It's just a story. If the jar of old wine is unsealed, you can only drink it until it's all gone.
This jar of old wine, this little thing, seems to have been aging for many years in Chen Pingan's belly. Once he opens it, the aroma of the wine will be there when he meets the right person, and Chen Pingan will only meet the right person.
I will drink with him.
Lu Tai was the one drinking with him.
Even though Chen Pingan likes and respects people close to him, including Ning Yao, A Liang, Liu Xianyang, Gu Can, Taoist Zhang Shanfeng and others, Chen Pingan has never mentioned this incident.
Unfortunately, after hearing this story, Lu Tai didn't seem to have much emotion. In the end, he teased Chen Ping'an and told me this. Does it mean that a man like me, who is unreasonable and unconventional, rarely ends up well, and even has a grave in the end?
Can’t live?
Chen Pingan burst into laughter and had no choice but to jump off the railing and return to the first floor.
For some reason, Chen Ping'an felt much better in his heart, as if he and Lu Tai were chatting casually, and after talking about this old incident of sesame seeds and rotten millet, Chen Ping'an felt much better.
The sword practice that afternoon was also in the avalanche style. I felt less stagnant and more rounded.
After that day, Lu Tai changed his attire. He wore a hosta on his head, wore a green shirt, and held a yellow bamboo folding fan. He changed from a stunning beauty to a handsome young man. This made Chen Pingan feel relieved, so even if Lu Tai left from time to time
When I got to the first floor, I would either browse through his collection of books or make a pot of tea and watch him practice swordsmanship seriously. Chen Ping'an didn't say anything.
Lu Tai is indeed known as the most knowledgeable and knowledgeable Yin Yang family member. He told Chen Ping'an many things that he had never heard before, such as the internal and external aspects of boxing, the spirit of sword fighting, and how to polish the fourth realm.
Notes and some suggestions. After a pure martial artist enters the Qi Refining Realm, there are many things to pay attention to in how to temper the three souls. The three souls of the human body, the fetal light is the yang energy of the Taiqing. To temper this soul, the best choice for a martial artist is to choose the Rising Sun.
, when the morning glow is brilliant, practice boxing without slacking off, and be sincere and open the metal and stone. Maybe there will be a chance coincidence, making the fetal light, one of the three souls, stronger and full of vitality.
When Lu Tai mentioned this matter, Chen Pingan was ashamed and felt guilty.
When the Sun family's ancestral home in Old Dragon City first broke through the three realms, a golden dragon surged down from the sea of morning glow clouds, but was punched back by him, not once, but twice.
At that time, Lu Tai was kneeling and sitting by the window. After changing his attire, he had a high crown, elegant belt, and long sleeves. He was a scholar, and he was drinking tea that he had brewed with the essence of the famous spring of Bishui Lake. He was so alert, and suddenly
He saw the clues, so he asked for details. When it came to martial arts cultivation, Chen Pingan told the truth. Lu Tai spit out a mouthful of tea on the spot, extended his thumb to Chen Pingan, and said that the master who taught you Chen Pingan's talismans and boxing techniques was probably informal.
Xiaojie's sweetheart.
Chen Pingan asked if there was a remedy. Lu Tai thought for a while, drank a cup of tea, and said that when it comes to Tongyezhou, he can try his luck and go to some Wushengren temples where gods still patrol the world. There are many amazing things in history.
Astonishingly talented martial artists, they all fell in love with each other in the Wushengren Temple, and got a great opportunity. Speaking of this, Lu Tai sighed a little, saying that before he left home to travel, he heard his master talk about a certain
A young martial artist from the Daduan Dynasty, his aptitude and talent were astonishing. He was so powerful that several gods from the Martial Saint Temple came to him and wanted to give him a share of martial arts luck. But that guy was even more outrageous than Chen Ping'an, and even punched him
Defeated those martial temple gods who took the initiative to show their kindness.
Chen Pingan guessed that it was probably Cao Ci who was cultivating on the Jianqi Great Wall.
Lu Tai mentioned it casually, not only to warn Chen Ping'an, but also as if he was reflecting on himself, saying that whether he is a pure martial artist or practicing on the mountain,
On the road, luck is very important, but whether you can catch it or not is even more important. Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and there are countless examples of geniuses dying young. This is the principle.
Chen Pingan was convinced.
But Lu Tai immediately changed the topic and said that it was not good for you, Chen Pingan, to be so reclusive, afraid of all troubles, never actively pursuing opportunities, and only thinking about avoiding them.
The reason why Lu Tai had this "complaint" was not only that Chen Pingan was unwilling to interact with him at first, but also because the treasure-eating whale had opened the entrance ban on the secret realm of the fourth Broken Blessed Land some time ago, allowing passengers to enter and explore.
As long as passengers pay a Guyu coin, they can enter it and practice practice. The ferry will not ask for any income, but if anyone is willing to convert it into snow and spend money to sell it on the spot, the Treasure-Eating Whale will certainly welcome it.
This treasure-swallowing whale is unique to the Five Arms Sect of Jinjiazhou. This secret realm contains many remnants of ancient spells, which is extremely difficult to open and the cost is huge. After obtaining this secret realm, the Five Arms Sect followed the general practice of eating alone.
After a full hundred years, it was discovered in the end that the gains outweighed the losses, so the Five Soldiers Sect simply opened this place called "Dengzhen Wonderland" to the outside world, just like the Lizhu Cave in Aquarius Continent, and only charged a toll.
Dengzhen Fairyland has a territory of thousands of miles in radius. It is just a broken land. Its size is comparable to the entire Lizhu Cave. It can be ranked among the seventy-two blessed lands. Its vastness is indeed far superior to the Thirty-six Cave.
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This secret realm is opened once every ten years. Only Qi practitioners below the Golden Core Yuanying level can enter it. There is no threshold requirement for pure martial artists. Two hundred years ago, there was a lucky man from Fuyao Continent. However, he practiced in the Cave Mansion Realm and got it.
A powerful semi-immortal weapon. Probably because he felt that the divine general's halberd could not be defended and was not suitable for him, he sold it to the Five Weapons Sect. It can be said that he became rich overnight. After that, he relied on his wealth to make money.
Having accumulated a lot of gold elixir realm, one Grain Rain coin exchanged for a golden elixir cultivation level, who wouldn’t be envious?
This incident caused a sensation in Jinjiazhou, and the number of Qi practitioners who poured into Dengzhen Fairyland was like crucian carp crossing a river. In the early days, it required strong connections to get in line. It was no longer a matter of Guyu money. After three hundred years of progress,
While going in and out, various blessings and magical treasures appeared in the world, but they were not as exaggerated as the semi-immortal soldiers. The search for the true fairyland gradually became less popular, but it was still a place that made people feel that it was worth the money.
But of course Lu Tai knew that this "good start" was probably the work of the Five Arms Sect under the guidance of business experts.
It has the same virtue as that box of rouge that is popular in several continents, and they are working together to deceive people.
However, Lu Tai knew clearly the reality and depth of Dengzhen Fairyland. His master had said that if he was interested and had time, he might as well go there and see if he could pick up some junk worth a small amount of money.
Why did Lu Tai take a treasure-eating whale this time?
Of course, the divination in the divination and the opportunity of the great road are the most important, but entering the Dengzhen Fairyland is also a windfall that Lu Tai is determined to get.
Lu Tai originally tried his best to invite Chen Pingan to enter the Dengzhen Wonderland together to search for immortals and magical treasures. However, in the end, even if Chen Pingan agreed to lend Lu Tai another Grain Rain coin, he still refused to gamble his luck.
Lu Tai had no choice but to enter alone, and left Dengzhen Fairyland twenty days later. On the same day, he returned three Grain Rain coins to Chen Pingan, and the extra one was said to be interest. After Chen Pingan listened to Lu Tai's story of his travels and great achievements
After harvesting, he accepted it with peace of mind. It turned out that Lu Tai relied on the yin and yang skills inherited from his family to break through the restrictions of an ancient immortal mansion. There were many surprises along the way, and he almost became the owner of the ancient immortal mansion. However, it was only because of the five soldiers.
According to the rules established by the sect, he voluntarily gave up the control of the blessed land mansion and made a private transaction with the Wubing sect in exchange for Guyu money, a lot of it. Because of the cross-continental trade of the Wubing sect, many places need Xiaoshu money.
and Guyu money, so Wubingzong owes Lutai a temporary credit, which will be fully repaid within half a year, and an additional bonus will be added.
Don't think that the Five Weapons Sect has suffered a big loss, but this is not the case. After the originally useless Immortal Mansion was successfully opened by Lu Tai, due to its abundant spiritual energy and suitable for practice, the distinguished guests of the Treasure Whale, such as Jindan Yuanying, who are high-ranking earthly immortals in the eyes of the world,
You will be willing to live there, the water will flow slowly, the Five Soldiers Sect will not lose anything, the merchants will make money, and huge profits are certainly good, but this kind of "money vein" with stable income is the foundation of a long-term foundation.
In one fell swoop, Lu Tai became the third lucky person in the history of Dengzhen Secret Realm.
In addition, Lu Tai obtained an ancient method of ascending to immortality from the Immortal Mansion, and a superior magic weapon called "Aoshan Huanlou".
Lutai did not sell these two opportunities.
But even if Lu Taiwan truly proved that Chen Pingan had just missed a great fortune, Chen Pingan still didn't have many emotional ups and downs. He just put the Guyu coins he earned on the table. Occasionally when he got tired of reading, he would turn over the Guyu coins with his fingers.
, let it roll around on the back of the hand. For Chen Pingan, this is a good way to relieve fatigue and has immediate results.
This made Lu Tai very depressed.
He said many sincere words, but Chen Pingan remained unmoved.
Therefore, every time Lu Tai made tea, he had no intention of inviting Chen Pingan to drink with him. Of course, Chen Pingan probably had no idea himself.
Lu Tai is an out-and-out meticulous person. He did not do it deliberately, but he was born into a wealthy family for thousands of years, and he is also a family of immortals. He is not comparable to ordinary human beings. Therefore, Lu Tai's temperament is completely natural. He is both Zhong Ling and Yuxiu.
The eyes and ears are stained.
When making tea, the tea should be new. The techniques and tea utensils should be ancient. The spring water for making tea should be clear and heavy. The tea drinkers should be pure and spiritual.
Lu Tai has been getting along with Chen Pingan for a long time, but he has always felt that Chen Pingan is too rigid, so he has too much energy but not enough spirit.
He will still live up to his good tea.
Just like today, Lu Tai took the opportunity to mention the painful incident of "money fell from the sky like rain, but you, Chen Ping'an, went to take shelter under the eaves." Chen Ping'an just remained silent.
Lu Tai felt that he really couldn't wake up this knot, and probably gave up trying to persuade Chen Pingan, so he casually said a big but empty remark. However, the world is so unpredictable, and Chen Pingan not only listened to it, but also took it extremely seriously.
"Chen Ping'an, when you practice boxing and swordsmanship, your mind is very calm. This is your great strength, but you have to be careful. Being calm does not mean that your mind is dead. Your state of mind is as calm as still water. Do not let it become a pool of stagnant water."
This was what Lu Tai said casually, and even he himself thought it was nonsense.
But for the first time, Chen Ping'an took the initiative to stop the boring sword rack and sat in front of him. He followed Lu Tai's posture of kneeling and drinking tea. It was a bit awkward. It was different from Lu Tai's chic and romantic attitude.
Just like the old farmer in the field, if he imitates the old master and talks while sitting down, he will just shake his head and pretend.
Lu Tai found Chen Ping'an's posture quite amusing. Among the younger generation of the Middle-earth Divine Continent, Lu Junyan, who was known as the invincible tea-fighter, squinted at Chen Ping'an who was feeling uncomfortable. What did he think? It's interesting. After giving him such a look, Chen Ping'an naturally became more cautious.
Chen Pingan still yearns for true scholars.
Because there are Mr. Qi, Li Xisheng, and Shen Wen, the Lord of the City of Caiyi, even Zhang Shanfeng's impromptu poetry recitation will make Chen Ping'an yearn for it.
Chen Pingan overcame the discomfort in his heart and asked: "Are you saying that my character has gone to extremes?"
Lu Tai was stunned for a moment. He was extremely talented and intelligent, so he did not deal with it perfunctorily and did not dare to make any judgments.
If he were an ordinary person, Lu Tai could make random nonsense or say some good or bad things.
But not today.
The two sat across from each other, Chen Ping'an looked serious, and Lu Tai smiled bitterly in his heart, as if he was trapped in a prison.
But Lu Tai suddenly thought and felt a little confused. Why did he come so early? He thought that only by setting foot on the land of Tongyezhou and traveling together through all kinds of ups and downs and tribulations would the signs of this opportunity appear. He never expected to be caught off guard. Lu Tai stabilized his mind and He began to hold his breath and concentrate, and solemnly handed Chen Ping'an a bowl of tea, "Drink slowly. When you finish drinking, I will share some of my opinions."
Chen Ping'an didn't know the significance of it, so he just thought it was an ordinary question and answer, so he nodded, took the tea bowl, and took a sip.
After the storm on Osmanthus Island, Chen Ping'an met the old boatman who had loved Mrs. Gui for hundreds of years. He was not only the first boatman on Osmanthus Island, but also Lu Chen's only servant before his ascension. Together they traveled across the sea and around the world. At that time, Chen Pingan had a strange dream. He entered a certain book and "read all night". In the small world created by the old Zhouzi at the ferry, he had some questions and answers with the old Zhouzi, so that the Zhouzi actually said: " Don’t destroy my avenue.”
At that time, Chen Ping'an was roughly talking about the two ends of a ruler.
He believed that Zhouzi's principles were taken to an extreme and seemed reasonable but were actually irrational.
Because it is not perfect enough, it is not as good as the "moderate" mentioned in the book.
The root of Taoism is the four characters of Taoism and Nature.
So when he was studying in his dream, Chen Ping'an vaguely remembered someone saying that Confucian principles are never about the height, not how high they are, but whether the principles are implemented in reality.
The man even laughed and said that our Confucian sage's knowledge was so profound and superb, but after asking a question once, he secretly lamented to a disciple, and even said something about someone's way with a little shame. It's really high, but...
It's a pity that Chen Ping'an can't remember even a little bit of the content after "but", not even a word. It may be that the person or the book didn't mention it at all.
Chen Pingan asked this question today, and of course he was not asking Lu Tai. Chen Pingan didn't think much about it.
Chen Pingan has been practicing boxing since then and after studying.
Have you really never thought about your future?
Of course it's impossible. We had a sixty-year agreement with the Sword Spirit Immortal Sister, and now we have another ten-year agreement with Ning Yao.
Chen Ping'an's two "tours" have even changed from the original "my punch must be the fastest" to "this punch can be faster, but it must be the most reasonable."
One of Chen Ping'an's most important words may have been ignored by those who heard it at the time. At that time, in an inn when he was returning to his hometown, he said to a girl in a pink skirt and a child in Tsing Yi, "If I did it somewhere If you are wrong, you must tell me."
In Chen Pingan's mind, no matter how many punches he received in the old man's body and soul at the down-and-out Shanzhulou, Chen Pingan always doubted himself invisibly.
But this is a step that must be taken.
As for Chen Pingan's previous state of mind, or his illusory original intention, the same unintentional words revealed the secret. It was the words he said to Ning Yao's parents on the upside-down mountain.
That means Chen Pingan has been denying himself.
"I didn't do well enough."
If you don't do it well enough, it's a mistake.
How many people in the world would be so harsh on themselves?
However, this kind of mentality did not form for no reason. It was an unintentional and inevitable move that forced Chen Ping'an to piece together a complete state of mind when his destiny was shattered, as well as subsequent hardships and various coincidences.
It's done, it gathers into a spectacle of the sun and the moon in the sky, and the stars dim.
If it doesn't work, it's probably due to various broken promises and various disappointments.
If a person has nothing to eat, he will starve to death, but if his heart is dry, he will also want to die, but he is not aware of it. If he doesn't die today, he will die next year.
Desperately trying to survive, facing adversity and desperation, getting angry and working hard.
But they also secretly seek death, overeat and eat too much, don't know restraint, have seven emotions and six desires, and have a wandering mind. All these shortcomings are the weird traits of the human heart.
The human heart is so complex that even saints and immortals dare not think they can understand it.
Why Cui Chan lost in a small town is an example.
Following this line of thinking, Chen Pingan's state of mind became very clear. It was my fault, Chen Pingan, for almost killing Liu Xianyang, so I died when I died. After I explained the truth that the other party didn't want to hear, it was all over.
Even if the sissy man from Longyao died, Chen Ping'an was just because he did not agree to accept the rouge box from that man.
Chen Pingan still felt that he was "wrong".
When a person truly begins to understand the world,
I have seen the towering mountains, the endless winding rivers, the magnificent sights that are extremely high and far away, and maybe even the romance of those scholars, and the yamen and official uniforms that symbolize the majesty of a country.
Life is impermanent, including birth, old age, illness and death. After seeing the seemingly heroic but cold-blooded cavalry, a person will often suddenly feel very small at a certain moment.
This feeling is probably that of loneliness.
It is difficult to empathize with sadness, sharing of happiness always fleeting, life is just a series of farewells...
Chen Pingan is actually full of fear of this world.
Liu Xianyang, Li Baoping, and Gu Can are not like Chen Pingan.
Gu Canhui is obsessed with revenge.
Li Baoping will feel that there are always interesting things of this kind in the world. He is immersed in his colorful inner world and almost never questions himself, let alone easily denies himself.
That's why she was able to say, "How could there be a junior uncle who doesn't like Li Baoping?"
Liu Xianyang would say from the bottom of his heart, I want to see higher mountains and bigger rivers, and I must not die in this small place!
But Chen Pingan wouldn't. He might do many things, such as taking Li Baoping and others to Sui Dynasty, but Chen Pingan's mental state and image would hide him.
Chen Ping'an's thoughts and thoughts are generally "immovable".
Having been firing porcelain in the Long Kiln for many years, the young man has been striving for a steady hand. In fact, he is stubbornly pursuing a calm mind.
If his heart is uncertain, he will resent Song Jixin for being rich, and be jealous that he has people to depend on and can study.
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This is the reason why Ruan Qiong, even though he has no prejudice against Chen Pingan, never regards Chen Pingan as a fellow disciple and is unwilling to accept him as a disciple.
This is also the reason why Lu Tai feels that Chen Ping'an is not spiritual enough.
Therefore, the young man's state of mind that Sword Spirit saw at the beginning was that of a young child guarding a grave and a hilltop with straw sandals.
The only "movement" is chasing someone's figure to the south.
That figure was actually Ning Yao who left with Yu Jian.
Therefore, Chen Pingan chose to give the sword to the girl he loved. Compared with the trepidation and walking on thin ice when he went to Sui Dynasty, he finally felt more independent.
"I want to take this journey."
I, Chen Pingan, want to do something for myself.
Therefore, even though he envied Li Er of Old Dragon City, and even after arriving at the Sword Qi Great Wall, Chen Pingan had an extra burden on his shoulders, but Chen Pingan was more relaxed than before.
So Chen Ping'an changed out of his straw sandals and put on a robe, hoping to become a swordsman and a great swordsman who could carve words on the Great Wall of Sword Qi.
Since I only dared to buy five hills, I hurriedly rented out three, thinking that I would give all my belongings to Liu Xianyang who had left his hometown in one go. Around the Chinese New Year, he gave all of them to a girl in a pink skirt and a kid in green clothes, and nearly half of the top-grade snake gallstones...
…From a person who said, “Since I can’t keep it, I’ll give it to the one I care about as soon as possible” to today’s Chen Ping’an, he has been transformed.
All this is hard-won.
Why did the literary sage and old scholar get so drunk that he patted Chen Ping'an on the head and said that the young man wanted to
The reason is that the old man saw through the young man's mental problems at a glance.
Young people should not be like this. When they are very quiet and thoughtful, they should take off their burdens and easily do the beautiful things that young men should do.
It's just a principle in the world. Whether you hear it or not, and whether you know it or not, is one thing. How to do it is another thing.
It is even more difficult to put the principles in and out of books into practice.
Chen Pingan drank tea one mouthful at a time. Before Lu Tai was about to tell his answer, Chen Pingan suddenly spoke and said, "Even if I'm not familiar with you, and even if I have to lend you money again and again, I don't want to have contact with you."
, and I don’t even want to go to the fairyland. It’s actually very simple, because I’m afraid of death.”
In his hometown town, facing Cai Jinjian, Fu Nanhua and Banshan Yuan one after another, Chen Pingan thought that he was almost dead.
It was the second time in Jiaolonggou.
There are no more than three things.
Chen Pingan slowly put down the finished tea bowl and said with a smile: "Whether you believe it or not, I can never catch good things that rely on luck."
Chen Ping'an thought to himself and said: "I just thought about it and felt that I might have been right before, but if it is still like this now, it is wrong. If you want to go further in your future practice, you have to correct it slowly."
Lu Tai looked strange and a little solemn.
He was actually using Lu's secret mind-observation power just now to peek into Chen Ping'an's state of mind.
Chen Pingan picked up the tea bowl and asked, "Can I have another bowl?"
Lu Tai said angrily: "Do you think you're drinking?"
But he still gave Chen Pingan a bowl of tea.
Chen Pingan continued: "But if I don't follow you to Dengzhen Fairyland, I think it's right. Maybe if I enter Dengzhen Fairyland with you, you won't even be able to make any money. Now, you have made a lot of money, and I have made a lot of money."
I got three Grain Rain coins, which is pretty good."
Lu Tai himself had stopped drinking tea. He put his hands on his knees and said with a smile: "You lent me two, but you actually only earned one."
Chen Ping'an hesitated for a moment, then said frankly, "I think it's three."
Lu Tai couldn't laugh or cry.
I bet this guy never thought he would pay back the money?
Chen Ping'an drank tea that he would definitely not be famous for, and said softly: "You have to have a little extra. If you miss it, you miss it. You can't have everything and everything. Lu Tai, what do you think?"
Lu Tai was stunned, then laughed and said: "Chen Ping'an, you are actually hiding from that one!"
Chen Pingan drank a bowl of tea and was confused at the same time.
Lu Tai immediately filled his face with anger, leaned forward, grabbed the tea bowl from Chen Pingan, waved his sleeves, put away all the tea sets, stood up angrily, and glared at Chen Pingan, "Go to the balcony to watch Taoism, who is it?"
Guandao, you all know who the Tongye Fenghou is, and I am nothing but a small Tongye Fenghou! It’s a shame for me!”
Lu Tai climbed up the stairs and left with a roar, making the stairs creak.
Chen Pingan scratched his head in confusion, feeling that Monk Zhang Er was confused.
For a long time after that, Chen Pingan was a little miserable. Lu Tai changed back to women's clothes. Not only did she dress up in a fancy way, but she also made a show of herself. She came here on the first floor every day to deliberately disgust Chen Pingan.
No matter how good-tempered Chen Pingan was, he couldn't stand the endless smell of powder and orchid fingers, as well as the extremely annoying winking and coquettish voice, so one morning when Lu Tai was sitting on the railing and humming a tune, he punched Lu Tai until he fell.
Enter Bishui Lake.
Lu Tai rushed out of the water angrily. He was like a drowned man. He resisted holding back the needle and stabbed Chen Pingan to death with Maimang's two natal flying swords. In the end, he did not take action. He just yelled at Chen Pingan, "This is how you treat yourself."
Half a preacher?! Do you, Chen Pingan, have any conscience at all?
However, when it comes to preachers, Lu Tai obviously lacks confidence, but when he accuses Chen Ping'an of being heartless, he feels confident.
After that, Lu Tai ignored Chen Pingan.
Time passed slowly, and when the treasure-eating whale arrived at Tongyezhou Fujizong Ferry, it was dawn. Chen Pingan went to the third floor to remind Lu Tai that it was time to disembark.
But the building was already empty.
Chen Ping'an didn't think much about it, he was really a weirdo.
So he walked alone from the treasure-eating whale on the bottom of the sea to the land of Tongyezhou.
Chen Pingan walked onto the ferry and stamped his feet.
It was like walking into Fulu Street from Mu Bottle Alley for the first time, and walking from Huang Nilan Road to bluestone road, which was full of freshness.
Chen Ping'an felt good without Lu Tai by his side, although he felt a little sorry for that guy.
Just when Chen Pingan was walking very easily and briskly, he saw a familiar figure next to the bustling shop in the ferry, and Chen Pingan suddenly grinned.
Lu Tai, who had changed into a green robe and a jade belt with a hairpin, was squatting on the street, chewing on a meat bun. After seeing Chen Ping'an, he turned to look at a native dog squatting next to him, looking longingly at the landing platform.
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Lu Tai threw a meat bun in his hand to the dog on the roadside.
Lu Tai also raised an eyebrow at Chen Pingan.
After Chen Ping'an walked over, Lu Tai was still chewing on the thin-skinned meat buns with delicious fillings, shaking his head, feeling very much in need of a beating.
Chen Ping'an first bent down and touched the dog's head, and then gave Lu Tai a kick.