without paying the astronomical amount of passing money, he started walking along the upward sloping river to the upside-down mountain.
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The Upside Down Mountain has a radius of hundreds of miles. As an isolated peak in the world, it can be said to be a vast territory.
There was a tall Taoist priest with a face like a middle-aged man, standing on the edge of a cliff. Behind him stood a thin old Taoist priest with an immortal style. He was holding a whisk in his hand, and there were gold and silver silk threads.
At the dragon's beard, the old Taoist asked softly: "Master, do you need your disciples to destroy Osmanthus Island?"
Master Gao said with a smile: "I'm willing to admit defeat. There's nothing embarrassing about it. I'm not your master. I've never failed in my life."
While the Great Heavenly Lord of Hanging Mountain was speaking.
Qing Ming Tian Xia.
There was a Taoist priest who was punched from the sky and into the world of Qingming.